Columbia Fireflies shortstop Giovanny Alfonzo watches the ball

Alfonzo Rips Grand Slam, Columbia Comes Back from Five Down to Win Late

COLUMBIA, SC - Giovanny Alfonzo had played 140 games in affiliated baseball without belting a grand slam. That changed on Saturday night. Down 7-3 to Lakewood in the eighth, Alfonzo blasted a rocket over the left-field wall to tie the score at 7-7. Just minutes later, Quinn Brodey smoked a two-run homer to give the home team a lead it would not relinquish. The Fireflies burned the BlueClaws, 9-7, at Spirit Communications Park,... Full Story