COLUMBIA, S.C. (PRESS RELEASE) – Three Fireflies were named to the South Atlantic League Southern Division All-Star team, the league announced on Tuesday. Starter P.J. Conlon, and infielders Vinny Siena and David Thompson will be on display at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington, Kentucky, for the 57th annual South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 21. Conlon was just named…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Fireflies) — Starters Kevin Canelon and Nestor Cortes went toe-to-toe on the hill on Thursday night in Charleston, but it was the RiverDogs starter who won the tight battle. Columbia lost 1-0 at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The two hurlers combined for 18 strikeouts – 12 for Cortes (W, 2-0) and six for Canelon (L, 2-3). The…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — Four Fireflies hitters collected two-hit games on Wednesday afternoon, but Columbia fell to the Rome Braves in the series finale, 8-5. Kevin Kaczmarski, David Thompson, Joe Tuschak and Vicente Lupo combined to reach base safely ten times. Rome (15-24) used a hit parade in the second inning to score six runs on seven hits, including doubles…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — P.J. Conlon’s sensational start to 2016 continued on Tuesday night after the lefty’s third scoreless outing of the season helped Columbia down Rome, 3-1. Conlon fanned seven batters over 6.2 innings and now has a minuscule 1.04 ERA and a league-best 6-0 record. The first five innings were scoreless — Fireflies and Braves hitters managed just…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Fireflies) — The Fireflies held off a furious Greenville rally in the late innings on Tuesday to win, 7-6, at Fluor Field. For the second straight series against the Drive, Columbia (18-14) won three of four from its Southern Division rival and also finished the road trip with a 5-2 record. P.J. Conlon (W, 5-0) dazzled for…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — Great news is on the horizon for Fireflies fans across the globe. Beginning Thursday, May 12, all Columbia Fireflies home games will be broadcast worldwide on MiLB.TV. Anyone with a valid monthly or yearly MiLB.TV subscription can watch every Fireflies game played at Spirit Communications Park. Currently, all 140 Fireflies games are broadcast over the…
Columbia Fireflies (6-6) vs. Charleston RiverDogs (9-3) RHP Chase Ingram (1-0, 1.80) vs. LHP Josh Rogers (1-1, 2.45) Tuesday, April 19, 2016 — Spirit Communications Park — First Pitch 7:05 p.m. — Game 13 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App ABOUT LAST GAME: Joe Shaw improved to 2-0 (through two starts) after tossing six shutout innings on Monday night as Columbia dominated Charleston, 13-1….
Columbia , S.C. (WOLO) — On Thursday night, the Columbia Fireflies held their inaugural home opener at Spirit Communications Park on Bull Street. “I just like the facility it’s a beautiful park and i’d just like to see good baseball,” said resident Al Hornsby. The journey to opening day has been a long time in the making, including several years…
It’s finally glow time at Spirit Communications Park! The Columbia Fireflies step up to bat Thursday night for their home opener against the Greenville Drive. Good Morning Columbia has all the details.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – If you’ve got tickets to the Columbia Fireflies home opener Thursday night, you’re not alone. Team President John Katz said they’re sold-out of tickets, and expect to push the facility’s maximum capacity of 10,000 people. Even so, Katz said there’s more than enough parking to go around. In total, there are more than 3,400 spaces to…
