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St. Lucie-Lakeland Fight Results in Suspensions
Friday, May 8th , 2026
Yesterday at Ballpark of St. Lucie Jakob Christian and Blair Calvo got into each other's space and then into each other's face. They began to grapple and fell to the ground. That's when it boiled over into a full-fledged bench-clearing tussle between the St. Lucie Sand Gnats and Lakeland Catfish. Reason finally prevailed as the umpires restored order. After much discussion, only the two major combatants were ejected from the game.
Today the league office notified the ballclubs that Christian will have to sit out 5 while Calvo would be given a 3-game suspension for their roles in the brawl.
So far this season, Christian is hitting .289 with 3 home runs, 17 RBIs and 23 runs scored. He has 28 hits in 97 at-bats and a .413 OBP.
Calvo has taken the mound for 9 relief appearances this season, nailing down no saves while notching a 1-0 record with a 9.92 ERA. The Lakeland reliever has limited opposing batters to a .365 batting average.
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Hit Streak for Jordan Reaches 20
Thursday, May 7th , 2026
Lakeland lost to the Dunedin Danger, 8-7, at Ballpark of Dunedin, but Levi Jordan kept his consecutive-game hitting streak alive with 1 hit. The Catfish second baseman has now delivered hits in 20 straight games.
"Levi has a nice streak going, but the scoreboard tells the important story today," Lakeland manager told reporters after the game. "We lost, no matter how many hits anyone had."
Levi Jordan hit a solo-shot off Hunter Mann in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, grounded out in the 5th, flied out in the 7th and grounded out in the 9th.
This season, Jordan is batting .404 with 6 home runs.
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Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, May 4th , 2026
Here are the current team power rankings for Florida State League:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Vero Beach Blue Angels (135.3, o)
2) Gainesville Gators (106.7, o)
3) Plant City Farmers (102.6, +)
4) Dunedin Danger (97.6, -)
5) St. Lucie Sand Gnats (96.0, +)
6) Daytona Firebirds (78.0, -)
7) Lakeland Catfish (62.4, o)
8) Tampa Tigers (40.0, o)
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