Columbia Falls in Walk-Off Fashion in Charleston
Columbia, SC – The Fireflies got three hits from Austin Charles and three scoreless frames in relief from Ben Hernandez, but it wasn’t enough as Columbia fell 5-4 in walk-off fashion to the Charleston RiverDogs Saturday at Joe Riley Park. Odalys Pegeuro reached on a fielder’s choice with one out
Fireflies Blanked in Charleston
Columbia, SC – The Fireflies bullpen offered four scoreless innings, but the offense never jump started as Columbia lost 8-0 to Charleston following a one hour and 16 minute rain delay Tuesday night at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. Charleston jumped on the board first in the second inning. Enderson
Solid Pitching Leads to 3-1 Win Tuesday
Columbia, SC – The Fireflies got an excellent game out of four pitchers in a 3-1 win over the Augusta GreenJackets at Segra Park Tuesday night. The bullpen combined for five scoreless innings behind Bernal’s second-consecutive one-run start. Columbia took the lead in the bottom of the third inning. After
McNair’s Late Blast Leads Fireflies to Victory
Columbia, SC – The Fireflies worked behind a strong day on the mound and a late Brennon McNair homer to win 4-1 over the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Thursday night at Atrium Health Ballpark. The Fireflies jumped out first again Thursday. In the top of the first inning, Blake Mitchell drew
Fireflies Sweep Woodpeckers with 2-1 Win
Columbia, SC – The Fireflies arms continued their hot stretch with a combined Maddux, throwing 86 pitches in a 2-1 win over the Fayetteville Woodpeckers Sunday night at Segra Park. Columbia is on their longest winning streak of the season, after winning six-consecutive against Fayetteville. Emmanuel Reyes kept the mound
Fireflies Lose Finale 3-1 to RiverDogs
Columbia, SC – The Fireflies used 4.1 scoreless frames from their bullpen, but weren’t able to take home the finale as they lost 3-1 to Charleston Sunday evening at Segra Park. The RiverDogs (17-21) scratched the score column first in the second inning. Blake Robertson smacked a lead-off homer to
Late Rally Halted in Series Split
Columbia, SC – The Fireflies loaded the bases in the ninth inning, but were unable to complete the comeback, falling to the Red Sox 3-1 after scoring just a single run in the final frame Sunday night at Segra Park. The Red Sox got on the board first in the
Hernandez Quality Start Leads to 4-1 Win
COLUMBIA, SC – The bullpen followed Ben Hernandez’s third quality start of the season with three scoreless innings as the Fireflies beat Myrtle Beach 4-1 Thursday night at Pelicans Ballpark. The Fireflies climbed ahead in the top of the fourth. Trevor Werner started the inning by legging out an infield
Two Out Magic Guides Fireflies to Win
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies scored five runs with two outs, including three in the sixth inning to walk away 6-4 winners Wednesday night against the Charleston RiverDogs at Segra Park. The sixth inning was the difference maker for Columbia, who again did their damage with two outs. Lizandro
Fireflies Win 11-Inning Thriller in Augusta
AUGUSTA, SC – The Fireflies won their second 11-inning game of the season 3-2 against the Augusta GreenJackets at SRP Park Tuesday night. The pitching staff didn’t allow an earned run in the win. In the top of the 11th, Austin Charles laced a triple to left field to score
Pena’s Two RBI Night Powers Columbia to Victory
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies pitching held Myrtle Beach to a pair, which Erick Pena matched with a bases loaded walk and a sacrifice fly to even the series after a 3-2 win over the Pelicans Wednesday night in Myrtle Beach. Omar Hernandez led off the fourth inning with a
Fireflies Drop Back-and-Forth Contest 11-9
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies rallied, scoring six unanswered to take an 8-7 lead in the sixth inning, but ultimately fell 11-9 to the Charleston RiverDogs Sunday night at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The difference came in the eighth. After a Julio Meza lead-off double, the Fireflies unraveled, walking
Fireflies Prove Third-Straight Walk-Off’s the Charm
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies had a walk-off hit for a third consecutive night, scoring three in the ninth, capping it off with a single from David Hollie, to beat Salem 4-3 Friday night at Segra Park. Trailing 3-1, Felix Cepeda walked the bases loaded in the bottom of the
