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Lightning Dominate Snappers For Fifth Straight Win

Lightning Dominate Snappers For Fifth Straight Win

LEESBURG, Fla.- The Leesburg Lightning (20-9) used eight unanswered runs to defeat the Orlando Snappers (12-16) 10-2 at home on Saturday night, extending their winning streak to five games. 

After both offenses came out firing in the first inning, with Orlando scoring one run in the frame and Leesburg scoring two runs on singles by Logan Chapman (Georgia Tech) and Brooks Bryan (Troy), both starting pitchers would start to settle down. 

The Snappers would put one more run on Danny Rodriguez (Undecided) in the third inning to tie the game up at 2-2, before Rodriguez would hand the ball over to Dustin Dunlap (Mars Hill). 

Dunlap entered with runners on the basepaths in the fourth inning and tightroped his way out, before pitching another two inning of shutout, one-hit baseball. Dunlap is a Leesburg native and the crowd cheered a little bit louder for him when he was pitching so well compared to the other Lightning players. He is having a standout season out of the bullpen so far, posting a 2.84 ERA, with 14 strikeouts in 12.2 innings pitched. 

“Playing in front of these people that I grew up around is just amazing,” Dunlap said. “It’s truly great to have those people behind you and supporting you, it brings your energy to another level.”

The Lightning offense backed up Dunlap’s phenomenal performance out of the bullpen with an offensive explosion in the fifth and sixth innings. Leesburg kicked off their string of eight unanswered runs with a towering two-run homerun by Drew Stubbs (Webber International) in the fifth inning to give the Lightning a 4-2 lead. 

Austin Brinling (South Carolina) then took matters into his own hands, starting with an RBI single that scored Bryan. He then showcased his elite speed by stealing second and third base on consecutive pitches, before taking off for home a few pitches later and completely turning the game on its head by swiping home plate and shifting any momentum that was still with Orlando over to the Leesburg dugout and extending the lead to 6-2. 

“Drew’s (Stubbs) homerun and Austin’s (Brinling) stolen bases were really the turning point for us tonight in terms of momentum,” Leesburg Lightning Head Coach Rich Billings said. “We were great from the top to the bottom of the lineup, and you know you’re playing really well when the bottom of your lineup is producing the way they did tonight.”

The Lightning tacked on three more runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by RBI singles from Hector Mangual (Undecided) and Gabriel Santiago (Coker) to extend the Leesburg lead to 9-2. 

Tyler LeJeune (Northwest Florida State) knocked in the winning run in the seventh inning, which finalized a 10-2 run-rule home victory for the Lightning, their fifth straight win currently. 

The Lightning will be back in action on Sunday at home for game two of their three-game set with the Orlando Snappers. First pitch is set for 5 PM on Sunday at Pat Thomas Stadium in Leesburg, Florida. 

(Carter Mansfield, Austin Peay State University)



Carter Mansfield - 07/16/23 2:48am

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Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
De La Cruz, 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2
Forte II, rf 2 1 1 1 0 1
Ballard, ss 2 0 1 1 1 1
Thomas, 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1
Alvarez, 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0
Charles, dh 3 0 0 0 0 2
Duda, dh 3 0 1 0 0 0
Dickerson, lf 3 0 0 0 0 2
Jones, cf 2 1 1 0 0 0
Garcia, c 1 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Forte II, Ballard

RBI - Forte II, Ballard

GDP - Charles

HBP - Thomas, Garcia

Baserunning

SB - Jones, Garcia

Fielding

E - De La Cruz, Ballard

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Byers, L 4.2 7 6 4 5 2
Anziani 1.1 6 4 4 3 1

Pitches/Strikes - Byers 82/44, Anziani 55/25

Groundouts/Flyouts - Byers 5/3, Anziani 1/2

Batters Faced - Byers 23, Anziani 13

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Santiago, 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0
Massa, 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brinling, cf 4 1 2 1 0 1
Chapman, 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0
Bryan, c 2 1 1 0 2 0
Furry, rf 4 0 2 0 0 0
LeJeune, dh 4 0 1 1 0 1
Leinenbach, lf 2 0 1 0 1 0
Lopez, pr 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gerteisen, dh/lf 1 2 0 0 2 0
Stubbs, 1b 2 2 1 2 1 1
Mangual, ss 2 1 1 2 1 0

