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Lightning Win Play-In Game, 4-2

Lightning Win Play-In Game, 4-2

LEESBURG, Fla. -- What’s better than playoff baseball? There is truly nothing like a postseason game at Pat Thomas Stadium. The Seminole County Scorpions had the daunting task of walking into the Pat to face the Leesburg Lightning in a win-or-go-home situation. The matchup was the play-in game of the FCSL playoffs, with the winner moving on to face the top seed, Winter Park, and the loser going home.

The matchup was a pitcher’s duel from start to finish. Quinton Martinez took the ball for the Scorpions and delivered a masterpiece. The lefty tossed seven innings of nearly flawless baseball, allowing no runs and just three hits. He also racked up five strikeouts.

Dylan Kelley (South Florida State) was on the mound for the Bolts. He allowed his one and only run in the fourth inning, when Michael Christopoulos drove in a run on a 4-3 groundout. The Scorpions took a 1-0 lead, which lasted for seven innings.

Kelley exited in the sixth, finishing with a line of 5.2 innings of one run ball, while allowing just three hits and fanning eight batters. Kelley was replaced by Amir Asghar (undecided) who kept Seminole County off the board for 1.1 innings. 

After pitching seven strong innings, Martinez had to leave the game after his pitch count hit the limit of 100 pitches. The Lightning capitalized and plated four runs in the eighth inning. After Parker Pillsbury (Chipola) reached on a leadoff walk, he swiped second and then moved to third on a sacrifice fly. With one out and the Seminole County infield moved up onto the infield grass, Nick Lewis (Valdosta State) snuck a hard ground ball past the third-baseman for a game-tying double. 

Jarrett Backus (King College) gave the Lightning the lead on a two-run single that scored Lewis and Cage Cox (Valdosta State). The clutch, two-out bloop hit gave the Lightning a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth. The Bolts got some insurance when Backus came home to score thanks to a Donte Wade (North Carolina A&T) double that went all the way to the right-centerfield wall. The Lightning headed into the ninth with a 4-1 lead.

DAndre Knight (Marshall) stayed in the game to close out the Scorpions. Seminole County would score one an error, but would strand two runners on base. The Lightning won the play-in game, 4-2, and will move on to face the top-seeded Winter Park Diamond Dawgs.

Lightning head coach Rich Billings showered praise on his pitching staff. “Dylan deserved a win tonight, but he pitched really, really well,” Billings said. “Amir limited his pitch count so we can use him again tomorrow, which is nice. DAndre came in and just shut them down.” Billings said the Lightning showed a lot of fight tonight, which they’ll need against the Diamond  Dawgs. “I think it was good for us to have to fight tonight,” Billings said. “We haven’t proven we can come from behind, so that was good to see. But, our guys know what they’re up against. Winter Park is a great team. But, they know what they can do and they have to come ready to play.”



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Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
George, 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0
Alvarez, ss 4 0 1 0 1 1
Smith, lf 4 0 0 0 0 3
Hoglund, rf 3 0 0 0 1 2
Reynolds, 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2
Wash, dh 4 0 1 0 0 2
Christopoulos, 2b 2 1 1 1 2 0
Rikeman, c 3 0 0 0 0 1
Grant, ph 1 0 0 0 0 1
Gunter, cf 3 0 0 0 0 1
Cross, ph 1 0 1 0 0 0
Martinez, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carpenter, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
McKoy, p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Reynolds

RBI - Christopoulos

HBP - Smith

Baserunning

SB - George, Hoglund

Fielding

E - Alvarez

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez 7.0 3 0 0 2 5
Carpenter, L 0.2 3 4 4 2 0
McKoy 0.1 0 0 0 1 1

Pitches/Strikes - Martinez 100/63, Carpenter 40/23, McKoy 8/3

Groundouts/Flyouts - Martinez 9/7, Carpenter 1/1

Batters Faced - Martinez 27, Carpenter 7, McKoy 2

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Pillsbury, cf/1b 3 1 0 0 1 1
Mathis, rf 4 0 1 0 0 0
Lewis, ss 4 1 1 1 0 0
Cox, dh 2 1 0 0 2 0
Surinach, 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0
Backus, 1b/3b 4 1 3 2 0 0
Law, 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1
Wade, ph/cf 2 0 1 1 0 1
Clark, c 2 0 0 0 2 0
Scott, lf 4 0 0 0 0 3
Kelley, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asghar, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knight, p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Backus, Wade

