Fireflies Win Fourth Straight to Claim First
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies dominated in every facet of the game in their third shutout of the season as they took out Myrtle Beach 12-0 Tuesday night at Segra Park. Daniel Vazquez broke things open in the bottom of the first, popping a three-run homer over the left-center wall
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies dominated in every facet of the game in their third shutout of the season as they took out Myrtle Beach 12-0 Tuesday night at Segra Park.
Daniel Vazquez broke things open in the bottom of the first, popping a three-run homer over the left-center wall off of starter Michael Arias to plate Omar Hernandez and Brett Squires and give Columbia a 3-0 lead.
The bats weren’t done there. Erick Peña slapped a single to right field in the third, scoring Brett Squires and Daniel Vazquez to push the Fireflies lead to a handful. The next inning, Jean Ramirez came around on a Hernandez single to right that put Columbia in front 6-0 as the bats continued to roll.
David Sandlin (W, 3-0) kept his strong stretch on the bump going. The Oklahoma product worked five innings, punching out eight Pelicans (12-9) without allowing a run. After that, he handed the ball to Steven Zobac (H, 3) who spun three scoreless innings before Wesley Scott closed out the game, blanking the Pelicans in the ninth.
Columbia had some fantastic performances at the plate. Jean Ramirez earned the club’s first four-hit game of the season and the first since Carter Jensen struck for four knocks August 13 at Myrtle Beach last year. Vazquez hit his first homer and tied David Hollie for the most RBI in a single game for a Fireflies player this year, driving in five.
Finally, Squires extended his hitting streak to eight games with a single in the fourth. It’s tied for the eighth-longest hitting streak in the Carolina League this season and is the fifth-longest active streak in the league. On the stretch, Sandlin is 12-26 on the stretch (.426) and has driven in six RBI while scoring 10 runs since April 26.
The Fireflies continue their series with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans tomorrow night at Segra Park at 7:05 pm. LHP Oscar Rayo (0-0, 2.25 ERA) toes the rubber for Columbia and Myrtle Beach counters with RHP Cade Horton (0-0, 0.00 ERA).
Tomorrow night is all about Paws and Claws. It’s our Trash the Poop Wag-Along Wednesday where you can bring your pup with you too the ballpark with the purchase of a berm ticket. It’s also White Claw Wednesday. Fans can purchase 16 oz cans of White Claw Hard Seltzer for only $5. Tickets are still available at FirefliesTickets.com.