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De La Cruz, Boyle earn starring roles for Reds

Big prospects put up eye-catching numbers to reach Double-A
@JesseABorek
November 7, 2022

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2022 Organization All-Stars series are the Cincinnati Reds.

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

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,

Three-run eighth pushes Daytona past Palm Beach, 5-3

O'Guinn's two-run single put Tortugas ahead for good; Cooper strikes out career-high eight
May 25, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tied in the eighth, the Tortugas again came through in the clutch. LF Jamal O'Guinn put Daytona in front with a two-run single, as the Tortugas toppled the Palm Beach Cardinals, 5-3, in front of 1,030 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Wednesday night. Even at

Ashcraft ready to recharge Big Red machine

Righty leading the next wave of young talent headed to Cincinnati
@RobTnova24
November 5, 2021

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.

Tortugas strike early, often in 12-2 evisceration of Hammerheads

Hinds, Torres, and Vellojín all collect three-hit, multi-RBI games, as Daytona cruises to a rout
September 11, 2021

JUPITER, Fla. — After being held to just two runs on 11 hits the previous two nights, the Tortugas' offense broke out in a big way on Saturday. Daytona sent all nine hitters to the plate in two separate frames — including a five-run first — in a 12-2 throttling

Daytona dominates early, holds on to defeat Jupiter, 6-4

Tortugas jump out to early 5-0 advantage, hold off late Hammerheads push to return to .500
September 8, 2021

JUPITER, Fla. — Daytona jumped out to a 5-0 lead after three-and-a-half-innings on Wednesday but watched as Jupiter trimmed it to one in the eighth. The Tortugas snatched an insurance run in the ninth and befuddled the Hammerheads in the bottom half of the frame to snap a brief two-game

Tortugas unable to complete five-run comeback in Jupiter

Vellojín picks up three hits, clubs game-tying home run, but Daytona can't come all the way back from five down
September 7, 2021

JUPITER, Fla. — Trailing 6-1 going to the sixth inning, Daytona had a lot of work to do to climb out of the hole. The Tortugas rallied for one in that frame and four more in the seventh to tie it, but C Paul McIntosh's go-ahead solo home run in

Tortugas brush past Mussels to seal series victory, 6-4

Daytona jumps over the .500 mark for the first time since May 29 thanks to a four-hit night from Torres
September 4, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Thanks to a career-high four hits from SS José Torres, the Tortugas jumped over the .500 mark for the first time since May 29, as Daytona painted a 6-4 victory over the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels before 1,295 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Saturday night.

Vellojín's offense, defense vault Daytona to fourth-straight win

Catcher reaches base four times, drives in winning run, throws out base stealer to seal 3-2 victory
September 1, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Looking for their fourth-straight victory, C Daniel Vellojín proved to be a force of nature. The 21-year-old reached base four times, drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth, and threw out a base stealer to end it in the ninth, as the Daytona Tortugas topped

Six-run ninth pushes Tortugas to series split with Mets

Rece Hinds collects his first career multi-home run game, as Daytona bests St. Lucie, 9-6
August 29, 2021

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — After watching an early three-run lead evaporate, Daytona did not bow their heads. Instead, they responded with authority. Thanks to six runs in the top of the ninth and a multi-home run performance by DH Rece Hinds, the Tortugas held their ground and defeated the

Pitching propels Daytona to extra-inning victory, 3-2

Tortugas score on a wild pitch, sacrifice fly, and ground out, but snatch one-run win in St. Lucie
August 28, 2021

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — In a tightly contested, back-and-forth affair, it was Daytona who pounced last. The Tortugas shuffled their automatic runner across in the top of the 10th and stranded the tying run at third in the bottom half, securing a 3-2 victory over the St. Lucie Mets

'Tugas can't complete late rally, fall to Mets, 5-3

Hinds records second-straight multi-hit game, Thompson pokes first career homer in defeat
August 27, 2021

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Behind 5-0 going to the eighth inning, Daytona scratched and clawed their way back into the contest, bringing the go-ahead run to the plate in the top of the ninth. The fabulous comeback effort fell short, though, as the St. Lucie Mets hung on to

St. Lucie squeezes by Daytona in eighth, 4-3

Ibarra records second-straight multi-hit game, but two-run eighth for St. Lucie downs Daytona
August 26, 2021

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — In a back-and-forth contest throughout the evening, St. Lucie's haymaker in the eighth proved to be the knockout blow. The Mets picked up two runs in the bottom of the eighth and withstood a late push from the Tortugas in the ninth, as St. Lucie

St. Lucie spoils series opener against Daytona

Leyton and Santana combined for five hits, two homers, but 'Tugas drop lid-lifter
August 24, 2021

