Lightning Break It Open Late to Defeat Snappers 11-4
Leesburg, Fla. – The Leesburg Lightning continued their dominant start to the season Tuesday night, using a balanced offensive attack and a dominant bullpen effort to pull away from the Orlando Snappers for an 11-4 victory at Pat Thomas Stadium.
After Orlando grabbed an early 2-0 lead, the Lightning chipped away with a run in the third before taking control in the middle innings. Leesburg scored two runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth to move in front, then put the game out of reach with a four-run sixth inning highlighted by a two-run homer from Charlie Keller and a solo blast from Marcello Cortale.
The Lightning offense piled up 14 hits and received contributions throughout the lineup. Keller led the charge, finishing 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, and four RBIs. Cortale added two hits, including his first homer of the season, while Hudson Reed scored twice and drove in a run. Turner Gross collected two hits and two RBIs, Preston Murphy added two hits and an RBI, and Florida League Player of the Week KT Thompson went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a stolen base.
Leesburg's pitching staff was equally impressive. Bryce Gluckman struck out seven batters over three innings in his third appearance of the summer, allowing just one hit and no earned runs. Miguel Figueroa earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief before Lucas Perez, Ryan Perzanowski, and Cody Clymer combined to finish off the victory. The staff totaled 12 strikeouts and surrendered just one earned run despite Orlando scoring four times.
The Lightning improve to 9-1 on the season as they continue to pile up wins. Their next matchup will be on Thursday, June 11th at 7:00 PM against the DeLand Suns at Pat Thomas Stadium which will begin the first of a three game set.
Adam Rothschild (Susquehanna University)
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Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
| Brewington, dh |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Alvarez, ph |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Mottola, cf |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Chalk, eh |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Figueroa Mestre, 1b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Hankerson Jr, lf |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Gonzalez, rf |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Jonas, c |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Kennedy, 3b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Busot, ss |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Resmondo, 2b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Batting
2B - Chalk
RBI - Hankerson Jr, Jonas
GDP - Mottola
Baserunning
SB - Brewington 2, Chalk, Busot
Fielding
E - Busot 2
Pitching
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| D’Amato |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Happel, L |
3.1 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
| Smith |
2.0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
| Goodnoe |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Wild Pitches - Happel
Pitches/Strikes - D’Amato 23/13, Happel 70/42, Smith 65/38, Goodnoe 22/10
Groundouts/Flyouts - D’Amato 3/0, Happel 3/3, Smith 1/4, Goodnoe 0/1
Batters Faced - D’Amato 7, Happel 24, Smith 13, Goodnoe 6
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
|
Green, ss/3b |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Banasiak, dh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Thompson, cf |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Reed, 3b |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Keller, rf |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cortale, dh/lf |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Waddingham, 1b |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Gross, c |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Murphy, eh |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Campos, lf/2b |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Pleasant, 2b/ss |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Batting
2B - Thompson, Reed, Keller
HR - Keller, Cortale
RBI - Thompson, Reed, Keller 4, Cortale, Waddingham, Gross 2, Murphy
HBP - Thompson, Gross, Murphy
Baserunning
SB - Green, Thompson, Cortale
Fielding
E - Green, Gross 3, Pleasant
Pitching
Wild Pitches - Gluckman 2, Figueroa, Perez
Pitches/Strikes - Gluckman 65/40, Figueroa 43/27, Perez 32/18, Perzanowski 19/13, Clymer 10/6
Groundouts/Flyouts - Gluckman 2/1, Figueroa 4/1, Perez 1/4, Clymer 2/0
Batters Faced - Gluckman 14, Figueroa 8, Perez 11, Perzanowski 5, Clymer 3
Snappers
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
| Brewington, dh |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Alvarez, ph |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Mottola, cf |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Chalk, eh |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Figueroa Mestre, 1b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Hankerson Jr, lf |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Gonzalez, rf |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Jonas, c |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Kennedy, 3b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Busot, ss |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Resmondo, 2b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Batting
2B - Chalk
RBI - Hankerson Jr, Jonas
GDP - Mottola
Baserunning
SB - Brewington 2, Chalk, Busot
Fielding
E - Busot 2
Pitching
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| D’Amato |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Happel, L |
3.1 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
| Smith |
2.0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
| Goodnoe |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Wild Pitches - Happel
Pitches/Strikes - D’Amato 23/13, Happel 70/42, Smith 65/38, Goodnoe 22/10
Groundouts/Flyouts - D’Amato 3/0, Happel 3/3, Smith 1/4, Goodnoe 0/1
Batters Faced - D’Amato 7, Happel 24, Smith 13, Goodnoe 6
Lightning
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
|
Green, ss/3b |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Banasiak, dh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Thompson, cf |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Reed, 3b |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Keller, rf |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cortale, dh/lf |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Waddingham, 1b |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Gross, c |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Murphy, eh |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Campos, lf/2b |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Pleasant, 2b/ss |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Batting
2B - Thompson, Reed, Keller
HR - Keller, Cortale
RBI - Thompson, Reed, Keller 4, Cortale, Waddingham, Gross 2, Murphy
HBP - Thompson, Gross, Murphy
Baserunning
SB - Green, Thompson, Cortale
Fielding
E - Green, Gross 3, Pleasant
Pitching
Wild Pitches - Gluckman 2, Figueroa, Perez
Pitches/Strikes - Gluckman 65/40, Figueroa 43/27, Perez 32/18, Perzanowski 19/13, Clymer 10/6
Groundouts/Flyouts - Gluckman 2/1, Figueroa 4/1, Perez 1/4, Clymer 2/0
Batters Faced - Gluckman 14, Figueroa 8, Perez 11, Perzanowski 5, Clymer 3
Scoring Plays
Top 2nd
Bo Jonas reached on a fielder's choice to first base, RBI. Gavin Gonzalez scored, unearned.
