Fireflies Drop Finale 6-1; Head Home Tuesday
Published on June 18, 2023 under Carolina League (CarL)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Austin Charles of the Columbia Fireflies
(Columbia Fireflies)
COLUMBIA, SC - The Fireflies allowed three runs in the third, which led to a 6-1 loss to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers Sunday afternoon at Segra Stadium.
The knock-out punch came in the third inning. Fayetteville sent nine hitters to the plate, eeking out four hits, two of which were doubles and a pair of walks to plate four off Mauricio Veliz. It gave the Woodpeckers a 5-1 lead.
In the fourth inning, Zach Cole smashed his 10th homer of the season beyond the right field wall off Eduardo Herrera to give Fayetteville a 6-1 lead. It was the first time this season a Fireflies reliever gave up a homer to the first batter they faced in a game.
Columbia was able to strike first for the first time this series. Jean Ramirez led the game off with a single to right before swiping his 18th bag of the season to move into scoring position. Next, Omar Hernandez laid down a perfect bunt single to place runners on the corners and Austin Charles came up and drilled a sacrifice fly to left to give the Fireflies a 1-0 lead.
The lead didn't last long. In the second inning, Dauri Lorenzo reached base on a one out single and then came around to score off the bat of Roilan Machandy to tie the game 1-1.
Columbia heads back home after the off day to begin a series with the Fredericksburg Nationals at 7:05 pm. The Fireflies send RHP Steven Zobac (1-0, 1.56 ERA) to the bump while Fredericksburg has yet to name their starters for the series.
The Fireflies will return home to Segra Park June 20 and they'll stay home through July 3 as the Fireflies battle the Fredericksburg Nationals and the Augusta GreenJackets. The homestand will house our Negro League Celebration Weekend where we'll have a special appearance from Larry Doby Jr. amongst others and will conclude with our Independence Day Celebration with a massive fireworks show. Tickets are available at FirefliesTickets.com.
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