PREP SOFTBALL: Columbia outlasts Buchholz behind Stone's complete game

  • Columbia catcher Emily Delgado (22) signals she's safe at second base ahead of the tag from Buchholz second baseman Avery Fullam during Thursday's 4-2 win. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia catcher Emily Delgado (22) signals she's safe at second base ahead of the tag from Buchholz second baseman Avery Fullam during Thursday's 4-2 win. (MORGAN MCMULLEN/Lake City Reporter)

    GAINESVILLE — Columbia head coach Joe Saucier knew the patience of his players would be tested Thursday night.

    And in a two-hour-long battle, the Tigers didn’t blink.

    Third baseman Josie Raulerson …