Columbia University
0-1
Florida
3-1
Baseball Fights Back but Drops Season Opener to No. 4 Florida, 15-6
2/23/2024 10:19:00 PM | Baseball
Lazits puts together 3-for-4 night, smacks two homers in comeback effort
Anton Lazits led the way for Columbia with a two-homer night. The junior went 3-for-4 at the dish with a game-high four RBIs, one off his career-high five from last April at Dartmouth. His three hits also marked his 10th career three-hit performance. Skye Selinsky was 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored. Griffin Palfrey drove in two with a double in the seventh.
Lazits' pair of two-run homers and Palfrey's two-run double in the seventh cut Florida's 10-run lead down to 10-6.
Brandon Madrigal had a good performance in relief. The senior from Moorpark, California surrendered just one hit and struck out one over two scoreless innings. He did allow three Gators to reach base on walks but worked his way out of trouble, including escaping a bases-loaded jam in the fifth.
Florida's 10 runs in the first came on seven hits and one Columbia error. Brody Donay's two-run homer made it a 7-0 game. Colby Shelton's sac fly drove in the last run of the frame.
Columbia outscored Florida, 6-5, over the final eight innings but could not do enough to climb out of the hole. Luke Heyman led the UF (3-1) offense by going 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and four RBIs.
Columbia is back in action for game two with the Gators on Saturday at 6 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cade Fisher (1-1)
L: Sheets, Joe (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Palfrey, Griffin 1 ; Kail, Jack 1 ; Kreutzmann, EJ 1
HR: Lazits, Anton 2
RBI: Palfrey, Griffin 2 ; Lazits, Anton 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Selinsky, Skye 2 ; Lazits, Anton 2 ; Kail, Jack 1 ; Kreutzmann, EJ 1
Batting:
2B: Luke Heyman 1 ; Michael Robertson 1
3B: Ty Evans 1
HR: Luke Heyman 1 ; Tyler Shelnut 1 ; Brody Donay 1
RBI: Armando Albert 1 ; Luke Heyman 4 ; Colby Shelton 2 ; Ty Evans 2 ; Tyler Shelnut 2 ; Dale Thomas 1 ; Brody Donay 2
SF: Colby Shelton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cade Kurland 2 ; Jac Caglianone 3 ; Luke Heyman 1 ; Colby Shelton 2 ; Ty Evans 1 ; Tyler Shelnut 2 ; Dale Thomas 1 ; Brody Donay 1 ; Michael Robertson 2
SB: Cade Kurland 1 ; Tyler Shelnut 1 ; Michael Robertson 1
CS: Armando Albert 1
HBP: Cade Kurland 1 ; Jac Caglianone 1 ; Ty Evans 1 ; Tyler Shelnut 1 ; Dale Thomas 1
