Lightning Dominate in Final Regular Season Game
DELAND, Fla - The Leesburg Lightning finish the 2022 regular season with a six-game winning streak after defeating the Deland Suns, 10-0, in a seven-inning mercy rule victory on Saturday night at Sperling Sports Complex.
The big bats shined once again for the Bolts as seven runs would be scored in the first two innings of play. Marco Dinges (Tallahassee CC) started the scoring with an RBI single to center field in the top of the first inning.
Dinges would then hit a three-run homer to left center field that put Leesburg up 7-0 after two innings, giving him an incredible 10 RBIs in the past three games.
Lightning shortstop Ramses Cordova (Winthrop) added to the six-run second inning with a two-run single and Noah Best (Birmingham Southern) picked up 22nd RBI of the summer with a sacrifice-fly to left field.
Leesburg’s pitching staff delivered a stellar performance as three arms allowed a combined three hits.
Left-handed starter Matt Dadlani (Hillsborough CC) threw the first three innings, allowing two hits and striking out a pair. First reliever Justin Gay would get the win as he tied his season-high of three innings pitched with two strikeouts and just one hit allowed. Gay remains the winningest pitcher in the Florida League with a 6-1 record.
The final touches would be added in sixth and seventh innings as Michael Furry (St. Johns River) would score on a wild pitch and a two-run triple from Travis Stapleton (Polk St) in the following inning made it 10-0, Leesburg. Furry was a big part of the win as he drove in two runs and scored twice on a 2 for 3 day.
Left-handed newcomer Sebastian Miller (Palm Beach St) would finish off the ballgame with a perfect seventh inning, adding a strikeout as well.
The Lightning clinched the No. 2 seed in the FCSL standings with a 23-11 regular season record and will host the Sanford River Rats at Pat Thomas Stadium-Buddy Lowe Field for game one of a best-of-three semi-final series. First pitch is set for 7:00 pm at the Pat.
Tom Cavanaugh, (Michigan State University)
Tom Cavanaugh - 07/24/22 2:30am
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Batting
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Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
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| Brinling, cf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Santiago, 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best, dh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dinges, dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Cervantes, rf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stapleton, c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Furry, lf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nowells, 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thornton, 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cordova, ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Totals | 30 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
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Batting
HR - Dinges
RBI - Best, Dinges 4, Furry, Cordova 2
HBP - Best, Cervantes
Baserunning
SB - Brinling, Santiago 2, Furry 3, Nowells
Pitching
Wild Pitches - Dadlani
Pitches/Strikes - Dadlani 48/28, Gay 48/26, Miller 13/8
Groundouts/Flyouts - Dadlani 1/4, Gay 3/3, Miller 1/1
Batters Faced - Dadlani 13, Gay 11, Miller 3
Batting
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Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
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| Jorgense, ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| St Claire, cf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Griffis, rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moran, 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haughey, c | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Herrera, 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dolan, 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biggio, lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| McArdle, dh/p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simmons, dh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Neal, 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mastromauro, 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
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Batting
GDP - Herrera, McArdle
HBP - Biggio
Fielding
E - Moran, Biggio
Pitching
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Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| Konal, L | 5.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Udell | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Sprague | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| McArdle | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 7.0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
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Wild Pitches - Udell
Pitches/Strikes - Konal 95/57, Udell 34/17, Sprague 17/11, McArdle 5/4
Groundouts/Flyouts - Konal 3/6, Udell 1/0, Sprague 0/1
Batters Faced - Konal 26, Udell 6, Sprague 4, McArdle 2
Lightning
Batting
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Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
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| Brinling, cf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Santiago, 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best, dh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dinges, dh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Cervantes, rf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stapleton, c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Furry, lf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nowells, 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thornton, 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cordova, ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Totals | 30 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
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Batting
HR - Dinges
RBI - Best, Dinges 4, Furry, Cordova 2
HBP - Best, Cervantes
Baserunning
SB - Brinling, Santiago 2, Furry 3, Nowells
Pitching
Wild Pitches - Dadlani
Pitches/Strikes - Dadlani 48/28, Gay 48/26, Miller 13/8
Groundouts/Flyouts - Dadlani 1/4, Gay 3/3, Miller 1/1
Batters Faced - Dadlani 13, Gay 11, Miller 3
Suns
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Name | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
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| Jorgense, ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| St Claire, cf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Griffis, rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moran, 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haughey, c | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Herrera, 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dolan, 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biggio, lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| McArdle, dh/p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simmons, dh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Neal, 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mastromauro, 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
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Batting
GDP - Herrera, McArdle
HBP - Biggio
Fielding
E - Moran, Biggio
Pitching
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Name | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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| Konal, L | 5.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Udell | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Sprague | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| McArdle | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 7.0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
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Wild Pitches - Udell
Pitches/Strikes - Konal 95/57, Udell 34/17, Sprague 17/11, McArdle 5/4
Groundouts/Flyouts - Konal 3/6, Udell 1/0, Sprague 0/1
Batters Faced - Konal 26, Udell 6, Sprague 4, McArdle 2
Scoring Plays
Top 1st
Marco Dinges singled up the middle, RBI. Gabriel Santiago scored, unearned.
