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Calabasas Baseball Team In Must-Win Situation
Coyotes need to beat Thousand Oaks to qualify for CIF playoffs.
There are two games left in the Marmonte League baseball schedule, but the Calabasas season could end today.
Calabasas needs a win against Thousand Oaks to have any hope at a winning record and a berth in the CIF playoffs.
"There's only one game left in our season as far as I'm concerned," Calabasas coach Ed Edsall said.
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Calabasas has a 13-13 overall record and is 5-7 in league play. Thousand Oaks has a 14-12 record and is 7-5 in league. To qualify for CIF playoffs, teams need to have winning records. If Calabasas loses, the best record the team can have is 14-14.
The last time the two teams played, Calabasas won 10-5 on April 14. Kevin Lerner and Jacob Camhi homered. Camhi's shot was a three-run home run.
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Edsall said his team is "banged up," especially the pitching staff. After his team's 6-1 loss to Moorpark on Wednesday, he said he didn't know who would start against Thousand Oaks.
Lerner said he was not going to linger on his team's loss to Moorpark.
"We're not even going to think about this game," Lerner said.
The game is at Thousand Oaks. Calabasas wraps up league play at home against Newbury Park on Wednesday.