Lightning Struggle To Keep Up In Opening Night Championship Rematch
LEESBURG, Fla.-In the initial rematch of last season’s Florida Collegiate Summer League championship, the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs were able to beat the Leesburg Lightning in dominating fashion, by a score of 14-6.
Miscues by the Lightning and big innings by Diamond Dawgs were the stories in this matchup, as all 14 of Winter Park’s runs came within a combined three innings.
“We’ve got a lot of guys who haven’t gotten a lot of innings on the mound or at-bats at the plate,” Lightning Head Coach Rich Billings said. “These guys just have to be ready to bounce back when it’s there turn to pitch or their turn to play again.”
Even with a large and loud crowd on hand, Leesburg struggled early, as two costly first-inning errors allowed the Diamond Dawgs to gain momentum early and take a 5-1 lead at the end of the first inning.
Layton Perry (Jacksonville) got the start on the mound for the Lightning, but he struggled to find command and was giving up solid contact, including a three-run home run in the first inning, when he was finding the strike zone early.
This seemed to be a common theme for Leesburg Friday night, as a majority of the relievers struggled to find command at times during their outings as well.
“I think it’s a bit of a mixture between rust and nerves,” said Billings. “Most of the guys that had command issues were the guys who didn’t throw a lot for their college last year, so those guys will adjust as we get deeper into the season.”
While the Lightning did manage to string a run or two together as the game went along, the Diamond Dawgs were able to post 4 runs in the 5th inning and 5 runs in the 9th innings, following their huge first inning, which effectively ended Leesburg’s chances of making a comeback every time they started to gain momentum.
The Lightning will be back in action on the road on June 3rd at Rollins College, in the second game of a two-game set against Winter Park. First pitch is set for 7 PM.
(Carter Mansfield, Austin Peay State University)
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Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
| Hudson, ss |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Leonard, 3b |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Faircloth, cf |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Sparling, dh |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Houin, c |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Fogel, ph/c |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Aracena, 1b |
5 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Coker, 2b |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| James, ph/2b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Gonzalez, dh |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Samson, lf |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Adams, ph/lf |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Baillio, rf |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Batting
2B - Houin, Aracena
HR - Aracena
RBI - Sparling 2, Houin 2, Fogel, Aracena 5
GDP - Aracena
HBP - Gonzalez, Baillio
Baserunning
CS - Coker 2
Fielding
E - Leonard, Fogel
Pitching
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Fregio, W |
6.0 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| Craig, SV |
3.0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
Wild Pitches - Craig 2
Pitches/Strikes - Fregio 86/55, Craig 61/34
Groundouts/Flyouts - Fregio 14/1, Craig 1/3
Batters Faced - Fregio 28, Craig 15
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
|
Brinling, cf |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Santiago, 2b |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Mangual, ss |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Francis, 1b |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Chapman, 3b |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Gerteisen, lf |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Leinenbach, rf |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Stubbs, dh |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
LeJeune, ph |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Wrubluski, c |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Massa, dh |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Batting
2B - Francis
3B - Brinling
RBI - Santiago, Chapman, Gerteisen, Leinenbach 2
Baserunning
SB - Brinling, Santiago, Chapman, Leinenbach, Massa
Fielding
E - Mangual, Chapman, Gerteisen, Wrubluski
Pitching
Wild Pitches - Hill
Pitches/Strikes - Perry 61/39, Dadlani 45/21, Trautner 32/18, Fitzgerald 13/8, Hill 46/22
Groundouts/Flyouts - Perry 1/4, Dadlani 4/0, Trautner 2/1, Fitzgerald 1/0, Hill 1/0
Batters Faced - Perry 17, Dadlani 10, Trautner 7, Fitzgerald 3, Hill 10
Diamond Dawgs
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
| Hudson, ss |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Leonard, 3b |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Faircloth, cf |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Sparling, dh |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Houin, c |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Fogel, ph/c |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Aracena, 1b |
5 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Coker, 2b |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| James, ph/2b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Gonzalez, dh |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Samson, lf |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Adams, ph/lf |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Baillio, rf |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Batting
2B - Houin, Aracena
HR - Aracena
RBI - Sparling 2, Houin 2, Fogel, Aracena 5
GDP - Aracena
HBP - Gonzalez, Baillio
Baserunning
CS - Coker 2
Fielding
E - Leonard, Fogel
Pitching
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Fregio, W |
6.0 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| Craig, SV |
3.0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
Wild Pitches - Craig 2
Pitches/Strikes - Fregio 86/55, Craig 61/34
Groundouts/Flyouts - Fregio 14/1, Craig 1/3
Batters Faced - Fregio 28, Craig 15
Lightning
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
|
Brinling, cf |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Santiago, 2b |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Mangual, ss |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Francis, 1b |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Chapman, 3b |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Gerteisen, lf |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Leinenbach, rf |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Stubbs, dh |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
LeJeune, ph |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Wrubluski, c |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Massa, dh |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Batting
2B - Francis
3B - Brinling
RBI - Santiago, Chapman, Gerteisen, Leinenbach 2
Baserunning
SB - Brinling, Santiago, Chapman, Leinenbach, Massa
Fielding
E - Mangual, Chapman, Gerteisen, Wrubluski
Pitching
Wild Pitches - Hill
Pitches/Strikes - Perry 61/39, Dadlani 45/21, Trautner 32/18, Fitzgerald 13/8, Hill 46/22
Groundouts/Flyouts - Perry 1/4, Dadlani 4/0, Trautner 2/1, Fitzgerald 1/0, Hill 1/0
Batters Faced - Perry 17, Dadlani 10, Trautner 7, Fitzgerald 3, Hill 10
Scoring Plays
Top 1st
Kade Faircloth reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf. Kai Hudson scored.
