SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
08/19/2107
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10962 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbia Fireflies (84-38) 0 0 0 1 3 5 4 0 0 13 15 0
Hickory Crawdads (61-61) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Hits Blitz for Fireflies Ratajczak
Columbia Fireflies second baseman Mike Ratajczak had one of the best days of his career, when he hit for the cycle and paved the way for the 13-2 Fireflies win over the Hickory Crawdads at L.P. Frans Stadium.

"Everything was just clicking today," he said.

Ratajczak shelled the Crawdads for 4 hits in 5 at-bats, collected 3 runs batted in and scored 3 runs.

Mike Ratajczak doubled in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, tripled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off Enrique Ramirez in the 7th.

So far this year, Ratajczak has hit .270 with 6 home runs, 29 RBIs and 36 runs scored.
COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Berrios CF 5 2 1 0 1 3 1 .246 23 54
M. Ratajczak SS 5 3 4 3 0 1 1 .270 6 29
K. King 3B 5 2 2 5 0 1 1 .284 11 62
M. Pond LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .296 16 61
J. Machamer RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .283 3 12
D. Brewer 1B 3 0 1 2 2 1 0 .297 4 11
A. Lopez DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .315 5 12
D. Rider 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 4 .243 7 40
D. Wollman C 5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .197 3 10
Totals 42 13 15 13 4 10 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Ratajczak (11, 1st Inning off R. Guillen, 0 on, 1 out) , K. King (32, 4th Inning off R. Guillen, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Brewer (4, 5th Inning off A. Rangel, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Ratajczak (7, 5th Inning off R. Guillen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. King (11, 6th Inning off A. Rangel, 3 on, 0 outs) , D. Wollman (3, 7th Inning off E. Ramirez, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Ratajczak (6, 7th Inning off E. Ramirez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Berrios , M. Ratajczak 10 , K. King 6 , M. Pond , J. Machamer , D. Brewer 2 , A. Lopez , D. Rider 2 , D. Wollman 5
2-out RBI: D. Brewer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ratajczak , M. Pond , A. Lopez , D. Wollman
GIDP: A. Lopez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Ratajczak-Rider-Brewer, King-Rider-Brewer, Ratajczak-Rider-Brewer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mathieu SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .195 3 10
G. Hiestand 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312 2 33
J. Fuller 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .400 1 2
R. Keeny DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .269 6 30
C. Clanahan LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268 8 30
D. McFadden RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .299 7 49
C. Moon 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .236 10 52
P. Crofton C 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .234 15 43
R. Kennedy CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .146 1 7
Totals 33 2 9 2 1 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Crofton (15, 3rd Inning off E. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Keeny (23, 6th Inning off E. Carter, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Crofton (15, 5th Inning off E. Carter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Hiestand , J. Fuller , R. Keeny 3 , C. Clanahan , C. Moon 2 , P. Crofton 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Hiestand , D. McFadden , C. Moon
GIDP: G. Hiestand , R. Keeny , D. McFadden
Hit by Pitch: J. Mathieu
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mathieu-Moon-Hiestand)
COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Carter W (7-3) 9.0 9 2 2 1 6 1 113 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Carter 66
Batters Faced: E. Carter 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Carter 7-11
Pitches - Strikes: E. Carter 113-74
Hit Batsmen: E. Carter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Guillen L (7-10) 4.2 7 4 4 1 8 0 99 3.82   
A. Rangel 0.1 5 5 5 1 0 1 25 4.74   
E. Ramirez 2.1 3 4 4 2 0 2 54 3.40   
T. Dutton 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 7.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Guillen 41
Batters Faced: R. Guillen 23, A. Rangel 7, E. Ramirez 12, T. Dutton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Guillen 4-3, A. Rangel 1-0, E. Ramirez 5-2, T. Dutton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Guillen 99-64, A. Rangel 25-13, E. Ramirez 54-30, T. Dutton 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rangel 2-2 , T. Dutton 1-0
WP: A. Rangel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Ratajczak
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 5041
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