Globe iconLogin iconRecap iconSearch iconTickets icon

Tortugas Bounce Back With Blowout Win Over Tarpons

Daytona moves to 6-1 in second half with 12-run outburst
July 1, 2023

TAMPA, FL—Kevin Abel pitched 5.0 innings of two-run ball to earn his third straight win and the Daytona Tortugas batted around twice in a pair of big innings to defeat the Tampa Tarpons 12-2 on Saturday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Daytona (6-1, 35-37) bounced back from Friday’s crushing

Rodriguez's Homer, Abel's Gem Highlight 7-2 Victory

Tortugas ride middle-innings onslaught and strong pitching to series-tying win
June 16, 2023

DAYTONA BEACH—Hector Rodriguez swatted his 11th home run of the season, Kevin Abel threw a career-high 5.0 innings to earn the win, and the Daytona Tortugas scored six runs over the fourth and fifth frames to pull away from the Jupiter Hammerheads 7-2 on Friday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.

Ninth Inning Again Haunts Tortugas in Walk-off Defeat

Daytona tripped at the finish line for second straight game
May 30, 2023

JUPITER, FL—Victor Acosta stroked three hits and Kevin Abel spun 4.1 hitless innings in relief, but the Palm Beach Cardinals scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to walk off the Daytona Tortugas 6-5 on Tuesday evening at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Palm Beach (27-19) defeated the Tortugas for

Collier's Walk-Off Caps Wild Rally to Split Twinbill

April 30, 2023

DAYTONA BEACH—The Daytona Tortugas stole game two of a doubleheader on a Cam Collier walk-off single to earn a wild split with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels on a windy Sunday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona fell 10-5 in the first contest and took the nightcap 7-6. Daytona (8-13)

Harmon's Strong Start For Naught as Lead Slips Away in 9th

Fort Myers scores three times in ninth to steal 5-4 win
April 25, 2023

DAYTONA BEACH—Johnathan Harmon threw 5.0 innings of one-hit ball, but the Daytona Tortugas let a three-run lead slip away as the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels rallied for three in the ninth to win 5-4 over the Tortugas on Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Fort Myers (9-7) scored four of

Dunn and Daytona dominate Jupiter, 9-2

Blake Dunn homers, reaches base four more times in Tortugas' triumph
August 26, 2022

JUPITER, Fla. — RF Blake Dunn reached base in 10-straight plate appearances from Thursday night into Friday, adding a solo home run and a pair of stolen bases. Daytona utilized the offense of the 23-year-old and his teammates, as the Tortugas tamed the Jupiter Hammerheads, 9-2, on Friday night at

Eruption in eighth elevates 'Tugas over Redbirds, 5-4

Daytona scores three runs on four hits, capped by Astudillo's go-ahead single
July 2, 2022

JUPITER, Fla. — Daytona sent eight hitters to the plate and tallied three runs on four hits in the eighth inning. This enabled the Tortugas to erase a two-run deficit and topple the Palm Beach Cardinals, 5-4, on Saturday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. CF Fidel Castro (2-5, R,

Callihan carries Tortugas to 11-7 win over Flying Tigers

21-year-old ties career-high four hits, as Daytona takes advantage of seven-run first
June 19, 2022

LAKELAND, Fla. — After tying a career-high with four runs batted in on Friday, 2B Tyler Callihan matched a career-best with four knocks on Saturday. He and Daytona utilized a seven-run first inning to their benefit, as the Tortugas topped the Lakeland Flying Tigers, 11-7, from Publix Field at Joker