Fireflies Doubleheader Game Notes: July 14 vs. Charleston (Games 89 & 90)
July 14, 2019 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Columbia Fireflies (11-11, 35-53) vs. Charleston RiverDogs (10-12, 47-45)
Game 1: RHP Jose Butto (3-7, 3.83) vs. RHP Luis Gil (4-4, 2.25)
Game 2: RHP Daison Acosta (0-1, 6.75) vs. RHP Alexander Vizcaino (4-4, 4.32)
Sun., July 14, 2019 - Segra Park (Columbia, SC) - First Pitch 3:00 p.m. - Games 89 & 90
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LAST TIME OUT: Mark Vientos provided the Fireflies fans with one of the most exciting plays of the year during Friday's 4-3 series-opening loss to Charleston. He became the first Firefly slugger to bash an inside the park home run at Segra Park. He and Hansel Moreno (July 28, 2018 @ Augusta, SRP Park) are the only two Fireflies to hit inside the park homers in franchise history.
LET'S PLAY TWO: Saturday's game against Charleston was postponed due to rain and moved to Sunday as part of a doubleheader. Columbia swept both games of its last doubleheader against Rome on May 13.
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Mets prospect Shervyen Newton went 2-for-5 at the plate on Friday and stretched his hit streak to six games in a row. This isn't your average hit streak. Newton has now notched six straight multi-hit games. The native of Curacao is raking - Newton's hitting .519 (14-for-27) over those last six games with 3 2Bs, 1 HR and 6 RBI.
HIM, TOO: Newton now passes teammate Hayden Senger who posted five straight multi-hit games from June 22-26. Senger is currently hitting at a Ruth'ian clip, though. The catcher is on a season-best 10-game hit streak and leads the SAL in hitting post all-star break with a .456 average (19 GP).
AND THAT'S NOT ALL: Senger has hit safely in 17 of the 19 games he's played in in the second half and reached safely in 18. The catcher was batting .180 at the all-star break (40 GP) and his average now sits at .277 - that's an astonishing near-100 point raise of his average over just 19 games.
ROARING OFFENSE: Columbia is now hitting .277 as a team since the all-star break (22 GP). That's the highest second-half batting average in the SAL:
1. Columbia, .277 ... 2. Kannapolis, .271 ... 3. Greensboro, .264
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP: Game one of the doubleheader features another strong pitching matchup. Jose Butto looks to continue his winning ways on the mound. The right-hander has the third-lowest ERA (2.23, 7 GP) in the SAL since May 28. On the other hand, 13th-rated Yankees prospect Luis Gil toes the rubber for Charleston. Gil has not allowed an earned run in his four starts (18.1 IP) against the Fireflies.
SECOND-HALF SLUGGERS: Columbia's offense has totally ignited in the second half. Here are the top hitters by batting average:
1. Hayden Senger - .456 (31-for-68), 19 GP, 7 R, 9 2B, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 4 BB, 6 K
2. Mark Vientos - .329 (24-for-73) 19 GP, 13 R, 7 2B, 3 HR, 19 RBI
3. Wagner Lagrange - .317 (26-for-82), 21 GP, 15 R, 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI
South Atlantic League Stories from July 14, 2019
- Rome Powers Up to Beat Kannapolis 9-3 in Finale - Rome Emperors
- Butto and Acosta Shut Down Charleston, Fireflies Sweep Sunday Doubleheader - Columbia Fireflies
- 'Dads Stump 'Birds in 10th, Take Series - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Five-Run Eighth Sinks Power in Series Finale - Charleston Dirty Birds
- RiverDogs Swept by Fireflies in Sunday Twin Bill - Charleston RiverDogs
- Suns Bats Come Out, Complete Sweep over Lakewood - Hagerstown Suns
- Feltner Wins His Third Straight Start for Asheville - Asheville Tourists
- Legends Take Series over Drive in Game Three Victory - Lexington Legends
- Asheville Pitches Their Way to Series Win - Augusta GreenJackets
- Suns Complete Sweep of Claws with 10-5 Win - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Fireflies Doubleheader Game Notes: July 14 vs. Charleston (Games 89 & 90) - Columbia Fireflies
- Game Notes (July 14) - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Promotional Notes (July 15-21) - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Hagerstown Suns: Game Notes - Hagerstown Suns
- Kannapolis Defeats Rome 6-5 in a Walk-Off Victory - Rome Emperors
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