Columbia Fireflies Game Notes at Augusta 7.6

July 6, 2024 – Carolina League (CarL)
Columbia Fireflies News Release

The Fireflies close out their series with the Augusta GreenJackets this evening at SRP Park at 6:35 pm. RHP Mauricio Veliz (0-1, 4.09 ERA) takes the hill for Columbia and Augusta counters with Major League rehabber RHP Ian Anderson (0-0, 0.00 ERA).

The Fireflies return home Friday, July 19 for the start of Dino Weekend! Join us as we have a Mason Triceratops Bobblehead giveaway July 19, Jurassic World Night July 20 and we’ll bring back Ed’s Dinosaurs real life interactive dinosaurs Sunday, July 21. Buy your tickets now at ColumbiaFireflies.com.

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EIGHTH INNING BURST LEADS TO 8-2 WIN: The Fireflies used a six-run eighth inning to come from behind to beat the Augusta GreenJackets 8-2 at SRP Park Friday night. After being shutout through the first seven frames, the bats came to life in the eighth inning. Hyungchan Um and Austin Charles led the inning off with back-to-back singles. Next, Jhonny Perdomo wore a pitch off the chin to load the bases. Aldrin Lucas started the scoring, legging out an infield single to shortstop that moved everyone station-to-station. Next, Lizandro Rodriguez tied the game, launching a sacrifice fly to right field. Later, Perdomo and Lucas successfully executed a double steal that gave Columbia a 3-2 lead Brennon McNair became the second Fireflies player to get plunked in the inning to put runners at first and second for the top of the order. After that, Erick Torres pummeled his first-career homer beyond the left field fence to score three and put Columbia firmly in front 6-2.

GOING STREAKING: Catcher Dionmy Salon is riding a hot streak for Columbia. He is on his longest hitting streak of the season, a 10-game stretch that began June 9 and is the second-longest active hitting streak in the Carolina League. He trails Esteban Gonzalez who has hit in 13-consecutive games for the Lynchburg Hillcats. Salon is 13-30 (.433) on the run and has five RBI. Salon has increased his batting average from .165 to .232 during the strech which encapsulates over one quarter of his games played this season. Columbia’s backstop has also scored a run in three-straight games, which is the longest active streak for a Fireflies player.

KICKING WITH KIRKLAND: In Doug Kirkland’s last eight outings, he has allowed just one earned run spanning 14.1 innings of work (0.63 ERA). In that time, he has 17 punchouts and his opponents are hitting .119 against…