FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT TAMPA YANKEES
04/11/2026
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT TAMPA YANKEES
GAME ID: 8229 - SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakeland Flying Tigers (2-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 0
Tampa Yankees (1-2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 2
With Late Score, Yankees Beat Flying Tigers
The Tampa Yankees eked out a 2-1 win versus the Lakeland Flying Tigers at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Nobody did more than pitcher Kevin Hicks. He was terrific. Tampa reliever Mal Carlisle picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Jonathan Wells was saddled with the loss. The defeat makes Lakeland 2-1.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Tampa right fielder Tommy Moore, facing Jonathan Wells, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Yankees the 2-1 win.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" Tampa manager Justin Smoak said.
LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Tovar SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .533 3 4
J. Sheehan 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
J. Ríos LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .125 0 1
J. Jacobs CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .333 0 3
G. Bishop 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .300 0 1
J. Martínez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .385 1 1
D. Todd DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 1 3
A. Guerra C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
M. Águila 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .400 0 1
Totals 37 1 10 1 3 4 24      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Sheehan (1, 1st Inning off K. Hicks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Tovar (3, 7th Inning off K. Hicks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Tovar 6 , J. Sheehan 3 , G. Bishop , J. Martínez , D. Todd , A. Guerra , M. Águila
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sheehan , J. Ríos , J. Jacobs , J. Martínez , A. Guerra
GIDP: J. Ríos , J. Martínez
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Tovar-Bishop-Sheehan, Águila-Bishop-Sheehan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Moore RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .091 0 1
K. Andrews LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Travassos CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
P. Bailey 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .455 2 3
S. Lowe 2B, 1B, SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .364 0 1
B. Nelson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 0 1
   a-A. Roe PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
S. Morehead DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
   b-S. Adams DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
B. West 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-A. Taylor PR, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
M. Williams C 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .500 0 0
Totals 34 2 11 2 2 3 15      
a - A. Roe pinch hit for B. Nelson in the 7th
b - S. Adams inserted as DH in the 7th
c - A. Taylor pinch ran for B. West in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Roe (1, 7th Inning off D. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Bailey (2, 8th Inning off J. Wells, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Bailey (2, 4th Inning off D. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Moore , J. Travassos , P. Bailey 7 , S. Lowe 2 , A. Roe 2 , S. Adams , M. Williams 2
2-out RBI: P. Bailey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Moore , K. Andrews , S. Lowe , S. Morehead
GIDP: P. Bailey , B. Nelson
Sac Fly: T. Moore
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hicks (1) , P. Bailey (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Bailey-Taylor-Roe, Lowe-Williams-Roe)
LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Johnson 7.0 8 1 1 1 2 1 28 90 1.29   
J. Wells L (0-1) 1.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 9 43 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Johnson 58
Batters Faced: D. Johnson 28, J. Wells 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Johnson 9-8, J. Wells 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Johnson 90-61, J. Wells 43-24
Balk: D. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Hicks 8.0 8 1 1 3 3 1 35 109 1.12   
D. Adams 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.00   
M. Carlisle W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hicks 62
Batters Faced: K. Hicks 35, D. Adams 1, M. Carlisle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hicks 11-9, D. Adams 0-0, M. Carlisle 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hicks 109-76, D. Adams 2-2, M. Carlisle 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Carlisle 1-0
WP: K. Hicks
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Hicks
Ballpark: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 9885
Special Notes: RP Dan Adams was injured while pitching.
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