The Lodi Flames will face off against the Enochs Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lodi has five straight victories, Enochs has four 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 pitchers stepped up to hand West a 12-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Flames have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Slade Schmitt
| 04/04/25 @ West | 6 |
| 02/21/25 @ Pitman | 5 |
| 05/01/24 @ Tokay | 4 |
| 03/25/24 vs Cosumnes Oaks | 3 |
| 03/28/25 @ Lincoln | 1 |
Slade Schmitt looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Charlie Casazza was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Chase Whiting, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Lodi was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West only posted a batting average of .182.
Meanwhile, Enochs came up short against Turlock on Friday and fell 7-2.
Enochs saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Javin Randhawa, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base.
Lodi's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Enochs, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Lodi couldn't quite get it done against Enochs when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can the Flames avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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