Baseball Recap: Elmwood Park Starts off Right with Win over Lodi

By Team Reports Apr 12, 2025, 8:20am

Baseball Recap: Elmwood Park Crusaders vs. Lodi Rams

Crusaders vs Rams

Previous Games

03/31/25 - Away6-4 W
05/11/24 - Away2-6 L
05/05/22 - Away6-8 L
04/12/22 - Home19-12 W
05/25/21 - Home7-17 L
+ 5 more games

Elmwood Park had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They skirted past the Lodi Rams 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Crusaders have posted since May 3, 2024.

Elmwood Park got a great performance from Kenneth Ortiz as he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lucas Rodriguez, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3.

Elmwood Park didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-0 loss against North Arlington on the 1st. As for Lodi, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 6-6 draw against Cresskill on the 2nd.

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