Fireflies Game Notes: May 11 at Delmarva (Game 33 & 34)
Published on May 11, 2017 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Columbia Fireflies (16-16) vs. Delmarva Shorebirds (15-17)
Game 1: RHP Merandy Gonzalez (4-1, 1.89) vs. LHP Zach Muckenhirn (1-2, 2.90) Game 2: LHP Jake Simon (0-1, 0.00) vs. TBA
Thursday - Salisbury, MD (Arthur W. Perdue Stadium) - First Pitch 6:05 p.m. - Games 33 & 34
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ABOUT LAST GAME: Another sterling pitching performance led Columbia to a win on Wednesday night. The Fireflies nearly shut out the Shorebirds and opened up the series with a 7-1 victory at Perdue Stadium. Gabriel Llanes went the distance, the starter's first 9-inning complete game of his MiLB career. The righty nearly notched the complete game shutout, but allowed one unearned run in the 9th inning. The Fireflies have won back-to-back games.
LET'S PLAY TWO?: Columbia's tilt with Delmarva last Thursday was rained out and postponed to May 11. The doubleheader (two seven-inning games) begins at 6:05 p.m. with game two following approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one.
THREE-HEADED MONSTER: The Fireflies have a formidable starting rotation featuring three of the best arms in the South Atlantic League:
Jordan Humphreys (6-0, 1.63) - Only 6-win pitcher in pro ball Merandy Gonzalez (4-1, 1.89) - 28.1 straight scoreless IP Gabriel Llanes (1-2, 2.33) - 3 ER allowed last 29 IP
Columbia and Lakewood are the only two teams in the league with three starters that all have ERAs lower than 2.50. Humphreys, Gonzalez and Llanes have a collective 5:1 K:BB ratio and Humphreys leads the SAL in strikeouts (49).
HIT PARADE: Columbia notched a season-high 15 hits against Delmarva on Wednesday - a third of those a season-high five doubles (two from Michael Paez; has a team-best 11).
FOCUSED: Outfielder Tim Tebow had a pair of hits on Wednesday. He's hit safely in five of his last six games (7-for-22, .318). He's raised his batting average to .250 in that span.
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