Columbia Fireflies @ Greenville Drive
May 10, 2016
Columbia Fireflies @ Greenville Drive
Teams
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9
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R
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H
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E
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Columbia
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0
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2
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0
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3
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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7
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9
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1
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Greenville
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0
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4
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2
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6
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1
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W: Conlon (W, 5-0,
1.23 ERA); L: Espinoza (2-3, 4.40 ERA); Save: Palsha (4, 3.45 ERA)
The Highlights:
Pitchers
P.J. Conlon – 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 3 2B, 1 3B, 9 TB, 1
BB, 6 K (6 K/Sw), 10 GB: 4 FB: 1 LD: 3 PU, 98 Pitches (67 Strikes), 12
Swinging, 21 Called, 12.2% SwStr, 26.1% Whiff/Swing, 14.7 Pitches/IP, 27 BF
Nicco Blank (5.87 ERA) – 0.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 HR, 4
TB, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 FB, 25 Pitches (11 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 4 Called, 12% SwStr,
42.9% Whiff/Swing, 75 Pitches/IP, 4 BF
Christian Montgomery (H, 2, 4.91 ERA) – 1.2 IP, 2 R (2 ER),
3 BB, 3 K (2 K/Sw), 1 FB: 1 PU, 33 Pitches (17 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 10 Called,
12.1% SwStr, 57.1% Whiff/Swing, 19.8 Pitches/IP, 8 BF
Alex Palsha – 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 2 GB, 10 Pitches (6
Strikes), 2 BF
Batters
SS – Jean Rodriguez - 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SF, 1 SB, 1 CS, 13%
SwStr, 27.3% Whiff/Swing, 4.6 Pitches/PA
2B - Vinny Siena - 1-4, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB, 22.7% SwStr, 45.5%
Whiff/Swing, 4.4 Pitches/PA
3B - David Thompson - 1-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 15% SwStr,
33.3% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA
DH - Dash Winningham - 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 13.6%
SwStr, 42.9% Whiff/Swing, 4.4 Pitches/PA
1B – Jeffrey Diehl - 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 K, 11.8% SwStr, 25%
Whiff/Swing, 3.4 Pitches/PA
RF - Joe Tuschak - 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 5.3% SwStr, 20%
Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA
CF - Ivan Wilson - 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 20% SwStr, 50%
Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA
Recapish
The
Columbia Fireflies won their finale with the Drive Tuesday to earn the 4-game
series win for the second time in Greenville this year. Columbia starter P.J.
Conlon’s ERA dropped even lower after allowing 0 earned runs over 6.2 IP, and
now sits at 4th best in the SAL at 1.23. A pair of wild innings from
the Fireflies pen allowed the Drive to come back and make this a very tight
game at the end, but closer Alex Palsha was able to wrap things up in the 9th
before it was too late.
With
a 1.23 ERA and a 29 K: 4 BB ratio through 36.2 IP, it’s pretty clear that
Conlon has been too good for the SAL, and I don’t think he’ll have many more
starts at this level. The Drive threatened against Conlon in several innings,
but they rarely got more than one baserunner on in the same inning. Conlon
worked around a two out double in the 2nd, a leadoff double in the 3rd,
a one out triple in the 4th, and a one out double in the 6th
– this is another deep Greenville lineup. That’s a lot of extra base hits, but
the Drive managed 0 other hits against Conlon.
P.J.
retired the first two of the 7th, but an E6 kept the inning alive
for Greenville, and manager Jose Leger went to the pen with his starter at 98
pitches. Leger went to Nicco Blank, who would probably like to forget this
outing. Blank issued a pair of walks before allowing a grand slam to Mitchell
Gunsolus that suddenly made this game interesting again.
Christian
Montgomery pitched a dominant 8th inning, so Leger went with him to
start the 9th. Unfortunately, Monty walked 3 of the 5 batters he
faced in the frame, so Leger brought in his closer with the tying run at the
plate. Kyri Washington greeted Palsha with a two run single to CF, which made
this a one run game with Austin Rei due up. Palsha won the battle by getting weak
groundout to 1B from Rei that ended the game.
The
Fireflies left for home after the game to start a series with Asheville. They
have an off day Wednesday, but will be back on MiLB.tv at home Thursday! Thomas
McIlraith (1-2, 4.85 ERA) is scheduled to make the 7:05 PM start for Columbia,
and I am pumped for the increased coverage!
Scoring Highlights
J.C.
Rodriguez and Vinny Siena both singled before an out was recorded in the 1st
inning, but the Fireflies couldn’t get either in, even after a double steal
moved them each into scoring position.
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| J.C. Rodriguez |
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| Vinny Siena |
Joe
Tuschak walked and came around to score the first run of the game in the 2nd
inning. Ivan Wilson singled him to 2B and then Jose Garcia took a walk to load
the bases. A Vicente Lupo walk brought in the first run of the game, and a sac
fly off the bat of J.C. made it 2-0.
Columbia
took advantage of some more wild pitching from Greenville and a Joseph Monge
error for 3 runs in the 4th. Dash Winningham picked up an RBI single
to RF in the frame.
