Playoff Preview Round 1: Snappers @ Storm
By, Zack Smolen
The Contenders:
#4 Leesburg Storm (11-11-2)
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By, Zack Smolen
The Leesburg Lightning wrapped up the 2020 FCSL campaign in first place with a record of 18-5 to capture their third regular season title in team history. With that momentum behind them, they’re all geared up and ready to go in pursuit of their their third championship and first since the summer of 2009. Rich Billing’s squad has put together a multitude of impressive performances all season long and should be considered among the favorites to hoist the championship trophy this week.
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Leesburg Storm Playoff Preview
By, Zack Smolen
It’s been a wild ride for the Leesburg Storm in their inaugural season, and after a summer of ups and downs, they seem to be putting it altogether at the right time, finishing up the regular season in fourth place, good enough to host a playoff game in round one. This young team has some exciting ballplayers, and an offense that can explode at a moment’s notice with their speed and power to the gaps. Rich Billings has coached this team up into finding their true potential, and while they did finish at .500 this season, no one should be sleeping on the Storm who are a dark horse candidate to – like their in-city rival Lightning did – win the whole thing in year one.
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Lightning Win 5-0 Over Storm in Bad Weather Brawl IV
By, Zack Smolen
Leesburg, FL – Both teams might have had their playoff positioning locked, but the Saturday afternoon clash between the Leesburg Lightning (18-5) and the Leesburg Storm (11-11-2) as both squads were playing for bragging rights and came to play hard. In the end, it was the big brother Lightning who came out on top, winning the season series three games to one with a 5-0 victory to close the door on the 2020 regular season.
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Storm Clinch Home Field in Round One with 13-0 Shutout of Suns
By, Zack Smolen
Leesburg, FL – The Leesburg Storm (11-10-2) came into Saturday morning’s contest in need of a win in one of their two games that day to lock up the fourth seed in the playoffs, and they came through in a big way with a 13-0, run-rule victory over the DeLand Suns (5-18) at Pat Thomas Stadium. While a loss in their next game could still put the Storm in a winning percentage tie with the Seminole County Snappers (10-10-1), Leesburg owns the tiebreaker by virtue of their record against the Sanford River Rats (15-6), who they beat in two out of three games.
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent |
|---|---|
| 08/04 11:00am | vs. To Be Determined |
| Date | Opponent |
|---|---|
| 08/03 5:00pm | Snappers vs. Storm |
| 08/03 5:00pm | Loggerheads vs. Squeeze |
| 08/04 11:00am | TBD vs. Lightning |
| 08/04 11:00am | TBD vs. River Rats |
Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | 19 | 5 | 0.792 | --- |
| River Rats | 15 | 6 | 0.714 | 2.5 |
| Scorpions | 13 | 7 | 0.650 | 4 |
| Squeeze | 12 | 9 | 0.571 | 5.5 |
| Storm | 12 | 11 | 0.522 | 6.5 |
| Diamond Dawgs | 11 | 11 | 0.500 | 7 |
| Snappers | 10 | 10 | 0.500 | 7 |
| Mavericks | 5 | 14 | 0.263 | 11.5 |
| Loggerheads | 5 | 16 | 0.238 | 12.5 |
| Suns | 5 | 18 | 0.217 | 13.5 |
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Batting Leaders
| Name | AVG |
|---|---|
| Figueredo | 0.349 |
| Rincones | 0.313 |
| Seidl | 0.310 |
| Stearns | 0.308 |
| Name | HR |
|---|---|
| Figueredo | 3 |
| Rincones | 3 |
| Cruz | 2 |
| Harper | 1 |
| Name | RBI |
|---|---|
| Figueredo | 21 |
| Rincones | 19 |
| Stearns | 13 |
| Scott | 11 |
| Name | SB |
|---|---|
| Seidl | 9 |
| Teegarden | 8 |
| DeBose | 7 |
| Scott | 5 |
Pitching Leaders
| Name | ERA |
|---|
| Name | W |
|---|---|
| Bennett | 4 |
| Ard | 2 |
| Chappell | 2 |
| Coles | 2 |
| Name | K |
|---|---|
| Stewart | 24 |
| Ard | 19 |
| Henderson | 19 |
| Kelley | 19 |
| Name | WHIP |
|---|---|
| Gleeson | 0.80 |
| Lunday | 0.80 |
| Bennett | 0.86 |
| Henderson | 0.90 |