Fireflies Game Notes: April 9 vs. Hagerstown (Game 5)
April 9, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Columbia Fireflies (2-2) vs. Hagerstown Suns (1-3)
RHP Chris Viall ('17: 0-3, 3.42 - Brooklyn) vs. LHP Jackson Stoeckinger ('17: 2-0, 4.73 - GCL Nationals)
Monday, April 9, 2018 - Spirit Communications Park - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Game 5
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ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia dropped the series finale to the Augusta GreenJackets on Sunday, 10-5. The home team tallied 11 hits, three of which from second baseman Blake Tiberi
O-KAY: Anthony Kay's first professional start in the Mets organization went just fine on Sunday. Eighteen months after Tommy John surgery, Kay struck out four over four innings and did not allow an earned run. Kay had not pitched in the Mets system in 2016 and 2017 due to the injury.
START ME UP: Columbia's starting pitchers have all turned in splendid performances to begin the year:
- April 5, Tony Dibrell: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 6 K
- April 6, Joe Cavallaro: 6 IP, 2 ER, 8 K
- April 7, Jake Simon: 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 K
- April 8, Anthony Kay: 4 IP, 0 ER, 4 K
Collectively, Columbia's starters have posted a 1.35 ERA plus 22 strikeouts in four games. Chris Viall, the sixth-round draft pick of the Mets out of Stanford in '16, toes the rubber tonight vs. Hagerstown
HOT START: Blake Tiberi has two three-hit games in just four days. The Taylor Mill, Kentucky, native is hitting .500 (8-for-16) with 3 RBIs to begin the year. Tiberi got off to a fast start a year ago, reaching base six times in his first two games as a Firefly.
4-FOR-4: Both Blake Tiberi and Jeremy Vasquez have reached base safely in the season's first four games.
ROUNDING SECOND: Edgardo Fermin has as many triples as any of his teammates have XBHs. The infielder blasted his second into the right-center field alley on Sunday.
South Atlantic League Stories from April 9, 2018
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- Fireflies Offense Erupts in Win on Monday Night - Columbia Fireflies
- Legends Double up Drive in Game One Victory - Lexington Legends
- Garcia Has Three-Hit Game in Suns Loss - Hagerstown Suns
- Fourth Lead the Charm as Tourists Win 7-6 - Asheville Tourists
- GreenJackets Win Three in a Row - Augusta GreenJackets
- Hess Home Runs Sinks Braves - Rome Emperors
- Lowther Dazzles in Combined One-Hit Shutout - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Drive Fall to Legends in Monday's Series Opener - Greenville Drive
- Monday's Game against Lakewood Postponed - Charleston Dirty Birds
- BlueClaws, Power Rained out on Monday - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Fireflies Game Notes: April 9 vs. Hagerstown (Game 5) - Columbia Fireflies
- Curtain Call, RiverDogs Return to Open 25th Season at Home - Charleston RiverDogs
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (April 9) vs. Lakewood - Charleston Dirty Birds
- New Stadium Entrance Procedure at McCormick Field - Asheville Tourists
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