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — 2B Brandon Leyton made several great defensive plays in addition to a three-hit performance at the plate, but it was not enough to usurp the St. Lucie Mets who topped the Daytona Tortugas, 5-3, on Tuesday night at Clover Park. St. Lucie (50-44) jumped out

Sour Sunday sees Daytona drop a pair to Jupiter

Cerda's two-homer finale not enough, as Jupiter takes suspended game, 3-0, win nightcap in extras, 9-8
August 15, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Tortugas appeared on their way to a series victory before things went awry. After dropping the opener, Saturday's suspended game, 3-0, Daytona held a 7-1 lead going into the fourth of game two. However, the Jupiter Hammerheads rallied to stun the 'Tugas in eight innings,

Daytona rallies to jump over Jupiter, 10-7

Austin Hendrick sets a career-high with four hits as the 'Tugas rally from three down twice
August 12, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Trailing 3-0 and 4-1 early, RF Austin Hendrick and the Tortugas' bats burst onto the scene at just the right time. Daytona scored in each turn at the plate from the third until the seventh, as the Tortugas rallied to jump by the Jupiter Hammerheads, 10-7,

Lakeland lays the wood, shuts out Daytona, 5-0

Daniel Vellojín picks up two hits, reaches three times to extend on-base streak to 22 in defeat
August 7, 2021

LAKELAND, Fla. — With a chance to get above .500 for the first time since May 29, the Tortugas were upended from their goal on Saturday night. Lakeland's LHP Jack O'Loughlin struck out a career-high nine, as the Flying Tigers shutout the Daytona Tortugas, 5-0, at Joker Marchant Stadium. Lakeland

'Tugas club three homers in rain-shortened 8-5 win

Daytona gets back to .500 thanks to a pair of homers from Allan Cerda in 8-plus inning affair
August 6, 2021

LAKELAND, Fla. — Daytona smashed some rainmakers in the first half of the ballgame only for Mother Nature to bring the biggest rainmaker of them all. The Tortugas walloped three home runs — including two from CF Allan Cerda — before the game was called due to rain and unplayable

St. Lucie stifles Daytona in finale, 9-4

De La Cruz collects three hits, but Mets prevent 'Tugas from reaching .500 mark
August 1, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — 3B Elly De La Cruz continued his stellar season picking up three more hits and scoring twice. However, a pair of home runs by CF Alexander Ramírez and LF Brandon McIlwain was too much to overcome, as the St. Lucie Mets salvaged the series finale, 9-4,

Fabulous Franco fires 'Tugas to historic one-hitter, 2-1

José strikes out 11-straight batters to set new franchise record as Daytona captures series win
July 31, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Searching for a home series victory, RHP José Franco was unhittable. The 20-year-old punched out a franchise-record 11-straight batters over 4.0 hitless innings, as he, RHP Frainger Aranguren, and RHP Nick Hanson combined on a one-hitter in the Daytona Tortugas' 2-1 win over the St. Lucie

Wolforth's heroics wiggles Daytona to 11-inning win

Garrett Wolforth and Brandon Leyton deliver back-to-back RBI triples in 11th to seal marathon win
July 23, 2021

FORT MYERS, Fla. — After making an outstanding defensive play in the bottom of the 10th to keep the game going, 1B Garrett Wolforth's RBI triple in the top of the 11th proved to be the difference, as the Daytona Tortugas outlasted the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, 7-5, in 11

Marrero mashes Tortugas to victory, 7-1

Wendell records first career mutli-homer game, as 'Tugas clock three dingers for third-straight game
July 21, 2021

FORT MYERS, Fla. — For the third-straight game, Daytona cracked a trio of home runs — two courtesy of LF Wendell Marrero — as the Tortugas powered their way to a 7-1 victory against the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels on Wednesday night at Hammond Stadium. Fort Myers (37-31) jumped out

Cerda catapults Daytona to series split, 8-4

Allan Cerda, Justin Gomez, and Daniel Vellojín go deep to down Bradenton on Sunday
July 18, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — CF Allan Cerda smashed a towering two-run home run to start the scoring and finished the day with a pair of knocks and three batted in, as the Daytona Tortugas earned a series split with an 8-4 victory over the Bradenton Marauders in front of 1,367

Branche, bullpen blow away Marauders, 4-3

Trio of relievers unite to twirl 7.1 innings of shutout ball, strike out 13 to stop skid
July 17, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Behind early for the fourth-straight night, Daytona rose to the occasion. RHP Stevie Branche recorded all nine of his outs via the strikeout, as he, RHP Ian Koch, and RHP Vin Timpanelli combined to throw 7.1 innings of scoreless relief in the Tortugas' 4-3 victory over