Top 3rd
Colby Brewington stole third, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned.
Bottom 3rd
Kaden Thompson doubled to left center, RBI. Dylan Green scored, unearned.
Bottom 4th
Preston Murphy singled through the right side, RBI. Turner Gross advanced to second, out at third rf to 3b to 2b. Jack Waddingham scored.
Bottom 5th
Charles Keller homered to right field, 2 RBI. Hudson Reed scored.
Turner Gross singled to center field, RBI. Marcello Cortale scored.
Top 6th
James Hankerson Jr grounded out to 2b, RBI. Logan Chalk scored.
Bottom 6th
Charles Keller doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI. Hudson Reed advanced to third. Kaden Thompson scored. Dylan Green scored.
Jack Waddingham singled through the right side, RBI. Charles Keller advanced to third. Hudson Reed scored.
Turner Gross flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI. Charles Keller scored.
Top 7th
Santiago Busot stole third, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned.
Bottom 7th
Hudson Reed flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI. Cory Banasiak advanced to third. Ledger Pleasant scored, unearned.
All Plays
Top 1st
Colby Brewington singled to left center.
Luke Mottola flied out to lf to left center.
1 out
Colby Brewington advanced to second on a passed ball.
Logan Chalk struck out swinging.
2 out
Colby Brewington advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Elvin Figueroa Mestre grounded out to 2b up the middle.
3 out
Bottom 1st
Dylan Green grounded out to 2b up the middle.
1 out
Kaden Thompson hit by pitch.
Hudson Reed struck out swinging. Kaden Thompson stole second. 2 out
Charles Keller grounded out to 2b.
3 out
Top 2nd
James Hankerson Jr struck out swinging, reached first on a throwing error by c.
Gavin Gonzalez reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b. James Hankerson Jr out at second ss to 2b.
1 out
Gavin Gonzalez advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Bo Jonas reached on a fielder's choice to first base, RBI. Gavin Gonzalez scored, unearned.
Ty Kennedy struck out looking.
2 out
Santiago Busot struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.
3 out
Bottom 2nd
Marcello Cortale struck out swinging.
1 out
Jack Waddingham out at first 1b to p.
2 out
Ryland Happel replaces Geoffrey D’Amato at pitcher.
Preston Murphy struck out looking.
3 out
Top 3rd
Mason Resmondo struck out looking.
1 out
Luke Mottola struck out looking.
2 out
Colby Brewington stole second.
Colby Brewington stole third, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned.
Elvin Figueroa Mestre struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.
3 out
Bottom 3rd
Gabriel Campos struck out swinging.
1 out
Ledger Pleasant grounded out to ss.
2 out
Dylan Green reached first on a fielding error by ss.
Dylan Green stole second.
Kaden Thompson doubled to left center, RBI. Dylan Green scored, unearned.
Kaden Thompson advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Charles Keller flied out to cf.
3 out
Top 4th
Miguel Figueroa replaces Bryce Gluckman at pitcher.
James Hankerson Jr singled up the middle.
James Hankerson Jr advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Bo Jonas flied out to cf.
1 out
Ty Kennedy grounded out to 2b. Gavin Gonzalez advanced to second. James Hankerson Jr advanced to third.
2 out
Santiago Busot grounded out to 2b.
3 out
Bottom 4th
Marcello Cortale homered to right center, RBI.
