Columbia Fireflies Game Notes 6.21 vs Carolina
June 21, 2025 - Carolina League (CarL)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
The Fireflies continue their series with the Carolina Mudcats tonight at Five County Stadium at 5 pm. RHP Emmanuel Reyes (1-0, 3.38 ERA) takes the ball for Columbia and Carolina counters with righty Travis Smith (0-3, 3.07 ERA).
The Fireflies return home Tuesday, June 24. The team will have First Responders Night with Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol presented by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety Friday, June 27 with appearances from Chase and Marshall. The next night is also Glow Night! The first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive an LED bracelet giveaway and we'll have fireworks after the game. Buy your tickets now at FirefliesTickets.com.
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WYATT EXCELS IN 3-0 LOSS TO MUDCATS: The Fireflies bats were held at-bay by the Carolina Mudcats in a 3-0 loss Friday night at Five County Stadium. The Mudcats broke the scoreless tie with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Jose Anderson led the inning off with a double. After Hiro Wyatt (L, 1-3) struck out back-to-back hitters, Tyler Rodriguez lined a single up the middle to score Anderson and make it a 1-0 game. Wyatt tied a career-best with seven strikeouts in five innings. The righty separated five hits and allowed juts one run before giving the ball up to the bullpen.
MASTER OF THE MISS: Friday night, Yunior Marte continued his solid start to the 2025 campaign. The 6'5" righty spun his third quality start of the year. He ranks among the Carolina League Leaders in most significant pitching statistics including ERA (6th, 2.83), strikeouts (4th, 45), innings pitched (1st, 47.2), opposing average (4th, .200) and WHIP (4th, 1.05). In his first full-season in the Carolina League, Marte has looked the part as Columbia's ace. Thursday he was awarded the Carolina League Pitcher of the Month Award for May. Marte began the month on a 15.1 innings scoreless stretch and paced the circuit in ERA over the course of May.
UM, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD: Hyungchan Um is currently riding the Fireflies second-longest on-base streak of the season. He has reached safely in 13-consecutive games, which started before he was placed on the injured list April 8. In the 13 games, Um is 9-46 with four walks and he has been plunked three times. The longest on-base streak for Columbia this year belongs to another backstop, Ramon Ramirez, who reached safely in 14-consecutive games from May 13-May 30.
NUMBERS BEHIND THE CLINCH: The Fireflies finished the first-half 36-30 to win the the South Division Title for the first time in team history. Despite finishing six games above .500, the Fireflies were outscored 323-304 in the first half. Only Columbia and Myrtle Beach finished with a negative run differential in the division. As a team, the Fireflies finished the first half with the ninth-best batting average (.225) in the 12-team Carolina League. Columbia excelled on the basepaths, leading the league in sacrifices and finishing third in steals with 136 or more than two per game. On the mound, Columbia had the eighth-best ERA in the League (4.24). The team held the line when it counted though, leading the Carolina League with 19 saves and finishing fourth with 19 holds. Columbia has the fourth-best fielding percentage in the Carolina League (.970).
ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS: Tuesday, Asbel Gonzalez notched a pair of steals to tie him with Tyler Tolbert's single-season franchise steals record. Tolbert set the record in 2021, overtaking Jacob Zanon, who stole 27 bases in 2017. Tolbert had 49 steals in 51 tries across 80 games in Columbia. Gonzalez is second in the Carolina League to Tommy Hawke, who has 60 swipes this season. Gonzalez also has a chance to break the Fireflies career steals record. Jean Ramirez had 68 steals from 2021-23 with the Fireflies. Columbia's center fielder isn't far from the single-season franchise runs scored record either. Eric Torres set the mark with 70 runs scored last year. Gonzalez has scored 49 runs just before the Carolina League's half-way point.
CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS: After clinching the playoffs Thursday, the Fireflies started off the second-half 0-1.
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