Anthony Kay Shines For Columbia In 5-0 Win Over Hickory

Hickory Crawdads @ Columbia Fireflies

April 22, 2018

Reid Anderson @ Anthony Kay

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

W: Kay (1-0, 1.69 ERA); L: Anderson (1-2, 2.41 ERA)

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Fermin waiting for his first AB

The Stats:

Pitchers

Anthony Kay (W, 1-0, 1.69 ERA) – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 5 K: 1 BB, 92 Pitches (59 Strikes), 4 GO: 5 FO

Carlos Hernandez (0.00 ERA) – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 K, 17 Pitches (14 Strikes), 1 GO: 2 FO

Trey Cobb (1.50 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, 14 Pitches (9 Strikes), 2 GO

Batters

SS – Edgardo Fermin – 1-5, 2 K, CS

2B – Blake Tiberi – 1-2, 2 R, 3 BB

LF – Matt Winaker – 1-4, R, 3B, RBI, BB

1B – Jeremy Vasquez – 0-1, RBI, 3 BB

CF – Quinn Brodey – 0-4, RBI, K

3B – Rigoberto Terrazas – 1-4, 2 R, 2 K

DH – Ali Sanchez – 2-4, 2B

RF – Raphael Gladu – 1-4, RBI, K

C – Scott Manea – 2-3, RBI, HBP, K

Recapish

            The Columbia Fireflies rode a great start from lefty Anthony Kay to a 5-0 win Sunday afternoon in South Carolina, which forced a series split with the Hickory Crawdads. Kay allowed just three singles over six scoreless to lower his ERA to a paltry 1.69 and earn his first professional win. Cola relievers Carlos Hernandez and Trey Cobb then combined to face the minimum over the final three innings as they held on to the first Fireflies shutout of 2018. After a quiet game Saturday, the Cola offense was at it again Sunday, with all but one batter reaching base for the Fireflies, and that batter (Quinn Brodey) had an RBI to help the cause anyway.

Cavallaro Leads The Way Against Hickory

Hickory Crawdads @ Columbia Fireflies

April 20, 2018

A.J. Alexy @ Joe Cavallaro

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

W: Cavallaro (2-0, 1.42 ERA); L: Alexy (0-1, 7.15 ERA); Save: Villines (2)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Joe Cavallaro (W, 2-0, 1.89 ERA) – 6 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 6 K: 2 BB, 8 GO: 1 FO, 93 Pitches (57 Strikes, 9 Swinging)

Joshua Payne (3.60 ERA) – 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 5 K, 1 GO, 29 Pitches (24 Strikes, 8 Swinging)

Stephen Villines (S, 2, 4.35 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K, 1 GO, 19 Pitches (12 Strikes, 2 Swinging)

Batters

SS – Edgardo Fermin – 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB

2B – Blake Tiberi – 1-4, RBI, BB

DH – Matt Winaker – 1-4, R, 2B, RBI, SF, 2 K

1B – Jeremy Vasquez – 1-4, 2B, RBI

CF – Quinn Brodey – 0-4, BB, K, CS

3B – Rigoberto Terrazas – 1-4

C – Ali Sanchez – 1-3, R, BB, K

RF – Raphael Gladu – 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB

LF – Walter Rasquin – 2-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, K

Recapish

            The Columbia Fireflies beat Hickory 6-3 at home Friday night to even their four game series with the Crawdads. Cola starter Joe Cavallaro turned in his third straight strong outing to start the season, striking out six and limited the Crawdads to just two hits and two walks over the first six innings Friday. The Fireflies offense stayed hot with another on base party, as everyone in the lineup reached base at least once, which is something they did multiple times in Greenville.

