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Lightning Fall 3-2 to Set Up Win Or Go Home Game 3 With Diamond Dawgs

Lightning Fall 3-2 to Set Up Win Or Go Home Game 3 With Diamond Dawgs

Winter Park, FL - 11. That's the number of runners that the Leesburg Lightning left on base in their Game 2 loss to the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs on Thursday night. Only two runs crossed the plate for the visiting Lightning despite putting up 12 hits as they lost to the fourth-seeded Diamond Dawgs, 3-2.

Winter Park got all three of their runs in separate innings, starting with a solo home run by center fielder Tyler Osik (UCF) in the bottom of the first off of Lightning starter Ethan Chavis (NC A&T).

Chandler Robertson (UCF) scored on an RBI groundout in the fourth inning and again in the sixth inning on a questionable defensive interference call. Chavis left the game after five innings with three runs allowed on three hits and three walks. Those three hits, a home run and two singles, turned out to be the only hits for Winter Park as they were out-hit by the Lightning, 12-3.

After the game, Lightning Head Coach Rich Billings said that his team's discipline at the plate was lacking and that a similar performance tomorrow could bounce them from the playoffs. "Our plate discipline just isn't very good when we get runners in scoring position. They outplayed us with runners on base, I don't think they outplayed us overall, but they outplayed us with runners on base," a disappointed Coach Billings said after the game. "They made some nice plays to get themselves out of innings. We hit some balls right at guys and they knew where our guys were going to hit it and they were just better than us."

Leesburg got both of their runs in the top of the seventh after a throwing error by Dawgs third baseman Abraham Sequera (North Florida) scored Jay Prather (North Florida) and allowed Wes Weeks (North Florida) to advance to third base. Two batters later, Frank Niemann (Tulane) drove in Weeks with a single to center field to cut the deficit to one run. Leesburg had runners in scoring positions in six of nine innings, but failed to score five times, something that had not been indicative of their high-octane offense all regular season.

William Walter (Florida A&M), Dominic Jeancola (Embry-Riddle), D'Andre Knight (Marshall), and Louis Davenport (Pensacola State) all turned in scoreless outings out of the Lightning bullpen, but three runs proved to be the magic number for Winter Park, who staved off elimination for at least one more night.

"Tonight was our giveaway game. We didn't have to win tonight," said Coach Billings, whose team now faces a do or die scenario on Friday night. "Would we have liked to (win)? Absolutely. Did we try to? Yes, definitely, but we didn't have to. Tomorrow is a game that we have to win. If there was a night that we were going to be bad, tonight would've been the night to do it, rather than tomorrow night."

The Lightning and Diamond Dawgs will face off in a decisive Game 3 on Friday night in Leesburg at 7:00 p.m. The loser will see their season end, while the winner will advance to the Florida League championship to face the DeLand Suns, who eliminated the Sanford River Rats with a 5-1 win on Thursday night to sweep their semifinal series.

Matt Holzapfel (Elon University)

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Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Brown, lf 5 0 3 0 0 0
Prather, 2b 3 1 2 0 2 0
Weeks, rf 4 1 0 0 0 1
May, ss 3 0 0 0 1 1
Niemann, dh 4 0 2 1 0 1
Clark, c 4 0 2 0 0 0
Mootrey, 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1
Wiseman, 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0
McCleney, cf 4 0 0 0 0 1
Chavis, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walter, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeancola, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knight, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Davenport, p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

RBI - Niemann

GDP - May

HBP - May

Baserunning

SB - Brown

CS - Wiseman

Fielding

E - Prather

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Chavis, L 5.0 3 3 2 3 4
Walter 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Jeancola 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Knight 1.0 0 0 0 2 3
Davenport 1.0 0 0 0 0 2

Wild Pitches - Knight

Pitches/Strikes - Chavis 84/51, Walter 7/4, Jeancola 16/8, Knight 30/16, Davenport 12/8

