FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT TAMPA YANKEES
06/04/2026
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT TAMPA YANKEES
GAME ID: 8529 - THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakeland Flying Tigers (36-17) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Tampa Yankees (25-27) 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 X 5 13 0
Flying Tigers Stumble, Fall to Yankees, 5-3
Tampa designated hitter Ismael Romo had a 3-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Lakeland Flying Tigers, 5-3. The win was credited to Joe Ward in relief. His record improves to 2-1. Clemente Piccinini took the loss. Tampa is now 25-27, Lakeland 36-17.

With Tampa trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the third, Romo hit a sinker from Clemente Piccinini for a 3-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Yankees ahead, 3-2.

"It was a good effort all around," said Romo.
LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Wurzburg RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .265 1 13
M. Águila 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .230 1 8
J. Tovar 2B 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 .388 5 28
T. Quintana LF, SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .317 1 15
J. Ruíz SS, 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .322 1 17
J. Reed DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .300 0 2
J. Ortega C 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .276 1 8
J. Herrera CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .308 1 2
V. Locatelli 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 0 1
   a-L. Watson PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 4 17
Totals 31 3 5 3 6 5 19      
a - L. Watson pinch hit for V. Locatelli in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Tovar (16, 1st Inning off K. Hicks, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Wurzburg , J. Tovar 2 , J. Ruíz , J. Reed , V. Locatelli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Águila , J. Herrera 2
Sac Fly: J. Ruíz
Hit by Pitch: J. Tovar
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Taylor 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .219 1 17
P. Bailey 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .268 6 28
T. Moore RF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .280 1 9
   a-D. Rutledge RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 4
S. Morehead CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .257 5 20
I. Romo DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .362 3 11
B. West 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .216 0 7
B. Nelson SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .245 2 14
T. Hayashi C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .252 0 2
J. Soto LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .318 0 0
   b-S. Adams PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 0 9
   c-K. Andrews LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 1 5
Totals 35 5 13 4 2 11 18      
a - D. Rutledge substituted for T. Moore in the 8th
b - S. Adams pinch hit for J. Soto in the 8th
c - K. Andrews substituted for S. Adams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Moore (5, 1st Inning off C. Piccinini, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Bailey (13, 3rd Inning off C. Piccinini, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Hayashi (5, 8th Inning off A. Valenzuela, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Romo (3, 3rd Inning off C. Piccinini, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Taylor , P. Bailey 2 , T. Moore 4 , I. Romo 5 , B. Nelson 2 , T. Hayashi 3 , J. Soto , S. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Taylor , I. Romo , J. Soto
Sac Fly: A. Taylor
Team LOB: 9
LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Piccinini L (1-2) 3.2 9 4 4 2 7 1 22 90 8.50   
A. Valenzuela 3.2 3 1 1 0 4 0 13 48 2.42   
J. Bentley 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Piccinini 30
Batters Faced: C. Piccinini 22, A. Valenzuela 13, J. Bentley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Piccinini 2-2, A. Valenzuela 4-2, J. Bentley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Piccinini 90-56, A. Valenzuela 48-33, J. Bentley 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Valenzuela 1-0 , J. Bentley 1-1
WP: C. Piccinini 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Hicks 0.2 3 2 2 2 1 0 7 32 5.00   
J. Ward W (2-1) 3.2 1 1 1 3 2 0 16 73 2.57   
X. García 3.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 34 1.83   
D. Adams SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hicks 29
Batters Faced: K. Hicks 7, J. Ward 16, X. García 13, D. Adams 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hicks 0-1, J. Ward 3-6, X. García 6-4, D. Adams 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hicks 32-17, J. Ward 73-41, X. García 34-19, D. Adams 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ward 3-0 , X. García 1-0
WP: K. Hicks , J. Ward
Hit Batsmen: J. Ward
Balk: X. García
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ismael Romo
Ballpark: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 6229
Special Notes: SP Kevin Hicks was injured while pitching.
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