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Leesburg's Come-Back Hopes Shattered in a 7-6 Loss to the Suns

Leesburg's Come-Back Hopes Shattered in a 7-6 Loss to the Suns

Leesburg, Fla- Even though the pitching staff struggled tonight, it was the wasted opportunities on the offensive side that did the team in. The Lightning stranded 11 runners on the base paths and failed to put together big enough rallies to jump out to a sizable lead. 

Starting RHP TJ Socarras got into trouble early in the 1st after DeLand made it 1-0 with an RBI groundout.

The struggles would continue for the righty as the Suns tacked on in the 2nd after an RBI double followed by a wild pitch extended the lead to 3-0.

This time, Leesburg was able to answer in the bottom of the inning with a sacrifice fly from SS Grant Jordan to make it 3-1.

In the 3rd, the Suns would add another run after an RBI single made it 4-1 as Socarras continued to run into trouble.

Just like the inning before, Coach Billings' squad would respond, this time starting with an error by the Suns catcher that allowed CF Elijah Thurmond to score. C Cole Bullen then put the score at 4-3 after his sacrifice fly brought home another run.

LHP Gunnar Plante came on in relief and was able to throw up some zeroes in his two innings on the bump. Plante gave up just 1 hit and struck out 2 batters before he would be relieved by newcomer RHP Scout Updike who threw one scoreless inning.

Leesburg started to chip away at the lead in the 6th starting with an RBI double from extra hitter Charlie Keller. Jordan would pick up another RBI after grounding out to third to give the Lightning the 5-4 lead.

The lead only lasted until the 8th when DeLand’s Gavin Thomas smashed a solo home run over the left field wall to tie it at 5-5.

In the 8th and 9th, Leesburg was unable to mount a rally and would go down quietly, sending the game into extras.

LHP Ethan Barrett was called on to keep the game tied in the 10th, but he surrendered a two-run homer to Gavin Thomas, putting the Lightning behind 7-5 with just three outs remaining.

In the bottom of the inning, Bullen, who was placed at second to begin the frame, was able to score after a throwing error from the catcher. With the bases clear for the middle of the order, the Suns would get a 1-2-3 inning to seal the game, beating Leesburg 7-6.

Coach Billings talked about how the offense needed to be more successful at getting runners in after DeLand committed 6 errors on the night.

“A lot of wasted opportunities on offense tonight, our hitters got to do a better job of getting guys in from third base,” said Billings. “Especially when the other team makes 6 errors, you’ve got to take advantage of that and we just didn’t. On the pitching side, we got 3 leadoff hitters out the whole night in 10 innings, so you’re not going to win many games if you can’t get leadoff hitters out.”

The Lightning will play a make-up game on Wednesday, July 2 against Sanford. First pitch is set for 6:30 at Sanford Memorial Stadium. For potential updates regarding changes to the game’s time or location, please visit the Lightning’s website or social media.

Vic Maslia (Syracuse University)

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Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Tidwell, dh 4 1 2 0 1 1
O'Brien, cf 3 2 1 1 0 1
S. Thomas, dh 5 0 0 0 0 1
G. Thomas, lf 5 2 2 3 0 2
Ceyanes, 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1
Brauner, rf 4 1 2 1 0 1
Leffew, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0
O'Sullivan, ss 1 0 0 0 3 1
Valente, c 3 0 0 0 0 2
Melendez, 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1

Batting

2B - Brauner

3B - Tidwell

HR - G. Thomas 2

RBI - O'Brien, G. Thomas 3, Ceyanes, Brauner

HBP - O'Brien

Baserunning

SB - O'Brien 2

CS - Brauner

Fielding

E - Leffew 2, O'Sullivan 2, Valente, Tidwell

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Roth 2.0 2 3 1 5 2
Cherepanya 5.0 5 2 2 2 4
Rollings, W 3.0 1 1 0 0 4

