Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Lester Oliveros gave up three runs in the eleventh inning as the SeaWolves lost to Richmond 6-3.  Oliveros fell to 0-1 and that was after a solid start by Charles Furbush.  Furbush gave up three runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.  Zach Simons also had a nice outing and he gave up just two hits and a walk with three strikeouts in three shutout innings.

Rawley Bishop went one for three with a walk and two RBIs.  Cale Iorg went one for with a walk and he scored a pair of runs.

Daniel Fields tripled and drove in three runs to help give the Flying Tigers a 5-3 win over Brevard County.  Kody Kaiser also had a nice game at the plate.  He went three for five with a double and a run.

Mark Sorensen improved to 2-0 with a solid start.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on six hits with three strikeouts in six innings.  Lester Oliveros pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his fifth save of the season.

Luke Putkonen improved to 1-1 on the season with a really nice start in Lakeland’s 3-2 win over Brevard County.  He gave up a run on two hits and a walk with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Lester Oliveros got into trouble in the ninth and gave up a run but he struck out the side and picked up his fourth save of the season.

Alden Carrithers went two for three with a double and two RBIs.  Rawley Bishop went two for four with a run.

The Flying Tigers did just about everything right as they took on the Clearwater in a 12-0 blowout win.  Michael Bertram went three for five with a double, a grand slam and four runs.  Chris Carlson belted a home run and he drove in three.

Charles Furbush improved to 5-4 with a really nice start.  He gave up four hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Lester Oliveros gave up three hits with four strikeouts in three shutout innings to pick up his first save of the season.

Charles Furbush didn’t get the decision in this one, but he was impressive none the less.   He gave up just one run on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts in six innings.  Lester Oliveros picked up the win and he struck out four in two shutout frames while Robbie Weinhardt threw a shutout ninth for his first save of the season.

Santo De Leon went two for four with a double and a run in the 4-1 win.  Justin Henry drew two walks and he scored a run.

Thad Weber improved to 2-2 on the season with an exceptional start in the Flying Tigers 5-0 win.  He gave up two hits and three walks with six strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Lester Oliveros didn’t allow a hit in the final two frames to complete the shutout.

Audy Ciriaco went two for three with two RBIs and a run.  Kyle Peter went two for three with an RBI and two runs while Andy Dirks singled, drew two walks and scored twice.