Cola Blown Out By Green Jackets

Augusta Green Jackets @ Columbia Fireflies

June 24, 2016

Cory Taylor @ Chase Ingram

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Augusta	2	7	1	1	0	0	0	8	0		19	20	1
Columbia	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		7	10	2

W: Taylor (6-2, 1.97 ERA); L: Ingram (4-6, 5.48 ERA)

Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Chase Ingram (L, 4-6, 5.48 ERA) – 3.2 IP, 11 H, 11 R (11 ER), 4 2B, 2 HR, 21 TB, 2 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 5 GB: 10 FB: 4 LD: 2 PU, 90 Pitches (50 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 10 Called, 7.8% SwStr, 17.5% Whiff/Swing, 24.5 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

Johnny Magliozzi (3.86 ERA) – 2.1 IP, 3 H, 3 TB, 3 K (2 K/Sw), 1 GB: 2 FB: 3 LD, 40 Pitches (26 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 4 Called, 17.5% SwStr, 31.8% Whiff/Swing, 17.1 Pitches/IP, 9 BF

Craig Missigman (2.97 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 4 H, 6 R (1 ER), 3 2B, 7 TB, 2 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 2 GB: 5 LD, 43 Pitches (26 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 9 Called, 9.3% SwStr, 23.5% Whiff/Swing, 32.2 Pitches/IP, 12 BF

Seth Davis (2.23 ERA) – 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 1 3B, 4 TB, 2 BB, 3 GB: 2 FB: 1 LD: 1 PU, 28 Pitches (13 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 3 Called, 10.7% SwStr, 30% Whiff/Swing, 16.8 Pitches/IP, 9 BF

Batters

2B – Jean Rodriguez - 1-3, 1 K, 4 Pitches/PA

RF - Kevin Kaczmarski - 1-2, 1 BB, 1 CS, 5 Pitches/PA

LF – Vicente Lupo - 2-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 5 Pitches/PA

3B - Luis Ortega - 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 12.5% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.2 Pitches/PA

1B - Jeffrey Diehl - 1-4, 2 K, 12.5% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

LF/RF – Joe Tuschak - 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 GIDP, 7.7% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.25 Pitches/PA

C - Patrick Mazeika - 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 4.5% SwStr, 10% Whiff/Swing, 5.5 Pitches/PA

CF - Ivan Wilson - 1-4, 2 R, 1 K, 14.3% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Fireflies were blown out Friday night to fall to 0-2 in the second half. The Green Jackets used two huge scoring outbursts to take a commanding lead in this game, and their bats have come out of the All-Star break red-hot.

            There’s really little for me to add to this section considering the blowout. The Green Jackets scored their 7 runs in the 2^nd on 5 hits, including two doubles, a three-run homer, and a grand slam. Ingram had allowed just 3 homers all season before giving up 2 Friday in a four batter span. He never really settled in, though his manager left him out there to work through his problems over 90 pitches. We’ll see what happens, but I think that’s a good sign he wasn’t doing anything to suggest an underlying injury could have been the problem.

Mets Minors GIFs of the Week

Highlighting the best GIF’s from the last week in Mets minor’s action.

June 17-23, 2016

Even on an off day, Milton Ramos goes to work. pic.twitter.com/CMIjbecdI4

— Columbia Fireflies (@ColaFireflies) June 18, 2016

GIFs of the Week: 4/7-14, 4/15-21, 4/22-28, 4/29-5/5, 5/6-12, 5/13-19, 5/20-26, 5/27-6/2, 6/3-16

Minors Players of the Week: 4/7-4/17, 4/18-24, 4/25-5/1, 5/2-5/8, 5/9-15, 5/16-22, 5/23-29, 5/30-6/5, 6/6-12

Homeruns

            As it tends to do, the Soup has been heating up in the desert out West. Eric Campbell went deep for the Las Vegas 51s on Saturday.

            After the Fireflies tied the game up at 4 top-9, Ivan Wilson went oppo taco over a 36-foot wall to give them the 7-4 lead that they would win by on Sunday in Asheville.

            Gavin Cecchini had another strong week at the plate – 8-24, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 K: 5 BB – and he added his fourth homerun of the year while on the road in Salt Lake on Sunday.

Shaw And Fireflies Done In By Augusta’s Miguel Gomez

Augusta Green Jackets @ Columbia Fireflies

June 23, 2016

Michael Connolly @ Joe Shaw

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

W: Connolly (5-2, 2.91 ERA); L: Shaw (4-5, 4.41 ERA); Save: Cyr (2)

Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Joe Shaw (L, 4-5, 4.41 ERA) – 5 IP, 8 H, 5 R (5 ER), 1 2B, 2 HR, 15 TB, 2 BB, 7 K (7 K/Sw), 9 GB: 7 FB, 95 Pitches (64 Strikes), 16 Swinging, 15 Called, 16.8% SwStr, 32.7% Whiff/Swing, 19 Pitches/IP, 26 BF

Witt Haggard (3.52 ERA) – 2 IP, 1 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 5 GB, 33 Pitches (20 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 4 Called, 6.1% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 16.5 Pitches/IP, 7 BF

Christian Montgomery (3.34 ERA) – 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 HR, 4 TB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 1 GB: 2 FB: 1 LD, 32 Pitches (22 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 2 Called, 15.6% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 16 Pitches/IP, 8 BF

Batters

2B – Jean Rodriguez - 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 K, 6.7% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

RF - Kevin Kaczmarski - 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K, 7.7% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.25 Pitches/PA

3B - Luis Ortega - 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 8.3% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

1B - Dash Winningham - 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 23.1% SwStr, 37.5% Whiff/Swing, 3.25 Pitches/PA

C - Patrick Mazeika - 1-4, 1 K, 5.3% SwStr, 9.1% Whiff/Swing, 4.75 Pitches/PA

SS - Milton Ramos - 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 HBP, 2 K, 9.1% SwStr, 50% Whiff/Swing, 2.75 Pitches/PA

LF - Joe Tuschak - 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1.75 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Fireflies started their second half on the wrong foot Thursday night in Columbia, taking a 6-3 loss to Augusta in a game they trailed from the start.

