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Lightning Take Down Undefeated Diamond Dawgs, 6-2

Lightning Take Down Undefeated Diamond Dawgs, 6-2

LEESBURG, Fla. - The Leesburg Lightning (3-1) maintained their perfect record at home on Thursday night, defeating the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs (4-1) by a score of 6-2. It was Winter Park’s first loss of the season.
 
Stetson Nelson (Winthrop) started for Leesburg and pitched four innings, giving up one run on two hits, with two strikeouts and two walks. Anthony Figliolia (Rollins) started for Winter Park, going 3.1 innings. He gave up three hits and one unearned run, along with pitching up one strikeout and one walk.
 
The winning pitcher for the Lightning was Jonah Davis (Lake Sumter CC). The losing pitcher for Winter Park was Stephen Holden (Lake Sumter CC). Trey Norris (Polk State) picked up his second save of the season for Leesburg.
 
Leesburg took the lead for good on a three-run home run from catcher Mike Miller (Dallas Baptist) in the bottom of the seventh.
 
“I thought we played pretty well,” Lightning head coach David Therneau said after the game. “We got the timely hit in the two-out, three-run homer. That was the difference maker. Two-out RBI win ballgames, bottom line. That’s obviously the play of the game.”
 
Winter Park got on the board first, scoring a run in the top of the fourth inning. Second baseman Michael Danner (Tampa) doubled down the left-field line, advanced on a groundout and then scored on a wild pitch. Danner was 2-for-3 on the night.
 
The Lighting tied the score at 1-1 in the bottom half of the fourth. Catcher Mike Miller (Dallas Baptist) reached on an error by the first baseman. He advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt from first baseman Jason Matusik (Lynn) and then scored on an Erik Hindmon (Polk State) single to right-centerfield.
 
Leesburg extended their lead in the bottom of the seventh when Miller hit a 370-foot home run to straight-away left field. Matt Singletary (Polk State) and Chase Durham (Dallas Baptist) scored on the home run. Singletary reached on a single to center field. Durham, the batter immediately in front of Miller, reached because of an error from the shortstop on a play that would have been the third out of the inning.
 
The Diamond Dawgs cut the lead to 4-2 in the top of the eighth. Leadoff hitter Ted Blackman (Coastal Carolina) reached on a walk, worked his way around to third base after a ground out and an error by the left-fielder, and then scored on an throwing error by the first baseman trying to throw Blackman out at home.
 
The Lightning extended their lead in the bottom of the eighth when Durham was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, scoring Jake Hanson (Flagler), then Jake Cavendar scored (Point) scored on wild pitch.
 
Leesburg is back on action on Friday night against the Sanford River Rats at Buddy Lowe Field at Pat Thomas Stadium. Game time is at 7 p.m. It is Magnet Schedule Night. The ceremonial first pitch will be thrown out by former WWE wrestler and member of the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, Afa the Wild Samoan, as the Lightning announce Pro Wrestling Night at Pat Thomas Stadium, which will be on Friday, August 3.

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Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Te. Blackman, cf 4 1 0 0 1 0
Sweet, lf 4 0 0 0 0 2
Danner, 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0
Rocklein, 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0
Persky, rf 3 0 0 0 1 2
Smith, dh 4 0 0 0 0 0
Basil, ss 3 0 1 0 1 1
Rivera, c 3 0 0 0 0 1
Carter, ph 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ta. Blackman, 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1
Figliolia, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holden, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gude, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waltermire, p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Danner

Baserunning

SB - Danner, Rocklein

CS - Basil, Ta. Blackman

Fielding

E - Rocklein, Basil 2

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Figliolia 3.1 3 1 0 1 1
Holden, L 3.0 1 1 0 1 2
Gude 1.0 3 4 2 0 1
Waltermire 0.2 0 0 0 1 0

Wild Pitches - Figliolia, Holden, Waltermire

Pitches/Strikes - Figliolia 52/34, Holden 49/29, Gude 27/16, Waltermire 17/7

Groundouts/Flyouts - Figliolia 5/4, Holden 5/2, Gude 1/1, Waltermire 0/2

Batters Faced - Figliolia 17, Holden 12, Gude 8, Waltermire 4

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Teaf, ss 4 0 0 0 0 0
Singletary, 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0
Moreland, lf 4 0 1 0 1 0
Durham, rf 4 1 0 1 0 0
Miller, dh 5 2 1 3 0 0
Matusik, 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2
Hindmon, c 3 0 2 1 0 1
Hanson, cf 2 1 1 0 2 0
Cavender, 2b 3 1 0 0 0 1
Nelson, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rice, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Davis, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palmer, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norris, p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

HR - Miller

RBI - Durham, Miller 3, Hindmon

HBP - Singletary, Durham, Hindmon

Baserunning

SB - Moreland

Fielding

E - Moreland, Matusik

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson 4.0 2 1 1 2 2
Rice 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
Davis, W 1.1 0 1 0 2 0
Palmer 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Norris, SV 1.1 0 0 0 1 1

