April 26, 2022 – Florida State League (FSL) – Tampa Tarpons News Release
Tampa Tarpons pitcher Yon Castro
(Tampa Tarpons, Credit: Mark LoMoglio)
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Tarpons dropped the series opener to the Lakeland Flying Tigers, 5-4. The Tarpons came into Tuesday night’s tilt against the Flying Tigers in dire need of a victory. After dropping six straight in Clearwater, the Tarpons returned to George M. Steinbrenner Field determined to get back on track. Tampa looked well on their way to snapping their losing streak until the wheels fell off in ninth inning, and their rally came up short.
RHP Yon Castro (0-0) received the starting nod for the Tarpons and took the mound for his third start of the season. Castro was extremely sharp over three plus innings, allowing only one hit while striking out five batters. The young right-hander continued his impressive early season run, with tonight’s performance marking his third straight start in a row without surrendering an earned run.
The Tarpons struck first and jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the second inning. SS Ben Cowles led off the inning and blasted the very first pitch he saw into the right field seats for his first home run of the season. C Anthony Seigler drew a full-count walk, and RF Grant Richardson hit a sharp line drive double to right field to put runners on second and third with no outs. Unfortunately, the Tarpons were unable to capitalize and stranded both men on base.
With a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning, manager Rachel Balkovec turned to the bullpen and called upon LHP Ryan Anderson to pick up where Castro left off. Anderson immediately issued a free pass to Roberto Campos, who moved to second on a single by Josh Crouch. After a wild pitch shifted both runners into scoring position, Anderson quickly found himself in a jam. Jose De La Cruz stepped up to the plate for the Flying Tigers in a familiar situation with RISP – his 13 RBIs rank second for Lakeland. Anderson…
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