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Tortugas On the Brink After 4-2 Defeat to Open Playoffs

Daytona goes to St. Lucie facing elimination
September 10, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—The Daytona Tortugas and St. Lucie Mets hobbled through a game with five errors and five of the six runs scored were unearned, but St. Lucie made enough plays to defeat Daytona 4-2 in game one of the Florida State League playoffs on Wednesday night at Jackie Robinson

Tortugas Punch Playoff Ticket With Two-Hitter & Two Homers

Daytona returns to FSL playoffs behind dominant mound work, back-to-back blasts
September 2, 2025

JUPITER, Fla—Kien Vu and Alfredo Duno connected on back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to put away a game where Daytona pitching struck out 14 batters and allowed just two hits in a 6-1 victory over the Palm Beach Cardinals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium that sent the Tortugas

Trio of Homers, Rock-Solid Relief Send Tortugas to Triumph

Daytona wins fourth in a row, tenth straight at The Jack
August 28, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Kien Vu’s two-run homer in the seventh broke a 3-3 tie and Cole Schoenwetter’s 4.0 dominant innings locked down a 5-3 victory over the Clearwater Threshers on Thursday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (31-25, 60-62) won their fourth in a row and franchise-record tenth-straight at home, holding

Schoenwetter Stellar, Duno Homers Again in 7-1 Defeat

Six-run fifth sinks Tortugas in third loss of trip
August 22, 2025

BRADENTON, Fla—Alfredo Duno started off the game with his third home run in as many games and Cole Schoenwetter spun 4.0 scoreless innings, but the Bradenton Marauders erupted for six runs in the fifth and cruised past the Daytona Tortugas 7-1 on Friday at LECOM Park. Bradenton (26-26, 56-62) has

Cruz Cruises, Davies Detonates Slam in Seventh Straight Win

Tortugas topple Fort Myers again; will look for series sweep on Sunday
August 16, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Drew Davies blasted a grand slam and Reynardo Cruz threw 5.0 scoreless innings to lead the Daytona Tortugas to their seventh-straight win, a 9-4 victory over the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels in front of 2,652 fans on Saturday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (25-22, 54-59) stroked 12

Miscues, Missed Opportunities Haunt Tortugas in 4-2 Setback

Daytona strands 13, commits pair of costly errors in first loss of series
July 10, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Alfredo Duno stroked three hits, but the Daytona Tortugas lost an early two-run advantage as the Jupiter Hammerheads took Thursday’s contest 4-2 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Jupiter (8-9, 38-45) took advantage of two critical errors to flip the momentum as Daytona (10-7, 39-44) stranded 13 runners and went

Three Early Homers, Seven-Run Eight Lift Tortugas to Series Win

Daytona also takes no-hitter into seventh in third straight win
June 29, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Three solo homers and six hitless innings set the pace early and Sammy Stafura drove in three runs in a seven-run eighth as the Daytona Tortugas pulled away late to defeat the Palm Beach Cardinals 10-3 on Sunday evening at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (6-3, 35-40) won their

Portes, Pair of Homers Power Series-Opening Win

Back-to-back two-run frames flip Tuesday tilt towards Tortugas
June 24, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Drew Davies homered in his first at-bat as a Tortuga and Esmith Pineda added a go-ahead two-run shot as the Daytona Tortugas defeated the Palm Beach Cardinals 6-3 on Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (3-1, 32-38) stroked five extra-base hits and held Palm Beach (0-4, 32-39)

Portes, Schoenwetter Shine, Valdez Homers in Shutout Win

Daytona evens series with four-hit shutout in penultimate first half contest
June 18, 2025

JUPITER, Fla—Cole Schoenwetter threw a career-best 5.0 shutout frames, Malvin Valdez crushed his first home run since 2023, and the Daytona Tortugas shut out the Jupiter Hammerheads on four hits, 3-0, on Wednesday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Daytona (28-37) spun their fourth shutout victory of the season, as

Schoenwetter Shines, Early Lead Holds in Thursday Victory

Daytona leads start to finish in snapping a four-game skid
June 12, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Cole Schoenwetter fired 4.0 scoreless innings and the Daytona Tortugas scored four runs in the first two innings in a wire-to-wire 6-4 victory over the St. Lucie Mets on Thursday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (26-34) snapped a four-game skid as St. Lucie (32-27) left nine runners

Reyes Homers, Schoenwetter Strikes Out Eight in 4-2 Win

Four-run fourth keys third win in a row
May 25, 2025

JUPITER, Fla—Luis Reyes capped off a four-run fourth with his first homer of the season and Cole Schoenwetter punched out a career-high eight batters as the Daytona Tortugas won their third in a row, 4-2 over the Palm Beach Cardinals in the series finale at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Daytona

Stafura Triples in Two in Saturday Night Setback

Four-run second too much to overcome as late rallies fall just short
April 26, 2025

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla—Sammy Stafura lined a two-run triple, but the Daytona Tortugas couldn’t overtake an early four-run deficit and fell to the St. Lucie Mets 4-2 on Saturday night at Clover Park. St. Lucie (12-8) secured the series win with their fourth win of the week, as Daytona (9-11)

Sanchez’s Slam, Leones’ Line Shot Leads Blowout Win

Two big homers boost 14-walk effort in convincing series-opening victory
April 15, 2025

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Carlos Sanchez crushed a grand slam and drove in six, Luis Leones added a three-run home run, and the Daytona Tortugas pounced on the Jupiter Hammerheads 17-6 in the series opener Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Daytona (5-5) drew 14 walks and held Jupiter (5-5) to just

Tortugas Walk Into Postseason on Henley’s Walk-off Walk

Daytona caps off regular season with second straight walk-off victory
September 8, 2024

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Kyle Henley’s walk-off walk capped off the 2024 regular season as the Daytona Tortugas finished their final contest before the playoffs with a 2-1 victory over the Bradenton Marauders at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Sunday night. Daytona overcame a season-high 16 runners left on base to finish the

Faltine Homers, Lorant Strong, But St. Lucie Wins in Ninth

Mets push across deciding run in ninth as Daytona drops series opener
August 13, 2024

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla—Trey Faltine blasted a home run and Nestor Lorant struck out seven over 5.0 strong innings, but the St. Lucie Mets pushed across the go-ahead run in the top the ninth as they defeated the Daytona Tortugas on Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. St. Lucie (14-27, 36-71)

Stafura and Almonte Homer to Back One-Run Victory

Back-to-back blasts supply early lead as Tortugas secure clutch outs late
August 7, 2024

TAMPA, Fla—Sammy Stafura and Ariel Almonte connected for back-to-back home runs in the third and Jonah Hurney earned a clutch seven-out save as the Daytona Tortugas held off the Tampa Tarpons 5-4 on Wednesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Daytona (19-16, 50-51) starts off the series with their second