AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State senior righthander Wilson Taylor allowed just four hits in seven innings Saturday afternoon and Chase Johnston worked two innings of perfect relief as the Jaguars blanked No. 24 Columbus State 3-0 at Lake Olmstead Stadium.

The Cougars, behind seven shutout innings from lefty Brodie Leibrandt, earned a split of the doubleheader with a 6-2 victory in the second game.

ASU junior first baseman Seth Foster drove in a pair of runs as both teams combined for just seven hits in the opener. Taylor struck out six and walked four while the Jags played solid defense behind him, not committing an error.

Cougars' starter Levi Futo (2-1) walked five but allowed just hits and two earned runs in 7.0 innings.

In game two, Leibrandt kept the Jags off balance in 7.0 innings, yielding just three hits with five strikeouts and six walks.

Eric Weiss paced the Cougars with a 3-for-5 effort and Harrison Waller went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI. Weiss and Kevan Dorsey each scored a pair of runs and Brett Teschner slapped a solo homer.

ASU avoided the shutout with two runs in the ninth off CSU reliever Tyler Carpenter. Kevin Dodson slapped a one-out double down the leftfield line and Justin Thigpen singled to center. After a groundout, senior centerfielder Caleb Saggus delivered a two-run single to right-center.

Jags' junior righty Josh Barks (2-6) was charged with five runs – three earned – in 6.0 innings. He surrendered six hits with four strikeouts and three walks. Sophomore lefty Kip Custer pitched 2.1 innings, giving up three hits and a run. Following a 30-minute lightning delay with one out in the top of the ninth, Aaron Lewis came on and retired both batters he faced.

The Jags and Cougars meet at 1:00 p.m., Sunday afternoon at Lake Olmstead Stadium in the final game of the series.