Llanes Pitches Gem; Offense Erupts in 7-1 Win
SALISBURY, MD - Gabriel Llanes breezed through a career-high nine innings in the 7-1 victory over the Delmarva Shorebirds on Wednesday night. It was the first complete-game performance by a Columbia starter this season.Llanes (W, 1-2) yielded just one walk and totaled five strikeouts. The 21-year-old has absorbed only three earned runs
SALISBURY, MD - Gabriel Llanes breezed through a career-high nine innings in the 7-1 victory over the Delmarva Shorebirds on Wednesday night. It was the first complete-game performance by a Columbia starter this season.
Llanes (W, 1-2) yielded just one walk and totaled five strikeouts. The 21-year-old has absorbed only three earned runs over his last 29 innings (four starts).
Columbia's (16-16) offense erupted against Delmarva (15-17) for a season-high 15 hits. The Fireflies notched a season-high five doubles - all of which came after the fifth inning.
Cespedes made his Firefly debut on Wednesday and drove in the first run of the game in the third inning.
The offensive avalanche kept coming in the seventh inning. With Luis Carpio on base, Paez cracked his first of two doubles in the game, which put runners at second and third. Winningham collected a two-run single and this gave Columbia a 5-0 edge. The visitors added two more runs in the ninth.
The Fireflies prepare for a doubleheader against the Shorebirds on Thursday evening. First pitch for game one is at 6:05 p.m. at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. Game two begins approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. The reigning South Atlantic League Player of the Month (April),
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