Hollie Clobbers Four Homers in Hometown
COLUMBIA, SC – David Hollie had a four homer day as the Fireflies had two slugfest victories over the Augusta GreenJackets 13-4 and 9-3 at SRP Park Sunday afternoon. Game 1 Columbia displayed their power at the plate in game one of the doubleheader. The Fireflies saw four players hit
Fireflies Fall 2-0 in Finale
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies were shut out 2-0 in their final game of the 2021 season Sunday at Segra Park. Kannapolis (40-79) jumped on the board in the first when Adam Hackenberg tripled to plate Shawn Goosenberg with a pair of outs. They added the final run in
Fireflies Struggle Again, Lose 15-2
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies haven’t been able to figure out the Charleston RiverDogs line-up this week. After falling 15-2 at Segra Park Thursday evening, Columbia has been outscored 42-13 in the three games of this series. Charleston (74-31) dealt their big blow in the second inning. Already leading 1-0,
Columbia Runs Away with 5-0 Win over Pelicans
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies sat behind an early lead and excellent pitching to end their losing streak against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in a 5-0 win at TicketReturn.com Field Friday night. Adrian Alcantara (W, 5-7) spun his third quality start of the season, working six scoreless innings while
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
Columbia Strands 11 in 3-2 Loss
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies wrapped up their two-week homestand with a 3-2 loss with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers Sunday night at Segra Park. The game began in a 35 minute rain delay, but both pitching staffs came out of the gates ready to blow past opposing hitters. After breezing
Third Time is Not the Charm in Charleston
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies pitching staff held the RiverDogs scoreless for five-consecutive innings, but it wasn’t enough, as the Fireflies ceded a bases-loaded walk in the 10th to drop their third consecutive in walk-off fashion, 4-3 Thursday night at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Ballpark. The Fireflies (36-38) drew
Fireflies Run Away from RiverDogs with Two Homer Night
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Columbia Fireflies needed a blast from Maikel Garcia to tie the game, but Kale Emshoff obliterated a baseball to push the Fireflies ahead in the fifth in an 8-4 win over the Fireflies Saturday evening at Segra Park. Emshoff put the exclamation point on the Columbia
Strong Start from Alcantara Squandered in 6-5 Loss
COLUMBIA, S.C. – After five scoreless frames from starter Adrian Alcantara, the Fireflies bullpen couldn’t contain the Augusta GreenJackets’ offense, allowing half a dozen runs in a 6-5 loss at SRP Park Tuesday night. Luis De Avila (L, 4-1) hurried through the first two batters in the sixth before allowing
Columbia No-Hit for First Time Since 2017
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Columbia Fireflies couldn’t scratch the hit column in a nine-inning game against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans Wednesday night as they lost 5-0 at Segra Park. The combined no-hitter marked the first against the Columbia Fireflies (22-18) since Nick Fanti and Trevor Bettencourt no-hit the Fireflies for
Early Offense, Stellar Pitching Key in Fireflies 6-2 Win
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Columbia Fireflies offense utilized five errors from Myrtle Beach to score five unearned runs to vault over the Pelicans 6-2 Wednesday evening at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. Adrian Alcantara (W, 2-2) notched the longest outing for a Fireflies (17-9) starter this season. A five-inning appearance
Columbia Rallies to Split Series with Augusta
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Columbia Fireflies overcame a slow start to beat Augusta 9-4 and split the six-game series against the GreenJackets at SRP Park Sunday afternoon. Columbia (3-3) was trailing 4-1 entering the sixth inning, but then the Fireflies hit around relievers Tyler Owens and Brent Burgess (L, 1-1).
Thunder's Garcia earns Pitcher of the Week
Wherever Deivi Garcia has been on the mound this season, he's proven to be dominant with a penchant for strikeouts. He checked off the boxes again last week. The fourth-ranked Yankees prospect was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week after tying the Minor League season high with 15 strikeouts
Seismic Sixth Turns Tide For Chukars
Billings, MT - On a night where the Chukars offense was quiet early, the bats woke up at just the right time. Having just one hit entering the sixth inning, Idaho Falls scored three times in the sixth inning to turn a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead. The Chukars