Big 5th Helps Cola Sweep The Green Jackets Out Of Town

Augusta Green Jackets @ Columbia Fireflies

May 25, 2016

Grant Watson @ Kevin Canelon

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Augusta	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	10	1
Columbia	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	X	7	10	0

W: Canelon (3-3, 3.20 ERA); L: Watson (2-4, 4.26 ERA)

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Kevin Canelon (W, 3-3, 3.20 ERA) – 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 2B, 9 TB, 1 BB, 6 K (5 K/Sw), 5 GB: 9 FB: 3 LD, 74 Pitches (53 Strikes), 10 Swinging, 9 Called, 13.5% SwStr, 22.7% Whiff/Swing, 12.3 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

Tyler Bashlor (H, 3, 1.31 ERA) – 2 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 1 BB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 3 GB: 1 LD, 31 Pitches (19 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 5 Called, 19.4% SwStr, 42.9% Whiff/Swing, 15.5 Pitches/IP, 8 BF

Alex Palsha (3.38 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 3 TB, 1 K (0 K/Sw), 3 GB: 1 LD, 20 Pitches (12 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 6 Called, 10% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 20 Pitches/IP, 5 BF

Batters

2B - Vinny Siena - 3-4, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 5% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

CF - Kevin Kaczmarski - 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 HBP, 1 SF, 3.5 Pitches/PA

DH - Patrick Mazeika - 2-4, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 5% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 5 Pitches/PA

SS - Milton Ramos - 1-4, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 1 CS, 5.3% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.75 Pitches/PA

LF - Joe Tuschak - 2-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB, 6.2% SwStr, 10% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

C - Jose Garcia - 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 7.1% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

Recapish

Kevin Canelon provided the Fireflies with another quality start on getaway day against Augusta, and the Fireflies bats exploded for a 4-run 5^th inning to finally give him some run support. Though they only finished with half as many runs as Tuesday night, the Fireflies lineup continued to connect from top-to-bottom, and the team looks primed for a big winning streak.

Canelon’s day couldn’t have started any better, as he struck out the side in the 1^st, and then Cola went out and got him a 1-0 lead. He ran into a speed bump in the 3^rd inning after walking the leadoff batter. Seth Harrison followed with a double, and the Green Jackets added two RBI singles in the frame to go up 3-1. Canelon then had to work through trouble over the next 3 innings, which is probably part of the reason why he left after 6 innings despite a low 74-pitch count.

The Fireflies had handed him a cushy 6-3 lead before he took the mound for the last time in the 6^th, and Augusta immediately threatened to get some back. After the first two reached, Canelon recovered to set down the final 3 batters he’d face in a row.

After a bumpy start, Tyler Bashlor worked the 7^th and 8^th innings nicely. He walked the first batter to face him and then uncorked a wild pitch, but he’d strand the runner on 3B and pick up 3 K’s over 2 scoreless frames.

Alex Palsha worked the 9^th and immediately found himself in trouble, which is unusual for him. Jean Angomas doubled to start the frame and eventually came around to score on a wild pitch with Harrison at the plate. Palsha bounced back to set down to strikeout Harrison, and then retired the final two batters of the game in short order.

After the game Columbia jumped on the bus for West Virginia, which does not have MiLB.tv coverage. So enjoy the coverage below, because they won’t be back on until Monday in Rome. Tyler Badamo (1-3, 3.54 ERA) is scheduled to make the start for Columbia in the series opener Thursday night at 7:05 PM

MiLB.tv Scoring Highlights

Vinny Siena singled and scored in the 1^st inning, with Patrick Mazeika picking up the RBI hit – nice read by Siena on the flare from Mazeika.

Milton Ramos picked up his hit leading off the 2^nd inning.

Siena lined a double into LF leading off the 3^rd inning and eventually came around on a sac fly from Kevin Kaczmarski.

Cola took control of this game on a pair of doubles in the 5^th inning. Kaczmarski doubled home Jose Garcia to tie the game, and Patrick Mazeika hit a bases clearing double two batters later, which made it a 6-3 game.

Garcia doubled home Joe Tuschak in the 8^th inning to cap the Fireflies scoring for the day.

MiLB.tv Defensive Highlights

Cool angle to watch Jose Garcia throw a runner out at 2B to end the 3^rd inning.

Pitcher Coverage

Kevin Canelon

Table 1 – Canelon pitch stats by inning

	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th	Total
Total	13	10	17	14	7	13	74
Strikes	12	5	11	9	6	10	53
Swinging*	4	0	1	3	0	2	10

*13.5% Swinging strike rate; 22.7% Whiff/Swing

Pitch types and velocities courtesy of iscorecast

1^st inning

1) Lucius Fox struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 86 MPH Fastball – called strke 0-1

ii. 86 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. – foul 0-2 (not recorded by the iscorekeeper, looked like a changeup)

iv. 80 MPH Changeup – swinging strike 3

2) Jalen Miller struck out swigning (K/Sw)

i. 86 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 86 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. 80 MPH Changeup – foul 0-2

iv. 80 MPH Changeup – swinging strike 3

3) Dillon Dobson struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 80 MPH Changeup – called strike 0-1

ii. 88 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-2

iii. 88 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2

iv. 86 MPH Fastball – ball 1-2

v. 85 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3

2^nd inning

1) Miguel Gomez flied out to Tuschak (7/F)

i. 86 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. 85 MPH Fastball – in play

