Fireflies Game Notes: May 8 at Greenville (Games 29 and 30)
Published on May 8, 2016 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Columbia Fireflies (15-13) @ Greenville Drive (14-13)
Game 1: Resumes at the Start of the Bottom of the Fifth Inning (Columbia leads, 5-0)
Game 2: RHP Joe Shaw (2-1, 2.57) vs. RHP Daniel Gonzalez (1-1, 4.88)
Sunday, May 8, 2016 - Fluor Field (Greenville, SC) - First Pitch 2:00 p.m. - Games 29 & 30
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ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Due to a technical issue with the left-field light tower at Fluor Field, Saturday night's game between Columbia and Greenville was suspended after four and a half innings. The game resumes Sunday at 2 p.m. with the originally scheduled 4:05 p.m. game to follow. The second game on Sunday will be shortened to seven innings.
NOW WHAT: The game resumes at the start of the bottom of the fifth inning with the score in favor of Columbia, 5-0. Fireflies starter Tyler Badamo was cruising on Saturday. The righty tossed four scoreless innings and struck out four.
GRAND PRIZE: The first grand slam in franchise history was smashed on Saturday. Jeff Diehl belted a pitch over the left-field wall in the top of the fifth. It was Diehl's team-leading fourth of the season and third at Fluor Field. He hit his first two in consecutive games on April 22 and 23.
CHARGING OUT OF THE GATES: Columbia scored first on Saturday for the 21st time this season in just 29 games. The Fireflies are getting on the scoreboard before their opponents almost 73% of the time.
FAMILIAR FOE: The Fireflies took three out of four games from Greenville the last time they met from April 21-24.
THE OTHER GUYS: The Drive have seven Red Sox prospects on their team according to MLB.com:
4. RHP Anderson Espinoza 16. INF Josh Ockimey
8. OF Luis Alexander Basabe 24. RHP Marc Brakeman
10. INF Michael Chavis 25. C Austin Rei
14. RHP Roniel Raudes
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