California was the 2-1 winner over West Greene when they last played one another on Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The California Trojans took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Greene Pioneers on Tuesday.
Logan Hartley was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Hartley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Caden Monticelli was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with an RBI. Chase Cicchitto was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, California was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Greene only posted a batting average of .200.
On West Greene's side, Darren Knight was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Will Shipman, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
California's loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-13. As for West Greene, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
California does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Greene, they will head out on the road to take on Bentworth at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Greene's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Bentworth's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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