THE FLYING TIGERS (14-19, 51-52) - Lakeland is coming off a four-game split with Bradenton. In the opener, Bradenton scored three late runs for a 3-1 win. Game two went to [...] | Continue...
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THE FLYING TIGERS (12-17, 49-50) - Lakeland is coming off a four-game sweep of the Jupiter Hammerheads in which three of the four games were decided in Lakeland's last at bat and [...] | Continue...
Not to belabor the Shirley Sherrod point further, but let's belabor it. The context for all of this is the NAACP's statement a few weeks back, which said this:
Today, NAACP [...] | Continue...
I bet I wasn't more than 11 years old when I was first introduced to them. We were at my uncle's house- the one who plays guitar and loves his vinyl records. I flipped through the [...] | Continue...
I have no idea why, but I often get this overwhelming urge to pick certain objects and roll them around in my hands. I have had this issue for as long as I can remember. The [...] | Continue...
Lakeland scored three runs in the fifth inning and held on to defeat Bradenton 4-3 on Friday. After the Marauders scored a run in the second, Lakeland tied it in the fourth as Pat McKenna singled and later scored. In the fifth, the Flying Tigers batted around and combined hits by Brent Wyatt and Matt Mansilla with two walks and a hit batsmen for three runs. Wyatt also stole three bases in the game as Lakeland stole six bases, the most in a game since 2008. Lakeland now hits the road for a four-game series at St. Lucie and then four games at Charlotte. The team’s next home game will be August 9 against Clearwater.
Lakeland HS Grad Yordy Cabrera Drafted by Athletics -- The Oakland Athletics chose Lakeland High School grad Yordy Cabrera with the 60th overall pick in the second round of the MLB draft. A shortstop, Cabrera has committed to the University of Miami and has not yet decided if he will skip college and sign with Oakland. His father, Basilio Cabrera, manages the Gulf Coast League Tigers. photo credit: Tom Hagerty for Lakeland Local
photo credit: Tom Hagerty for Lakeland Local
