FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
CLEARWATER THRESHERS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
08/18/2026
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FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
CLEARWATER THRESHERS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
GAME ID: 8932 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Clearwater Threshers (65-55) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 1
Lakeland Flying Tigers (80-40) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4 11 0
Lakeland Beats Clearwater, 4-1
Getting an impressive start from Clemente Piccinini, Lakeland beat Clearwater by the score of 4-1. Jim Bentley converted his 3rd save in 4 tries. The first-place Flying Tigers have won 5 in a row.

The Flying Tigers got a big at-bat from first baseman Valentin Locatelli. For the game, Locatelli went 2 for 4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs. In the bottom of the second, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 6th double of the season gave Lakeland a 2-0 lead.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Lakeland manager Donald Lutz.
CLEARWATER BATTING LINESCORE LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Joseph 1B, CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .295 1 10
J. Norman RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .262 9 33
J. Hawkins SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .318 12 59
L. Bannatyne 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .263 4 27
   a-J. McLaughlin PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 6 33
T. Patton CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 9 42
   b-S. Christensen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 2 21
   d-B. Hodges 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 2 14
B. Howe DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .246 2 25
J. Ochoa 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .288 1 22
   c-Z. Wheeler PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316 6 35
B. Crowder LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .234 1 13
L. Trevino C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .252 5 24
Totals 35 1 8 1 3 7 20      
a - J. McLaughlin pinch hit for L. Bannatyne in the 8th
b - S. Christensen pinch hit for T. Patton in the 8th
c - Z. Wheeler pinch hit for J. Ochoa in the 8th
d - B. Hodges substituted for S. Christensen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ochoa (17, 6th Inning off C. Piccinini, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Joseph 2 , J. Norman , J. Hawkins , J. McLaughlin , J. Ochoa 2 , B. Crowder 2
2-out RBI: B. Crowder
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Norman , L. Bannatyne 2 , Z. Wheeler , B. Crowder , L. Trevino
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Crowder (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Hawkins (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Ochoa-Bannatyne-Joseph)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Wonnacott RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .298 0 0
J. Ruíz 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .301 2 35
C. Welch CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .281 1 4
C. Jacobs LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .206 3 12
J. Magana 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .295 2 12
D. Todd DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .332 7 38
J. Thomas SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .248 2 16
A. Guerra C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .189 0 2
V. Locatelli 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 .279 3 13
Totals 35 4 11 4 2 3 24      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Locatelli (6, 2nd Inning off B. Perry, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Guerra (1, 2nd Inning off B. Perry, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Thomas (7, 8th Inning off J. Ortíz, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ruíz , C. Welch , C. Jacobs , J. Magana , D. Todd 2 , J. Thomas 2 , A. Guerra 3 , V. Locatelli 3
2-out RBI: V. Locatelli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Wonnacott 2 , C. Welch , J. Magana , V. Locatelli
GIDP: J. Thomas
Team LOB: 9
CLEARWATER PITCHING LINESCORE LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Perry L (6-12) 6.2 8 2 2 2 1 0 29 106 3.39   
J. Ortíz 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 0 8 28 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Perry 49
Batters Faced: B. Perry 29, J. Ortíz 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Perry 8-10, J. Ortíz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Perry 106-67, J. Ortíz 28-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ortíz 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Piccinini W (4-4) 5.2 6 1 1 2 4 0 25 88 4.16   
J. Ortega H (1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 36 2.90   
J. Bentley SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 15 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Piccinini 55
Batters Faced: C. Piccinini 25, J. Ortega 9, J. Bentley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Piccinini 4-9, J. Ortega 3-2, J. Bentley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Piccinini 88-56, J. Ortega 36-23, J. Bentley 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ortega 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clemente Piccinini
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 8407
Tuesday, August 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76