One day after shutting out Lakeland 4-0, the Tampa Yankees held the Flying Tigers to 1 run in each game in sweeping Lakeland in a doubleheader on Sunday, winning 4-1 and 8-1. The Flying Tigers were held to four hits in game one including a pair of singles by Jordan Lennerton and doubles by Gustavo Nunez and Kyle Peter. Lennerton homered and doubled in game two while Daniel Fields added a pair of base hits as Lakeland totalled six hits. The same two teams go at it again at 5 p.m. on Monday in Lakeland as the Flying Tigers host the Yankees in a doubleheader. recap - box 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Lakeland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x 1 4 0 Tampa 0 0 1 2 0 1 x x x 4 6 1 Game Two recap - box 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Lakeland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x x 1 6 0 Tampa 1 0 2 4 1 0 x x x 8 9 0
Jacob Turner tossed struck out seven over five shutout innings, but the effort was wasted as the bullpen had a rare collapse allowing Tampa to score four times for a 4-0 loss to the Yankees. Tampa outhit Lakeland 12-4 as the Yankees shutout the Flying Tigers for the fifth time this season. Jordan Lennerton was held hitless in three at bats to see his hit streak snapped at ten games. Lakeland plays a doubleheader at Tampa at noon on Sunday. recap - box 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tampa 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 12 0 Lakeland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 photo credit: Tom Hagerty for Lakeland Local
The Flying Tigers and the Yankees will see quite a bit of each other over the weekend, playing five games between tonight and Monday. Thanks to rainouts on June 28 and 30 in Tampa, the two clubs will play doubleheaders on Sunday and Monday. Sunday's DH in Tampa will begin at 1 p.m. while Monday's twin-bill to be played in Lakeland, will get underway at 5 p.m. Both doubleheaders will be two seven-inning contests....
Wednesday's doubleheader at Tampa has been rained out. One game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sunday, August 22 at 1 p.m. No information on the second game is available. The Flying Tigers head to Clearwater for a three-night stint. They'll return to Lakeland for a 5pm game on July 4th.
Tampa used three pitchers to limit Lakeland to three hits in a 5-0 win over the Flying Tigers. Jon Kibler pitched well, but was tagged with the loss after allowing one run in 6.0 innings of work with five strikeouts. The Yankees then added four runs in the seventh on four hits. Samir Rijo doubled while Brandon Douglas and Jordan Lennerton accounted for the three Lakeland hits. After Wednesday's double-header in Tampa, the Flying Tigers head to Clearwater for a three-game series and return home on Sunday, July 4 for a 5 pm game against Dunedin. Recap - Box 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tampa 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 5 11 0 Lakeland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Tampa scored an unearned in the top of the 14th to hand Lakeland a 6-5 loss in extra innings - the third straight game the Flying Tigers have fallen in extra frames. The Yankees led 5-0 before Lakeland came back with three runs in the seventh on a two RBI-double by Samir Rijo and a run-scoring single by Carmelo Jaime. Brent Wyatt, who would later pitch the 14th inning, tripled with one out in the eighth and then scored on a single by Francisco Martinez to pull Lakeland within one. John Murrian then hit a pinch-hit homer to lead off the ninth to tie the game. Billy Nowlin was held hitless to see his hit streak snapped at 12 games. Samir Rijo Recap * Box 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E Tampa 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 18 1 Lakeland 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 3 photo credit: Tom Hagerty for Lakeland Local
Tampa holds a slim 7-6 advantage in the series this season and has won the last two meetings. The first four meetings of the season all ended in a shutout with the Yankees taking three of those games.
Thursday night in Tampa was a difficult one for the Flying Tigers. Lakeland was able to notch only a single run on Christopher White's triple in the 2nd. It wasn't a good night for the power in the middle of the Lakeland line up. The bottom of the order knocked three of Lakeland's four hits. The team is off until the 14th at Daytona. The Florida State League All-Star game is Saturday in Brevard County. Game Recap * Box Score June 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Lakeland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 Tampa 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 x 8 12 0
Tampa pushed across an unearned run in the top of the 13th inning to defeat Lakeland 5-4 in extra inings. The two teams were tied 1-1 after six and stayed tied until both team scored three times in the 11th inning. Alden Carrithers and Gustavo Nunez each had three hits for the Flying Tigers while Daniel Fields and Billy Nowlin had two hits a piece. The two teams play in Tampa on Thursday at 7 pm before the league breaks for the 49th annual All-Star Game in Viera on Saturday. Game Recap * Box Score June 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E Tampa 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 12 2 Lakeland 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 15 1 photo credit: Tom Hagerty for Lakeland Local
With their 9-1 win on Tuesday over Fort Myers coupled with Dunedin's 4-3 loss to St. Lucie, the Flying Tigers are back to 1.5 games out of first place in the North Division. With 12 games to play, Lakeland has two games left with Tampa (30-27), six games against Daytona (28-31) and four with Brevard County (22-25).
