Baseball Game Preview: Lodi Flames vs. Tracy Bulldogs

For the second straight game, Lodi will face off against Tracy. The Flames will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lodi has seven straight wins, Tracy has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Lodi is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Tracy a 20-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Flames have won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Landon Beasley

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/09/25 @ Tracy	4
04/02/25 vs West	3
03/21/24 @ Bear Creek	3
03/25/24 vs Cosumnes Oaks	2
04/07/25 vs Tracy	1

Landon Beasley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Charlie Casazza was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Rylan Takahashi was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

Lodi always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .683. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Lodi pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Tracy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.

Tracy's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lodi has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .449. It's a different story for Tracy, though, as they've only averaged .348. Will they be able to contain Lodi's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.