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.

Errors Too Much For Cola Pitching To Overcome Against Greenville

Columbia Fireflies @ Greenville Drive

August 23, 2017

Martin Anderson @ Jhonathan Diaz

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Columbia	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2		5	7	4
Greenville	1	8	0	0	0	1	4	2	X		16	16	1

W: Diaz (6-5, 4.46 ERA); L: Anderson (0-4, 6.65 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Marty Anderson (L, 0-4, 6.65 ERA) – 5 IP, 10 H, 9 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 1 HR, 14 TB, 1 BB, 7 K (5 K/Sw), 2 HBP, 6 GB: 5 FB: 5 LD: 2 PU, 102 Pitches (71 Strikes), 13 Swinging, 23 Called, 12.7% SwStr, 27.1% Whiff/Swing, 20.4 Pitches/IP, 30 BF

Matt Pobereyko (3.38 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 3 H, 5 R (3 ER), 2 2B, 1 HR, 8 TB, 1 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 1 GB: 2 FB: 3 LD, 41 Pitches (26 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 3 Called, 14.6% SwStr, 26.1% Whiff/Swing, 30.8 Pitches/IP, 9 BF

Matt Blackham (1.54 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 TB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 1 GB: 1 FB, 10 Pitches (8 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 1 Called, 40% SwStr, 57.1% Whiff/Swing, 15 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Brandon Brosher (18.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 3 TB, 2 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 4 FB, 26 Pitches (12 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 3 Called, 7.7% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 26 Pitches/IP, 7 BF

Table 1 – Anderson pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
Total	19	44	21	8	10	102
Strikes	14	28	14	7	8	71
Swinging*	2	3	5	1	2	13

*12.7% Swinging strike rate; 27.1% Whiff/Swing rate

Batters

CF - Gene Cone - 0-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SF, 1 K, 9.1% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 4.4 Pitches/PA

SS - Andres Gimenez - 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 4.2% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.8 Pitches/PA

3B - J.J.  Franco - 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 9.1% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 5.5 Pitches/PA

RF - Ian Strom - 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 6.2% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

1B - Dash Winningham - 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 GIDP, 6.7% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

2B - Luis Carpio - 0-4, 2 K, 6.2% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

DH - Brandon Brosher - 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 6.7% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

LF - Jay Jabs - 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 3.25 Pitches/PA

C - Dan Rizzie - 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 3 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            After taking the opener in a blowout Tuesday night, the Columbia Fireflies had the tables turned on them in game two Wednesday as the Greenville Drive evened the series with a 16-5 win. Cola starter Martin Anderson had one of the weirdest final lines you’ll see, as he allowed eight unearned runs in the 2^nd and still stuck around to toss three scoreless innings after that. The Fireflies offense was quiet for most of the game but they did manage to put a pair of crooked numbers on the board late, which kept the deficit from getting too far out of hand.

Fireflies Return Home And Drop Opener With Rome

Rome Braves @ Columbia Fireflies

August 18, 2017

Tucker Davidson @ Martin Anderson

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

W: Davidson (5-4, 2.75 ERA); L: Anderson (0-3, 8.00 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Marty Anderson (L, 0-3, 8.00 ERA) – 5 IP, 8 H, 5 R (5 ER), 2 2B, 2 HR, 16 TB, 3 BB, 5 K (5 K/Sw), 1 HBP, 4 GB: 6 FB: 5 LD: 1 PU, 98 Pitches (64 Strikes), 11 Swinging, 12 Called, 11.2% SwStr, 21.2% Whiff/Swing, 19.6 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

Taylor Henry (3.73 ERA) – 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 3 TB, 1 BB, 2 K (2 K/Sw), 4 GB: 2 LD, 31 Pitches (18 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 2 Called, 22.6% SwStr, 43.8% Whiff/Swing, 15.5 Pitches/IP, 10 BF

Ryder Ryan (4.50 ERA) – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 K (2 K/Sw), 3 GB, 15 Pitches (12 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 1 Called, 40% SwStr, 54.5% Whiff/Swing, 7.5 Pitches/IP, 6 BF

Table 1 – Anderson pitch stats by inning

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Total
Total	34	15	10	22	17	98
Strikes	20	11	7	16	10	64
Swinging*	2	1	2	5	1	11

*11.2% Swinging strike rate; 21.2% Whiff/Swing rate

Batters

SS - Andres Gimenez - 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 8.3% SwStr, 28.6% Whiff/Swing, 4.8 Pitches/PA

CF - Gene Cone - 0-4, 1 K, 11.1% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 4.5 Pitches/PA

2B - J.J.  Franco - 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K, 9.5% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 5.25 Pitches/PA

DH - Dash Winningham - 0-3, 1 BB, 3.75 Pitches/PA

LF - Ian Strom - 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 SF, 6.7% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

C - Natanael Ramos - 0-3, 12.5% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 2.67 Pitches/PA

C - Dan Rizzie - 0-1, 4 Pitches/PA

3B/1B - Reed Gamache - 1-3, 1 BB, 4 Pitches/PA

1B - Brandon Brosher - 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K, 12.5% SwStr, 50% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

3B - Jay Jabs - 0-1, 1 BB, 1 K, 4 Pitches/PA

RF - Arnaldo Berrios - 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 5.6% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.5 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            After sweeping through Augusta this past week, the Columbia Fireflies returned home on the heels of a three-game winning streak Friday but then dropped their opener with Rome 6-3. Due to a double-header, it was the first of five these two teams will play in a series that wraps around the weekend and concludes on Eclipse Monday. Marty Anderson made his fourth start since joining the Fireflies and it was another mixed performance for him. He allowed four runs on a pair of homers in Rome’s big 4^th, which was the difference in this game, but he allowed just one run over his other four innings of work, and he actually did a good job missing bats between those homers in the 4^th.