Groundouts/Flyouts - Chavis 6/5, Davenport 1/0

Batters Faced - Chavis 21, Walter 1, Jeancola 3, Knight 5, Davenport 3

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Scott, 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1
Robertson, rf 2 2 1 0 2 0
Osik, cf 3 1 2 1 1 1
Jones, 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3
Korte, c 4 0 0 1 0 0
Rivera, ss 4 0 0 0 0 3
Sequera, 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1
Dvorak, lf 3 0 0 0 0 2
Tinder, p 2 0 0 0 0 1
Ard, p 0 0 0 0 1 0

Batting

HR - Osik

RBI - Osik, Korte

Baserunning

SB - Robertson, Osik, Ard

Fielding

E - Sequera

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Tinder, W 5.0 7 0 0 2 4
Ard, SV 4.0 5 2 2 1 1

Pitches/Strikes - Tinder 78/46, Ard 63/37

Groundouts/Flyouts - Tinder 4/5, Ard 6/4

Batters Faced - Tinder 23, Ard 17

Lightning

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Brown, lf 5 0 3 0 0 0
Prather, 2b 3 1 2 0 2 0
Weeks, rf 4 1 0 0 0 1
May, ss 3 0 0 0 1 1
Niemann, dh 4 0 2 1 0 1
Clark, c 4 0 2 0 0 0
Mootrey, 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1
Wiseman, 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0
McCleney, cf 4 0 0 0 0 1
Chavis, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walter, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeancola, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knight, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Davenport, p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

RBI - Niemann

GDP - May

HBP - May

Baserunning

SB - Brown

CS - Wiseman

Fielding

E - Prather

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Chavis, L 5.0 3 3 2 3 4
Walter 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Jeancola 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Knight 1.0 0 0 0 2 3
Davenport 1.0 0 0 0 0 2

Wild Pitches - Knight

Pitches/Strikes - Chavis 84/51, Walter 7/4, Jeancola 16/8, Knight 30/16, Davenport 12/8

Groundouts/Flyouts - Chavis 6/5, Davenport 1/0

Batters Faced - Chavis 21, Walter 1, Jeancola 3, Knight 5, Davenport 3

Diamond Dawgs

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Scott, 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1
Robertson, rf 2 2 1 0 2 0
Osik, cf 3 1 2 1 1 1
Jones, 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3
Korte, c 4 0 0 1 0 0
Rivera, ss 4 0 0 0 0 3
Sequera, 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1
Dvorak, lf 3 0 0 0 0 2
Tinder, p 2 0 0 0 0 1
Ard, p 0 0 0 0 1 0

Batting

HR - Osik

RBI - Osik, Korte

Baserunning

SB - Robertson, Osik, Ard

Fielding

E - Sequera

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Tinder, W 5.0 7 0 0 2 4
Ard, SV 4.0 5 2 2 1 1

Pitches/Strikes - Tinder 78/46, Ard 63/37

Groundouts/Flyouts - Tinder 4/5, Ard 6/4

Batters Faced - Tinder 23, Ard 17

Scoring Plays

Bottom 4th

Jeff Korte grounded out to 2b, RBI. Tyler Osik advanced to third. Chandler Robertson scored.

Bottom 6th

Jeff Korte reached on a fielder's choice to second base. Tyler Osik advanced to third on an error by 2b, obstruction. Chandler Robertson scored on the error, unearned.

Top 7th

Wes Weeks reached on a fielder's choice to third base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to third on the error. Jay Prather advanced to second, scored on the error. Luke Brown out at third 3b unassisted.
Frank Niemann singled to center field, RBI. Wes Weeks scored.

All Plays

Top 1st

Luke Brown singled to right center.
Jay Prather singled to center field. Luke Brown advanced to second.
Wes Weeks struck out swinging. 1 out
Tanner May hit by pitch. Jay Prather advanced to second. Luke Brown advanced to third.
Frank Niemann struck out swinging. 2 out
Tanner Clark flied out to rf. 3 out

Bottom 1st

Robert Scott grounded out to ss. 1 out
Chandler Robertson flied out to cf. 2 out
Tyler Osik homered to right field, RBI.
Cale Jones struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 2nd

Sean Mootrey struck out looking. 1 out
Matthew Wiseman singled to left field.
Walker McCleney grounded out to ss. Matthew Wiseman advanced to second. 2 out
Matthew Wiseman advanced to third on a passed ball.
Luke Brown grounded out to p. 3 out