Turner Gross hit by pitch. Jack Waddingham advanced to second.
Preston Murphy singled through the right side, RBI. Turner Gross advanced to second, out at third rf to 3b to 2b. Jack Waddingham scored.
1 out
Gabriel Campos singled to third base, bunt. Preston Murphy advanced to second.
Ledger Pleasant struck out looking.
2 out
Dylan Green lined out to 3b.
3 out
Top 5th
Mason Resmondo grounded out to 1b unassisted.
1 out
Colby Brewington reached first on a fielding error by ss.
Luke Mottola grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b. Colby Brewington out on the play.
3 out
Bottom 5th
Kaden Thompson grounded out to 2b.
1 out
Hudson Reed doubled to right center.
Charles Keller homered to right field, 2 RBI. Hudson Reed scored.
Marcello Cortale singled to third base.
Marcello Cortale stole second.
Jack Waddingham flied out to cf.
2 out
Turner Gross singled to center field, RBI. Marcello Cortale scored.
Preston Murphy singled to center field. Turner Gross advanced to second.
Gabriel Campos singled to third base, bunt. Preston Murphy advanced to second. Turner Gross advanced to third.
Ledger Pleasant grounded out to ss.
3 out
Top 6th
Lucas Perez replaces Miguel Figueroa at pitcher.
Logan Chalk doubled down the 3b line.
Elvin Figueroa Mestre flied out to lf.
1 out
Logan Chalk stole third.
James Hankerson Jr grounded out to 2b, RBI. Logan Chalk scored.
2 out
Bo Jonas singled up the middle. Gavin Gonzalez advanced to second.
Ty Kennedy struck out swinging.
3 out
Bottom 6th
Harrison Smith replaces Ryland Happel at pitcher.
Kaden Thompson singled up the middle. Dylan Green advanced to second.
Hudson Reed walked. Kaden Thompson advanced to second. Dylan Green advanced to third.
Charles Keller doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI. Hudson Reed advanced to third. Kaden Thompson scored. Dylan Green scored.
Marcello Cortale struck out looking.
1 out
Jack Waddingham singled through the right side, RBI. Charles Keller advanced to third. Hudson Reed scored.
Turner Gross flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI. Charles Keller scored.
2 out
Preston Murphy walked. Jack Waddingham advanced to second.
Gabriel Campos popped up to 1b.
3 out
Top 7th
Dylan Green replaces at third base.
Hudson Reed replaces at shortstop.
Santiago Busot singled up the middle.
Santiago Busot advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Mason Resmondo popped up to lf.
1 out
Roberto Alvarez replaces Colby Brewington at pinch hitter.
Roberto Alvarez fouled out to 1b.
2 out
Santiago Busot stole third, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned.
Luke Mottola singled through the right side.
Logan Chalk flied out to lf.
3 out
Bottom 7th
Ledger Pleasant reached first on a fielding error by ss.
Cory Banasiak replaces Dylan Green at pinch hitter.
Cory Banasiak walked. Ledger Pleasant advanced to second.
Cory Banasiak advanced to second on a balk. Ledger Pleasant advanced to third on a balk.
Kaden Thompson popped up to ss.
1 out
Hudson Reed flied out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI. Cory Banasiak advanced to third. Ledger Pleasant scored, unearned.
2 out
Charles Keller grounded out to 1b unassisted.
3 out
Top 8th
Cory Banasiak replaces at designated hitter.
Hudson Reed replaces at third base.
Marcello Cortale replaces at left field.
Gabriel Campos replaces at second base.
Ryan Perzanowski replaces Lucas Perez at pitcher.
Ledger Pleasant replaces at shortstop.
Elvin Figueroa Mestre singled up the middle.
James Hankerson Jr struck out looking.
1 out
Gavin Gonzalez struck out swinging.
2 out
Bo Jonas walked. Elvin Figueroa Mestre advanced to second.
Ty Kennedy struck out swinging.
3 out
Bottom 8th
Cole Goodnoe replaces Harrison Smith at pitcher.
Marcello Cortale struck out swinging.
1 out
Jack Waddingham struck out swinging.
2 out
Turner Gross singled to left field.
Preston Murphy hit by pitch. Turner Gross advanced to second.
Gabriel Campos walked. Preston Murphy advanced to second. Turner Gross advanced to third.
Ledger Pleasant lined out to 2b.
3 out
Top 9th
Cody Clymer replaces Ryan Perzanowski at pitcher.
Santiago Busot grounded out to 2b.
1 out
Mason Resmondo grounded out to 2b.
2 out
Roberto Alvarez struck out looking.
3 out
