Lakeland 13, at Tampa 4

LAKELAND, Fla. (Interstat) — The Lakeland Flying Tigers’ offense erupted early and often, defying preseason projections and powering past the Tampa Tarpons 13-4 in a Florida State League matchup Saturday at George M. Steinbrenner Field. In a game where statistical models predicted a low-scoring affair favoring Tampa, Lakeland instead unleashed a 13-run, 11-hit barrage to improve to 2-0 on the young season. The Tarpons fell to 0-2. The most critical sequence of the game came immediately, as Lakeland seized control in the top of the first inning against Tampa starter Yerry Rodríguez. After two quick outs, Bryce Rainer and Hao-Yu… Read more...