Luke Houin doubled, ground-rule, RBI. Sean Sparling advanced to third. Kade Faircloth scored, unearned.
Timo Aracena homered, 3 RBI. Luke Houin scored. Sean Sparling scored.
Bottom 1st
Dale Francis reached on an error by 3b. Austin Brinling scored, unearned.
Bottom 3rd
Gabriel Santiago grounded out to ss, RBI. Joseph Massa scored.
Top 5th
Sean Sparling walked, RBI. Kade Faircloth advanced to second. Cal Leonard advanced to third. Kai Hudson scored.
Luke Houin reached on an error by c, RBI. Sean Sparling advanced to third on the error. Kade Faircloth scored. Cal Leonard scored.
Timo Aracena grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b. Luke Houin out on the play. Sean Sparling scored, unearned.
Bottom 6th
Logan Chapman singled, RBI. Gabriel Santiago scored.
Tyler Gerteisen singled to third base, RBI. Logan Chapman scored.
Bottom 8th
Andrew Leinenbach singled, 2 RBI. Tyler Gerteisen advanced to second. Logan Chapman scored. Dale Francis scored.
Top 9th
Cal Leonard advanced to second on a wild pitch. Caleb Adams advanced to third on a wild pitch. Anthony Gonzalez scored on a wild pitch.
Sean Sparling walked, RBI. Kade Faircloth advanced to second. Cal Leonard advanced to third. Caleb Adams scored, unearned.
Matthew Fogel walked, RBI. Sean Sparling advanced to second. Kade Faircloth advanced to third. Cal Leonard scored, unearned.
Timo Aracena doubled to right field, 2 RBI. Matthew Fogel advanced to third. Sean Sparling scored, unearned. Kade Faircloth scored, unearned.
All Plays
Top 1st
Cal Leonard struck out looking.
1 out
Kade Faircloth reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf. Kai Hudson scored.
Sean Sparling singled. Kade Faircloth advanced to third.
Luke Houin doubled, ground-rule, RBI. Sean Sparling advanced to third. Kade Faircloth scored, unearned.
Timo Aracena homered, 3 RBI. Luke Houin scored. Sean Sparling scored.
Anthony Gonzalez flied out to 2b.
2 out
Matthew Coker out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 3 out
Bottom 1st
Austin Brinling stole second.
Gabriel Santiago grounded out to 3b, bunt. Austin Brinling advanced to third.
1 out
Hector Mangual popped up to p.
2 out
Dale Francis reached on an error by 3b. Austin Brinling scored, unearned.
Logan Chapman reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Dale Francis out at second ss unassisted.
3 out
Top 2nd
David Baillio hit by pitch. Roman Samson advanced to second.
Kai Hudson singled to shortstop. David Baillio advanced to second. Roman Samson advanced to third.
Cal Leonard flied out to lf.
1 out
Kade Faircloth struck out swinging.
2 out
Sean Sparling flied out to rf.
3 out
Bottom 2nd
Tyler Gerteisen singled to left field.
Andrew Leinenbach reached on a fielder's choice to third base. Tyler Gerteisen out at second 3b to 2b.
1 out
Andrew Leinenbach stole second.
Drew Stubbs struck out swinging.
2 out
Nicholas Wrubluski grounded out to p.
3 out
Top 3rd
Luke Houin out at first 1b to p.
1 out
Timo Aracena flied out to ss.
2 out
Matthew Coker struck out looking.
3 out
Bottom 3rd
Joseph Massa stole second.
Austin Brinling grounded out to ss. Joseph Massa advanced to third.
1 out
Gabriel Santiago grounded out to ss, RBI. Joseph Massa scored.
2 out
Hector Mangual singled to third base.
Dale Francis grounded out to 2b.
3 out
Top 4th
Matthew Dadlani replaces Layton Perry at pitcher.
