Fireflies Game Notes: June 17 at Asheville (Game 68)
Published on June 17, 2016 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Columbia Fireflies (35-32) at Asheville Tourists (32-34)
RHP Gaby Almonte (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Trey Killian (4-3, 5.02)
Friday, June 17, 2016 - McCormick Field (Asheville, NC) - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Game 68
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ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia scored 10 runs in a game for the second time in a week and knocked off the Asheville Tourists on Thursday night, 10-6. Fireflies hitters tallied 16 hits and the two teams totaled 30 combined. Columbia has now won six of its last eight games.
POWER SURGE: Here are the most impressive offensive notes from Thursday's shootout:
- Columbia hitters racked up six extra-base hits
- Seven different hitters recorded multi-hit nights
- Nine batters finished with at least one hit
- Six hits in the fourth inning, ties the mark for the most
hits in an inning this season
- Eight straight Fireflies reached safely to start the
fourth, the first time that's happened this season
STARS ALIGN: Reliever Alex Palsha was added to the Southern Division's All-Star roster on Friday. He joins the three other Fireflies - P.J. Conlon, Vinny Siena and David Thompson - who will be on display at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington, Kentucky, on June 21. Palsha is a perfect 10-for-10 in save opportunities this season and has the fifth-best SO:9 IP ratio (12.4) in the South Atlantic League.
TAR HEEL CONNECTIONS: Fireflies reliever Craig Missigman grew up just a little over two hours away from Asheville in Charlotte, North Carolina. Missigman was a catcher at a young age and transitioned to the mound at age 13. He went to Olympic High School in Charlotte. .
HOT BATS: As a team Columbia is hitting .274 over its last 10 games. Luis Ortega (.314), Joe Tuschak (.300), and Kevin Kaczmarski (.333) are hitting above .300 over their last 10.
South Atlantic League Stories from June 17, 2016
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- RiverDogs Skirt Past Power in 2-1 Victory - Charleston RiverDogs
- Sixth Inning Cycle Sends Tourists to 6-2 Win - Asheville Tourists
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- Charleston Keeps Power under Control - Charleston Dirty Birds
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- Springs Added to SAL All-Star Team - Hickory Crawdads
- Cortes and Morris Added to South Atlantic League All-Star Roster - Charleston RiverDogs
- Palsha Added to South Atlantic League All-Star Roster - Columbia Fireflies
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