Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: April 15 at Rome (Game 11)
Published on April 15, 2019 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Please note the following New York Mets minor league transactions:
LHP Thomas Szapucki transferred to Brooklyn
RHP Jose Moreno transferred to Columbia from Brooklyn
Columbia Fireflies (4-6) @ Rome Braves (4-6)
RHP S. Woods-Richardson (0-1, 3.86) vs. RHP Nolan Kingham (1-1, 0.90)
Mon., April 15, 2019 - State Mutual Stadium (Rome, GA) - First Pitch 7:00 p.m. - Game 11
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LAST TIME OUT: Ronny Mauricio led the way on Sunday with four hits and Columbia smashed Lexington in the series finale, 12-5. The Fireflies not only scored a season-high 12 runs, but also tallied a season-best 18 hits (two shy of the franchise record).
BY THE NUMBERS: Check out just how impressive Sunday's offensive rampage was:
- Every hitter reached base safely ... 8 of the 9 recorded at least a hit
- 6 hitters tallied multi-hit games (4 for Mauricio, 3 for Mark Vientos)
- Every hitter either scored or drove in a run
- Juan Uriarte drove in a season-best 3 runs
- Brian Sharp ripped a three-run homer, his second in the series vs. LEX
MAURICIO STREAKIN': After going hitless on opening night last week, Columbia's top-rated Mets prospect (No. 3 in the system, Baseball America) Ronny Mauricio is on an eight-game hit streak that includes four multi-hit games. The 18-year-old bashed four hits on Sunday in Lexington.
FOLLOW THE LAW: Senior baseball writer at ESPN, Keith Law, ranked Columbia's roster as the 7th-most "Loaded Roster" in all of MiLB. Law recognized the fact Columbia's roster includes the Mets' past two second-round draft choices (Simeon Woods-Richardson, Mark Vientos), the system's third-rated prospect (Ronny Mauricio), according to Baseball America, and left-hander Thomas Szapucki (drafted in the fifth round in 2015) who returned after missing all of 2018 following Tommy John surgery.
YOUTHFUL ENERGY: Columbia's 2019 roster features three teenagers: SS Ronny Mauricio (18), RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson (18) and 3B Mark Vientos (19). All are considered top-10 rated Mets prospects. The Fireflies roster currently includes 10 players aged 21 or younger. Columbia's opening day roster was the youngest (average age 21.6) ever. Take a look below for more information on the prospects in Columbia in 2019.
JACKIE ROBINSON DAY: 72 years ago, the future Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson became the first African American baseball player to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Since 2004, MLB has honored his memory and legacy. All players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear Robinson's no. 42, which was retired league-wide in 1997. Commissioner Rob Manfred will attend Columbia's parent club's, the Mets, game against the Phillies in Philadelphia. Robinson had an exceptional career, being named an MLB All-Star in six of his 10 seasons playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
South Atlantic League Stories from April 15, 2019
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- Blazing-Hot Gasper Leads the Way in Win over Greenville - Charleston RiverDogs
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- Dirocie Homers in 9th as Columbia Beats Rome 3-2 - Rome Emperors
- BlueClaws Fall in 11 on Monday in West Virginia - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Crawdads Blank Tourists in Series Opener - Hickory Crawdads
- Dirocie Sinks Rome with 9th-Inning Homer - Columbia Fireflies
- Lexington Drops Game One to Hagerstown - Lexington Legends
- Suns Spread Season-High 13 Hits in 11-1 Win - Hagerstown Suns
- Game Recap: Bats Go Quiet in Loss to Crawdads - Asheville Tourists
- Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: April 15 at Rome (Game 11) - Columbia Fireflies
- Willie Maciver Named South Atlantic League Player of the Week - Asheville Tourists
- Hagerstown Suns Game Notes - Hagerstown Suns
- Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday at McCormick Field - Asheville Tourists
- Game Notes (April 15) - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Rodriguez Named First SAL Pitcher of the Week - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Lexington Legends Announce Summer Concert Featuring Ludacris, Waka Flocka and More June 15 - Lexington Legends
- Rome Overcomes Early Deficit to Claim First Series Win of 2019 - Rome Emperors
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