Pitches/Strikes - Roth 46/20, Cherepanya 84/57, Rollings 51/33

Groundouts/Flyouts - Roth 1/2, Cherepanya 7/4, Rollings 1/4

Batters Faced - Roth 12, Cherepanya 24, Rollings 10

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Thurmond, cf 5 1 2 0 0 1
Irizarry, lf 3 1 0 0 2 1
Bullen, c 2 1 0 1 2 0
Strom, 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1
Mueses, rf 4 2 2 0 1 0
Snider, 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0
Keller, dh 3 0 1 1 1 2
Jordan, ss 3 0 0 2 0 1
Wrubluski, dh 3 0 0 0 0 3
Craft, ph 1 0 1 0 0 0
Pleasant, 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1
Jenkins, ph/2b 2 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Keller

RBI - Bullen, Keller, Jordan 2

GDP - Strom

Baserunning

SB - Thurmond, Bullen, Craft

Fielding

E - Bullen, Jordan

E - Bullen

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Socarras 3.0 5 4 4 1 3
Plante 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Updike 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Fitzgerald 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Peddycoart 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Barrett, L 1.0 1 2 1 0 2

Wild Pitches - Socarras

Pitches/Strikes - Socarras 62/40, Plante 23/14, Updike 19/11, Fitzgerald 31/20, Peddycoart 14/9, Barrett 11/9

Groundouts/Flyouts - Socarras 3/3, Plante 3/1, Updike 1/1, Fitzgerald 0/4, Peddycoart 1/0, Barrett 1/0

Batters Faced - Socarras 17, Plante 7, Updike 5, Fitzgerald 8, Peddycoart 5, Barrett 4

Suns

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Tidwell, dh 4 1 2 0 1 1
O'Brien, cf 3 2 1 1 0 1
S. Thomas, dh 5 0 0 0 0 1
G. Thomas, lf 5 2 2 3 0 2
Ceyanes, 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1
Brauner, rf 4 1 2 1 0 1
Leffew, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0
O'Sullivan, ss 1 0 0 0 3 1
Valente, c 3 0 0 0 0 2
Melendez, 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1

Batting

2B - Brauner

3B - Tidwell

HR - G. Thomas 2

RBI - O'Brien, G. Thomas 3, Ceyanes, Brauner

HBP - O'Brien

Baserunning

SB - O'Brien 2

CS - Brauner

Fielding

E - Leffew 2, O'Sullivan 2, Valente, Tidwell

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Roth 2.0 2 3 1 5 2
Cherepanya 5.0 5 2 2 2 4
Rollings, W 3.0 1 1 0 0 4

Pitches/Strikes - Roth 46/20, Cherepanya 84/57, Rollings 51/33

Groundouts/Flyouts - Roth 1/2, Cherepanya 7/4, Rollings 1/4

Batters Faced - Roth 12, Cherepanya 24, Rollings 10

Lightning

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Thurmond, cf 5 1 2 0 0 1
Irizarry, lf 3 1 0 0 2 1
Bullen, c 2 1 0 1 2 0
Strom, 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1
Mueses, rf 4 2 2 0 1 0
Snider, 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0
Keller, dh 3 0 1 1 1 2
Jordan, ss 3 0 0 2 0 1
Wrubluski, dh 3 0 0 0 0 3
Craft, ph 1 0 1 0 0 0
Pleasant, 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1
Jenkins, ph/2b 2 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Keller

RBI - Bullen, Keller, Jordan 2

GDP - Strom

Baserunning

SB - Thurmond, Bullen, Craft

Fielding

E - Bullen, Jordan

E - Bullen

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Socarras 3.0 5 4 4 1 3
Plante 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Updike 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Fitzgerald 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Peddycoart 1.0 0 0 0 2 2
Barrett, L 1.0 1 2 1 0 2

Wild Pitches - Socarras

Pitches/Strikes - Socarras 62/40, Plante 23/14, Updike 19/11, Fitzgerald 31/20, Peddycoart 14/9, Barrett 11/9

Groundouts/Flyouts - Socarras 3/3, Plante 3/1, Updike 1/1, Fitzgerald 0/4, Peddycoart 1/0, Barrett 1/0

Batters Faced - Socarras 17, Plante 7, Updike 5, Fitzgerald 8, Peddycoart 5, Barrett 4

Scoring Plays

Top 1st

Michael O'Brien grounded out to 2b, RBI. Eli Tidwell scored.

