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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, Fla- With the playoffs right around the corner, the Snappers and Lightning will play in Orlando for game one and potentially game three of the first round. After last night's loss, Leesburg finished 1-5 against the Snappers in the regular season and now needs two wins to knock them out of the playoffs.

Starting RHP Bryan Burtoft threw a scoreless 1st, needing just 8 pitches to induce three fly ball outs, despite hitting the leadoff batter.

In the bottom of the inning, RF Charlie Keller drove in the first run with a single that gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead. 1B James Strom then brought home another with a sacrifice fly that extended the lead to 2-0.

LHP Gunnar Plante came on in the 2nd and struggled to get the first out, walking back-to-back batters while hitting a third which loaded the bases with nobody out. RHP James Hill was put in to navigate through a big jam and got a first pitch ground ball that was turned for a double play started by 3B Ryan Jenkins. The double play did plate a Snappers run, but the Lightning saved another with an unbelievable snag from Jenkins on a line drive down towards third base from the next batter.

After cutting the lead in half in the 2nd, Orlando would add on in the 3rd after an RBI double tied it at 2-2. An error by C Cole Bullen trying to catch an infield pop-up allowed another run to score, giving the Snappers a 3-2 lead.

The Lightning struggled after the first inning to get leadoff batters aboard and would fail to move a runner to third until the 8th.

With Leesburg’s bats going silent, the Snappers added some insurance in the 6th with an RBI single which made it 4-2.

Orlando put up a crooked number in the 8th with RHP Jose Paniagua struggling to retire batters. The righty allowed 4 hits, including an RBI double followed by back-to-back RBI singles which made it 7-2 with just six outs left for the Lightning.

Leesburg loaded the bases in the 8th with nobody out before Jenkins lined out to the shortstop who doubled up the runner at first. The offense was unable to scratch across a run after the double play which kept the lead at 5 heading into the 9th.

The Lightning got two straight walks to leadoff the 9th before back-to-back batters struck out which brought the team down to their last out. Command issues continued for the Snappers pitcher as he walked in a run to make it 7-3 with just one out left to get. Another arm came on for Orlando and quickly got a strikeout to end it, giving them their 5th win against Leesburg.

After the game, Coach Billings highlighted the importance of being able to string together hits with runners in scoring position. The veteran head coach also stressed how crucial it is for the offense to not have to rely on walks and mistakes from their opponents to score runs.

The Lightning will enjoy two days off before they play in Orlando for game one of the best-of-three playoff series. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. at The First Academy.

Vic Maslia (Syracuse University)

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Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Farner, ss 4 0 1 1 0 3
Fields, cf 4 1 2 1 1 1
Comeaux, 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0
Gustavson, 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2
Guinn, 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trivella, dh 3 1 1 0 2 0
Walburn, lf 4 0 0 0 1 1
Mercado, 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0
Pierzynski, c 3 1 1 0 0 1
Irizarry, rf 4 1 1 1 0 1
Corbett, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Powers, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vallee, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brooks, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borbely, p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Fields, Gustavson, Irizarry

RBI - Farner, Fields, Comeaux, Gustavson, Irizarry

GDP - Pierzynski

HBP - Farner, Gustavson, Mercado

Baserunning

SB - Farner, Comeaux, Gustavson, Trivella 2

CS - Farner

Fielding

E - Pierzynski

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Corbett 2.0 1 2 2 2 2
Powers, W 3.0 3 0 0 0 2
Vallee 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Brooks 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Kelly 1.2 0 1 1 5 3
Borbely, SV 0.1 0 0 0 0 1

Wild Pitches - Kelly

Pitches/Strikes - Corbett 40/18, Powers 37/27, Vallee 33/23, Brooks 13/3, Kelly 46/21, Borbely 4/3

Groundouts/Flyouts - Corbett 0/4, Powers 5/2, Vallee 2/1, Kelly 0/1

Batters Faced - Corbett 9, Powers 12, Vallee 7, Brooks 3, Kelly 9, Borbely 1

Batting

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

Batting

RBI - Keller, Strom, Jordan

HBP - Socarras

Fielding

E - Bullen 2

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Burtoft 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Plante 0.0 0 1 1 2 0
Hill, L 2.0 3 2 1 0 2
Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Henrikson 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Rojas 0.2 1 1 1 2 0
Perez 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Paniagua 1.0 4 3 3 0 2
Tipmore 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

Wild Pitches - Henrikson, Rojas

Pitches/Strikes - Burtoft 8/6, Plante 17/6, Hill 31/21, Sanchez 13/10, Henrikson 24/12, Rojas 24/10, Perez 19/6, Paniagua 29/19, Tipmore 15/9

Groundouts/Flyouts - Burtoft 0/3, Hill 1/2, Henrikson 2/0, Rojas 1/1, Perez 1/2, Paniagua 1/0, Tipmore 2/0

Batters Faced - Burtoft 4, Plante 3, Hill 9, Sanchez 3, Henrikson 5, Rojas 5, Perez 4, Paniagua 7, Tipmore 3

