North Division Champions
September 9, 2016 - Florida State League (FSL1)
Tampa Yankees News Release
North Division Champions
(Tampa Yankees)
The Tampa Yankees (2-1) rallied for six runs in the sixth inning, including a pair of three-run home runs by Rashad Crawford and Trey Amburgey, and held on to defeat the Dunedin Blue Jays (1-2) in a nail-biter, 9-8, on Thursday night at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, winning the decisive Game Three and moving on to the Florida State League Championship Series.
Crawford (3-for-4, HR, 3B, 2B, 5RBI, 2R) finished a single shy of the cycle and tallied 7 RBI in the series. Both he and Torres (3-for-4, 3R, SB) hit .438 (7-for-16) in the series. Amburgey (1-for-4, HR, 3RBI, R) finished with 4 RBI in the series.
The T-Yanks will now head to Bradenton to battle the Marauders for the FSL Title in a best-of-five series at McKechnie Field. Tampa finished 5-3 against Bradenton in the regular season. The Yankees will be the "road" team for Games One and Two and will act as the "home" team for Game Three and (if necessary) Games Four and Five.
Game One is set for Friday night at 6:30pm. RHP Domingo German (0-2, 3.04 ERA) is slated to start for the Yankees against RHP Yeudy Garcia (6-8, 2.76 ERA) for the Marauders.
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