Fireflies Drop Another Close Battle In Charleston

Columbia Fireflies @ Charleston River Dogs

May 22, 2016

Chase Ingram @ Daris Vargas

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

W: Vargas (4-0, 2.23 ERA); L: Ingram (3-3, 3.51 ERA); Save: Schwaab (8)

Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Chase Ingram (L, 3-3, 3.51 ERA) – 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R (4 ER), 1 2B, 1 HR, 10 TB, 3 BB, 7 K (4 K/Sw), 7 GB: 3 FB: 4 LD, 76 Pitches (46 Strikes), 16 Swinging, 11 Called, 21.1% SwStr, 45.7% Whiff/Swing, 15.2 Pitches/IP, 24 BF

Craig Missigman (3.57 ERA) – 2 IP, 2 K (2 K/Sw), 3 GB: 1 FB, 24 Pitches (15 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 3 Called, 12.5% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 12 Pitches/IP, 7 BF

Alex Palsha (3.10 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 1 GB: 1 FB, 12 Pitches (8 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 1 Called, 16.7% SwStr, 28.6% Whiff/Swing, 12 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Batters

3B - J.C. Rodriguez - 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 13.3% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

C - Patrick Mazeika - 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 HBP, 2.5 Pitches/PA

SS - Milton Ramos - 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K, 20% SwStr, 50% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

CF - Ivan Wilson - 1-4, 6.2% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

1B - Tyler Moore - 2-4, 1 R, 1 K, 15.4% SwStr, 40% Whiff/Swing, 3.25 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Fireflies lost another tight battle with the Charleston River Dogs Sunday evening at the Joe, dropping the finale 4-3 to fall one game under .500. Cola starter Chase Ingram was a little wild in the 5^th, which opened the door for a 3-run River Dogs rally that was the game decider. Patrick Mazeika stayed hot at the plate, picking up a pair of singles and driving in the first two Columbia runs.

            Ingram induced a high number of swinging strikes using mostly his heater and curve against Charleston Sunday, but walks have now been an issue in 3 of his last 4 starts. Both walks issued in the 5^th inning came around to score, and that was the deciding inning. The Dogs scored their first run of the game in the 2^nd, when Jhalan Jackson launched a fastball down the middle to LF.

Fireflies lose On A Walkoff For Third Time In Four Games

Columbia Fireflies @ Charleston RiverDogs

April 10, 2016

Kevin Canelon @ Simon De la Rosa

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Columbia	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		5	9	0
Charleston	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2		6	8	1

W: Schwaab (2-0, 0.00 ERA); L: Haggard (0-2, 20.25 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Kevin Canelon (4.50 ERA) – 4 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 78 Pitches (50 Strikes), 3 GO: 1 FO

Seth Davis (3.60 ERA) – 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, BB, 4 K, HR, 47 Pitches (31 Strikes), 4 GO, HBP

Witt Haggard (BS, 1)(L, 0-2, 20.25 ERA) – 1 IP, H, 2 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 GO

Batters

CF – Ivan Wilson – 1-4, RBI (1), BB, 3 SO

RF – Kevin Kaczmarski – 1-4, 2 RBI (2), BB, SO

2B – Vinny Siena – 3-5, 2B (2), 2 SO

DH – Dash Winningham – 1-4, R

3B – David Thompson – 1-4, R, 3B (1), RBI (6), HBP, SO, GIDP

LF – Joe Tuschak – 2-4, 2 R, 2 2B (2)

Recapish

            The Fireflies wild first week in Charleston continued Sunday evening, as the RiverDogs walked off with a 9^th inning win for the third time in 4 games. Fireflies starter Kevin Canelon was very sharp over the first 3 innings, but ran out of steam a little during the 4^th, allowing a pair of runs on 3 straight doubles. RiverDogs starter Simon De la Rosa showed off an impressive slider in the 1^st inning, but his stuff wasn’t as good when he went out for the 2^nd, and the Fireflies would tag him for two runs to jump ahead for the 4^th time in this series. This game came down to a battle of the bullpens, and while Witt Haggard would have a redemptive 8^th inning, he ended up taking his second loss of the season when he lost the zone to start the 9^th.

