Fireflies Fight, Win in Extras
ROME, GA - It took 10 innings, but Columbia came away with a 9-8 win in Rome on Sunday. The Fireflies and Braves battled back and forth throughout the afternoon, trading ties and longballs several times in the process. The two teams combined for 17 runs on 24 hits on
ROME, GA - It took 10 innings, but Columbia came away with a 9-8 win in Rome on Sunday. The Fireflies and Braves battled back and forth throughout the afternoon, trading ties and longballs several times in the process. The two teams combined for 17 runs on 24 hits on the day, against nine separate pitchers.
The game seemed all but over in the bottom of the ninth, when Rome (21-22) outfielder
Senger and Chambers would each hit home runs on the day, their respective firsts on the year. Rome had four separate round-trippers from their lineup during the afternoon. Fireflies outfielder
Columbia righty
SCORING SUMMARY:
Top 1: Chase Chambers hits a two-run homer to center. Chambers and
Bottom 1:
Top 2:
Bottom 2:
Top 4: Hayden Senger homers to center…Mark Vientos doubles, Chandler Avant scores. COL 6, ROM 4
Bottom 5: Trey Harris ground into a double play, Ricardo Rodriguez scores. COL 6, ROM 5
Bottom 6: Brendan Venter hits a solo home run. COL 6, ROM 6
Top 8: Hayden Senger hits a sac fly to center, Gerson Molina scores. COL 7, ROM 6
Top 9: Mark Vientos flies into a sacrifice double play,
Bottom 9: Trey Harris hits a two-run homer to left, Harris and Greg Cullen score. COL 8, ROM 8
Top 10: Gerson Molina singles,
Columbia concludes its series against Rome on Sunday at 1:00 ET. You can tune in to the action at FireFliesLivestream.com or on the MiLB.TV app.