Baseball Recap: Lodi Victorious

Saddle Brook typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Lodi proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 12-9 win over the Falcons. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 6-0 back in April.

Jonas Martinez

Hits (Career)

05/13/25 @ Saddle Brook	3
04/17/25 vs Saddle Brook	2
04/09/25 vs College Achieve Paterson	2
04/07/25 vs Wallington	2
05/09/25 @ Wallington	1

Jonas Martinez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off ten hits. Martinez was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with two RBI. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maximillian Veloz, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Lodi's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 4-10-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Angel Alfaro, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs.

Lodi was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Lodi's victory bumped their record up to 8-11-1. As for Saddle Brook, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season.

Lodi is taking a road trip to challenge Hasbrouck Heights at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Saddle Brook, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ridgefield Memorial at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.