Lightning Open Second Half with 11-6 Win Over Diamond Dawgs
Winter Park, Fla. – The Leesburg Lightning returned from the Florida League All-Star break with an offensive outburst Thursday night, collecting 15 hits in an 11-6 victory over the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs to open a three game series.
Leesburg wasted little time taking control. After Matthew Dumas and Andon Gray reached base to begin the game, Charlie Keller crushed a three-run homer in the opening inning to give the Lightning an early 3-0 lead.
The Lightning kept the pressure on in the second, plating four more runs. Dylan Green drove in a run with an RBI single before Preston Murphy lined a two-run single to center. Winter Park also committed a throwing error during the inning that allowed another run to score as Leesburg stretched its advantage to 7-0.
The Diamond Dawgs got on the board with two runs in the third, but Andon Gray answered with an RBI single in the top of the inning to restore the Lightning's six-run cushion at 8-2.
Josh Cone took over in relief of Bryce Gluckman and provided the turning point on the mound. The right-hander tossed 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while striking out three to earn his second victory of the season. Andre Bilbao Jr. followed with a scoreless seventh before Winter Park made a late push over the final two innings.
Leesburg added valuable insurance in the eighth. Matthew Dumas scored on a wild pitch before Murphy collected his third RBI of the night with an RBI single to make it 10-2. After the Diamond Dawgs scored twice in the bottom half, the Lightning answered again in the ninth with another run before Winter Park added two more in the bottom of the inning.
The Lightning's offense was led by Dumas, who went three for five with an RBI, two runs scored, and a walk. Murphy finished two for four with three RBIs, while Keller went two for four with the three run homer and four RBIs. Jack Waddingham added two hits and scored twice, while Turner Gross and Marcello Cortale each recorded two-hit performances as Leesburg's lineup produced 15 hits and drew eight walks.
With the win, the Lightning improved to 21-8 on the season and took the opener of their three game series against the Diamond Dawgs. The scene now shifts to Pat Thomas Stadium for the second game of this series. The Lightning will take on the Diamond Dawgs on Friday, July 10th at 7:00 PM at Pat Thomas Stadium.
Adam Rothschild (Susquehanna University)
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Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
|
Dumas, cf |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Gray, 2b |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Keller, rf |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
Gross, eh |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Green, ss |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Despaine, 3b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Murphy, c |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Banasiak, dh |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Cortale, lf |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Waddingham, 1b |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Pleasant, 3b/ss |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Batting
2B - Cortale, Waddingham
HR - Keller
RBI - Dumas, Gray, Keller 4, Green, Murphy 3
HBP - Keller, Gross, Green
Baserunning
SB - Gross
Fielding
E - Murphy, Pleasant
Pitching
Wild Pitches - Shapiro
Pitches/Strikes - Gluckman 62/32, Shapiro 39/28, Bilbao, Jr 10/7, Aragort 27/14, Henrikson 24/13
Groundouts/Flyouts - Gluckman 3/2, Shapiro 3/4, Bilbao, Jr 1/0, Aragort 1/1, Henrikson 2/0
Batters Faced - Gluckman 15, Shapiro 11, Bilbao, Jr 3, Aragort 6, Henrikson 7
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
| Pearl, eh |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Melendez, ss |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Frost, dh |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Biaggi, rf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Mezzanotte, lf |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Jersey, cf |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Taveras, c |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Mitchell, 1b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Odor, 2b |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Manderson, lf |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Mike, rf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Marcewicz, 3b |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Batting
RBI - Pearl, Melendez, Mezzanotte, Marcewicz
Baserunning
SB - Melendez 3, Frost, Biaggi, Marcewicz 2
Fielding
E - Odor
Pitching
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Irizarry, L |
1.2 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
| Filler |
4.1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Sakowski |
3.0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
Wild Pitches - Irizarry 2, Sakowski
Pitches/Strikes - Irizarry 53/22, Filler 76/43, Sakowski 60/35
Groundouts/Flyouts - Irizarry 1/2, Filler 4/5, Sakowski 4/2
Batters Faced - Irizarry 16, Filler 19, Sakowski 17
Lightning
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
|
Dumas, cf |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Gray, 2b |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Keller, rf |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
Gross, eh |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Green, ss |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Despaine, 3b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Murphy, c |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Banasiak, dh |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Cortale, lf |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Waddingham, 1b |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Pleasant, 3b/ss |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Batting
2B - Cortale, Waddingham
HR - Keller
RBI - Dumas, Gray, Keller 4, Green, Murphy 3
HBP - Keller, Gross, Green
Baserunning
SB - Gross
Fielding
E - Murphy, Pleasant
Pitching
Wild Pitches - Shapiro
Pitches/Strikes - Gluckman 62/32, Shapiro 39/28, Bilbao, Jr 10/7, Aragort 27/14, Henrikson 24/13
Groundouts/Flyouts - Gluckman 3/2, Shapiro 3/4, Bilbao, Jr 1/0, Aragort 1/1, Henrikson 2/0
Batters Faced - Gluckman 15, Shapiro 11, Bilbao, Jr 3, Aragort 6, Henrikson 7
Diamond Dawgs
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
| Pearl, eh |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Melendez, ss |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Frost, dh |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Biaggi, rf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Mezzanotte, lf |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Jersey, cf |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Taveras, c |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Mitchell, 1b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Odor, 2b |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Manderson, lf |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Mike, rf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Marcewicz, 3b |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Batting
RBI - Pearl, Melendez, Mezzanotte, Marcewicz
Baserunning
SB - Melendez 3, Frost, Biaggi, Marcewicz 2
Fielding
E - Odor
Pitching
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Irizarry, L |
1.2 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
| Filler |
4.1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Sakowski |
3.0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
Wild Pitches - Irizarry 2, Sakowski
Pitches/Strikes - Irizarry 53/22, Filler 76/43, Sakowski 60/35
Groundouts/Flyouts - Irizarry 1/2, Filler 4/5, Sakowski 4/2
Batters Faced - Irizarry 16, Filler 19, Sakowski 17
Scoring Plays
Top 1st
Charles Keller homered to right field, 3 RBI. Andon Gray scored. Matthew Dumas scored.
