FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT TAMPA YANKEES
06/03/2026
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT TAMPA YANKEES
GAME ID: 8523 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakeland Flying Tigers (36-16) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 7 16 0
Tampa Yankees (24-27) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Flying Tigers Deal Yankees 7-2 Loss
Lakeland parlayed a decent outing from starter Jonathan Wells into a solid win over the Tampa Yankees. The final score was 7-2. Wells, now 3-4, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 8 hits, while striking out 8, walking 0, and allowing 2 runs. The win for the Flying Tigers raised their record to 36-16.

It could have been a different outcome for Lakeland, had it not been for Willie Kilmister, the 25-year old first baseman . Kilmister contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put Lakeland up, 3-2.

"We'll take some time to unwind," said Kilmister, "and then get after the next one."
LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Tovar SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .391 5 27
M. Águila 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .246 1 8
O. Matos 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .304 1 7
W. Kilmister LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .375 1 5
T. Quintana CF 5 0 3 3 0 1 2 .323 1 15
J. Reed C 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .308 0 1
G. Bishop 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .267 6 25
J. Herrera RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .444 1 2
D. Todd DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 1 13
Totals 41 7 16 7 1 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Matos (1, 1st Inning off S. Billy, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Quintana (9, 1st Inning off S. Billy, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Tovar (15, 5th Inning off S. Billy, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Bishop (6, 6th Inning off S. Billy, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Herrera (1, 8th Inning off M. Kramer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Tovar 3 , M. Águila , O. Matos 4 , W. Kilmister 2 , T. Quintana 4 , J. Reed 2 , G. Bishop 5 , J. Herrera 4
2-out RBI: W. Kilmister , T. Quintana 2 , J. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Quintana , J. Reed 2
GIDP: J. Herrera 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tovar-Bishop-Matos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Andrews CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .204 1 5
P. Bailey 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .270 6 28
T. Moore RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270 1 9
I. Romo DH 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .349 2 8
A. Taylor SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .217 1 16
B. Nelson 1B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .236 2 14
E. Conner C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 0 6
   c-S. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 9
D. Rutledge LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 4
I. Cruz 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 1
   a-S. Morehead PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 5 20
   b-A. Roe 2B, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .354 0 8
Totals 33 2 8 2 0 8 15      
a - S. Morehead pinch hit for I. Cruz in the 7th
b - A. Roe substituted for S. Morehead in the 8th
c - S. Adams pinch hit for E. Conner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Bailey (12, 5th Inning off J. Wells, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Bailey (1, 1st Inning off J. Wells, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Andrews 2 , P. Bailey 5 , A. Taylor , E. Conner , D. Rutledge , S. Morehead
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Romo , D. Rutledge
GIDP: P. Bailey
Sac Fly: I. Romo
Hit by Pitch: I. Romo
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bailey-Cruz-Nelson, Bailey-Cruz-Nelson)
LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Wells W (3-4) 8.0 8 2 2 0 8 0 32 103 2.82   
J. Ortega 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 6.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wells 66
Batters Faced: J. Wells 32, J. Ortega 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wells 6-9, J. Ortega 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wells 103-72, J. Ortega 6-3
Hit Batsmen: J. Wells
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Billy L (1-6) 5.0 11 5 5 1 3 1 25 88 4.53   
M. Kramer 3.2 4 2 2 0 1 1 15 49 4.54   
M. Carlisle 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Billy 27
Batters Faced: S. Billy 25, M. Kramer 15, M. Carlisle 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Billy 5-5, M. Kramer 4-6, M. Carlisle 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Billy 88-59, M. Kramer 49-33, M. Carlisle 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Carlisle 2-1
WP: M. Carlisle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Wells
Ballpark: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 6304
Wednesday, June 3rd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60