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Lightning Punch Their Ticket to Championship Series with Dominant Win

Lightning Punch Their Ticket to Championship Series with Dominant Win

By, Zack Smolen

 

Leesburg, FL – The Seminole County Snappers had their share of momentum heading into the FCSL Semifinal Game against the #1 Seed Leesburg Lightning after beating the Leesburg Storm at Pat Thomas Stadium the night before, but it was the Lighting who were able to defend their home turf and pick up a 9-0 win on their way to the Championship Series. The best of three will start on Thursday against the #2 Seed Sanford River Rats to crown the winner of the 2020 season.

In the beginning, it looked like the Snappers were building up to something big, opening the contest with back-to-back base runners to start off the top of the first. Their big hitter Giovany Lorenzo (Stetson) then grounded into a double play that was facilitated by a spectacular stop by Robbie Scott (UNF) to put two outs on the board to halt the momentum. Seminole County would then fail to bring the runner in from third base. 

The starting pitching performance of Dylan Kelley (UNF) was a big reason why Lightning were able to shut down a Snapper offense that ranked second in the regular season with a .282 average and had scored six runs the prior evening. Though Kelley didn’t have his best stuff, he was able to make some adjustments and work through 4.2 innings of scoreless ball while scattering just two hits. “I just pitched to contact,” said Kelley, “and I was making them swing the bat.”

Tyler Tipton (Florida Gulf Coast) and Will Ohme (UNF) bridged the gap the rest of the way to preserve the shutout, combining for 4.1 frames and five strikeouts. Tipton looked the best he has all season, surrendering just one hit against a team that averaged nearly 7.5 per contest.

While the pitching was incredibly sharp, the Lightning offense was as explosive as ever, putting up a big five spot in the first inning to set the tone early on. Tommy Seidl (Harvard) led the game off with a booming double to center field, and his team never looked back. Gabriel Rincones picked up the first of his three RBI on the day with a base hit in the same frame. “I had a little more time to think about my at-bats,” said Rincones who was one of the Lightning’s extra hitters. 

Seminole County had a few opportunities to bring home a run, but were unable to deliver a big hit with a man in scoring position, going 0 for 8 in those situations. Naphis Llanos (Lake Sumter) was the only batter to reach base more than once for his squad.

The Snappers may have not ended the season the way they had hoped, but can hang their hats on the fact that they made it within one win of the finals after starting off the season 1-4-1. As a group, they were an incredibly tough team to play against and forced their opponents to bring their A-game to beat them every time out there.

As for the Lightning, they will open up the Championship Series against the River Rats on Thursday at 11am. They will likely turn to Nathanial Henderson (Flagler) for game one on the road at Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium to try and snag a win before the series heads over to Leesburg.

Zack Smolen - 08/04/20 5:54pm

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Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Llanos, 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0
Davis, cf 4 0 1 0 0 3
Lorenzo, dh 4 0 0 0 0 0
Post, dh 4 0 1 0 0 0
Mock, lf 2 0 0 0 1 2
Evans, 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez, 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0
Romero, c 1 0 0 0 1 0
Eberly, c 1 0 1 0 0 0
Figueroa, 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1
Klein, rf 1 0 0 0 1 0
Brewer, rf 1 0 0 0 0 1
Forster, ss 2 0 0 0 1 0

Batting

GDP - Lorenzo

Baserunning

CS - Forster

Fielding

E - Evans, Forster

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson, L 3.0 5 5 4 0 3
Harris 1.1 1 4 3 1 1
Cotto 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Davenport 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Clark 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Foge 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

Wild Pitches - Cotto, Davenport

Pitches/Strikes - Anderson 64/47, Harris 26/15, Cotto 8/7, Davenport 18/10, Clark 18/10, Foge 13/9

Groundouts/Flyouts - Anderson 2/4, Harris 2/0, Cotto 1/1, Davenport 0/1, Clark 2/0, Foge 1/2

Batters Faced - Anderson 16, Harris 8, Cotto 4, Davenport 4, Clark 5, Foge 3

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Seidl, cf 4 1 1 0 0 0
Teegarden, rf 3 1 2 0 0 1
Arroyo, ph 1 0 0 0 0 1
Figueredo, 1b 3 2 1 0 1 0
Stearns, c 2 2 0 1 0 0
Rincones, dh 3 1 2 3 0 1
Mejia, rf 0 0 0 0 1 0
Harper, dh 4 1 2 2 0 0
Scott, 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1
Cruz, ss 4 0 0 0 0 1
Traficante, 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0
DeBose, lf 4 1 0 0 0 2

Batting

2B - Seidl, Rincones, Harper, Scott

RBI - Stearns, Rincones 3, Harper 2, Scott

HBP - Stearns 2, Scott

Baserunning

SB - Teegarden 2, DeBose

CS - Scott

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley 4.2 2 0 0 5 2
Tipton, W 3.1 1 0 0 0 4
Ohme 1.0 1 0 0 0 1

