In a season defined by historically dominant pitching and a team that reached new heights, the 2019 Stone Crabs saw the best campaign in franchise history cut short by the threat of Hurricane Dorian.Despite the abrupt end, the Stone Crabs set new franchise records for wins (82) and winning percentage

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (August 29, 2019) - Stone Crabs starting pitcher Tommy Romero has been named the 2019 Florida State League Pitcher of the Year, the league office announced Thursday.Romero becomes the first pitcher in Charlotte history to earn the honor outright, after Jake Faria shared the award with Daytona's

The Florida State League may be known as a pitchers' league, but the biggest names on this year's list of honorees are reserved for those on the hitting side.Twins outfielder Trevor Larnach (Fort Myers) and Rays right-hander Tommy Romero (Charlotte) were named Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, as

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (August 23, 2019) - The Charlotte Stone Crabs snapped a three-game skid with a 3-0 blanking of the Clearwater Threshers at Charlotte Sports Park Friday, giving themselves a chance to clinch the division title Saturday.Friday's shutout win gives the Stone Crabs' (78-51, 43-30) a 7.5 game lead

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (August 16, 2019) - Moises Gomez broke the Stone Crabs' single-season home run record Friday, extending Charlotte's lead in the division with a 7-0 win over the St. Lucie Mets at Charlotte Sports Park.The Stone Crabs' (75-58, 40-17) win ties the franchise record for second half wins,

TAMPA, Fla. (August 10, 2019) - Jake Palomaki's seventh inning double broke a late tie to help the Stone Crabs win their fifth straight game, a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Tarpons at Steinbrenner Field.With the game tied 4-4 in the top of the seventh, Zach Rutherford dropped his third

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (August 4, 2019) - Tommy Romero turned in six quality innings Sunday, but the Palm Beach Cardinals shut out Charlotte 6-0 to earn a split of the weekend series at Charlotte Sports Park.Romero (9-4) allowed just two hits over six innings, striking out six while walking two.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (July 28, 2019) - The Stone Crabs' sixth inning rally fell one hit short Sunday, in a 2-1 loss to the Clearwater Threshers at Spectrum Field.With Charlotte (63-42, 28-11) trailing 2-0 in the top of the sixth, Jermaine Palacios and Kevin Kiermaier both reached base. With one out,

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (July 22, 2019) - Tommy Romero delivered the first individual shutout of the year for Charlotte Stone Crabs Monday, leading his team to a 1-0 win and a doubleheader split with the Jupiter Hammerheads at Charlotte Sports Park.Romero (9-2) tied a season high with nine strikeouts, facing

The nightcap of Monday's doubleheader marked the Class A Advanced Stone Crabs' fifth game in the past three days, and over that time, they burned through 11 pitchers. So when Tommy Romero took the mound at the start of Game 2 against Jupiter, his mission was simple."I kind of knew

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (July 10, 2019) - Tommy Romero fanned seven and the Charlotte Stone Crabs scratched across just enough offense to earn their eighth straight win Wednesday, a 2-1 victory over the Florida Fire Frogs at Osceola County Stadium. Wednesday's win extends the Stone Crabs' (52-35, 17-4) winning streak to

JUPITER, Fla. (June 29, 2019) - Tommy Romero led the Stone Crabs' sixth shutout in the last 12 games, as Charlotte blanked Palm Beach 3-0 at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.The Stone Crabs (44-34, 9-3) held Palm Beach (38-37, 3-8) to just three hits for the second straight night, extending their

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (June 23, 2019) - Tommy Romero struck out a season-high nine batters Sunday, pitching the Charlotte Stone Crabs to a 7-3 victory over the Lakeland Flying Tigers at Charlotte Sports Park.Romero (5-2) allowed just three hits over 5.1 scoreless innings, lowering his season ERA to 2.01.Romero pitched

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (June 18, 2019) - The Charlotte Stone Crabs' pitching staff made a statement to start the second half Tuesday, turning in a three-hit shutout of the first half champion Fort Myers Miracle in a 2-0 blanking at Charlotte Sports Park.  Charlotte (36-31, 1-0) right-hander Tommy Romero (4-2)

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (June 2, 2019) - Joey Roach homered Sunday, but the Charlotte Stone Crabs missed a chance to sweep the St. Lucie Mets in a 6-4 loss at Charlotte Sports Park.Roach's solo shot in the sixth inning was his first home run since July 21, 2017 against Kingsport,

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (May 28, 2019) - Rays rehabber Mike Zunino reached base five times Tuesday, as the Charlotte Stone Crabs' pitching staff turned in a four-hit shutout of the Clearwater Threshers in a 7-0 win at Charlotte Sports Park. Zunino went 3-for-3 with two walks, an RBI and three

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (May 5, 2019) - Thomas Milone collected three more hits Sunday, but the Charlotte Stone Crabs dropped the series finale to the Jupiter Hammerheads 9-1 at Charlotte Sports Park. Milone is now batting .408 with six extra-base hits through his first 12 games with the Stone Crabs

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (April 15, 2019) - The Charlotte Stone Crabs let an early lead get away Monday, giving up five runs in the final three innings to lose 6-1 to the Dunedin Blue Jays at Charlotte Sports Park.The Stone Crabs (3-9) are now 0-5 in games in which they

BRADENTON, Fla. (April 10, 2019) - Jesse Medrano's squeeze bunt single in the bottom of the tenth pushed across the winning run Wednesday as the Bradenton Marauders clipped the Charlotte Stone Crabs 2-1 in 10 innings at LECOM Park.In a 1-1 game in the bottom of the tenth, Marauders (5-2)

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 5, 2019) - The Stone Crabs battled back to tie the game twice, but the Fort Myers Miracle scored the winning run in the eighth to beat Charlotte 4-3 at Hammond Stadium Friday.With the game tied 3-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Miracle (2-0) shortstop

Clinton, IA (May 18, 2018) - Tommy Romero turned in seven shutout innings, and the Clinton LumberKings held off a late Cedar Rapids Kernels push to take the series opener 7-6 on Friday night at Ashford University Field. LumberKings (21-16) batters combined to collect 14 hits for the second highest

South Bend, IN (May 12, 2018) - A game controlled by pitching went the way of the Clinton LumberKings as they topped the South Bend Cubs 3-2 on Saturday night at Four Winds Field. Despite being outhit, 8-to-7, Clinton (18-13) topped the Cubs (14-18) to earn their second straight series

Grand Chute, WI (April 26, 2018) - The Clinton LumberKings survived a late push from the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to spilt a four-game series with a 7-3 win at Neuroscience Group Field on Thursday afternoon. Tommy Romero earned the win for Clinton with 5.2 shutout innings of work.The LumberKings (12-5)

Cedar Rapids, IA (April 13, 2018) - The Clinton LumberKings handed the Cedar Rapids Kernels their first loss of the season with a 2-0 win at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Friday night. LumberKings (5-3) pitchers Tommy Romero and Adonis De La Cruz combined to shutout the Kernels (6-1).Romero (1-1) earned