SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
07/17/2109
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
GAME ID: 10742 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Columbia Fireflies (49-41) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 11 12 1
Asheville Tourists (32-58) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 0
Columbia Scrapes Out 11-3 Win
The Fireflies earned a hard-fought, 11-3 win in 11 innings at McCormick Field. To do so required withstanding a fine effort from Asheville pitcher Danny Rodrigues. Rodrigues went 7 innings and allowed 1 run. Bert Reed snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed 2 runs on 1 hit over 4 innings. He's now 5-4 on the season. Columbia sits in third place in the Southern Division at 49-41.

Columbia used the timely hitting of Danny Espino to seize the win. The designated hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 11th inning to put the Fireflies on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"I'll play 10 innings, I'll play 20," said Fireflies manager Mike Keeney. "Whatever it takes to win the ballgame."
COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rowan RF 4 2 1 1 2 0 3 .200 1 3
A. Boyd SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 9 38
   a-E. Herrera PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .215 3 18
   b-C. Mixon SS, 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 .213 5 25
J. Hagelin LF 5 1 1 1 1 3 3 .300 7 22
D. Clive 3B, SS 5 1 1 3 1 1 4 .167 1 6
A. Gingell CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .289 8 36
   c-C. Pongratz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360 0 2
   f-R. Rachuba C 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 .211 2 2
R. Renner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248 6 37
   e-A. Blizzard PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   g-J. Rice CF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .305 6 29
S. Freeman DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .288 2 7
   h-D. Espino DH 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240 2 9
T. Lilley C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .264 2 18
   d-D. Perez PH, 1B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .239 1 14
J. Denger 2B 5 2 1 0 0 1 6 .303 3 25
Totals 45 11 12 8 6 12 30      
a - E. Herrera pinch hit for A. Boyd in the 8th
b - C. Mixon substituted for E. Herrera in the 8th
c - C. Pongratz pinch hit for A. Gingell in the 9th
d - D. Perez pinch hit for T. Lilley in the 9th
e - A. Blizzard pinch ran for R. Renner in the 9th
f - R. Rachuba substituted for C. Pongratz in the 9th
g - J. Rice substituted for A. Blizzard in the 9th
h - D. Espino inserted as DH in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Denger (9, 3rd Inning off D. Rodrigues, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rowan (1, 1st Inning off D. Rodrigues, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Rice (6, 11th Inning off I. de Lira, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Rachuba (2, 11th Inning off I. de Lira, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Clive (1, 11th Inning off C. Geary, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rowan 4 , J. Hagelin , D. Clive 4 , A. Gingell , R. Rachuba 4 , R. Renner , J. Rice 5 , S. Freeman , D. Espino , D. Perez , J. Denger 2
2-out RBI: J. Hagelin , D. Clive , R. Rachuba , J. Rice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Mixon , A. Gingell , R. Rachuba , T. Lilley , J. Denger
Sac Bunt: C. Mixon
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gingell (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Clive (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Denger-Clive-Renner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Ramser LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .178 2 8
J. Martinez SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .195 0 10
A. Cruse 2B 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .235 2 23
M. Shantz 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .208 3 13
J. Paniagua DH 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 .195 3 13
G. Villalobos 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .191 3 8
J. Millan CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 6 16
   a-E. Barrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 2 3
   b-M. Valdez CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 3 7
J. Willis RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .257 1 4
J. Ottinger C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .200 0 4
Totals 39 3 8 3 1 8 21      
a - E. Barrera pinch hit for J. Millan in the 9th
b - M. Valdez substituted for E. Barrera in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Shantz (6, 1st Inning off N. Lynch, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Martinez (2, 1st Inning off N. Lynch, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Martinez 3 , A. Cruse , M. Shantz 3 , J. Willis 3 , J. Ottinger
2-out RBI: M. Shantz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cruse , J. Paniagua , G. Villalobos
GIDP: G. Villalobos
Sac Bunt: T. Ramser
Sac Fly: J. Martinez
Team LOB: 8
COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Lynch 6.2 7 1 1 1 6 0 113 5.06   
J. Williams 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.58   
B. Reed W (5-4) 4.0 1 2 0 0 1 0 39 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Lynch 61
Batters Faced: N. Lynch 29, J. Williams 1, B. Reed 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Lynch 5-9, J. Williams 0-0, B. Reed 6-4
Pitches - Strikes: N. Lynch 113-69, J. Williams 6-3, B. Reed 39-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Williams 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rodrigues 7.0 4 1 1 2 9 1 96 2.53   
X. Wester 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 5.40   
J. Guadarrama L (1-4) 2.2 2 3 1 3 2 0 42 3.33   
C. Geary 0.2 4 5 5 0 1 1 24 9.00   
I. de Lira 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 2 5 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rodrigues 72
Batters Faced: D. Rodrigues 27, X. Wester 2, J. Guadarrama 13, C. Geary 7, I. de Lira 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rodrigues 4-8, X. Wester 0-1, J. Guadarrama 4-2, C. Geary 2-0, I. de Lira 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rodrigues 96-60, X. Wester 8-3, J. Guadarrama 42-25, C. Geary 24-16, I. de Lira 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Guadarrama 1-0 , C. Geary 2-2
WP: C. Geary
Balk: J. Guadarrama , C. Geary
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Rodrigues
Ballpark: McCormick Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 3441
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