Drive Open Series with 4-2 Victory over Fireflies
Columbia, SC - The Greenville Drive combined a terrific start from Denyi Reyes and a 12-hit offensive night to defeat the Columbia Fireflies 4-2 in Wednesday's 4th of July contest.Reyes (7-3) hurled a complete game shutout in his last outing against the Fireflies (7-6, 41-39), and he followed that up
Columbia, SC - The Greenville Drive combined a terrific start from
Reyes (7-3) hurled a complete game shutout in his last outing against the Fireflies (7-6, 41-39), and he followed that up with eight terrific innings on Wednesday. The right-hander scattered five hits and allowed two runs while striking out five.
The Drive (6-8, 31-52) took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fifth.
Benge struck again in the seventh with an RBI single to plate Fitzgerald, stretching the Drive lead to 4-2. Both Benge and Fitzgerald finished the night with three hits for Greenville. Benge drove in two runs, and Fitzgerald scored twice.
Columbia took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when
The teams traded runs in the top of the third inning. Acosta's fielder's choice scored
Thursday's contest in Columbia will begin at 7:05. Right-hander
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