2025 Lightning History Book

2025 Lightning History Book

The 2025 history book is now available

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My Lightning Summer, Revisited

My Lightning Summer, Revisited

It’s been ten years since I interned with the Leesburg Lightning, but some places and people never leave you.

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Leesburg’s Comeback Effort Falls Short in an 8-5 Loss to Orlando to End the Season

Leesburg’s Comeback Effort Falls Short in an 8-5 Loss to Orlando to End the Season

Taking the first inning away, both the offense and pitching staff shined in a competitive game three matchup

Game Recap for July 25, 2025

Leesburg Holds Off Orlando with 4-2 Win to Force a Game 3

Leesburg Holds Off Orlando with 4-2 Win to Force a Game 3

In yet another pitcher’s duel, the Lightning come out on top with some clutch extra base hits that provided just enough run support for the win

Game Recap for July 24, 2025

Leesburg Drops Game 1 in a Close 2-1 Loss to Orlando

Leesburg Drops Game 1 in a Close 2-1 Loss to Orlando

Some stellar plays by the Snappers defense coupled with a lack of Lightning offense hindered the teams hopes of getting a game 1 win

Game Recap for July 22, 2025

Lightning Clinch 3-Seed in Playoffs After a 7-3 loss to the Snappers

Lightning Clinch 3-Seed in Playoffs After a 7-3 loss to the Snappers

Leesburg was held to just one run after the 1st inning while the pitching staff struggled to get through a tough Snappers lineup

Game Recap for July 19, 2025

Leesburg Pitching Struggled in an 11-5 loss to Orlando

Leesburg Pitching Struggled in an 11-5 loss to Orlando

A dominant performance from the Snappers offense proved to be too much to overcome for the Lightning

Game Recap for July 17, 2025

From Central Florida to the SEC: Cole Bullen’s Baseball Ascent

From Central Florida to the SEC: Cole Bullen’s Baseball Ascent

With only limited college interest out of high school, Bullen shares his journey to earning a spot on one of the most prolific teams in NCAA baseball

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Leesburg Held Scoreless After the 4th Inning, Losing 6-3 to Sanford

Leesburg Held Scoreless After the 4th Inning, Losing 6-3 to Sanford

A lack of late game offense saw the Lightning struggle to put pressure on the River Rats

Game Recap for July 14, 2025

Leesburg’s Pitching Shines Again in 5-3 Victory Over DeLand

Leesburg’s Pitching Shines Again in 5-3 Victory Over DeLand

Another stellar outing from a starting pitcher powered the Lightning to their third straight win.

Game Recap for July 13, 2025

The Lightning Take the Series in a 7-1 Victory Against the Diamond Dawgs

The Lightning Take the Series in a 7-1 Victory Against the Diamond Dawgs

Another stellar outing from the pitching staff combined with a late-inning offense explosion was all Leesburg needed to capture a big win in a 7-inning game

Game Recap for July 12, 2025

Leesburg Returns the Favor and Shuts Out Winter Park 8-0

Leesburg Returns the Favor and Shuts Out Winter Park 8-0

A dominant performance on the mound from Bryan Burtoft allowed for the bats to provide plenty of run support in a run rule victory

Game Recap for July 11, 2025

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    Standings

    Team W L PCT GB
    River Rats 26 3 0.897 ---
    Snappers 19 13 0.594 8.5
    Lightning 18 14 0.563 9.5
    Suns 14 19 0.424 14
    Squeeze 13 20 0.394 15
    Diamond Dawgs 7 28 0.200 22

    Batting Leaders

    C Keller
    Keller
    .313
    E Thurmond
    Thurmond
    .287
    R Snider
    Snider
    .280
    R Jenkins
    Jenkins
    .264
    L Pleasant
    Pleasant
    .262
    C Keller
    Keller
    3
    N Wrubluski
    Wrubluski
    1
    J Strom
    Strom
    1
    L Pleasant
    Pleasant
    1
    R Jenkins
    Jenkins
    0
    C Keller
    Keller
    18
    J Strom
    Strom
    15
    L Pleasant
    Pleasant
    15
    R Jenkins
    Jenkins
    14
    J Irizarry
    Irizarry
    13
    E Thurmond
    Thurmond
    14
    T Craft
    Craft
    11
    J Irizarry
    Irizarry
    8
    R Snider
    Snider
    7
    C Keller
    Keller
    6
    C Keller
    Keller
    .914
    E Thurmond
    Thurmond
    .736
    N Wrubluski
    Wrubluski
    .728
    R Jenkins
    Jenkins
    .724
    T Craft
    Craft
    .718

    Pitching Leaders

    B Tipmore
    Tipmore
    1.71
    L Perez
    Perez
    5.23
    B Tipmore
    Tipmore
    3
    L Perez
    Perez
    0
    L Perez
    Perez
    30
    B Tipmore
    Tipmore
    27
    B Tipmore
    Tipmore
    1.00
    L Perez
    Perez
    1.35