Fireflies Series in Review: @Rome

Columbia Fireflies @ Rome Braves

September 1-4, 2017

            This is a series breakdown for the Columbia Fireflies final series of 2017. Given the timing of the post, this format seemed more appropriate than individual recaps, but there are more highlights included below than in the three similar early season posts that are also going up today.

The Stats:

Batters

Jose Carlos Medina Shines Amidst Offensive Eruption For Fireflies

Columbia Fireflies @ Greenville Drive

August 22, 2017

Jose Carlos Medina @ Jay Groome

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Columbia	0	0	1	5	1	0	3	4	0		14	12	1
Greenville	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2		7	10	0

W: Medina (1-0, 0.00 ERA); L: Groome (3-7, 6.70 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Jose Carlos Medina (W, 1-0, 0.00 ERA) – 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 TB, 1 BB, 6 K (5 K/Sw), 6 GB: 7 FB: 2 LD: 1 PU, 97 Pitches (62 Strikes), 8 Swinging, 19 Called, 8.2% SwStr, 18.6% Whiff/Swing, 16.2 Pitches/IP, 23 BF

Aaron Ford (22.50 ERA) – 2 IP, 4 H, 5 R (5 ER), 2 HR, 10 TB, 2 K (1 K/Sw), 1 HBP, 4 GB: 2 FB: 2 LD, 36 Pitches (27 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 7 Called, 19.4% SwStr, 35% Whiff/Swing, 18 Pitches/IP, 11 BF

Joseph Zanghi (2.35 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 TB, 2 BB, 1 GB: 2 FB: 1 LD: 1 PU, 29 Pitches (16 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 4 Called, 6.9% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 29 Pitches/IP, 7 BF

Table 1 – Medina pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
Total	15	16	11	17	18	20	97
Strikes	10	11	9	11	10	11	62
Swinging*	1	1	1	1	1	3	8

*8.2% Swinging strike rate; 18.6% Whiff/Swing rate

Batters

CF - Gene Cone - 0-6, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 4.3% SwStr, 11.1% Whiff/Swing, 3.83 Pitches/PA

SS - Andres Gimenez - 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 3.4% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.83 Pitches/PA

3B - J.J.  Franco - 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 7.4% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 4.5 Pitches/PA

LF - Ian Strom - 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 13% SwStr, 21.4% Whiff/Swing, 4.6 Pitches/PA

1B - Dash Winningham - 1-3, 3 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 4.4 Pitches/PA

2B - Luis Carpio - 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 3.6% SwStr, 10% Whiff/Swing, 5.6 Pitches/PA

DH - Brandon Brosher - 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 2 K, 1 SB, 10.5% SwStr, 50% Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA

C - Dan Rizzie - 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 2.8 Pitches/PA

RF - Arnaldo Berrios - 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K, 12.5% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.2 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Columbia Fireflies opened a mid-week series in Greenville with a big 14-7 win over the Drive. While offense obviously played a huge role in the outcome, the real star of the game was the Cola starter Jose Carlos Medina. The lefty tossed six scoreless en route to his first SAL win, and his performance looks even more impressive when you consider the seven runs allowed by Fireflies relievers after he left. Offensively, every Fireflies starter reached base at least once except for Gene Cone, who still contributed with an RBI in the win. While Dan Rizzie led the way with three hits, both Luis Carpio and Brandon Brosher connected on three-run homers, and Ian Strom added a solo blast of his own.

Mistakes Pile Up For Brooklyn As They Drop Finale With Black Bears

Brooklyn Cyclones @ West Virginia Power

August 10, 2017

Jose Carlos Medina @ Scooter Hightower

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		3	9	2
West Virginia	0	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	X		8	12	1

W: Hightower (2-0, 2.37 ERA); L: Medina (1-5, 3.53 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Jose Carlos Medina (L, 1-5, 3.53 ERA) – 4 IP, 7 H, 4 R (1 ER), 7 TB, 1 K (0 K/Sw), 13 GB: 2 FB: 1 LD: 1 PU, 50 Pitches (34 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 8 Called, 2% SwStr, 3.8% Whiff/Swing, 12.5 Pitches/IP, 19 BF

Cannon Chadwick (0.96 ERA) – 1 IP, 5 H, 4 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 6 TB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 4 GB: 2 LD, 31 Pitches (23 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 2 Called, 22.6% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 31 Pitches/IP, 9 BF

Joe Napolitano (9.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 FB, 8 Pitches (4 Strikes), 0 Swinging, 0 Called, 8 Pitches/IP, 4 BF

Stephen Villines (2.57 ERA) – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 K (3 K/Sw), 1 GB: 1 PU, 24 Pitches (19 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 7 Called, 16.7% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 12 Pitches/IP, 6 BF

