COLUMBIA, S.C. — On Monday, the Columbia Fireflies released game times for the 2017 regular season which will begin with a matchup against the Augusta GreenJackets (San Francisco Giants) on Opening Night – Thursday, April 6 at 7:05 p.m. View the Complete 2017 Columbia Fireflies Schedule with Game Times Opening Night kicks off Columbia’s first seven-game homestand of the year,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, as an advocate for children’s health and development, has teamed up to with the Columbia Fireflies as the lead sponsor of their Reading Program. The Fireflies Reading Program, which helps promote reading and literacy by providing students incentives to read, had nearly 50,000 students participate in 2016, the team’s first year. Students…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – After just one season, Stadium Journey rated the home of the Columbia Fireflies the best ballpark experience in the South Atlantic League. Spirit Communications Park also landed in the top 20 of the publication’s overall annual rankings, coming in at No. 17 out of 160 minor league venues – higher than 22 triple-A, 28 double-A and…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Fireflies ace P.J. Conlon took home a MiLBY (pronounced mill-bee) on Monday, Minor League Baseball announced. The Mets prospect was awarded the Top Starting Pitcher honor as voted on by fans. Conlon ran away with the award, pulling in 63% of the fan vote. The next closest nominee gathered just 9%. “It is very humbling and…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Labor Day marked the end of the inaugural season of Columbia Fireflies baseball at Spirit Communications Park. For the first time in 12 years, professional baseball returned to the Midlands, and what happened between April 7 and September 5 did not disappoint. Spirit Communications Park was completed on time and on budget for the 2016 opener…
The boys of summer are done for the season. The Fireflies finished their first campaign in Columbia on Labor Day, falling to Charelston 14-2. Click the video above to see the story from ABC Columbia Sports at 11. Categories: Local Sports, South Carolina Sports, Sports Tags: Fireflies
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – 5,304 fans packed Spirit Communications Park on Sunday, and the Fireflies managed to split their doubleheader with the RiverDogs. Columbia took the first game of the twin bill, 5-1. Gaby Almonte tossed a complete game and Dale Burdick laced a two-run double. Charleston (33-36, 75-63) scored its lone run of game one in the top of…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Columbia walked off for the fifth time this season, defeating Charleston on Saturday night in the 14th inning. Patrick Mazeika scored the game-winning run in the 5-4 series-opening victory. The game had been tied since the seventh inning. But luck was on the Fireflies’ side the seventh time through the batting order. Mazeika pushed a single…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – The Fireflies announced that tonight’s game at Spirit Communications Park against the visiting Charleston RiverDogs has been postponed due to Tropical Storm Hermine. Friday’s game, and the scheduled post-game fireworks display, has been moved to Sunday. Saturday’s game will remain a single game, with the Fireflies hosting the RiverDogs at 7:05pm. “Based on the current forecast…
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies took two of three games from the West Virginia Power with a 4-1 victory on Thursday night. Columbia has won four straight series and 10 of its last 13 games. Dale Burdick and Eudor Garcia carried the offense once again. Burdick notched his seventh multi-hit game over his last 13, and Garcia reached base safely…
