Baseball Game Preview: Eureka Loggers vs. Del Norte Warriors

The Eureka Loggers will head out to face off against the Del Norte Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eureka is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.

Eureka's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over McKinleyville. The Loggers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Ty Crawford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Bryson Burns was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with five RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Scotty Brogan was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.

Eureka always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McKinleyville only posted an OBP of .222.

Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Del Norte's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of McKinleyville on Saturday. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Warriors were not able to get on the board.

This is the second loss in a row for Del Norte and nudges their season record down to 12-11. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Eureka, their record now sits at 17-6.

Eureka skirted past Del Norte 5-4 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Loggers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.