Fireflies Series in Review: vs. Hickory

Hickory Crawdads @ Columbia Fireflies

April 10-12, 2017

            This is a breakdown of the Columbia Fireflies April series against the Hickory Crawdads. The goal with these ‘Series in Review’ posts wasn’t to cover the series as fully as I normally would but to highlight a few players who didn’t get as much coverage throughout the rest of the season.

The Stats:

Batters

Fireflies Series in Review: vs. Green Jackets

Augusta Green Jackets @ Columbia Fireflies

April 6-9, 2017

            Below is a breakdown of the Columbia Fireflies opening series from 2017, which was a sweep of the Augusta Green Jackets. The goal with these ‘Series in Review’ posts wasn’t to cover the series as fully as I normally would but to highlight a few players who didn’t get as much coverage throughout the rest of the season.

The Stats:

Batters

Fireflies Blink First In Extra Inning Affair With Asheville

Asheville Tourists @ Columbia Fireflies

August 29, 2017

Erick Julio @ Martin Anderson

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13		R	H	E
Asheville	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	7	0
Columbia	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	10	0

W: Pena (2-1, 2.78 ERA); L: Pobereyko (2-2, 3.34 ERA); Save: Humphreys (11)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Martin Anderson (5.76 ERA) – 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 3B, 1 HR, 9 TB, 2 BB, 5 K (3 K/Sw), 2 HBP, 3 GB: 9 FB: 3 LD: 3 PU, 98 Pitches (63 Strikes), 11 Swinging, 10 Called, 11.2% SwStr, 20.8% Whiff/Swing, 14.7 Pitches/IP, 27 BF

Ryder Ryan (2.61 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K (2 K/Sw), 1 GB: 1 PU, 17 Pitches (10 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 3 Called, 17.6% SwStr, 42.9% Whiff/Swing, 12.8 Pitches/IP, 4 BF

Matt Blackham (1.46 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 2 FB, 15 Pitches (10 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 1 Called, 20% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 15 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Joseph Zanghi (2.23 ERA) – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 2B, 2 TB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 1 GB: 4 FB: 1 PU, 19 Pitches (13 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 2 Called, 15.8% SwStr, 27.3% Whiff/Swing, 9.5 Pitches/IP, 7 BF

Matt Pobereyko (L, 2-2, 3.34 ERA) – 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 TB, 4 K (3 K/Sw), 2 GB: 1 LD: 1 PU, 33 Pitches (24 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 3 Called, 18.2% SwStr, 28.6% Whiff/Swing, 16.5 Pitches/IP, 8 BF

Table 1 – Anderson pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	Total
Total	9	7	14	12	16	16	24	98
Strikes	7	5	10	8	9	11	13	63
Swinging*	0	0	4	0	3	1	3	11

*11.2% Swinging strike rate; 20.8% Whiff/Swing rate

Blackham

Batters

SS - Andres Gimenez - 0-1, 4 Pitches/PA

3B - Brandon Brosher - 2-3, 1 2B, 2 HBP, 5% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

DH - J.J.  Franco - 0-4, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 8.7% SwStr, 28.6% Whiff/Swing, 3.83 Pitches/PA

LF - Quinn Brodey - 0-5, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 GIDP, 17.4% SwStr, 40% Whiff/Swing, 3.83 Pitches/PA

1B - Dash Winningham - 3-6, 1 2B, 1 K, 4.2% SwStr, 11.1% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

2B/SS - Luis Carpio - 0-5, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 CS, 8.7% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 3.83 Pitches/PA

CF - Gene Cone - 1-5, 1 BB, 2 K, 14.8% SwStr, 30.8% Whiff/Swing, 4.5 Pitches/PA

C - Dan Rizzie - 3-6, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 5% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 3.33 Pitches/PA

3B/2B - Jay Jabs - 0-5, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 13.8% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 4.83 Pitches/PA

RF - Arnaldo Berrios - 1-5, 1 R, 2 K, 12.5% SwStr, 37.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.8 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Columbia Fireflies wasted numerous opportunities Tuesday night as they dropped the opener of a three-game series with Asheville in extras. This is the Fireflies final home series of the year and they did not get things started on the right foot. The team went a combined 0-10 with runners in scoring position as they left twelve runners on base. Cola starter Marty Anderson and the Fireflies pen did a good job of limiting the number of Tourists on the bases throughout the night, but those Tourists eventually broke through in the 13^th to take a 3-2 win.