Batting

2B - Chapman, LeJeune

HR - Stubbs

RBI - Santiago, Brinling, Chapman, LeJeune, Stubbs 2, Mangual 2

GDP - LeJeune, Mangual

Baserunning

SB - Santiago, Brinling 3, Chapman 2, Lopez

CS - Santiago, Furry

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez 3.2 4 2 2 2 4
Dunlap, W 2.1 1 0 0 1 3
Boully 1.0 0 0 0 0 2

Pitches/Strikes - Rodriguez 58/31, Dunlap 30/19, Boully 11/8

Groundouts/Flyouts - Rodriguez 3/2, Dunlap 2/1, Boully 1/0

Batters Faced - Rodriguez 17, Dunlap 8, Boully 3

Snappers

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
De La Cruz, 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2
Forte II, rf 2 1 1 1 0 1
Ballard, ss 2 0 1 1 1 1
Thomas, 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1
Alvarez, 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0
Charles, dh 3 0 0 0 0 2
Duda, dh 3 0 1 0 0 0
Dickerson, lf 3 0 0 0 0 2
Jones, cf 2 1 1 0 0 0
Garcia, c 1 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Forte II, Ballard

RBI - Forte II, Ballard

GDP - Charles

HBP - Thomas, Garcia

Baserunning

SB - Jones, Garcia

Fielding

E - De La Cruz, Ballard

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Byers, L 4.2 7 6 4 5 2
Anziani 1.1 6 4 4 3 1

Pitches/Strikes - Byers 82/44, Anziani 55/25

Groundouts/Flyouts - Byers 5/3, Anziani 1/2

Batters Faced - Byers 23, Anziani 13

Lightning

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Santiago, 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0
Massa, 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brinling, cf 4 1 2 1 0 1
Chapman, 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0
Bryan, c 2 1 1 0 2 0
Furry, rf 4 0 2 0 0 0
LeJeune, dh 4 0 1 1 0 1
Leinenbach, lf 2 0 1 0 1 0
Lopez, pr 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gerteisen, dh/lf 1 2 0 0 2 0
Stubbs, 1b 2 2 1 2 1 1
Mangual, ss 2 1 1 2 1 0

Batting

2B - Chapman, LeJeune

HR - Stubbs

RBI - Santiago, Brinling, Chapman, LeJeune, Stubbs 2, Mangual 2

GDP - LeJeune, Mangual

Baserunning

SB - Santiago, Brinling 3, Chapman 2, Lopez

CS - Santiago, Furry

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez 3.2 4 2 2 2 4
Dunlap, W 2.1 1 0 0 1 3
Boully 1.0 0 0 0 0 2

Pitches/Strikes - Rodriguez 58/31, Dunlap 30/19, Boully 11/8

Groundouts/Flyouts - Rodriguez 3/2, Dunlap 2/1, Boully 1/0

Batters Faced - Rodriguez 17, Dunlap 8, Boully 3

Scoring Plays

Top 1st

Michael Ballard doubled, RBI. Adonis Forte II scored.

Bottom 1st

Logan Chapman doubled down the rf line, RBI. Gabriel Santiago scored.
Brooks Bryan singled to second base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b. Logan Chapman scored.

Top 3rd

Adonis Forte II flied out to cf, SF, RBI. Kyle Jones scored.

Bottom 5th

Drew Stubbs homered to left field, 2 RBI. Tyler Gerteisen scored, unearned.
Austin Brinling singled to left field, RBI. Gabriel Santiago advanced to second. Hector Mangual scored.

Bottom 6th

Hector Mangual singled to right center, 2 RBI. Drew Stubbs advanced to third. Tyler Gerteisen scored. Johnnie Lopez scored.
Gabriel Santiago singled to third base, RBI. Hector Mangual advanced to second. Drew Stubbs scored.

Bottom 7th

Tyler LeJeune doubled to left center, RBI. Michael Furry advanced to third. Brooks Bryan scored.

