Baseball Recap: North Eugene Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

North Eugene had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against the Springfield Millers as they made off with a 12-2 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 13-1 on Tuesday.

Michael Buschelman

Hits (Career)

05/16/25 vs Springfield	3
04/05/24 vs Eagle Point	2
03/15/24 vs South Eugene	2
05/13/25 @ Springfield	1
05/02/25 @ Ashland	1

Michael Buschelman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because North Eugene is 3-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 8-10 otherwise. Buschelman was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayce Phillipe, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Duncan Roudabush, who went 1-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base.

North Eugene was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The victory got North Eugene back to even at 11-11. As for Springfield, their defeat was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-20.

North Eugene will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Millers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.