Rome Braves @ Columbia Fireflies
May 17, 2016
Teams
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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R
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H
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E
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Rome
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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3
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0
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Columbia
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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3
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0
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0
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X
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3
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5
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0
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W: Conlon (6-0, 1.04
ERA); L: Soroka (1-4, 2.32 ERA); Save: Palsha (5, 3.26 ERA)
The Highlights:
Pitchers
P.J. Conlon (W, 1.04 ERA) – 6.2 IP, 2 H, 2 TB, 2 BB, 7 K (7
K/Sw), 8 GB: 2 FB: 3 LD: 2 PU, 97 Pitches (61 Strikes), 12 Swinging, 9 Called,
12.4% SwStr, 23.1% Whiff/Swing, 14.5 Pitches/IP, 25 BF
Tyler Bashlor (H, 2, 1.72 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1
TB, 2 BB, 1 K (0 K/Sw), 2 GB, 25 Pitches (12 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 4 Called, 4%
SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 37.5 Pitches/IP, 5 BF
Alex Palsha (3.26 ERA) – 1.2 IP, 2 K (2 K/Sw), 1 GB: 1 FB,
20 Pitches (13 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 3 Called, 20% SwStr, 40% Whiff/Swing, 12
Pitches/IP, 4 BF
Batters
3B - David Thompson - 1-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 11.1% SwStr,
25% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA
1B - Dash Winningham - 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 3 Pitches/PA
CF - Ivan Wilson - 1-3, 1 K, 20% SwStr, 42.9% Whiff/Swing, 5
Pitches/PA
C - Jose Garcia - 1-3, 1 R, 1 K, 9.1% SwStr, 20%
Whiff/Swing, 3.67 Pitches/PA
LF - Vicente Lupo - 1-3, 1 R, 1 K, 2 Pitches/PA
Recapish
The
Columbia Fireflies evened up their series with the Rome Braves Tuesday night on
the shoulders of another great P.J. Conlon start. Conlon lowered his ERA to a
ridiculous 1.04 (2nd best in the SAL), but still looked frustrated
to be coming out one out shy of 7 innings for the second straight outing. Tyler
Bashlor and Alex Palsha came in and escaped bases loaded jams in the 7th
and 8th inning before Palsha closed the game out with a perfect 9th.
Conlon
has done nothing but deal since the Mets selected him in the 13th
round last year, with a 0.75 ERA in his first 60.1 IP, a 61 K: 8 BB ratio, and
only 45 H allowed (0 HR). He’s been very efficient this year, which has allowed
him to average more than 6 IP per start, so I wonder if the Mets will hold him
to 5 innings for a few starts or just skip his spot at some point to limit the
innings total.
He
started the night by retiring the first 9 Rome batters in a row, and then would
only allowed baserunner’s in the 4th and 7th innings.
Manager Jose Leger came to get him after he issued a two out walk that loaded
the bases in the 7th – his second walk of the inning – though you
could tell he wanted that last out. After getting the ball back from his
catcher, Conlon quickly stepped up to the rubber as if to attack the next
batter before his manager came out to get him.
I
break down the Fireflies scoring details from the 6th inning with
highlights below, and there are plenty of defense + pitching highlights too, so
enjoy! This series wraps up with a morning affair beginning at 11:05 AM Wednesday.
Thomas McIlraith (1-3, 4.86 ERA) is scheduled to pitch for Columbia coming off
his longest
outing of the year, and looking to give the Fireflies a series win.
Scoring Highlights
Jose
Garcia sparked the Fireflies rally with a leadoff single in the 6th
inning. Vicente Lupo followed with a hit of his own, which prompted Jose Leger
to call for a sac bunt from Vinny Siena. With both runners now in scoring
position, a weak dribbler off the bat of J.C. Rodriguez was able to bring home
the games first run. David Thompson and Dash Winningham then extended the lead
to 3-0 with consecutive RBI extra base hits. (Contact on the Dash double not shown, but he hit it into the LF corner).
Defensive Highlights
The
infield was kept busy Tuesday night, so here are some plays from around the
diamond – P.J. Conlon in the 4th, Dash Winningham in the 6th,
J.C. Rodriguez in the 2nd, and David Thompson in the 9th.
Pitcher Coverage
P.J. Conlon
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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11
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9
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11
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17
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12
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11
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26
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97
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Strikes
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6
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6
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7
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11
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9
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8
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14
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61
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Swinging*
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0
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1
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3
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3
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3
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1
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1
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12
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*12.4% Swinging strike rate; 23.1% Whiff/Swing
Conlon
struck out the final two batters of the 3rd inning, Austin Riley in
the 4th, the first two batters of the 5th inning,
Alejandro Salazar to leadoff the 6th inning, and Juan Yepez for the
second out of the 7th.
Tyler Bashlor
Tyler
Bashlor came into a bases loaded situation in the 7th and struck out
Bradley Keller to keep Cola ahead 3-0.
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| 97 MPH was the call |
Alex Palsha
After
escaping a bases loaded jam with only one run allowed in the 8th,
Alex Palsha struck out two while closing the game out in the 9th.
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