After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Oakmont, Eureka was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fortuna Huskies a 7-0 shutout. That looming 7-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Loggers yet this season.
Not much got past Ty Crawford, who gave up just three hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Fortuna off the board.
On the hitting side, Eureka got a big performance out of Royce Olson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Olson also brought in an RBI, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Cole Zeller, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
04/05/25 @ Fortuna | 38.1% |
04/02/25 @ Oakmont | 0% |
04/02/25 @ Oakmont | 5.3% |
03/25/25 vs Fort Bragg | 17.4% |
03/25/25 vs Fort Bragg | 19.2% |
+ 6 more games |
Eureka was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
Eureka's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5. As for Fortuna, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Eureka beat the Huskies by a score of 7-0 later that day.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps