Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: June 2 at Rome (Game 53)
June 2, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Please note the following New York Mets minor league transactions.
Effective Saturday, June 2, 2018
- RHP Conner O'Neil transferred to Columbia's disabled list
- RHP Carlos Hernandez activated from Columbia's disabled list
Columbia Fireflies (28-24) @ Rome Braves (32-22)
LHP David Peterson (1-3, 2.03) vs. LHP Bruce Zimmerman (6-2, 2.22)
Sat., June 2, 2018 - State Mutual Stadium (Rome, GA) - First Pitch 6:00 p.m. - Game 53
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ABOUT LAST GAME: Rome bested the visiting Fireflies at State Mutual Stadium on Friday, 7-1. The Atlanta Brave rehab starter Mike Soroka hurled 3.2 perfect innings of work. Raphael Gladu tallied three of Columbia's four hits.
STREAKIN': Outfielder Raphael Gladu extended his franchise-record hit streak to 17 straight games on Friday. Gladu tied Asheville's Shael Mendoza (17 games, April 17-May 10) for the longest hit streak in the SAL and all of low-A baseball in 2018. Gladu is hitting .377 (23-for-61) during the hit streak.
Longest Fireflies Hit Streaks (2016-pres.):
1. 17-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 2: There have been three different Fireflies this season to record on-base streaks of 16 games or longer:
1. 29, Jeremy Vasquez (April 5-May 6)* *SAL & franchise-best
2. 22, Raphael Gladu (May 2-present) 3. 16, Scott Manea (April 21-May 12)
ANOTHER STELLAR MATCHUP: Today, David Peterson (Mets 2017 1st round draft choice) faces Bruce Zimmerman (Braves 2017 5th round draft choice) on the mound. The two southpaw were terrific in the month of May:
- Peterson: 5 GS, 1.10 ERA, 4 ER, 32.2 IP, 32 K, 8 BB
- Zimmerman: 6 GS, 4-1, 1.72 ERA, 7 ER, 36.2 IP, 53 K, 12 BB
MAY STARS: Raphael Gladu led the team with a .325 batting average in May, but Blake Tiberi (.294) and Matt Winaker (.284) were not far behind. Tiberi (.415) and Winaker (.410) led the club in on-base percentage. Columbia's starters posted a 2.97 ERA in the month, led by David Peterson: 1.10 ERA (4 ER, 32.2 IP).
SUPERB VISON: Columbia is one of two teams in MiLB with three players leading their respective league in total walks, the other being the Fresno Grizzlies (HOU):
South Atlantic League (Low A) Pacific Coast League (AAA)
1. Blake Tiberi (COL) - 34 1. Drew Ferguson, 38
2. Jeremy Vasquez (COL) - 30 T-2. A.J. Reed, 36
3. Matt Winaker (COL) - 29 T-2. Tyler White, 36
Tiberi, Vasquez and Winaker have drawn 93 total walks, that's the second-highest total for a trio of players in MiLB (of course, behind this trio from Fresno--110).
ON THIS DATE, 2017: Columbia defeats Hagerstown, 8-7, in 10 inn. in a game that featured four ties, two lead changes, three runs in both the top and bottom of the 9th and one Brandon Brosher solo homer in the 10th to put the Fireflies up for good.
South Atlantic League Stories from June 2, 2018
- Drive Pound Tourists on Saturday - Greenville Drive
- Spanberger Blasts Two Home Runs in Loss - Asheville Tourists
- Bolton Dominates in 4-0 Shutout of Greensboro - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Power Holds Hoppers to Four Hits - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Legends Beat GreenJackets in Game Three 8-5, - Lexington Legends
- Jones Dominates, Claws Throw 10th Shutout in 7-0 Win - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Late Comeback Not Enough - Augusta GreenJackets
- Gladu's Torrid Stretch Continues in Rome - Columbia Fireflies
- Zimmermann Solid, Rome Tops Columbia 3-1 - Rome Emperors
- 'Birds, 'Dogs Suspended in Second - Delmarva Shorebirds
- RiverDogs Interrupted by Rain on Saturday - Charleston RiverDogs
- Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: June 2 at Rome (Game 53) - Columbia Fireflies
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (June 2) - Charleston Dirty Birds
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