Pair of Homers Lift Fireflies over GreenJackets
Published on June 15, 2021 under Carolina League (CarL)
Columbia Fireflies News Release
Juan Carlos Negret of the Columbia Fireflies comes in to score after his home run
(Columbia Fireflies)
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Columbia Fireflies utilized a pair of two-run homers from Herard Gonzalez and Juan Carlos Negret to take home the first game of their 12-game homestand at Segra Park 4-3 Tuesday evening.
The Fireflies (20-14) found themselves in a 1-0 hole in the bottom of the third inning when Gonzalez came to the dish with Rubendy Jaquez waiting along the base paths. Gonzalez cracked a 1-1 offering from Joey Estes (L, 0-2) over the right field fence to put Columbia up, 2-1.
Juan Carlos Negret found the Fireflies in a 3-2 hole in the sixth with Darryl Collins on first when he went hacking at the first pitch of his at-bat to clear the right field fence for his fourth homer of the season to push the Fireflies in front of Augusta (17-20) 4-3.
The score stood. Luis De Avila (W, 3-0) came in and struggled in his first inning of relief, allowing a pair of runs to score and surrendering a lead that Rylan Kaufman earned through five one-hit innings. After the offense picked him up, he was able to have a clean second inning of relief before handing the ball to Chase Wallace (S, 1) who worked a pair of hitless innings to finish out the game.
The Fireflies continue their series with the Augusta GreenJackets tomorrow at Segra Park at 7:05 pm. RHP Cruz Noriega (2-1, 5.55 ERA) gets the nod for Columbia while Augusta tosses LHP Jake McSteen (0-0, 0.00 ERA).
Tomorrow is Trash the Poop Wag-Along Wednesday at Segra Park. All fans who purchase a berm ticket can bring their dog out to Segra Park with them. If you're not a dog person, you can still celebrate White Claw Wednesday. Fans can buy the seltzers for just $5 at any concession stand at the ballpark.
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