SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
06/20/2110
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
GAME ID: 10584 - FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Columbia Fireflies (36-32) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 9 0
Asheville Tourists (42-26) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 9 0
Tourists Win 4-3 Nail-Biter Versus Fireflies
Josh Roberts did all he could to help his team prevail. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Columbia Fireflies from losing the game, 4-3, to the Asheville Tourists in 10 innings at McCormick Field. Roberts was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The winner was Jay Kelleher in relief. His record improves to 6-1. Jon Williams took the loss. At 42-26, Asheville is in first place in the Southern Division.

The Tourists got a clutch hit from left fielder Brandon Peeples. In the bottom of the tenth, he hit a run-scoring single to left, to win the game for the Tourists.

"We didn't let this one get away," said Peeples.
COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Bibeau CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .230 1 12
C. Neilson LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 2
A. Blizzard 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 0 5
W. Lu 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .270 3 14
R. Rachuba C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .200 0 3
S. Freeman DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .129 0 0
M. Bartgis 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
N. Manning SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .217 2 11
J. Roberts RF 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .571 1 5
Totals 39 3 9 3 1 14 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Rachuba (1, 2nd Inning off M. Flowers, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Roberts (1, 9th Inning off M. Ono, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Neilson , W. Lu , R. Rachuba 2 , S. Freeman , M. Bartgis , N. Manning , J. Roberts 6
2-out RBI: J. Roberts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Lu , R. Rachuba , N. Manning
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bartgis-Blizzard-Lu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Armstrong CF 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 .251 8 26
B. Bjorge DH 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 .118 0 2
A. Cruse 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .275 3 26
B. Gardner 1B 4 0 2 2 1 2 2 .262 10 40
J. LaBoube SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .291 4 34
S. Velez 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .355 3 26
A. Ramirez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 0 2
   a-J. Willis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 0 3
B. Peeples LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .227 7 23
R. Eberly C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .287 1 6
Totals 37 4 9 3 6 10 29      
a - J. Willis pinch hit for A. Ramirez in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gardner (15, 7th Inning off M. Perez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Armstrong 2 , A. Cruse , B. Gardner 3 , S. Velez 2 , B. Peeples , R. Eberly
2-out RBI: B. Gardner , B. Peeples
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Armstrong , A. Cruse , J. LaBoube 4
GIDP: B. Peeples
Hit by Pitch: S. Velez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bjorge (3)
COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Balderas 6.0 6 2 2 3 4 0 93 3.70   
M. Perez 2.0 1 1 1 1 3 0 26 1.66   
J. Williams L (6-6) 1.2 1 1 0 2 3 0 31 3.63   
C. Horan 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Balderas 53
Batters Faced: E. Balderas 27, M. Perez 8, J. Williams 8, C. Horan 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Balderas 3-10, M. Perez 2-1, J. Williams 1-1, C. Horan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Balderas 93-57, M. Perez 26-17, J. Williams 31-17, C. Horan 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Perez 1-1 , C. Horan 3-1
WP: E. Balderas 2
Hit Batsmen: E. Balderas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Flowers 5.0 6 0 0 0 7 0 75 1.57   
L. Bugarin H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 1.85   
M. Ono BS (3) 3.0 3 3 3 1 4 1 46 5.32   
J. Kelleher W (6-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Flowers 62
Batters Faced: M. Flowers 21, L. Bugarin 3, M. Ono 13, J. Kelleher 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Flowers 2-6, L. Bugarin 0-0, M. Ono 3-2, J. Kelleher 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Flowers 75-53, L. Bugarin 15-10, M. Ono 46-30, J. Kelleher 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Roberts
Ballpark: McCormick Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 3958
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