The Lodi Flames will be playing at home against the Tracy Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lodi has five straight wins, Tracy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Tracy's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Lodi had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Lodi's pitcher stepped up to hand West a 14-0 shutout on Friday.
Lodi got a great performance from Andrew Fichtner as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Charlie Casazza was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Plath, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tracy suffered a tough 14-2 loss at the hands of St. Mary's on Friday.
Tracy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Torres, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Lodi pushed their record up to 13-8 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Tracy, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lodi has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tracy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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