D-Jays Rally in 8th

By Eddie Michels on July 26, 2016

Dunedin’s Justin Shafer went six innings Tuesday night allowing three run on six hits while walking four and striking out two. He was not involved in the decision leaving with the game tied at three against Lakeland.

Dunedin went on to win scoring two runs in the eighth coming from behind and then holding a 6-5 lead.

Justin Shafer (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9			R	H	E
Lakeland (44-53)	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0			5	8	1
Dunedin (52-49)	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	X			6	6	0

LB Dantzler Doubles to Left driving in two. (EDDEIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Prospect Josh Almonte doubles in a run. (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Lakeland Flying Tigers
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG*
Ben Verlander	RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250
A.J. Simcox	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.260
Tyler Bortnick	DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.368
Kade Scivicque	C	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.262
Christin Stewart	LF	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.263
Joey Pankake	2B	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.221
Wade Hinkle	1B	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.274
Zac Shepherd	3B	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.189
Ross Kivett	CF	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	.213
Totals		34	5	8	4	0	0	5	6	7	.249

Justin Shafer (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

BATTING
2B: Kivett (15, Shafer); Scivicque (15, Shafer); Pankake (10, Shafer); Shepherd (12, Gonzalez, Al).
TB: Shepherd 3; Scivicque 2; Bortnick; Kivett 3; Verlander, B; Pankake 2.
RBI: Kivett 3 (37); Verlander, B (19); Simcox (30).
2-out RBI: Kivett 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Verlander, B 3; Pankake; Bortnick.
SF: Simcox.
Team RISP: 4-for-9.
Team LOB: 10.FIELDING
E: Hinkle (10, fielding).
DP: 2 (Shepherd-Pankake-Hinkle 2).

Dunedin Blue Jays
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Anthony Alford	CF	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.208
Richard Urena	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.288
Jonathan Davis	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.242
L.B. Dantzler	1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	.236
1- Aaron Attaway	PR-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Gunnar Heidt	3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.256
D.J. Davis	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.203
Danny Jansen	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.235
Dickie Joe Thon	2B-1B	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.251
Josh Almonte	RF	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	.152
Totals		29	6	6	4	0	0	6	7	7	.247

1-Ran for Dantzler in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Almonte, J (3, Szkutnik); Dantzler (8, Szkutnik); Heidt (8, Szkutnik); Alford (10, Hemmer).
TB: Heidt 3; Almonte, J 2; Alford 2; Dantzler 2; Thon.
RBI: Almonte, J (11); Dantzler 2 (11); Alford (24); Jansen (13); Thon (25).
2-out RBI: Dantzler 2; Alford.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Heidt; Davis, D; Urena, R; Almonte, J 2.
GIDP: Urena, R 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.BASERUNNING
SB: Thon (18, 2nd base off Moreno, G/Scivicque).

Lakeland Flying Tigers
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA*
Trent Szkutnik	6.0	4	3	3	3	3	0	7.82
Gabe Hemmer (L, 0-2)	1.1	2	3	3	3	3	0	5.74
Gerson Moreno (BS, 3)	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	8.38
Totals	8.0	6	6	6	7	7	0	4.34

Dunedin Blue Jays
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Shafer	6.0	6	3	3	4	2	0	6.01
Dusty Isaacs	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.90
Alonzo Gonzalez (BS, 3)(W, 5-4)	1.0	2	2	2	2	1	0	2.38
Colton Turner (S, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.61
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	6	7	0	4.07

Game Scores: Szkutnik 56; Shafer 49.
IBB: Kivett (by Gonzalez, Al).
HBP: Scivicque (by Isaacs).
Pitches-strikes: Szkutnik 87-47; Hemmer 33-16; Moreno, G 18-10; Shafer 99-58; Isaacs 22-15; Gonzalez, Al 32-15; Turner 17-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Szkutnik 8-5; Hemmer 1-0; Moreno, G 1-0; Shafer 7-5; Isaacs 1-0; Gonzalez, Al 1-1; Turner 1-0.
Batters faced: Szkutnik 24; Hemmer 9; Moreno, G 3; Shafer 28; Isaacs 4; Gonzalez, Al 7; Turner 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Moreno, G 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Justin Robinson. 1B: Grant Conrad.
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
First pitch: 6:32 PM.
T: 2:41.
Att: 582.
Venue: Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.
July 26, 2016