AUGUSTA, GA (Fireflies) – The Fireflies were ready to take the field in the bottom of the seventh at Lake Olmstead Stadium. That was until the lights went out. With Columbia trailing 5-3, the stadium’s power – including every light tower – flickered off during the middle of the seventh inning. The power never came back and Tuesday’s game was suspended and…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – The Fireflies have found themselves in plenty of close ballgames lately and Monday’s tilt with Rome was no exception. Columbia plated a run in the eighth inning and defeated the Braves, 1-0, in front of a sell-out crowd of 7,559 at Spirit Communications Park. Eight of the Fireflies’ last 10 games have been decided by one score. The…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies)– The Fireflies squeaked past the Braves, 3-2, on Sunday evening at Spirit Communications Park. Rome sparked a late rally, but it wasn’t enough against Columbia’s bullpen. Thomas McIlraith mastered Rome with six hitless frames in just his second start for the club. Columbia (4-6, 44-34) pitchers did not yield a hit in the first seven innings. McIlraith (W, 2-0) registered six strikeouts…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Andres Gimenez and Luis Carpio both notched a pair of hits on Saturday, but the Fireflies stumbled in the opener to Rome, 5-1. It was the 14th and 15th multi-hit games respectively for the duo. Columbia’s catcher, Ali Sanchez, also picked a runner off at third base this evening. Sanchez has the best caught stealing percentage in the South Atlantic League. The contributions on Saturday night…
LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – After falling in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday, the Fireflies bounced back with a 5-4 victory over Lexington on Wednesday afternoon. Columbia can win three of four from the Legends with a series finale win on Thursday. Columbia (3-4, 43-32) received contributions from up and down the lineup card. Andres Gimenez, Brandon Brosher…
LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – Columbia’s late surge came up just short at Whitaker Bank Ballpark on Tuesday night. The Fireflies scored three runs in the ninth inning, but fell 6-5 to the Legends. Both clubs combined to scored five runs in the final frame. The last inning was a roller coaster of emotion for each team. Columbia (2-4, 42-32) trailed…
LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – Thomas McIlraith returned to Columbia in style on Monday. The right-hander tossed six scoreless innings and led the Fireflies to a 4-0 victory over the Legends. It was Columbia’s 10th shut-out win of the season. McIlraith pitched in seven games a year ago for the Fireflies – his most notable outing coming on April 9, 2016,…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Fireflies starting pitcher Thomas Szapucki was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 19-25, the league announced. The 21-year-old struck out a season-high 10 batters in his start on June 25 against the Kannapolis Intimidators Szapucki issued just two hits over six innings on Sunday. The 10 punch-out performance is…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – An announced crowd of over 8300 fans filed into Spirit Communications Park on Sunday to say goodbye to the most famous Firefly in the young franchise’s history. Hours before the 5:05 p.m. first pitch, the team announced that 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow was moving on to the next step of his professional baseball career….
AP COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Fireflies outfielder Tim Tebow will play his final game in Columbia today, New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson announced. The 29-year-old will be promoted to the Class A-Advanced St. Lucie Mets after tonight’s game, joining three other Fireflies who earned call-ups this week. Tebow will be available to the media after batting practice at…
