FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT FLORIDA FIRE FROGS
08/12/2024
 
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT FLORIDA FIRE FROGS
GAME ID: 8945 - MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakeland Flying Tigers (57-65) 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 10 0
Florida Fire Frogs (48-74) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Lakeland Beats Florida, 5-2
Jackson Merrill left his imprint on the 5-2 Lakeland win against the Florida Fire Frogs. Merrill, who is tied for 6th in the FLO with a .431 slugging percentage, went 2-3 with a triple, a double, and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times. Robert Ahlstrom, the winning pitcher, improved to 11-10. He pitched 6.2 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 3. Lakeland is now 57-65, while Florida is 48-74.

Merrill had a key at-bat for Lakeland early in the game. With a runner on 1st, he hit a run-scoring triple. It was his 2nd triple of the season and gave Lakeland an early 1-0 lead.

"I feel honored to be a part of this team," said Merrill.

LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORES FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Allen DH 5 2 4 0 0 0 2 .217 1 12
P. Pelini SS 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .262 4 20
J. Merrill 1B 3 2 2 1 2 0 2 .272 9 46
A. MacDonald RF 4 0 1 2 1 0 4 .266 4 34
E. Ortíz 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .251 5 27
   a-J. Morales PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 0 0
   b-B. Bunch 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 1 8
F. Brock LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 5 .250 9 31
D. Hernández 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .173 0 2
J. Colón CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .237 3 22
B. Fulford C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .221 0 5
Totals 34 5 10 4 8 10 26      
a - J. Morales pinch hit for E. Ortíz in the 7th
b - B. Bunch substituted for J. Morales in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Brock (14, 2nd Inning off G. Roberson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Merrill (20, 3rd Inning off G. Roberson, 0 on, 1 out) , A. MacDonald (17, 3rd Inning off G. Roberson, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Merrill (2, 1st Inning off G. Roberson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Brock (9, 6th Inning off M. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Allen 4 , P. Pelini , J. Merrill 5 , A. MacDonald 2 , F. Brock 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Allen , J. Merrill , E. Ortíz , F. Brock , D. Hernández
GIDP: B. Fulford
Sac Bunt: J. Colón
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Allen (16)
CS: B. Allen (7) , P. Pelini (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ortíz-Hernández-Merrill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Bando LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 2 31
   b-L. Jones PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 1 21
B. Gregg RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 1 6
   a-L. Jones PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 1 24
   c-M. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .221 1 14
C. Torres C 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .188 3 16
N. Garza SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .230 1 23
D. McCain 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .272 0 13
D. Manuel 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .205 2 7
R. Studdert DH 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .305 1 15
R. Garza CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .237 3 12
R. Williams 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245 6 28
Totals 34 2 8 2 4 3 18      
a - L. Jones pinch hit for B. Gregg in the 7th
b - L. Jones pinch hit for A. Bando in the 9th
c - M. King pinch hit for L. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Garza (3, 9th Inning off M. Miller, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Bando , L. Jones , C. Torres , N. Garza , D. McCain , R. Studdert , R. Garza 2 , R. Williams
2-out RBI: R. Studdert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Jones , C. Torres , R. Garza
GIDP: R. Studdert
Hit by Pitch: R. Williams
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. McCain (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Garza-Manuel)
LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORES FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Ahlstrom W (11-10) 6.2 6 2 2 3 3 0 94 58 3.00
L. Segura H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 11 3.41
M. Miller SV (17) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 9 2.38
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ahlstrom 54
Batters Faced: R. Ahlstrom 28, L. Segura 5, M. Miller 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ahlstrom 7-9, L. Segura 4-0, M. Miller 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ahlstrom 94-58, L. Segura 21-11, M. Miller 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Segura 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Miller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
G. Roberson L (5-8) 5.0 7 3 3 3 5 0 104 65 4.65
M. Miller 2.0 2 2 1 3 2 1 42 29 3.27
G. Hall 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 49 28 2.89
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Roberson 43
Batters Faced: G. Roberson 23, M. Miller 11, G. Hall 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Roberson 4-4, M. Miller 1-2, G. Hall 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Roberson 104-65, M. Miller 42-29, G. Hall 49-28
WP: G. Roberson , M. Miller
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackson Merrill
Ballpark: Space Coast Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 3410
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