Snappers

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Farner, ss 4 0 1 1 0 3
Fields, cf 4 1 2 1 1 1
Comeaux, 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0
Gustavson, 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2
Guinn, 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trivella, dh 3 1 1 0 2 0
Walburn, lf 4 0 0 0 1 1
Mercado, 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0
Pierzynski, c 3 1 1 0 0 1
Irizarry, rf 4 1 1 1 0 1
Corbett, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Powers, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vallee, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brooks, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kelly, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Borbely, p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Fields, Gustavson, Irizarry

RBI - Farner, Fields, Comeaux, Gustavson, Irizarry

GDP - Pierzynski

HBP - Farner, Gustavson, Mercado

Baserunning

SB - Farner, Comeaux, Gustavson, Trivella 2

CS - Farner

Fielding

E - Pierzynski

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Corbett 2.0 1 2 2 2 2
Powers, W 3.0 3 0 0 0 2
Vallee 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Brooks 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Kelly 1.2 0 1 1 5 3
Borbely, SV 0.1 0 0 0 0 1

Wild Pitches - Kelly

Pitches/Strikes - Corbett 40/18, Powers 37/27, Vallee 33/23, Brooks 13/3, Kelly 46/21, Borbely 4/3

Groundouts/Flyouts - Corbett 0/4, Powers 5/2, Vallee 2/1, Kelly 0/1

Batters Faced - Corbett 9, Powers 12, Vallee 7, Brooks 3, Kelly 9, Borbely 1

Lightning

Batting

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

Batting

RBI - Keller, Strom, Jordan

HBP - Socarras

Fielding

E - Bullen 2

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Burtoft 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Plante 0.0 0 1 1 2 0
Hill, L 2.0 3 2 1 0 2
Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Henrikson 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Rojas 0.2 1 1 1 2 0
Perez 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Paniagua 1.0 4 3 3 0 2
Tipmore 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

Wild Pitches - Henrikson, Rojas

Pitches/Strikes - Burtoft 8/6, Plante 17/6, Hill 31/21, Sanchez 13/10, Henrikson 24/12, Rojas 24/10, Perez 19/6, Paniagua 29/19, Tipmore 15/9

Groundouts/Flyouts - Burtoft 0/3, Hill 1/2, Henrikson 2/0, Rojas 1/1, Perez 1/2, Paniagua 1/0, Tipmore 2/0

Batters Faced - Burtoft 4, Plante 3, Hill 9, Sanchez 3, Henrikson 5, Rojas 5, Perez 4, Paniagua 7, Tipmore 3

Scoring Plays

Bottom 1st

Charlie Keller singled through the right side, RBI. Ryan Jenkins advanced to third. Trey Craft scored.
James Strom fouled out to lf, SF, RBI. Ryan Jenkins scored.

Top 2nd

Austin Pierzynski grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b. Julian Mercado out on the play. William Walburn advanced to third. Mario Trivella scored.

Top 3rd

Hayden Gustavson doubled to center field, RBI. Grant Comeaux scored.
William Walburn reached on a dropped fly by c. Mario Trivella advanced to third. Hayden Gustavson scored, unearned.

Top 6th

Mathew Farner singled through the left side, RBI. Julian Mercado scored.

Top 8th

Daniel Irizarry doubled to left field, RBI. Austin Pierzynski scored.
Blake Fields singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI. Daniel Irizarry scored.
Grant Comeaux singled to right field, RBI. Blake Fields scored.

Bottom 9th

Grant Jordan walked, RBI. TJ Socarras advanced to second. Eli Thurmond advanced to third. James Strom scored.

All Plays

Top 1st

Mathew Farner hit by pitch.
Blake Fields flied out to lf. 1 out
Grant Comeaux fouled out to 3b. 2 out
Hayden Gustavson flied out to ss. 3 out

Bottom 1st

Trey Craft walked.
Ryan Jenkins walked. Trey Craft advanced to second.
Charlie Keller singled through the right side, RBI. Ryan Jenkins advanced to third. Trey Craft scored.
Cole Bullen struck out swinging. 1 out
James Strom fouled out to lf, SF, RBI. Ryan Jenkins scored. 2 out
Eli Thurmond flied out to cf. 3 out

Top 2nd

Gunnar Plante replaces Bryan Burtoft at pitcher.
Mario Trivella walked.
William Walburn walked. Mario Trivella advanced to second.
Mario Trivella advanced to third on a throwing error by c.
Julian Mercado hit by pitch. William Walburn advanced to second.
James Hill replaces Gunnar Plante at pitcher.
Austin Pierzynski grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b. Julian Mercado out on the play. William Walburn advanced to third. Mario Trivella scored. 2 out
Daniel Irizarry lined out to 3b. 3 out

Bottom 2nd

Reid Snider flied out to ss. 1 out
Ledger Pleasant popped up to ss. 2 out
TJ Socarras struck out looking. 3 out