Table 1 – Medina pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Total	12	7	20	11	50
Strikes	8	6	12	8	34
Swinging*	0	0	1	0	1

*2% Swinging strike rate; 3.8% Whiff/Swing rate

Batters

LF - Leon Byrd - 1-4, 1 K, 1 CS, 14.3% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

2B - Walter Rasquin - 0-4, 1 K, 20% SwStr, 28.6% Whiff/Swing, 2.5 Pitches/PA

RF - Jose Miguel Medina - 0-4, 16.7% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

CF - Quinn Brodey - 1-4, 1 R, 1 SB, 2.25 Pitches/PA

1B - Jeremy Vasquez - 2-3, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 SF, 5.9% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 4.25 Pitches/PA

3B - Carl Stajduhar - 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K, 7.1% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

DH - Jose Maria - 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 CS, 27.3% SwStr, 37.5% Whiff/Swing, 2.75 Pitches/PA

C - Scott Manea - 0-3, 3.33 Pitches/PA

SS - Franklin Correa - 2-3, 1 R, 3 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Brooklyn Cyclones dropped their rubber-match with West Virginia Thursday night in Granville, taking an 8-3 loss to fall 19 games below .500. Brooklyn actually outscored the Black Bears 3-2 if you only count earned runs, but the Cyclones pitchers couldn’t make up for a myriad mistakes behind them. The Bk bats did connect for nine hits, including four doubles, but they went just 1-6 with runners in scoring position and drew zero walks.

Cyclones Let Leads Slip Away In Aberdeen Opener

Brooklyn Cyclones @ Aberdeen Iron Birds

July 30, 2017

Jose Carlos Medina @ Tobias Myers

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0		6	6	1
Aberdeen	0	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	1		7	10	4

W: Jobst (1-2, 1.04 ERA); L: Chadwick (0-1, 0.63 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Jose Carlos Medina (3.48 ERA) – 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R (4 ER), 1 2B, 1 3B, 8 TB, 1 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 1 GIDP, 12 GB: 3 FB, 58 Pitches (39 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 10 Called, 1.7% SwStr, 3.4% Whiff/Swing, 14.5 Pitches/IP, 17 BF

Stephen Villines (0.00 ERA) – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 TB, 5 K (4 K/Sw), 1 GB: 2 LD, 27 Pitches (21 Strikes), 9 Swinging, 6 Called, 33.3% SwStr, 60% Whiff/Swing, 13.5 Pitches/IP, 7 BF

Tony Dibrell (BS, 1, 7.45 ERA) – 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 4 TB, 1 BB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 1 HBP, 1 GB: 2 FB: 2 LD, 33 Pitches (22 Strikes), 8 Swinging, 5 Called, 24.2% SwStr, 47.1% Whiff/Swing, 19.8 Pitches/IP, 10 BF

Cannon Chadwick (L, 0-1, 0.63 ERA) – 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 TB, 3 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 1 LD, 28 Pitches (11 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 3 Called, 14.3% SwStr, 50% Whiff/Swing, 84 Pitches/IP, 5 BF

Table 1 – Medina pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Total	7	10	27	14	58
Strikes	4	7	20	8	39
Swinging*	0	1	0	0	1

*1.7% Swinging strike rate; 3.4% Whiff/Swing rate

Batters

2B - Leon Byrd Jr. - 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 18.2% SwStr, 40% Whiff/Swing, 4.4 Pitches/PA

DH - Walter Rasquin - 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SAC, 1 SB, 8.7% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 4.6 Pitches/PA

1B - Reed Gamache - 0-4, 1 BB, 5.9% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.4 Pitches/PA

CF - Quinn Brodey - 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB, 14.3% SwStr, 18.2% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

3B - Carl Stajduhar - 0-4, 1 R, 2 K, 25% SwStr, 57.1% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

RF - Jeremy Wolf - 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 18.8% SwStr, 42.9% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

SS - Franklin Correa - 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 23.1% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.25 Pitches/PA

C - Carlos Sanchez - 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K, 31.8% SwStr, 58.3% Whiff/Swing, 5.5 Pitches/PA

LF - Cecilio Aybar - 2-3, 1 RBI, 1 SAC, 1 K, 1 SB, 8.3% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Brooklyn Cyclones let one slip away in Aberdeen Sunday evening, dropping the series opener with the Iron Birds 7-6 after holding leads of 3-0 and 6-4. Jose Carlos Medina made the start for Brooklyn and had his second straight rough outing in the loss. The Fireflies held a 6-4 lead for a little after Medina left, but then the Iron Birds got a lucky bounce against Tony Dibrell in the 7^th to tie it, and took advantage of some wildness from Cannon Chadwick in the 9^th for a walkoff.