Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: May 18 at Charleston (Game 40)
May 18, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Please note the following New York Mets minor league transactions.
Effective Friday, May 18, 2018
- OF Jay Jabs transferred from Columbia to short-season A Brooklyn
- OF Wuilmer Becerra transferred to Columbia from short-season A Brooklyn
Columbia Fireflies (21-18) vs. Charleston RiverDogs (17-22)
RHP Joe Cavallaro (4-1, 2.41) vs. RHP Garrett Whitlock (2-2, 1.13)
Fri., May 18, 2018 - Joe Riley Park (Charleston, SC) - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Game 40
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ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies edged out the RiverDogs, 2-1, in the series opener on Thursday night at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The squad scored both runs in the top of the eighth. Edgardo Fermin knocked in Rigoberto Terrazas with an triple. Raphael Gladu plated Fermin with a double. Tony Dibrell was sharp in his seventh start of the season. The righty lasted seven frames and had seven strikeouts.
LEADERBOARD: The Fireflies are one of two teams in Minor League Baseball (Fresno Grizzlies) with three players leading their respective leagues in on-base percentage.
South Atlantic League (Low A) Pacific Coast League (AAA)
1. Scott Manea (COL) - .463 1.Tyler White (FRE) - .494
2. Blake Tiberi (COL) - .429 2. J.D. Davis (FRE) - .479
3. Jeremy Vasquez (COL) - .417 3. Drew Ferguson (FRE) - .450
TOUGH CUSTOMER: Scott Manea has been hit by pitch 12 times this season. That leads the squad and the South Atlantic League.
DOWN TO THE WIRE: Columbia has played in five straight one-run games (May 12-17). The club has experienced nine of its 14 one-run games in May, winning five of those nine games.
STRONG STRETCHES: There have been several impressive streaks from the Fireflies to start the season.
- Rigoberto Terrazas: 11-game hitting streak (April 9-20)
- Jeremy Vasquez: 29-game on-base streak (April 5-May 6)
- Scott Manea: 16-game on-base streak (April 21-May 12)
Raphael Gladu is currently on a 12-game on-base streak and has hit safely in his last seven contests. Gladu also holds a .375 batting average over the last 10 games.
South Atlantic League Stories from May 18, 2018
- GreenJackets Defeat Drive 2-1 for Second Straight Night - Greenville Drive
- GreenJackets Win Another Close One - Augusta GreenJackets
- Power Blanked by Lexington on Friday - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Sensley Shines, But Dogs Drop Fourth Straight - Charleston RiverDogs
- Five-Run First Inning Sinks Tourists - Asheville Tourists
- Big First Inning Leads Rome to Victory - Rome Emperors
- MJ Melendez Dazzles in Second Shutout of the Season for Lexington Legends - Lexington Legends
- Cavallaro Carves up Charleston Hitters on Friday - Columbia Fireflies
- Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: May 18 at Charleston (Game 40) - Columbia Fireflies
- Friday's Game Postponed - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
- Suns-Shorebirds Postponed Again on Friday - Hagerstown Suns
- Friday's BlueClaws Game Rained out at Greensboro - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Thompson-Williams Called up as Yankees Shuffle RiverDogs Roster - Charleston RiverDogs
- Shorebirds, H-Town Rained out Friday - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Jake Owen "Life's Whatcha Make It" Tour Postponed - Augusta GreenJackets
- West Virginia Power: Game Notes (May 18) - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Saved by the Bell's Mr. Belding Highlights Lexington Legends Upcoming Home Stand - Lexington Legends
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