Sunday, August 22, 2010
2010 ISC World Tournament (Midland, MI)
The Lightning finished the tournament with a 4-4 record. The four victories were against the Shakespeare Falcons (4-3), Quyon Flyers (5-1), Cobourg Force (3-0) and Bakersfield Silverhawks (3-1). The four losses (3 of them coming by just 1 run) were against the Kitchener Rivershark Twins (4-0), Ingersoll Crush (4-3), Pete's Blues (2-1) and Wellington Sox (1-0). It's a bit of a disappointing end to a very successful season. Full results from the tournament can be found on the ISC website. Trevor Kelly led the team in hitting for the tournament with .400 average (8/20). Sean Kelly went 3-3 on the mound with a 1.44 ERA. This will be the final tournament for the Lightning team this season.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Lightning Finish 4th at ASA Major
The Lightning had a great weekend at the ASA Major National Championship in South Bend, IN. The opening game was a 7-0 victory over the Anderson Lawmen of Anderson, IN followed by a 2-1 victory over the ISC #13 ranked Minnesota Angels. The Lightning then faced the defending ISC Champion Kitchener Rivershark Twins and dropped a 9-0 decision. Kitchener went on to win the tournament with an 11-2 victory over the Broken Bow Travelers. The next game for the Lightning was a 2-0 victory over the ISC #6 ranked Midland Explorers. The Lightning finally scratched out 2 runs in the top of the ninth inning off of All-American pitcher Frank Cox to earn the victory. The following game also lasted nine innings as the Lightning were eliminated from the tournament in a rematch with the Minnesota Angels by a score of 1-0. The Angels pitcher, Mitch Hardy, did not allow a hit in the game.
This was the best finish for the Lightning in three appearances at the ASA Major Tournament and a great step up after winning the Class A National Championship in 2009. The Lightning finished ahead of several teams that have much bigger budgets and bring in players from all over the world. Adam Saylor was named 2nd Team All-American as an outfielder (5 for 15, .333 avg) and Sean Kelly was named 1st Team All-American after pitching all 5 games for the Lightning (3-2 record, 35 2/3 IP, 2.16 ERA, 41K).
This was the best finish for the Lightning in three appearances at the ASA Major Tournament and a great step up after winning the Class A National Championship in 2009. The Lightning finished ahead of several teams that have much bigger budgets and bring in players from all over the world. Adam Saylor was named 2nd Team All-American as an outfielder (5 for 15, .333 avg) and Sean Kelly was named 1st Team All-American after pitching all 5 games for the Lightning (3-2 record, 35 2/3 IP, 2.16 ERA, 41K).
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