Fireflies face Lakewood Monday night on the road
ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia launched three home runs and took down Lakewood, 5-3, on Sunday afternoon. Michael Paez and Dash Winningham hit back-to-back long balls, which broke the 3-3 tied in the eighth inning. Brandon Brosher added his second homer of the season – a two-run blast. Jake Simon tossed three shutout innings out of the bullpen and earned the win.
WINNING WAYS: The Fireflies have won four straight games and can match their longest winning streak of the season with a win in game one on Monday. (five consecutive wins from April 6 to April 10). During this current streak…
- Columbia has outscored its opponents 24 to 9.
- Four starting pitchers have combined for just four walks (27 IP).
- Dash Winningham has eight hits and three are homers.
UNCHARTERED TERRITORY: The Fireflies are approximately 677 miles (10 plus hours) from Columbia, SC. There are just two players on Columbia’s roster who are from the northeast – Joe Zanghi (Milford, CT) and Reed Gamache (Exeter, RI).
AT THE TOP: Jordan Humphreys is one of three starting pitchers in professional baseball (MiLB and MLB) with a 6-0 record. Jack Flaherty, of the Springfield Cardinals (AA), and Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel are the other two hurlers. Both are not scheduled to pitch today, so Humphreys could become the first to seven wins.
CLUTCH: Here are what some of Columbia’s offensive weapons are hitting with runners in scoring position and two outs.
- Dash Winningham – .471 average (8-for-17), 12 RBI
- Gene Cone – .375 average (6-for-16), 9 RBI
- Andres Gimenez – .500 average (3-for-6), 4 RBI
