FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 14, 2023) – Cory Lewis, A.J. Labas, Gabriel Yanez, and Ben Ethridge combined for the Mighty Mussels’ fourth no-hitter in the last three seasons Sunday, shutting out the Tampa Tarpons to seal a six-game sweep with a 3-0 win at Hammond Stadium. The Mussels’ (19-14) pitching

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 13, 2023) – Carlos Aguiar’s bases-clearing triple capped a four-run rally for the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, who extended their winning streak to a season-high five games in a 5-2 win over the Tampa Tarpons Saturday at Hammond Stadium. The Mussels’ (18-14) pitching staff was stout

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 12, 2023) – The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels secured their fourth consecutive win Friday after a five-run first inning propelled them to a 12-1 victory over the Tampa Tarpons at Hammond Stadium. Mussels’ (17-14) starter C.J. Culpepper (1-2) was stellar, notching season highs with 5.1 innings

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 10, 2023) – Andrew Cossetti launched two homers and the Mussels picked up their second consecutive win Wednesday after beating the Tampa Tarpons 8-3 at Hammond Stadium. The Mussels (15-14) connected on a season-high four homers, including back-to-back shots from Cossetti and Carlos Aguiar, as well

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 9, 2023) – The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels snapped their five-game losing streak Tuesday after Jorel Ortega’s clutch hitting sparked an 8-7 victory over the Tampa Tarpons at Hammond Stadium. Trailing 8-7 entering the bottom of the eighth, Alec Sayre walked with one out. Ortega followed

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 7, 2023) – The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels dropped their fifth consecutive game Sunday after sloppy defense and timely Dunedin hitting led the Blue Jays to an 8-5 victory Sunday at Hammond Stadium. The Mussels’ (13-14) pitching staff allowed eight runs, but only four were earned

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 6, 2023) – The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels dropped their fourth game in a row Saturday after inclement weather led to a 3-2 Dunedin Blue Jays win in five innings at Hammond Stadium. In a scoreless game in the bottom of the second inning, Yohander Martinez

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 5, 2023) – Despite a game-tying triple from Jorel Ortega in the bottom of the ninth, the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels fell to the Dunedin Blue Jays 7-6 in 11 innings Friday at Hammond Stadium. Trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth with one out,

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 4, 2023) – For the second straight night, the Mighty Mussels rallied to score in the bottom of the ninth but stranded the tying run at third at Hammond Stadium. Trailing 6-2 entering the bottom of the ninth, Yohander Martinez walked before Jorel Ortega drilled an

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 4, 2023) - Mighty Mussels catcher Andrew Cossetti has been named the Florida State League Player of the Month for April, the league office announced Thursday. Cossetti hit .339/.474/.678 over 19 games in April, connecting on four home runs while recording a league-best 20 RBI. At

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 3, 2023) – The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels rallied for four runs in their final three innings Wednesday, but fell short 5-4 to the Dunedin Blue Jays in front of a crowd of 4,082 on Islands Night at Hammond Stadium. In a scoreless game in the

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 2, 2023) – The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels continued their hot hitting Tuesday, notching five extra-base hits behind five strong innings of work from starter Cory Lewis (3-1) in a 7-2-win over the Dunedin Blue Jays. Lewis (3-1) allowed one earned run on four hits while

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 25, 2023) - Mighty Mussels catcher Andrew Cossetti has been named the Florida State League Player of the Week, the Minor League Baseball office announced on Monday. Cossetti dominated the April 18-23 series against the Jupiter Hammerheads, going 10-for-18 (.555 AVG) with two doubles, three home

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 23, 2023) – Despite erasing a four-run deficit and forcing extra innings, the Mighty Mussels were outpaced by the Hammerheads 10-9 in 11 innings Sunday. With Jupiter (8-7) clinging to a 6-3 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning and one out, the Mussels (8-7)

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 22, 2023) – Dalton Shuffield sent a crowd of over 2,500 Mussels fans at Hammond Stadium into a frenzy, after hitting a two-run walk-off homer to complete a 9-7 victory over the Hammerheads Saturday. In the bottom of the tenth inning with the game tied at

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 21, 2023) – Jose Olivares earned his first victory in a Fort Myers uniform Friday after tossing 5.2 innings of one-run ball with plenty of run support from Mussels hitters in a 13-2 victory over the Hammerheads. The Mussels (7-6) provided early fireworks for over 2,500

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 20, 2023) – Andrew Cossetti drove in seven runs Thursday, connecting on his fourth home run in as many games to lead the Mussels to an 11-1 win over the Jupiter Hammerheads at Hammond Stadium. Over the last four games, Cossetti is 8-for-16 with four home

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 19, 2023) – Andrew Cossetti hit his third home run in as many games Wednesday, but the Mussels’ bullpen blew a six-run lead in an 8-7 loss at Hammond Stadium. Cossetti capped a three-run rally in the bottom of the fifth by launching a home run

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 18, 2023) – Andrew Cossetti delivered his second home run in as many games Tuesday, but the Jupiter Hammerheads claimed the first game of the series 5-1 at Hammond Stadium. Aside from the homer, Fort Myers’ (5-5) offense went 5-for-31, failing to score in any other

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 17, 2022) - Casey Legumina tossed two scoreless relief innings for the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, becoming the second Mighty Mussel to make his Major League debut over the last week. He becomes the third Mighty Mussel to appear in an MLB game, joining 2021 Fort

CLEARWATER, Fla. (April 16, 2023) – The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels earned a series split with the Clearwater Threshers Sunday, winning 5-0 behind Zebby Matthews’ stellar start and a multi-home run game from Carlos Aguiar. Matthews (2-0) tossed five hitless innings and struck out seven batters for the second consecutive

CLEARWATER, Fla. (April 14, 2023) – Jorel Ortega led off the game with a home run and the Mussels’ pitching tossed a three-hitter Friday, leveling the series with a decisive 5-1 win over the Clearwater Threshers at BayCare Ballpark. Fort Myers (4-3) starter Cory Lewis (1-1) limited the Threshers (4-3)

CLEARWATER, Fla. (April 13, 2023) – The Mighty Mussels scored four runs in the first inning and slugged three home runs Thursday to power past the Clearwater Threshers 10-6 at BayCare Ballpark. Twins’ rehabber Alex Kirilloff connected on the first of the three home runs, slashing a line drive into

CLEARWATER, Fla. (April 12, 2022) – C.J. Culpepper tossed four impressive innings in his Low-A debut Wednesday, but the Mighty Mussels lost 5-3 to the Clearwater Threshers at BayCare Ballpark. Culpepper did not allow an earned run over four innings, surrendering just one hit while fanning two. His fastball averaged

FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 12, 2022) - Edouard Julien made his Major League debut for the Minnesota Twins Wednesday, becoming the second Mighty Mussel to appear in MLB. Julien went 0-for-2 with a walk in Minnesota's 3-1 win over the Chicago White Sox at Target Field, starting the game at