FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
PALM BEACH CARDINALS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
04/16/2026
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
PALM BEACH CARDINALS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
GAME ID: 8259 - THURSDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Palm Beach Cardinals (2-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Lakeland Flying Tigers (6-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 3 10 1
Lakeland Wins, Trumping Palm Beach, 3-0
Starting pitcher Dave Johnson gave the Lakeland Flying Tigers a rock-solid performance, helping his team defeat the Palm Beach Cardinals, 3-0, at Joker Marchant Stadium. Ignacio Mendoza earned his 2nd save, after closing out the game. The win puts Lakeland at 6-2.

Juan Martínez, the 30th overall pick in the 2023 draft, took Palm Beach hurler Gus White deep in the bottom of the seventh. His 2-run home run put the Flying Tigers on top, 2-0. In all, Martínez had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"Thought I threw pretty well and overall I felt good," said Johnson.
PALM BEACH BATTING LINESCORE LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. MacKey CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .185 0 0
L. Aragón SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
   a-D. Ingram PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 0 0
   b-D. Morris SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 2
C. Edwards 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .118 0 1
M. Meyer DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .333 1 3
R. Neal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158 0 1
J. Gonzáles 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .148 0 1
G. Baldwin LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .095 1 1
D. Carlson RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 1 2
D. Stephens C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .455 1 2
Totals 32 0 5 0 1 5 14      
a - D. Ingram pinch hit for L. Aragón in the 8th
b - D. Morris substituted for D. Ingram in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. MacKey (1, 8th Inning off F. Pauw, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. MacKey 2 , D. Ingram , J. Gonzáles , D. Carlson , D. Stephens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. MacKey , L. Aragón , M. Meyer
GIDP: M. Meyer
Hit by Pitch: G. Baldwin
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aragón-Edwards)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacobs RF 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 .320 0 4
J. Martínez 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .360 2 6
J. Ríos DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .174 0 3
J. Sheehan LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .290 1 1
G. Bishop 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 0 4
C. Wurzburg CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .269 0 2
J. Ruíz 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .368 0 1
J. Tovar SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .417 3 10
J. Ortega C 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .600 0 1
Totals 33 3 10 3 4 5 22      
BATTING
Triples: J. Ruíz (1, 6th Inning off G. White, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martínez (2, 7th Inning off G. White, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Martínez 5 , J. Ríos , J. Sheehan , C. Wurzburg 2 , J. Ruíz 4 , J. Tovar , J. Ortega
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jacobs , J. Martínez , C. Wurzburg , J. Tovar , J. Ortega
GIDP: J. Sheehan
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Wurzburg (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Tovar (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ruíz-Bishop-Martínez)
PALM BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Reeves 4.2 3 0 0 4 3 0 21 94 0.00   
G. White L (0-1) 2.2 6 3 3 0 1 1 13 51 10.12   
M. Kirkland 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Reeves 57
Batters Faced: A. Reeves 21, G. White 13, M. Kirkland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Reeves 5-6, G. White 3-3, M. Kirkland 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Reeves 94-50, G. White 51-30, M. Kirkland 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. White 1-0 , M. Kirkland 2-1
WP: A. Reeves
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Johnson 6.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 25 91 0.66   
F. Pauw W (2-0) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 23 0.00   
I. Mendoza SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Johnson 70
Batters Faced: D. Johnson 25, F. Pauw 6, I. Mendoza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Johnson 9-7, F. Pauw 1-1, I. Mendoza 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Johnson 91-54, F. Pauw 23-14, I. Mendoza 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Pauw 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Johnson
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 8404
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