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Tortugas split Friday twinbill with Mighty Mussels

Medrano's magic leads Daytona to 5-2 win in nightcap; Fort Myers takes Thursday's suspended game, 5-1
September 4, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — RHP Miguel Medrano put together one of his best starts of the season, tossing 5.0-shutout innings to guide the Daytona Tortugas to a 5-2 victory in game two of Friday's doubleheader. The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels captured the suspended game from Thursday evening, 5-1, as the

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

Tortugas trip up Cardinals to earn series split

Daytona bats wake up after rain delay, rally to take finale from Palm Beach
August 22, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — With Daytona trailing 2-0 going to the bottom of the third, the game was subsequently delayed for 48 minutes due to rain. Once the game resumed, the bats sprung to life. The Tortugas scored four in that bottom of the third and went on to defeat

Palm Beach picks off Daytona, 3-2

Seminati extends hitting streak to seven, but Tortugas drop one-run game to Redbirds
August 20, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — 1B Leo Seminati extended his season-long hitting streak to seven with a two-run double on Friday night, but that would be all Daytona could muster, as the Palm Beach Cardinals defeated the Daytona Tortugas, 3-2, in front of 923 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Palm Beach

Tortugas step on throttle, pummel Palm Beach, 11-4

Ibarra drives in career-high three, Cerda homers for fourth time in five games in Daytona rout
August 19, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Already having their best offensive month of the season, the Tortugas continued that trend on Thursday night. 1B Ruben Ibarra reached base four times and drove in three, while CF Allan Cerda homered for the fourth time in five games, as Daytona dominated the Palm Beach

Leo leads the way, as 'Tugas snap small skid, 6-1

Seminati homers for third-straight game, as Daytona ends three-contest slide
August 18, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Looking to snap a brief three-game slide, 1B Leo Seminati ignited the offense in the sixth. His two-run home run was the first of three long balls for Daytona, as the Tortugas tripped up the Palm Beach Cardinals, 6-1, in front of 889 fans at Jackie

Palm Beach pours it on early, defeats Daytona, 8-5

Elly De La Cruz picks up two more extra-base hits, but Cardinals hand 'Tugas their third-straight defeat
August 17, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Despite trailing 7-0 heading to the bottom of the fifth, the Tortugas rallied and put the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the seventh and brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the eighth. However, they could not complete the comeback, as the Palm

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,

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,

Bonnin, Daytona whiff 15, batter St. Lucie, 8-2

Bryce Bonnin lowers ERA to 0.95, strikes out nine, as 'Tugas roll past Mets
July 30, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — RHP Bryce Bonnin continued his outstanding month of July, striking out nine hitters over 5.0 scoreless innings, as the Daytona Tortugas trampled the St. Lucie Mets, 8-2, in front of 1,272 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Friday night. Daytona (37-39) made sure Bonnin was given

Walks drown Daytona in eighth, 8-7

Austin Hendrick, Allan Cerda, Leo Seminati leave the yard in excruciating defeat
July 20, 2021

FORT MYERS, Fla. — RF Austin Hendrick ripped a double and clocked a two-run home run, as part of a three-homer day for Daytona, but the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the Daytona Tortugas, 8-7, on Tuesday night at

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

Seminati's smash not enough, as Threshers walk-off, 4-3

Abrahan Gutiérrez picks up game-winning single in 10th after Leo’s game-tying blast in the seventh
June 27, 2021

CLEARWATER, Fla. - LF Leo Seminati tied the game in the seventh with a titanic two-run shot, but Daytona could not complete the comeback. DH Abrahan Gutiérrez delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th, as the Clearwater Threshers bit the Tortugas, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at BayCare

Leyton & Leo lift-off as 'Tugas top Threshers, 6-1

Daytona takes lid-lifter; Second game rained out, will play two on Friday
June 24, 2021

CLEARWATER, Fla. — 2B Brandon Leyton and 1B Leo Seminati each clubbed vital home runs, as the Daytona Tortugas took game one of a scheduled doubleheader, 6-1, over the Clearwater Threshers at BayCare Ballpark on Thursday afternoon. Game two was postponed due to rain and will be made up as

Two four-run frames down Daytona in finale, 9-4

Palm Beach posts four spots in the third and eighth to spoil Father’s Day celebration at The Jack
June 20, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Looking to capture a series victory, Daytona jumped out to an early three-run lead. It wouldn’t last, however, as Palm Beach tallied four runs in the third and eighth innings to steal the finale, 9-4, in front of 1,627 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Sunday

Cardinals outlast Tortugas in offensive exhibition, 11-10

Seminati and Hendrick each deposit home runs, as Daytona’s three-game win streak is snapped
June 18, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - After a night full of heroics on Wednesday, the same luck did not fall Daytona’s way on Thursday. 1B Jacob Buchberger’s run-scoring single in the top of the eighth was the difference, as the Palm Beach Cardinals pinched an 11-10 victory from the Tortugas in front

Seminati's blast bolts Daytona over Bradenton, 8-6

Lantigua, Astudillo, and Seminati all leave the yard, as Tortugas capture finale
June 13, 2021

BRADENTON, Fla. - On the verge of dropping a season-high fifth-straight game, Daytona refused to let that become reality. 1B Leo Seminati’s go-ahead, two-run home run in the top of the eighth was the difference, as the Tortugas rallied to clip the Marauders, 8-6, on Sunday afternoon at LECOM Park.

Clearwater catches fire early, scorches Daytona, 10-4

Reyny Reyes picks up three hits, Wendell Marrero reaches four times in defeat
June 5, 2021

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - After an exhilarating comeback from Daytona last night, Clearwater made sure to prevent a repeat on Friday. The Threshers hoisted crooked numbers on the scoreboard in the first, second, and third innings, defeating the Tortugas, 10-4, in front of 1,295 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Right