Wild Pitches - Nelson 3

Pitches/Strikes - Nelson 80/48, Rice 33/22, Davis 25/12, Palmer 5/3, Norris 18/10

Groundouts/Flyouts - Nelson 6/4, Rice 1/1, Davis 3/0, Norris 0/3

Batters Faced - Nelson 16, Rice 8, Davis 7, Palmer 1, Norris 5

Diamond Dawgs

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Te. Blackman, cf 4 1 0 0 1 0
Sweet, lf 4 0 0 0 0 2
Danner, 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0
Rocklein, 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0
Persky, rf 3 0 0 0 1 2
Smith, dh 4 0 0 0 0 0
Basil, ss 3 0 1 0 1 1
Rivera, c 3 0 0 0 0 1
Carter, ph 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ta. Blackman, 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1
Figliolia, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holden, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gude, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waltermire, p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Danner

Baserunning

SB - Danner, Rocklein

CS - Basil, Ta. Blackman

Fielding

E - Rocklein, Basil 2

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Figliolia 3.1 3 1 0 1 1
Holden, L 3.0 1 1 0 1 2
Gude 1.0 3 4 2 0 1
Waltermire 0.2 0 0 0 1 0

Wild Pitches - Figliolia, Holden, Waltermire

Pitches/Strikes - Figliolia 52/34, Holden 49/29, Gude 27/16, Waltermire 17/7

Groundouts/Flyouts - Figliolia 5/4, Holden 5/2, Gude 1/1, Waltermire 0/2

Batters Faced - Figliolia 17, Holden 12, Gude 8, Waltermire 4

Lightning

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Teaf, ss 4 0 0 0 0 0
Singletary, 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0
Moreland, lf 4 0 1 0 1 0
Durham, rf 4 1 0 1 0 0
Miller, dh 5 2 1 3 0 0
Matusik, 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2
Hindmon, c 3 0 2 1 0 1
Hanson, cf 2 1 1 0 2 0
Cavender, 2b 3 1 0 0 0 1
Nelson, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rice, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Davis, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palmer, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norris, p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

HR - Miller

RBI - Durham, Miller 3, Hindmon

HBP - Singletary, Durham, Hindmon

Baserunning

SB - Moreland

Fielding

E - Moreland, Matusik

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson 4.0 2 1 1 2 2
Rice 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
Davis, W 1.1 0 1 0 2 0
Palmer 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Norris, SV 1.1 0 0 0 1 1

Wild Pitches - Nelson 3

Pitches/Strikes - Nelson 80/48, Rice 33/22, Davis 25/12, Palmer 5/3, Norris 18/10

Groundouts/Flyouts - Nelson 6/4, Rice 1/1, Davis 3/0, Norris 0/3

Batters Faced - Nelson 16, Rice 8, Davis 7, Palmer 1, Norris 5

Scoring Plays

Top 4th

Zach Persky advanced to second on a wild pitch. Michael Danner scored on a wild pitch.

Bottom 4th

Erik Hindmon singled, RBI. Mike Miller scored, unearned.

Bottom 7th

Mike Miller homered to left field, 3 RBI, unearned. Chase Durham scored, unearned. Matthew Singletary scored, unearned.

Top 8th

Tyler Rocklein reached on a fielder's choice to first base. Michael Danner advanced to second. Ted Blackman scored on a throwing error by 1b, unearned.

Bottom 8th

Chase Durham hit by pitch, RBI. Brett Moreland advanced to second. Jake Cavender advanced to third. Jake Hanson scored.
Chase Durham advanced to second on a wild pitch. Brett Moreland advanced to third on a wild pitch. Jake Cavender scored on a wild pitch.

All Plays

Top 1st

Ted Blackman grounded out to ss. 1 out
Daniel Sweet struck out swinging. 2 out
Michael Danner walked.
Tyler Rocklein reached on a fielder's choice to second base. Michael Danner out at second 2b to ss. 3 out

Bottom 1st

Kyle Teaf grounded out to 3b. 1 out
Matthew Singletary grounded out to 2b. 2 out
Brett Moreland singled.
Brett Moreland stole second.
Chase Durham grounded out to ss. 3 out

Top 2nd

Zach Persky fouled out to c. 1 out
Jarred Smith grounded out to 1b unassisted. 2 out
Michael Basil singled.
Michael Basil advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Evan Rivera flied out to rf. 3 out

Bottom 2nd

Mike Miller flied out to rf. 1 out
Jason Matusik struck out swinging. 2 out
Erik Hindmon singled.
Jake Hanson flied out to cf. 3 out

Top 3rd

Tanner Blackman lined out to 2b. 1 out
Ted Blackman grounded out to 2b. 2 out
Daniel Sweet grounded out to 2b. 3 out