All Plays

Top 1st

Jeissy De La Cruz struck out swinging. 1 out
Adonis Forte II doubled to left field.
Michael Ballard doubled, RBI. Adonis Forte II scored.
Dale Thomas hit by pitch.
Edgar Alvarez lined into double play 2b to ss. Michael Ballard out on the play. 3 out

Bottom 1st

Gabriel Santiago singled to third base.
Gabriel Santiago stole second.
Austin Brinling struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 1 out
Logan Chapman doubled down the rf line, RBI. Gabriel Santiago scored.
Brooks Bryan singled to second base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b. Logan Chapman scored.
Michael Furry singled through the left side. Brooks Bryan advanced to third.
Michael Furry out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 2 out
Tyler LeJeune grounded out to ss. 3 out

Top 2nd

Joseph Charles struck out looking. 1 out
Aidan Duda grounded out to 3b. 2 out
Luke Dickerson grounded out to 3b. 3 out

Bottom 2nd

Andrew Leinenbach walked.
Tyler Gerteisen walked. Andrew Leinenbach advanced to second.
Drew Stubbs struck out swinging. 1 out
Hector Mangual grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b. Tyler Gerteisen out on the play. 3 out

Top 3rd

Kyle Jones singled to right field.
Diego Garcia hit by pitch. Kyle Jones advanced to second.
Jeissy De La Cruz struck out swinging. Diego Garcia stole second. Kyle Jones stole third. 1 out
Adonis Forte II flied out to cf, SF, RBI. Kyle Jones scored. 2 out
Michael Ballard walked.
Dale Thomas struck out looking. 3 out

Bottom 3rd

Gabriel Santiago lined out to 1b. 1 out
Austin Brinling flied out to cf. 2 out
Logan Chapman grounded out to 3b. 3 out

Top 4th

Edgar Alvarez walked.
Joseph Charles grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b. Edgar Alvarez out on the play. 2 out
Aidan Duda singled to left center.
Dustin Dunlap replaces Danny Rodriguez at pitcher.
Luke Dickerson struck out looking. 3 out

Bottom 4th

Brooks Bryan walked.
Michael Furry reached on a fielder's choice to third base. Brooks Bryan out at second 3b to 2b. 1 out
Tyler LeJeune grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b. Michael Furry out on the play. 3 out

Top 5th

Kyle Jones flied out to rf. 1 out
Diego Garcia grounded out to 3b. 2 out
Jeissy De La Cruz grounded out to 3b. 3 out

Bottom 5th

Andrew Leinenbach flied out to lf. 1 out
Tyler Gerteisen reached on a fielding error by ss.
Drew Stubbs homered to left field, 2 RBI. Tyler Gerteisen scored, unearned.
Hector Mangual walked.
Gabriel Santiago singled through the left side. Hector Mangual advanced to second.
Austin Brinling singled to left field, RBI. Gabriel Santiago advanced to second. Hector Mangual scored.
Gabriel Santiago out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. 2 out
Austin Brinling stole second.
Austin Brinling stole third.
Logan Chapman walked.
Carlos Anziani replaces Drew Byers at pitcher.
Logan Chapman stole second.
Logan Chapman stole third. Austin Brinling stole home, unearned.
Brooks Bryan popped up to lf. 3 out

Top 6th

Adonis Forte II struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 1 out
Michael Ballard struck out looking. 2 out
Dale Thomas walked.
Edgar Alvarez singled to left field. Dale Thomas advanced to second, out at third lf to 3b. 3 out

Bottom 6th

Michael Furry grounded out to 3b. 1 out
Tyler LeJeune struck out looking. 2 out
Andrew Leinenbach singled to center field.
Johnnie Lopez replaces Andrew Leinenbach at .
Johnnie Lopez stole second.
Tyler Gerteisen walked.
Drew Stubbs walked. Tyler Gerteisen advanced to second. Johnnie Lopez advanced to third.
Hector Mangual singled to right center, 2 RBI. Drew Stubbs advanced to third. Tyler Gerteisen scored. Johnnie Lopez scored.
Gabriel Santiago singled to third base, RBI. Hector Mangual advanced to second. Drew Stubbs scored.
Austin Brinling singled up the middle. Gabriel Santiago advanced to second. Hector Mangual advanced to third.
Logan Chapman fouled out to 1b. 3 out

Top 7th

Joseph Massa replaces Gabriel Santiago at second base.
Johnnie Lopez replaces at designated hitter.
Tyler Gerteisen replaces at left field.
Bryan Boully replaces Dustin Dunlap at pitcher.
Joseph Charles struck out swinging. 1 out
Aidan Duda out at first 1b to p. 2 out
Luke Dickerson struck out swinging. 3 out

Bottom 7th

Brooks Bryan walked.
Michael Furry singled through the left side. Brooks Bryan advanced to second.
Tyler LeJeune doubled to left center, RBI. Michael Furry advanced to third. Brooks Bryan scored.
Game called for run rule. 3 out

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