Fireflies Game Notes: April 26 at Charleston (Game 21)
April 26, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Columbia Fireflies (12-8) vs. Charleston RiverDogs (9-11)
RHP Tony Dibrell (0-1, 7.53) vs. LHP JP Sears (0-1, 1.13)
Thurs., April 26, 2018 - Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park (Charleston, SC) - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Game 21
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ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia rallied and defeated the RiverDogs on Wednesday, 6-5 in 10 innings. Jeremy Vasquez plated a run and scored a run in the top of the 10th that proved to be the difference. Charleston answered with a score in the bottom of the inning before Trey Cobb stranded the bases loaded to clinch the win.
COMEBACK CREW: The Fireflies were at one point down 4-2 after seven innings on Wednesday. Columbia scored twice in the top of the eighth to tie the score and then eventually won in extras. This is the third time this season the Fireflies have come back and won after trailing at the end of the seventh.
WHAT'S AT STAKE: Columbia has yet to lose a series this season. The RiverDogs have taken two of the first three games of the four-game set. Columbia keeps the streak alive with a win.
WE'RE STILL GOING STREAKING: Jeremy Vasquez reached base again on Wednesday. Vasquez has reached base safely in all 19 games he's played in this season-the best streak for all of Low-A and the fourth-longest streak in all of pro baseball (MLB & MiLB).
1. 22, Odubel Herrera (PHI) 3. 20, Logan Taylor (SEA, A+)
2. 20, Aaron Judge (NYY) T-4. 19, Jeremy Vasquez (NYM, A)
He is one of the most patient hitters in the SAL, too - he's first in the league in walks (19) and in on-base percentage (.488). The 19-game on-base streak is a new franchise record, passing Jay Jabs, Luis Carpio and Andres Gimenez's 17 straight set during the 2017 season
MON-STARS: Columbia's offense has been arguably the best in the league through the season's first 20 games. Check out Columbia's SAL rankings:
2nd, Batting average - .271 1st, Walks - 86
1st,, Hits - 181 1st, OBP - .359
1st,, Runs - 103 1st, Triples - 14
1st, Doubles - 37
South Atlantic League Stories from April 26, 2018
- Dogs Walk off for Second Time in Series Win over Columbia - Charleston RiverDogs
- Dibrell Fans Career-High 11 in Series Finale - Columbia Fireflies
- Power Go Deep Three Times in 10-8 Win over Rome - Charleston Dirty Birds
- GreenJackets Sweep Away Drive - Augusta GreenJackets
- Suns Shutout in Series Finale on Thursday - Hagerstown Suns
- Fireflies Game Notes: April 26 at Charleston (Game 21) - Columbia Fireflies
- Crawdads Fall in First Game, Second Game Postponed - Hickory Crawdads
- - Rain, Rain, Go Away; Lexington Legends and Asheville Tourists Series Finale Postponed - Lexington Legends
- Knapp, Gutierrez Homer Past Hickory - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Rain Postpones Thursday's Tourists Game - Asheville Tourists
- Things Will Get Wild During April 27 Home Stand with Lexington Legends - Lexington Legends
- Jarrett Bash on Final Lap Lifts 'Birds into First - Delmarva Shorebirds
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (April 26) - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Jarrett's Walk-Off Lifts Shorebirds over Intimidators in Series Finale - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
- RiverDogs Host Run Charlie Run 5K May 19 - Charleston RiverDogs
- Suns Swept in Double Header on Wednesday - Hagerstown Suns
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