SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
WEST VIRGINIA POWER AT COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
05/12/2107
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
WEST VIRGINIA POWER AT COLUMBIA FIREFLIES
GAME ID: 10348 - THURSDAY, MAY 12TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Virginia Power (19-15) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Columbia Fireflies (25-9) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0
Fireflies Stay Hot, Beat Power, 2-1
The Columbia Fireflies scored a tight, 2-1 win versus the West Virginia Power at Spirit Communications Park. Columbia pitcher Edwin Maldonado Jr. held his own in the contest. The winner was Maldonado Jr.. He threw 7.0 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Andy Nieto. Carlos Hernandez picked up his 5th save of the season.

Dustin Shinn had a big run-scoring double for the Fireflies in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Columbia leading 1-0 and a runner on 2nd, he got a sinker from 22-year old left-handed pitcher Andy Nieto and swatted a double to center. It was his 1st double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Fireflies ahead, 2-0.

"For the most part, I felt like I did a pretty good job with executing the pitches I was throwing," said Maldonado Jr..

The first-place Fireflies have won 7 in a row.
WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cantrell DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .245 3 13
J. Ramos RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .193 1 17
J. Harper 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320 1 13
D. Winn C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .229 1 8
   a-E. Cosman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 0 3
C. Hayes SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .203 3 15
P. Wood 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .308 3 15
T. Voivodic 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 2 6
K. Hawkins CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .234 2 16
W. Wen LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 6
Totals 30 1 5 1 1 9 12      
a - E. Cosman pinch hit for D. Winn in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Hawkins (2, 5th Inning off E. Maldonado Jr., 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Harper , D. Winn , T. Voivodic , K. Hawkins 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Wood
GIDP: W. Wen
Hit by Pitch: J. Harper
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Ramos(Laviosa at 2nd base))
PB: D. Winn
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Dominguez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 1 1
M. Pond LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 4 20
M. Lyon DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .312 10 25
G. Berrios CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .205 3 7
K. King 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 2 11
T. Laviosa C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .272 3 16
M. Ratajczak SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 4 16
D. Shinn 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .267 0 1
   a-S. Foor 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 1 6
D. Rider 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .232 3 17
Totals 31 2 7 2 2 4 12      
a - S. Foor substituted for D. Shinn in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lyon (13, 1st Inning off A. Nieto, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Berrios (4, 4th Inning off A. Nieto, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Shinn (1, 4th Inning off A. Nieto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Dominguez , M. Lyon 2 , G. Berrios 2 , T. Laviosa 2 , M. Ratajczak , D. Shinn 2
2-out RBI: D. Shinn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lyon , G. Berrios , M. Ratajczak , D. Rider 2
Hit by Pitch: K. King
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Rider (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rider-Ratajczak-Shinn)
WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nieto L (0-3) 3.2 5 2 2 1 1 0 65 4.55   
B. Morales 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 43 0.48   
N. Cirbus 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nieto 41
Batters Faced: A. Nieto 17, B. Morales 12, N. Cirbus 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nieto 2-8, B. Morales 4-4, N. Cirbus 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nieto 65-41, B. Morales 43-27, N. Cirbus 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Morales 1-0 , N. Cirbus 3-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Cirbus
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Maldonado Jr. W (5-2) 7.0 4 1 1 1 7 1 90 3.91   
C. Hernandez SV (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Maldonado Jr. 71
Batters Faced: E. Maldonado Jr. 25, C. Hernandez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Maldonado Jr. 4-9, C. Hernandez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Maldonado Jr. 90-60, C. Hernandez 19-13
Hit Batsmen: C. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edwin Maldonado Jr.
Ballpark: Spirit Communications Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 8427
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