Tortugas tackle Tarpons, 9-8, in walk-off thriller
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Despite trailing 5-0 in the fourth and 6-1 in the sixth, the Daytona Tortugas rallied to score eight of the game's final 10 runs to walk-off the Tampa Tarpons, 9-8, in 10 innings before 1,010 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Wednesday night. Behind 6-1 heading
Tortugas trounce Redbirds, 10-4, to close road schedule
JUPITER, Fla. — Once members of the same club baseball organization in Texas, SS Trey Faltine and RF Jack Rogers are still doing damage years later in the professional ranks. The pair of Lone Star state natives each reached base three times, adding a double and an RBI apiece, as
Rogers rolls Tortugas to 11-7 triumph over Cardinals
JUPITER, Fla. — RF Jack Rogers tied a career-high with three hits and drove in another three runs, while the Daytona Tortugas racked up a season-best-matching 15 hits in an 11-7 victory over the Palm Beach Cardinals on Saturday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. After falling behind in the
Palm Beach propels past Daytona, 3-2
JUPITER, Fla. — 3B Austin Callahan and RF Yerlin Confidan each recorded multi-hit games for Daytona, but Palm Beach put up two runs in the fifth to take the lead for good, as the Cardinals claimed a 3-2 victory over the Tortugas on Friday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.
Tortugas can't corral Cardinals, fall, 6-3
JUPITER, Fla. — C Cade Hunter garnered two hits with exit velocities in excess of 100 mph during his debut, while CF Héctor Rodríguez collected two more RBI for Daytona. However, Palm Beach pushed forward and captured their fifth-straight victory, toppling the Tortugas, 6-3, on Wednesday night at Roger Dean
Daytona dashed by Palm Beach, 5-1, in opener
JUPITER, Fla. — 3B Austin Callahan tripled and scored on an error to open Daytona's and the game's scoring in the top of the third inning. However, Palm Beach took the lead in the bottom of the inning and never looked back. The Cardinals scored four in the third and
Tortugas ride Rogers, Faltine to extra-inning win, 8-5
JUPITER, Fla. — The Lone Star state was well represented for Daytona on Saturday night. Spring native DH Jack Rogers registered his first career multi-home run game, while his old friend and Richmond resident SS Trey Faltine clubbed the first blast of his career, as the Tortugas rallied to usurp
Parks, Cardona power Tortugas to four-hit shutout, 8-0
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — RHP Hunter Parks and RHP Ryan Cardona each collected one of the best outings in their young professional careers. The duo of 2021 draft selections united on a four-hit blanking of the Clearwater Threshers, as the Daytona Tortugas throttled their way to an 8-0 victory in
Threshers trip up Tortugas in extras, 7-6
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In a back-and-forth affair, it was Daytona who emerged a few inches short. The Tortugas had the game's attempted tying run thrown out at the plate for the second out in the bottom of the 10th inning, as the Clearwater Threshers claimed a 7-6 victory in
Three homers ignite Tortugas to two-hit victory over Tigers
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — After an 11-run defeat on Tuesday night, the Tortugas flipped the script 24 hours later. Daytona blasted three solo home runs, while RHPs Sam Benschoter, Andrew Moore, Alberto Gonzalez III, and Luis Mey combined on a two-hitter in a 7-1 rout of the Lakeland Flying Tigers
Lakeland lambastes Daytona in homestand opener
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — 1B Justice Bigbie collected a two-run double in the first inning and added a grand slam in the second as part of a six-RBI night for Lakeland, as the Flying Tigers toppled the Daytona Tortugas, 12-1, in front of 1,568 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on
'Tugas topple Cardinals with four-hit shutout, 3-0
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — RHP Chase Petty induced three more double plays — giving him a Florida State League-leading 10 on the year — while RHP Dennis Boatman and RHP Owen Holt permitted only two baserunners out of the bullpen. The trio led the Daytona Tortugas to a shutout over
Callahan's clouts not enough to capsize Cardinals, 7-5
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — 1B Austin Callahan continued his stellar play over the last month, collecting three hits and adding two solo home runs. However, Palm Beach added four blasts of their own, as the Cardinals corralled the Daytona Tortugas, 7-5, in front of 2,942 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark
Tortugas and Tarpons split pair of weather-altered contests
TAMPA, Fla. — Mother Nature would not let baseball be on Friday night, but it cooperated enough for two official games to be played. Tampa captured the suspended game from Thursday, knocking off Daytona, 8-1. In the seven-inning nightcap, 1B Michel Triana and C Michael Trautwein smashed homers, as the
Aguiar anchors Tortugas' 6-5 win over Tarpons
TAMPA, Fla. — RHP Julian Aguiar's mid-season surge continued on Tuesday evening. The 21-year-old punched out a career-best nine hitters over a career-high-matching five innings, earning his Florida State League-leading seventh win, as the Daytona Tortugas toppled the Tampa Tarpons, 6-5, from George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Tarpons (10-5, 37-44)
St. Lucie, deGrom stave off Daytona, 5-4
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, Stetson University alum, and DeLand, Fla. native RHP Jacob deGrom stole the show from the outset, striking out six in his second rehab start. Daytona nearly erased a four-run deficit with four-straight two-out hits in the ninth, but the
Tortugas tripped up by Mets, 3-2
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — 3B Austin Callahan and 1B Michel Triana each garnered multiple knocks, while RHP Hunter Parks matched a career-best with seven strikeouts. However, a game-tying home run in the seventh and a wild pitch in the eighth, allowed the St. Lucie Mets to rally and stun the
Daytona dashes St. Lucie with late rally, 3-2
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — 3B Austin Callahan powered a game-tying solo home run to right-center in the sixth and LF Jamal O'Guinn produced a go-ahead, bases-loaded walk in the seventh, as the Daytona Tortugas rallied to tame the St. Lucie Mets, 3-2, in front of 1,603 fans at Jackie Robinson
Eruption in eighth elevates 'Tugas over Redbirds, 5-4
JUPITER, Fla. — Daytona sent eight hitters to the plate and tallied three runs on four hits in the eighth inning. This enabled the Tortugas to erase a two-run deficit and topple the Palm Beach Cardinals, 5-4, on Saturday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. CF Fidel Castro (2-5, R,
Pitching propels Tortugas to one-hit victory over Mussels, 6-1
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — On a night where the Tortugas honored pitcher Johnny Wright, it is fitting that Daytona's pitchers stole the show. The 'Tugas carried a no-hit bid into the eighth, as RHPs Reynardo Cruz and Julian Aguiar united to one-hit Fort Myers in Daytona's 6-1 win over the