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.

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)

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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.

Fireflies Take Rubber Match With Suns

Hagerstown Suns @ Columbia Fireflies

April 11, 2018

Nick Raquet @ Tony Dibrell

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

W: Payne (1-0, 1.80 ERA); L: Acevedo (0-1, 12.60 ERA)

Boxscore

The Stats:

Pitchers

Tony Dibrell (2.70 ERA) – 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 7 K: 3 BB, 91 Pitches (59 Strikes), 6 GO: 2 FO

Nicolas Debora (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K: 2 BB, 21 Pitches (12 Strikes), 1 GO: 1 FO

Joshua Payne (W, 1-0, 1.80 ERA) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 13 Pitches (9 StrikeS), 1 GO

Trey Cobb (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 K: 1 BB, 25 Pitches (14 Strikes), 1 GO

Dibrell

Batters

SS – Edgardo Fermin – 2-4, 2 R, BB, SO, CS

2B – Blake Tiberi – 0-3, R, BB, 2 K

LF – Matt Winaker – 2-4, R, RBI

1B – Jeremy Vasquez – 1-4, R, 2B, RBI, K

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

CF – Raphael Gladu – 1-4, RBI, K

DH – Walter Rasquin – 1-3, R, 3B, 3 RBI, BB, SB, K

RF – Jay Jabs – 0-3, HBP

C – Dan Rizzie – 2-4, R, RBI

Recapish

            The Columbia Fireflies finished their opening homestand with an 8-3 win over the Hagerstown Suns to take the rubber match of their three-game series. The win also means the Fireflies finished their first home stand above .500 at 4-3. For a second straight outing, Cola starter Tony Dibrell set a career high in both IP (6) and strikeouts (7), although the game would be decided after he left. After both offenses exploded once apiece over the first two games of this series, the two teams found themselves in a low scoring battle Wednesday, with the Suns taking a 3-2 lead into the 8^th. The Fireflies had managed just four hits entering the 8^th, but they exploded for six runs on six hits to take control of this game and earn a win.