Lightning Bounce Back With Dominant Win Over Winter Park
WINTER PARK, Fla.- After a disappointing opening night loss at the hand of the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs, the Leesburg Lightning bounced back with a resounding 10-1 victory Saturday night to improve to 1-1 on the new season.
The Lightning struggled with errors and consistently throwing strikes on opening night, but Saturday’s matchup proved to be a complete turnaround in those aspects. Nick Vieira (UCF) started the game on the bump for Leesburg and set the tone early, going four innings, with four strikeouts, and no earned runs.
“I like to come in to start the game with an aggressive mindset and fill up the strike zone,” said Vieria. “I take my pitches one at a time, and it really allows me to settle in as the game goes along.”
Shutout appearances from Dustin Dunlap (Mars Hill), Danny Rodriguez (Tampa), and Daniel Foster (Palm Beach Atlantic) effectively show down the hopes of any kind of comeback from Winter Park.
After scoring three runs in the first two innings, a massive seven-run outburst in the fifth inning for the Lightning proved to be too much for the Diamond Dawgs to handle.
Plate discipline was a significant factor in this matchup for Leesburg, as the Lightning drew 12 walks, including eight walks in that huge fifth inning alone. Even with the high-scoring output and run differential between the two teams, the Lightning had the same amount of hits as Winter Park, so plate discipline and drawing walks ended up being one of the main keys to the win for Leesburg.
“This is a very disciplined group at the plate,” said Lightning Head Coach Rich Billings. “I think these guys take pride in the walks and getting to first base any way they can.”
At the plate, shortstop Gabriel Santiago (Coker) and Tyler Gerteisen (North Florida) shined, with a hit and two RBIs each.
The Leesburg Lightning will be back in action on Sunday, June 4th against the Winter Garden Squeeze. First pitch is set for 3:30 PM
(Carter Mansfield, Austin Peay State University)
Carter Mansfield - 06/04/23 2:47am
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Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
|
LeJeune, 2b |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Santiago, ss/dh |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Brinling, cf |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Francis, 1b |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Massa, ph/ss |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Chapman, 3b |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Sadler, dh/1b |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Leinenbach, rf |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Gerteisen, lf |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Fitzgerald, ph/lf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mangual, dh |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Stubbs, c |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Batting
2B - Brinling
RBI - Santiago 2, Brinling 2, Gerteisen 2
HBP - Santiago, Sadler 2, Mangual, Stubbs
Baserunning
SB - LeJeune, Santiago 2, Brinling 2, Massa, Chapman, Sadler
CS - Brinling
Fielding
E - Leinenbach
Pitching
Wild Pitches - Vieira, Rodriguez
Pitches/Strikes - Vieira 66/36, Dunlap 13/8, Rodriguez 15/9, Foster 20/18
Groundouts/Flyouts - Vieira 5/3, Dunlap 2/0, Rodriguez 0/1, Foster 0/2
Batters Faced - Vieira 18, Dunlap 4, Rodriguez 5, Foster 4
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
| Hudson, ss |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Aracena, 1b/3b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Faircloth, cf |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Baillio, cf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Sparling, rf/1b |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Houin, dh |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Samson, ph |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Coker, 3b/p |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Adams, lf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Gonzalez, c |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Gregory, c |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fogel, dh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Suonandajie, rf |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| James, 2b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Batting
2B - Gregory
HBP - Adams
Baserunning
SB - Coker 2, Adams
Fielding
E - Aracena, Gregory, James, Hudson
Pitching
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Brooks, L |
4.0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
| Lepkoske |
0.0 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
| Coker |
2.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Aracena |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Wild Pitches - Brooks, Lepkoske 6, Coker
Pitches/Strikes - Brooks 73/37, Lepkoske 38/9, Coker 25/13, Aracena 14/9
Groundouts/Flyouts - Brooks 4/2, Coker 2/2, Aracena 0/1
Batters Faced - Brooks 21, Lepkoske 8, Coker 9, Aracena 4
Lightning
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
|
