COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Fireflies starting pitcher Merandy Gonzalez was named South Atlantic League Player of the Month for April, the league announced. The 21-year-old becomes the first Firefly to garner a monthly award. “He’s a great competitor on the mound,” Fireflies manager Jose Leger said. “You can see his focus on the mound every time he goes out there….
COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia and Lakewood combined for 20 hits on Sunday, but the Fireflies lost 10-7. Andres Gimenez, Michael Paez and Ali Sanchez all recorded multi-hit games. Gimenez has now reached base safely in his first seven games as a Firefly. Both of Paez’s hits were doubles, his team-leading eighth and ninth on the season. And it was Sanchez’s…
COLUMBIA, SC – (Fireflies PR) Andres Gimenez extended his on-base streak to six games in Columbia’s 1-0 loss to Lakewood on Saturday night. It’s the 18-year-old Mets prospect’s first six games with the club, making the streak that much more impressive. A crowd of 6,621 took in the action at Spirit Communications Park – the 10th crowd of more than…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Columbia’s bullpen put together a very solid performance on Friday evening in the 12-2 loss to Lakewood. Matt Blackham and Max Kuhns were as sharp as nails and combined for five shutout innings of relief in front of 6,253 fans. This marks the fourth time this season the attendance has been upwards of 6,000 at Spirit…
AP UMBRELLA: Thursday’s game was postponed due to rain and will be rescheduled on May 11 in Salisbury, MD. Columbia and Delmarva will play a doubleheader starting at 6:05 p.m. – two seven inning games. ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies tallied nine hits on Wednesday, the same as their opponent, but dropped the second game of the series to the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — Tonight’s game at Spirit Communications Park between the Fireflies and the visiting Delmarva Shorebirds has been postponed due to rain. The Fireflies will make up tonight’s game next week in Salisbury, Maryland. The Shorebirds will host a doubleheader on Thursday, May 11, with the first game beginning at 6:00 p.m. Tickets for Thursday’s Fireflies game may…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — There are still too many strikeouts. His patience at the plate is a struggle. And the batting average remains below .250. But Tim Tebow believes he’s making steady progress in his life as a pro baseball player. “It feels more comfortable,” Tebow said Tuesday night, a short time after scoring the winning run in the Columbia…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Michael Paez recorded two hits and reached base three times on Wednesday afternoon. The Fireflies and Shorebirds each collected nine hits, but Delmarva claimed the 10-3 win. The Shorebirds evened the series at one with game three on Thursday night. Paez drove in two runs in the first inning, which brought his RBI total to a…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Not many hitters around the South Atlantic League have a better eye than Gene Cone at the plate. His walk with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning scored the winning run on Tuesday night. The Fireflies defeated the Shorebirds, 2-1, at Spirit Communications Park – it was the team’s first walk-off win…
HICKORY, NC (Fireflies PR) – Columbia’s 11 runs on Sunday were more than enough for Jordan Humphreys to record his fifth win of the season. The Fireflies smashed the Crawdads, 11-2, in the series finale at L.P. Frans Stadium. Humphreys is now 5-0 in five starts after allowing just four hits and striking out six on Sunday. The 11 runs…
