Fireflies Complete Sweep Over Legends
COLUMBIA, SC - The Fireflies' offense erupted with 12 hits for the second straight game and blanked Lexington, 8-0, on Thursday night at Spirit Communications Park. Columbia won its sixth consecutive contest at home and is seven games above .500 for the first time in franchise history. It's also the
COLUMBIA, SC - The Fireflies' offense erupted with 12 hits for the second straight game and blanked Lexington, 8-0, on Thursday night at Spirit Communications Park. Columbia won its sixth consecutive contest at home and is seven games above .500 for the first time in franchise history. It's also the ninth shut-out win for the club this season.
The Fireflies cracked the scoreboard first for the eighth time in their last nine games.
With two outs in the eighth, the Fireflies added two more runs. Tebow belted his second double of the game to left-center field. Gamache hammered a triple over Legends centerfielder
Columbia finished with seven extra-base hits and ended up with a season-high three triples in the shut-out win. The Fireflies completed the three-game sweep and outscored Lexington 18-4 in the series.
The Fireflies are back in action on Friday night and welcome in the Charleston RiverDogs to town. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at Spirit Communications Park. Righty
You can listen to the action on ESPN Columbia 94.9 FM and 1230 AM ColumbiaFireflies.com and the TuneIn Radio app starting at 6:45 p.m. You can also watch the action live on MiLB.tv.