            Cola starter Joe Shaw found himself behind 3-0 before an out was recorded in the game. Shaw was getting ahead in the count early, and induced plenty of swinging strikes with his breaking ball, but he had trouble putting hitters away early. He walked the leadoff batter after getting ahead 0-2, allowed a 3R homer in the 1^st inning after getting ahead 0-1, and the next batter singled off him after Shaw got ahead 0-2 in the AB. He was more effective after the 1^st, but he still allowed a second blast to Matt Winn leading off the 3^rd inning.

Shaw Steals The Show

Rome Braves @ Columbia Fireflies

June 14, 2016

Mike Soroka @ Joe Shaw

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Rome	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		2	5	0
Columbia	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	X		6	11	1

W: Shaw (4-4, 4.06 ERA); L: Soroka (1-6, 2.92 ERA); Save: Missigman (1)

Boxscore

#LetsGlow

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Joe Shaw (W, 4-4, 4.06 ERA) – 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 6 TB, 2 BB, 9 K (5 K/Sw), 1 GIDP, 9 GB: 2 FB: 4 LD: 1 PU, 98 Pitches (63 Strikes), 13 Swinging, 17 Called, 13.3% SwStr, 28.3% Whiff/Swing, 14 Pitches/IP, 28 BF

Craig Missigman (S, 1, 3.00 ERA) – 2 IP, 2 BB, 4 K (2 K/Sw), 2 GB, 29 Pitches (17 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 8 Called, 17.2% SwStr, 55.6% Whiff/Swing, 14.5 Pitches/IP, 8 BF

Batters

RF - Kevin Kaczmarski - 1-4, 1 RBI, 2.75 Pitches/PA

DH - David Thompson - 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 15.4% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.25 Pitches/PA

3B - Luis Ortega - 2-4, 1 RBI, 20% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 2.5 Pitches/PA

1B - Dash Winningham - 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K, 28.6% SwStr, 50% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

SS - Milton Ramos - 1-4, 1 R, 3 K, 29.4% SwStr, 45.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.25 Pitches/PA

LF - Joe Tuschak - 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 CS, 21.4% SwStr, 37.5% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

C - Tyler Moore - 2-4, 2 R, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4.8% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 5.25 Pitches/PA

CF - Ivan Wilson - 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 11.8% SwStr, 40% Whiff/Swing, 4.25 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Fireflies drew even in their 3-game series with the Braves Tuesday night, winning 6-2 behind a great performance from Joe Shaw. Shaw’s breaking ball was on point against Rome, and his teammates gave him all the run support he’d need in a big 2^nd inning.

            Since his first start of the season, which came against this same Rome club, Joe Shaw’s breaking ball has been inducing swinging strikes at a crazy good rate, and that continued Tuesday. It doesn’t matter if the pitch is dropping in the zone or well out of it, SAL batters keep offering at it, and they keep coming up empty.

            The Fireflies had faced Mike Soroka three times already this season, and their experience against him finally paid off when they broke through with 4 runs in the 2^nd. Soroka was nearly unhittable again after the 2^nd, but those 4 runs gave Columbia some breathing room, which they haven’t always had against this tough Rome rotation in 2016. Although it was a team contribution in the 2^nd, the star of the game on offense was clearly Tyler Moore. Moore knocked in the first run of the game with a triple and the last run of the game with a blast, both of which were his first of 2016.

Touki Tantalizes The Fireflies

Rome Braves @ Columbia Fireflies

June 13, 2016

Touki Toussaint @ Tyler Badamo

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Rome	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		4	12	0
Columbia	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	3	2

W: Toussaint (2-5, 4.89 ERA); L: Badamo (3-4, 3.84 ERA); Save: Custred (1)

Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Tyler Badamo (L, 3-4, 3.84 ERA) – 7 IP, 11 H, 4 R (3 ER), 6 K, HBP, 8 GO: 3 FO

Christian Montgomery (3.46 ERA) – 2 IP, H, 4 K, 1 GO

Batters

3B – David Thompson – 1-4

LF – Joe Tuschak – 1-3, R, HR (2), RBI (15), K

CF – Ivan Wilson – 1-3

Recapish

            The Columbia Fireflies dropped their second straight at home Monday night as they welcomed the Rome Braves into town. Rome starter Touki Toussaint took a perfect game into the 6^th, but Cola outfielder Joe Tuschak ended that and his shutout bid with one powerful swing to RF.

            It was a mixed outing for Fireflies starter Tyler Badamo, as he matched a career high with 6 strikeouts while inducing a lot of swinging strikes, but he also allowed 4 runs on 11 hits. His breaking ball was generally more loopy than normal throughout the start, and it looked like his changeup was an effective pitch for him throughout the start.