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DEL 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 7 11 2
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Lightning Drop Series Finale with Suns

Lightning Drop Series Finale with Suns

DELAND, Fla, - The Leesburg Lightning fell 7-2 to the Deland Suns on Saturday night at Sperling Sports Complex. Deland snapped its 10-game losing streak, earning its first victory of the year. 

The Lightning struck in the first inning with a sacrifice-fly from junior Gabriel Esquivel (North Florida). They would not return to the scoreboard until the eighth inning when Ian Thornton (Lake Sumter) scored on an error by the Suns’ center fielder on a Gabriel Santiago (Newberry) line drive.

After Leesburg had the upper hand to start, Deland bounced back with two runs in the bottom of the first. The Suns would never lose their lead, scoring early and often. 

A throwing error from the Bolts with runners on the corners would score the tying run and an RBI groundout from Suns outfielder Sean Sparling (Daytona State) would give Deland a 2-1 lead at the end of one. 

The Suns got their best start of the year from freshman right-handed pitcher Stephen Cherepanya (Rollins), hurling seven innings allowing just one run on eight hits. 

Seven of the 10 Leesburg hitters had a hit for a total of eight. Another loss for the Bolts where they had several hits, but struggled to score runs. 

Senior right-hander Heston Mosley (Jacksonville U) made the start for the Lightning and was given his second loss of the summer. Mosley allowed two runs on two hits in the first inning and settled in nicely, with three scoreless innings on one hit. 

Deland eventually pulled away in the sixth inning with six straight hits to open the inning for the Suns resulting in four runs. The Lightning found themselves battling a 7-1 deficit late in the contest. 

Relief pitcher Cade Udell (Villanova) polished off the first Suns win with two hitless innings, allowing one run and striking out four. Udell has been on fire with 18 strikeouts in seven and a third innings pitched. 

An uncharacteristic performance from the Lightning bullpen as Cody Bruns (Mars Hill), Bryson Galloway (North Carolina A&T) and Cameron Sereda (Tampa U) combined for three runs on eight hits. Sereda struck out four in his two innings of work and the final Leesburg pitcher, Ty Van Dyke (Seminole St), struck out the side in order in the eighth.

Leesburg dropped to 8-6 on the year with the loss and will have Sunday off to enjoy Father’s Day and refocus for a single game with the Seminole County Snappers on Monday night. First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. at Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium. 

Tom Cavanaugh, (Michigan State University)

Tom Cavanaugh - 06/19/22 4:40am

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Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Santiago, 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0
Brinling, cf 4 1 2 0 0 0
Best, dh 4 0 1 0 0 2
Esquivel, dh 3 0 1 1 0 2
Dinges, c 3 0 0 0 1 0
Furry, lf 3 0 0 0 0 2
Petty, 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1
Thornton, 1b 3 1 0 0 0 1
Cordova, ss 3 0 1 0 0 1
Triplett, rf 2 0 1 0 1 0

Batting

RBI - Esquivel

HBP - Furry

Baserunning

CS - Best

Fielding

E - Santiago, Thornton, Santiago

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Mosley, L 4.0 3 3 2 3 3
Bruns 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Galloway 0.1 4 3 3 0 0
Sereda 1.2 3 1 0 0 4
Van Dyke 1.0 0 0 0 0 3

Pitches/Strikes - Mosley 74/41, Bruns 13/10, Galloway 17/10, Sereda 36/26, Van Dyke 16/12

Groundouts/Flyouts - Mosley 7/1, Bruns 1/1, Sereda 0/1

Batters Faced - Mosley 17, Bruns 4, Galloway 4, Sereda 8, Van Dyke 3

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Rice, ss 4 0 1 0 0 2
St Claire, cf 4 1 2 0 0 0
Griffis, rf 3 2 1 0 1 2
Sparling, dh 2 2 1 0 2 1
Berry, lf 4 1 2 2 0 1
Haughey, c 4 1 1 3 0 1
McArdle, dh 3 0 1 0 0 1
Moran, 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1
Dolan, 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1
Neal, 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1
Mastromauro, 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Berry 2, Haughey

RBI - Berry 2, Haughey 3

GDP - Dolan

Baserunning

SB - St Claire 2, Griffis

Fielding

E - St Claire, Moran

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Cherepanya, W 7.0 8 1 1 0 5
Udell 2.0 0 1 0 2 4

