LAKELAND, Fla. (Interstat) — The Tampa Tarpons pounded out 16 hits and rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Lakeland Flying Tigers 11-8 on Thursday at Joker Marchant Stadium. Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs, and JoJo Jackson added a homer and three RBIs. Tampa scored in every inning from the second through the eighth, taking the lead with three runs in the sixth. Lakeland opened with four runs in the first on sacrifice flies by Zach MacDonald and Anibal Salas and a bases-loaded walk. But Tampa tied it by the fifth and never trailed after the sixth. Winning pitcher Matthew Tippie (1-1) tossed 2⅓ innings of relief, allowing one run while striking out six. Josh Tiedemann earned his first save with 1⅓ hitless innings. Cash Kuiper (0-1) took the loss. Javier Osorio homered and Beau Ankeney drove in two for the Flying Tigers. Attendance was 593, and the game lasted 3:16. Tampa improved to 6-12, while Lakeland fell to 12-6. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 5-3 Lakeland win, with the ELO system giving the Flying Tigers a 67.1 percent probability to win.