Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: April 27 at Augusta (Game 22)
Published on April 27, 2018 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Please note the following New York Mets minor league transactions.
Effective Friday, April 27, 2018
- INF Walter Rasquin transferred to Columbia's disabled list
- RHP Nicolas Debora transferred from Columbia to short-season A Brooklyn
- RHP Conner O'Neil activated from Columbia's disabled list
- INF Hansel Moreno transferred to Columbia from advanced-rookie Kingsport
Columbia Fireflies (12-9) vs. Augusta GreenJackets (14-6)
RHP Joe Cavallaro (2-0, 1.89) vs. LHP Joey Marciano (1-0, 1.06)
Fri., April 27, 2018 - SRP Park (North Augusta, SC) - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Game 22
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ABOUT LAST GAME: Tony Dibrell recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts in Columbia's 3-2 loss to Charleston on Thursday night. He becomes the second Firefly with 11 or more strikeouts in a game this season - the other being Chris Viall.
SWING AND MISS STUFF: Columbia hurlers lead the South Atlantic League in strikeouts and also rank in the top four across Minor League Baseball.
- Rancho Cucamonga (Adv-A): 230 K
- Buies Creek (Adv-A): 230 K
- Inland Empire (Adv-A): 226 K
- COLUMBIA (Low-A): 223 K
Also, the Fireflies matched a franchise record for strikeouts in a game on April 16, 2017 (17).
WE'RE STILL GOING STREAKING: Jeremy Vasquez reached base again on Thursday. Vasquez has reached base safely in all 20 games he's played in this season - the best streak for all of Low-A and the fourth-longest streak in all of pro baseball (MLB & MiLB).
1. 22, Odubel Herrera (PHI) 3. 21, Logan Taylor (SEA, A+)
2. 21, Aaron Judge (NYY) T-4. 20, Jeremy Vasquez (NYM, A)
He is one of the most patient hitters in the SAL, too - he's first in the league in walks (19) and second in on-base percentage (.477). The 20-game on-base streak is a new franchise record, passing Jay Jabs, Luis Carpio and Andres Gimenez's 17 straight set during the 2017 season.
STROMINATION: Ian Strom is off to an impressive start with the St. Lucie Mets. The former Firefly leads St. Lucie with a .321 batting average through 17 games. Strom has also only committed two errors to this point.
MON-STARS: Columbia's offense has been arguably the best in the league through the season's first 21 games. Check out Columbia's SAL rankings:
2nd, Batting average - .271 1st, Walks - 88
1st,, Hits - 185 1st, OBP - .353
2nd, Runs - 105 1st, Triples - 14
T-2nd, Doubles - 37
South Atlantic League Stories from April 27, 2018
- BlueClaws Drop 6-4, 11-Inning Game Friday Night - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Mitchell's Four-Hit Night, Strong Relief Headline 6-0 Win - Charleston Dirty Birds
- I's Take Advantage of New Extra Inning Rule, Win in 11 Innings over BlueClaws - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
- Crawdads Drop Series Opener against Delmarva - Hickory Crawdads
- Drive Walk off on RiverDogs to Snap Losing Skid - Greenville Drive
- Lexington Legends Shut out for First Time in 2018 - Lexington Legends
- Eleven Hits Not Enough against Asheville - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Six in a Row for GreenJackets - Augusta GreenJackets
- Columbia Pitchers Pile up Strikeouts in Loss - Columbia Fireflies
- Pitching, Three-Run Third Lift Tourists to Victory - Asheville Tourists
- Hanifee, 'Birds Shell Crawdads in Opener - Delmarva Shorebirds
- RiverDogs Ambushed in Ninth in Walk-Off Loss to Drive - Charleston RiverDogs
- Suns Fall 3-1 in Series Opener to Rome - Hagerstown Suns
- Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: April 27 at Augusta (Game 22) - Columbia Fireflies
- Summer Camp Fair at SRP Park Tomorrow - Augusta GreenJackets
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (April 27) - Charleston Dirty Birds
- July 4th Tickets Go on Sale Saturday, April 28th at 10am - Asheville Tourists
- Craft Beer Week Set to Kickoff at Lexington Legends Game - Lexington Legends
- Drive Comeback Falls Just Short in Series Finale - Greenville Drive
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