Fireflies Hit Back to Back Homers for First Time in 2019
GREENVILLE, SC - Columbia's road trip closed out with a thud on Sunday. The Fireflies allowed 16 runs and 22 hits and dropped the finale to Greenville, 16-5. Columbia did mash two more homers. The Fireflies have experienced a power surge over the last week and have launched nine homers
GREENVILLE, SC - Columbia's road trip closed out with a thud on Sunday. The Fireflies allowed 16 runs and 22 hits and dropped the finale to Greenville, 16-5. Columbia did mash two more homers. The Fireflies have experienced a power surge over the last week and have launched nine homers over their last eight games.
For the first time this season, Columbia (14-17, 38-59) hit back to back dingers. It happened in the fourth inning against Drive starter
Just moments later,
The last time Columbia drilled back to back homers in a game was August 23, 2018 (
July 21 @ Greenville - Chase Chambers and Jose Medina
July 19 @ Greenville - Jose Medina
July 18 @ Greenville - Jose Medina
July 17 @ West Virginia -
July 16 @ West Virginia - Shervyen Newton
July 14 vs. Charleston - Mark Vientos and Shervyen Newton
Outside of a two-run double off of
The game was tied, 3-3, until the home team sparked for five runs in the bottom of the fourth. The Drive scored four more the following frame which put the game out of reach for Columbia.
SCORING SUMMARY:
Bottom 1: Everlouis Lozada hits a solo homer over the left-field wall. GVL 1, COL 0
Bottom 2:
Top 4: Chase Chambers launches a two-run homer over the right-field wall … Jose Medina follows suit with a solo blast to left. COL 3, GVL 3
Bottom 4: Lozada smacks another homer, this time a two-run dinger to center … with runners at first and second,
Bottom 5: Williams triples in
Top 6: Gerson Molina yanks a double down the left-field line and drives in both Chambers and
Bottom 7: With the bases loaded, Cole Gordon throws a wild pitch, Casas scores from third … Brannen then drives in two with a triple. GVL 15, COL 5
Bottom 8:
NEXT GAME: Tues., July 23
OPPONENT: Augusta
Location: Segra Park
TIME: 7:05 ET
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