Catfish shut out by Asheville

One night after holding the Asheville Tourists scoreless, the visiting team returned the favor, shutting out the Columbus Catfish 3-0 tonight.

Glenn Gibson pitched 6 innings, allowing 1 earned rune on just 2 hits, striking out 4. However, his performance was matched by Asheville's Connor Graham, who allowed 4 hits in 7-2/3 innings. Gibson didn't get any run support, and would up with his 4th loss of the season.

Kevin Boggan pitched 2 perfect innings relief before allowing a run with 2 outs in the 9th.

The Catfish didn't get a runner into scoring position until there were 2 out in the 8th, and never mounted any offensive threat the entire night.

The loss means the Catfish lost another series, dropping 3 out of 4 to Asheville.

The Catfish head to Greenville then Augusta for a pair of 4-game series, before returning home on the 12th.