Benny Lehman turned in nothing short of a gem on Wednesday: he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his eighth in a row with less than two walks allowed. On the season, Lehman has been strong no matter where he plays. On the mound, he has an ERA of 1.78 over 39.3 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat he has slashed 0.413/0.488/0.578 with 32 runs, plus 15 stolen bases.
Lehman and Breese Central will head out on the road to square off against Columbia at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Breese Central will be headed into this one with a pretty big disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 79 places lower in Illinois), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Lehman? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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