Connecticut Tigers Connection

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Song Of The Day: The Beach Boys-Here Today (1966)

Surging CT Tigers Slam Spinners 11-2 For Fifth Straight Win Thursday Night In Lowell

Thursday, July 2, 2015

at LeLacheur Park, Lowell, MA

Connecticut Tigers (7-6) 11

at Lowell Spinners (10-4) 2

WP-TIGERS: Jake Shull (1-0)

LP-Lowell: Jake Cosart (0-1)

Home Runs-TIGERS: Cam Gibson (2), Christin Stewart (1)

The Connecticut Tigers won their fifth straight game, when the blasted the Lowell Spinners 11-2 in Lowell. The game was put out of reach early, thanks to a homer by Christin Stewart and a grand slam by Cam Gibson (his second homer in as many days.) 2015 second round draft pick Tyler Alexander made his first CT Tigers start and tossed four scoreless inning, giving up just 1 hit.

Once again, the Tigers' pitching shut down the high powered Spinners (giving up just a couple of garbage runs in the bottom of the 9th.) The second place Tigers now trail first place Lowell by just 2.5 games in the Stedler Division standings.

Attendance (3457)

Time (2:20)

TIGERS Record (7-6)

Second Place (Stedler Division, 2.5 GB first place Lowell)

Connecticut Tigers Welcome More MLB Offspring In 2015

(Cam Gibson)

Since their inception in 2010, the Connecticut Tigers have featured several sons and grandsons of former MLB players (Shawn Teufel, Eric Roof, Pat Leyland, Colin Kaline, Bo McClendon.) The club also included OF Ben Verlander, who of course is the younger brother of Detroit Tigers' All Star pitcher Justin Verlander.

The 2015 Connecticut Tigers feature three sons of former MLB players, starting with 2015 Detroit fifth round draft pick Cam Gibson (who hit back to back homers in the Tigers' last two games with Lowell, one of them a grand slam.) Cam Gibson is the son of Detroit Tigers' great Kirk Gibson and attended Michigan State University just like his father. Gibson wears his father's #23 with the CT Tigers and appears to have the same fiery playing style.

The 2015 CT also welcome catcher Tyler Servais (pronounced Service), who is the son of long time MLB catcher Scott Servais (who played 11 seasons in the majors with the Astros, Cubs, Giants and Rockies.)

Finally, the '15 CT Tigers will feature 1B/OF Tanner Donnels, who is the son of journeyman infielder Chris Donnels (who had an 8 year MLB career with the Astros, Mets, Diamonbacks, Dodgers and Red Sox (1991-2002.)

Both Gibson and Donnels have already made their marks as Connecticut Tigers. Gibson is hitting a cool .444 with 2 homers and 6 RBI's in just three games!