Fireflies Game Notes: June 10 vs. Augusta (Game 60)
Published on June 10, 2018 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Columbia Fireflies (30-29) vs. Augusta GreenJackets (35-25)
RHP Chris Viall (1-3, 3.86) vs. LHP Joey Marciano (4-1, 1.94)
Sun., June 10, 2018 - Spirit Communications Park - First Pitch 2:05 p.m. - Game 60
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ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies have taken the first two games of the series against Augusta with a 2-1 victory in 10 innings on Saturday night. Quinn Brodey walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th to clinch the sixth walk-off win of the season. David Peterson logged a career-high eight innings and 10 strikeouts and all nine batters in the Fireflies order reached base safely.
THE MIDLANDS' CHAMPION: Ali Sanchez belted another pair of hits on Saturday. Columbia's catcher is 8-for-his-last-16 at the dish over the past four games with three doubles and a pair of home runs.
WHAT'S AT STAKE: Columbia aims to sweep an opponent for the second time this season with a win on Sunday. The Fireflies previously swept Greenville at Fluor Field from April 16-18. This would provide a little revenge for Columbia: Augusta previously swept the Fireflies at SRP Park from April 27-29.
STREAKIN': Outfielder Raphael Gladu extended his franchise-record hit streak to 23 straight games on Saturday. Gladu's 23-game streak is the longest in all of low-A baseball in 2018 and one of the longest active streaks in professional baseball. Gladu is hitting .365 (31-for-85) during the hit streak.
Longest Active Hitting Streaks in MiLB & MLB:
1. Randy Cesar (Corpus Christi Hooks - HOU, AA) - 31
T-2. Raphael Gladu (COLUMBIA) - 23
T-2. Mauricio Dubon (Colorado Springs Sky Sox - MIL, AAA) - 23
STREAKIN' x2: Gladu is also on a 28-game on-base streak, which is two behind the franchise-record 29-game on-base streak that Jeremy Vasquez recorded from April 5-May 6 of this year.
WALK IT LIKE I TALK IT: Columbia is one of two teams in MiLB with three players leading their respective league in total walks, the other being the Fresno Grizzlies (HOU):
South Atlantic League (Low A) Pacific Coast League (AAA)
1. Blake Tiberi (COL) - 38 1. Drew Ferguson (Fresno), 41
2. Jeremy Vasquez (COL) - 33 T-2. A.J. Reed (Fresno), 38
3. Matt Winaker (COL) - 33 T-2. Tyler White (Fresno), 38
South Atlantic League Stories from June 10, 2018
- Drive Drop Sunday's Series Finale to RiverDogs - Greenville Drive
- Charleston Uses Big Fifth to Down Drive in Finale - Charleston RiverDogs
- Suns Take Series Finale in Extras on Sunday - Hagerstown Suns
- Suns Outlast 'Birds in Extras - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Hicklen Homers Twice to Propel Legends over Tourists in Series Finale - Lexington Legends
- Four-Run Second Dooms Power in Series Finale - Charleston Dirty Birds
- 'Dads Pitching Strong in Win over West Virginia - Hickory Crawdads
- Tourists Start Fast But Falter to Legends - Asheville Tourists
- Fireflies Blank GreenJackets 4-0 on Sunday - Columbia Fireflies
- BlueClaws Shutout Hoppers in Finale - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Hitting Woes Continue in Columbia - Augusta GreenJackets
- Parkinson Sharp Again, Claws Win 2-0 on Sunday - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Early Lead Holds as Kannapolis Gets a 4-1 Win - Rome Emperors
- Fireflies Game Notes: June 10 vs. Augusta (Game 60) - Columbia Fireflies
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (June 10) - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Preview: Series Finale against Lakewood - Greensboro Grasshoppers
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