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Lightning Fall In Game Two

Lightning Fall In Game Two

WINTER GARDEN, Fla.- The Leesburg Lightning were unable to keep their streak of late-game heroics on the road Sunday afternoon, taking a 4-3 loss against the Winter Garden Squeeze in game two of the Florida League Championship Series. 

Danny Rodriguez (Webber International) got the start on the mound for the Lightning and had a shaky start to the game, giving up three consecutive walks and a sacrifice fly to open the game, but settled in and got out of the jame to keep the Winter Garden lead at 1-0 in the first inning. 

Rodriguez would settle in nicely however throwing shutout innings in the second and third innings, before the Leesburg offense really got going. 

In the top of the fourth inning, the Lightning put together a huge three-run inning, highlighted by RBIs from Tyler Gerteisen (North Florida), Drew Stubbs (Webber International), and Brooks Bryan (Troy), giving the Lightning their entire offensive output for the game and a 3-1 lead. 

The Squeeze would quickly answer with a run of their own in the bottom half of the frame, as Riley Fitzgerald (Flagler) took over on the mound with a one-run lead to work with. 

The Lightning lead would not last for much longer, as one-run outputs in the sixth and seventh innings gave Winter Garden a one-run lead of their own at 4-3. 

Leesburg was unable to capitalize on multiple baserunners and scoring all game long, but especially in the ninth inning, allowing Winter Garden to close the game out and for a winner-take-all game three with a 4-3 win. 

Not stringing hits together was a common struggle and theme outside of the third inning, and eventually led to being a huge factor in the loss. 

“Going into the last game, it doesn’t matter what it looks like, we just have to make sure those runs get in,” Leesburg Lightning Head Coach Rich Billings said. “Our pitching and defense has been really good, but we just really have to find a way to drive in runs.”

The Lightning will have multiple pitching options going into the final game of the championship series, and will not be afraid to throw everyone that is available if needed. 

The third and final game of the Florida League Championship Series will be on Monday night at Pat Thomas Stadium in Leesburg, Florida. First pitch is set for 7 PM.

(Carter Mansfield, Austin Peay State University)



Carter Mansfield - 07/31/23 2:03am

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Batting

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

Batting

RBI - Bryan, Gerteisen, Stubbs

GDP - Stubbs, Lopez

HBP - Santiago, Chapman

Fielding

E - Brinling 2

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez 3.2 2 2 2 4 4
Fitzgerald 2.0 2 1 1 2 2
Loeser, L 1.1 2 1 0 1 1
Trautner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

Pitches/Strikes - Rodriguez 78/40, Fitzgerald 46/30, Loeser 28/16, Trautner 11/6

Groundouts/Flyouts - Rodriguez 1/6, Fitzgerald 0/4, Loeser 1/2, Trautner 0/2

Batters Faced - Rodriguez 17, Fitzgerald 11, Loeser 7, Trautner 3

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Prevesk, rf 3 1 1 0 1 1
McKinley, 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0
Clay, ss 3 0 0 0 1 1
Farrow, lf 1 1 0 1 2 0
Fields, cf 3 0 0 0 1 1
Stokes, dh 4 1 1 0 0 2
Young, c 4 0 2 2 0 1
Rao, 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1
Davis, 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1
Robinson, dh 3 1 1 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Stokes, Young 2, Davis

RBI - Farrow, Young 2

HBP - McKinley

Baserunning

SB - Clay, Farrow, Rao, Davis, Robinson

Fielding

E - Young

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Furey 6.0 7 3 3 1 1
Bellah, W 3.0 1 0 0 1 0

Pitches/Strikes - Furey 98/64, Bellah 38/21

Groundouts/Flyouts - Furey 10/6, Bellah 4/4

Batters Faced - Furey 26, Bellah 11

Lightning

Batting

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

Batting

RBI - Bryan, Gerteisen, Stubbs

GDP - Stubbs, Lopez

HBP - Santiago, Chapman

Fielding

E - Brinling 2

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez 3.2 2 2 2 4 4
Fitzgerald 2.0 2 1 1 2 2
Loeser, L 1.1 2 1 0 1 1
Trautner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

Pitches/Strikes - Rodriguez 78/40, Fitzgerald 46/30, Loeser 28/16, Trautner 11/6

Groundouts/Flyouts - Rodriguez 1/6, Fitzgerald 0/4, Loeser 1/2, Trautner 0/2

Batters Faced - Rodriguez 17, Fitzgerald 11, Loeser 7, Trautner 3

Squeeze

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Prevesk, rf 3 1 1 0 1 1
McKinley, 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0
Clay, ss 3 0 0 0 1 1
Farrow, lf 1 1 0 1 2 0
Fields, cf 3 0 0 0 1 1
Stokes, dh 4 1 1 0 0 2
Young, c 4 0 2 2 0 1
Rao, 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1
Davis, 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1
Robinson, dh 3 1 1 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Stokes, Young 2, Davis

RBI - Farrow, Young 2

HBP - McKinley

Baserunning

SB - Clay, Farrow, Rao, Davis, Robinson

Fielding

E - Young

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Furey 6.0 7 3 3 1 1
Bellah, W 3.0 1 0 0 1 0

Pitches/Strikes - Furey 98/64, Bellah 38/21

Groundouts/Flyouts - Furey 10/6, Bellah 4/4

Batters Faced - Furey 26, Bellah 11

Scoring Plays

Bottom 1st

Ian Farrow flied out to rf, SF, RBI. Tripp McKinley advanced to third. Matthew Prevesk scored.

