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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

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