Columbia Fireflies Game Notes 6.28 vs Myrtle Beach
June 28, 2025 - Carolina League (CarL)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
The Fireflies kick-off the weekend at Segra Park at 6:05 pm with a contest against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. RHP Yunior Marte (3-3, 2.67 ERA) takes the hill for Columbia and Myrtle Beach counters with RHP Nazier Mule (2-2, 5.64 ERA).
Tonight is Glow Night at Segra Park. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive an LED light-up bracelet and fans will want to stick around post-game as the Fireflies host a fireworks display. Buy your tickets now at FirefliesTickets.com.
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FIREFLIES WELCOME TWO MILLIONTH FAN FRIDAY: The Columbia Fireflies welcomed their two millionth fan in club history Friday night, as the team lost 4-1 to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans at Segra Park. Hank Thompson from Rock Hill, South Carolina bought his family tickets to see their first-ever Fireflies game as a present for his dad on Father's Day. The civil engineer was welcomed into the gates at Segra Park with confetti, a team-signed ball, season tickets for the remainder of the year and the entire 2026 season, a custom jersey and free hot dogs for a year. Hiro Wyatt ripped off his fourth-consecutive five-inning start for the Fireflies. Tonight, he worked five one-hit frames with a pair of strikeouts before passing the ball to the bullpen.
MASTER OF THE MISS: Sunday, 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 (3rd, 2.67), strikeouts (T-4th, 64), innings pitched (4th, 64), opposing average (1st, .190) and WHIP (2nd, 1.00). In his first full-season in the Carolina League, Marte has looked the part as Columbia's ace.
NUMBERS BEHIND THE CLINCH: The Fireflies finished the first-half 36-30 to win 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).
I NEED A HIRO: Hiro Wyatt is on his best stretch of pitching this season. Friday, the righty worked his fifth-consecutive five inning start. He allowed a pair of hits in five scoreless innings before passing the ball to his bullpen. Wyatt is one of only two pitchers in the Carolina League to log 20 or more innings in the month of June. Wyatt has a 2.70 ERA to pair with a 0.85 WHIP across 20 innings. He has 19 strikeouts compared to only two walks on the run. The other Carolina League pitcher to work at least 20 innings in June is Melvin Hernandez who has a 0.83 ERA in four games spanning 21.2 innings.
ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS: Saturday, Asbel Gonzalez stole four bases in a single game for the third time this year. In the third inning, he usurped Tyler Tolbert's 2021 single season stolen base record when he swept his 50th base of the season. Tolbert had 49 steals in 51 tries across 80 games in Columbia. Gonzalez is second in the Carolina League to Tommy Hawke, who has 63 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 53 runs just after the Carolina League's half-way point.
BLOOP MISSING THE BLAST: The Fireflies are 2-19 with runners in scoring position this week (.105).
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