HICKORY, NC (Fireflies PR) – The first two games in the series between Columbia and Hickory featured plenty of offense and Saturday night was no exception. After 17 combined runs and 24 hits, Hickory scored the winner in the bottom of the 10thto secure a 9-8 victory. Both Ali Sanchez and Gene Cone knocked in three runs at L.P. Frans…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies PR) – Starter Merandy Gonzalez is now 4-0 in four starts after he led Columbia to a 5-0 shut-out victory over Asheville on Wednesday afternoon. The right-hander has hurled 28.1 consecutive scoreless innings to begin the 2017 season. Gonzalez is the only starter in all of professional baseball (MLB & MiLB) with a 4-0 record and 0.00…
COLUMBIA, SC – Gabriel Llanes was very sharp for the Fireflies in his fourth start of the season. The righty lasted six innings and hasn’t allowed a walk in his last two outings (13 innings). Asheville outlasted Columbia 2-0 (11 innings) in just two hours and 28 minutes. The first nine frames were played in less than two hours and…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies PR) – Jordan Humphreys’ rampage to start the 2017 season continued on Monday. The right-hander struck out a career-high 12 batters over 6.2 innings, leading Columbia to a 3-2 victory over the Asheville Tourists in the series opener. Humphreys is now 4-0 in four starts (he’s struck out 34 and walked just three in 25.1 innings this…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies PR) – The ninth inning rally just fell short for the Fireflies on Sunday afternoon. Columbia scored two runs in the final frame, but lost 4-2 at Spirit Communications Park. Lexington took three of four and claimed its first series win this season. Jose Medina sparked the ninth inning rally with a bunt single down the third-base…
COLUMBIA, SC – Matt Blackham and Austin McGeorge shined for the Fireflies out of the bullpen. The righty relievers combined for eight strikeouts in four scoreless innings. Columbia fell 4-0 to Lexington on Saturday night. Spirit Communications Park witnessed a tremendous crowd – the second sellout (7,534 fans) of the season. Lexington (6-11) tallied its four runs in the first…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies PR)– In just its 16th game of the year, Columbia notched its fifth shut-out win, soaring past Lexington on Friday night, 5-0. Merandy Gonzalez was nearly unhittable over seven innings. The right-hander struck out seven and scattered three hits en route to his third win of the season. Outfielder Tim Tebow recorded his first multi-hit game (3-for-3,…
COLUMBIA, SC – Gabriel Llanes turned in one of the finest performances of his career on the mound in Columbia’s 2-0 loss to the Lexington Legends on Thursday night. The starter allowed just one run and three hits over seven innings. Llanes didn’t walk a batter – the sixth time this season a Fireflies’ starter hasn’t issued a free pass…
ROME, GA (Fireflies) – The Fireflies defeated the Rome Braves, 3-2, on Wednesday afternoon clinching the series win. Columbia finished its seven-game road trip with a 4-3 record and are now tied for first in the Southern Division. Starter Jordan Humphreys scattered four hits over six innings and picked up his third win of the season. In 18.2 innings over…
ROME, GA (Fireflies) – Reed Gamache’s seventh-inning grand slam propelled Columbia to victory on Tuesday night. The Fireflies sunk the Rome Braves, 8-3, in a rain-shortened tilt at State Mutual Stadium. The blast was Gamache’s first home run of the season. The game was called in the top of the eighth inning due to inclement weather, but Columbia’s (8-5) offense…
