Lightning Hang on to Defeat Snappers
SANFORD, Fla - The Leesburg Lightning held on for a thrilling 8-7 victory over the Seminole County Snappers on Monday afternoon at Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium. Another bounce back win for the Lightning after losing on Saturday night.
The Bolts would break a 7-7 tie in the top of the eighth as pinch-runner Brandon Triplett (Seminole St) scored on an error by the Snappers first baseman. An unbelievable final three-inning performance from sophomore right-hander Tyler Van Dyke (Seminole St) would seal the win for Leesburg.
The first six runs would be plated by the Lightning in just the first three innings of play. An RBI single in the second from catcher Travis Stapleton (Polk St) sparked the offensive onslaught.
In the third inning alone, Leesburg would cash in for five runs on seven of the 14 total hits, catapulting the Lightning to a 6-0 lead. Gabriel Santiago (Newberry), Gabriel Esquivel (North Florida), Noah Best (Birmingham Southern), Stapleton and Quinn Petty (North Alabama) would all drive in a run in the third.
Even with eight runs on 14 hits, the Leesburg offense struck out 14 times, passing its season-high of 13. The run support was just enough to secure their ninth win of the 2022 campaign.
Seminole County showed some fight in the bottom half of the third inning as they posted four runs to make it a 6-4 game. A two-run single from infielder Andrew Fernandez (Tallahassee CC) followed by a costly Lightning error would allow two more runs to score.
Another run would be added for the Lightning in the fifth inning when Best drove an RBI triple off the left field wall. The Carrollton, Georgia native finished the night with a career-high three hits with two runs driven in.
In a tie game with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh, Van Dyke entered the contest for Leesburg. The first batter he faced drilled a three-run, game-tying double over the head of Marco Dinges (Tallahassee CC) in right field.
Van Dyke would not allow another hit the rest of the night and earned his first win, tossing two and a third innings of fabulous baseball, allowing just one hit and striking out two in his outing.
After a Leesburg error to put the tying run on first in the bottom of the ninth, Van Dyke induced a game-ending double play to give Leesburg the win.
The Lightning improved to 9-6 on the year and will switch opponents for a one-off game at home against the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs (11-3) on Tuesday night. Leesburg and Winter Park hold the two best records in the Florida League and will face off in a highly anticipated matchup. First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. at Pat Thomas Stadium - Buddy Lowe Field.
Tom Cavanaugh, (Michigan State University)
Tom Cavanaugh - 06/20/22 11:59pm
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Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
|
Brinling, cf |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Santiago, 2b |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Esquivel, 1b |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Dinges, rf |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Runnels, dh |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Best, 3b/ss |
4 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Stapleton, c |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Cordova, ss |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Triplett, pr |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Petty, dh/3b |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Furry, lf |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Batting
3B - Best
RBI - Santiago, Esquivel, Best 2, Stapleton 2, Petty
Baserunning
SB - Brinling, Santiago, Dinges, Triplett
Fielding
E - Petty, Brinling
Pitching
Pitches/Strikes - Bruns 58/40, Mizrahi 65/35, Van Dyke 26/19
Groundouts/Flyouts - Bruns 4/4, Mizrahi 2/2, Van Dyke 1/3
Batters Faced - Bruns 17, Mizrahi 14, Van Dyke 8
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
| Fernandez, 2b |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Dobyanski, lf |
4 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Taylor, rf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Tripp, 1b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cline, 3b |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Howard, ph/3b |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sousa, cf |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Jacobs-Guishar, ss |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Rutledge, dh |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Weaver, ph |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Parker, c |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wilson, dh |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Batting
2B - Dobyanski
RBI - Fernandez 2, Dobyanski 4
GDP - Parker
HBP - Rutledge
Baserunning
SB - Fernandez
CS - Cline
Fielding
E - Fernandez, Tripp
Pitching
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Pundsack |
2.2 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
| Woodruff |
2.1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Franklin, L |
2.1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Caso |
1.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Pitches/Strikes - Pundsack 64/45, Woodruff 43/27, Franklin 32/17, Caso 18/14
