Great Pitching, Four-run eighth lead Fireflies to Win
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies worked their second shutout of the season amid a scoring flurry as they took the opener 8-0 against the Augusta GreenJackets at Segra Park Tuesday morning. Ethan Bosacker (W, 1-0) continued to flourish for the Fireflies. The righty spun five scoreless innings with four
Four-Run Eighth Propels Fireflies to Victory
CHARLESTON, SC – The Fireflies offense rallied behind the bat of Erick Pena, who started the scoring in a four-run eighth that propelled Columbia to a 7-3 win over the Charleston RiverDogs at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Thursday night. Blake Mitchell was the first to reach base in the
Fireflies Come Up Short in Opener vs Charleston
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies jumped out to a quick lead, but couldn’t hold on as the club fell to the Charleston RiverDogs 3-2 Tuesday afternoon at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The Fireflies crossed the plate first in Tuesday’s showdown. In the top of the second, Drew Dowd hit
Wild Pitch Walk-Off Caps Opening Night
AUGUSTA, SC – The Fireflies showed excellent patience at the plate, drawing four walks to set up a walk-off wild pitch to score Erick Torres to beat the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 6-5 Tuesday night at Segra Park. Columbia entered the ninth inning trailing 5-4. After a Jhonny Perdomo line out
No Earned Runs Score in Opening Day Duel
AUGUSTA, SC – The Fireflies pitching staff was up to the task on Opening Night. The club didn’t allow an earned run and fanned 14 Augusta GreenJackets hitters in a 2-1 loss at SRP Park Friday evening. Mauricio Veliz started the game off fanning the first six hitters he saw.
Late Rally Falls Short Tuesday vs Carolina
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies scored three in the seventh and eighth, but weren’t able to mount a comeback as they fell 6-5 Tuesday night vs the Carolina Mudcats at Segra Park. Erick Pena started the rally, hammering his 10th homer of the season. The lefty smoked the ball 109
Pena’s Two RBI Night Powers Columbia to Victory
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies pitching held Myrtle Beach to a pair, which Erick Pena matched with a bases loaded walk and a sacrifice fly to even the series after a 3-2 win over the Pelicans Wednesday night in Myrtle Beach. Omar Hernandez led off the fourth inning with a
Fireflies Drop Opener to Myrtle Beach 13-2
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies took one on the chin, losing 13-2 to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans Tuesday night at Pelicans Ballpark. Myrtle Beach jumped on the board early. The Pelicans used three doubles in the first inning from Reivaj Garcia, Jefferson Rojas and Parker Chavers to score their first
Fireflies Rally Past Kannapolis in Finale
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies offense came out to play, completing their second-largest home comeback of the year, scoring five unanswered after the third inning to beat Kannapolis 5-4 at Segra Park Sunday evening. Columbia scooted ahead in the seventh inning. Erick Pena reached on a two base error to
No Lane for Victory in Columbia’s 4-3 Loss
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies sent the tying run home in the top of the ninth, but Daniel Vazquez was tagged out by Sandro Gaston as Columbia fell 4-3 to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers Friday night in Fayetteville. Columbia got on the board in the sixth. After Dionmy Salon slapped a
Walk-Off Winner Caps Special Night at Segra Park
COLUMBIA, SC – Omar Hernandez stroked a single to right to score Erick Peña as the Fireflies won in walk-off fashion 3-2 in the 10th at Segra Park Thursday night. Hernandez’s walk-off single was his second walk-off hit of the season, the fifth of his career for the Fireflies. He
Fireflies Blank Nats in Third Straight Win
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies pitching staff was on fire again, as Frank Mozzicato led the way to a 6-0 victory in the club’s fifth shutout of the season. Mozzicato (W, 1-2) set the pace with his third quality start of the season. The southpaw punched out seven in six,
Fireflies Fall After Late Salem Surge
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies offense couldn’t survive a late Salem surge, as Columbia fell 4-1 at Carilion Clinic Field Friday night. Frank Mozzicato (L, 0-2) twirled 5.2 innings, fanning seven hitters and allowing only a pair of earned runs in the loss. Columbia’s southpaw paces the Carolina League with
Peña’s Two Homer Night Leads Fireflies to Comeback Win
COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia was down big, trailing 6-0 after three innings, but two homers from Erick Peña and 10 runs after the fourth inning led Columbia to a walk-off victory 10-8 over Myrtle Beach Wednesday night at Segra Park. Erick Peña had the big hit for Columbia Wednesday night.
