PREP SOFTBALL: Columbia falls after walk-off homer at Class 5A No. 1 Middleburg

  • Columbia shortstop Lillyenne Mayhew gets caught in a rundown by Middleburg third baseman Madisyn Strickland in the sixth inning of Thursday's game. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia shortstop Lillyenne Mayhew gets caught in a rundown by Middleburg third baseman Madisyn Strickland in the sixth inning of Thursday's game. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

    MIDDLEBURG — For five innings, Columbia had the No. 9 team in the state on the ropes.

    The last two innings showed just how much more room for growth the Tigers have. 

    Columbia jumped out to a 10-3 …