Columbia Fireflies Roster Moves and Game Notes 7.6 vs Charleston
Published on July 6, 2023 under Carolina League (CarL)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
The Kansas City Royals have made the following roster moves affecting the Columbia Fireflies active roster:
RHP Ben Hernandez has been activated off the 7-day IL and placed on the Fireflies roster
LHP Ryan Ramsey has been activated off the 7-day IL and placed on the Fireflies roster
RHP Adrian Solano has been placed on the 7-day IL retroactive to July 4
Wilmin Candelario has changed jerseys to wear #1. Ramsey will wear Jersey #32. Hernandez will wear jersey #21.
The Fireflies active roster now sits at 30.
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The Fireflies continue their series with the RiverDogs at The Joe at 7:05 pm tonight. LHP Ryan Ramsey (0-0, 1.13 ERA) gets the nod for Columbia and Charleston counters with RHP Marcus Johnson (1-4, 3.95 ERA).
The Fireflies return home after the All-Star Break, for a three-game series vs the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers July 14-16. The Fireflies have jammed that weekend filled with amazing promotions for our first-ever Dinosaur weekend. Ed's Dinosaurs will bring animatronic, life-sized dinosaurs to Segra Park, we'll have a dinosaur bobblehead giveaway Friday and on Saturday we'll set off a wonderful fireworks show. Tickets are available at FirefliesTickets.com.
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RAIN DEALS FINAL BLOW IN FIREFLIES LOSS: The Fireflies game vs the Charleston RiverDogs finished early Wednesday night at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The RiverDogs mustered a 3-2 win as the game was suspended and ultimately ended in the top of the seventh with one out and Dionmy Salon on first base. The difference came in the bottom of the sixth. After Chase Wallace struck out Christopher Barate he reached on the drop third strike and came around on a Chandler Simpson infield single with two outs to put the RiverDogs in front 3-2. Austin Charles slammed his second homer in as many days in the top of the sixth, tying the game 2-2.
RAMPING UP RAMIREZ: Columbia's outfielder went 0-3 last night, ending a season-best seven-game hitting streak. Since June 25, Jean Ramirez is 13-28 with three walks and eight runs scored. He is slashing an insane .464/.531/.643 with four stolen bases over the seven games. The streak was Columbia's second-longest hitting streak of the year and is only one game behind Brett Squires, who had a team-best eight-game hitting streak earlier this season. Ramirez now owns the fourth-longest active hitting streak in the Carolina League this season.
CHARLES CONQUERS: Thursday, Austin Charles had his second three RBI game with the Columbia Fireflies. The infielder has 14 RBI in his first 18 games in Columbia and has 11 doubles, including the one he hit Thursday night that led to Columbia's win. His heroics vs the Augusta GreenJackets have been good enough for Charles to win the Carolina League Player of the Week Award. Over the first five games of the series, Charles is 6-16 (.375) with four doubles and seven RBI. The infielder has an insane 1.101 OPS over the run. This week, Charles became the first Fireflies player to homer in back-to-back games since Brett Squires accomplished the task in early May. To make it more impressive, from the seventh inning in the July 4 game to the sixth inning in the July 5 game, Charles had two homers, a triple and a double.
BLISTERING BULLPEN: The Fireflies bullpen hasn't given up an earned run in three-consecutive games. After allowing two runs in the ninth inning July 2, the pen has spun 13.2-consecutive innings without allowing an earned run.
MASTERING MCKEEHAN: Fireflies back-end of the bullpen reliever Cooper McKeehan continues to impress the league. Thursday he spun a scoreless ninth inning to earn his team-leading ninth save of the season to tie himself with Luis Barroso for the fifth-most saves in a single season in Fireflies history. The southpaw also paces the Carolina League with seven wins this year. The BYU product has a 0.93 ERA and is on his longest scoreless stretch of the season. McKeehan has not allowed a run in his last nine appearances (beginning June 4). In that time, he has worked 14.2 innings, allowing six hits and two walks while punching out 11 hitters. The streak is only a few innings behind Johnny Magliozzi for the fifth-longest stretch without allowing an earned run in franchise history. Magliozzi worked 17.1-consecutive scoreless innings from August 3-September 3, 2016.
ZANY ZOBAC: The Fireflies righty is on another strong stretch as he has allowed only two earned runs in his last six outings, spanning 50.2 innings. Zobac set a career-high, spinning 5.0 innings Tuesday in a 4-3 win over the Fayetteville Woodpeckers to set the tone for the last road trip of the first half for Columbia. Zobac now has a 1.74 ERA across his first 12 outings and he has punched out 56 hitters in 42.2 innings.
Carolina League Stories from July 6, 2023
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- Late Game Surge Lifts Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg Nationals
- RiverDogs Leave Tying Run at Second in 3-2 Thursday Loss - Charleston RiverDogs
- Thompson's Magnificent Relief Effort, Janas' Four-Hit Contest Not Enough as Pelicans Rally Late - Augusta GreenJackets
- Hillcats Fall 10-7 on Thursday - Lynchburg Hillcats
- Dunhurst, McNair Power 3-2 Fireflies Win - Columbia Fireflies
- Columbia Fireflies Roster Moves and Game Notes 7.6 vs Charleston - Columbia Fireflies
- Curet Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Month for June - Charleston RiverDogs
- Robbie Perry Named FredNat GM - Fredericksburg Nationals
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