Fireflies Drop A Marathon 16-inning Game With Rome

Rome Braves @ Columbia Fireflies

August 20, 2017

Alan Rangel @ Darwin Ramos

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Rome	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Columbia	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

15	16		R	H	E
0	6		11	15	1
0	1		6	12	3

W: Hoekstra (1-0, 3.00 ERA); L: Zanghi (0-3, 2.24 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Darwin Ramos (5.20 ERA) – 5.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R (5 ER), 1 3B, 1 HR, 14 TB, 3 BB, 3 K (2 K/Sw), 1 HBP, 1 GIDP, 13 GB: 6 FB: 1 LD: 1 PU, 97 Pitches (54 Strikes), 9 Swinging, 10 Called, 9.3% SwStr, 20.5% Whiff/Swing, 17.1 Pitches/IP, 28 BF

Matt Pobereyko (2.57 ERA) – 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 3 GB, 33 Pitches (22 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 7 Called, 15.2% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 14.1 Pitches/IP, 7 BF, 1 IR – 0 S

Matt Blackham (1.56 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 FB, 11 Pitches (7 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 2 Called, 9.1% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 11 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Cameron Griffin (3.67 ERA) – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 TB, 4 K (1 K/Sw), 1 HBP, 1 GB: 3 FB: 2 LD, 39 Pitches (25 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 10 Called, 7.7% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 13 Pitches/IP, 11 BF

Taylor Henry (3.52 ERA) – 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 TB, 1 BB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 4 GB: 2 FB: 2 LD, 48 Pitches (30 Strikes), 10 Swinging, 4 Called, 20.8% SwStr, 38.5% Whiff/Swing, 16 Pitches/IP, 12 BF

Joseph Zanghi (L, 0-3, 2.24 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 0 H, 5 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 1 HBP, 3 GB: 1 FB: 1 PU, 31 Pitches (13 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 4 Called, 3.2% SwStr, 11.1% Whiff/Swing, 46.5 Pitches/IP, 7 BF

J.J. Franco (10.80 ERA) – 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 HR, 5 TB, 2 FB: 1 LD, 13 Pitches (8 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 1 Called, 15.4% SwStr, 28.6% Whiff/Swing, 39 Pitches/IP, 3 BF, 3 IR – 3 S

Table 1 – Ramos pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
Total	11	21	16	19	12	18	97
Strikes	5	10	8	14	7	10	54
Swinging*	0	3	1	2	1	2	9

*9.3% Swinging strike rate; 20.5% Whiff/Swing rate

Blackham

Batters

SS - Andres Gimenez - 1-6, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 GIDP, 3.3% SwStr, 9.1% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

DH - J.J.  Franco - 3-8, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB, 9.7% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.88 Pitches/PA

RF - Ian Strom - 2-7, 1 R, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 1 SB, 9.5% SwStr, 18.2% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

1B - Dash Winningham - 1-6, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 7.7% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.71 Pitches/PA

2B - Luis Carpio - 1-6, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K, 15.4% SwStr, 36.4% Whiff/Swing, 3.71 Pitches/PA

3B - Reed Gamache - 0-7, 1 GIDP, 3.43 Pitches/PA

LF - Jay Jabs - 3-6, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 BB, 1 K, 12.5% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.43 Pitches/PA

C - Dan Rizzie - 1-4, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SAC, 1 K, 9.5% SwStr, 28.6% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

CF - Arnaldo Berrios - 0-5, 2 BB, 2 K, 11.1% SwStr, 30% Whiff/Swing, 3.86 Pitches/PA

Gimenez

Carpio momentarily watching his homer go out

Jabbin' for Jabs

Recapish

            The Columbia Fireflies set a Fireflies franchise record Sunday night against Rome by playing a game beyond the 14^th inning for the first time ever, as they took an unfortunate 11-6 loss to the Braves in 16 innings. The game was a back-and-forth affair early on, and then both sides just stopped scoring until the 16^th, when Rome exploded for a six-run frame. Cola starter Darwin Ramos was effective early but gave up some loud contact over his final three frames, which allowed Rome to jump ahead as they knocked him out in the 6^th. After Ramos left, the Cola pen combined for 9+ innings of shutout ball, with just four singles allowed between the 7^th and 15^th innings. This allowed the Fireflies to tie things up with a run in the 8^th, but then the Rome pen started matching the Cola pen zero-for-zero, and so this game dragged on until position players had to take over on the mound for both sides.