Columbia Battles West Virginia into Extras on Monday
COLUMBIA, SC - Columbia played in its seventh one-run game in its last nine, but came out on the losing end on Monday. West Virginia scored a run in the top half of the 11th and won the series opener, 3-2. The Fireflies have played in nothing but close games
COLUMBIA, SC - Columbia played in its seventh one-run game in its last nine, but came out on the losing end on Monday. West Virginia scored a run in the top half of the 11th and won the series opener, 3-2. The Fireflies have played in nothing but close games in the month of May: 15 of the 19 games have been decided by three runs or fewer.
Columbia (22-21) entered the ninth inning with a 2-1 advantage. The leadoff batter for the Power, Cal Mitchell, drew a walk and sprinted to third base on a
The teams failed to score in the 10th, but West Virginia (24-17) wasted little time pulling ahead 3-2 in the 11th. With the runner
Columbia went down in the bottom half of the 11th with nothing more than an
This was the first time all season the Fireflies lost a game after having held a lead after eight frames. The club was previously 17-0 when leading heading to the ninth.
Columbia was trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh. The home team sprang for two scores to take its first lead. The inning began with a
Speaking of Gladu, the Canadian singled in the fifth inning on Monday, extending his hit streak to 10 straight games - one off tying a franchise record.
A couple relievers out of Columbia's bullpen were just as impressive. After starter
The two teams meet again on Tuesday at 7:05 ET from Spirit Communications Park. You can watch the game on MiLB.TV or listen to the action on FOX Sports Radio 1400 AM, ColumbiaFireflies.com and the TuneIn Radio app starting at 6:45 p.m.