Wild Pitches - Udell

Pitches/Strikes - Cherepanya 97/71, Udell 52/28

Groundouts/Flyouts - Cherepanya 5/8, Udell 1/1

Batters Faced - Cherepanya 26, Udell 11

Lightning

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Santiago, 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0
Brinling, cf 4 1 2 0 0 0
Best, dh 4 0 1 0 0 2
Esquivel, dh 3 0 1 1 0 2
Dinges, c 3 0 0 0 1 0
Furry, lf 3 0 0 0 0 2
Petty, 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1
Thornton, 1b 3 1 0 0 0 1
Cordova, ss 3 0 1 0 0 1
Triplett, rf 2 0 1 0 1 0

Batting

RBI - Esquivel

HBP - Furry

Baserunning

CS - Best

Fielding

E - Santiago, Thornton, Santiago

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Mosley, L 4.0 3 3 2 3 3
Bruns 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Galloway 0.1 4 3 3 0 0
Sereda 1.2 3 1 0 0 4
Van Dyke 1.0 0 0 0 0 3

Pitches/Strikes - Mosley 74/41, Bruns 13/10, Galloway 17/10, Sereda 36/26, Van Dyke 16/12

Groundouts/Flyouts - Mosley 7/1, Bruns 1/1, Sereda 0/1

Batters Faced - Mosley 17, Bruns 4, Galloway 4, Sereda 8, Van Dyke 3

Suns

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Rice, ss 4 0 1 0 0 2
St Claire, cf 4 1 2 0 0 0
Griffis, rf 3 2 1 0 1 2
Sparling, dh 2 2 1 0 2 1
Berry, lf 4 1 2 2 0 1
Haughey, c 4 1 1 3 0 1
McArdle, dh 3 0 1 0 0 1
Moran, 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1
Dolan, 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1
Neal, 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1
Mastromauro, 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Berry 2, Haughey

RBI - Berry 2, Haughey 3

GDP - Dolan

Baserunning

SB - St Claire 2, Griffis

Fielding

E - St Claire, Moran

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Cherepanya, W 7.0 8 1 1 0 5
Udell 2.0 0 1 0 2 4

Wild Pitches - Udell

Pitches/Strikes - Cherepanya 97/71, Udell 52/28

Groundouts/Flyouts - Cherepanya 5/8, Udell 1/1

Batters Faced - Cherepanya 26, Udell 11

Scoring Plays

Top 1st

Gabriel Esquivel flied out to rf, SF, RBI. Austin Brinling scored.

Bottom 1st

Evan Griffis advanced to second on an error by p. Evan St Claire scored on the error.
Thomas Berry reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, advanced to second on an error by 2b, RBI. Sean Sparling out at second ss to 2b. Evan Griffis scored, unearned.

Bottom 4th

Derek Haughey grounded out to 2b, RBI. Thomas Berry advanced to third. Sean Sparling scored.

Bottom 6th

Thomas Berry doubled to left field, RBI. Sean Sparling advanced to third. Evan Griffis scored.
Derek Haughey doubled to right field, 2 RBI. Thomas Berry scored. Sean Sparling scored.
Sean McArdle advanced to second on a passed ball. Derek Haughey scored on a passed ball, unearned.

Top 8th

Gabriel Santiago reached on an error by cf. Brandon Triplett advanced to third on the error. Ian Thornton scored on the error, unearned.

All Plays

Top 1st

Gabriel Santiago flied out to rf. 1 out
Austin Brinling singled to second base.
Noah Best singled to second base. Austin Brinling advanced to third.
Gabriel Esquivel flied out to rf, SF, RBI. Austin Brinling scored. 2 out
Noah Best out at first p to 1b, caught stealing. 3 out

Bottom 1st

JT Rice singled to right field.
Evan St Claire reached on a fielder's choice to second base. JT Rice out at second 2b to ss. 1 out
Evan St Claire stole second.
Evan Griffis walked.
Evan St Claire stole third.
Evan Griffis advanced to second on an error by p. Evan St Claire scored on the error.
Sean Sparling walked.
Evan Griffis stole third.
Thomas Berry reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, advanced to second on an error by 2b, RBI. Sean Sparling out at second ss to 2b. Evan Griffis scored, unearned. 2 out
Derek Haughey flied out to lf. 3 out