Bottom 2nd

Jeff Korte lined out to 2b. 1 out
Cristian Rivera struck out looking. 2 out
Abraham Sequera flied out to rf. 3 out

Top 3rd

Jay Prather singled to pitcher.
Wes Weeks flied out to cf. 1 out
Tanner May grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b. Jay Prather out on the play. 3 out

Bottom 3rd

Graham Dvorak popped up to 2b. 1 out
Trevor Tinder struck out swinging. 2 out
Robert Scott grounded out to p. 3 out

Top 4th

Frank Niemann singled to left field.
Tanner Clark flied out to cf. 1 out
Sean Mootrey singled to left field. Frank Niemann advanced to second.
Matthew Wiseman flied out to cf. 2 out
Walker McCleney struck out swinging. 3 out

Bottom 4th

Chandler Robertson walked.
Tyler Osik walked. Chandler Robertson advanced to second.
Cale Jones grounded out to 1b unassisted. Tyler Osik advanced to second. Chandler Robertson advanced to third. 1 out
Jeff Korte grounded out to 2b, RBI. Tyler Osik advanced to third. Chandler Robertson scored. 2 out
Cristian Rivera grounded out to ss. 3 out

Top 5th

Luke Brown singled to center field.
Jay Prather walked. Luke Brown advanced to second.
Wes Weeks grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt. Jay Prather advanced to second. Luke Brown advanced to third. 1 out
Tanner May intentionally walked.
Frank Niemann lined into double play 3b unassisted. Luke Brown out on the play. 3 out

Bottom 5th

Abraham Sequera walked.
Graham Dvorak struck out looking. 1 out
Trevor Tinder reached on a fielder's choice to first base. Abraham Sequera out at second 1b to ss. 2 out
Robert Scott lined out to 3b. 3 out

Top 6th

William Ard replaces Trevor Tinder at pitcher.
Tanner Clark singled to right field.
Sean Mootrey grounded out to p. Tanner Clark advanced to second. 1 out
Matthew Wiseman singled to left field. Tanner Clark advanced to third.
Matthew Wiseman out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. 2 out
Walker McCleney grounded out to 3b. 3 out

Bottom 6th

Chandler Robertson singled to first base.
Tyler Osik singled to left field. Chandler Robertson advanced to second.
William Walter replaces Ethan Chavis at pitcher.
Cale Jones struck out swinging. Tyler Osik stole second. Chandler Robertson stole third. 1 out
Dominic Jeancola replaces William Walter at pitcher.
Jeff Korte reached on a fielder's choice to second base. Tyler Osik advanced to third on an error by 2b, obstruction. Chandler Robertson scored on the error, unearned.
Cristian Rivera struck out swinging. 2 out
Abraham Sequera struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 7th

Luke Brown singled to shortstop.
Luke Brown stole second.
Jay Prather walked.
Wes Weeks reached on a fielder's choice to third base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to third on the error. Jay Prather advanced to second, scored on the error. Luke Brown out at third 3b unassisted. 1 out
Tanner May struck out looking. 2 out
Frank Niemann singled to center field, RBI. Wes Weeks scored.
Tanner Clark singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw. Frank Niemann advanced to third.
Sean Mootrey flied out to lf. 3 out

Bottom 7th

D'Andre Knight replaces Dominic Jeancola at pitcher.
Graham Dvorak struck out swinging. 1 out
William Ard walked.
Robert Scott struck out swinging. 2 out
William Ard stole second.
William Ard advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Chandler Robertson walked.
Tyler Osik struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 8th

Matthew Wiseman lined out to ss. 1 out
Walker McCleney popped up to 3b. 2 out
Luke Brown grounded out to 2b. 3 out

Bottom 8th

Louis Davenport replaces D'Andre Knight at pitcher.
Cale Jones struck out looking. 1 out
Jeff Korte grounded out to 2b. 2 out
Cristian Rivera struck out looking. 3 out

Top 9th

Jay Prather flied out to lf. 1 out
Wes Weeks grounded out to ss. 2 out
Tanner May grounded out to ss. 3 out

Friday's game has been suspended due to weather.