After four games on the road, California is heading back home. They will take on the Eugene Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (California: 3.8, Eugene: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If California beats Eugene with five runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. California walked away with a 5-1 win over Knob Noster on Thursday. That's two games straight that California has won by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, Eugene got themselves on the board against Versailles on Tuesday, but Versailles never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eugene.
Ryan Lepper made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lepper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
California is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Eugene, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-8.
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