Top 2nd
Ramses Cordova singled through the left side, 2 RBI. Devon Nowells scored. Michael Furry scored.
Noah Best flied out to lf, SF, RBI. Ramses Cordova scored.
Marco Dinges homered to left center, 3 RBI. Gabriel Santiago scored. Austin Brinling scored.
Top 6th
Ian Thornton walked. Michael Furry scored on a wild pitch.
Top 7th
Michael Furry singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, advanced to third on the error, RBI. Daniel Cervantes scored on the error. Noah Best scored.
All Plays
Top 1st
Austin Brinling grounded out to 2b.
1 out
Gabriel Santiago singled through the left side.
Gabriel Santiago stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by 1b.
Noah Best struck out swinging.
2 out
Marco Dinges singled up the middle, RBI. Gabriel Santiago scored, unearned.
Daniel Cervantes walked. Marco Dinges advanced to second.
Travis Stapleton flied out to cf.
3 out
Bottom 1st
Macallister Jorgense struck out swinging.
1 out
Evan St Claire singled to center field.
Evan Griffis flied out to cf.
2 out
Landon Moran flied out to rf.
3 out
Top 2nd
Michael Furry singled to center field.
Devon Nowells singled through the left side. Michael Furry advanced to second.
Devon Nowells stole second. Michael Furry stole third.
Ian Thornton flied out to cf.
1 out
Ramses Cordova singled through the left side, 2 RBI. Devon Nowells scored. Michael Furry scored.
Austin Brinling walked. Ramses Cordova advanced to second.
Gabriel Santiago singled to pitcher, bunt. Austin Brinling advanced to second. Ramses Cordova advanced to third.
Noah Best flied out to lf, SF, RBI. Ramses Cordova scored.
2 out
Gabriel Santiago stole second. Austin Brinling stole third.
Marco Dinges homered to left center, 3 RBI. Gabriel Santiago scored. Austin Brinling scored.
Daniel Cervantes struck out swinging.
3 out
Bottom 2nd
Derek Haughey singled to center field.
Brian Herrera flied out to lf.
1 out
August Biggio hit by pitch. Derek Haughey advanced to second.
Sean McArdle grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b. August Biggio out on the play.
3 out
Top 3rd
Travis Stapleton singled through the left side.
Michael Furry popped up to 2b.
1 out
Devon Nowells struck out swinging.
2 out
Ian Thornton flied out to cf.
3 out
Bottom 3rd
Gavin Neal struck out swinging.
1 out
Macallister Jorgense flied out to rf.
2 out
Jesse Simmons advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Evan Griffis struck out looking.
3 out
Top 4th
Ramses Cordova struck out swinging.
1 out
Austin Brinling singled to first base.
Gabriel Santiago popped up to 3b.
2 out
Noah Best struck out looking.
3 out
Bottom 4th
Justin Gay replaces Matt Dadlani at pitcher.
Landon Moran flied out to cf.
1 out
Brian Herrera grounded into double play p to 2b to ss to 1b. Derek Haughey out on the play.
3 out
Top 5th
Marco Dinges grounded out to 3b.
1 out
Daniel Cervantes grounded out to ss.
2 out
Travis Stapleton struck out swinging.
3 out
Bottom 5th
Sean McArdle reached on a fielder's choice to second base. August Biggio out at second 2b to ss.
1 out
Jesse Simmons singled to left center. Sean McArdle advanced to second.
Gavin Neal struck out swinging.
2 out
Macallister Jorgense struck out looking.
3 out
Top 6th
James Dolan replaces Brian Herrera at third base.
Evan Mastromauro replaces Gavin Neal at second base.
Cade Udell replaces Brendan Konal at pitcher.
Michael Furry stole second.
Devon Nowells struck out swinging.
1 out
Michael Furry stole third.
Ian Thornton walked. Michael Furry scored on a wild pitch.
Ramses Cordova struck out looking.
2 out
Austin Brinling walked. Ian Thornton advanced to second.
Gabriel Santiago grounded out to 2b.
3 out
Bottom 6th
Evan St Claire grounded out to 1b unassisted.
1 out
Evan Griffis flied out to cf.
2 out
Landon Moran flied out to lf.
3 out
Top 7th
Will Sprague replaces Cade Udell at pitcher.
Marco Dinges struck out looking.
1 out
Daniel Cervantes hit by pitch. Noah Best advanced to second.
Travis Stapleton flied out to cf. Noah Best advanced to third.
2 out
Sean McArdle replaces at pitcher.
/ replaces Will Sprague at .
Michael Furry singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, advanced to third on the error, RBI. Daniel Cervantes scored on the error. Noah Best scored.
Devon Nowells struck out looking.
3 out
Bottom 7th
Sebastian Miller replaces Justin Gay at pitcher.
Derek Haughey struck out looking.
1 out
James Dolan flied out to lf.
2 out
August Biggio grounded out to p.
3 out
