FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
PLANT CITY FARMERS AT DAYTONA FIREBIRDS
09/26/2025
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FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
PLANT CITY FARMERS AT DAYTONA FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 7573 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Plant City Farmers 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 11 13 0
Daytona Firebirds 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 17 4
Plant City Defeats Daytona
A celebratory mood filled the air as the Plant City Farmers closed out the season with a 11-9 victory over the Daytona Firebirds at Ballpark of Daytona to capture the Round 2, 4-3.

Giving the Firebirds credit for a hard-fought series, Farmers players said they believed throughout the postseason that their "destiny" was to be crowned Florida State League champions.

"We felt like this was our year all season long," said shortstop Frederick Bencosme, who was named series MVP. "It was our destiny to win it and we did."

It was the 6th in franchise history. During the Florida State League South regular season Plant City put up a 71-70 record and finished first.

"They're the champions and they deserve it," said a dejected Daytona manager . "We played good ball, they just played better than us."
PLANT CITY BATTING LINESCORE DAYTONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Martin 2B 5 2 1 0 1 0 5 .333 0 1
W. Diaz 3B 5 3 2 0 1 1 2 .159 1 5
M. McCoy RF 4 3 3 1 2 0 1 .500 0 2
F. Bencosme SS 5 0 2 1 1 2 6 .333 1 8
J. De La Cruz LF 4 2 2 5 1 0 4 .359 5 15
W. Bush C 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 .341 4 11
C. McGee 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 6 .297 1 7
P. Cavenaugh CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 .231 0 7
T. Sykora P, DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .194 1 5
   a-N. Pouaka-Grego DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .419 3 8
Totals 40 11 13 11 10 10 39      
a - N. Pouaka-Grego inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. McCoy (1, 1st Inning off A. Cates, 2 on, 0 outs) , P. Cavenaugh (3, 1st Inning off A. Cates, 3 on, 1 out) , W. Diaz (1, 5th Inning off E. Castellano, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Bencosme (3, 5th Inning off E. Castellano, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. De La Cruz (5, 9th Inning off J. Beck, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Martin , W. Diaz 3 , M. McCoy 4 , F. Bencosme 3 , J. De La Cruz 5 , W. Bush , P. Cavenaugh 3
2-out RBI: F. Bencosme , J. De La Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Martin , W. Bush 2 , T. Sykora
GIDP: C. Martin , C. McGee
Hit by Pitch: J. De La Cruz
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Martin (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bencosme-Martin-McGee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Gonzalez LF 6 2 2 1 0 0 4 .341 4 8
L. Balcazar 2B 5 2 4 0 0 0 3 .488 1 6
B. Kalmer 1B 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 .383 3 10
   c-C. Litton 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 1
C. Davis RF 4 1 2 2 1 1 5 .333 3 9
J. Gonzalez C 4 1 1 1 1 2 7 .357 0 6
C. Cunningham DH 5 1 1 4 0 1 5 .326 2 7
Y. Mercedes CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270 2 3
J. Freethy 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .302 3 15
C. Trice SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 1 3
   a-G. Spain PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 2
   b-J. Ortega SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
Totals 43 9 17 8 4 9 30      
a - G. Spain pinch hit for C. Trice in the 4th
b - J. Ortega substituted for G. Spain in the 5th
c - C. Litton substituted for B. Kalmer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Davis (1, 1st Inning off T. Sykora, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Kalmer (3, 7th Inning off J. Kuhnel, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Gonzalez (4, 1st Inning off T. Sykora, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Cunningham (2, 3rd Inning off T. Sykora, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Gonzalez 5 , L. Balcazar 4 , B. Kalmer 3 , C. Davis 3 , J. Gonzalez , C. Cunningham 4 , Y. Mercedes , J. Freethy 3 , J. Ortega
2-out RBI: C. Davis , J. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Gonzalez 2 , C. Cunningham , Y. Mercedes
GIDP: E. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: L. Balcazar
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: E. Castellano , J. Gonzalez , J. Freethy 2
Double Plays: 2 (Kalmer-Trice-Benson, Ortega-Balcazar-Kalmer)
PLANT CITY PITCHING LINESCORE DAYTONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sykora 2.1 6 6 6 3 4 2 48 13.03   
R. Johnston 2.2 7 3 3 1 1 0 51 10.12   
J. Kuhnel 1.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
N. Bitsko W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 0.00   
A. Willis SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sykora 18
Batters Faced: T. Sykora 15, R. Johnston 17, J. Kuhnel 7, N. Bitsko 5, A. Willis 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sykora 1-1, R. Johnston 3-4, J. Kuhnel 1-2, N. Bitsko 1-1, A. Willis 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sykora 48-27, R. Johnston 51-29, J. Kuhnel 19-12, N. Bitsko 26-17, A. Willis 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Bitsko 2-0
WP: T. Sykora , R. Johnston
Hit Batsmen: R. Johnston
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Cates 1.0 4 5 5 3 1 0 47 10.80   
C. Benson 2.0 5 2 2 2 1 0 47 12.46   
E. Castellano 3.1 3 1 1 2 3 0 52 5.62   
J. Torres H (4) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 24 6.48   
J. Beck L (0-1), BS (1) 1.0 1 3 3 2 2 1 25 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Cates 17
Batters Faced: A. Cates 10, C. Benson 14, E. Castellano 15, J. Torres 6, J. Beck 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Cates 0-2, C. Benson 3-1, E. Castellano 2-4, J. Torres 0-2, J. Beck 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Cates 47-27, C. Benson 47-28, E. Castellano 52-32, J. Torres 24-17, J. Beck 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Castellano 3-0 , J. Torres 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Benson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose De La Cruz
Ballpark: Ballpark of Daytona
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 4:33
Attendance: 28888
Special Notes: RP Joel Kuhnel was injured while pitching.
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