Alfonzo Impresses at the Plate in Saturday Night Loss
CHARLESTON, SC - Fireflies infielder Gio Alfonzo smacked two base hits on Saturday, but Columbia fell to Charleston, 3-1. The Fireflies must win on Sunday to take three of four from the RiverDogs. Alfonzo - the nephew of New York Mets great Edgardo Alfonzo - is now hitting .314 in
CHARLESTON, SC - Fireflies infielder Gio Alfonzo smacked two base hits on Saturday, but Columbia fell to Charleston, 3-1. The Fireflies must win on Sunday to take three of four from the RiverDogs.
Alfonzo - the nephew of New York Mets great Edgardo Alfonzo - is now hitting .314 in 22 games this season. The 25-year-old has hit safely in six of his last seven games.
Columbia (22-19) scored the game's first run for a second straight night. In the second,
The Fireflies fell behind two innings later.
The visitors' bats were quiet the rest of the game and the only other runs to score were in the bottom of the eighth. Navas and Blaser each knocked in a run.
The pitcher that followed Kay was
The Fireflies finish its four-game series with the RiverDogs on Sunday at 5:05 ET from Joe Riley Park. You can listen to the action on FOX Sports Radio 1400 AM, ColumbiaFireflies.com and the TuneIn Radio app starting at 4:45 p.m.