Top 3rd

Mathew Farner struck out looking. 1 out
Blake Fields struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 2 out
Grant Comeaux singled up the middle.
Hayden Gustavson doubled to center field, RBI. Grant Comeaux scored.
Mario Trivella singled through the left side. Hayden Gustavson advanced to third.
Mario Trivella stole second.
William Walburn reached on a dropped fly by c. Mario Trivella advanced to third. Hayden Gustavson scored, unearned.
Julian Mercado flied out to cf. 3 out

Bottom 3rd

Kyle Powers replaces Garrett Corbett at pitcher.
Grant Jordan struck out looking. 1 out
Trey Craft struck out looking. 2 out
Ryan Jenkins grounded out to 2b. 3 out

Top 4th

Lex Sanchez replaces James Hill at pitcher.
Austin Pierzynski struck out swinging. 1 out
Daniel Irizarry struck out swinging. 2 out
Mathew Farner struck out swinging. 3 out

Bottom 4th

Charlie Keller grounded out to 2b. 1 out
Cole Bullen grounded out to ss up the middle. 2 out
James Strom singled up the middle.
Eli Thurmond singled up the middle. James Strom advanced to second.
Reid Snider flied out to rf. 3 out

Top 5th

Carson Henrikson replaces Lex Sanchez at pitcher.
Blake Fields doubled down the rf line.
Grant Comeaux grounded out to 3b. 1 out
Blake Fields advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Hayden Gustavson struck out looking. 2 out
Mario Trivella intentionally walked.
Mario Trivella stole second.
William Walburn grounded out to p. 3 out

Bottom 5th

Ledger Pleasant grounded out to ss. 1 out
TJ Socarras singled to pitcher, bunt.
Grant Jordan flied out to rf. 2 out
Trey Craft grounded out to 2b. 3 out

Top 6th

Steven Rojas replaces Carson Henrikson at pitcher.
Julian Mercado walked.
Austin Pierzynski grounded out to p, SAC, bunt. Julian Mercado advanced to second. 1 out
Daniel Irizarry flied out to ss. 2 out
Mathew Farner singled through the left side, RBI. Julian Mercado scored.
Mathew Farner stole second.
Mathew Farner advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Blake Fields walked.
Lucas Perez replaces Steven Rojas at pitcher.
Mathew Farner out at home c to 2b to c, caught stealing. 3 out

Bottom 6th

Coby Vallee replaces Kyle Powers at pitcher.
Ryan Jenkins grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 out
Charlie Keller singled up the middle.
Cole Bullen reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Charlie Keller out at second ss to 2b. 2 out
James Strom struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 7th

Riley Fitzgerald replaces Reid Snider at left field.
Grant Comeaux fouled out to 1b. 1 out
Hayden Gustavson hit by pitch.
Hayden Gustavson stole second.
Mario Trivella popped up to 1b. 2 out
William Walburn grounded out to ss. 3 out

Bottom 7th

Eli Thurmond lined out to lf to left center. 1 out
Riley Fitzgerald struck out swinging. 2 out
Ledger Pleasant struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 8th

Jose Paniagua replaces Lucas Perez at pitcher.
Julian Mercado grounded out to 2b. 1 out
Austin Pierzynski singled through the left side.
Daniel Irizarry doubled to left field, RBI. Austin Pierzynski scored.
Mathew Farner struck out swinging. 2 out
Blake Fields singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI. Daniel Irizarry scored.
Grant Comeaux singled to right field, RBI. Blake Fields scored.
Grant Comeaux stole second.
Hayden Gustavson struck out swinging. 3 out

Bottom 8th

Hutson Guinn replaces Hayden Gustavson at third base.
Grant Brooks replaces Coby Vallee at pitcher.
TJ Socarras hit by pitch.
Grant Jordan walked. TJ Socarras advanced to second.
TJ Socarras advanced to third on a throwing error by c.
Trey Craft walked. Grant Jordan advanced to second.
James Kelly replaces Grant Brooks at pitcher.
Ryan Jenkins lined into double play ss to 1b. Trey Craft out on the play. 2 out
Charlie Keller walked.
Cole Bullen struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 9th

Blake Tipmore replaces Jose Paniagua at pitcher.
Mario Trivella grounded out to 3b. 1 out
William Walburn struck out swinging. 2 out
Julian Mercado grounded out to p unassisted. 3 out

Bottom 9th

James Strom walked.
James Strom advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Eli Thurmond walked.
Nicholas Wrubluski replaces Riley Fitzgerald at pinch hitter.
Nicholas Wrubluski struck out swinging. 1 out
Ledger Pleasant struck out swinging. 2 out
TJ Socarras walked. Eli Thurmond advanced to second. James Strom advanced to third.
Grant Jordan walked, RBI. TJ Socarras advanced to second. Eli Thurmond advanced to third. James Strom scored.
Christian Borbely replaces James Kelly at pitcher.
Trey Craft struck out swinging. 3 out