LeJeune, 2b |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Santiago, ss/dh |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Brinling, cf |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Francis, 1b |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Massa, ph/ss |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Chapman, 3b |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Sadler, dh/1b |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Leinenbach, rf |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Gerteisen, lf |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Fitzgerald, ph/lf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mangual, dh |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Stubbs, c |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Batting
2B - Brinling
RBI - Santiago 2, Brinling 2, Gerteisen 2
HBP - Santiago, Sadler 2, Mangual, Stubbs
Baserunning
SB - LeJeune, Santiago 2, Brinling 2, Massa, Chapman, Sadler
CS - Brinling
Fielding
E - Leinenbach
Pitching
Wild Pitches - Vieira, Rodriguez
Pitches/Strikes - Vieira 66/36, Dunlap 13/8, Rodriguez 15/9, Foster 20/18
Groundouts/Flyouts - Vieira 5/3, Dunlap 2/0, Rodriguez 0/1, Foster 0/2
Batters Faced - Vieira 18, Dunlap 4, Rodriguez 5, Foster 4
Diamond Dawgs
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
| Hudson, ss |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Aracena, 1b/3b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Faircloth, cf |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Baillio, cf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Sparling, rf/1b |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Houin, dh |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Samson, ph |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Coker, 3b/p |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Adams, lf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Gonzalez, c |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Gregory, c |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Fogel, dh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Suonandajie, rf |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| James, 2b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Batting
2B - Gregory
HBP - Adams
Baserunning
SB - Coker 2, Adams
Fielding
E - Aracena, Gregory, James, Hudson
Pitching
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Brooks, L |
4.0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
| Lepkoske |
0.0 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
| Coker |
2.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Aracena |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Wild Pitches - Brooks, Lepkoske 6, Coker
Pitches/Strikes - Brooks 73/37, Lepkoske 38/9, Coker 25/13, Aracena 14/9
Groundouts/Flyouts - Brooks 4/2, Coker 2/2, Aracena 0/1
Batters Faced - Brooks 21, Lepkoske 8, Coker 9, Aracena 4
Scoring Plays
Top 1st
Austin Brinling doubled, 2 RBI. Gabriel Santiago scored. Tyler LeJeune scored, unearned.
Top 2nd
Gabriel Santiago singled, RBI. Drew Stubbs advanced to second. Hector Mangual scored.
Bottom 4th
Matthew Coker reached on a fielder's choice to right field. Sean Sparling out at second rf to ss. Kade Faircloth scored on an error by rf, unearned.
Top 5th
Gabriel Santiago scored on a wild pitch.
Joseph Massa advanced to third on a wild pitch. Austin Brinling scored on a wild pitch.
Logan Chapman walked. Joseph Massa scored on a wild pitch.
Cade Sadler stole second, advanced to third on an error by c. Logan Chapman stole third, scored on the error.
Tyler Gerteisen singled, 2 RBI. Andrew Leinenbach scored. Cade Sadler scored.
Gabriel Santiago hit by pitch, RBI. Tyler LeJeune advanced to second. Hector Mangual advanced to third. Tyler Gerteisen scored.
All Plays
Top 1st
Tyler LeJeune reached on an error by 2b.
Tyler LeJeune stole second.
Tyler LeJeune advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Gabriel Santiago stole second.
Austin Brinling doubled, 2 RBI. Gabriel Santiago scored. Tyler LeJeune scored, unearned.
Austin Brinling out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. 1 out
Dale Francis struck out swinging.
2 out
Cade Sadler hit by pitch. Logan Chapman advanced to second.
Andrew Leinenbach struck out looking.
3 out
Bottom 1st
Kai Hudson struck out swinging.
1 out
Timo Aracena flied out to cf.
2 out
Kade Faircloth grounded out to ss.
3 out
Top 2nd
Tyler Gerteisen struck out looking.
1 out
Drew Stubbs hit by pitch. Hector Mangual advanced to second.
Tyler LeJeune flied out to lf.
2 out
Gabriel Santiago singled, RBI. Drew Stubbs advanced to second. Hector Mangual scored.
Austin Brinling out at first 1b to p.
3 out
Bottom 2nd
Luke Houin flied out to rf.
1 out
Matthew Coker grounded out to 2b. Sean Sparling advanced to second.
2 out
Caleb Adams hit by pitch.
Anthony Gonzalez reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Caleb Adams out at second ss to 2b.
3 out
Top 3rd
Dale Francis singled, out at second lf to 2b.
1 out
Logan Chapman grounded out to 3b.
2 out
Cade Sadler hit by pitch.
Andrew Leinenbach struck out swinging.
3 out
Bottom 3rd
Matthew Fogel advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Keijhuan James struck out looking.