Top 2nd

Holden Brauner doubled to left center, RBI. Judson Ceyanes scored.
Connor O'Sullivan walked. Holden Brauner scored on a wild pitch.

Bottom 2nd

Grant Jordan flied out to rf, SF, RBI. Reid Snider advanced to third. Marco Mueses scored.

Top 3rd

Judson Ceyanes singled to pitcher, RBI. Michael O'Brien scored.

Bottom 3rd

Julian Irizarry advanced to second on a throwing error by p, advanced to third on the error. Eli Thurmond scored on the error, unearned.
Cole Bullen flied out to cf, SF, RBI. Julian Irizarry scored, unearned.

Bottom 6th

Charlie Keller doubled to left center, RBI. Reid Snider advanced to third. Marco Mueses scored.
Grant Jordan grounded out to 3b, RBI. Reid Snider scored.

Top 10th

Gavin Thomas homered to left center, 2 RBI. Michael O'Brien scored.

Bottom 10th

Cole Bullen stole third, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned.

All Plays

Top 1st

Eli Tidwell tripled to right center.
Michael O'Brien grounded out to 2b, RBI. Eli Tidwell scored. 1 out
Shane Thomas flied out to lf. 2 out
Gavin Thomas struck out swinging. 3 out

Bottom 1st

Eli Thurmond flied out to cf. 1 out
Julian Irizarry walked.
Cole Bullen walked. Julian Irizarry advanced to second.
James Strom grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b. Cole Bullen out on the play. 3 out

Top 2nd

Judson Ceyanes singled to third base.
Holden Brauner doubled to left center, RBI. Judson Ceyanes scored.
Meridian Leffew grounded out to 2b. Holden Brauner advanced to third. 1 out
Connor O'Sullivan walked. Holden Brauner scored on a wild pitch.
Joshua Valente struck out swinging. 2 out
Osmin Melendez singled up the middle. Connor O'Sullivan advanced to second.
Eli Tidwell lined out to 1b. 3 out

Bottom 2nd

Marco Mueses singled through the right side.
Reid Snider walked. Marco Mueses advanced to second.
Charlie Keller walked. Reid Snider advanced to second. Marco Mueses advanced to third.
Grant Jordan flied out to rf, SF, RBI. Reid Snider advanced to third. Marco Mueses scored. 1 out
Nicholas Wrubluski struck out looking. 2 out
Ledger Pleasant struck out looking. 3 out

Top 3rd

Michael O'Brien hit by pitch.
Shane Thomas struck out swinging. 1 out
Michael O'Brien stole second.
Michael O'Brien stole third.
Gavin Thomas grounded out to 3b. 2 out
Judson Ceyanes singled to pitcher, RBI. Michael O'Brien scored.
Holden Brauner reached on catcher's interference. Judson Ceyanes advanced to second.
Holden Brauner advanced to second on a balk. Judson Ceyanes advanced to third on a balk.
Meridian Leffew flied out to cf. 3 out

Bottom 3rd

Eli Thurmond singled to shortstop, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss.
Eli Thurmond stole third.
Julian Irizarry walked.
Julian Irizarry advanced to second on a throwing error by p, advanced to third on the error. Eli Thurmond scored on the error, unearned.
Stephen Cherepanya replaces Bryce Roth at pitcher.
Cole Bullen flied out to cf, SF, RBI. Julian Irizarry scored, unearned. 1 out
James Strom grounded out to p. 2 out
Marco Mueses walked.
Reid Snider fouled out to 1b. 3 out

Top 4th

Gunnar Plante replaces TJ Socarras at pitcher.
Connor O'Sullivan struck out swinging. 1 out
Joshua Valente grounded out to ss. 2 out
Osmin Melendez grounded out to 3b. 3 out

Bottom 4th

Charlie Keller struck out looking. 1 out
Grant Jordan grounded out to 3b. 2 out
Nicholas Wrubluski struck out looking. 3 out

