Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: May 12 vs. Delmarva (Game 35)
May 12, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Effective Saturday, May 12, 2018
- RHP Chris Viall was placed on Columbia's disabled list
- RHP Yeizo Campos was transferred to Columbia from short-season A Brooklyn
- RHP Carlos Hernandez was placed on Columbia's disabled list
- LHP Taylor Henry was transferred to Columbia from short-season A Brooklyn
Columbia Fireflies (18-16) vs. Delmarva Shorebirds (23-11)
LHP Anthony Kay (1-1, 3.42) vs. RHP Gray Fenter (1-2, 6.75)
Sat., May 12, 2018 - Spirit Communications Park - First Pitch 6:05 p.m. - Game 35
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ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia left Hickory, NC with an impressive 8-3 win against the Crawdads on Friday night.
- Joe Cavallaro (4-1) tossed 5.2 innings and registered seven strikeouts in his fifth start of the season.
- Matt Winaker smashed his the second home run of his professional career in the fifth inning.
- The Fireflies are now 15-5 this year when scoring five runs or more.
TURBO BOOST: Hansel Moreno and Raphael Gladu each tripled on Friday. The Fireflies lead the SAL in triples and here's how the squad ranks across all of MiLB...
1. Albuquerque (AAA): 23
2. Inland Empire (A+): 21
3. Salt Lake (AAA): 18
4. COLUMBIA (A) & Lancaster (A+): 17
LEVEL UP: Stephen Villines punched out six batters in 2.1 innings out of the bullpen on Friday. This is just one off the franchise record for most strikeouts in a game by a reliever. Nicco Blank and Seth Davis each recorded seven strikeouts out of the bullpen in 2016.
THE BRO-WONDER: Columbia centerfielder Quinn Brodey is second in league with 25 RBIs and is tied for first with 17 extra-base hits (9 doubles, 3 triples, 5 home runs). The former Stanford Cardinal has also scored a run in eight straight games
THE NEW STREAK: Catcher Scott Manea collected two more hits on Friday. The Massachusetts native has reached safely in 15 straight games and owns a .473 on-base percentage this season. That includes 12 hits, 11 walks and 7 HBPs.
THE OTHER GUYS: Delmarva holds the best record in the SAL and has six top-30 prospects, according to MLB.com, on its roster.
5. LHP DL Hall 23. RHP Gary Fenter
10. RHP Brenan Hanifee 28. INF Mason McCoy
15. Michael Baumann 29. RHP Matthias Dietz
South Atlantic League Stories from May 12, 2018
- Scudder Leads Suns in Rain-Shortened Win - Hagerstown Suns
- Manea Impresses in Series-Opening Defeat - Columbia Fireflies
- Lillie's Scoreless Start Helps Snap Slide - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- 'Birds Survive Furious Start, Squeak by Columbia - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Drive Shut out by Legends - Greenville Drive
- Tourists Battle Intimidators; Come up Short 11-8 - Asheville Tourists
- Legends Record First Shutout in 6-0 Victory over Drive - Lexington Legends
- RiverDogs Fall in Rain-Shortened Slugfest in Hagerstown - Charleston RiverDogs
- GreenJackets Can't Complete Comeback - Augusta GreenJackets
- Wallace Twirls Gem in 4-2 Win on Saturday - Charleston Dirty Birds
- BlueClaws Fall 4-2 on Bark in the Park Day - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: May 12 vs. Delmarva (Game 35) - Columbia Fireflies
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (May 12) - Charleston Dirty Birds
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