Fireflies Game Notes: April 24 at Charleston (Games 18 & 19)
April 24, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
TIME CAPSULE: On this day in 2017, Jordan Humphreys set a franchise record for strikeouts in a game (12). This record still stands today, but was nearly broken when Chris Viall fanned 11 batter on April 16, 2018.
Columbia Fireflies (11-6) vs. Charleston RiverDogs (7-10)
Game 1: LHP David Peterson (1-0, 1.50) vs. RHP Rony Garcia (0-1, 5.06)
Game 2: RHP Chris Viall (1-0, 2.00) vs. RHP Nick Nelson (0-1, 7.11)
Tues., April 24, 2018 - Joseph P. Riley Park (Charleston, SC) - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Games 18 & 19
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ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies blanked the Crawdads, 5-0, on Sunday afternoon at Spirit Communications Park. It is the first shut-out victory of the season.
- Anthony Kay was dominate in his third professional start. The southpaw finished with five strikeouts and absorbed just three hits over six innings.
- The bottom four hitters in Columbia's lineup accounted for six of the team's nine hits (Rigoberto Terrazas, Ali Sanchez, Raphael Gladu, and Scott Manea).
UMBRELLA: Monday's game against Charleston was postponed due to rain. The Fireflies will play their first doubleheader of the season on Tuesday night
BASE MACHINES: Blake Tiberi and Jeremy Vasquez each walked three times on Sunday.
- Vasquez: Leads the SAL in walks with 18. He's also second in the league with a .472 on-base percentage. The Floridan has been on base in every game he's played in this season (16) - the best streak for all Low-A hitters.
- Tiberi: Tied for third in the SAL with 13 walks. The 23-year-old has reached base safely in all 11 home games. He is also third in the league with a .465 on-base percentage.
TRIPLE THE FUN: Jeremy Vasquez tripled on Sunday, becoming the seventh different Firefly to accomplish this at least once this season. Columbia has 11 three-baggers this season. Here's how that ranks across Minor League Baseball...
1. Albuquerque (Triple A) - 14
2. Daytona (Adv-A) - 12
3. Columbia (Low-A) - 11
4. Salt Lake (Triple A) - 10
MON-STARS: Columbia's offense has been arguably the best in the league through the season's first 17 games. Check out Columbia's SAL rankings:
1st, Batting average - .277 1st, Walks - 81
2nd, Hits - 159 1st, OBP - .372
2nd, Runs - 91 1st, Triples - 11
South Atlantic League Stories from April 24, 2018
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- Error Costs 'Birds in Rain-Shortened Game - Delmarva Shorebirds
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- Drive Fall in Series Opener to GreenJackets - Greenville Drive
- Tuesday Night's Game Rained Out - Hickory Crawdads
- Tuesday Night's Tourists Game Postponed - Asheville Tourists
- Another Day, Another Win - Augusta GreenJackets
- Suns-BlueClaws Postponed Due to Rain on Tuesday - Hagerstown Suns
- BlueClaws, Suns Rained out on Tuesday - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Dancing with the Students Returns to Crawford Middle School - Lexington Legends
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