Colts hand Wildcats their first loss

The Woodland baseball team dropped a 7-4 non-region decision to Coahulla Creek Tuesday night at The Ballpark at Woodland. The visiting Colts and Wildcats traded runs in the early innings, but Coahulla Creek held a 5-3 lead heading into the final frame. The Colts added two more runs in the seventh to take a 7-3 lead and Woodland managed only a single run in their half of the final frame. Starter Ben Ammons (3 IP, 4ER, 6H, 3BB, 3K) suffered the pitching loss for the Wildcats with Peyton Posey (3 IP, 1ER, 2H, 1BB, 5K) and Scotty Smith (1 IP, 2ER, 1H, 1BB) working in relief. Smith was the only Woodland player with two hits. Phoenix Cramer drove in a pair of runs with one hit. Marco Haro and Fisher Davis had the only other Wildcat hits.

Donavan Sims, Luke Reed, and Joey Estrada combined for six hits and four RBIs for the Colts as they won for the first time this season and improved to 1-3. Woodland (2-1) suffered its first loss of the season and will look to bounce back Wednesday in a 5:30 p.m. start at South Paulding. The Wildcats will then face Cedartown Friday night in their opening game of the Toyo Tires Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic at LakePoint.