FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT FORT MYERS MIRACLE
04/17/2025
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT FORT MYERS MIRACLE
GAME ID: 8260 - THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakeland Flying Tigers (7-1) 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 8 13 1
Fort Myers Miracle (2-6) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 10 0
Flying Tigers Drop Miracle, 8-3
The Lakeland Flying Tigers topped the Fort Myers Miracle, 8-3, with youngster Joe Sheehan playing a key role. Sheehan went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Flying Tigers in the win. Ignacio Mendoza, the winner, goes to 1-0. He allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, with 4 walks and 3 strikeouts over 6 innings. The Flying Tigers raised their record to 7-1.

Lakeland grabbed the momentum in the top of the fifth, when Sheehan hit a 3-run home run off Ken Butler. His 1st home run of the season put the Flying Tigers out in front, 3-0.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Sheehan.
LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE FORT MYERS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. McAllister DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .273 0 1
J. Sheehan LF 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .474 1 5
J. Ladner RF 4 2 1 1 1 1 5 .300 1 3
J. Ríos 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .312 0 2
G. Bishop 2B 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 .296 0 0
C. Ortíz 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 .154 1 2
D. Murphy CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .667 1 5
J. Ortega C 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .286 0 3
M. Walker SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 34 8 13 8 7 6 21      
BATTING
Triples: D. Murphy (1, 5th Inning off C. Carter, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Sheehan (1, 5th Inning off K. Butler, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Ladner (1, 6th Inning off C. Carter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. McAllister 2 , J. Sheehan 6 , J. Ladner 4 , J. Ríos 2 , G. Bishop 2 , D. Murphy 4 , M. Walker
2-out RBI: J. Ladner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ríos , C. Ortíz , J. Ortega
GIDP: J. Ladner , C. Ortíz
Sac Bunt: C. Ortíz
Sac Fly: C. Ortíz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Walker (1)
CS: D. Murphy (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Ortíz (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Walker-Bishop-Ríos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Martínez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .360 0 3
E. Bingham 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .242 0 4
   b-J. Holland PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   c-B. Dyer CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Swinford DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .206 0 5
T. Anderson 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .308 0 2
R. Molina LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .345 0 5
J. Collins RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .250 1 5
J. Conley SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .200 0 1
L. Pimentel C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .280 2 3
A. González CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .414 0 2
   a-J. Espinoza PH, 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 0 2
Totals 37 3 10 3 4 6 26      
a - J. Espinoza pinch hit for A. González in the 8th
b - J. Holland pinch hit for E. Bingham in the 8th
c - B. Dyer substituted for J. Holland in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Bingham (1, 5th Inning off I. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Collins (1, 6th Inning off I. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Martínez , E. Bingham 3 , T. Anderson , R. Molina , J. Collins 6 , L. Pimentel , J. Espinoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Martínez , J. Holland , B. Swinford , R. Molina
GIDP: T. Anderson
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Conley-Martínez-Anderson, Bingham-Martínez-Anderson)
OF assists: 1 (Collins(McAllister at 2nd base))
LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE FORT MYERS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Mendoza W (1-0) 6.0 7 2 2 4 3 1 100 4.05   
J. Smith SV (1) 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 42 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Mendoza 49
Batters Faced: I. Mendoza 28, J. Smith 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Mendoza 5-9, J. Smith 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Mendoza 100-59, J. Smith 42-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Butler L (0-2) 4.1 7 6 6 5 2 1 95 7.45   
C. Carter 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 37 10.12   
S. Coffman 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 23 3.60   
T. Fullerton 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Butler 22
Batters Faced: K. Butler 24, C. Carter 9, S. Coffman 5, T. Fullerton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Butler 5-5, C. Carter 2-2, S. Coffman 1-0, T. Fullerton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Butler 95-54, C. Carter 37-22, S. Coffman 23-12, T. Fullerton 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Carter 2-2 , T. Fullerton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Sheehan
Ballpark: Hammond Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 6026
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