Fireflies Face West Virginia in Road Test

Columbia Fireflies (24-22) at West Virginia Power (23-22)

RHP Tyler Badamo (1-3, 3.54) vs. RHP Mitch Keller (3-2, 1.40)

Thursday, May 26, 2016 — Appalachian Power Park (Charleston, WV) — First Pitch 7:05 p.m. — Game 47

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ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies erased a two-run deficit on Wednesday afternoon and defeated the Augusta GreenJackets, 7-4. Kevin Canelon picked up his third win of the season and Columbia completed the three-game sweep.

BROOM CITY: Columbia notched the first three-game sweep at Spirit Communications Park with the win over Augusta. The Fireflies previously swept the Rome Braves from April 12-13 (doubleheader on 4/12) on the road.

BUG SQUASHERS: The Fireflies outscored Augusta 23-7 during the sweep. Vinny Siena and Kevin Kaczmarski were unstoppable:

Vinny Siena: 6-12, 7 Runs, 2B, RBI, 2 BB

Kevin Kaczmarski: 4-7, 3 Runs, 2B, HR, 6 RBI

Kaczmarski had just two RBIs entering the series.

COUNTRY ROADS: This is the first of two trips to Charleston, West Virginia, for Columbia. The Fireflies visit Appalachian Power Park from June 30-July 3. The state capital was originally named Charles Town, but was changed to avoid confusion with another city in West Virginia that bore the same name. 3-time MLB All-Star John Kruk was born in Charleston.

THE AMAZING MAZEIKA: In his first eight games for Columbia, Pat Mazeika is hitting .444 with seven RBIs and an on-base percentage of .529. He goes for his third straight multi-hit game on Thursday against West Virginia.

ALL-STAR: Vinny Siena is at the top of many South Atlantic League statistical categories:

Runs: 1st – 38                       Walks: 1st – 34

OBP: 1st – .455                    AVG: 6th – .322

According to MiLB, he’s the best defensive 2B in the SAL. He’s committed just 3 errors in 39 games (.983 fielding percentage).