Top 2nd

Marco Dinges grounded out to 3b. 1 out
Michael Furry grounded out to 3b. 2 out
Quinn Petty singled to center field.
Ian Thornton struck out looking. 3 out

Bottom 2nd

Sean McArdle grounded out to 2b. 1 out
Landon Moran singled to shortstop.
James Dolan grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b. Landon Moran out on the play. 3 out

Top 3rd

Ramses Cordova singled to right field.
Brandon Triplett singled to right field, advanced to second on the throw. Ramses Cordova advanced to second, out at third rf to ss to 3b. 1 out
Gabriel Santiago singled to center field, out at second cf to p to ss. Brandon Triplett advanced to third. 2 out
Austin Brinling grounded out to ss. 3 out

Bottom 3rd

Gavin Neal struck out swinging. 1 out
JT Rice grounded out to ss. 2 out
Evan St Claire grounded out to 2b. 3 out

Top 4th

Noah Best grounded out to 3b. 1 out
Gabriel Esquivel singled to left field.
Gabriel Esquivel advanced to second.
Gabriel Esquivel advanced to third on a balk.
Marco Dinges grounded out to 3b. 2 out
Michael Furry struck out looking. 3 out

Bottom 4th

Evan Griffis struck out swinging. 1 out
Sean Sparling walked.
Thomas Berry doubled to left field. Sean Sparling advanced to third.
Derek Haughey grounded out to 2b, RBI. Thomas Berry advanced to third. Sean Sparling scored. 2 out
Sean McArdle struck out looking. 3 out

Top 5th

Quinn Petty flied out to cf. 1 out
Ian Thornton lined out to 2b. 2 out
Ramses Cordova lined out to 2b. 3 out

Bottom 5th

Cody Bruns replaces Heston Mosley at pitcher.
Landon Moran flied out to lf. 1 out
James Dolan singled to right field.
James Dolan advanced to second on an error by 1b, advanced to third on the error.
Gavin Neal grounded out to 1b unassisted. 2 out
JT Rice struck out looking. 3 out

Top 6th

Brandon Triplett flied out to 3b. 1 out
Gabriel Santiago flied out to cf. 2 out
Austin Brinling singled to left field.
Noah Best struck out swinging. 3 out

Bottom 6th

Bryson Galloway replaces Cody Bruns at pitcher.
Evan St Claire singled to shortstop.
Evan Griffis singled to third base. Evan St Claire advanced to second, out at third p to 3b. 1 out
Sean Sparling singled to right field. Evan Griffis advanced to third.
Thomas Berry doubled to left field, RBI. Sean Sparling advanced to third. Evan Griffis scored.
Cameron Sereda replaces Bryson Galloway at pitcher.
Derek Haughey doubled to right field, 2 RBI. Thomas Berry scored. Sean Sparling scored.
Sean McArdle singled to first base. Derek Haughey advanced to third.
Landon Moran struck out looking. 2 out
Sean McArdle advanced to second on a passed ball. Derek Haughey scored on a passed ball, unearned.
James Dolan struck out looking. 3 out

Top 7th

Evan Mastromauro replaces Gavin Neal at second base.
Gabriel Esquivel struck out swinging. 1 out
Marco Dinges flied out to 1b. 2 out
Michael Furry struck out looking. 3 out

Bottom 7th

Evan Mastromauro flied out to cf. 1 out
JT Rice struck out looking. 2 out
Evan St Claire singled to right field.
Evan Griffis struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 8th

Cade Udell replaces Stephen Cherepanya at pitcher.
Quinn Petty out at first 1b to p. 1 out
Ian Thornton reached on an error by 1b.
Ian Thornton advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Ramses Cordova struck out swinging. 2 out
Brandon Triplett walked.
Gabriel Santiago reached on an error by cf. Brandon Triplett advanced to third on the error. Ian Thornton scored on the error, unearned.
Austin Brinling flied out to ss. 3 out

Bottom 8th

Tyler Van Dyke replaces Cameron Sereda at pitcher.
Sean Sparling struck out swinging. 1 out
Thomas Berry struck out swinging. 2 out
Derek Haughey struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 9th

Noah Best struck out swinging. 1 out
Gabriel Esquivel struck out swinging. 2 out
Marco Dinges walked.
Michael Furry hit by pitch. Marco Dinges advanced to second.
Quinn Petty struck out swinging. 3 out