Top 2nd
Charles Keller singled to left center, RBI. Matthew Dumas advanced to third. Jack Waddingham scored.
Dylan Green singled to left field, RBI. Turner Gross advanced to second. Charles Keller advanced to third. Matthew Dumas scored.
Preston Murphy singled to left field, 2 RBI. Dylan Green advanced to third. Turner Gross scored. Charles Keller scored.
Top 3rd
Andon Gray singled to right field, RBI. Matthew Dumas advanced to second. Jack Waddingham scored.
Bottom 3rd
Osmin Melendez singled to shortstop, RBI. Canyon Marcewicz scored.
Skyler Jersey advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jake Biaggi advanced to third on a wild pitch. Osmin Melendez scored on a wild pitch.
Top 8th
Daniel Despaine reached first on an error by 2b. Turner Gross advanced to second. Andon Gray scored, unearned.
Preston Murphy singled to right center, RBI. Daniel Despaine advanced to third. Turner Gross scored, unearned.
Bottom 8th
Garrett Frost stole second. Osmin Melendez stole third, scored on an error by c.
Nikola Mezzanotte singled to center field, RBI. Garrett Frost scored.
Top 9th
Matthew Dumas singled to center field, RBI. Ledger Pleasant scored.
Bottom 9th
Canyon Marcewicz singled to right field, RBI. Justus Mike advanced to second. Roberto Odor advanced to third. Evan Taveras scored.
Jacob Pearl reached on a fielder's choice, RBI. Canyon Marcewicz out at second ss to 2b. Justus Mike advanced to third. Roberto Odor scored.
All Plays
Top 1st
Matthew Dumas singled to third base.
Matthew Dumas advanced to second on a balk.
Matthew Dumas advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Andon Gray advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Charles Keller homered to right field, 3 RBI. Andon Gray scored. Matthew Dumas scored.
Dylan Green lined out to lf.
1 out
Turner Gross stole second.
Preston Murphy grounded out to 2b. Turner Gross advanced to third.
2 out
Marcello Cortale lined out to 3b.
3 out
Bottom 1st
Jacob Pearl singled to first base.
Osmin Melendez reached first on an error by 3b. Jacob Pearl advanced to second.
Garrett Frost grounded into double play 1b to ss to p. Osmin Melendez out on the play. Jacob Pearl advanced to third.
2 out
Jake Biaggi flied out to rf.
3 out
Top 2nd
Jack Waddingham singled to right center.
Ledger Pleasant struck out looking.
1 out
Matthew Dumas walked. Jack Waddingham advanced to second.
Andon Gray struck out looking.
2 out
Charles Keller singled to left center, RBI. Matthew Dumas advanced to third. Jack Waddingham scored.
Turner Gross hit by pitch. Charles Keller advanced to second.
Dylan Green singled to left field, RBI. Turner Gross advanced to second. Charles Keller advanced to third. Matthew Dumas scored.
Preston Murphy singled to left field, 2 RBI. Dylan Green advanced to third. Turner Gross scored. Charles Keller scored.
Benjamin Filler replaces Daniel Irizarry at pitcher.
Cory Banasiak reached on a fielder's choice. Preston Murphy out at second ss to 2b.
3 out
Bottom 2nd
Skyler Jersey grounded out to ss.
1 out
Clay Mitchell grounded out to 2b. Evan Taveras advanced to second.
2 out
Roberto Odor singled to center field. Evan Taveras advanced to third.
Luke Manderson struck out looking.
3 out
Top 3rd
Marcello Cortale struck out swinging.
1 out
Jack Waddingham doubled to left center.
Ledger Pleasant flied out to cf.
2 out
Matthew Dumas singled to left field. Jack Waddingham advanced to third.