Columbia Splits Wild Doubleheader in Augusta
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies were able to walk out of SRP Park with a doubleheader split, taking game one 5-1 and dropping game two 5-4 in eight innings Friday night vs the Augusta GreenJackets. Game 1 Columbia dealt the knock-out blow in the fifth frame. After Jean Ramirez
Bullpen Incredible in 4-3 Win
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies bullpen held a 4-3 lead from David Sandlin to take a 2-1 series lead over the Fayetteville Woodpeckers at Segra Park Thursday night. The game changed when Erick Peña launched a two-run homer, plating Daniel Vazquez and tying the game 3-3 in the bottom of
Mistakes Add Up in 7-3 Loss to Woodpeckers
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies had a season-high five miscues in the field, which marked the difference as they fell 7-3 to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers at Segra Park Wednesday night. Fayetteville broke things open in the second inning. After Shane Panzini walked Kobe Kato and Dauri Lorenzo to start the
Mozzicato Sets Record in Fireflies Walk-Off Win
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Fireflies were walk-off winners on a record breaking night for starter Frank Mozzicato in a 5-4 victory over Fayetteville Tuesday night at Segra Park. Frank Mozzicato was the story of the game, spinning six scoreless innings and striking out a Fireflies single-game record 13 hitters.
Three Bases Loaded Walks Lead to Columbia Win
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies used three bases loaded walks to bolster their offense to a 4-3 win over Myrtle Beach Saturday night at TicketReturn.com Field. Columbia has now won three consecutive games and can take the series with a win tomorrow. Carter Jensen led the eighth off with his
Avila Dominant in 1-0 Loss to Pelicans
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies wasted an incredible performance from starter Luinder Avila as they fell 1-0 to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans Tuesday night at TicketReturn.com Field. Luinder Avila turned in the most dominant start of the season for any Fireflies pitcher. The righty tossed a career-best seven innings while
Fireflies Fall Behind in Extras in 6-3 Loss
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies gave up three runs in the 10th as they dropped their fifth-straight game 6-3 to the Charleston RiverDogs Friday night at Segra Park. Luis Barroso (L, 3-6) gave up a lead-off single to Julio Meza in the 10th to set the table. Shane Sasaki bounced
Fireflies Back in First Following 3-2 Win
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies rallied behind six scoreless innings from starter Ben Kudrna, as they outdueled Kannapolis 3-2 at Atrium Health Ballpark Saturday night. Kudrna (W, 2-4) collected his first quality start of his career, fanning six hitters in as many innings, while allowing four hits and two walks,
Peña Blast Helps Fireflies Even Up Series
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies used a blast and five scoreless innings from the pen to upend Kannapolis 8-3 Wednesday afternoon at Atrium Health Ballpark. Columbia (15-10) took the lead in the fourth off the bat of Erick Peña, who clipped his second homer of the series to score River
Town Ties Franchise Record in Extras Loss
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies stormed back, scoring four runs to take the lead in the ninth, before falling 5-4 in 10 innings to the Down East Wood Ducks Thursday night at Grainger Stadium. In the first inning, River Town drew a two-out walk in the first frame to extend
Fireflies Drop Opener in Down East 6-4
COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies bullpen couldn’t hold off a Down East Wood Ducks rally as Columbia fell 6-4 at Grainger Stadium Tuesday evening. The Wood Ducks rallied from behind to jump in front by three runs once the Fireflies bullpen entered the game. In the eighth inning, a fielding