Total Team Win as Fireflies Fight for First Win in Second Half
ASHEVILLE, NC - Columbia showed great resolve and poise on Friday in Asheville. The Fireflies erased a late deficit, forces extras and defeated the Tourists, 6-3, in 10 innings. It was Columbia's second extra-inning win of the season and first win in the second half.The Fireflies entered the eighth frame
ASHEVILLE, NC - Columbia showed great resolve and poise on Friday in Asheville. The Fireflies erased a late deficit, forces extras and defeated the Tourists, 6-3, in 10 innings. It was Columbia's second extra-inning win of the season and first win in the second half.
The Fireflies entered the eighth frame down 3-1. Columbia (1-1, 25-43) had been flummoxed by Asheville (1-1, 30-42) starter
But against reliever Bobby Johnson, the Fireflies' fortune changed.
Columbia wasted little time putting the pressure on Asheville reliever P.J. Poulin (L, 2-3) in the 10th. With the bases loaded and just one out, Chambers came back up to the plate and replicated what the he did in the eighth inning. The first baseman lifted another deep fly ball to center field. His sacrifice fly allowed Mauricio to tag and score from third.
The comeback wouldn't have been possible had
Columbia was first on the board on Friday night. Lagrange led off the fourth inning with a drive off of the left-field wall. The outfielder's 10th double of the year set the table for
The Fireflies lost the 1-0 lead in the sixth. Butto had just finished five shut-out innings, but allowed back to back singles to
The first three hitters in Columbia's order were active at McCormick Field. Mauricio, Moreno and Lagrange all scored two runs each and combined to reach six times.
Every Fireflies batter - outside of Chambers, who, remember, drove in two runs - hit safely on Friday.
The third game of the series is scheduled for 6:05 ET on Saturday at McCormick Field. Right-hander
You can listen to the action at FirefliesLiveStream.com.