Softball Recap: Lodi Extends Winning Streak to Three

Flames

Margin (Wins)

04/04/25 vs West	15
03/25/25 @ West	15
02/27/25 vs Patterson	11
02/22/25 vs Big Valley Christian	11
04/16/25 @ Kimball	10

Lodi extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday, bumping their season record up to 14-5 in the process. They were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over the St. Mary's Rams. Considering the Flames have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Abby Schweigerdt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor Blank, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Bailey Nelson was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.

Lodi was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Mary's only posted a batting average of .087.

As for St. Mary's, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On St. Mary's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aliana Basto, who went 1-for-3 with one run.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lodi will welcome Kimball at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Flames' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Jaguars have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for St. Mary's, they will be playing at home against West at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Rams are facing the Wolfpack at the right time seeing as the Wolfpack are stuck on an 11-game losing streak.