Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: May 24 vs. Greenville (Game 48)
May 24, 2019 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Please note the following New York Mets minor league transactions:
- RHP Ezequiel Zabaleta transferred to advanced-A St. Lucie
- RHP Chris Viall activated off Columbia's injured list
Columbia Fireflies (18-29) vs. Greenville Drive (19-27)
RHP Willy Taveras (2-5, 4.47) vs. RHP Alex Scherff (0-3, 4.58)
Fri., May 24, 2019 - Segra Park (Columbia, SC) - First Pitch 7:05 p.m. - Game 48
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LAST TIME OUT: Columbia dropped Thursday's tilt against, Greenville, 4-1. The Fireflies out-hit their Southern-Division foes but could not muster any more offense outside of a first-inning run. Shervyen tallied a pair of hits.
KEEP THE STREAK: Fireflies third baseman Mark Vientos extended his hit streak to nine games on Wednesday, the longest streak for any Firefly hitter this season. During the streak, the Floridian is hitting .351 (13-for-37) with two doubles, two homers and six RBIs.
BATTING FOURTH...: Columbia's cleanup hitter, Chase Chambers, is also making an impact in the starting lineup. Chambers also notched a base hit on Thursday. The Knoxville, Tennessee, native is hitting .333 (15-for-45) over his last 13 games. The first baseman has rebounded nicely after missing much of April with a hand injury.
THE RACE: While the Fireflies are 11 games under .500, the club still sits just 7 games out of first place in the division. Columbia trails division-leader Charleston with a 4-game series against the RiverDogs beginning Saturday.
SOUTHERN DIVISION FIRST HALF PLAYOFF RACE UPDATE
Team Record PCT GB Last 10 STRK
Charleston 25-22 .532 - 5-5 W1
Augusta 23-23 .500 1.5 5-5 L1
Lexington 23-23 .500 1.5 6-4 W2
Rome 23-24 .489 2.0 7-3 W1
Greenville 19-27 .413 5.5 5-5 W2
Asheville 18-28 .391 6.5 4-6 L1
Columbia 18-29 .383 7.0 5-5 L2
FOLLOW THE LAW: Keith Law, senior baseball writer at ESPN, ranked Columbia's roster as the 7th-most "Loaded Roster" in all of Minor League Baseball. Law recognized the fact Columbia's roster includes the Mets' third, fourth and fifth-rated prospects (infielders Ronny Mauricio, Mark Vientos and Shervyen Newton, respectively), New York's past two second-round draft choices (RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson, Vientos) and the system's ninth-rated prospect, left-hander Thomas Szapucki (drafted in the fifth round in 2015). The roster also features 26th (Baseball America) and 27th-rated prospects Chris Viall and Christian James. The prospect rankings are according to MLB.com unless otherwise noted.
South Atlantic League Stories from May 24, 2019
- Suns Get First Walk-Off in the 10th - Hagerstown Suns
- RiverDogs Pitching Struggles in Finale as Stowers Continues Power Surge - Charleston RiverDogs
- Walk It Out; Toursits Patient and Aggressive in Win - Asheville Tourists
- Eight Run First Fuels 'Dads to 11-6 Victory - Hickory Crawdads
- Power Swept on the Heels of Back-And-Forth 7-5 Loss - Charleston Dirty Birds
- 'Birds Steam 'Claws Again, Win Another Series - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Jackets Fall in Series Finale - Augusta GreenJackets
- Fireflies Slam Three Homers, Finish up Series with a Win - Columbia Fireflies
- Fireflies Roster Move and Game Notes: May 24 vs. Greenville (Game 48) - Columbia Fireflies
- Game Notes (May 24) - Charleston Dirty Birds
- GreenJackets Offer Chilly Savings with Hot Tickets Deal - Augusta GreenJackets
- Hagerstown Suns Game Notes - Hagerstown Suns
- Five-Run First, Excellent Pitching Leads to Win - Hagerstown Suns
- Braves Overcome GreenJackets in Narrow 3-1 Win - Rome Emperors
- Rom Coasts, 'Birds Shellack 'Claws - Delmarva Shorebirds
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