After Battling Back, Fireflies Lose On Another Walkoff

Columbia Fireflies @ Charleston RiverDogs

April 8, 2016

P.J. Conlon @ Will Carter

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

W: Schwaab (1-0, 0.00 ERA); L: Haggard (0-1, 27.00 ERA)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

P.J. Conlon (1.93 ERA) – 4.2 IP, 4 H, R, BB, 82 Pitches (49 Strikes), 8 GO: 3 FO, HBP

Christian Montgomery (13.50 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 39 Pitches (18 Strikes), 2 GO, 1 IR – 0 S, 2 WP

Tyler Bashlor (0.00 ERA) – 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K, 37 Pitches (21 Strikes), 1 GO

Witt Haggard – 0.1 IP, 2 H, R, GO

Will Carter (3.60 ERA) – 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, BB, 7 K, 78 Pitches (47 Strikes), 5 GO

Batters

Ivan Wilson – 2-5, 2B (1), SO, CS

Vinny Siena – 1-2, R, 2 BB, SO

Dash Winningham – 1-4, R, GIDP

David Thompson – 2-3, R, 2B (1), RBI (1), BB, SO

Jean Rodriguez – 1-3, RBI (1), HBP, SO

Vicente Lupo – 1-4, R, RBI (1), 2 SO

Milton Ramos – 1-4, RBI (3), 2 SO

Recap

            The Fireflies were involved in another walkoff Friday night, and since both of their games this year have come on the road, that’s not a good thing. The Fireflies got a strong start from lefty P.J. Conlon, but couldn’t pull away against RiverDogs starter Will Carter. Carter allowed four straight two out singles in the 1^st, but was otherwise in control, racking up 7 K’s over his 5 innings. The RiverDogs bullpen came in and did a great job behind Will Carter, while Christian Montgomery came in for the Fireflies and struggled with command throughout his 1.1 IP. Columbia would pull even when Charleston reliever Anyelo Gomez tired in the top of the 9^th, but then Witt Haggard quickly gave the lead back in the bottom of the 9^th.

Gnats Offense Missing in Rain-Shortened Loss to Rome

Savannah Sand Gnats @ Rome Braves

April 14, 2015

Scarlyn Reyes @ Max Povse (0-1, 1.80 ERA)

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Savannah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X		0	4	1
Rome	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	X		2	6	1

W: Povse (1-1, 0.90 ERA); L: Reyes (0-1, 4.50 ERA); S: Quintana (1)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Scarlyn Reyes – 4 IP, 5 H, 2 R, BB, 2 SO, 69 Pitches (42 Strikes), 6 GO: 2 FO

Alberto Baldonado (0.00 ERA) – 2.1 IP, H, 3 BB, 4 SO, 1 GO: 2 FO

Shane Bay (0.00 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 1 FO, 2 IR – 0 S

Batters

Meisner Great and Cyclones Win but They're Still Eliminated from the Playoffs

Brooklyn Cyclones @ Staten Island Yankees

September 1, 2014

Casey Meisner @ Sean Carley

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		3	8	0
Staten Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	5	2

Win: Meisner (5-3, 3.75 ERA); Loss: Carley (1-4, 5.48 ERA); Save (15)

MiLB.com Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Casey Meisner – 5 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 SO, 5 GO: 4 FO

Brad Wieck (H, 4, 1.40 ERA) – 2 IP, 3 SO, 1 GO: 1 FO

Kelly Secrest (H, 6, 1.82 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, R, SO

Shane Bay (1.59 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 SO, 1 FO

Batters

John Mora – 1-4, RBI (5), SO, CS (2)

Amed Rosario – 1-4, 2 SO

Jhoan Urena – 2-4, R, 2 SO

Tomas Nido – 1-4, SO

Adrian Abreu – 1-4, R, 2 SO

Pedro Perez – 1-4, R, SB (3)

Jean Rodriguez – 1-3, 2 RBI (3)

Recap:

            It was a bittersweet victory Monday night for the Brooklyn Cyclones, as they watched the Lowell Spinners come up just short in their 2 out, 9^th inning comeback attempt against the Connecticut Tigers. With the victory, the Tigers find themselves going to the NYPL playoffs as the Wild Card representative, a spot the Cyclones were in control of heading into the final week. If the Cyclones had managed just one victory against Tri-City last week (or against the Tigers at any point), they would have controlled their destiny heading into the final day of the season, but instead it was the Tigers who had that luxury, and this time they made it count.

            Casey Meisner was great over his five innings Monday night, getting ahead in the count often (first-pitch strikes to 13/18 batters), and staying economical with his pitch count. He couldn’t continue his double-digit strikeout streak going, but that may have been a consequence of pitching on the last day of the season. As with the Sand Gnats game in Rome from Monday, the Yankees batters were up there to swing for contact Monday night, leading to more contact early in the at bats. Meisner finishes his season with the Cyclones red hot over his last six starts: 1.51 ERA over 35.2 IP with 31 hits allowed, a 38 SO: 6 BB (26.6 K%: 4.2 BB%) ratio, and a .589 OPS against. From what I’ve heard and read, it seems that Casey has improved his change-up and curveball significantly this season, and that he now feels comfortable throwing all three pitches in any count. It’s great to see how much he’s improved this year, and I look forward to watching him pitch for Savannah to start 2015.