title: Lakeland Pilots
text: # Lakeland Pilots
  
  The Lakeland Pilots were a Florida International League (1946–1950, 1952) and Florida State League (1953-1955) baseball team based in Lakeland, Florida, United States. They played their home games at Henley Field.
  
  In 1954, they won their sole league championship, under the guidance of managers James Bello and Rip Sewell.
  
  ## Notable alumni
  
  * Luke Hamlin (1949)
  * Roy Hughes (1951)
  * Rip Sewell (1954)
  