It took a while to get it in gear, but Lakeland awoke with six runs in the final three innings to beat Tampa 7-2 for its 15th win in the last 18 games. Trailing 2-1, the Flying Tigers scored four runs in the seventh inning and two in the eighth for the win. Kody Kaiser led the charge with three hits to extend his hit streak to 12 games while Rawley Bishop scored three runs. Alden Carrithers and Gustavo Nunez each had two hits while Chao-Ting Tang and Julio Rodirguez each drove in a pair of runs. Luke Putkonen went seven innings to pick up the win for the Flying Tigers. Lakeland now heads to Jupiter for a four-game series. Game Recap * Box Score May 26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Lakeland 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 7 10 0 Tampa 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 2
Charlie Furbush struck out 12, walked none and scattered four hits as Lakeland won for the 14th time in the last 17 games, defeating Tampa 10-3 Tuesday. Brent Wyatt, the reigning FSL Player of the Week, had three hits for Lakeland while Rawley Bishop had three hits and three runs batted in. Kody Kaiser also drove in three runs with two hits while Francisco Martinez had 2 RBI and Daniel Fields two hits. The two clubs head back to Tampa Wednesday for the series finale. Game Recap * Box Score May 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tampa 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 1 Lakeland 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3 x 10 13 0
Adam Wilk struck out eight, walked none and held Tampa to four hits as Lakeland beat the Yankees 4-1 on Monday. Alden Carrithers singled in two runs and Julio Rodriguez drove in another as the Flying Tigers scored three times in the top of the third. Kody Kaiser singled to extend his hit streak to 10 games. Lakeland plays at home Tuesday at 7 against the Yankees. Game Recap * Box Score May 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Lakeland 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 0 Tampa 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
THE FLYING TIGERS (25-18) - Lakeland is back in the thick of the FSL North Division race, now trailing first place Dunedin by 1.5 games and second place Clearwater by 1.0 game. The winner of the first half earns a bid to the league players in September. The Flying Tigers have won seven of their last eight games and 13 of their last 15 contests.
Tampa scored runs in the top of the 9th and 11th innings to ruin a great pitching performance by Charlie Furbush as the Yankees won 2-1 in 11 innings on Saturday. Furbush held Tampa to just two hits over seven innings with nine strikeouts and no walks. Five different Lakeland players each had two hits as the Flying Tigers outhit the Yankees 14-6, but stranded 13 runners. Alden Carrithers and Rawley Bishop each singled and doubles while Kody Kaiser, Bryan Pounds and Chao-Ting Tang each singled twice for Lakeland. The Flying Tigers now head to Jupiter for a four-game series starting on Sunday. Game recap * Box Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E Tampa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 0 Lakeland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 photo credit: Wayne Koehler
Lakeland scored four times in the top of the seventh to back up a strong pitching performance by Adam Wilk as the Flying Tigers defeated Tampa 5-1 for their fourth straight win. Wilk struck out five and held the Yankees to four hits for the win while Alden Carrithers, Rawley Bishop, Bryan Pounds and Josh Workman each had two hits for Lakeland. The Flying Tigers return home Saturday at 6 pm against Tampa. Game recap * Box Score May 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Lakeland 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 10 1 Tampa 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
The Lakeland Flying Tigers take on the Tampa Yankees tonight in Tampa and tomorrow in Lakeland. Wayne Koehler has the Mission Notes.
Bio: Wayne Koehler has worked in the Florida State League since 1983. He began as the Public Address Announcer for the Winter Haven Red Sox from 1983-84 before moving to the Lakeland press box in 1985-86 as a reporter for the Tampa Tribune. Koehler then moved to the game operations staff in 1987 and has worked in some capacity ever since including 11 seasons as the PA voice of the Tigers. Currently he is a statistical reporter for Minor League Baseball covering the Flying Tigers. His "day job" is as assistant webmaster and staff photographer for Florida Southern College where he has worked since his graduation from the college in 1983. He spend 15 of those years as the college's director of sports information. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Koehler grew up in St. Petersburg and moved to Lakeland in 1981.
