Massachusetts Duo Produces on Friday Night
Published on June 24, 2016 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
COLUMBIA, SC - Columbia lost a lopsided game to the Augusta GreenJackets, 19-7, on Friday night at Spirit Communications Park. Patrick Mazeika and Johnny Magliozzi - both Bay Staters - were the bright spots for the home team. Mazeika bashed his first home run of the season and Magliozzi extended his scoreless-innings streak out of the bullpen to 10.
Augusta (2-0, 38-34) used a seven-run second inning to take a commanding lead. Jalen Miller hit a three-run homer over the left-field wall and Skyler Ewing smoked a grand slam beyond the right-field fence.
Mazeika's two-run blast off of GreenJackets righty Cory Taylor (W, 6-2) put Columbia (0-2, 36-36) on the board in the bottom half of the second inning. The visitors still claimed a 9-2 advantage.
Augusta scored eight more runs in the eighth frame. The GreenJackets smacked three doubles in the half inning to help pad their lead.
The Fireflies compiled a small rally in their final chances at the plate. Columbia scored five runs thanks to Vicente Lupo's run-scoring double and triple and Luis Ortega also drove in two with a single.
Chase Ingram (L, 4-6) took the loss for Columbia.
Game three of the four game series is on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. The Fireflies lean on left-hander Kevin Canelon (4-4, 3.09) to square off against Augusta southpaw Domenic Mazza (1-0, 5.23). You can watch the action at 7:00 p.m. on MiLB.TV and listen in on WGCV 620 AM, 105.1 and 96.3 FM, ColumbiaFireflies.com and the TuneIn Radio app starting at 6:45 p.m.
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