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Cola Offense Still Struggling In Third Straight Loss At Home

Kannapolis Intimidators @ Columbia Fireflies


July 16, 2017



Teams
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

R
H
E
Kannapolis
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0

3
8
0
Columbia
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
4
0
W: Hickman (2-4, 4.15 ERA); L: Cornish (1-3, 3.07 ERA); Save: Van Vossen (1)


The Stats:

Pitchers

Gary Cornish (L, 1-3, 3.07 ERA) – 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 5 TB, 2 BB, 4 K (2 K/Sw), 6 GB: 4 FB: 3 LD: 1 PU, 84 Pitches (54 Strikes), 9 Swinging, 8 Called, 10.7% SwStr, 19.6% Whiff/Swing, 14.8 Pitches/IP, 20 BF
Taylor Henry (3.86 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 TB, 1 BB, 2 GB: 1 LD, 18 Pitches (9 Strikes), 4 Called, 27 Pitches/IP, 4 BF
Adam Atkins (0.96 ERA) – 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 TB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 1 FB: 2 LD: 1 PU, 34 Pitches (21 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 3 Called, 20.6% SwStr, 38.9% Whiff/Swing, 20.4 Pitches/IP, 7 BF
Matt Blackham (2.15 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 TB, 1 GB: 1 FB: 1 LD, 7 Pitches (6 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 1 Called, 14.3% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 7 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Table 1 – Cornish pitch stats by inning

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Total
Total
13
20
10
14
14
13
84
Strikes
9
10
6
12
10
7
54
Swinging*
1
3
0
1
1
3
9
*10.7% Swinging strike rate; 19.6% Whiff/Swing rate


Batters

SS - Andres Gimenez - 1-4, 8.3% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA
2B - Luis Carpio - 0-4, 5.6% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.5 Pitches/PA
CF - Jacob Zanon - 0-3, 4 Pitches/PA
DH - Dash Winningham - 0-2, 1 BB, 4.5% SwStr, 10% Whiff/Swing, 7.33 Pitches/PA
LF - Ian Strom - 1-3, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 2.67 Pitches/PA
1B - Brandon Brosher - 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 1 SB, 20% SwStr, 50% Whiff/Swing, 3.33 Pitches/PA
C - Dan Rizzie - 2-3, 8.3% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA
3B - Colby Woodmansee - 0-3, 2 GIDP, 14.3% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 4.67 Pitches/PA
RF - Arnaldo Berrios - 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K, 6.2% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 5.33 Pitches/PA


Recapish


            The Columbia Fireflies offensive woes continued Sunday evening, as they dropped the second game of this series to Kannapolis 3-0. The Fireflies were held to just four hits for a second straight night, and they had just one at bats with a runner in scoring position. Cola starter Gary Cornish had some control issues in the 2nd, and Kannapolis took advantage of it for a run, but he was otherwise sharp in his second start off the DL.
            Cornish struck out two during a perfect 1st.


Berrios in RF

K #1

K #2

            He made it three straight strikeouts when Micker Adolfo went down swinging to start the 2nd, but then Cornish walked the next two batters. This opened the door for a two out RBI single off the bat of Antonio Rodriguez, although the inning did end on the play thanks to a great throw to third from right fielder Arnaldo Berrios.

K #3

Zanon in CF

Berrios showing off a nice arm in RF this year

            Ian Strom connected for the Fireflies first hit in the bottom of the 2nd.


            Kannapolis second baseman J.J. Franco led off the 3rd with a single, but Cornish faced the minimum in the frame thanks to a Dan Rizzie caught stealing.


            Rizzie then led off the bottom of the 3rd with a single.


            Cornish added a strikeout and faced the minimum again in the 4th, and then he set the side down in order on two groundouts and a pop out in the 5th. His streak of six straight retired was snapped when Aaron Schnurbusch doubled off him in the 6th, and that was it for Cornish. With his starter’s limited pitch count up to 84, Manager Jose Leger brought in lefty Taylor Henry for the final out of the 6th.

K #4

Carpio starts a double play

Woodmansee at third

Gimenez at SS

            Rizzie added a second single in the 6th.


            Henry stuck around for the 7th, but he allowed two of three batters faced to reach and both came around to score. Adam Atkins was on the mound when the runs scored, as he allowed a two-run single to Franco. Atkins would bounce back to strikeout Mitch Roman to end the 7th and then Schnurbusch and Sheets in the 8th. Unfortunately, the Cola feed stopped using the CF camera later in the game.

Zanon's throw gets the out

            Andres Gimenez had the final Cola hit of the game, when he reached on an infield single with two outs in the 9th.


            Looking ahead, the Fireflies will look to salvage a game from this series behind Harol Gonzalez Monday night.


  

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