Top 4th

Brooks Bryan singled to left center, RBI. Gabriel Santiago scored.
Tyler Gerteisen singled through the right side, RBI. Andrew Leinenbach advanced to second. Michael Furry advanced to third. Brooks Bryan scored.
Drew Stubbs flied out to cf, SF, RBI. Michael Furry scored.

Bottom 4th

Michael Young doubled to left center, RBI. Zachary Stokes scored.

Bottom 6th

Michael Young doubled down the lf line, RBI. Ian Farrow scored.

Bottom 7th

Matthew Prevesk advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. Dalton Robinson scored on the error, unearned.

All Plays

Top 1st

Austin Brinling walked.
Gabriel Santiago flied out to cf. 1 out
Logan Chapman reached on a fielder's choice to second base. Austin Brinling out at second 2b to ss. 2 out
Brooks Bryan flied out to 3b. 3 out

Bottom 1st

Matthew Prevesk walked.
Tripp McKinley walked. Matthew Prevesk advanced to second.
Todd Clay walked. Tripp McKinley advanced to second. Matthew Prevesk advanced to third.
Ian Farrow flied out to rf, SF, RBI. Tripp McKinley advanced to third. Matthew Prevesk scored. 1 out
Todd Clay stole second.
Brandon Fields walked.
Zachary Stokes struck out looking. 2 out
Michael Young struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 2nd

Michael Furry singled to right field.
Andrew Leinenbach reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Michael Furry out at second ss to 2b. 1 out
Tyler Gerteisen singled to right field. Andrew Leinenbach advanced to second.
Drew Stubbs grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b. Tyler Gerteisen out on the play. 3 out

Bottom 2nd

Santino Rao flied out to rf. 1 out
Jared Davis flied out to 2b. 2 out
Dalton Robinson flied out to cf. 3 out

Top 3rd

Johnnie Lopez grounded out to 2b. 1 out
Hector Mangual grounded out to 2b. 2 out
Austin Brinling grounded out to 2b. 3 out

Bottom 3rd

Matthew Prevesk flied out to lf. 1 out
Tripp McKinley flied out to rf. 2 out
Todd Clay struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 4th

Gabriel Santiago singled to left field.
Gabriel Santiago advanced to second on a throwing error by c, advanced to third on the error.
Logan Chapman struck out swinging. 1 out
Brooks Bryan singled to left center, RBI. Gabriel Santiago scored.
Michael Furry singled to center field. Brooks Bryan advanced to second.
Andrew Leinenbach singled to left field. Michael Furry advanced to second. Brooks Bryan advanced to third.
Tyler Gerteisen singled through the right side, RBI. Andrew Leinenbach advanced to second. Michael Furry advanced to third. Brooks Bryan scored.
Drew Stubbs flied out to cf, SF, RBI. Michael Furry scored. 2 out
Johnnie Lopez flied out to cf. 3 out

Bottom 4th

Ian Farrow grounded out to 3b. 1 out
Brandon Fields struck out swinging. 2 out
Zachary Stokes doubled down the rf line.
Michael Young doubled to left center, RBI. Zachary Stokes scored.
Riley Fitzgerald replaces Danny Rodriguez at pitcher.
Santino Rao struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 5th

Hector Mangual flied out to 2b. 1 out
Austin Brinling grounded out to ss. 2 out
Gabriel Santiago grounded out to 3b. 3 out

Bottom 5th

Jared Davis doubled down the 3b line.
Jared Davis stole third.
Dalton Robinson fouled out to 3b. 1 out
Matthew Prevesk struck out swinging. 2 out
Tripp McKinley hit by pitch.
Todd Clay flied out to rf. 3 out

Top 6th

Logan Chapman hit by pitch.
Brooks Bryan flied out to lf. 1 out
Michael Furry reached on a fielder's choice to third base. Logan Chapman out at second 3b to 2b. 2 out
Andrew Leinenbach reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Michael Furry out at second ss to 2b. 3 out

Bottom 6th

Ian Farrow walked.
Ian Farrow stole second.
Brandon Fields flied out to rf. 1 out
Zachary Stokes fouled out to 3b. 2 out
Michael Young doubled down the lf line, RBI. Ian Farrow scored.
Santino Rao walked.
Evan Loeser replaces Riley Fitzgerald at pitcher.
Michael Young advanced to third on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt.
Santino Rao stole second.
Jared Davis struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 7th

Jack Bellah replaces Ryan Furey at pitcher.
Tyler Gerteisen grounded out to p, bunt. 1 out
Drew Stubbs singled down the 3b line.
Johnnie Lopez grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b. Drew Stubbs out on the play. 3 out

Bottom 7th

Dalton Robinson singled through the right side.
Dalton Robinson stole second.
Matthew Prevesk singled to pitcher, bunt. Dalton Robinson advanced to third.
Matthew Prevesk advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. Dalton Robinson scored on the error, unearned.
Tripp McKinley flied out to 2b. 1 out
Todd Clay flied out to cf. 2 out
Ian Farrow walked.
Brandon Fields reached on a fielder's choice to third base. Ian Farrow out at second 3b to 2b. 3 out

Top 8th

Hector Mangual flied out to cf. 1 out
Austin Brinling flied out to 2b. 2 out
Gabriel Santiago hit by pitch.
Logan Chapman grounded out to 3b. 3 out

Bottom 8th

Jace Trautner replaces Evan Loeser at pitcher.
Zachary Stokes struck out swinging. 1 out
Michael Young flied out to rf. 2 out
Santino Rao flied out to cf. 3 out

Top 9th

Brooks Bryan walked.
Michael Furry reached on a fielder's choice to third base. Brooks Bryan out at second 3b to 2b. 1 out
Andrew Leinenbach flied out to cf. 2 out
Tyler Gerteisen flied out to lf. 3 out

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