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Olivares Stays Scalding Hot in RiverDogs Defeat to Columbia

May 29, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston RiverDogs News Release


CHARLESTON, S.C. - Center fielder Pablo Olivares continued to rake against South Atlantic League pitching with his tenth multi-hit game of the month, but the Charleston RiverDogs were stymied by the Columbia Fireflies, 3-2, in front of 3,013 on Tuesday at Joe Riley Park.

Olivares improved to .385 (30-for-78) in the month of May with his 2-for-3 performance, leading all SAL hitters during the second month of the campaign. The Venezuelan outfielder drove in the Holy City's (23-27) first run in the second inning when he smoked a 2-2 pitch from Jake Simon off the scoreboard in left centerfield for a double, scoring designated hitter Dermis Garcia from second base.

Right-hander Janson Junk took the mound for the RiverDogs on Tuesday, settling in after a lengthy first inning. Junk needed nearly 30 pitches to get through a scoreless first but got help from Olivares when he made a diving catch in center for the second out of the inning. As Edgardo Fermin was running home for the would-be first run of the game on the same play, Olivares doubled off Blake Tiberi at second base for the inning-ending double play.

Piggy-back hurler Dalton Higgins (1-1) relieved Junk with two outs in the fifth, and a bases-loaded wild pitch allowed Hansel Moreno to score the tying run. An unearned run in the sixth inning gave Columbia (27-22) its first lead, putting Higgins on the hook for the loss.

Righty Chad Martin continued his phenomenal season with 1 1/3 scoreless innings to keep within striking distance, striking out two in his hitless frames. Martin held his ERA to 0.00 and has allowed just four hits in 18 2/3 innings. No other pitcher in Minor League baseball has thrown at least 17 innings with four or less hits allowed this season.

Olivares reached for the third time with a ninth-inning single but was stranded as the tying run as Briam Campusano (1-0) capped off five scoreless innings by striking out the side in to end the game.

With the 3-2 finish, Charleston now leads its season series with Columbia, 5-4, with eight of nine games being separated by two or less runs. Charleston has now played in a South Atlantic League-high 34 games which have been decided by one or two runs.

Ballpark Fun

It was another a Live & Local Tuesday at the ballpark, with live music heard throughout the concourse from Tyrannical Wrecks. Also, a local restaurant pop-up from Castejons, a farmers' market on the concourse, and the Dogs welcomed former Hootie & the Blowfish member Mark Bryan as the guest PA announcer.

Upcoming

Wednesday is Education Day at Joe Riley Park, with first pitch at 11:05 a.m. Over 5,000 students will be in attendance as Citadel product JP Sears (0-3, 2.08) will matchup with Columbia righty Tony Dibrell (1-2, 4.23). Wednesday's game will be broadcast exclusively on riverdogs.com and the RiverDogs TuneIn radio station.

RiverDogs single-game tickets, including options to the Riley Park Club, are now available for the 2018 campaign, the club's 25th season as the RiverDogs and their "175th season in dog years." Ticket information can be secured by contacting the box office at (843) 577-DOGS (3647) or online at www.riverdogs.com/tickets.

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