May 25, 2022 – Florida State League (FSL) – Tampa Tarpons News Release
Tampa Tarpons pitcher Yorlin Calderon
(Tampa Tarpons, Credit: Mark LoMoglio)
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Tarpons (20-21) took care of business Wednesday afternoon, sweeping their double header against the Lakeland Flying Tigers (17-24) at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Tarpons scored seven runs in the sixth inning to capture game one, 7-0. While the pitching was superb in game one, RHP Yorlin Calderon completely stole the show in game two – throwing a complete game no-hitter en route to a 4-0 victory. Tampa pitching held Lakeland to just one hit over the course of both games as the Tarpons increased their current winning streak to six games.
GAME 1
Game one of Wednesday’s double header was nothing short of a pitching clinic as both starters came boasting their best stuff. RHP Yon Castro (1-2) drew the early game start and secured his first victory of the season. Castro put together a fantastic performance – striking out nine batters over six scoreless innings. The Flying Tigers were only able to muster one hit against the young righty.
Lakeland starter Wilkil Hernandez was equally stellar on the mound, surrendering just two hits over four innings of work. Like Castro, Hernandez finished the day with nine strikeouts.
The action heated up in the sixth after Castro awarded back-to-back free passes to Alvaro Gonzalez and Austin Schultz. Carlos Mendoza was unable to get the bunt down to move the runners over, instead popping up to 3B Marcos Cabrera. Manuel Sequera flied out to left, which moved Gonzalez to third. Izaac Pacheco stepped up to the plate with the hopes of driving in the first run of the game, but Castro had other plans. On a full count, Pacheco took a hearty swing at Castro’s offering and came up empty.
The Tarpons saved a full game’s worth of production for the bottom half of the sixth. CF Alan Mejia drew a lead-off walk after replacing Jasson Dominguez who left the game with an…
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