BRADENTON, Fla. (Interstat) — Michael Massey allowed one hit in 2 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out three, and Tyson LeBlanc went 3-for-3 with an RBI as the Lakeland Flying Tigers defeated the Bradenton Marauders 10-2 on Friday, Sept. 4, in the opener of a doubleheader at LECOM Park.

Lakeland scored once in the first, four times in the fourth, four times in the sixth and once in the seventh. Bradenton scored twice in the fourth on Brent Iredale’s solo home run and Francisco Loreto’s RBI triple. The Flying Tigers finished with nine hits, while the Marauders had four. Lakeland also grounded into two double plays.

Aleiman Cruz (1-0) earned the victory, giving up two runs on three hits over three innings. Irwin Ramirez (0-5) took the loss, allowing four hits and striking out four in three innings. Claudio Estelie struck out three in 1 1/3 scoreless innings for Bradenton. Announced attendance was 976, and the game took 2 hours, 21 minutes. Lakeland improved to 63-64; Bradenton dropped to 57-69.