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Cardinals corral Tortugas in opener, 9-8

Trautwein and Leyton power home runs, but Daytona can't complete comeback
July 22, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In a game of runs, it was Palm Beach who was able to emerge victorious. Palm Beach erased an early four-run deficit, but Daytona nearly came from five runs behind late, as the Cardinals clipped the Tortugas, 9-8, in front of 2,307 fans at Jackie Robinson

Tampa walks off Daytona in game one; game two suspended

Christopher Familia clubs game-winning two-run shot in opener; Finale to resume in Daytona on September 6
July 17, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. — Even Sunday's series finale could not escape Mother Nature's grasp. Game two of the doubleheader was suspended in the bottom of the fourth, with a runner at first and one out, due to rain. LF Christopher Familia smashed a walk-off, two-run home run in the opener, as

Tortugas and Tarpons split pair of weather-altered contests

Tampa takes suspended game from Thursday, 8-1; Daytona wins lightning-shortened nightcap, 6-2
July 15, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. — Mother Nature would not let baseball be on Friday night, but it cooperated enough for two official games to be played. Tampa captured the suspended game from Thursday, knocking off Daytona, 8-1. In the seven-inning nightcap, 1B Michel Triana and C Michael Trautwein smashed homers, as the

Tarpons tackle Tortugas, 2-1, in seven-inning affair

Hayden Jones smashes homer, Tanner Cooper strikes out career-high nine in defeat
July 13, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. — DH Hayden Jones clubbed his fifth home run of the year and RHP Tanner Cooper garnered a career-best nine strikeouts, but the Tampa Tarpons tripped up the Daytona Tortugas, 2-1, in a seven-inning contest on Wednesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The contest was delayed 2

St. Lucie, deGrom stave off Daytona, 5-4

Jacob deGrom returns home, posts three shutout innings in front of a sellout crowd
July 9, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, Stetson University alum, and DeLand, Fla. native RHP Jacob deGrom stole the show from the outset, striking out six in his second rehab start. Daytona nearly erased a four-run deficit with four-straight two-out hits in the ninth, but the

Cardinals' three-run second stifles Tortugas, 4-2

Steven Leyton and Fidel Castro smash home runs in defeat
July 2, 2022

JUPITER, Fla. — SS Steven Leyton and CF Fidel Castro posted solo home runs for Daytona, but it was Palm Beach's three-run second that was the decisive factor. The Cardinals rode that crooked number to a 4-2 victory over the Daytona Tortugas on Friday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.

Tortugas tame Cardinals with three-hit shutout, 4-0

Julian Aguiar, Reynardo Cruz, and Luis Mey unite to blank Redbirds
June 29, 2022

JUPITER, Fla. — Pitching was the propeller for Daytona's dominance on Wednesday night. RHPs Julian Aguiar, Reynardo Cruz, and Luis Mey combined to limit Palm Beach to just three hits, as the Tortugas blanked the Cardinals, 4-0, at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Scoreless through three innings, Daytona (2-3, 31-39) finally

Zubia, Hammerheads zap Tortugas in finale, 6-5

Daytona rallies in ninth to force extras, but settle for series split
June 26, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In a back-and-forth affair, it was Jupiter who ended up with the last word. 1B Zach Zubia's two-run home run in the top of the 10th was the difference, as the Hammerheads hobbled the Daytona Tortugas, 6-5, in 10 frames before 1,155 fans at Jackie Robinson

Pitching propels Daytona to twinbill split

Tortugas' staff does not allow a run over final 13 innings of doubleheader
June 25, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — After Friday's game was washed out, Daytona's pitching staff showed zero signs of rust on Saturday evening. The Tortugas did not allow a single run over the final 13 frames of the doubleheader, as the Jupiter Hammerheads captured game one, 2-0, while Daytona snared the nightcap,

Back-to-back blasts bump Daytona over Jupiter, 7-4

Jamal O'Guinn and Hayden Jones club consecutive decisive home runs for fifth-straight win
June 22, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tied at three entering the bottom of the seventh, it was a pair of 2021 undrafted free agents who stepped into the hero role. PH-LF Jamal O'Guinn poked a go-ahead pinch-hit home run and C Hayden Jones followed with a blast of his own, as the

Tortugas trample Hammerheads in series opener, 9-5

Jack Rogers reaches base five times to help Daytona capture fourth-straight win
June 21, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — 1B Jack Rogers reached base five times and tied a career-best with three hits, as the Daytona Tortugas captured their fourth-straight victory with a 9-5 triumph over the Jupiter Hammerheads in front of 1,793 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Jupiter (33-29) snatched an early lead, picking

Tortugas throttle Flying Tigers, 12-8, to snap skid

Callihan ties career-high in RBI, Creal matches career-best in hits to end three-game slide
June 18, 2022

LAKELAND, Fla. — 2B Tyler Callihan tied a career-high with four runs batted in, while RF Ashton Creal matched a career-best with three hits, as the Daytona Tortugas snapped a three-game losing streak with a 12-8 victory over the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Friday night from Publix Field at Joker

Flying Tigers trip up Tortugas in doubleheader sweep

Lakeland gets go-ahead three-run homer in sixth in opener; Throw out tying run at plate to win nightcap
June 16, 2022

