Lightning Strike Out 18 River Rats in 6-1 Victory

Lightning Strike Out 18 River Rats in 6-1 Victory

Leesburg, Fla. – The Leesburg Lightning rode a dominant pitching performance and timely offense to a 6-1 victory over the Sanford River Rats on Friday night at Pat Thomas Stadium, extending their winning streak while improving to 15-6 on the season. 

Game Recap for June 26, 2026

Lightning Rally from Five Runs Down to Stun River Rats

Lightning Rally from Five Runs Down to Stun River Rats

Sanford, Fla. – The Leesburg Lightning erased a five-run deficit with a relentless late-game offensive surge, scoring eight unanswered runs over the final three innings to defeat the Sanford River Rats 12-9 on Thursday night at Sanford Memorial Stadium. 

Game Recap for June 25, 2026

Suns Capitalize on Sixth-Inning Surge to Defeat Lightning 10-1

Suns Capitalize on Sixth-Inning Surge to Defeat Lightning 10-1

Leesburg, Fla. – The Leesburg Lightning grabbed an early lead Tuesday night, but a six-run sixth inning by the DeLand Suns turned the game decisively as Leesburg fell 10-1 at Pat Thomas Stadium. 

Game Recap for June 23, 2026

Lightning Break It Open in Fifth Inning to Defeat Winter Garden 11-3

Lightning Break It Open in Fifth Inning to Defeat Winter Garden 11-3

Leesburg, Fla. – The Leesburg Lightning returned to the win column Monday night, using a six-run fifth inning to pull away from the Winter Garden Squeeze for an 11-3 victory at Pat Thomas Stadium. 

Game Recap for June 22, 2026

Winter Garden Fends Off Late Rally to Defeat Leesburg 6-3

Winter Garden Fends Off Late Rally to Defeat Leesburg 6-3

Winter Garden, Fla. – The Leesburg Lightning trimmed the deficit late, but Winter Garden built an early lead and held on for a 6-3 victory Saturday night at Horizon Park, handing the Lightning their second consecutive loss. 

Game Recap for June 20, 2026

Winter Garden Hands Lightning 13-5 Loss at Pat Thomas Stadium

Winter Garden Hands Lightning 13-5 Loss at Pat Thomas Stadium

Leesburg, Fla. – The Winter Garden Squeeze jumped out to an early lead and never looked back Friday night, defeating the Leesburg Lightning 13-5 at Pat Thomas Stadium. 

Game Recap for June 19, 2026

Lightning Dominate Squeeze in 16-0 Shutout Victory

Lightning Dominate Squeeze in 16-0 Shutout Victory

Winter Garden, Fla. – The Leesburg Lightning turned in one of their most dominant performances of the season Thursday night, erupting for 16 runs on 18 hits while the pitching staff allowed just two hits in a 16-0 victory over the Winter Garden Squeeze. 

Game Recap for June 18, 2026

Lightning Bounce Back with 12-1 Rout of Orlando

Lightning Bounce Back with 12-1 Rout of Orlando

Orlando, Fla. – One night after a heartbreaking walk-off loss, the Leesburg Lightning responded in emphatic fashion Tuesday night, cruising past the Orlando Snappers 12-1 behind a dominant pitching performance and a seven-run fifth inning.

Game Recap for June 16, 2026

Snappers Walk Off Lightning After Late Comeback Battle

Snappers Walk Off Lightning After Late Comeback Battle

Orlando, Fla. – The Leesburg Lightning erased a four-run deficit and briefly took the lead in the eighth inning, but the Orlando Snappers responded with runs in each of the final two frames to hand Leesburg a 7-6 walk-off loss Monday night. 

Game Recap for June 15, 2026

Upcoming Lightning Games

Jun 27 • 6:30PM

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Sanford River Rats

Jun 30 • 7:00PM

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Winter Garden Squeeze

Jul 2 • 7:00PM

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DeLand Suns

Jul 3 • 7:00PM

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Sanford River Rats

Today's Games

Orlando Snappers

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Winter Garden Squeeze
Leesburg Lightning

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Sanford River Rats
Winter Park Diamond Dawgs

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DeLand Suns

Standings

Team W L PCT GB
Lightning 15 6 0.714 ---
Diamond Dawgs 11 9 0.550 3.5
Squeeze 11 10 0.524 4
Snappers 9 10 0.474 5
Suns 8 11 0.421 6
River Rats 6 14 0.300 8.5

Batting Leaders

A Gray
Gray
.379
T Gross
Gross
.365
D Green
Green
.362
C Banasiak
Banasiak
.340
K Thompson
Thompson
.308
C Keller
Keller
5
M Cortale
Cortale
3
T Gross
Gross
2
H Reed
Reed
2
P Murphy
Murphy
1
C Keller
Keller
26
H Reed
Reed
16
M Cortale
Cortale
13
T Gross
Gross
12
G Campos
Campos
12
K Thompson
Thompson
17
D Green
Green
14
G Campos
Campos
13
M Cortale
Cortale
9
T Gross
Gross
5
T Gross
Gross
1.059
C Keller
Keller
1.050
A Gray
Gray
1.031
D Green
Green
.977
H Reed
Reed
.907

Pitching Leaders

C Henrikson
Henrikson
0.00
B Reiter
Reiter
5.30
B Clenney
Clenney
5.40
C Henrikson
Henrikson
3
B Clenney
Clenney
2
B Reiter
Reiter
0
B Reiter
Reiter
28
C Henrikson
Henrikson
24
B Clenney
Clenney
17
C Henrikson
Henrikson
0.43
B Clenney
Clenney
1.25
B Reiter
Reiter
1.50