Fireflies Roughed up by GreenJackets Saturday
Published on April 9, 2022 under Carolina League (CarL)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Darryl Collins of the Columbia Fireflies at bat
(Columbia Fireflies)
COLUMBIA, SC - The Fireflies bullpen surrendered 12 runs from the sixth to the eighth inning as they fell to the Augusta GreenJackets 17-6 Saturday night at Segra Park.
The Fireflies (1-1) were able to claw back within striking distance in the fourth inning. After trailing 5-0, Carter Jensen and Guillermo Candelario were able to score following a pair of AJ Smith-Shawver wild pitches and a Darryl Collins double.
After that, it was all GreenJackets (1-1) until the ninth inning. Augusta scored four runs against Delvin Capellan in the sixth, four runs off Marlin Willis in the seventh and six runs off Willis and Connolly in the eighth. The run was punctuated by a pair of Cal Conley homers in the three inning stretch.
Starter Luinder Avila (L, 0-1) was saddled for the loss after giving up five runs in the first three innings, highlighted by a Luis Barranca three-run blast. Reliever Kris Anglin (W, 1-0) earned the win, twirling 3.2 innings of one-hit baseball.
The Fireflies close out their series with the GreenJackets tomorrow at Segra Park at 5:05 pm. RHP Eric Cerantola (0-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the ball for the Fireflies and southpaw Adam Shoemaker will counter for the GreenJackets.
Tomorrow is Sunday Funday at Segra Park. The fun starts the second the gates open, as a few players will be available for autographs from 4:00-4:15 pm. Then the fun continues after the game as kids can run the bases. Tickets are still available at FirefliesTickets.com.
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