LAKELAND, Fla. — Daytona's road woes would not be vanquished on Thursday. DH José De La Cruz clubbed a go-ahead three-run home run in the sixth inning of the opener, while the Tortugas' tying run was thrown out at the dish for the final out of the game in the

Tortugas trounce Mussels in doubleheader sweep

Ibarra homers twice, drives in career-high five in opener; Rogers collects career-best three hits in finale
June 13, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — 1B Ruben Ibarra garnered his second career multi-home run game and a career-best five RBI in the lid-lifter, while 1B Jack Rogers tallied a career-high three hits in the nightcap, as the Daytona Tortugas swept a doubleheader from the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, taking game one,

Career-bests highlight Tortugas' 10-6 win over Mussels

Ibarra and Allen set career-bests in hits, while Astudillo drives in a career-high four
June 9, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In a topsy turvy affair, it was Daytona who would emerge victorious. DH Ruben Ibarra and CF Jay Allen II set or tied a career-high in hits, while C Wilfred Astudillo posted a career-best four RBI in the Tortugas' 10-6 triumph over the Fort Myers Mighty

Triana's tank lifts Daytona to walk-off win, 5-4

Tortugas snap three-game slide, capture first walk-off winner of 2022
May 24, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — After suffering four walk-off defeats on the road against Palm Beach in April, Daytona got a smidge of revenge on Tuesday night. 3B Michel Triana blasted the first pitch of the home ninth for a walk-off solo home run, as the Tortugas topped the Cardinals, 5-4,

Daytona drops doubleheader with Dunedin

Blue Jays snare lid-lifter, 7-2; Take nightcap, 5-2, as Tortugas settle for series split
May 22, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Things did not break Daytona's way in their first doubleheader of the season. Dunedin scored five runs in the fifth to capture the opening game, 7-2 and used back-to-back home runs in the third to snag game two,7-2, as the Blue Jays swept the doubleheader from

Threshers trample Tortugas, 9-5

Steven Leyton picks up a pair of RBI, as Daytona falls to Clearwater
May 14, 2022

CLEARWATER, Fla. — After erasing a four-run deficit in the ninth on Friday, Daytona erased 3-0 and 4-3 deficits early on Saturday night. However, like the night prior, Clearwater's offense was too much to overcome, as the Threshers held off the Tortugas, 9-5, at BayCare Ballpark. Clearwater (17-12) wasted no

Tortugas trample Threshers in series opener, 6-1

Ibarra records first career multi-home run game, while Steiger tallies career-high four hits in win
May 10, 2022

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Tortugas did it all en route to a series-opening victory on Tuesday night. DH Ruben Ibarra registered his first career multi-home run game, SS Gus Steiger garnered a career-high four hits and reached base five times, while RHPs Reynardo Cruz, Julian Aguiar, and Owen Holt combined

Jupiter jostles Daytona in series finale, 5-2

Jamal O'Guinn reaches base four times, as Tortugas settle for series split
May 8, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — LF Jamal O'Guinn extended his on-base streak to nine games by reaching base four times on Sunday evening. However, Jupiter used a couple of two-run frames in the seventh and eighth to earn a series split, as the Hammerheads edged out a 5-2 victory over the

Tortugas' rally falls one run short against Hammerheads, 7-6

Daytona nearly erases seven-run deficit in defeat
May 6, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Trailing 7-0 entering the bottom of the sixth, the Tortugas came storming back. Daytona tallied four in the sixth and two more in the ninth, but stranded the tying and winning runs in scoring position, as the Jupiter Hammerheads squeaked out a 7-6 win over the

Fourth-inning grand slam foils Daytona against Palm Beach

Brandon Leyton extends hitting streak to seven, as Cardinals best Tortugas, 6-1
September 18, 2021

JUPITER, Fla. — For the second-straight game, a fourth-inning grand slam proved the be the deciding factor. After CF Mike Antico clubbed a four-RBI home run in the fourth in game two on Friday, 3B Osvaldo Tovalín mimicked his clout with a grand slam of his own on Saturday, as

Daytona and Palm Beach exchange blowouts in twinbill split

José Torres reaches base five times, homers, and drives in three over the course of doubleheader
September 18, 2021

JUPITER, Fla. — SS/DH José Torres did not let Thursday's rainout dampen his torrid pace at the plate during the season-ending road trip. The 21-year-old reached base five times and drove in three runs on Friday, as the Daytona Tortugas rolled to a 7-1 game one victory, while the Palm

Torres propels Tortugas to triumph over Cardinals

José delivers two-run triple, two-run homer, as part of a career-high four RBI night in 7-2 win
September 15, 2021

JUPITER, Fla. — After a gut-wrenching defeat on Tuesday night, the Tortugas removed all doubt in game two of the series on Wednesday. DH José Torres picked up two extra-base hits and drove in a career-high four runs, as Daytona devoured the Palm Beach Cardinals, 7-2, at Roger Dean Chevrolet

Five-run seventh sinks Daytona in series opener

Brandon Leyton picks up two extra-base hits, two RBI, but early 4-0 lead evaporates for Tortugas
September 14, 2021

JUPITER, Fla. — The Tortugas held a 4-0 lead going to the bottom of the seventh thanks to home runs from DH Rece Hinds and 2B Brandon Leyton, but could not maintain it. Palm Beach scored five in the seventh and added three more in the eighth, as the Cardinals