FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT FORT MYERS MIRACLE
08/28/2025
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT FORT MYERS MIRACLE
GAME ID: 8980 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Lakeland Flying Tigers (83-45) 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 11 0
Fort Myers Miracle (60-68) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Miracle Lose, 4-1
Lakeland and Fort Myers took Mother Nature's best shot and still managed to complete their ballgame.

The Lakeland Flying Tigers beat the Fort Myers Miracle, 4-1. Lakeland pitcher and Granite Bay, California, native Eric Jackson led the way. Jackson, now 9-9, was the winner. In 5 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 1 run.

Catcher Juan Ortega made an impact for Lakeland, when he swatted a run-scoring double off César Barbosa in the top of the second. For the contest, Ortega was 2-3 with a double.

"The effort we put into this one paid off," Ortega said.

With the win, Lakeland pushed its record to 83-45.
LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE FORT MYERS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sheehan CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .327 3 46
G. Arroyo LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .349 5 69
J. Brown 3B 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .286 6 40
J. Ríos DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 .299 2 45
J. Ladner 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .260 7 29
S. Jara 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 6 .244 2 13
J. Ortega C 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .262 1 24
M. Walker SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 .297 2 21
D. Murphy RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 .269 4 24
Totals 30 4 11 4 3 8 25      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ortega (10, 2nd Inning off C. Barbosa, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Jara (6, 2nd Inning off C. Barbosa, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Arroyo (40, 6th Inning off C. Carter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Arroyo 4 , J. Brown 3 , S. Jara 2 , J. Ortega 3 , M. Walker , D. Murphy
2-out RBI: G. Arroyo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sheehan , J. Ladner , S. Jara , D. Murphy
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Walker (10) , D. Murphy (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ladner-Walker-Jara)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Martínez 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .354 2 46
E. Bingham 3B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .365 4 49
B. Swinford DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .312 6 54
T. Anderson 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268 12 72
J. Dupree LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .334 9 40
B. Dyer CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 11
J. Conley RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322 4 35
R. Georgeson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 0 9
L. Pimentel C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 9 32
Totals 19 1 5 1 0 2 8      
BATTING
Total Bases: D. Martínez , E. Bingham 2 , T. Anderson , J. Conley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Pimentel
GIDP: J. Dupree
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Georgeson (2)
LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE FORT MYERS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Jackson W (9-9) 5.0 5 1 1 0 2 0 58 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Jackson 55
Batters Faced: E. Jackson 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Jackson 7-5
Pitches - Strikes: E. Jackson 58-38
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Barbosa L (3-13) 4.0 8 4 4 2 4 0 84 6.12   
C. Carter 1.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 22 5.76   
G. Gilmer 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Barbosa 32
Batters Faced: C. Barbosa 23, C. Carter 7, G. Gilmer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Barbosa 5-3, C. Carter 0-1, G. Gilmer 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Barbosa 84-54, C. Carter 22-16, G. Gilmer 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Carter 2-0 , G. Gilmer 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Jackson
Ballpark: Hammond Stadium
Weather: Rain (79 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 4344
Special Notes: The game was called in the 6th inning due to bad weather.
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