Wild Pitches - Kelley, Ohme

Pitches/Strikes - Kelley 79/36, Tipton 41/27, Ohme 12/8

Groundouts/Flyouts - Kelley 5/5, Tipton 4/2, Ohme 2/0

Batters Faced - Kelley 19, Tipton 11, Ohme 4

Snappers

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Llanos, 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0
Davis, cf 4 0 1 0 0 3
Lorenzo, dh 4 0 0 0 0 0
Post, dh 4 0 1 0 0 0
Mock, lf 2 0 0 0 1 2
Evans, 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez, 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0
Romero, c 1 0 0 0 1 0
Eberly, c 1 0 1 0 0 0
Figueroa, 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1
Klein, rf 1 0 0 0 1 0
Brewer, rf 1 0 0 0 0 1
Forster, ss 2 0 0 0 1 0

Batting

GDP - Lorenzo

Baserunning

CS - Forster

Fielding

E - Evans, Forster

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson, L 3.0 5 5 4 0 3
Harris 1.1 1 4 3 1 1
Cotto 0.2 2 0 0 0 0
Davenport 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Clark 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Foge 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

Wild Pitches - Cotto, Davenport

Pitches/Strikes - Anderson 64/47, Harris 26/15, Cotto 8/7, Davenport 18/10, Clark 18/10, Foge 13/9

Groundouts/Flyouts - Anderson 2/4, Harris 2/0, Cotto 1/1, Davenport 0/1, Clark 2/0, Foge 1/2

Batters Faced - Anderson 16, Harris 8, Cotto 4, Davenport 4, Clark 5, Foge 3

Lightning

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Seidl, cf 4 1 1 0 0 0
Teegarden, rf 3 1 2 0 0 1
Arroyo, ph 1 0 0 0 0 1
Figueredo, 1b 3 2 1 0 1 0
Stearns, c 2 2 0 1 0 0
Rincones, dh 3 1 2 3 0 1
Mejia, rf 0 0 0 0 1 0
Harper, dh 4 1 2 2 0 0
Scott, 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1
Cruz, ss 4 0 0 0 0 1
Traficante, 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0
DeBose, lf 4 1 0 0 0 2

Batting

2B - Seidl, Rincones, Harper, Scott

RBI - Stearns, Rincones 3, Harper 2, Scott

HBP - Stearns 2, Scott

Baserunning

SB - Teegarden 2, DeBose

CS - Scott

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley 4.2 2 0 0 5 2
Tipton, W 3.1 1 0 0 0 4
Ohme 1.0 1 0 0 0 1

Wild Pitches - Kelley, Ohme

Pitches/Strikes - Kelley 79/36, Tipton 41/27, Ohme 12/8

Groundouts/Flyouts - Kelley 5/5, Tipton 4/2, Ohme 2/0

Batters Faced - Kelley 19, Tipton 11, Ohme 4

Scoring Plays

Bottom 1st

Alejandro Figueredo reached on a throwing error by 2b, advanced to second on the error. Tommy Seidl advanced to third, scored on the error.
Gabriel Rincones singled to left center, advanced to second on the throw, RBI. Clay Stearns advanced to third. Alejandro Figueredo scored, unearned.
Luke Harper doubled to right center, 2 RBI. Gabriel Rincones scored. Clay Stearns scored.
Robbie Scott doubled to left center, RBI. Luke Harper scored.

Bottom 5th

Clay Stearns hit by pitch, RBI. Alejandro Figueredo advanced to second. Collin Teegarden advanced to third. Jalen DeBose scored, unearned.
Clay Stearns advanced to second on a wild pitch. Alejandro Figueredo advanced to third on a wild pitch. Collin Teegarden scored on a wild pitch.
Gabriel Rincones doubled to left field, 2 RBI. Clay Stearns scored. Alejandro Figueredo scored.

All Plays

Top 1st

Naphis Llanos walked.
Austin Davis singled to shortstop. Naphis Llanos advanced to second.
Giovany Lorenzo grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b. Austin Davis out on the play. Naphis Llanos advanced to third. 2 out
Robert Post flied out to rf. 3 out

Bottom 1st

Tommy Seidl doubled to center field.
Collin Teegarden struck out swinging. 1 out
Alejandro Figueredo reached on a throwing error by 2b, advanced to second on the error. Tommy Seidl advanced to third, scored on the error.
Clay Stearns hit by pitch.
Gabriel Rincones singled to left center, advanced to second on the throw, RBI. Clay Stearns advanced to third. Alejandro Figueredo scored, unearned.
Luke Harper doubled to right center, 2 RBI. Gabriel Rincones scored. Clay Stearns scored.
Robbie Scott doubled to left center, RBI. Luke Harper scored.
Daniel Cruz lined out to 2b. 2 out
Camden Traficante grounded out to p. 3 out

