Lobliner’s two homers lift Palm Beach Cardinals past Daytona Tortugas
JUPITER, Fla. (Interstat) — Jayden Lobliner homered twice and drove in four runs as the Palm Beach Cardinals edged the Daytona Tortugas 8-7 on Saturday at Roger Dean Stadium.
Lobliner’s three-run homer in the second inning staked Palm Beach to a 3-0 lead, and his solo shot in the eighth made it 8-5. Gabe Camacho added two RBIs, including a run-scoring double in a three-run third. Palm Beach improved to 65-66; Daytona slipped to 59-71.
Daytona answered with one run in the third, three in the fourth, one in the eighth and two in the ninth. The Tortugas outhit Palm Beach 14-9, getting three hits and two RBIs from Ichiro Cano. Drew Davies drove in two runs. Logan Tanner struck out four over two scoreless innings.
Jaden Alba earned the win for Palm Beach. Dony Aguilera took the loss. Kaden Echeman notched his first save.
Attendance was 1,372, and the game lasted 2:41.