SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
07/17/2099
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
GAME ID: 10756 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH , 2099 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbia Fireflies (64-28) 0 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 12 14 0
Asheville Tourists (31-61) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 14 1
Lawrence Lifts Fireflies to 12-4 Triumph
The Columbia Fireflies grabbed a win, 12-4, over the Asheville Tourists at McCormick Field. Columbia second baseman Joel Lawrence went 4-4 with a double, 3 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times. The winning pitcher was Nick Allen. He tossed 102 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 9 hits. Matt Winters closed it out for his 3rd save.

Fernando Melendez hit a 2-run double off Justin White in the top of the second, which put the Fireflies in front, 2-0. In addition to the double, Melendez had 1 single, while going 2 for 3.

"Winning is the only objective," said Melendez after the game.

The Fireflies, at 64-28, sit in first place in the Southern Division.
COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Covey 3B 6 1 2 3 0 0 6 .261 5 31
A. Wray CF 5 1 1 1 0 4 3 .196 4 13
J. Dahl LF 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .284 19 59
C. Allen 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .284 10 25
   a-T. Goth PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .162 0 6
   b-E. Abreu 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 0 6
C. Ammerman RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .271 14 43
J. Valentine DH 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .274 6 37
J. Lawrence 2B 4 3 4 1 1 0 0 .260 4 14
F. Marquez SS 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 .300 3 37
F. Melendez C 3 1 2 3 0 1 3 .208 4 21
Totals 39 12 14 11 5 14 19      
a - T. Goth pinch hit for C. Allen in the 8th
b - E. Abreu substituted for T. Goth in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Melendez (12, 2nd Inning off J. White, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Lawrence (5, 4th Inning off J. White, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Marquez (14, 9th Inning off J. Armstrong, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Ammerman (2, 3rd Inning off J. White, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Covey (5, 4th Inning off J. White, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Covey 5 , A. Wray , C. Ammerman 3 , J. Valentine , J. Lawrence 5 , F. Marquez 4 , F. Melendez 3
2-out RBI: A. Wray
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Covey , A. Wray , C. Ammerman , J. Valentine
Sac Bunt: F. Melendez
Sac Fly: F. Melendez
Hit by Pitch: A. Wray
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Wray (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Allen-Marquez-Allen, Covey-Lawrence-Allen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Nunez CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .252 6 25
M. Egan RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .212 3 22
E. Trevino 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .293 6 37
D. Pender 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .238 1 15
L. Apolinar DH 5 1 3 0 0 1 4 .238 2 27
J. Samples LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .232 5 11
R. Arteaga SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218 2 23
A. Febles 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .291 3 13
J. Bloch C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .258 0 15
Totals 39 4 14 4 2 8 26      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Apolinar 2 (11, 2nd Inning off N. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Winters, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Samples (8, 4th Inning off N. Allen, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Febles (2, 5th Inning off N. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Nunez (12, 1st Inning off N. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Nunez 4 , M. Egan 2 , E. Trevino 2 , D. Pender , L. Apolinar 5 , J. Samples 2 , A. Febles 3 , J. Bloch
2-out RBI: J. Bloch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nunez , D. Pender 2 , J. Samples , R. Arteaga , A. Febles
GIDP: E. Trevino , L. Apolinar
Hit by Pitch: R. Arteaga
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bloch (1)
COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Allen W (11-4) 6.0 9 3 3 2 7 0 102 3.63   
M. Winters SV (3) 3.0 5 1 1 0 1 0 38 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Allen 47
Batters Faced: N. Allen 28, M. Winters 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Allen 6-4, M. Winters 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: N. Allen 102-66, M. Winters 38-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Winters 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Winters
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. White L (4-8) 3.1 8 6 6 2 3 1 63 5.95   
M. Person 3.0 1 4 0 2 7 0 61 4.46   
N. Foster 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 43 0.77   
J. Armstrong 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 19 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. White 19
Batters Faced: J. White 19, M. Person 14, N. Foster 9, J. Armstrong 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. White 2-4, M. Person 0-2, N. Foster 1-2, J. Armstrong 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. White 63-35, M. Person 61-38, N. Foster 43-25, J. Armstrong 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Foster 3-3 , J. Armstrong 1-1
WP: M. Person
Hit Batsmen: M. Person
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joel Lawrence
Ballpark: McCormick Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 3936
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