Groundouts/Flyouts - Pundsack 1/1, Woodruff 1/2, Franklin 2/3, Caso 2/1
Batters Faced - Pundsack 19, Woodruff 9, Franklin 11, Caso 6
Lightning
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
|
Brinling, cf |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Santiago, 2b |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Esquivel, 1b |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Dinges, rf |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Runnels, dh |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Best, 3b/ss |
4 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Stapleton, c |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Cordova, ss |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Triplett, pr |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Petty, dh/3b |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Furry, lf |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Batting
3B - Best
RBI - Santiago, Esquivel, Best 2, Stapleton 2, Petty
Baserunning
SB - Brinling, Santiago, Dinges, Triplett
Fielding
E - Petty, Brinling
Pitching
Pitches/Strikes - Bruns 58/40, Mizrahi 65/35, Van Dyke 26/19
Groundouts/Flyouts - Bruns 4/4, Mizrahi 2/2, Van Dyke 1/3
Batters Faced - Bruns 17, Mizrahi 14, Van Dyke 8
Snappers
Batting
| Name |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
| Fernandez, 2b |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Dobyanski, lf |
4 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Taylor, rf |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Tripp, 1b |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cline, 3b |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Howard, ph/3b |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sousa, cf |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Jacobs-Guishar, ss |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Rutledge, dh |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Weaver, ph |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Parker, c |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wilson, dh |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Batting
2B - Dobyanski
RBI - Fernandez 2, Dobyanski 4
GDP - Parker
HBP - Rutledge
Baserunning
SB - Fernandez
CS - Cline
Fielding
E - Fernandez, Tripp
Pitching
| Name |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Pundsack |
2.2 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
| Woodruff |
2.1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Franklin, L |
2.1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Caso |
1.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Pitches/Strikes - Pundsack 64/45, Woodruff 43/27, Franklin 32/17, Caso 18/14
Groundouts/Flyouts - Pundsack 1/1, Woodruff 1/2, Franklin 2/3, Caso 2/1
Batters Faced - Pundsack 19, Woodruff 9, Franklin 11, Caso 6
Scoring Plays
Top 2nd
Travis Stapleton singled, RBI. Noah Best advanced to third. Marco Dinges scored, unearned.
Top 3rd
Gabriel Santiago singled, RBI. Austin Brinling advanced to second. Michael Furry scored.
Gabriel Esquivel singled, RBI. Gabriel Santiago advanced to third. Austin Brinling scored.
Noah Best singled, RBI. Jakob Runnels advanced to second. Gabriel Esquivel advanced to third. Gabriel Santiago scored.
Travis Stapleton singled, RBI. Noah Best advanced to second. Jakob Runnels advanced to third. Gabriel Esquivel scored.
Quinn Petty singled, RBI. Ramses Cordova advanced to second. Travis Stapleton advanced to third. Noah Best scored.
Bottom 3rd
Andrew Fernandez singled, 2 RBI. Jace Wilson advanced to third. David Parker scored. Gaylen Rutledge scored.
Andrew Fernandez advanced to third on a balk. Jace Wilson scored on a balk.
Drake Dobyanski reached on an error by p, RBI. Andrew Fernandez scored.
Top 5th
Noah Best tripled, RBI. Marco Dinges scored.
Bottom 7th
Drake Dobyanski doubled to right field, 3 RBI. Andrew Fernandez scored. Jace Wilson scored. David Parker scored.
Top 8th
Michael Furry reached on a fielder's choice to third base. Quinn Petty out at second 3b to 2b. Brandon Triplett advanced to third, scored on an error by 2b, unearned.
All Plays
Top 1st
Austin Brinling struck out looking.
1 out
Gabriel Santiago flied out to 2b.
2 out
Gabriel Esquivel struck out swinging.
3 out
Bottom 1st
Andrew Fernandez struck out swinging.
1 out
Drake Dobyanski grounded out to 1b unassisted.
2 out
Nelson Taylor flied out to cf.
3 out
Top 2nd
Marco Dinges reached on an error by 1b.
Jakob Runnels struck out swinging.
1 out
Noah Best singled. Marco Dinges advanced to second.
Travis Stapleton singled, RBI. Noah Best advanced to third. Marco Dinges scored, unearned.
Ramses Cordova struck out swinging.
2 out
Quinn Petty struck out looking.
3 out
Bottom 2nd
Nick Tripp flied out to 2b.
1 out
Fletcher Cline grounded out to 2b.
2 out
JJ Sousa struck out looking.
3 out
Top 3rd
Austin Brinling singled. Michael Furry advanced to third.
Gabriel Santiago singled, RBI. Austin Brinling advanced to second. Michael Furry scored.
Austin Brinling stole third.
Gabriel Esquivel singled, RBI. Gabriel Santiago advanced to third. Austin Brinling scored.
Marco Dinges struck out swinging.
1 out
Jakob Runnels walked. Gabriel Esquivel advanced to second.
Noah Best singled, RBI. Jakob Runnels advanced to second. Gabriel Esquivel advanced to third. Gabriel Santiago scored.
Travis Stapleton singled, RBI. Noah Best advanced to second. Jakob Runnels advanced to third. Gabriel Esquivel scored.
