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 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 — Columbia suffered its first defeat of the season on Tuesday night, falling to the Hickory Crawdads, 5-1. For the first time since Saturday, the Fireflies yielded runs. Hickory scored four in the sixth inning, snapping a new franchise-record 25-inning scoreless streak. For a sixth straight game, the Fireflies jumped on the scoreboard first. Anthony Dimino singled with…
ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia kicked off its three-game series with the Hickory Crawdads with a 3-0 victory. The Fireflies are the only undefeated team in the South Atlantic League STREAKING: The Fireflies’ five-game win streak ties the longest in the franchise’s short history (the last from August 19-23 last year). Even more impressive, Columbia hasn’t trailed at any point during…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Colin Holderman (W, 1-0) dazzled in his first start for the Fireflies. The righty logged six shutout innings with 11 strikeouts. The 3-0 win over Hickory (1-4) gives Columbia (5-0) its fifth straight win, which ties the franchise’s longest streak. Holderman’s 11 strikeouts is a new single-game record for a Firefly. The only unbeaten team left in…
HOT START: The Fireflies aim for their fifth straight win against the Hickory Crawdads. With a win tonight, it would match the club’s longest winning steak from the 2016 inaugural season (8/19/16-8/23/16). During this four-game stretch to start this year, Columbia outscored Augusta 36-12 in the series. 23 of these runs came in the first four innings. It took Columbia…
COLUMBIA, SC – The strikeouts came early and often for Fireflies starter Jordan Humphreys. The right-hander struck out nine over 5.2 innings and led Columbia to a 7-0 win over the GreenJackets at Spirit Communications Park. Friday’s win was Columbia’s first shutout victory since last August 23. Dash Winningham helped spark the offense once again. The first baseman drove in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Of course he did. Tim Tebow hit a home run in his first official at-bat as a New York Mets minor leaguer, a charmed start Thursday night for a popular yet polarizing athlete who seems to have a knack for these remarkable moments. Playing a sport where many thought he didn’t even belong in the batter’s…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tim Tebow got comfortable in his first visit to his new minor league home Sunday and vowed to give his all in his latest professional sports venture with the Columbia Fireflies. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and two-time national champion quarterback at Florida signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets last September, went…
