Peden Named League's Top Reliever
The Florida League board, coaches and staff have named Drew Peden of the Leesburg Lightning the top relief pitcher for the 2016 season.
READ MOREScanlon Named Florida League MVP
Harrison Scanlon of the Leesburg Lightning has been named by the Florida League board, coaches and staff as the Movst Valuable Player for the 2016 summer season.
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Seven Errors Spell Doom for Lightning, End Their Season
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LEESBURG, Fla.— The Leesburg Lightning’s season came to a close on Friday night as they dropped game two of their three-game series with the Sanford River Rats, 4-2, at Pat Thomas Stadium - Buddy Lowe Field.
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Lightning Fall to River Rats in First Game of Series
SANFORD, Fla. — The Leesburg Lightning dropped Game One of the Florida Collegiate Summer League semifinals on Wednesday night, falling to the top-seeded Sanford River Rats 6-5 in 11 innings at Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium.
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Lightning Win in Walk-Off Fashion, Advance to Play Sanford
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LEESBURG, Fla. — The Leesburg Lightning kept their season alive on Tuesday night as they beat the fifth-seeded Winter Garden Squeeze in 11 innings at Pat Thomas Stadium - Buddy Lowe Field, 2-1.
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Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Rats | 29 | 17 | 0.630 | --- |
| Boom | 25 | 20 | 0.556 | 3.5 |
| Suns | 21 | 22 | 0.488 | 6.5 |
| Lightning | 22 | 25 | 0.468 | 7.5 |
| Squeeze | 19 | 24 | 0.442 | 8.5 |
| Diamond Dawgs | 17 | 25 | 0.405 | 10 |
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Batting Leaders
| Name | AVG |
|---|---|
| Scanlon | 0.370 |
| Simmons | 0.319 |
| Simmons | 0.286 |
| Long | 0.278 |
| Name | HR |
|---|---|
| Scanlon | 6 |
| Koenig | 4 |
| Long | 4 |
| Simmons | 4 |
| Name | RBI |
|---|---|
| Long | 36 |
| Scanlon | 36 |
| Simmons | 30 |
| Simmons | 20 |
| Name | SB |
|---|---|
| Nixon | 22 |
| Simmons | 9 |
| Bonilla | 5 |
| Simmons | 4 |
Pitching Leaders
| Name | ERA |
|---|---|
| Peden | 1.49 |
| Larson | 1.64 |
| Lake | 3.92 |
| Norkus | 5.06 |
| Name | W |
|---|---|
| Peden | 6 |
| Twitty | 3 |
| Hunkapiller | 2 |
| Lake | 2 |
| Name | K |
|---|---|
| Peden | 41 |
| Norkus | 35 |
| Lake | 28 |
| Twitty | 28 |
| Name | WHIP |
|---|---|
| Larson | 0.98 |
| Peden | 0.99 |
| Brecklin | 1.12 |
| Twitty | 1.14 |