FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
ST. LUCIE SAND GNATS AT TAMPA TIGERS
04/12/2026
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FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
ST. LUCIE SAND GNATS AT TAMPA TIGERS
GAME ID: 3533 - SUNDAY, APRIL 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
St. Lucie Sand Gnats (2-1) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 1 1 2 12 16 0
Tampa Tigers (1-2) 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 10 14 0
Rucker Batters Tampa Big Time
Carson Rucker had an answer for everything the Tampa Tigers threw at him at Ballpark of Tampa. The St. Lucie shortstop went 5-for-7 in the game to put his name in the record book and give the Sand Gnats a win, 12-10.

Summing up his batting philosophy to BNN writers after the game, Rucker said, "I just see the ball and I hit it."

Carson Rucker struck out in the 2nd, struck out in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Jackson Humphries in the 6th, hit a solo-shot off Brendan Murphy in the 8th, doubled in the 9th, doubled in the 10th and hit an RBI single in the 11th.

ST. LUCIE BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mota 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 0 0
   a-R. Cesarini PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .455 0 0
   b-D. Dimon 3B 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 .333 1 2
J. Bench 2B 5 1 1 0 1 1 2 .143 0 0
D. Bernard RF 5 3 2 2 2 1 2 .375 0 5
J. Christian DH 6 1 2 2 1 3 4 .286 0 5
C. Rucker SS 7 3 5 4 0 2 1 .471 2 5
M. Deson LF 5 0 1 0 2 3 3 .250 0 0
J. Jenkins 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .400 1 5
   c-R. Cruz 1B 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 0 1
J. Galiz C 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 .333 1 1
E. Pena CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .111 0 0
Totals 47 12 16 12 11 16 22      
a - R. Cesarini pinch hit for J. Mota in the 7th
b - D. Dimon substituted for R. Cesarini in the 7th
c - R. Cruz substituted for J. Jenkins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Christian (1, 4th Inning off J. Humphries, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Bernard (2, 4th Inning off J. Humphries, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bench (2, 6th Inning off J. Humphries, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Rucker 2 (2, 9th Inning off S. Van Dam, 0 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off M. Martin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Rucker 2 (2, 6th Inning off J. Humphries, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Murphy, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Jenkins (1, 8th Inning off B. Murphy, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Galiz (1, 8th Inning off B. Murphy, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Cesarini , J. Bench 2 , D. Bernard 3 , J. Christian 3 , C. Rucker 13 , M. Deson , J. Jenkins 5 , J. Galiz 5
2-out RBI: D. Bernard , J. Christian , C. Rucker 2 , R. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dimon , D. Bernard , J. Christian , M. Deson 2 , J. Galiz
Sac Bunt: J. Bench , E. Pena
Team LOB: 15
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ferguson 2B 7 0 1 1 0 2 8 .200 0 2
A. Navigato SS 5 2 2 1 1 2 1 .214 0 2
P. Winkel C 5 3 2 2 1 1 4 .222 1 3
A. Gutierrez 1B 5 1 3 1 1 0 1 .667 0 1
J. Schiavone LF 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .143 0 4
G. Wolkow CF 5 0 0 0 1 2 5 .231 1 4
K. Tears RF 4 2 2 1 2 2 0 .182 0 1
C. Young 3B 6 0 2 2 0 2 3 .300 0 2
C. Rasmussen DH 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 .200 0 0
Totals 45 10 14 10 9 12 26      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Schiavone (1, 5th Inning off S. Matson, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Young (1, 9th Inning off T. Manning, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Tears (1, 9th Inning off T. Manning, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Gutierrez (1, 10th Inning off T. Myrick, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Winkel (1, 1st Inning off S. Matson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Ferguson , A. Navigato 2 , P. Winkel 5 , A. Gutierrez 4 , J. Schiavone 2 , K. Tears 3 , C. Young 3 , C. Rasmussen
2-out RBI: M. Ferguson , A. Navigato , A. Gutierrez , J. Schiavone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Ferguson 2 , P. Winkel , G. Wolkow 3
Sac Fly: J. Schiavone
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Navigato (1) , C. Rasmussen (1)
ST. LUCIE PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Matson 5.0 7 4 4 3 7 1 24 103 7.20   
I. Martinez 2.0 1 2 2 3 1 0 10 39 9.00   
C. Schuelke H (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 14 0.00   
T. Manning BS (1) 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 7 25 16.20   
T. Myrick W (1-1), BS (1) 1.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 8 37 6.75   
A. Smith SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Matson 41
Batters Faced: S. Matson 24, I. Martinez 10, C. Schuelke 5, T. Manning 7, T. Myrick 8, A. Smith 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matson 1-6, I. Martinez 2-3, C. Schuelke 1-0, T. Manning 2-0, T. Myrick 1-3, A. Smith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Matson 103-62, I. Martinez 39-22, C. Schuelke 14-11, T. Manning 25-19, T. Myrick 37-19, A. Smith 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Schuelke 2-1 , A. Smith 1-0
Balk: S. Matson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Humphries 5.2 6 4 4 0 9 1 23 97 6.35   
J. Harlow 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 8 41 6.75   
B. Murphy 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 3 4 12 40.50   
S. Van Dam 1.0 1 1 1 3 3 0 7 38 9.00   
Z. Morehouse 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 19 18.00   
K. Scott 0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 16 3.00   
M. Martin L (0-1) 1.0 3 2 2 4 0 0 10 40 18.00   
B. Neeck 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Humphries 50
Batters Faced: J. Humphries 23, J. Harlow 8, B. Murphy 4, S. Van Dam 7, Z. Morehouse 4, K. Scott 3, M. Martin 10, B. Neeck 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Humphries 0-8, J. Harlow 1-2, B. Murphy 0-0, S. Van Dam 0-0, Z. Morehouse 0-0, K. Scott 0-2, M. Martin 2-1, B. Neeck 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Humphries 97-64, J. Harlow 41-22, B. Murphy 12-8, S. Van Dam 38-20, Z. Morehouse 19-12, K. Scott 16-10, M. Martin 40-20, B. Neeck 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Morehouse 2-1 , M. Martin 1-1 , B. Neeck 2-0
WP: J. Humphries , M. Martin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carson Rucker
Ballpark: Ballpark of Tampa
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:00 PM ET
Time: 5:28
Attendance: 7422
Special Notes: Carson Rucker ties the FSL regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5.
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