ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies scored two late runs to send Thursday’s game against West Virginia to extras and then eventually win in walk-off fashion. Desmond Lindsay scored the game-winner on a wild pitch with the bases loaded and Columbia defeated the Power, 3-2, in ten innings. Beforehand, the home team rallied for a run in the bottom of the…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – The Fireflies had the bases loaded and just one out in the bottom of the tenth inning. With Michael Paez at the plate, pinch runner Desmond Lindsay scored the winning run on a walk-off wild pitch. Columbia has won seven of its last eight games after the 3-2 victory Thursday night. The home team executed two…
LAKEWOOD, NJ (Fireflies) – The Fireflies erased a three-run deficit on Tuesday night and defeated the BlueClaws, 5-4. The Fireflies have won six of seven and took three of four games from Lakewood in the road series. Tuesday was the largest come from behind win of the year for the visitors. Lakewood (22-17) plated a run in the bottom of…
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…
LAKEWOOD, NJ (Fireflies PR) – The Fireflies used three homers to push past the BlueClaws, 5-3, on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Park. Michael Paez and Dash Winningham produced back-to-back long balls, which broke the tie in the eighth inning. It’s the club’s fourth consecutive win. Desmond Lindsay singled in the third inning, which jumpstarted Columbia’s (18-16) offense. Luis Carpio recorded a sacrifice fly and scored Lindsay for…
SALISBURY, MD (Fireflies) – Friday’s doubleheader between the Fireflies and Shorebirds has been canceled due to rain. These games will not be made up because Columbia and Delmarva are not scheduled to meet again later this season. The Fireflies head north to meet the Lakewood BlueClaws for a four-game series that begins Saturday afternoon. First pitch is set for 4:05…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Dash Winningham has been in a zone at the plate lately. Columbia’s first baseman socked a home run and drove in a pair on Thursday, leading his club to a 7-4 victory over the Shorebirds. Winningham finished 2-for-4 at the plate on Thursday and has tallied six hits and eight RBIs over his last three games….
SALISBURY, MD (Fireflies PR) – Gabriel Llanes breezed through a career-high nine innings in the 7-1 victory over the Delmarva Shorebirds on Wednesday night. It was the first complete-game performance by a Columbia starter this season. Llanes (W, 1-2) yielded just one walk and totaled five strikeouts. The 21-year-old has absorbed only three earned runs over his last 29 innings (four starts)….
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Jordan Humphreys helped Columbia snap its four-game slide on Monday night. The right-hander struck out nine over seven innings and the Fireflies downed the BlueClaws, 5-1. Humphreys is now 6-0 in six starts and is the only 6-0 pitcher in all of professional baseball (MLB & MiLB). Humphreys surrendered just one run off two hits in…
AP ESPN has reached a multiyear contract extension with sports icon Tim Tebow to continue as a college football analyst on SEC Network’s traveling pre-game show SEC Nation. The Heisman Award and BCS National Championship winning quarterback will also continue his role in ESPN’s College Football Playoff programming, providing personal championship perspective and analysis across networks. In addition, Tebow’s insight…
