Posts Tagged ‘Lakeland’

Catch the Flying Tigers game at 6:00 when they battle the Sarasota Reds. The Flying Tigers have won 3 games in a row. The Flying Tigers will be celebrating 80’s Night so dress up if you are brave. Following the game will be a spectacular fireworks show you do not want to miss.
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Do you usually go out to eat and find teams filling up restaurants or see sports event participants walking down major streets near hotels? If so, this new weekly feature on CCF should help you identify why. Since we do host more than 200 sporting events a year here, we understand how it could get [...]

The Lakeland Flying Tigers return to Joker Marchant Stadium for a six-game homestand beginning Thursday, May 14 against the Florida State League north division leading Brevard County Manatees. The Clearwater Threshers will be in town for a three-game series May 17-19.
The Manatees series kicks off on Thursday with the first pitch scheduled for 7:00 pm. [...]

The Lakeland Flying Tigers return to Joker Marchant Stadium for a six-game homestand beginning Monday, May 4 against Florida State League north division rival Dunedin Blue Jays. The Brevard County Manatees will be in town for a three-game series May 7-10.
The Blue Jays series kicks off on Monday, May 4 with the first pitch scheduled [...]

The Lakeland Flying Tigers return to Joker Marchant Stadium for a three-game series against Florida State League north division rival Clearwater Threshers.
The series kicks off on Tuesday, April 21 with the first pitch scheduled for 7:00 pm. Gates to Joker Marchant Stadium will open at 6:00 pm. It’s Baseball Bingo night. Fans can play baseball [...]

The Lakeland Flying Tigers return to Joker Marchant Stadium for a weekend series against the Florida State League defending champion Daytona Cubs Friday, April 17 – Sunday, April 19.
The series kicks off on Friday with the first pitch scheduled for 7:00 pm. Gates to Joker Marchant Stadium will open at 6:00 pm. The first 500 [...]

If you live in the Lakeland area, no that isn’t a large swarm of bees coming towards your house. It is the 72nd running of the Orange Cup Regatta on Lake Hollingsworth. The boat races wil begin with testing today at 11am and racing begins Saturday at 10am and Sunday at noon. As always, admission [...]

Here it is! Let the countdown to Spring Training officially begin. The Tigers will begin the exhibition schedule on Wednesday, February 25 as they welcome the Atlanta Braves to Joker Marchant Stadium, the first of 19 exhibition games played in Lakeland during the upcoming spring. Detroit will host two exhibition games in advance of the World [...]

I know this story doesn’t directly involve Polk County, but since Charles Barkley comes to Lakeland every year to give his time and money to help the First Tee Program for Barkley, Bean, Bryant & Friends, it fits here. Plus, it is just a great story and another example of how Barkley is such a [...]

The Flying Tigers return to Joker Marchant Stadium following an eight game road trip for a four game series with the St. Lucie Mets.  The Flying Tigers are currently in second place only 3 1/2 games behind the Dunedin Blue Jays.
Wednesday night is All-You-Can-Eat night.  For $10 you get a game ticket and all-you-can-eat burgers, [...]