The Columbus Clingstones (25-22, 54-57) dominated on the mound, hammered two home runs, including a grand slam from Carson Taylor, and turned three double plays in their complete 6-0 win over the Montgomery Biscuits (26-21, 61-55) on Wednesday night at Synovus Park.
Decisive Plays: Brett Sears tossed 6.0 scoreless innings to lead Columbus on the mound. Behind his excellent performance, Adam Zebrowski put Columbus ahead with an RBI single in the second inning and slugged a solo home run (12) in the seventh inning to make it 2-0, Columbus. Looking for insurance in the bottom of the eighth, Taylor smashed a grand slam home run (4) off the light tower in right field to launch the Clingstones to a 6-0 lead.
Key Contributors: Sears (6.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 SO) worked another quality start for Columbus while Zebrowski (2-for-3, HR, 2 RBI) and Taylor (1-for-4, HR, 4 RBI) led the charge at the plate. For Montgomery, starting pitcher Jackson Baumeister (6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO) kept the Biscuits close with a quality start of his own.
Notable: Taylor recorded the second grand slam for Columbus in 2026, and the first since Luke Waddell on May 10 at Biloxi. Sears worked his sixth quality start with Columbus, and fourth in his last five appearances. The three double plays turned by Columbus tied its single-game high this season.
Next Game (Thursday, August 20): Columbus vs. Montgomery, 7:06 p.m. ET at Synovus Park. RHP Garrett Baumann (5-4, 5.47 ERA) will start for Columbus opposed by RHP Garrett Edwards (4-9, 4.73 ERA) for Montgomery. Radio Broadcast: 6:50 p.m. ET on SportsVisions 92.1 FM. Stream: Bally Sports Live.