FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
PALM BEACH CARDINALS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
04/15/2026
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
PALM BEACH CARDINALS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
GAME ID: 8254 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Palm Beach Cardinals (2-5) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 10 0
Lakeland Flying Tigers (5-2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0
Lakeland Upended, 4-1, by Palm Beach
The Palm Beach Cardinals dealt the Lakeland Flying Tigers a 4-1 loss at Joker Marchant Stadium. Mike Meyer was the star on offense. He was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 3 times. Luis Padilla earned the save, his 2nd. Lakeland, with the loss, is still a robust 5-2.

Palm Beach used a timely hit from Jeff Carter to get the win. The pinch hitter delivered a 2-run triple in the top of the eighth inning to put the Cardinals on top, 4-1. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Meyer told the Palm Beach Today.
PALM BEACH BATTING LINESCORE LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Aragón SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280 0 0
D. Morris 2B 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .208 0 2
D. Ingram CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .214 0 0
M. Meyer DH 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 .391 1 3
J. Gonzáles 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .130 0 1
   a-R. MacKey PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .174 0 0
G. Baldwin 1B, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .111 1 1
D. Carlson LF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .333 1 2
   b-J. Carter PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 0 2
   d-C. Edwards LF, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
T. Burnett RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 0 1
   c-R. Neal PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1
J. Choo C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4 2 8 18      
a - R. MacKey pinch hit for J. Gonzáles in the 8th
b - J. Carter pinch hit for D. Carlson in the 8th
c - R. Neal pinch hit for T. Burnett in the 8th
d - C. Edwards substituted for J. Carter in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gonzáles (1, 6th Inning off A. Valenzuela, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Morris (2, 9th Inning off J. Wells, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Carter (1, 8th Inning off J. Wells, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Meyer (1, 4th Inning off A. Ramírez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Morris 2 , D. Ingram 2 , M. Meyer 5 , J. Gonzáles 3 , D. Carlson , J. Carter 3 , J. Choo
2-out RBI: D. Carlson , J. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ingram , T. Burnett 2 , R. Neal
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morris-Baldwin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacobs CF, RF 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .364 0 4
J. Tovar SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .424 3 9
J. Ríos LF, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .150 0 3
J. Martínez 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 1 4
   a-L. Watson PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
J. Sheehan RF, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .296 1 1
J. Ruíz 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .333 0 1
G. Bishop 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .261 0 4
D. Todd DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .500 1 3
A. Guerra C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .143 0 0
   b-C. Wurzburg PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 0 2
Totals 35 1 10 1 3 5 21      
a - L. Watson pinch hit for J. Martínez in the 6th
b - C. Wurzburg pinch hit for A. Guerra in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Todd (1, 7th Inning off R. Crawford, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Jacobs (2, 9th Inning off L. Padilla, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jacobs 4 , J. Tovar , J. Ríos , J. Martínez , J. Sheehan 2 , D. Todd 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Ríos 2 , A. Guerra
Sac Fly: G. Bishop
Team LOB: 11
PALM BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Hampton 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 29 2.35   
J. Baker W (1-0) 3.2 4 1 1 2 2 0 16 65 2.45   
R. Crawford H (1) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 30 0.00   
L. Padilla SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 14 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hampton 49
Batters Faced: C. Hampton 8, J. Baker 16, R. Crawford 10, L. Padilla 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hampton 3-2, J. Baker 5-3, R. Crawford 3-4, L. Padilla 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hampton 29-23, J. Baker 65-37, R. Crawford 30-16, L. Padilla 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Crawford 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Ramírez L (1-1) 5.1 5 2 2 1 4 1 22 88 5.06   
A. Valenzuela 2.1 3 2 2 1 4 0 11 40 3.86   
J. Wells 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 15 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ramírez 53
Batters Faced: A. Ramírez 22, A. Valenzuela 11, J. Wells 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ramírez 4-8, A. Valenzuela 2-1, J. Wells 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ramírez 88-57, A. Valenzuela 40-25, J. Wells 15-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Valenzuela 1-1 , J. Wells 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Meyer
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:30 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 8445
Special Notes: SP Clint Hampton was injured while pitching.
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