Crawdads Score Ten In Opener With Columbia

Hickory Crawdads @ Columbia Fireflies

April 19, 2018

Alex Eubanks @ Tony Dibrell

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

W: Beltre (1-0, 5.06 ERA); L: Dibrell (0-1, 7.53 ERA); Save: Advocate (1)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Tony Dibrell (L, 0-1, 7.53 ERA) – 4.1 IP, 10 H, 10 R (9 ER), 7 K: 2 BB, 2 HR, HBP, 89 Pitches (58 Strikes), 5 GO: 1 FO

Darwin Ramos (7.56 ERA) – 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 K: 3 BB, 56 Pitches (36 Strikes), 3 GO: 2 FO, 1 IR – 1 S

Nicolas Debora (2.35 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 K: 1 BB, 28 Pitches (17 Strikes), 2 IR – 0 S

Trey Cobb (1.80 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 15 Pitches (11 Strikes), 1 GO

Batters

SS – Edgardo Fermin – 2-4, 2 R, BB

2B – Blake Tiberi – 1-2, 2 R, 2B, 3 BB

LF – Matt Winaker – 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB, K

1B – Jeremy Vasquez – 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, SF, K

CF – Quinn Brodey – 0-4, R, BB, 2 K

3B – Rigoberto Terrazas – 2-5, 2B

C – Scott Manea – 0-5, 4 K

RF – Raphael Gladu – 1-5, 2B, RBI, K

DH – Jay Jabs – 0-4, BB, K

Recapish

            The Columbia Fireflies had their four-game winning streak snapped Thursday at home as they opened a four-game set with the Hickory Crawdads. Hickory scored ten runs against Cola starter Tony Dibrell and never looked back in a 10-5 win, which dropped the Fireflies record to 9-5. The Cola offense stayed on track but couldn’t match the ten-run effort from Hickory. Eight of the nine Cola batters reached base at least once, with catcher Scott Manea the only one missing out on the on-base party – the first time in 8 starts that he’s failed to reach base at least once. The Cola pen did a great job in relief of Dibrell, combining for 4.2 scoreless innings, but the Hickory pen nearly matched them zero-for-zero as the Crawdads held onto their big lead.

Chris Viall Strikes Out 11 As Fireflies Win Opener In Greenville

Columbia Fireflies @ Greenville Drive

April 16, 2018

Chris Viall @ Alex Scherff

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

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The Stats:

Pitchers

Chris Viall (W, 1-0, 2.00 ERA) – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 11 K: 4 BB, 89 Pitches (58 Strikes), 4 GO: 1 FO

Darwin Ramos (H, 1, 10.50 ERA) – 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 K: 2 BB, 41 Pitches (25 Strikes), 1 GO: 1 FO

Carlos Hernandez (0.00 ERA) – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 K, 27 Pitches (19 Strikes), 2 GO

Batters

SS – Edgardo Fermin – 3-4, 3 R, 2B, BB, SB

2B – Blake Tiberi – 0-2, BB

PH/2B – Gio Alfonzo – 1-2, 2B, K

LF – Matt Winaker – 1-4, RBI, BB, K, GIDP

1B – Jeremy Vasquez – 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K

CF – Quinn Brodey – 1-4, R, 3B, RBI, BB, K

3B – Rigoberto Terrazas – 1-4, BB, K

DH – Walter Rasquin – 1-5, R, HR, 2 RBI, GIDP

C – Scott Manea – 0-3, R, BB

RF – Jay Jabs – 1-4, R, 3B, RBI, K

Recapish

            The Columbia Fireflies got a top-notch performance from big Chris Viall Monday night in Greenville as they cruised to a 7-1 win in the opener of their series with the Drive. Viall set a career-high with 11 strikeouts over five innings of work and barely let the Drive hit the ball out of the infield. He randomly experienced some control problems in the 4^th as the Drive tried to put together a rally, but then Viall buckled down and struck out five of six batters to end his night on a high note. Edgardo Fermin led the Fireflies offensively, finishing with three hits, three runs scored, a double, a stolen base, and his second walk of the season. Although Fermin had the biggest night, everyone in the Fireflies lineup reached base at least once, and the team as a whole walked more times (8) than they struck out (7).