Columbia Fireflies @ Charleston River Dogs
July 9, 2017
Teams
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1
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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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Columbia
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0
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0
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1
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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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2
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9
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0
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Charleston
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1
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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X
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3
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10
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0
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W: Diehl (8-2, 4.31
ERA); L: Cornish (1-2, 3.42 ERA); Save: Mundell (10)
The Stats:
Pitchers
Gary Cornish (L, 1-2, 3.42 ERA) – 4.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R (2 ER), 7 TB,
1 BB, 2 K (2 K/Sw), 3 GIDP, 8 GB: 1 FB: 6 LD, 56 Pitches (39 Strikes), 5
Swinging, 12 Called, 8.9% SwStr, 18.5% Whiff/Swing, 12.9 Pitches/IP, 18 BF
Joseph Zanghi (3.63 ERA) – 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 TB, 2
BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 1 GB: 5 LD, 36 Pitches (21 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 7 Called,
5.6% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 21.6 Pitches/IP, 9 BF
Adam Atkins (1.13 ERA) – 2 IP, 0 R, 2 K (2 K/Sw), 2 HBP, 1
GIDP, 2 GB: 1 LD, 26 Pitches (16 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 6 Called, 7.7% SwStr,
20% Whiff/Swing, 13 Pitches/IP, 7 BF
Table 1 – Cornish 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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Total
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Total
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11
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15
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10
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14
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6
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56
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Strikes
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9
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10
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7
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10
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3
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39
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Swinging*
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1
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1
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0
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1
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2
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5
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*8.9% Swinging strike rate; 18.5% Whiff/Swing rate
Batters
2B - Vinny Siena - 0-3, 2 HBP, 2 K, 11.5% SwStr, 37.5%
Whiff/Swing, 5.2 Pitches/PA
SS - Luis Carpio - 2-4, 1 BB, 1 GIDP, 2 SB, 4.2 Pitches/PA
CF - Desmond Lindsay - 2-5, 1 CS, 3.4 Pitches/PA
1B - Dash Winningham - 0-5, 3 K, 6.9% SwStr, 14.3%
Whiff/Swing, 5.8 Pitches/PA
DH - Brandon Brosher - 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K, 3.3% SwStr, 14.3%
Whiff/Swing, 6 Pitches/PA
LF - Jay Jabs - 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB, 11.1%
SwStr, 28.6% Whiff/Swing, 4.5 Pitches/PA
C - Dan Rizzie - 1-4, 2 K, 12.5% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 4
Pitches/PA
3B - Colby Woodmansee - 0-4, 2 K, 26.3% SwStr, 45.5%
Whiff/Swing, 4.75 Pitches/PA
RF - Ian Strom - 3-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 3 SB, 3.75
Pitches/PA
Recapish
The
Columbia Fireflies welcomed Gary Cornish back to the rotation Sunday evening in
Charleston, but he ended up the tough-luck loser after his teammates struggled
to get runs home. Ian Strom had a huge night for Columbia, finishing with three
hits and three stolen bases, and he reached base in all four trips to the
plate. Overall, Columbia finished with nine hits, worked five walks, had Vinny
Siena reach base twice on a HBP, and stole six bases, yet they managed just two
runs because they went a whopping 2-13 with runners in scoring position.
Starter
Gary Cornish was limited to just 56 pitches Sunday in his return from the DL.
Cornish missed the first fifty games of the season on suspension due to a
positive drug test (amphetamine
use), and then made three strong starts for Columbia before hitting the DL
in mid-June. He’s mostly a four-seam/curveball guy, but he’s working to add a
sinker to his mix, and his two main pitches can be very good for him. He’ll
likely need another offspeed pitch to stick as a starter, but his
fastball/curve combo alone can take him to the upper minors as a reliever, if
he can just stay on the field.
The
Fireflies misfortunes started in the 1st Sunday. Siena took a HBP to
start the game, but was quickly erased on a double play grounder, so Desmond
Lindsay’s 1st inning single came with nobody on base.
As
they did all game Saturday, the River Dogs took advantage of a leadoff hit for
a run in the 1st. Hoy Jun Park singled, stole second, and came
around on a Blake Rutherford single. With reports of a pre-draft deal with the
Mets swirling last year, the lefty-swinging Rutherford was taken one spot ahead
of the Mets first round pick in 2016, and he’s having a pretty nice first full
season for Charleston. The Fireflies ended the 1st with a double
play, one of four turned during Sunday’s game.
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| K #1 |
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| 463 |
Charleston
scratched out a run in the 2nd after Ben Ruta worked a one out walk.
The next two batters followed with singles to get Ruta home and make this a 2-0
game. The rally was cut short by the second of four double plays turned Sunday.
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| 643 |
Ian
Strom tripled and scored the Fireflies first run of the game in the 3rd.
Siena reached on a HBP again after the triple, and this time Luis Carpio
singled him to second, but the Fireflies would leave the bases loaded in the
frame.
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| Strom |
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| Carpio |
The
Fireflies turned another double play behind Cornish in the 4th to
help him through a second straight scoreless frame. Cornish was relieved after
striking out Chris Hess to start the 5th.
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| 463 |
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| K #2 |
Joseph
Zanghi came out of the Fireflies pen to finish the 5th for Cornish.
Zanghi retired Park for the second out, but had trouble getting the final out
of the frame. Diego Castillo worked a walk to keep the inning alive, went to
second on a Rutherford single, and came around to score on an RBI hit for Isiah
Gilliam. Gilliam would be thrown out trying to extend his hit into a double to
end the frame.
Strom’s
big night continued in the 6th, when he singled and stole two bases to
work his way to third base, but the other three Cola batters struck out in the
frame.
Zanghi
struck out Hess to end a scoreless 6th.
Carpio
singled and stole his second base of the game in the 7th, but again
the Cola batters went down on strikes with a runner in scoring position.
Columbia
turned their fourth double play of the game in the 7th behind Adam
Atkins, who worked a scoreless inning despite hitting two batters during the
frame.
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| 463 |
The
Fireflies had one last chance to take control of this game in the 8th.
Jay Jabs started the frame with a double, went to third on a Dan Rizzie single,
and came around to score on Strom’s third hit of the game. Strom stole second,
which put the tying and winning runs in scoring position with just one out in
the frame, but the Fireflies frustrations with runners in scoring position continued,
and they couldn’t get either home.
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| Jabs |
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| Rizzie |
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| Strom |
Atkins
went back out for the 8th with the Fireflies now down just 3-2. He’d
toss a perfect frame, striking out Brandon Wagner and Carlos Vidal along the
way to, which kept Columbia within a solo blast of tying the game with their
three biggest mashers due up: Desmond Lindsay, Dash Winningham, and Brandon
Brosher.
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| K #1 |
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| K #2 |
Lindsay
started the Cola 9th with a single, but he’d be picked off by
Charleston reliever Garrett Mundell, who ended up facing the minimum during the
frame for his tenth save of the year.
Looking
ahead, Columbia will look to Gabriel Llanes to stop the bleeding in Charleston
Monday night, as the Fireflies hopes to avoid a sweep.
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