Fireflies Win Big in Front of Sell-Out Crowd
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies won 8-2 over the Charleston RiverDogs, utilizing strong pitching and a Javier Vaz homer to send the first full capacity sell-out crowd at Segra Park since 2019 home happy Saturday night. Javier Vaz welcomed the 2022 draft class to Columbia in a big way. The
Fireflies Drop Finale 9-0 to Kannapolis
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies offense was stifled as they dropped the series finale to the Cannon Ballers 9-0 Sunday afternoon at Atrium Health Ballpark. Columbia (17-12) starter Ben Hernandez (L, 1-6) cruised through the first four innings before allowing a two-run homer to DJ Gladney in the fifth inning
Six Walks Mark Difference in Fireflies Loss
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies pitching staff walked six batters and three came around to score as Columbia dropped the opener to the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 5-4 Tuesday evening at Atrium Health Ballpark. The Cannon Ballers now own a 1.5 game lead in the South Division standings. The difference came
Fireflies Hit All-Star Break on High Note
COLUMBIA, SC – Ben Hernandez was phenomenal, twirling 5.2 one-hit innings as the Fireflies downed the Down East Wood Ducks 7-4 Sunday afternoon at Grainger Stadium. The righty fanned three batters without walking any. It was Ben Hernandez’s (W, 1-4) longest outing of the season and left the bullpen with
Fireflies Drop Opener in Down East 6-4
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies bullpen couldn’t hold off a Down East Wood Ducks rally as Columbia fell 6-4 at Grainger Stadium Tuesday evening. The Wood Ducks rallied from behind to jump in front by three runs once the Fireflies bullpen entered the game. In the eighth inning, a fielding
Seven-Run Sixth Snaps Fireflies Streak
COLUMBIA, SC – After a fantastic start from Ben Hernandez, the Fireflies couldn’t hold onto the lead, as the bullpen allowed nine runs to score in an 11-3 loss to the Myrtle Beacch Pelicans at Segra Park Wednesday evening. Delvin Capellan (L, 2-3) was the first arm out of the
Bats Shut Down in 6-2 Memorial Day Loss
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies were able to score two in the eighth off of wild pitches, but couldn’t rally as they fell to the Salem Red Sox 6-2 Monday afternoon at Salem Memorial Ballpark. Ben Hernandez returned to the bump for the first time since May 13. He was
Hernandez Spins Four Scoreless in 3-1 Win
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies utilized big pitching performances from starter Ben Hernandez and reliever Heribert Garcia to best the Charleston RiverDogs 3-1 at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Ballpark Wednesday evening. Pitching was the name of the game in the Fireflies (3-2) win over the RiverDogs (2-3). Ben Hernandez started
Fireflies Release 2022 Opening Day Roster
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies, in conjunction with the Kansas City Royals, today announced their 2022 roster. The group that will kick-off the Fireflies sixth season in the Midlands is brimming with young talent, boasting seven 2021 draftees and four top 30 Royals’ prospects, according to MLB.com. If that
Hernandez, Pennington and Webb Twirl Fireflies 3rd Shutout
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Ben Hernandez, Walter Pennington and Nathan Webb combined to throw Columbia’s third shutout of 2021 Friday night in a 5-0 win over the Augusta GreenJackets. All three shutouts this season have come against Augusta. Hernandez (W, 1-2) started the game with a career-best five innings pitched and
Bats Continue Rough Stretch in 7-0 Loss to RiverDogs
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Columbia Fireflies fell behind early and were never able to catch up in a 7-0 loss to the Charleston RiverDogs Friday night at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Ballpark. Starter Ben Hernandez (L, 0-2) allowed a career-high four earned runs in 2.1 innings. Charleston (21-13) came out
Fireflies Split Doubleheader to Guarantee Series Split
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Columbia Fireflies split a doubleheader with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans Saturday evening at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. After dropping the first contest 4-0, the Fireflies were able to take the second game 4-2. Game 1 For a second consecutive game, the Columbia Fireflies were shutout,