Lodi entered their tilt with West with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the West Wolfpack a 14-0 shutout on Friday. Lodi's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
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, the team relied heavily on Charlie Casazza, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Preston Plath, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Lodi pushed their record up to 13-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for West, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-16.
Lodi will be playing in front of their home fans against Tracy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Tracy: 3.8, Lodi: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for West, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Lincoln's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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