Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Duane Below improved to 8-7 on the season with a solid start in the Flying Tigers 7-1 win over Dunedin.  He gave up four hits with five strikeouts in five shutout innings.

Michael Bertram went four for five with a double, two RBIs and two runs.  Cale Iorg went two for five with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and three runs.

A fantastic start by Lauren Gagnier went to waste in the Flying Tigers 3-2 loss to Dunedin.  He gave up three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in seven shutout innings.  Ryan Perry gave up an unearned run in the ninth inning and he took the loss to fall to 1-2.

Jeff Kunkel provided the bulk of Lakeland’s offense.  He went two for three and he drove in both Lakeland runs.

The Flying Tigers lost to Clearwater tonight 5-1.  The hitters managed just six hits and two of those came off the bat of Justin Justice.  The leftfielder also drove in the lone Lakeland run.

Dontrelle Willis fell to 0-2.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on ten hits with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Almost as important, Willis didn’t walk a single batter.

Lakeland took home both of their games in a doubleheader with the Yankees.  Game one was a 2-1 win and Duane Below got it done on the mound.  He gave up one run on three hits and four walks with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  Ryan Strieby and Devin Thomas both belted solo homers for the Flying Tigers two runs.

Game two was a 4-2 win.  Jonah Nickerson improved to 10-3 and he gave up two runs on five hits with four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Louis Ott went two for three with two RBIs while Michael Bertram went one for two with a walk and two runs.