2) Kelvin Beltre singled into RF (S9/F)

i. 80 MPH Changeup – ball 1-0

ii. 80 MPH Changeup – in play

3) Gustavo Cabrera flied out to Diehl (9/F)

i. 84 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. 84 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0

iii. 83 MPH Fastball – in play

4) Jean Angomas flied out to Kacz (9/C)

i. 85 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. 85 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1

iii. 85 MPH Fastball – in play

3^rd inning

1) Adam Sonabend walked (BB)

i. 88 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. 88 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0

iii. 88 MPH Fastball – ball 3-0

iv. 88 MPH Fastball – called strike 3-1

v. 88 MPH Fastball – called strike 3-2

vi. 88 MPH Fastball – ball 4

2) Seth Harrison lined a double into LF (D7/L)

i. 88 MPH Fastball – in play

3) Fox brought home Sonabend with a sac fly (SF8/F)

i. 80 MPH Changeup – ball 1-0

ii. 80 MPH Slider – ball 2-0

iii. 86 MPH Fastball – foul 2-1

iv. 84 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2

v. 80 MPH Changeup – ball 3-2

vi. 87 MPH Fastball – in play

4) Miller brought Harrison home with a single into RF (S9/F)

i. 82 MPH Changeup – in play

5) Dobson hit a groundout to Ramos – Miller to 2B (63/G)

i. 85 MPH Fastball – in play

6) Gomez lined an RBI single into CF (S8/L)

i. 86 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 80 MPH Changeup – in play

7) With Beltre at the plate, Gomez caught trying to steal 2B (CS)

i. 87 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1
*Gomez caught steal

4^th inning

1) Beltre flied out to Diehl (9/F)

i. 86 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. 86 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 1-1

iii. 86 MPH Fastball – in play

2) Cabrera hit a groundout to Ramos (63/G)

i. 85 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-1

ii. 85 MPH Fastball – in play

3) Angomas doubled to LF (D7/L)

i. 84 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. 86 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1

iii. 85 MPH Fastball – in play

4) Sonabend struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 80 MPH Changeup – ball 1-0

ii. 80 MPH Changeup – ball 2-0

iii. 85 MPH Fastball – foul 2-1

iv. 85 MPH Fastball – ball 3-1

v. 85 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3-2

vi. 85 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3

5^th inning

1) Harrison reached on an infield single (S5/G)

i. 78 MPH Changeup – in play

2) Fox struck out looking (K/Lo)

i. 82 MPH Changeup – foul 0-1

ii. 84 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. 74 MPH Slider – called strike 3

3) Miller flied out to Kacz (8/F)

i. 83 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. 83 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1
*Harrison picked off at 1B

iii. 80 MPH Changeup – in play

6^th inning

1) Dobson reached on a bunt single (S5/G)

i. 74 MPH Slider – strike 0-1

ii. 74 MPH Slider – in play

2) Gomez was hit by a pitch (HBP)

i. 86 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. 86 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1

iii. 84 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1

3) Beltre struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 84 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 86 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. 86 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3

4) Cabrera flied out to Diehl (9/F)

i. 84 MPH Fastball – in play

5) Angomas hit a groundout to Siena (43/G)

i. 76 MPH Slider – swinging strike 0-1

ii. 76 MPH Slider – ball 1-1

iii. 76 MPH Slider – called strike 1-2

iv. 75 MPH Slider – in play

Tyler Bashlor

7^th inning

1) Sonabend walked (BB)

i. 92 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. 91 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1

iii. 92 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1

iv. 91 MPH Fastball – ball 3-1

v. 91 MPH Fastball – ball 4

2) Harrison struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 92 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 94 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2

iii. 81 MPH Slider – ball 1-2
*Sonabend advanced on a wild pitch

iv. 93 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3

3) Fox hit a groundout to Bashlor (13/G)

i. 92 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. 94 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0

iii. 94 MPH Fastball – called strike 2-1

iv. 92 MPH Fastball – in play

4) Miller hit a groundout to Dash (31/G)

i. 94 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. 92 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1

iii. 94 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 1-2

iv. 93 MPH Fastball – in play

8^th inning

1) Dobson struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 92 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-1

ii. 94 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1

iii. 94 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1

iv. 92 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2

v. 94 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2

vi. 93 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3

2) Gomez lined a single into RF (S9/L)

i. 93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. 92 MPH Fastball – in play

3) Beltre struck out swinging (K/Sw)

i. 92 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 94 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1

iii. 93 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 1-2

iv. 94 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3

4) Cabrera hit a groundout to Siena (43/G)

i. 92 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1

ii. 94 MPH Fastball – in play

Alex Palsha

9^th inning

1) Angomas doubled down the LF line (D5/G)

i. 90 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1

ii. 93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1

iii. 78 MPH Curveball – called strike 1-2

iv. 78 MPH Curveball – ball 2-2

v. 93 MPH Fastball – in play

2) Sonabend advanced Angomas to 3B with a single through the right side (S9/G)

i. 92 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-1

ii. 95 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1

iii. 93 MPH Fastball – in play

3) Harrison struck out looking (K/Lo)

i. 93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. 93 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1

iii. 79 MPH Curveball – ball 2-1
*Both runners advanced on a wild pitch, with Angomas scoring

iv. 95 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 2-2

v. 93 MPH Fastball – called strike 3

4) Fox hit a groundout to Dash (3u/G)

i. 91 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. 93 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1

iii. 93 MPH Fastball – in play

5) Miller lined out to Ramos (6/L)

i. 94 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0

ii. 94 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0

iii. 93 MPH Fastball – called strike 2-1

iv. 93 MPH Fastball – in play

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