Anthony Gonzalez grounded out to ss.
1 out
Roman Samson grounded out to 3b.
2 out
David Baillio grounded out to 3b.
3 out
Bottom 4th
Logan Chapman grounded out to 2b.
1 out
Tyler Gerteisen grounded out to 2b.
2 out
Andrew Leinenbach walked.
Drew Stubbs grounded out to ss.
3 out
Top 5th
Cal Leonard walked. Kai Hudson advanced to second.
Kade Faircloth singled. Cal Leonard advanced to second. Kai Hudson advanced to third.
Sean Sparling walked, RBI. Kade Faircloth advanced to second. Cal Leonard advanced to third. Kai Hudson scored.
Luke Houin reached on an error by c, RBI. Sean Sparling advanced to third on the error. Kade Faircloth scored. Cal Leonard scored.
Timo Aracena grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b. Luke Houin out on the play. Sean Sparling scored, unearned.
2 out
Matthew Coker singled to center field.
Matthew Coker out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 3 out
Bottom 5th
Nicholas Wrubluski grounded out to 3b.
1 out
Joseph Massa grounded out to 3b.
2 out
Austin Brinling struck out swinging.
3 out
Top 6th
Jace Trautner replaces Matthew Dadlani at pitcher.
Anthony Gonzalez hit by pitch.
Roman Samson struck out swinging.
1 out
David Baillio struck out swinging.
2 out
Kai Hudson reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Anthony Gonzalez out at second ss to 2b.
3 out
Bottom 6th
Gabriel Santiago singled to right field.
Hector Mangual grounded out to ss. Gabriel Santiago advanced to second.
1 out
Gabriel Santiago stole third.
Dale Francis struck out swinging.
2 out
Logan Chapman singled, RBI. Gabriel Santiago scored.
Logan Chapman stole second.
Tyler Gerteisen singled to third base, RBI. Logan Chapman scored.
Andrew Leinenbach singled to left field. Tyler Gerteisen advanced to second.
Drew Stubbs grounded out to 2b.
3 out
Top 7th
Cal Leonard struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.
1 out
Kade Faircloth flied out to cf.
2 out
Sean Sparling grounded out to p unassisted.
3 out
Bottom 7th
Carter Craig replaces Dariel Fregio at pitcher.
Nicholas Wrubluski flied out to cf.
1 out
Joseph Massa struck out looking.
2 out
Gabriel Santiago fouled out to c.
3 out
Top 8th
Matthew Fogel replaces Luke Houin at pinch hitter.
Riley Fitzgerald replaces Jace Trautner at pitcher.
Matthew Fogel struck out looking.
1 out
Keijhuan James replaces Matthew Coker at pinch hitter.
Keijhuan James reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Timo Aracena out at second ss to 2b.
2 out
Keijhuan James out at first p to 1b, picked off.
3 out
Bottom 8th
Matthew Fogel replaces at catcher.
Keijhuan James replaces at second base.
Hector Mangual struck out swinging.
1 out
Logan Chapman advanced to second on a wild pitch. Dale Francis advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Andrew Leinenbach singled, 2 RBI. Tyler Gerteisen advanced to second. Logan Chapman scored. Dale Francis scored.
Tyler LeJeune replaces Drew Stubbs at pinch hitter.
Tyler LeJeune struck out swinging.
2 out
Andrew Leinenbach advanced to second on a wild pitch. Tyler Gerteisen advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Nicholas Wrubluski flied out to cf.
3 out
Top 9th
Jake Hill replaces Riley Fitzgerald at pitcher.
Caleb Adams replaces Roman Samson at pinch hitter.
Caleb Adams reached on an error by ss. Anthony Gonzalez advanced to second.
David Baillio grounded out to p, SAC, bunt. Caleb Adams advanced to second. Anthony Gonzalez advanced to third.
1 out
Kai Hudson struck out swinging to catcher.
2 out
Cal Leonard advanced to second on a wild pitch. Caleb Adams advanced to third on a wild pitch. Anthony Gonzalez scored on a wild pitch.
Sean Sparling walked, RBI. Kade Faircloth advanced to second. Cal Leonard advanced to third. Caleb Adams scored, unearned.
Matthew Fogel walked, RBI. Sean Sparling advanced to second. Kade Faircloth advanced to third. Cal Leonard scored, unearned.
Timo Aracena doubled to right field, 2 RBI. Matthew Fogel advanced to third. Sean Sparling scored, unearned. Kade Faircloth scored, unearned.
Keijhuan James struck out swinging.
3 out
Bottom 9th
Caleb Adams replaces at left field.
Austin Brinling grounded out to 2b. Joseph Massa advanced to second.
1 out
Gabriel Santiago struck out swinging.
2 out
Hector Mangual struck out swinging.
3 out
