Columbus Splits Mother's Day Doubleheader with Biloxi

Biloxi wins game one 9-6, Columbus claims game two 6-1 as grand slams power both teams to wins

May 10th, 2026
Luke Waddell drove in a career-high five RBIs on Sunday.
Luke Waddell drove in a career-high five RBIs on Sunday.Michael Krebs

A career performance at the plate for Luke Waddell pushed the Columbus Clingstones (16-16) to a doubleheader split with the Biloxi Shuckers (14-18) on Sunday at Keesler Federal Park. Columbus won the series 3-2. 

Decisive Plays (Game 1): Waddell delivered an RBI double to put Columbus in front 1-0. A solo home run from Blake Burke and an RBI single from Mike Boeve gave Biloxi a 2-1 lead. Trailing 3-1 in the third inning, Patrick Clohisy barreled a solo home run (1) to make it 3-2. A two-run fifth inning gave Columbus a 4-3 lead after a sacrifice fly from David McCabe but a grand slam from Matthew Wood pushed Biloxi to an 8-4 lead. Trailing 9-4, McCabe smashed a two-run homer (10) to get Columbus back on the board.

Decisive Plays (Game 2): Waddell again put Columbus in front with an RBI single in the first inning. An RBI single from Kevin Kilpatrick Jr. and a grand slam from Waddell (3) broke the game open in the second inning and gave Columbus a 6-0 lead. After another solo homer from Burke in the fourth, Kilpatrick Jr. robbed a home run from Wood to keep Columbus ahead by five runs. Blane Abeyta retired the side in order in the seventh to hand Columbus the win.

Key Contributors (Game 1): Clohisy (2-for-4, HR, RBI), McCabe (1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI), and Waddell (2-for-4, 2B, RBI) drove the Columbus offense. For Biloxi, Burke (3-for-4, HR, RBI) and Wood (1-for-3, HR, 4 RBI) powered the Shuckers.

Key Contributors (Game 2): Waddell (2-for-3, HR, 5 RBI) and Kilpatrick Jr. (1-for-3, RBI, 2 SB) represented the scoring for Columbus while Owen Hackman (3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO) was strong in his start. For Biloxi, Burke recorded another home run.

Notable: Waddell recorded a single-game career high of 5 RBI in game two. Columbus recorded its 50th home run of the season on the solo home run by Clohisy. The Clingstones scored 5 or more runs in each game of the series. 

Next Home Game (Tuesday, May 12): Columbus vs. Knoxville, 7:06 p.m. ET at Synovus Park. Radio Broadcast: 6:50 p.m. ET on SportsVisions 92.1 FM. Stream: Bally Sports Live.