Top 5th

Eli Tidwell singled to left center.
Michael O'Brien grounded out to p, SAC, bunt. Eli Tidwell advanced to second. 1 out
Shane Thomas flied out to rf. Eli Tidwell advanced to third. 2 out
Gavin Thomas struck out swinging. 3 out

Bottom 5th

Ledger Pleasant grounded out to ss. 1 out
Eli Thurmond singled to pitcher, bunt.
Julian Irizarry reached on a fielder's choice to first base, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss. Eli Thurmond out at second 1b to ss. 2 out
Cole Bullen walked.
James Strom grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3 out

Top 6th

Scout Updike replaces Gunnar Plante at pitcher.
Judson Ceyanes reached on a throwing error by ss.
Holden Brauner fouled out to 3b. 1 out
Meridian Leffew reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Judson Ceyanes out at second ss to 2b. 2 out
Connor O'Sullivan walked. Meridian Leffew advanced to second.
Joshua Valente struck out looking. 3 out

Bottom 6th

Marco Mueses singled down the rf line.
Reid Snider singled to right field. Marco Mueses advanced to second.
Charlie Keller doubled to left center, RBI. Reid Snider advanced to third. Marco Mueses scored.
Grant Jordan grounded out to 3b, RBI. Reid Snider scored. 1 out
Nicholas Wrubluski struck out swinging. 2 out
Ryan Jenkins replaces Ledger Pleasant at pinch hitter.
Ryan Jenkins reached on a throwing error by 3b. Charlie Keller advanced to third.
Eli Thurmond struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 7th

Ryan Jenkins replaces at second base.
Riley Fitzgerald replaces Scout Updike at pitcher.
Osmin Melendez flied out to rf. 1 out
Eli Tidwell struck out swinging. 2 out
Michael O'Brien singled to second base.
Shane Thomas flied out to rf. 3 out

Bottom 7th

Julian Irizarry grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 out
Cole Bullen flied out to lf. 2 out
James Strom singled up the middle.
Marco Mueses reached on a fielder's choice to third base, advanced to second on the error. James Strom advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to third on the error.
Reid Snider flied out to 3b. 3 out

Top 8th

Gavin Thomas homered to left field, RBI.
Judson Ceyanes flied out to ss. 1 out
Holden Brauner singled to right center.
Meridian Leffew flied out to cf. 2 out
Holden Brauner out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. 3 out

Bottom 8th

William Rollings replaces Stephen Cherepanya at pitcher.
Charlie Keller struck out swinging. 1 out
Grant Jordan struck out swinging. 2 out
Trey Craft replaces Nicholas Wrubluski at pinch hitter.
Trey Craft singled to center field.
Trey Craft stole second.
Ryan Jenkins flied out to rf. 3 out

Top 9th

Trey Craft replaces at designated hitter.
Austin Peddycoart replaces Riley Fitzgerald at pitcher.
Connor O'Sullivan walked.
Joshua Valente grounded out to c, SAC, bunt. Connor O'Sullivan advanced to second. 1 out
Osmin Melendez struck out swinging. 2 out
Eli Tidwell intentionally walked.
Michael O'Brien struck out swinging. 3 out

Bottom 9th

Eli Thurmond flied out to lf. 1 out
Julian Irizarry struck out swinging. 2 out
Cole Bullen flied out to lf. 3 out

Top 10th

Ethan Barrett replaces Austin Peddycoart at pitcher.
Michael O'Brien placed on second.
Shane Thomas grounded out to 3b. Michael O'Brien advanced to third. 1 out
Gavin Thomas homered to left center, 2 RBI. Michael O'Brien scored.
Judson Ceyanes struck out swinging. 2 out
Holden Brauner struck out swinging. 3 out

Bottom 10th

Cole Bullen placed on second.
Cole Bullen stole third, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned.
James Strom struck out swinging. 1 out
Marco Mueses fouled out to lf. 2 out
Reid Snider grounded out to 3b. 3 out

Friday's game has been suspended due to weather.