Ramses Cordova reached on a fielder's choice to third base. Travis Stapleton advanced to second. Noah Best advanced to third. Jakob Runnels out at home 3b to c.
2 out
Quinn Petty singled, RBI. Ramses Cordova advanced to second. Travis Stapleton advanced to third. Noah Best scored.
Daemon Woodruff replaces Caleb Pundsack at pitcher.
Michael Furry struck out looking.
3 out
Bottom 3rd
Keanu Jacobs-Guishar grounded out to 3b.
1 out
Gaylen Rutledge hit by pitch.
David Parker singled. Gaylen Rutledge advanced to second.
Jace Wilson singled. David Parker advanced to second. Gaylen Rutledge advanced to third.
Andrew Fernandez singled, 2 RBI. Jace Wilson advanced to third. David Parker scored. Gaylen Rutledge scored.
Andrew Fernandez stole second.
Andrew Fernandez advanced to third on a balk. Jace Wilson scored on a balk.
Drake Dobyanski reached on an error by p, RBI. Andrew Fernandez scored.
Nelson Taylor grounded out to p. Drake Dobyanski advanced to second.
2 out
Nick Tripp flied out to ss.
3 out
Top 4th
Austin Brinling grounded out to 1b unassisted.
1 out
Gabriel Santiago flied out to rf.
2 out
Gabriel Esquivel struck out swinging.
3 out
Bottom 4th
JJ Sousa flied out to lf.
1 out
Fletcher Cline out at second p to 2b, caught stealing. 2 out
Keanu Jacobs-Guishar struck out swinging.
3 out
Top 5th
Marco Dinges stole second.
Jakob Runnels struck out swinging.
1 out
Noah Best tripled, RBI. Marco Dinges scored.
Travis Stapleton flied out to 3b.
2 out
Ramses Cordova struck out looking.
3 out
Bottom 5th
Zach Mizrahi replaces Cody Bruns at pitcher.
Gaylen Rutledge struck out looking.
1 out
David Parker flied out to 2b.
2 out
Andrew Fernandez struck out looking.
3 out
Top 6th
Ryan Franklin replaces Daemon Woodruff at pitcher.
Michael Furry flied out to cf.
1 out
Austin Brinling flied out to cf.
2 out
Gabriel Santiago flied out to cf.
3 out
Bottom 6th
Drake Dobyanski struck out looking.
1 out
Nick Tripp singled. Nelson Taylor advanced to second.
Fletcher Cline reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Nick Tripp out at second ss to 2b. Nelson Taylor advanced to third.
2 out
JJ Sousa grounded out to p.
3 out
Top 7th
Gabriel Esquivel singled.
Marco Dinges grounded out to ss. Gabriel Esquivel advanced to second.
1 out
Jakob Runnels grounded out to 2b. Gabriel Esquivel advanced to third.
2 out
Noah Best struck out swinging.
3 out
Bottom 7th
Keanu Jacobs-Guishar flied out to rf.
1 out
Gaylen Rutledge struck out swinging.
2 out
Jace Wilson walked. David Parker advanced to second.
Andrew Fernandez walked. Jace Wilson advanced to second. David Parker advanced to third.
Tyler Van Dyke replaces Zach Mizrahi at pitcher.
Drake Dobyanski doubled to right field, 3 RBI. Andrew Fernandez scored. Jace Wilson scored. David Parker scored.
Nelson Taylor struck out swinging.
3 out
Top 8th
Travis Stapleton struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.
1 out
Brandon Triplett replaces Ramses Cordova at .
Brandon Triplett stole second.
Carson Caso replaces Ryan Franklin at pitcher.
Michael Furry reached on a fielder's choice to third base. Quinn Petty out at second 3b to 2b. Brandon Triplett advanced to third, scored on an error by 2b, unearned.
2 out
Austin Brinling grounded out to p.
3 out
Bottom 8th
Noah Best replaces at shortstop.
Brandon Triplett replaces at designated hitter.
Quinn Petty replaces at third base.
Nick Tripp flied out to cf.
1 out
Andrew Howard replaces Fletcher Cline at pinch hitter.
Andrew Howard flied out to lf.
2 out
JJ Sousa struck out looking.
3 out
Top 9th
Andrew Howard replaces at third base.
Gabriel Santiago singled.
Gabriel Esquivel struck out swinging.
1 out
Gabriel Santiago stole second.
Marco Dinges struck out swinging.
2 out
Jakob Runnels flied out to rf.
3 out
Bottom 9th
Keanu Jacobs-Guishar flied out to 3b.
1 out
Zachary Weaver replaces Gaylen Rutledge at pinch hitter.
Zachary Weaver reached on an error by 3b.
David Parker grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b. Zachary Weaver out on the play.
3 out
