Offense Silenced in 7-0 loss to the RiverDogs

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies’ bats were held in check Saturday evening in a 7-0 loss to the Charleston RiverDogs at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Ballpark.

The story of tonight’s game was all about pitching for both teams. Adrian Alcantara (L, 4-7) got the start for the Fireflies (44-51) and went four innings, allowing just two earned runs, all of which were scored in a bumpy third inning. After that, AJ Franklin spun three scoreless innings to get the game to the eighth before handing the ball to Dario Peralta.

Peralta struggled in the bottom of the eighth, allowing a two-run blast to Diego Infante to make the score 5-0 in favor of Charleston. After that, he got in trouble with walks, allowing three total before being lifted for Chase Wallace with two outs in the frame. When all was said-and-done, the RiverDogs led 7-0 heading into the ninth after the Fireflies pitching staff issued four walks in the ninth. Columbia walked a total of 10 hitters throughout the game.

The RiverDogs (67-28) utilized a strong start from Ian Seymour, who went five one-hit innings while fanning 10 Fireflies batters before trading places with Nomar Rojas who spun three hitless frames.

It is the 10th time the Fireflies have been shutout this season.

Columbia closes out their seven-game series with the RiverDogs tomorrow at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Ballpark at 5:05 pm. RHP Luinder Avila (1-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the nod for the Fireflies and Charleston counters with RHP Seth Johnson (3-5, 3.47 ERA).

The Fireflies return home to Segra Park for a six-game homestand with the Charleston RiverDogs August 31. It all starts with a Miller Lite $2 Tuesday where hot dogs, popcorn, fountain soda and 12 oz cans of Miller Lite are all only $2. You can purchase tickets at FirefliesTickets.com.