Former Lightning designated hitter Travis Howard has been named a pre-season first team All-American.

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The 2010 Leesburg Lightning are starting to take shape, with 20 players currently confirmed:

Tom Nagy, P, Dominican College
Dustin Javins, P, Dominican College
Nic Kovacs, P, LSCC
Nick Wilson, P, LSCC
Scott Robinson, P, UCF
Jason Cochcroft, P, USC Aiken
Lee Hall, P, E. Tennessee St.
Kyle Wahl, P, Southern University
Ricky Kalgstein, P, Polk CC
David Langley, P, WV Westleyan
Robert Case, C, St. Johns University
Mike Albaladejo, C, Florida Atlantic
Tyler Cook, 2B/SS, Winthrop University
Matt Pierpont, Winthrop University
Will Leonard, 1B, Alice Lloyd College
Nick DelGuidice, SS, Florida Atlantic
Danny Baatz, OF, UNC Asheville
Alex Hudak, OF, Seminole St. College
Mike Gonzales, OF, E. Tennessee St.
Mark Darlington, OF, WV Westleyan

Catcher Chris Berset led the hitters of Great Britain in the 2009 Baseball World Cup.

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More about the Baseball World Cup

Articles have been posted on several college websites about players from those colleges playing for the Leesburg Lightning.  Read them here.

Florida Atlantic University - Nick Deguidice and Mike Albaladejo

USC Aiken - Nick Aranas, Jon Bolt and Travis Howard