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| JC. Rodriguez |
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| Dash Winningham |
The
Fireflies added two key insurance runs in the 7th inning, and David
Thompson got the rally going with a leadoff single to CF. Jeffrey Diehl singled
him home two batters later, and the Drive’s wildness brought home the second
run of the frame.
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| David Thompson |
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| Jeffrey Diehl |
Defensive Highlights
David
Thompson and P.J. Conlon made nice plays in the field.
Pitcher Coverage
Table 1 – Conlon pitch stats by inning
1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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6th
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7th
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Total
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Total
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22
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18
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10
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11
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12
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16
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9
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98
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Strikes
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13
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12
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9
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7
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8
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12
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6
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67
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Swinging*
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2
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4
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2
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0
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4
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0
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0
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12
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*12.2% Swinging strike rate; 26.1% Whiff/Swing
Pitch types and
velocities courtesy of iscorecast
1st inning
1)
Joseph Monge walked (BB)
i.
87 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0
ii.
86 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0
iii.
87MPH Fastball – called strike 2-1
iv.
87 MPH Fastball – called strike 2-2
v.
89 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2
vi.
81 MPH Changeup – foul 2-2
vii.
88 MPH Fastball – ball 3-2
viii.
88 MPH Fastball – ball4
2)
Luis Alejandro Basabe lined out to RF (9/L)
i.
86 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0
ii.
87 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 1-1
iii.
81 MPH Slider – ball 2-1
iv.
87 MPH Fastball – in play
3)
Mitchell Gunsolus was hit by a pitch (HBP)
i.
76 MPH Curveball – called strike 0-1
ii.
88 MPH Fastball – HBP
4)
Kyri Washington struck out swinging (K/Sw)
i.
79 MPH Curveball – called strike 0-1
ii.
79 MPH Curveball foul 0-2
iii.
88 MPH Fastball – ball 1-2
iv.
88 MPH Fastball – called strike 3
5)
Austin Rei hit a force out to Thompson (54/G)
i.
78 MPH Changeup – ball 1-0
ii.
78 MPH Changeup – called strike 1-1
iii.
88 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-2
iv.
78 MPH Changeup – in play
2nd inning
1)
Luis Alexander Basabe struck out swinging (K/Sw)
i.
85 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1
ii.
80 MPH Changeup – ball 1-1
iii.
88 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1
iv.
88 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2
v.
88 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3
2)
Roldani Baldwin struck out swinging (K/Sw)
i.
81 MPH Slider – ball 1-0
ii.
88 MPH Fastball – foul 1-1
iii.
81 MPH Changeup – foul 1-2
iv.
76 MPH Curveball – ball 2-2
v.
76 MPH Curveball – swinging strike 3
3)
Trent Kemp doubled to LF (D7/F)
i.
81 MPH Changeup – ball 1-0
ii.
88 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 1-1
iii.
86 MPH Fastball – foul 1-2
iv.
88 MPH Fastball – in play
4)
Jeremy Rivera struck out swinging (K/Sw)
i.
88 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0
ii.
88 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1
iii.
78 MPH Slider – foul 1-2
iv.
80 MPH Changeup – swinging strike 3
3rd inning
1)
Monge doubled to RF (D9/F)
i.
– in play
2)
Basabe 1 hit a groundout to J.C. (63/G)
i.
88 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1
ii.
81 MPH Slider – called strike 0-2
iii.
76 MPH Curveball – in play
3)
Gunsolus hit a groundout to Diehl (3u/G)
i.
76 MPH Curveball – called strike 0-1
ii.
76 MPH Curveball – ball 1-1
iii.
76 MPH Curveball – in play
4)
Washington struck out swinging (K/Sw)
i.
88 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1
ii.
81 MPH Changeup – swinging strike 0-2
iii.
81 MPH Changeup – swinging strike 3
4th inning
1)
Rei popped out to Siena (4/P)
i.
88 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0
ii.
88 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0
iii.
88 MPH Fastball – in play
2)
Basabe 2 tripled to CF (T8/F)
i.
88 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0
ii.
81 MPH Changeup – called strike 1-1
iii.
81 MPH Changeup – called strike 1-2
iv.
87 MPH Fastball – ball 2-2
v.
88 MPH Fastball – in play
3)
Baldwin hit a comebacker (13/G)
i.
81 MPH Changeup – in play
4)
Kemp hit a groundout to Diehl (3u/G)
i.
80 MPH Changeup – called strike 0-1
ii.
81 MPH Slider – in play
5th inning
1)
Rivera hit a groundout to J.C. (63/G)
i.
86 MPH Fastball – in play
2)
Monge struck out swinging (K/Sw)
i.
88 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1
ii.
81 MPH Changeup – swinging strike 0-2
iii.
81 MPH Changeup – ball 1-2
iv.
81 MPH Slider – foul 1-2
v.
78 MPH Changeup – swinging strike 3
3)
Basabe 1 hit a groundout to Thompson (53/G)
i.
88 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-1
ii.
88 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-2
iii.
88 MPH Fastball – ball 1-2
iv.
