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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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LEE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
SAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 |

The Leesburg Lightning Hold Off Sanford in League Opener, 8-6
The Leesburg Lightning (1-0) dueled off against the Sanford River Rats (0-1) in the Florida Collegiate Summer League's 2024 Season Opener, grabbing an 8-6 opening night victory on the road.
The Lightning found their rhythm off three scoreless innings from the Florida Gulf Coast right-hander starter, Ryland Bozenhard, only allowing three hits in his first outing of the season, followed by an early 2nd inning run off of the bat of 3B Orlando Pena, propelling Leesburg out in front early.
The River Rats would match the work with starter Corey Peters also going for three innings of work and only allowing the run off of Pena, but the Lightning begin to click come the 4th inning, posting three runs after the Sanford pitching change to right-hander Daleshawn Smith. Jordy Oriach and Collin Priest would both contribute heavily to the 4th inning rally, tacking on a single and a double towards the multi-run effort.
Leesburg would hold steady with their lead, bolting up to a 7-1 lead over Sanford at one point during the game. However, the River Rats found some a groove offensively in the 8th, driving in 4 runs and coming off a pair of singles from RF Xavier Lopez and 3B Robbie Demetree, who subbed in late for starter Jalen Hairston.
Right-hander Ethan Stephens would take care of the last 1 and a third innings of work, closing out the game off of three strikeouts and only allowing one run across.
"That was a pretty good first outing," said Head Coach Rich Billings post-game. "We saw some really good things. Saw a couple of barrels; even some of the outs were hit well. We made some nice plays on defense. Our pitchers threw well for the most part. Got a really good start from Ryland Bozenhard. So, I was encouraged by that. Ethan Stephens came in there at the bottom of the eighth in a tough spot and got us out."
The Leesburg Lightning return home Friday night, welcoming in the Sanford River Rats for the team's home opener, the first home game since Game 3 of last season's championship series. First pitch is slated for 7 p.m. EST.
Batting
Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Santiago, 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jenkins, ss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Oriach, rf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Priest, 1b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Pena, 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Strom, dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly, lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clymer, lf/dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stapleton, dh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Denton, c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Stubbs, ph/c | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fitzgerald, cf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Batting
2B - Oriach, Priest
3B - Priest
RBI - Jenkins, Priest 2, Pena, Strom
GDP - Santiago, Strom
HBP - Santiago, Pena, Denton
Baserunning
SB - Fitzgerald
Fielding
E - Santiago, Jenkins
Pitching
Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bozenhard | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Dunlap | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Walker, W | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Petry | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Stephens, SV | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Wild Pitches - Petry
Pitches/Strikes - Bozenhard 41/30, Dunlap 24/11, Walker 38/22, Petry 30/15, Stephens 39/22
Groundouts/Flyouts - Bozenhard 3/1, Dunlap 0/2, Walker 3/4, Petry 0/1
Batters Faced - Bozenhard 11, Dunlap 5, Walker 11, Petry 8, Stephens 7
Batting
Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rose, 2b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Williamson, 2b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hairston, 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Demetree, 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Puckett, dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cole, cf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Santana, cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Lopez, rf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Harper, c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Alana, ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sowers, ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Riegel, dh | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Saleeba, 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hart, 1b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Shaw, lf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Batting
2B - Hairston
RBI - Demetree, Puckett, Santana, Lopez 2
GDP - Sowers, Saleeba
HBP - Williamson
Baserunning
SB - Rose, Lopez
CS - Cole
Fielding
E - Williamson 2, Harper, Alana, Rose
Pitching
Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peters, L | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Smith | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Lawson | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Lepine | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wild Pitches - Smith
Pitches/Strikes - Peters 29/18, Smith 61/31, Lawson 26/13, Lepine 24/17
Groundouts/Flyouts - Peters 5/2, Smith 3/2, Lawson 0/2, Lepine 3/2
Batters Faced - Peters 11, Smith 16, Lawson 7, Lepine 8
Lightning
Batting
Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Santiago, 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jenkins, ss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Oriach, rf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Priest, 1b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Pena, 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Strom, dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly, lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clymer, lf/dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stapleton, dh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Denton, c | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Stubbs, ph/c | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fitzgerald, cf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Batting
2B - Oriach, Priest
3B - Priest
RBI - Jenkins, Priest 2, Pena, Strom
GDP - Santiago, Strom
HBP - Santiago, Pena, Denton
Baserunning
SB - Fitzgerald
Fielding
E - Santiago, Jenkins
Pitching
Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bozenhard | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Dunlap | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Walker, W | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Petry | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Stephens, SV | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Wild Pitches - Petry
Pitches/Strikes - Bozenhard 41/30, Dunlap 24/11, Walker 38/22, Petry 30/15, Stephens 39/22
Groundouts/Flyouts - Bozenhard 3/1, Dunlap 0/2, Walker 3/4, Petry 0/1
Batters Faced - Bozenhard 11, Dunlap 5, Walker 11, Petry 8, Stephens 7
River Rats
Batting
Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rose, 2b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Williamson, 2b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hairston, 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Demetree, 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Puckett, dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cole, cf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Santana, cf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Lopez, rf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Harper, c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Alana, ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sowers, ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Riegel, dh | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Saleeba, 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hart, 1b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Shaw, lf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Batting
2B - Hairston
RBI - Demetree, Puckett, Santana, Lopez 2
GDP - Sowers, Saleeba
HBP - Williamson
Baserunning
SB - Rose, Lopez
CS - Cole
Fielding
E - Williamson 2, Harper, Alana, Rose
Pitching
Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peters, L | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Smith | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Lawson | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Lepine | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wild Pitches - Smith
Pitches/Strikes - Peters 29/18, Smith 61/31, Lawson 26/13, Lepine 24/17
Groundouts/Flyouts - Peters 5/2, Smith 3/2, Lawson 0/2, Lepine 3/2
Batters Faced - Peters 11, Smith 16, Lawson 7, Lepine 8