Columbia Fireflies Game Notes 9.4 at Myrtle Beach
Published on September 4, 2025 under Carolina League (CarL)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
The Fireflies continue their series with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans tonight at Pelicans Ballpark at 6:35 pm. RHP Blake Wolters (2-2, 3.83 ERA) takes the ball for Columbia and Myrtle Beach counters with LHP Pierce Coppola (0-0, 0.00 ERA).
Columbia will play their first home playoff game at Segra Park Thursday, September 11 at 7:05 pm. The night is presented by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, who will give away neon rally towels to the first 1,000 in attendance. Buy your tickets now at FirefliesTickets.com.
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FIREFLIES FALL 9-1 IN MATINEE AT MYRTLE: A five-run fifth unseated the Fireflies as they fell 9-1 to The Myrtle Beach Pelicans Wednesday afternoon at Pelicans Ballpark. A pair of hits in the ninth gave the Fireflies three hits on the afternoon. The Pelicans churned ahead in the bottom of the third inning. Myrtle Beach hit around, sending nine to the plate as five runs scored off Kendry Chourio (L, 1-3). After a flyout to start the inning, Jairo Diaz was the first to reach off Chourio with a base hit to right. Next, Christian Olivo, tied the game with a triple. After issuing a walk, Ty Southisene singled to push Myrtle Beach in front 2-1. An Alexey Lumpuy double put runners at second and third and increased the lead to 3-1 before Jose Escober closed the frame out with a two-run base knock that granted the Pelicans a 5-1 lead entering the second third of the ball game.
ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS: Last Saturday night, Gonzalez broke the Fireflies career steals record in one season. Jean Ramirez had 68 steals from 2021-23 with the Fireflies. Gonzalez currently has the league lead with 75 steals. Columbia's center fielder also now owns the single-season runs scored record for the Fireflies. August 21 he scored his 71st run of the season to pass Erick Torres' 2024 mark.
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. It is the Fireflies first playoff berth in team history. The club will play their first home playoff game September 11 at Segra Park.
CAREER WEEK FOR RUSSELL: Last Tuesday, Stone Russell plated six RBI in the first four innings against the Hickory Crawdads. The productive evening powered Columbia to their first double-digit performance since May 3 against the Crawdads. It was Columbia's third six RBI performance of the season. Both Ramon Ramirez and Derlin Figueroa have also had a six RBI game this year. Ramirez and Figueroa both used the help of a grand slam to get their six RBI game in the first half. Russell followed it up with another pair of great outings Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday he drew three walks and drove in two runs and Thursday he plated four RBI for the Fireflies. Overall last week, Russell is 5-12 with six walks and 12 RBI in only three contests. Russell kept his hot streak rolling with three RBI in the opener with Myrtle Beach. He has 15 RBI in his last seven games.
THE BIG PICTURE: The Fireflies have 4 games remaining in the 2025 season. They'll close out the year with six on the road at Myrtle Beach. The final series of the year just so happens to serve as a playoff preview for the South Division. The Fireflies will play a best-of-three series against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans beginning with a 7:05 pm game one at Pelicans Ballpark Tuesday, September 9. After that, the Fireflies will play game two at 7:05 pm September 11 at Segra Park. If a game three is necessary, it will be played Friday, September 12 at Segra Park. The winner of the three-game series will play against the North Division Champion in a best-of-three series from September 14-17.
NOWAK, RUNNING OUT OF THE GATES: Tuesday, Luke Nowak continued his torrid stretch to kick-off his professional career. The outfielder is currently riding a 5-game hitting streak and has started to find the gap more frequently. In his last 10 games, Nowak is batting .361, but thanks to six doubles and nine walks, he has a 1.039 OPS during the run, which is the 11th-best mark in the Carolina League.
Carolina League Stories from September 4, 2025
- FredNats Split Doubleheader with Carolina, Magic Number Down to One - Fredericksburg Nationals
- Fireflies Edge Pelicans 4-3 to Take Series Lead - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
- Mudcats Split Doubleheader with Fredericksburg - Carolina Mudcats
- Fireflies Rally Late to Beat Pelicans 4-3 - Columbia Fireflies
- Delmarva Denied Second Straight Ninth-Inning Comeback - Delmarva Shorebirds
- RiverDogs, Crawdads Canceled on Thursday - Charleston RiverDogs
- Thursday's Game vs. Charleston Cancelled - Hickory Crawdads
- Joey Oakie Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week - Lynchburg Hillcats
- Woodpeckers 2026 Schedule Released - Fayetteville Woodpeckers
- Columbia Fireflies Game Notes 9.4 at Myrtle Beach - Columbia Fireflies
- 2026 Schedule Released - Hickory Crawdads
- Eight Unanswered Runs Plague Red Sox in 8-2 Loss to Fayetteville - Salem Red Sox
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