77 MPH Changeup – ball 2-2
v.
78 MPH Changeup – ball 3-2
vi.
88 MPH Fastball – in play
6th inning
1)
Gunsolus hit a groundout to Siena (43/G)
i.
88 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1
ii.
88 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-2
iii.
76 MPH Curveball – ball 1-2
iv.
88 MPH Fastball – in play
2)
Washington reached on a ground-rule double to RF
(D9/F)
i.
88 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1
ii.
76 MPH Curveball – called strike 0-2
iii.
88 MPH Fastball – in play
3)
Rei popped out to Siena, again (4/P)
i.
81 MPH Changeup – called strike 0-1
ii.
77 MPH Changeup – ball 1-1
iii.
86 MPH Fastball – in play
4)
Basabe 2 hit a groundout to Thompson (53/G)
i.
81 MPH Changeup – called strike 0-1
ii.
76 MPH Curveball – called strike 0-2
iii.
81 MPH Slider – ball 1-2
iv.
78 MPH Changeup – ball 2-2
v.
88 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2
vi.
76 MPH Curveball – in play
7th inning
1)
Baldwin hit a groundout to Thompson (53/G)
i.
88 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0
ii.
76 MPH Changeup – foul 1-1
iii.
78 MPH Changeup – in play
2)
Kemp popped out to Siena (4/P)
i.
88 MPH Fastball – foul 0-1
ii.
88 MPH Fastball – ball 1-1
iii.
81 MPH Changeup – ball 2-1
iv.
86 MPH Fastball – in play
3)
Rivera reached on a throwing error from J.C.
(E6/G)
i.
85 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1
ii.
88 MPH Fastball – in play
4)
Monge walked (BB)
i.
97 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0
ii.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0
iii.
96 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 2-1
iv.
95 MPH Fastball – called strike 2-2
v.
84 MPH Slider – foul 2-2
vi.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 3-2
vii.
95 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2
viii.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 4
5)
Basabe 1 walked (BB)
i.
95 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1
ii.
95 MPH Fastball – foul 0-2
iii.
96 MPH Fastball – ball 1-2
iv.
83 MPH Slider – ball 2-2
v.
97 MPH Fastball – ball 3-2
vi.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 4
6)
Gunsolus hit a grand slam to RF (HR/F)
i.
85 MPH Slider – swinging strike 0-1
ii.
83 MPH Slider – ball 1-1
iii.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1
iv.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 3-1
v.
95 MPH Fastball – in play
7)
Washington struck out looking (K/Lo)
i.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0
ii.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0
iii.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 3-0
iv.
95 MPH Fastball – called strike 3-1
v.
95 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 3-2
vi.
95 MPH Fastball – called strike 3
Christian Montgomery
8th inning
1)
Rei popped out to Diehl (3/P)
i.
83 MPH Slider – called strike 0-1
ii.
92 MPH Fastball – swinging strike 0-2
iii.
93 MPH Fastball – in play
2)
Basabe 2 struck out swinging (K/Sw)
i.
92 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1
ii.
92 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-2
iii.
94 MPH Fastball – ball 1-2
iv.
86 MPH Slider – swinging strike 3
3)
Baldwin struck out swinging (K/Sw)
i.
83 MPH Slider – swinging strike 0-1
ii.
83 MPH Slider – ball 1-1
iii.
94 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-2
iv.
83 MPH Slider – swinging strike 3
9th inning
1)
Kemp walked (BB)
i.
93 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1
ii.
83 MPH Slider – ball 1-1
iii.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1
iv.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 3-1
v.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 4
2)
Rivera struck out looking (K/Lo)
i.
93 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-1
ii.
93 MPH Fastball – called strike 0-2
iii.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 1-2
iv.
83 MPH Slider – called strike 3
3)
Monge walked (BB)
i.
83 MPH Slider – ball 1-0
ii.
93 MPH Fastball – foul 1-1
iii.
91 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1
iv.
83 MPH Slider – ball 3-1
v.
90 MPH Fastball – ball 4
4)
Basabe 1 flied out to Lupo (7/F)
i.
90 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0
ii.
90 MPH Fastball – called strike 1-1
iii.
93 MPH Fastball – in play
5)
Gunsolus walked (BB)
i.
92 MPH Fastball – ball 1-0
ii.
92 MPH Fastball – ball 2-0
iii.
93 MPH Fastball – called strike 2-1
iv.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 3-1
v.
93 MPH Fastball – ball 4
Alex Palsha
6)
Washington hit a two run single into CF (S8/G)
i.
78 MPH Curveball – ball 1-0
ii.
93 MPH Fastball – foul 1-1
iii.
77 MPH Curveball – foul 1-2
iv.
95 MPH Fastball – ball 2-2
v.
94 MPH Fastball – in play
7)
Rei hit a groundout to Diehl (3u/G)
i.
80 MPH Curveball – ball 1-0
ii.
92 MPH Fastball – foul 1-1
iii.
94 MPH Fastball – ball 2-1
iv.
95 MPH Fastball – foul 2-2
v.
94 MPH Fastball – in play
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