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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| LEE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Lightning Explode in Sixth to Defeat Winter Park
Leesburg, Fla. – The Leesburg Lightning erupted for six runs in the sixth inning to pull away from the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs for an 8-2 victory Friday night at Pat Thomas Stadium and improving to 22-8 on the season.
Leesburg struck first in the third inning when Cory Banasiak reached on a hit-by-pitch, stole second, and came home on a Matthew Dumas RBI single to left-center, giving the Lightning a 1-0 lead.
Winter Park answered with single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to briefly move in front 2-1. Jake Biaggi was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in the tying run before Luke Manderson connected on a solo home run in the sixth.
The Lightning immediately responded with their biggest inning of the night.
Jack Waddingham reached base to start the frame and advanced into scoring position before Matthew Dumas stole second and continued home on a throwing error by the catcher to tie the game at 2-2. Moments later, Ledger Pleasant stole second while Dumas raced home on a double steal to put Leesburg back in front.
Charlie Keller followed with an RBI double to extend the lead to 4-2 before Daniel Despaine lined a two-run single through the left side, advancing to second on a throwing error as Dylan Green and Keller both scored. Cory Banasiak capped the six-run outburst with an RBI single to right, stretching the advantage to 7-2.
Dylan Green added the finishing touch in the eighth inning, launching a solo home run to left field for his first homer of the summer to make it 8-2.
Although the Lightning collected 10 hits, they also took advantage of three Winter Park errors that led to several key runs during the decisive sixth inning.
Despaine paced the offense with three hits and two RBIs, while Dumas finished one for two with an RBI, three stolen bases, and scored twice. Keller doubled, drove in a run, and scored, while Green homered and crossed the plate twice. Hayden Gustavson added a pair of hits, and Banasiak drove in a run and scored.
On the mound, Brandon Reiter was dominant in his start, striking out eight over four scoreless innings while allowing four hits. Bryan Burtoft earned his first win of the season after tossing 2.1 innings of relief, and Cody Clymer closed the door with two scoreless innings, striking out three. Combined, Lightning pitchers struck out 16 Diamond Dawgs hitters.
Leesburg will look to complete the three-game sweep of Winter Park on Saturday night at Alfond Stadium in Winter Park. The Lightning will take on the Diamond Dawgs on Saturday, July 11th at 6:00 PM at Alfond Stadium.
Adam Rothschild (Susquehanna University)
Batting
| Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melendez, ss/dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Odor, 2b/ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jersey, cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Biaggi, rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pearl, 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guinn, 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mojica, c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Irizarry, eh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Balls, eh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manderson, lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Vizzini, dh/rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcewicz, 3b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mezzanotte, ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting
2B - Marcewicz
HR - Manderson
RBI - Biaggi, Manderson
HBP - Melendez, Odor, Biaggi
Baserunning
SB - Melendez, Guinn
CS - Marcewicz
Fielding
E - Melendez, Mojica 2
Pitching
| Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flack | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rockey, L | 1.0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Filice | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wild Pitches - Flack
Pitches/Strikes - Flack 66/41, Rockey 49/29, Filice 31/22
Groundouts/Flyouts - Flack 7/7, Rockey 2/0, Filice 0/1
Batters Faced - Flack 19, Rockey 11, Filice 8
Batting
| Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas, cf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gray, 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pleasant, 2b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keller, rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gross, eh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Green, ss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gustavson, lf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Despaine, 3b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortale, dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murphy, ph | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Banasiak, c | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Waddingham, 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting
2B - Keller, Waddingham
HR - Green
RBI - Dumas, Keller, Green, Despaine 2, Banasiak
HBP - Banasiak
Baserunning
SB - Dumas 3, Pleasant, Gustavson, Banasiak
Pitching
| Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reiter | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Clenney | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Burtoft, W | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Clymer | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Wild Pitches - Reiter
Pitches/Strikes - Reiter 81/43, Clenney 21/11, Burtoft 41/26, Clymer 31/19
Groundouts/Flyouts - Reiter 2/1, Burtoft 0/3, Clymer 0/3
Batters Faced - Reiter 18, Clenney 6, Burtoft 9, Clymer 7
Diamond Dawgs
Batting
| Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melendez, ss/dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Odor, 2b/ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jersey, cf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Biaggi, rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pearl, 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guinn, 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mojica, c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Irizarry, eh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Balls, eh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manderson, lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Vizzini, dh/rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcewicz, 3b | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mezzanotte, ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting
2B - Marcewicz
HR - Manderson
RBI - Biaggi, Manderson
HBP - Melendez, Odor, Biaggi
Baserunning
SB - Melendez, Guinn
CS - Marcewicz
Fielding
E - Melendez, Mojica 2
Pitching
| Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flack | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rockey, L | 1.0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Filice | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wild Pitches - Flack
Pitches/Strikes - Flack 66/41, Rockey 49/29, Filice 31/22
Groundouts/Flyouts - Flack 7/7, Rockey 2/0, Filice 0/1
Batters Faced - Flack 19, Rockey 11, Filice 8
Lightning
Batting
| Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas, cf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gray, 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pleasant, 2b | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Keller, rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gross, eh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Green, ss | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gustavson, lf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Despaine, 3b | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortale, dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murphy, ph | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Banasiak, c | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Waddingham, 1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting
2B - Keller, Waddingham
HR - Green
RBI - Dumas, Keller, Green, Despaine 2, Banasiak
HBP - Banasiak
Baserunning
SB - Dumas 3, Pleasant, Gustavson, Banasiak
Pitching
| Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reiter | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Clenney | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Burtoft, W | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Clymer | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Wild Pitches - Reiter
Pitches/Strikes - Reiter 81/43, Clenney 21/11, Burtoft 41/26, Clymer 31/19
Groundouts/Flyouts - Reiter 2/1, Burtoft 0/3, Clymer 0/3
Batters Faced - Reiter 18, Clenney 6, Burtoft 9, Clymer 7