Fireflies Game Notes: May 27 vs. Greenville (Game 48)
May 27, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEKEND: Columbia has won four straight games, but that doesn't come close to the brightest moment of the weekend. On Friday, six Fireflies visited with children at the Palmetto Health Children's Hospital and then on Saturday scrimmaged the Screaming Eagles special needs baseball team. WIS's Joe Gorchow captured the best moments of the Screaming Eagles' time with the Fireflies from Saturday.
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Columbia Fireflies (26-21) vs. Greenville Drive (11-36)
LHP David Peterson (1-2, 1.91) vs. RHP Denyi Reyes (3-3, 2.66)
Sun., May 27, 2018 - Spirit Communications Park - First Pitch 6:05 p.m. - Game 48
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ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia continued its dominance against Greenville with a 9-2 victory on Saturday. Matt Winaker ripped a two-run triple in the early innings to help the Fireflies jump out to a 7-0 lead after four innings. Anthony Kay was brilliant over seven frames, striking out eight and allowing just one run.
STREAKIN': The Fireflies have now won four straight games and are 5-0 against Greenville in 2018.
STREAKIN' x 2: On Saturday, outfielder Raphael Gladu extended his hit streak to a franchise-record 12 straight games. Gladu is hitting .357 (15-for-42) during the hit streak and is also currently on a 17-game on-base streak. He bats sixth on Sunday vs. Greenville.
Longest Fireflies Hit Streaks (2016-pres.):
1. 12-Raphael Gladu ... May 9-pres.
T-2. 11-Rigoberto Terrazas ... April 9-20, 2018
T-2. 11-David Thompson ... April 7-17, 2016
STREAKIN' x 3: There have now been three different Fireflies this season to record on-base streaks of 15 games or longer:
1. 29, Jeremy Vasquez (April 5-May 6)* *SAL & franchise-best
2. 17, Raphael Gladu (May 2-present)
3. 16, Scott Manea (April 21-May 12)
WALK IT LIKE I TALK IT: The Fireflies are the only team in MiLB with three players leading their respective league in total walks:
South Atlantic League (Low A)
1. Jeremy Vasquez (COL) - 30
2. T-2. Blake Tiberi (COL) & Matt Winaker (COL) - 29
COMEBACKS: The Fireflies erased two separate three-run deficits on May 23 and came back to beat West Virginia. Eight times in the month of May (22 games) Columbia has erased a deficit from the seventh inning on and won.
South Atlantic League Stories from May 27, 2018
- Tough Day to Play Two: Tourists Drop a Pair - Asheville Tourists
- Legends Sweep Tourists in Doubleheader - Lexington Legends
- GreenJackets Lose Pitchers' Duel - Augusta GreenJackets
- Reyes Dominates in Drive's Shutout of Fireflies - Greenville Drive
- Peterson and Reyes Battle on the Mound in Sunday Night Showdown - Columbia Fireflies
- 'Claws Sweep Doubleheader from 'Birds - Delmarva Shorebirds
- West Virginia Swept in Sunday Doubleheader - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Seventh Inning Game Two Rally Keys BlueClaws Sweep of Birds - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Garcia Spins Gem as Dogs Take Opener, Split Double-Header - Charleston RiverDogs
- 'Dads Slam Their Way to Victory over Charleston in Game 2 - Hickory Crawdads
- Fireflies Game Notes: May 27 vs. Greenville (Game 48) - Columbia Fireflies
- Suns-Grasshoppers Suspended on Sunday - Hagerstown Suns
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (May 27) - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Suns Split Twin Bill with Greensboro on Saturday - Hagerstown Suns
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