FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT BREVARD COUNTY MANATEES
07/12/2025
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT BREVARD COUNTY MANATEES
GAME ID: 8727 - SATURDAY, JULY 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakeland Flying Tigers (64-22) 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 8 0
Brevard County Manatees (38-48) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 1
Flying Tigers Curb Manatees, 5-3
Despite a fine performance by third baseman Ed Hampton, the Brevard County Manatees lost to the Lakeland Flying Tigers, 5-3. Hampton went 3 for 3 with 3 singles and was hit by a pitch. Eric Jackson was the winner. Over 5.1 innings, he yielded 3 runs on 8 hits, with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. The win puts Lakeland at 64-22 this season.

It could have been a different outcome for Lakeland, had it not been for Juan Ortega, the 24-year old catcher . Ortega contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth inning to put Lakeland up, 4-3.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Ortega said.
LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE BREVARD COUNTY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Shirokata 1B, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .355 6 28
J. Sheehan LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .355 2 28
G. Arroyo RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .375 4 53
J. Ríos DH 4 1 0 1 0 1 4 .313 1 32
A. Javier 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .327 2 17
   c-P. Christenson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 3
C. Ortíz SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 4 29
   a-M. Walker PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .282 2 17
   b-G. Bishop SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 5 33
J. Brown 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .289 5 32
J. Ortega C 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .283 0 17
G. Wonnacott CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .277 5 31
Totals 35 5 8 5 3 10 20      
a - M. Walker pinch hit for C. Ortíz in the 6th
b - G. Bishop substituted for M. Walker in the 6th
c - P. Christenson substituted for A. Javier in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: G. Wonnacott (1, 3rd Inning off S. Tait, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Walker (2, 6th Inning off J. Younger, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Shirokata , J. Sheehan , G. Arroyo , A. Javier 2 , M. Walker 3 , J. Brown , G. Wonnacott 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Javier , J. Ortega
Sac Fly: J. Ortega
Hit by Pitch: C. Shirokata , J. Ríos
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Shirokata 2 (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Javier-Shirokata)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McGee SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .294 3 18
P. Winston LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .270 6 29
B. Holmes 1B 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .304 6 43
T. Tillman RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .265 5 20
E. Hiter CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .296 7 34
E. Hampton 3B 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .349 5 25
   b-K. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 1 19
A. Burks C 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .285 3 22
J. Livingston DH 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .256 0 16
   a-Á. López DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .353 2 10
T. Jackson 2B 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 .188 6 29
Totals 36 3 11 3 2 10 30      
a - Á. López inserted as DH in the 7th
b - K. White pinch hit for E. Hampton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Tillman (7, 4th Inning off E. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Hiter (13, 7th Inning off E. Garin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Winston , B. Holmes 3 , T. Tillman 2 , E. Hiter 3 , E. Hampton 3 , J. Livingston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Winston , B. Holmes 2 , E. Hiter , A. Burks , Á. López
GIDP: A. Burks
Sac Bunt: A. Burks
Sac Fly: T. Jackson
Hit by Pitch: J. McGee , E. Hampton
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McGee (28)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Hampton (7)
LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BREVARD COUNTY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Jackson W (7-5) 5.1 8 3 3 1 5 0 101 5.40   
E. Garin H (2) 2.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 42 6.35   
J. Cervantes SV (26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Jackson 44
Batters Faced: E. Jackson 26, E. Garin 12, J. Cervantes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Jackson 4-7, E. Garin 2-3, J. Cervantes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Jackson 101-69, E. Garin 42-23, J. Cervantes 17-12
Hit Batsmen: E. Jackson , E. Garin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Tait 5.1 5 3 3 0 5 0 83 5.06   
J. Younger L (0-2), BS (1) 1.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 46 10.32   
G. Reiher 2.0 1 1 0 1 2 0 34 4.15   
C. Lee 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Tait 51
Batters Faced: S. Tait 23, J. Younger 8, G. Reiher 9, C. Lee 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Tait 4-7, J. Younger 0-2, G. Reiher 3-1, C. Lee 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Tait 83-55, J. Younger 46-28, G. Reiher 34-19, C. Lee 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Younger 2-2 , G. Reiher 2-0 , C. Lee 1-0
WP: S. Tait
Hit Batsmen: S. Tait 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Hampton
Ballpark: Space Coast Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:00 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 6385
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