April 11, 2022 – Carolina League (CarL) – Augusta GreenJackets News Release
COLUMBIA, SC: The same formula for success worked once again for the Augusta GreenJackets on Sunday night as they took down the Columbia Fireflies, 8-3 thanks to extra-base power and strong pitching.
The GreenJackets wasted no time getting on the board as Brandol Mezquita brought home Geraldo Quintero on a sacrifice to put Augusta on top 1-0 after an inning of play.
The power swings came alive in the second inning as Mahki Backstrom drilled a homerun to the opposite field to double the Augusta lead to 2-0 with a solo homer, his first of the season.
After another GreenJacket runner scored due to a throwing error in the top of third, Backstrom would continue to flex his muscles as he brought home another run with a rocket to the right-field corner to plate home Brandol Mezquita and move the lead up to 4-0.
The Fireflies mustered up a rally of their own in the third inning by scoring three times. Columbia threatened for more but JJ Niekro, in relief of starter Adam Shoemaker, stranded a pair of Fireflies thanks to a timely double-play to escape trouble with no further damage.
The score would remain 5-3 all the way until the seventh inning, when Kadon Morton, facing a 3-2 count with two outs, dropped the hammer with a clutch three-run bomb over the left-field wall to deliver the dagger for Augusta, giving them their largest lead of the game at 8-3. Miguel Peña relieved Niekro in the bottom of…
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