Lightning come up short in FCSL title series against River Rats
Frank Jolley - Daily Commercial
LEESBURG — The Leesburg Lightning struggled with the Sanford River Rats all season.
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Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Rats | 18 | 6 | 0.750 | --- |
| Lightning | 20 | 7 | 0.741 | -0.5 |
| Scorpions | 13 | 7 | 0.650 | 3 |
| Squeeze | 13 | 10 | 0.565 | 4.5 |
| Storm | 12 | 12 | 0.500 | 6 |
| Diamond Dawgs | 11 | 11 | 0.500 | 6 |
| Snappers | 11 | 11 | 0.500 | 6 |
| Mavericks | 5 | 14 | 0.263 | 10.5 |
| Loggerheads | 5 | 17 | 0.227 | 12 |
| Suns | 5 | 18 | 0.217 | 12.5 |
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Batting Leaders
| Name | AVG |
|---|---|
| Figueredo | 0.351 |
| Rincones | 0.329 |
| Scott | 0.308 |
| Seidl | 0.289 |
| Name | HR |
|---|---|
| Figueredo | 3 |
| Rincones | 3 |
| Cruz | 2 |
| Harper | 1 |
| Name | RBI |
|---|---|
| Figueredo | 23 |
| Rincones | 23 |
| Stearns | 14 |
| Scott | 12 |
| Name | SB |
|---|---|
| Teegarden | 12 |
| DeBose | 9 |
| Seidl | 9 |
| Scott | 5 |
Pitching Leaders
| Name | ERA |
|---|---|
| Coles | 2.01 |
| Name | W |
|---|---|
| Bennett | 4 |
| Ard | 2 |
| Chappell | 2 |
| Coles | 2 |
| Name | K |
|---|---|
| Stewart | 24 |
| Henderson | 22 |
| Kelley | 21 |
| Ard | 20 |
| Name | WHIP |
|---|---|
| Henderson | 0.00 |
| Bennett | 0.94 |
| Coles | 1.03 |
| Gleeson | 1.07 |