Kevin Mahoney (left) congratulates Dermis Garcia of the Tampa Tarpons after Garcia's homer

Garcia, Sands Homer as Tarpons Claim Home Opener, 12-9

TAMPA, Fla.- An eight-run fourth gave Tampa an 11-1 lead before the Lakeland Flying Tigers (2-1) stormed back with seven runs in the sixth, but the Tarpons (1-2) held on to win, 12-9, in front of a home-opener crowd of 1,592 on Saturday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Matt Pita reached on a fielding error, stole second and later scored on a two-out single by Dermis Garcia, giving the Tarpons a 1-0 lead in the first. ... Full Story