Fireflies Game Notes: June 12 at Lexington (Game 62)
Published on June 12, 2018 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Columbia Fireflies (31-30) @ Lexington Legends (34-29)
RHP Tony Dibrell (2-2, 3.79) vs. RHP Janser Lara (1-3, 3.57)
Tues., June 12, 2018 - Whitaker Bank Ballpark (Lexington, KY) - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Game 62
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ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies dropped their series opener to the Legends, 3-0, on Monday night at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. The game was called in the eighth inning at 10:03 ET after a 30-minute rain delay. Darwin Ramos shined out of the bullpen with three scoreless innings and a season-high five strikeouts. This snapped Columbia's three-game winning streak.
HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE: Hansel Moreno is one of the most versatile defensive players on the team. The 21-year-old has played four different positions: shortstop, third base, second base, and left field. He's committed just three errors in 28 games. Moreno has also been swinging a hot bat recently with seven hits over his last four games.
REINFORCEMENTS: Columbia's bullpen has been extremely reliable over the last four games...
- 11.1 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K (0.81 ERA)
Trey Cobb owns the longest active scoreless streak on the mound among Fireflies relievers (8 IP).
STREAKIN': Outfielder Raphael Gladu's franchise-record 23-game hit streak came to an end on Sunday. It was the first time since May 8 that Gladu did not record a hit. The lefty hit .365 (31-for-85) during the streak. His 28-game on-base streak also came to an end on Sunday (which fell one game shy of tying Jeremy Vasquez's 29-game streak from April 5-May 6).
WELCOME BACK TO THE BLUEGRASS STATE: Columbia infielder Blake Tiberi grew up in Taylor Mill, Kentucky, a little over an hour north of Lexington. The former Louisville Cardinal slugger is playing in front of more than a dozen friends and family members at Whitaker Bank Ballpark this week.
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), 42
2. Jeremy Vasquez (COL) - 35 2. Tyler White (Fresno), 40
3. Matt Winaker (COL) - 33 3. A.J. Reed (Fresno), 39
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