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Fireflies Lose Back-and-Forth Game 8-7

Columbia loses lead in seventh in late night at Segra Park
August 29, 2023

COLUMBIA, SC – At the end of the night, there were only four zeroes on the scoreboard, as Columbia allowed a pair to score in the seventh, dropping the opener 8-7 to Delmarva Tuesday at Segra Park. The Fireflies tied the game in the bottom of the sixth after trailing

Rough Start Leads to 12-2 Loss

Rayo tosses career-best 5.2 innings in fifth-straight defeat
July 28, 2023

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies allowed seven runs in the third inning, leading to a 12-2 loss to the Carolina Mudcats Friday night at Segra Park. Oscar Rayo highlighted the game for Columbia. After the Fireflies trailed 11-2, he came out and worked 5.2 innings without allowing a run all

Fireflies Win 4-0 in Extras Friday

Pitching locks down ninth shutout of the year
July 7, 2023

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies pitching staff worked their ninth shutout of the season in 10 innings and the Charleston RiverDogs imploded in extras, leading to a 4-0 Fireflies win over Charleston Friday Night at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. Jean Ramirez got a pinch-hit bunt single in the 10th,

Fireflies Take Pitcher’s Duel 1-0

Columbia collects their eighth shutout of the season Monday
July 3, 2023

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies pitching staff held the Augusta GreenJackets to three hits and punched out 11 hitters as they won 1-0 at Segra Park Monday night. The win was Columbia’s eighth shutout of the season and their second 1-0 win of the year. The first 1-0 victory came

Grand Slam Seals Deal for Fireflies

Dunhurst’s first Carolina League hit wins game 7-6
June 25, 2023

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies came back and won 7-6 behind a seventh inning Hayden Dunhurst grand slam with two outs Sunday night at Segra Park. Dunhurst entered the at-bat 0-10 in the Carolina League and was working against Holden Powell, who had retired the first 15 batters he faced

Fireflies Drop Finale 6-1; Head Home Tuesday

Columbia’s elimination number down to one heading into final three games
June 18, 2023

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies allowed three runs in the third, which led to a 6-1 loss to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers Sunday afternoon at Segra Stadium. The knock-out punch came in the third inning. Fayetteville sent nine hitters to the plate, eeking out four hits, two of which were doubles

Fireflies Rally Stopped with Tying Run Up

Six-run sixth unseats Columbia
June 2, 2023

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies scored a pair in the bottom of the ninth and brought the tying run to the plate, but couldn’t complete the rally as they fell 6-3 to Down East Friday night at Grainger Stadium. Lizandro Rodriguez started the ninth with a bloop single and Brett

Late Rally Pushes Fireflies to Series Win

Fireflies win back-and-forth game 8-6
May 7, 2023

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies scored six runs in the fourth and fifth to win 8-6 over Myrtle Beach Sunday evening at Segra Park, winning their third consecutive series and pushing their lead in the division to 2.5 games. With a tie game in the bottom of the sixth, Brennon

Fireflies Notch 20 Strikeouts in 4-1 Win

Sandlin becomes first starter to earn win in 2023
April 14, 2023

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies pitching staff was lights out again as they punched out 20 Charleston RiverDogs hitters in a 4-1 win at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Friday night. Pitching was the name of the game again for the Columbia Fireflies (2-2). David Sandlin (W, 1-0) got the

Fireflies Stung by GreenJackets 16-3

Columbia loses second consecutive by 10+ runs
June 9, 2022

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies struggled to contain the GreenJackets offense as they lost 16-3 Thursday night at Segra Park. The difference came in the third inning. After Rusber Estrada reached on an error, Fireflies starter Ben Kudrna was lifted from the contest with the score 1-1. Samuel Valerio (L,

Six-Run Sixth Sets Down Columbia

Fireflies lose 10-5 at Salem Friday night
June 3, 2022

COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia jumped out first Friday night, but couldn’t hold the Salem Red Sox, as the Fireflies fell 10-5 at Salem Memorial Ballpark. Columbia (14-35) was nursing a 3-1 lead with Samuel Valerio (L, 0-3) on the bump in the sixth when seven Salem Red Sox (26-23) were

Bullpen Falters in 15-5 Loss

Fireflies drop opener to Pelicans at Segra Park
May 17, 2022

COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies allowed seven runs in the fourth inning as they dropped the series opener at Segra Park to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 14-4 Tuesday night. Columbia (11-23) had a pair of errors, allowed five hits and ceded a walk in the inning that flipped the

Eight in the Third Seals Fireflies Fate

Columbia drops Thursday contest 11-8 to Delmarva
May 5, 2022

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies rallied, but couldn’t overcome allowing eight runs in the third inning to the Delmarva Shorebirds as they lost 11-8 Thursday evening at Segra Park. The breaking point inning for the Fireflies (8-16) was the third inning. After Eric Cerantola twirled a pair of scoreless frames,

Fireflies Falter in Extras, Losing 6-2 in 10 innings

Columbia gives up four in extras to drop their first extra innings game of the year
April 22, 2022

COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia couldn’t close out the Down East Wood Ducks, who scored four runs in the 10th inning as the Fireflies dropped Friday night’s game at Segra Park 6-2. Luis Barroso (L, 0-1) allowed four hits to the first five batters of the extra frame that saw the

Bats Buoy Cerantola’s Strong Start in 7-2 Victory

April 16, 2022

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies scored half a dozen in the third and saw righty Eric Cerantola have the best start of the season in their 7-2 victory over the Charleston RiverDogs Saturday evening at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Ballpark. Cerantola (W, 1-0) held the RiverDogs (4-4) hitless through the