In the 2021 NJCAA/FCSAA State Baseball Tournament, played at Tigertown, Lakeland, FL. Spring training home of the Detroit Tigers.
Robb Adams (Leesburg Storm 2020) pitched a No-Hitter in a 5-0 victory for the Santa Fe Saints against Northwest Florida State Raiders. Box Score
Robb was dominate, giving up only 1 walk, 2 hit by pitch and striking out 7, while throwlng 118 pitches. Robb faced 30 batters (3 over the minimum)
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Frank Jolley - Daily Commercial
LEESBURG — The Leesburg Lightning struggled with the Sanford River Rats all season.
Heading into Game 2 of the Florida Collegiate Summer League championship series Friday, the Lightning had managed only one win in four prior meetings between the two teams.
And the River Rats added an exclamation point in the most important game of the season for Leesburg.
Sanford’s Jarrod Cande blasted a two-run to spark a five-run eighth inning, lifting the River Rats to a 6-3 win at Pat Thomas Stadium-Buddy Lowe Field. It is the fifth Whiting Cup — symbolic of winning the FCSL Championship — in eight title-game appearances for the River Rats.
Cande’s blast to center field also plated Brandon Fields, who opened the frame by working Lightning reliever Jude Ard for a walk. The homer opened the gates for Sanford’s biggest inning of the two-game title series.
It was Cande’s first homer of the season and his first hit of the postseason; however, it was...
By, Zack Smolen
The Contenders:
#1 Leesburg Lightning (18-5, 1-0 Postseason)
#2 Sanford River Rats (15-6, 1-0 Postseason)
Projected Starters:
Game 1 Lightning @ River Rats:
LL: Nate Henderson (1-0, 0.00 19K) SAN: Jarrod Cande (1-2, 2.14, 31K)
Game 2 River Rats @ Lightning:
SAN: Grayson Moore (1-0, 1.38 15K) LL: Sam Bennett (4-0, 0.00 16K)
Game 3 River Rats @ Lightning *If necessary*
SAN: To Be Determined LL: Tucker Smith (1-1, 3.52 19K)
Regular Season Results: River Rats 5-1 W (7/8), River Rats 8-6 W (7/21), Lightning 4-3 W (7/31)
It all comes down to this. In a year rife with uncertainty, somehow this matchup worked out almost exactly the way everyone predicted. There’s something comfortably poetic about things falling oh so neatly into place, and in this case, it’s going to make for some classic summer baseball. Make no mistake, the Leesburg Lightning and the Sanford River Rats are indeed the best two ball clubs...
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Dawgs | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | --- |
| Lightning | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | --- |
| River Rats | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | --- |
| Snappers | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | --- |
| Squeeze | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | --- |
| Suns | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | --- |
| Name | AVG |
|---|---|
| Bitting | 0.000 |
| DeBose | 0.000 |
| Griffin | 0.000 |
| Hall | 0.000 |
| Name | HR |
|---|---|
| Bitting | 0 |
| DeBose | 0 |
| Griffin | 0 |
| Hall | 0 |
| Name | RBI |
|---|---|
| Bitting | 0 |
| DeBose | 0 |
| Griffin | 0 |
| Hall | 0 |
| Name | SB |
|---|---|
| Bitting | 0 |
| DeBose | 0 |
| Griffin | 0 |
| Hall | 0 |
| Name | ERA |
|---|---|
| Bruns | 0.00 |
| Caba | 0.00 |
| Coles | 0.00 |
| Drumheller | 0.00 |
| Name | W |
|---|---|
| Bruns | 0 |
| Caba | 0 |
| Coles | 0 |
| Drumheller | 0 |
| Name | K |
|---|---|
| Bruns | 0 |
| Caba | 0 |
| Coles | 0 |
| Drumheller | 0 |
| Name | WHIP |
|---|---|
| Bruns | 0.00 |
| Caba | 0.00 |
| Coles | 0.00 |
| Drumheller | 0.00 |