Leesburg’s Season Ends in Extra Innings Thriller After 7-6 Loss to Winter Park
Leesburg, FL – One play, maybe two. That’s how close the Leesburg Lightning were to securing a spot in the Florida League championship on Friday night. A bittersweet 7-6 loss, but a loss nonetheless, ended the season for the Lightning, who should no doubt be proud of their effort this season.
READ MORELightning Fall 3-2 to Set Up Win Or Go Home Game 3 With Diamond Dawgs
Winter Park, FL - 11. That's the number of runners that the Leesburg Lightning left on base in their Game 2 loss to the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs on Thursday night. Only two runs crossed the plate for the visiting Lightning despite putting up 12 hits as they lost to the fourth-seeded Diamond Dawgs, 3-2.
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Lightning Take Game One Behind Shapiro’s Complete Game Masterpiece
Leesburg, FL – On fire does not even begin to describe Joshua Shapiro (Marshall) tonight. The southpaw from Columbus, Ohio threw a complete game, two-hit shutout when his team needed it most to propel the Leesburg Lightning to a 1-0 series lead over the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs.
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Week 8 Recap: 4-3 Week Sends Lightning Into Playoffs With #1 Seed
Leesburg, FL - Best record in the Florida Collegiate Summer League, the top seed in the playoffs, home-field advantage throughout the playoffs and the longest winning streak in league history. The Leesburg Lightning are champions of the regular season after a 4-3 week, but all of the accolades listed above will mean a whole lot more if they can top it all off with a league championship, according to Head Coach Rich Billings.
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Lightning Close Out Regular Season By Splitting Doubleheader With Sanford
Leesburg, FL – The Leesburg Lightning (28-13) closed out the 2018 regular season with a win in game two of a doubleheader against the Sanford River Rats (18-20-1) after dropping the first game to the Rats.
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Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | 29 | 15 | 0.659 | --- |
| Suns | 24 | 16 | 0.600 | 3 |
| Diamond Dawgs | 21 | 21 | 0.500 | 7 |
| River Rats | 18 | 22 | 0.450 | 9 |
| Scorpions | 16 | 25 | 0.390 | 11.5 |
| Squeeze | 14 | 23 | 0.378 | 11.5 |
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Batting Leaders
| Name | AVG |
|---|---|
| Prather | 0.349 |
| Brown | 0.322 |
| Weeks | 0.264 |
| Name | HR |
|---|---|
| May | 6 |
| McCleney | 2 |
| Mootrey | 2 |
| Weeks | 2 |
| Name | RBI |
|---|---|
| May | 30 |
| Prather | 30 |
| Weeks | 22 |
| Crisostomo | 18 |
| Name | SB |
|---|---|
| Matulia | 13 |
| Brown | 11 |
| Weeks | 10 |
| Crisostomo | 8 |
Pitching Leaders
| Name | ERA |
|---|---|
| Coles | 1.38 |
| Shapiro | 1.83 |
| Caudelle | 2.51 |
| Chavis | 5.08 |
| Name | W |
|---|---|
| Simple | 4 |
| Caudelle | 3 |
| Hinton | 3 |
| Jeancola | 3 |
| Name | K |
|---|---|
| Caudelle | 42 |
| Shapiro | 41 |
| Davenport | 37 |
| Chavis | 30 |
| Name | WHIP |
|---|---|
| Brunnig | 0.00 |
| Shapiro | 0.79 |
| Coles | 1.19 |
| Davenport | 1.22 |