SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT ROME BRAVES
09/07/2110
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBIA FIREFLIES AT ROME BRAVES
GAME ID: 11066 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbia Fireflies (70-67) 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 9 13 1
Rome Braves (68-69) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
Rome Dispatched, 9-3, by Columbia
Columbia third baseman Matt Bartgis had a 4-RBI game, which proved instrumental to his team beating the Rome Braves, 9-3. Bartgis picked up 2 singles and 1 double in the ballgame. The winning pitcher was Ernesto Balderas. He tossed 95 pitches over 5.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits. Columbia, at 70-67, sits in 4th place in the Southern Division.

With Columbia leading 5-3 in the top of the sixth, Bartgis hit a cutter from Travis Takacs for a bases-clearing double. It was his 4th double of the season and put the Fireflies ahead, 8-3.

"The credit goes to our offense," said Columbia manager Tony Acosta.
COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE ROME BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Levenson CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .265 7 32
J. Reed 1B 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 .261 4 9
C. Neilson RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .227 5 23
P. Ege C 5 2 1 1 0 2 4 .197 4 15
M. Bartgis 3B 5 0 3 4 0 0 0 .264 0 4
K. Lopp DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 .361 3 20
D. Holt 2B 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 .244 5 12
J. Roberts LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .256 11 35
J. Metzger SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 .000 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 9 3 14 24      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Roberts (12, 6th Inning off F. Caban, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Bartgis (4, 6th Inning off T. Takacs, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Lopp (3, 9th Inning off T. Takacs, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Levenson , J. Reed 2 , C. Neilson 2 , P. Ege , M. Bartgis 4 , K. Lopp 4 , D. Holt 2 , J. Roberts 2
2-out RBI: C. Neilson , M. Bartgis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Ege , D. Holt , J. Metzger 2
Hit by Pitch: K. Lopp
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Reed (2)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Ege (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Esparza LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .286 1 5
C. Conley 3B 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 .307 7 24
R. Weston SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .285 4 27
A. Echeandia C 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .174 2 11
R. Leos RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .176 0 0
M. Stephens 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .056 0 1
G. Gordon DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .231 18 48
J. Garlington 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .278 9 35
B. Tracy CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .306 4 23
   a-D. Duell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 3 18
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 8 21      
a - D. Duell pinch hit for B. Tracy in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Esparza (1, 1st Inning off E. Balderas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Esparza (1, 4th Inning off E. Balderas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Esparza 6 , C. Conley 2 , R. Leos , G. Gordon , J. Garlington , B. Tracy , D. Duell
2-out RBI: H. Esparza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Weston , A. Echeandia , M. Stephens 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Leos
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Conley 2 (9)
CS: J. Garlington (9)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Caban (3) , M. Stephens (1)
OF assists: 1 (Leos(Bartgis at 3rd base))
COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE ROME PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Balderas W (4-2) 5.1 8 3 3 2 4 1 95 3.82   
I. Rhodes SV (1) 3.2 1 0 0 2 4 0 55 1.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Balderas 42
Batters Faced: E. Balderas 26, I. Rhodes 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Balderas 8-4, I. Rhodes 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Balderas 95-66, I. Rhodes 55-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Rhodes 1-0
Hit Batsmen: I. Rhodes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Usher 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 31 4.64   
F. Caban L (10-7) 3.1 7 5 4 0 6 0 89 3.36   
T. Takacs 3.0 4 4 4 3 5 1 61 12.00   
W. Reyes 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Usher 50
Batters Faced: K. Usher 9, F. Caban 18, T. Takacs 15, W. Reyes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Usher 3-1, F. Caban 1-3, T. Takacs 0-3, W. Reyes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Usher 31-20, F. Caban 89-58, T. Takacs 61-37, W. Reyes 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Takacs 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Usher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Bartgis
Ballpark: State Mutual Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 5069
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