Fireflies Game Notes: June 5 vs. Charleston (Game 55)
June 5, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Columbia Fireflies (28-26) vs. Charleston RiverDogs (26-29)
LHP Jake Simon (0-3, 3.71) vs. RHP Janson Junk (1-0, 5.68)
Tues., June 5, 2018 - Spirit Communications Park - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Game 55
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HEY NOW, YOU'RE AN ALL STAR: The South Atlantic League announced its 2018 All-Star roster on Tuesday morning. Columbia has four representatives that will head to Greensboro for the game on June 19.
- RHP Joe Cavallaro
The 22-year-old leads the team with 52.2 innings and is second on the squad in strikeouts (56). He is also fifth in the league with a .198 batting average against.
- LHP David Peterson
Peterson has lasted six innings or more in six of his eight starts. The Mets 2017 first round pick holds the sixth-highest ERA in the league.
- 1B Jeremy Vasquez
Vasquez got off to a sizzling start and reached base in his first 29 games of the season - the longest streak in the league this season and a franchise record.
- C Scott Manea
Manea has thrown out 16 of 26 (61%) base runners this season. He reached base safely in 16 straight games from April 21 to May 12.
ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies dropped their series finale to Rome 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at State Mutual Stadium. Gio Alfonzo smashed his second home run of the season. Wuilmer Becerra also contributed with a pair of hits.
STREAKIN': Outfielder Raphael Gladu extended his franchise-record hit streak to 18 straight games on Saturday. Gladu passed Asheville's Shael Mendoza (17 games, April 17-May 10) for the longest hit streak in the SAL and all of low-A baseball in 2018. Gladu is hitting .384 (25-for-65) during the hit streak.
Longest Active Hitting Streaks in MiLB & MLB:
1. Randy Cesar (Corpus Christi) - 26
2. Mauricio Dubon (Colorado Springs) - 23
3. Daniel Castro (Albuquerque) - 22
4. Raphael Gladu (COLUMBIA) - 18
5. Jordan Devencenzi (Beloit) - 17
HOME COOKING: The Fireflies are hitting .254 at Spirit Communications Park as opposed to just .227 on the road this season. Blake Tiberi leads the squad with a .341 average at home in 2018.
SUPERB VISON: 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) - 34 1. Drew Ferguson, 38
2. Matt Winaker (COL) - 32 T-2. A.J. Reed, 36
3. Jeremy Vasquez (COL) - 31 T-2. Tyler White, 36
South Atlantic League Stories from June 5, 2018
- Home Cookin', Tourists Take Care of the Braves - Asheville Tourists
- Early Blasts Fuel 'Hoppers in Opener - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Drive and GreenJackets Split Tuesday's Doubleheader - Greenville Drive
- First-Inning Homers Drop Delmarva - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Junk Breezes, Dogs Roll Past Columbia in Series Opener - Charleston RiverDogs
- Logan Baldwin's Walk-Off Home Run Wins Game 1 - Augusta GreenJackets
- Winaker Homers in Series Opener on Tuesday - Columbia Fireflies
- 'Dads Slug Their Way to a Pair of Victories over Kannnapolis - Hickory Crawdads
- Suns-BlueClaws Rained out on Tuesday - Hagerstown Suns
- Mitchell and Stafford Named South Atlantic League All-Stars - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Four Fireflies Named to SAL All-Star Team - Columbia Fireflies
- All-Star Worthy, Hess and Sensley to Represent RiverDogs in Greensboro - Charleston RiverDogs
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (June 5) - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Fireflies Game Notes: June 5 vs. Charleston (Game 55) - Columbia Fireflies
- Intimidators Welcome MLB's 25th Overall Prospect, Luis Robert, to Kannapolis - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
- Drive Sending Five Representatives to South Atlantic League All-Star Game - Greenville Drive
- Manuel Geraldo Named SAL Player of the Month - Augusta GreenJackets
- Rome Sends Six Players to All Star Game - Rome Emperors
- South Atlantic League Announces Rosters for 59th Annual All-Star Game - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Raquet, Banks, Anderson Named 2018 SAL All-Stars - Hagerstown Suns
- 8 Intimidators Selected to South Atlantic League All-Star Game - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
- Three Shorebirds Headed to SAL All-Star Game - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Three Tourists Selected for the South Atlantic League All-Star Game - Asheville Tourists
- Three Crawdads Named to SAL All-Star Team - Hickory Crawdads
- Six BlueClaws Named South Atlantic League All-Stars - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Four Lexington Legends Named to South Atlantic League All-Star Team - Lexington Legends
- Three GreenJackets Named to 2018 All-Star Team - Augusta GreenJackets
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