Burns Homers, But Rally Falls Short on Rain-Soaked Saturday Setback
FT. MYERS, Fla—Connor Burns blasted his third home run in four games and the Daytona Tortugas rallied in the ninth, but Daytona left the bases loaded as the Ft. Myers Mighty Mussels held on for a 4-3 win on a rainy Saturday night at Hammond Stadium. The two teams waited
Tortugas Score Early, Hang On Late in Shutout Win
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla—Four pitchers combined on a five-hit shutout as the Daytona Tortugas scored three early runs—all with two outs—and kept the St. Lucie Mets at bay in a 3-0 win on Friday night at Clover Park. Daytona (7-6, 38-41) earned their eighth shutout win of the season, second
Tortugas Quieted in Sunday Evening Setback
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—The Daytona Tortugas jumped out to an early lead, but the offense went quiet the rest of the way as the Jupiter Hammerheads took a 3-1 victory in the series finale on Sunday evening at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Jupiter (5-4, 41-34) snapped Daytona’s (4-4, 35-39) three-game winning streak
Big Bats Not Enough as Dunedin Rallies for 10-8 Victory
DUNEDIN, Fla—Diego Omana crushed his first home run as a Tortuga and Yerlin Confidan doubled twice, but the Dunedin Blue Jays scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the Daytona Tortugas 10-8 and claim a series victory on Sunday afternoon at TD Ballpark. Dunedin (1-1,
Seven-Run Second Sends Tortugas to Series Victory
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla—Ricardo Cabrera homered, drove in three runs, and stole a base and Connor Burns crushed two extra-base hits in a seven-run second inning as the Daytona Tortugas raced to a 12-3 victory over the St. Lucie Mets to secure a series win on Sunday at Clover Park.
Three-Run Lead Slips Away in Series-Opening Defeat
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla—The Daytona Tortugas led 3-0 in the sixth, but the St. Lucie Mets scored five times over their final three innings at the plate as they claimed a 5-3 victory on Tuesday night in the series opener at Clover Park. St. Lucie (18-34) tied their season high
Almonte’s Walk-Off Sends ‘Tugas to Streak-Busting Win
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—The Daytona Tortugas saw a five-run lead evaporate, but Ariel Almonte lined a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth as Daytona snapped a six-game losing streak by defeating the Ft. Myers Mighty Mussels 7-6 on Thursday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (20-22) pounded out 13
Tortugas Unveil Preliminary 2024 Opening Day Roster
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—The Daytona Tortugas have released their preliminary Opening Day roster for the 2024 season. The Tortugas are set to open up their ninth season of the play this Friday, April 5. The roster is highlighted by five members of the Cincinnati Reds’ Top 30 prospects as selected by