SAL1 Columbia Fireflies

Rennie Torments Augusta Again, Guides Columbia to Victory

Published on July 28, 2018 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Columbia Fireflies News Release


NORTH AUGUSTA, SC - Not even a week had passed since Luc Rennie last tormented GreenJackets hitters. The right-hander did it again on Saturday at SRP Park. Just six days after punching out 14 Augusta batters (a Fireflies single-game franchise record), Rennie struck out nine more over six innings and guided Columbia to a 5-1 win.

Rennie - who was signed by the Mets out of the independent Frontier League on July 5 - did not allow an earned run on Saturday and watched as his scintillating ERA shrunk to 0.65. The 24-year-old has now logged 27.2 innings as a Firefly and has surrendered just two earned runs and posted 37 strikeouts. Before allowing an unearned run in the sixth frame against Augusta (15-21, 51-53), Rennie had posted 20.1 consecutive scoreless innings.

Rennie received all the run support he needed in the second frame, a five-run inning highlighted by Hansel Moreno's three-run inside-the-park home run. It was the first inside-the-park homer in Fireflies team history.

Carlos Hernandez and Taylor Henry combined to log three scoreless innings out of the Columbia (15-20, 49-53) bullpen to secure the victory.

SCORING SUMMARY

TOP 2 - Carlos Sanchez sac fly drives in Gio Alfonzo ... Edgardo Fermin plates Dionis Paulino with a single ... Hansel Moreno drills inside-the-park home run. COL 5, AUG 0

BOTTOM 6 - Malique Ziegler scores Rob Calabrese with a base hit

Sunday's tilt between Columbia and Augusta is a winner-take-the-series finale. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 ET and the Fireflies turn to righty Chris Viall (3-6, 4.84). He'll be opposed on the mound by GreenJackets right-hander Garrett Cave (5-6, 4.79).

You can listen to the action on FOX Sports Radio 1400 AM, ColumbiaFireflies.com and the iHeartRadio Radio app starting at 4:45 p.m.

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