Andon Gray singled to right field, RBI. Matthew Dumas advanced to second. Jack Waddingham scored.
Charles Keller flied out to cf.
3 out
Bottom 3rd
Jacob Pearl flied out to cf to right center.
1 out
Canyon Marcewicz stole second.
Canyon Marcewicz stole third.
Osmin Melendez singled to shortstop, RBI. Canyon Marcewicz scored.
Osmin Melendez stole second.
Garrett Frost struck out swinging.
2 out
Jake Biaggi stole second. Osmin Melendez stole third.
Joshua Cone replaces Bryce Gluckman at pitcher.
Skyler Jersey advanced to second on a wild pitch. Jake Biaggi advanced to third on a wild pitch. Osmin Melendez scored on a wild pitch.
Evan Taveras popped up to 1b.
3 out
Top 4th
Turner Gross singled to center field.
Dylan Green hit by pitch. Turner Gross advanced to second.
Preston Murphy fouled out to 1b.
1 out
Cory Banasiak flied out to lf.
2 out
Marcello Cortale struck out looking.
3 out
Bottom 4th
Clay Mitchell struck out looking.
1 out
Roberto Odor flied out to rf.
2 out
Luke Manderson grounded out to p.
3 out
Top 5th
Ledger Pleasant grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b. Jack Waddingham out on the play.
2 out
Matthew Dumas grounded out to 2b.
3 out
Bottom 5th
Canyon Marcewicz grounded out to ss.
1 out
Jacob Pearl struck out looking.
2 out
Osmin Melendez struck out looking.
3 out
Top 6th
Andon Gray grounded out to 2b.
1 out
Charles Keller struck out swinging.
2 out
Turner Gross singled to center field.
Daniel Despaine replaces Dylan Green at pinch hitter.
Daniel Despaine flied out to cf.
3 out
Bottom 6th
Daniel Despaine replaces at third base.
Ledger Pleasant replaces at shortstop.
Garrett Frost grounded out to 2b.
1 out
Nikola Mezzanotte replaces Jake Biaggi at pinch hitter.
Nikola Mezzanotte popped up to c.
2 out
Skyler Jersey singled to left field.
Evan Taveras flied out to rf.
3 out
Top 7th
Nikola Mezzanotte replaces at left field.
Justus Mike replaces Luke Manderson at right field.
Nick Sakowski replaces Benjamin Filler at pitcher.
Cory Banasiak grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b. Preston Murphy out on the play.
2 out
Marcello Cortale doubled down the lf line.
Ledger Pleasant lined out to ss.
3 out
Bottom 7th
Andre Bilbao Jr replaces Joshua Cone at pitcher.
Clay Mitchell singled to right field.
Roberto Odor grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b. Clay Mitchell out on the play.
2 out
Justus Mike struck out swinging.
3 out
Top 8th
Matthew Dumas lined out to rf.
1 out
Charles Keller hit by pitch. Andon Gray advanced to second.
Turner Gross reached on a fielder's choice. Charles Keller out at second rf to ss. Andon Gray advanced to third.
2 out
Daniel Despaine reached first on an error by 2b. Turner Gross advanced to second. Andon Gray scored, unearned.
Preston Murphy singled to right center, RBI. Daniel Despaine advanced to third. Turner Gross scored, unearned.
Cory Banasiak struck out swinging.
3 out
Bottom 8th
Jose Aragort replaces Andre Bilbao Jr at pitcher.
Canyon Marcewicz lined out to cf.
1 out
Jacob Pearl struck out looking.
2 out
Garrett Frost walked. Osmin Melendez advanced to second.
Garrett Frost stole second. Osmin Melendez stole third, scored on an error by c.
Nikola Mezzanotte singled to center field, RBI. Garrett Frost scored.
Skyler Jersey grounded out to 3b.
3 out
Top 9th
Marcello Cortale singled to shortstop.
Marcello Cortale advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third.
Jack Waddingham struck out swinging.
1 out
Ledger Pleasant reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second. Marcello Cortale out at home p to c to 3b.
2 out
Matthew Dumas singled to center field, RBI. Ledger Pleasant scored.
Andon Gray reached on a fielder's choice. Matthew Dumas out at second ss to 2b.
3 out
Bottom 9th
Carson Henrikson replaces Jose Aragort at pitcher.
Clay Mitchell struck out looking.
1 out
Roberto Odor singled to center field. Evan Taveras advanced to second.
Justus Mike walked. Roberto Odor advanced to second. Evan Taveras advanced to third.
Canyon Marcewicz singled to right field, RBI. Justus Mike advanced to second. Roberto Odor advanced to third. Evan Taveras scored.
Jacob Pearl reached on a fielder's choice, RBI. Canyon Marcewicz out at second ss to 2b. Justus Mike advanced to third. Roberto Odor scored.
2 out
Osmin Melendez reached on a fielder's choice. Jacob Pearl out at second ss unassisted.
3 out