RBI - Lewis, Backus 2, Wade

Baserunning

SB - Pillsbury, Backus, Wade, Clark

Fielding

E - Pillsbury

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley 5.2 3 1 1 3 8
Asghar 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Knight, W 2.0 1 1 0 1 4

Pitches/Strikes - Kelley 99/58, Asghar 22/11, Knight 38/23

Groundouts/Flyouts - Kelley 5/4, Asghar 0/3, Knight 1/1

Batters Faced - Kelley 24, Asghar 6, Knight 9

Scorpions

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
George, 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0
Alvarez, ss 4 0 1 0 1 1
Smith, lf 4 0 0 0 0 3
Hoglund, rf 3 0 0 0 1 2
Reynolds, 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2
Wash, dh 4 0 1 0 0 2
Christopoulos, 2b 2 1 1 1 2 0
Rikeman, c 3 0 0 0 0 1
Grant, ph 1 0 0 0 0 1
Gunter, cf 3 0 0 0 0 1
Cross, ph 1 0 1 0 0 0
Martinez, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carpenter, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
McKoy, p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Reynolds

RBI - Christopoulos

HBP - Smith

Baserunning

SB - George, Hoglund

Fielding

E - Alvarez

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez 7.0 3 0 0 2 5
Carpenter, L 0.2 3 4 4 2 0
McKoy 0.1 0 0 0 1 1

Pitches/Strikes - Martinez 100/63, Carpenter 40/23, McKoy 8/3

Groundouts/Flyouts - Martinez 9/7, Carpenter 1/1

Batters Faced - Martinez 27, Carpenter 7, McKoy 2

Lightning

Batting

Name AB R H RBI BB SO
Pillsbury, cf/1b 3 1 0 0 1 1
Mathis, rf 4 0 1 0 0 0
Lewis, ss 4 1 1 1 0 0
Cox, dh 2 1 0 0 2 0
Surinach, 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0
Backus, 1b/3b 4 1 3 2 0 0
Law, 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1
Wade, ph/cf 2 0 1 1 0 1
Clark, c 2 0 0 0 2 0
Scott, lf 4 0 0 0 0 3
Kelley, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asghar, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knight, p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

2B - Backus, Wade

RBI - Lewis, Backus 2, Wade

Baserunning

SB - Pillsbury, Backus, Wade, Clark

Fielding

E - Pillsbury

Pitching

Name IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley 5.2 3 1 1 3 8
Asghar 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Knight, W 2.0 1 1 0 1 4

Pitches/Strikes - Kelley 99/58, Asghar 22/11, Knight 38/23

Groundouts/Flyouts - Kelley 5/4, Asghar 0/3, Knight 1/1

Batters Faced - Kelley 24, Asghar 6, Knight 9

Scoring Plays

Top 4th

Mike Christopoulos grounded out to 2b, RBI. Riley Wash advanced to second. Joshua Reynolds scored.

Bottom 8th

Nick Lewis singled down the 3b line, RBI. Parker Pillsbury scored.
Jarrett Backus singled to right center, 2 RBI. Cage Cox scored. Nick Lewis scored.
Donte Wade doubled to right center, RBI. Jarrett Backus scored.

Top 9th

Wilfredo Alvarez reached on a fielding error by 1b. Anthony George advanced to third on the error. Mike Christopoulos scored on the error, unearned.

All Plays

Top 1st

Anthony George flied out to rf down the rf line. 1 out
Wilfredo Alvarez struck out swinging. 2 out
Parker Smith struck out looking. 3 out

Bottom 1st

Parker Pillsbury struck out swinging. 1 out
Tate Mathis singled to left field.
Nick Lewis reached on a fielding error by ss, advanced to second on the error. Tate Mathis advanced to second, advanced to third on the error.
Cage Cox lined out to ss. 2 out
Edward Surinach grounded out to 2b. 3 out

Top 2nd

Gunnar Hoglund walked.
Joshua Reynolds lined out to rf. 1 out
Riley Wash grounded out to ss. Gunnar Hoglund advanced to second. 2 out
Gunnar Hoglund stole third.
Mike Christopoulos walked.
Brooks Rikeman struck out looking. 3 out

Bottom 2nd

Jarrett Backus singled down the rf line.
Max Law struck out swinging. 1 out
Tanner Clark popped up to 2b. 2 out
Robbie Scott struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 3rd

