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FLORIDA FIRE FROGS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
08/16/2062
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FLORIDA FIRE FROGS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
GAME ID: 13909 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Fire Frogs (52-52) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 11 1
Lakeland Flying Tigers (54-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 9 0
Ridin' High: Napoli Hits for Cycle
Getting 4 hits in a game is no easy feat, but doing it to hit for the cycle is even more rare.

Tony Napoli of the Florida Fire Frogs pulled it off at Joker Marchant Stadium, going 4-for-5 against the Lakeland Flying Tigers. His batting escapades sparked the Fire Frogs to a win, 5-4.

Napoli tallied 1 run and drove in 3 during the game. Hitting for the cycle is particularly rare because of the different skills required - enough power for a home run, enough speed for a triple and enough patience at the plate to see at least four hittable balls.

"It just happened," Napoli said to reporters after the win. "Must have been fate or something, I wasn't expecting it. Heck, I wasn't even really trying for it."

Tony Napoli flied out in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, tripled in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off Matt Bessetta in the 7th and hit an RBI double in the 9th.

In 38 games this season, Napoli has batted at a .252 pace with 39 hits and 5 home runs.
FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. McMillan LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .202 0 6
G. Valentine 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .315 0 3
A. Schmunk CF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .303 13 46
T. Napoli 3B 5 1 4 3 0 0 2 .252 5 21
J. Coard RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .333 6 25
J. Coleman DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .236 0 9
V. Guzman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .260 2 19
J. Gatto SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .295 1 17
J. Cooper C 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .230 4 19
Totals 37 5 11 5 2 4 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Coleman (5, 2nd Inning off T. Ruff, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Schmunk (12, 9th Inning off M. Bessetta, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Napoli (7, 9th Inning off M. Bessetta, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Napoli (1, 5th Inning off T. Ruff, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Valentine (1, 7th Inning off T. Ruff, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Napoli (5, 7th Inning off M. Bessetta, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Valentine 4 , A. Schmunk 4 , T. Napoli 10 , J. Coleman 3
2-out RBI: A. Schmunk , T. Napoli 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. McMillan , J. Coard 3 , J. Coleman
Sac Fly: J. Cooper
Hit by Pitch: J. Gatto
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Napoli (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Carrillo DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .275 7 42
P. Dickens 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 .384 4 24
W. Salazar 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .295 8 37
N. Bazin 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 3 42
L. Rodgers CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .330 2 20
J. Breshears SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .247 1 6
G. Fenrick RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .276 1 17
Q. Lowe LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .287 4 35
A. Bobek C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 2 7
   a-C. Urbaez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .412 0 3
Totals 37 4 9 4 3 3 21      
a - C. Urbaez pinch hit for A. Bobek in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Dickens 2 (19, 3rd Inning off B. Hirst Jr., 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off L. Merklein, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Dickens 5 , L. Rodgers , J. Breshears 2 , G. Fenrick , Q. Lowe , C. Urbaez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Salazar , N. Bazin , L. Rodgers
Team LOB: 9
FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hirst Jr. W (4-3) 8.0 5 1 1 2 3 0 107 3.68   
C. Walls 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 19 6.17   
L. Merklein SV (13) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hirst Jr. 69
Batters Faced: B. Hirst Jr. 32, C. Walls 3, L. Merklein 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hirst Jr. 13-8, C. Walls 0-0, L. Merklein 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hirst Jr. 107-63, C. Walls 19-11, L. Merklein 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Walls 1-1 , L. Merklein 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ruff L (8-5) 6.2 7 3 3 2 4 0 100 4.51   
M. Bessetta 2.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 31 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ruff 50
Batters Faced: T. Ruff 30, M. Bessetta 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ruff 8-8, M. Bessetta 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ruff 100-63, M. Bessetta 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bessetta 1-1
WP: T. Ruff
Hit Batsmen: T. Ruff
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Napoli
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 8466
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