Bradley Leads Naturals to 10-7 Win Thursday
Tucker Bradley led the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (24-23, 53-63) to a 10-7 win on Thursday night over the Tulsa Drillers (19-29, 60-57) with three hits, including a homer. The two teams continue their six-game series at Arvest Ballpark on Friday with a 7:05 PM CT first pitch. The Naturals scored
Near No-Hitter Turns into 3-1 Win
Chandler Champlain (2-2) threw 6.0 innings of no-hit baseball for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (13-10, 42-50) in a 3-1 win over the Arkansas Travelers (13-10, 58-34) at Dickey-Stephens Park on Thursday night. The two teams continue their six-game series on Friday night in Little Rock, Arkansas with a 7:05 PM
Early Errors Sink Fireflies in 8-3 Loss to Pelicans
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies committed a pair of errors in the first inning, allowing three unearned runs to score in an 8-3 loss to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans Wednesday night at TicketReturn.com Field. After taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, when Diego Hernandez came
Fireflies Drop Close One to Woodpeckers
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies took a lead in the sixth, but couldn’t hold onto it, ceding three runs in the seventh to fall 5-3 at Segra Park Friday evening. The Woodpeckers (38-49) jumped out to score in the first for the second consecutive night, adding back-to-back doubles on
Los Chicharrones Comeback Falls Short
COLUMBIA, SC – After falling behind 8-0 after four innings, Los Chicharrones de Columbia didn’t give up, they fought back, but their comeback fell short, 10-8 to Los Pelicanos at Segra Park Saturday evening. Anderson Paulino (L, 6-4) fell into a fit of bad luck that forced him to leave
Columbia Plates Six in the Fifth to Win 10-6
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies used a big fifth inning, where they scored half a dozen runs, to beat the RiverDogs 10-6 Sunday at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Ballpark. With the score tied 1-1, Diego Hernandez ran out an infield single to short to get aboard. The centerfielder tried to
Fireflies Earn Twin Bill Split to Open Series
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies split the series-opening twin bill, shutting out the RiverDogs 2-0 in game one and falling in extras 5-4 in the second game Tuesday evening at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Ballpark. The Fireflies (36-36) battled until the end of the back-and-forth affair against the RiverDogs (51-21)
Hughes’ Homer Difference in 7-5 Win vs Augusta
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies battled back-and-forth with the Augusta GreenJackets, but emerged victorious after Gage Hughes knocked a two-run homer in the sixth in the 7-5 contest at Segra Park Tuesday evening. Hughes capped off back-to-back three run innings for Columbia (32-32). The sixth started with a one out
Starter Paulino Lambasted by Pelicans Bats
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Columbia Fireflies starter Anderson Paulino couldn’t hold the Myrtle Beach Pelicans at bay as he was tagged for nine runs in 3.1 innings in a 10-3 loss to the Pelicans Wednesday night at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. Following a Juan Carlos Negret solo shot in the
Four-Run Third Leads Columbia to Victory
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Fireflies utilized a four-run third inning where 10 Columbia hitters stepped up to the plate to beat the Augusta GreenJackets 5-4 Thursday evening at Segra Park. The Fireflies (21-15) broke through in the third inning. Tyler Tolbert led off the frame with a two-bagger that set
Fireflies Offense Shut Down Again in 5-2 Loss to RiverDogs
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Columbia Fireflies bats were held in-check again, as they scratched only two hits in a 5-2 loss to the Charleston RiverDogs Thursday evening at Joseph P. Riley Ballpark. For a moment, Jake Means provided a glimmer of hope to Fireflies (19-13) fans with a solo blast
Columbia Drops Finale to Split Series with RiverDogs
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Columbia Fireflies fell behind early again and a late rally attempt fell short in an 8-5 loss to the Charleston RiverDogs Sunday evening at Segra Park. The RiverDogs (7-5) were able to score early again, scratching the board six times in the first three innings, while
Clutch Eighth Lifts Fireflies Over RiverDogs in Opener
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Columbia’s bats jumped out of the gates in the eighth and eked the Fireflies over the RiverDogs 4-3 in Tuesday evening’s home opener. Diego Hernandez started off the frame with a base-knock and was driven in by a Darryl Collins triple passed the center fielder Nick Schnell
Pitching Name of the Game in Doubleheader Split
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Fireflies rode strong pitching to a doubleheader split against the Augusta GreenJackets at SRP Park Thursday night. Columbia allowed just one run over 14 innings, lowering their staff’s ERA to 3.27 in 2021. Game 1 Columbia (1-2) dropped a tough one to start off the night,