Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: July 1 at Augusta (Game 77)
July 1, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Please note the following New York Mets minor league transactions.
Effective Sunday, July 1, 2018
- INF Walter Rasquin activated from the suspended list and placed on Columbia's disabled list
Columbia Fireflies (5-4, 39-37) @ Augusta GreenJackets (3-7, 40-38)
RHP Zac Grotz (1-0, 2.30) vs. RHP Jose Marte (6-2, 3.65)
Sun., July 1, 2018 - SRP Park (North Augusta, SC) - First Pitch 5:05 p.m. - Games 77
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ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies rallied for a 3-2 series-opening victory against Augusta on Saturday at SRP Park. The club trailed 2-0 heading into the fifth before tying the score and eventually taking a lead for good thanks to Dionis Paulino's fourth career home run. Joe Cavallaro picked up his league-best eighth win of the season after gutting through six spectacular innings (7 K, 4 H).
CAREER NIGHT: Paulino's blast in the sixth inning proved to be the difference in Saturday's tilt vs. Augusta. The outfielder (added to Columbia's roster just four days ago) finished with a career-high four hits (4-for-4), including, not only the homer but, two doubles as well.
NUGGET OF THE NIGHT: It was all Cavallaro, Darwin Ramos and Trey Cobb from the fourth inning on vs. the GreenJackets on Saturday. After Cavallaro allowed a hit to the leadoff batter Orlando Garcia to start the fourth, the trio of pitchers did not allow another base hit the rest of the evening: 20 batters faced, 18 outs (1 BB, 1 HBP from 4th inn. on).
CATCHING FIRE, Pt. I: Hansel Moreno is currently on a eight-game hit streak, his best stretch of the season. In fact, the 21-year-old has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games (the switch-hitter is batting .370 - 17-for-46 - during that stretch which dates back to June 8). During the eight-game hit streak, Moreno holds a .357 batting average (10-for-28). He was batting .177 on June 5 and has since raised his average to .248.
CATCHING FIRE, Pt. II: Shortstop Edgardo Fermin also recorded a base hit on Saturday and has now hit safely in a season-best 12 straight games. The 20-year-old is hitting .354 (17-for-48) over the 12-game hit streak (since June 14).
JUNE STARS: The Fireflies finished June with an 11-14 record but the pitching staff posted a superb 3.27 ERA. Ten different hurlers wound up with sub-3.00 ERAs during the month.
- RHP Joe Cavallaro: 2-1, 1.82, 4 GS, 24.2 IP, 27 K, 6 BB
- RHP Trey Cobb: 1-0, 1.08, 8 GP, 3 SV (3 SVO), 8.1 IP, 8 K, 1 BB
- RHP Tony Dibrell: 1-1, 2.08, 4 GS, 21.2 IP, 26 K, 8 BB
- RHP Conner O'Neil: 0-0, 0.00, 5 GP, 1 SV, 8 IP, 17 K, 0 BB
- RHP Stephen Villines: 0-1, 1.42, 6 GP, 1 SV, 6.1 IP, 10 K, 1 BB
South Atlantic League Stories from July 1, 2018
- Augusta Bats Overpower Fireflies - Augusta GreenJackets
- Fermin's Hit Streak Reaches 13 Straight Games - Columbia Fireflies
- RiverDogs Outduel Drive 1-0 on Sunday - Greenville Drive
- RiverDogs Squeak Past Drive for Second Straight Game - Charleston RiverDogs
- 'Dads Split Sunday's Games against Greensboro - Hickory Crawdads
- Offense Sputters in 2-1 Loss to Legends - Asheville Tourists
- Lexington Legends Walk It off in the Bottom of the Tenth against Asheville Tourists - Lexington Legends
- West Virginia Smacked by Hagerstown Sunday - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Rain Shortened Game Goes to Rome 6-5 - Rome Emperors
- Johnston Overpowers West Virginia in 11-4 Win - Hagerstown Suns
- 'Birds Offense Sputters in Scorcher - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: July 1 at Augusta (Game 77) - Columbia Fireflies
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (July 1) - Charleston Dirty Birds
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