Fireflies Take on Rome in Road Contest Monday
Columbia Fireflies (25-25) at Rome Braves (20-30)
RHP Andrew Church (1-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Oriel Caicedo (1-0, 3.16)
Monday, May 30, 2016 — State Mutual Stadium (Rome, GA) — First Pitch 6:00 p.m. — Game 51
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ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia dropped the series finale to the West Virginia Power, 3-0, on Sunday at Appalachian Power Park. P.J. Conlon’s Minor League-best seven-start win streak came to end as well.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Fireflies seven-game road trip continues on Memorial Day in Rome, Georgia. Columbia traveled 474 miles from Appalachian Power Park in Charleston, West Virginia, to State Mutual Stadium.
DO IT AGAIN: The last time Columbia visited Rome, the Fireflies swept the Braves. The three wins were decided by four total runs. Starters Tyler Badamo, Joe Shaw and Chase Ingram all pitched wonderfully and picked ups wins. Badamo is scheduled to throw on Wednesday.
HOT HITTERS: Rodriguez and Siena are both on a tear:
Vinny Siena: .351, HR, 7 RBIs (last 9 games)
J.C. Rodriguez: .382, 13 Runs (last 10 games)
CHECKING IN WITH THE FOLKS: The Mets defeated the White Sox on Monday afternoon, 1-0. Matt Harvey tossed seven scoreless innings and picked up the victory after dropping his last three starts. New York remains a half a game behind the Washington Nationals in the NL East.
THE OTHER GUYS: Rome has eight Braves prospects on its roster, according to MLB.com.
- RHP Touki Toussaint 18. LHP Ricardo Sanchez
- INF Austin Riley 19. C Lucas Herbert
- LHP Max Fried 22. OF Ronald Acuna-DL
- RHP Mike Soroka 30. RHP Patrick Weigel
