Gabriel Silva of the Columbia Fireflies

Silva's Two Homer Game Not Enough to Win Finale

HICKORY, N.C. - Gabriel Silva punched a pair of homers for the first time in his career Sunday afternoon, but it wasn't enough to set down the Crawdads as the Fireflies lost 9-7 at L.P. Frans Stadium. Elvis Novas (L, 1-1) allowed the first three batters to reach in the ninth before David Noworyta made the call to the bullpen. Julio Rosario (BS, 1) balked home a runner to make it 7-6 with the tying run 90 feet away. After th... Full Story