1 out
Kai Hudson grounded out to ss. Matthew Fogel advanced to third.
2 out
Timo Aracena flied out to cf.
3 out
Top 4th
Tyler Gerteisen grounded out to p.
1 out
Hector Mangual advanced to second on an error by p.
Drew Stubbs flied out to cf.
2 out
Tyler LeJeune grounded out to 2b.
3 out
Bottom 4th
Kade Faircloth advanced to second on a passed ball.
Sean Sparling singled. Kade Faircloth advanced to third.
Luke Houin struck out looking.
1 out
Matthew Coker reached on a fielder's choice to right field. Sean Sparling out at second rf to ss. Kade Faircloth scored on an error by rf, unearned.
2 out
Matthew Coker stole second.
Caleb Adams stole second. Matthew Coker stole third.
Anthony Gonzalez struck out swinging.
3 out
Top 5th
Travis Gregory replaces Anthony Gonzalez at catcher.
Nolan Lepkoske replaces Brad Brooks at pitcher.
Gabriel Santiago stole second.
Gabriel Santiago advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Gabriel Santiago scored on a wild pitch.
Joseph Massa replaces Dale Francis at pinch hitter.
Austin Brinling stole second.
Joseph Massa stole second. Austin Brinling stole third.
Joseph Massa advanced to third on a wild pitch. Austin Brinling scored on a wild pitch.
Logan Chapman walked. Joseph Massa scored on a wild pitch.
Cade Sadler walked. Logan Chapman advanced to second.
Cade Sadler stole second, advanced to third on an error by c. Logan Chapman stole third, scored on the error.
Andrew Leinenbach walked.
Andrew Leinenbach advanced to second.
Tyler Gerteisen singled, 2 RBI. Andrew Leinenbach scored. Cade Sadler scored.
Tyler Gerteisen advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Hector Mangual walked. Tyler Gerteisen advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Timo Aracena replaces at third base.
David Baillio replaces Kade Faircloth at center field.
Sean Sparling replaces at first base.
Matthew Coker replaces at pitcher.
Fnu Suonandajie replaces Matthew Fogel at right field.
/ replaces Nolan Lepkoske at .
Drew Stubbs struck out swinging.
1 out
Tyler LeJeune walked. Hector Mangual advanced to second.
Gabriel Santiago hit by pitch, RBI. Tyler LeJeune advanced to second. Hector Mangual advanced to third. Tyler Gerteisen scored.
Austin Brinling popped into double play p to 1b. Gabriel Santiago out on the play.
3 out
Bottom 5th
Gabriel Santiago replaces at designated hitter.
Joseph Massa replaces at shortstop.
Cade Sadler replaces at first base.
Dustin Dunlap replaces Nick Vieira at pitcher.
Fnu Suonandajie advanced to second on a passed ball.
Keijhuan James struck out looking.
1 out
Kai Hudson grounded out to ss. Fnu Suonandajie advanced to third.
2 out
Timo Aracena grounded out to 3b.
3 out
Top 6th
Joseph Massa reached on an error by 3b.
Joseph Massa advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Logan Chapman fouled out to 1b.
1 out
Cade Sadler grounded out to 3b. Joseph Massa advanced to third.
2 out
Andrew Leinenbach singled.
Riley Fitzgerald replaces Tyler Gerteisen at pinch hitter.
Riley Fitzgerald grounded out to 3b.
3 out
Bottom 6th
Riley Fitzgerald replaces at left field.
Danny Rodriguez replaces Dustin Dunlap at pitcher.
David Baillio struck out swinging.
1 out
Roman Samson replaces Luke Houin at pinch hitter.
Roman Samson fouled out to 3b.
2 out
Sean Sparling advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Caleb Adams struck out swinging.
3 out
Top 7th
Timo Aracena replaces at pitcher.
Matthew Coker replaces at third base.
Hector Mangual hit by pitch.
Drew Stubbs flied out to cf.
1 out
Hector Mangual advanced to second on a balk.
Tyler LeJeune struck out looking.
2 out
Gabriel Santiago struck out looking.
3 out
Bottom 7th
Daniel Foster replaces Danny Rodriguez at pitcher.
Fnu Suonandajie flied out to rf.
1 out
Keijhuan James struck out swinging.
2 out
Kai Hudson flied out to 2b.
3 out