Bottom 3rd

Jake Cavender flied out to 2b. 1 out
Kyle Teaf reached on a throwing error by ss, advanced to second on the error.
Matthew Singletary hit by pitch.
Brett Moreland flied out to rf. Kyle Teaf advanced to third. 2 out
Chase Durham reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Matthew Singletary out at second ss to 2b. 3 out

Top 4th

Michael Danner doubled.
Tyler Rocklein grounded out to 2b. Michael Danner advanced to third. 1 out
Zach Persky walked.
Jarred Smith fouled out to 1b. 2 out
Zach Persky advanced to second on a wild pitch. Michael Danner scored on a wild pitch.
Zach Persky advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Michael Basil struck out swinging. 3 out

Bottom 4th

Mike Miller reached on a fielding error by 1b.
Jason Matusik grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt. Mike Miller advanced to second. 1 out
Erik Hindmon singled, RBI. Mike Miller scored, unearned.
Erik Hindmon advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Jake Hanson walked.
Stephen Holden replaces Anthony Figliolia at pitcher.
Jake Hanson advanced to second on a wild pitch. Erik Hindmon advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Jake Cavender struck out swinging. 2 out
Kyle Teaf grounded out to 2b. 3 out

Top 5th

Willie Rice replaces Stetson Nelson at pitcher.
Evan Rivera struck out swinging. 1 out
Tanner Blackman walked.
Tanner Blackman out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 2 out
Ted Blackman grounded out to ss. 3 out

Bottom 5th

Matthew Singletary grounded out to ss. 1 out
Brett Moreland grounded out to 2b. 2 out
Chase Durham flied out to 1b. 3 out

Top 6th

Daniel Sweet struck out swinging. 1 out
Michael Danner singled.
Tyler Rocklein singled. Michael Danner advanced to second.
Tyler Rocklein stole second. Michael Danner stole third.
Zach Persky struck out swinging. 2 out
Jarred Smith flied out to cf. 3 out

Bottom 6th

Mike Miller out at first 1b to p. 1 out
Jason Matusik struck out swinging. 2 out
Erik Hindmon hit by pitch.
Erik Hindmon advanced to second on a passed ball.
Jake Hanson walked.
Jake Cavender flied out to 2b. 3 out

Top 7th

Jonah Davis replaces Willie Rice at pitcher.
Michael Basil walked.
Michael Basil out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 1 out
Evan Rivera grounded out to 2b. 2 out
Tanner Blackman grounded out to p. 3 out

Bottom 7th

Kyle Teaf grounded out to 2b. 1 out
Matthew Singletary singled.
Kevin Gude replaces Stephen Holden at pitcher.
Brett Moreland fouled out to 1b. 2 out
Chase Durham reached on a fielding error by ss. Matthew Singletary advanced to second.
Mike Miller homered to left field, 3 RBI, unearned. Chase Durham scored, unearned. Matthew Singletary scored, unearned.
Jason Matusik singled.
Jason Matusik advanced to second on a passed ball.
Erik Hindmon struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 8th

Ted Blackman walked.
Daniel Sweet grounded out to 1b unassisted. Ted Blackman advanced to second. 1 out
Michael Danner reached on a fielding error by lf. Ted Blackman advanced to third.
Tyler Rocklein reached on a fielder's choice to first base. Michael Danner advanced to second. Ted Blackman scored on a throwing error by 1b, unearned.
Nick Palmer replaces Jonah Davis at pitcher.
Tyler Rocklein advanced to second on a passed ball. Michael Danner advanced to third on a passed ball.
Zach Persky struck out swinging. 2 out
Trey Norris replaces Nick Palmer at pitcher.
Jarred Smith flied out to 3b. 3 out

Bottom 8th

Jake Hanson singled.
Jake Cavender reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher, SAC, bunt. Jake Hanson advanced to second.
Kyle Teaf grounded out to p, SAC, bunt. Jake Cavender advanced to second. Jake Hanson advanced to third. 1 out
Chris Waltermire replaces Kevin Gude at pitcher.
Matthew Singletary fouled out to 3b. 2 out
Brett Moreland intentionally walked.
Chase Durham hit by pitch, RBI. Brett Moreland advanced to second. Jake Cavender advanced to third. Jake Hanson scored.
Chase Durham advanced to second on a wild pitch. Brett Moreland advanced to third on a wild pitch. Jake Cavender scored on a wild pitch.
Mike Miller flied out to 1b. 3 out

Top 9th

Michael Basil flied out to rf. 1 out
AC Carter replaces Evan Rivera at pinch hitter.
AC Carter walked.
Tanner Blackman struck out swinging. 2 out
Ted Blackman flied out to 2b. 3 out
Michael Basil flied out to rf.
AC Carter replaces Evan Rivera at pinch hitter.
AC Carter walked.
Tanner Blackman struck out swinging.
Ted Blackman flied out to 2b.