Jeremy Gunter struck out swinging. 1 out
Anthony George flied out to cf. 2 out
Wilfredo Alvarez walked.
Parker Smith hit by pitch. Wilfredo Alvarez advanced to second.
Gunnar Hoglund grounded out to 2b. 3 out

Bottom 3rd

Parker Pillsbury grounded out to ss. 1 out
Tate Mathis grounded out to p. 2 out
Nick Lewis grounded out to 3b. 3 out

Top 4th

Joshua Reynolds doubled to right field.
Riley Wash singled up the middle. Joshua Reynolds advanced to third.
Mike Christopoulos grounded out to 2b, RBI. Riley Wash advanced to second. Joshua Reynolds scored. 1 out
Brooks Rikeman grounded out to ss. Riley Wash advanced to third. 2 out
Jeremy Gunter flied out to cf. 3 out

Bottom 4th

Cage Cox grounded out to 2b. 1 out
Edward Surinach grounded out to 3b. 2 out
Jarrett Backus doubled down the rf line.
Max Law fouled out to c. 3 out

Top 5th

Anthony George grounded out to ss. 1 out
Wilfredo Alvarez singled through the right side.
Parker Smith struck out swinging. 2 out
Gunnar Hoglund struck out swinging. 3 out

Bottom 5th

Tanner Clark grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 out
Robbie Scott struck out looking. 2 out
Parker Pillsbury grounded out to 2b. 3 out

Top 6th

Joshua Reynolds struck out swinging. 1 out
Riley Wash struck out swinging. 2 out
Amir Asghar replaces Dylan Kelley at pitcher.
Mike Christopoulos singled through the right side.
Brooks Rikeman flied out to rf. 3 out

Bottom 6th

Tate Mathis flied out to lf. 1 out
Nick Lewis flied out to lf. 2 out
Cage Cox walked.
Edward Surinach flied out to rf. 3 out

Top 7th

Jeremy Gunter fouled out to 3b. 1 out
Anthony George walked.
Anthony George stole second.
Wilfredo Alvarez lined out to lf. 2 out
Parker Smith struck out swinging. 3 out

Bottom 7th

Jarrett Backus grounded out to 3b. 1 out
Donte Wade replaces Max Law at pinch hitter.
Donte Wade struck out swinging. 2 out
Tanner Clark walked.
Robbie Scott flied out to rf. 3 out

Top 8th

Parker Pillsbury replaces at first base.
Jarrett Backus replaces at third base.
Donte Wade replaces at center field.
D'Andre Knight replaces Amir Asghar at pitcher.
Gunnar Hoglund struck out swinging. 1 out
Joshua Reynolds struck out swinging. 2 out
Riley Wash struck out swinging. 3 out

Bottom 8th

Alex Carpenter replaces Quinton Martinez at pitcher.
Parker Pillsbury walked.
Parker Pillsbury stole second.
Tate Mathis flied out to cf. Parker Pillsbury advanced to third. 1 out
Nick Lewis singled down the 3b line, RBI. Parker Pillsbury scored.
Cage Cox walked. Nick Lewis advanced to second.
Edward Surinach grounded out to p. Cage Cox advanced to second. Nick Lewis advanced to third. 2 out
Jarrett Backus singled to right center, 2 RBI. Cage Cox scored. Nick Lewis scored.
Jarrett Backus stole second.
Donte Wade doubled to right center, RBI. Jarrett Backus scored.
Marcus McKoy replaces Alex Carpenter at pitcher.
Tanner Clark walked.
Tanner Clark stole second. Donte Wade stole third.
Robbie Scott struck out swinging. 3 out

Top 9th

Mike Christopoulos walked.
Topher Grant replaces Brooks Rikeman at pinch hitter.
Topher Grant struck out looking. 1 out
Hayden Cross replaces Jeremy Gunter at pinch hitter.
Hayden Cross singled to right field. Mike Christopoulos advanced to second.
Anthony George reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher. Hayden Cross out at second p to 2b. Mike Christopoulos advanced to third. 2 out
Wilfredo Alvarez reached on a fielding error by 1b. Anthony George advanced to third on the error. Mike Christopoulos scored on the error, unearned.
Parker Smith flied out to cf to left center. 3 out

Thursday's game in DeLand was rained out.