Fireflies Win Greenville Series In Walk-Off Fashion
COLUMBIA, SC - It took all nine innings for Columbia to earn a victory against Greenville on Sunday. With the game tied 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth, Chase Chambers drove a fly ball into left field. After the ball was caught, Brian Sharp tagged from third and beat
COLUMBIA, SC - It took all nine innings for Columbia to earn a victory against Greenville on Sunday. With the game tied 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth,
The walk-off provided a fitting end to a neck and neck game. Columbia (23-26, 47-68) starter
Meanwhile, the Firefly offense was going to work.
Greenville put the potential shutout to bed in the top of the sixth.
The Fireflies reclaimed the lead a half-inning later. With runners at the corners and one out,
The game reached a deadlock again in the eighth. Casas opened the frame with a leadoff double into the left field corner. Cottam singled behind the Red Sox prospect to put two men on with no outs. Wren followed Cottam by grounding into a 4-6-3 double play. Casas crossed home on the turn of two.
The ninth inning brought the walk-off sacrifice fly from Chambers. Justin Lasko (W, 2-0) pitched the final three innings and was credited with the win.
The Fireflies have won seven of their last eight games with Sunday's victory. Additionally, Columbia has now earned back-to-back series wins for the second time in 2019. The win and an 11-0 loss from Augusta puts the Fireflies four games out of first place with 21 games left in the season.
Columbia travels to Charleston on Monday for a three-game series against the RiverDogs. Monday's opener from Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park will begin at 7:05 ET. Coverage begins at 6:45 ET at FirefliesLiveStream.com and MiLB.TV.