Top 2nd

Kyle Mock walked.
Kyle Mock advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Garrett Evans grounded out to 3b. 1 out
Maxwell Romero grounded out to ss. Kyle Mock advanced to third. 2 out
Pedro Figueroa flied out to rf. 3 out

Bottom 2nd

Jalen DeBose struck out looking. 1 out
Tommy Seidl lined out to lf. 2 out
Collin Teegarden singled to right center.
Collin Teegarden stole second.
Alejandro Figueredo grounded out to ss. 3 out

Top 3rd

Christopher Klein flied out to cf. 1 out
Cody Forster walked.
Naphis Llanos flied out to lf. 2 out
Cody Forster out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 3 out

Bottom 3rd

Clay Stearns lined out to cf. 1 out
Gabriel Rincones struck out swinging. 2 out
Luke Harper flied out to rf. 3 out

Top 4th

Austin Davis struck out swinging. 1 out
Giovany Lorenzo grounded out to 1b unassisted. 2 out
Robert Post singled to right field.
Kyle Mock struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 3 out

Bottom 4th

Connor Harris replaces Jack Anderson at pitcher.
Robbie Scott hit by pitch.
Robbie Scott out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 1 out
Daniel Cruz struck out looking. 2 out
Camden Traficante grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3 out

Top 5th

Garrett Evans grounded out to 3b. 1 out
Maxwell Romero walked.
Pedro Figueroa flied out to cf. 2 out
Christopher Klein walked. Maxwell Romero advanced to second.
Tyler Tipton replaces Dylan Kelley at pitcher.
Cody Forster fouled out to 1b. 3 out

Bottom 5th

Jalen DeBose reached on a throwing error by ss.
Jalen DeBose stole second.
Tommy Seidl grounded out to ss. 1 out
Collin Teegarden singled to pitcher, bunt. Jalen DeBose advanced to third.
Collin Teegarden stole second.
Alejandro Figueredo intentionally walked.
Clay Stearns hit by pitch, RBI. Alejandro Figueredo advanced to second. Collin Teegarden advanced to third. Jalen DeBose scored, unearned.
Melvin Cotto replaces Connor Harris at pitcher.
Clay Stearns advanced to second on a wild pitch. Alejandro Figueredo advanced to third on a wild pitch. Collin Teegarden scored on a wild pitch.
Gabriel Rincones doubled to left field, 2 RBI. Clay Stearns scored. Alejandro Figueredo scored.
Luke Harper singled to right field. Gabriel Rincones advanced to third.
Robbie Scott reached on a fielder's choice to third base, advanced to second on the throw. Luke Harper advanced to third on the throw. Gabriel Rincones out at home 3b to c to ss to p. 2 out
Daniel Cruz flied out to cf. 3 out

Top 6th

Naphis Llanos grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 out
Austin Davis struck out looking. 2 out
Giovany Lorenzo grounded out to ss. 3 out

Bottom 6th

JJ Gonzalez replaces Garrett Evans at second base.
Weston Eberly replaces Maxwell Romero at catcher.
Joel Brewer replaces Christopher Klein at right field.
Louis Davenport replaces Melvin Cotto at pitcher.
Camden Traficante walked.
Jalen DeBose struck out looking. 1 out
Camden Traficante advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Tommy Seidl flied out to ss. 2 out
Diego Arroyo replaces Collin Teegarden at pinch hitter.
Diego Arroyo struck out looking. 3 out

Top 7th

Diego Arroyo replaces at designated hitter.
Jeff Mejia replaces Gabriel Rincones at right field.
Robert Post grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 out
Kyle Mock struck out swinging to catcher. 2 out
JJ Gonzalez grounded out to ss. 3 out

Bottom 7th

Justin Clark replaces Louis Davenport at pitcher.
Alejandro Figueredo singled through the left side.
Clay Stearns reached on a fielder's choice to second base. Alejandro Figueredo out at second 2b to ss. 1 out
Jeff Mejia walked. Clay Stearns advanced to second.
Luke Harper reached on a fielder's choice to second base. Jeff Mejia out at second 2b to ss. Clay Stearns advanced to third. 2 out
Robbie Scott struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 8th

Weston Eberly singled to left field.
Pedro Figueroa struck out swinging. 1 out
Joel Brewer struck out swinging. 2 out
Cody Forster popped up to 3b. 3 out

Bottom 8th

Keegan Foge replaces Justin Clark at pitcher.
Daniel Cruz flied out to rf. 1 out
Camden Traficante flied out to lf. 2 out
Jalen DeBose grounded out to 2b. 3 out

Top 9th

Will Ohme replaces Tyler Tipton at pitcher.
Naphis Llanos singled to second base.
Austin Davis struck out looking. 1 out
Naphis Llanos advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Giovany Lorenzo grounded out to 2b. Naphis Llanos advanced to third. 2 out
Robert Post grounded out to 2b. 3 out

Thursday's game in DeLand was rained out.