TABLE OF CONTENTS COLUMBIA FIREFLIES

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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents... 2 Fireflies Club Directory & Field Staff Ballpark Digest Ballpark of the Year... 4 Spirit Communications Park/Game Day Information... 5 Columbia Baseball History and Information Fireflies Manager Jose Leger Fireflies Field Staff... 9 Pitching Coach Jonathan Hurst Hitting Coach Joel Fuentes Assistant Coach Josh Kozuch Trainer Kiyoshi Tada Strength & Conditioning Coach Tanner Miracle 2017 Fireflies Player Profiles Schedule Season in Review South Atlantic League Final Standings South Atlantic League Playoff Results South Atlantic Post-Season All-Star Team South Atlantic League Awards South Atlantic League Attendance South Atlantic Final Team Statistics South Atlantic League Batting and Pitching Individual Leaders Columbia Hitting and Pitching Statistics Fireflies 1st Half Day-by-Day Schedule Fireflies 2nd Half Day-by-Day Schedule Fireflies Season/Individual Highs & Lows Fireflies Transactions New York Mets Directory New York Mets Minor League Affiliates New York Mets Player Development South Atlantic League Southern Division South Atlantic League Northern Division South Atlantic League 2017 Playoff Format Fireflies Broadcast Information Columbia Local Media Fireflies Media Regulations Rules of Interest Special thanks to MLB Advanced Media, Baseball-Reference.com, the New York Mets, Marcus Walker, Sam Hyman and Dalton Workman for their contributions to this publication. 2 COLUMBIA FIREFLIES

3 CLUB DIRECTORY 1640 Freed Street Columbia, SC Telephone: (803) Fax: (803) Website: ColumbiaFireflies.com Owned and Operated By... Hardball Capital Principal Owner... Jason Freier Team President... John Katz Executive Vice President... Brad Shank Senior Vice President - Food and Beverage... Scott Burton Vice President - Marketing & Public Relations... Abby Naas Vice President - Corporate Partnerships... Blake Buchanan Director of Group Sales... Kaylee Swanson Director of Facilities... Edward Keen Director of Accounting and Baseball Operations... Jonathan Mercier Director of Ticketing... Joe Shepard Assistant Director of Ticketing/Reading Program Manager... Kyle Williamson Ticket Account Manager... Jeff Berger Ticket Account Manager... Dalton Tresvant Ticket Account Manager... Scott Rhodes Ticket Account Manager... Eric Harrell Ticket Account Manager... Jordan Hayden Video Production Manager... Jared Law New Media Engagement & Promotions Manager... Kyle Martin Community Engagement Manager... Elliott Anderson Marketing/Client Services Manager... Ashlie DeCarlo Graphics Manager... Marcus Walker Broadcasting and Media Relations Director... Kevin Fitzgerald Corporate Partnerships Account Executive... Blake Currie Executive Chef... Bobby Hunter Catering Manager... Terry Stevenson Luxury Suite & Club Level Manager... Maranda Holliday Food and Beverage Manager... Michael Bolt Merchandise Manager... Matt Strader Director of Special Events... Jaime Tamsin Assistant Director of Special Events... Allison Vile Director of Operations... Anthony Altamura Head Groundskeeper... Danny Losito Assistant Groundskeeper... Dalton Workman Office Manager... Sabriya Brooks FIELD STAFF Manager... Jose Leger Pitching Coach... Jonathan Hurst Hitting Coach... Joel Fuentes Assistant Coach... Josh Kozuch Athletic Trainer... Kiyoshi Tada Strength & Conditioning... Tanner Miracle Clubhouse Manager... Dylan Craig 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 3

4 SPIRIT COMMUNICATIONS PARK 2016 BALLPARK DIGEST BALLPARK OF THE YEAR

5 GENERAL INFORMATION Address: 1640 Freed Street, Columbia, SC Opened: 2016 Capacity: 7,501 Dimensions: CF ft. LCF ft RCF ft. LF ft RF ft Background: Spirit Communications Park, the 2016 Ballpark Digest Ballpark of the Year, is a 365-day per year multi-use sports and entertainment venue located in the heart of downtown Columbia, SC. Spirit Communications Park is the home ballpark for the Columbia Fireflies, the South Atlantic League affiliate of the New York Mets. Designed for baseball, concerts, football, soccer and a host of other activities, the venue seats approximately 9,000 for sporting events and up to 15,000 for major outdoor concerts. With 16 luxury suites and a 7,000 square-foot Club Level Lounge, Spirit Communications Park can also host everything from business meetings to wedding receptions, and everything in between. The venue is open 365 days a year and serves as a public park with the wrap-around concourse representing 1/3 of a mile for walkers and joggers. Construction Cost: $37 million Video Board: 25 ft. x 50 ft. Concessions: 4 permanent stands, 27 specialty carts Luxury Suites: 16 SPIRIT COMMUNICATIONS PARK GAME DAY INFORMATION SPIRIT COMMUNICATIONS PARK Standard Home Game Times Pre All-Star Break Post All-Star Break Monday-Friday 7:05 PM 7:05 PM Saturday 7:05 PM 7:05 PM Sunday 2:05 PM 5:05 PM Exceptions: April 25 (11:05 AM); April 26 (11:05 AM); May 3 (11:05 AM); May 24 (11:05 AM); June 7 (12:05 PM) Individual Ticket Prices Bullpen Boxes $50.00 (includes 4 seats) On Deck Seats $12.00 Palmetto Citizens FCU All-Star Seats $10.00 Home Run Porch $10.00 Reserved Seats $9.00 Bojangles Berm $5.00 *All-Star Break: June (All-Star Game in Columbia, SC) 2017 FIREFLIES PRE-GAME SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 11:05 a.m. Game Time 2:05 p.m. Game Time 5:05 p.m. Game Time Fireflies Infield 8:00 to 8:15 Fireflies Infield 11:00 to 11:15 Fireflies Infield 2:00 to 2:15 Fireflies BP 8:15 to 9:15 Fireflies BP 11:15 to 12:15 Fireflies BP 2:15 to 3:15 Visitors BP 9:15 to 10:00 Visitors BP 12:15 to 1:00 Visitors BP 3:15 to 4:00 Visitors Infield 10:00 to 10:15 Visitors Infield 1:00 to 1:15 Visitors Infield 4:00 to 4:15 Grounds Crew 10:15 to 11:00 Grounds Crew 1:15 to 2:00 Grounds Crew 4:15 to 5:00 12:05 p.m. Game Time 7:05 p.m. Game Time Fireflies Infield 9:00 to 9:15 Fireflies Infield 4:00 to 4:15 Fireflies BP 9:15 to 10:15 Fireflies BP 4:15 to 5:15 Visitors BP 10:15 to 11:00 Visitors BP 5:15 to 6:00 Visitors Infield 11:00 to 11:15 Visitors Infield 6:00 to 6:15 Grounds Crew 11:15 to 12:00 Grounds Crew 6:15 to 7:00 SPIRIT COMMUNICATIONS PARK GROUND RULES 1. Any batted ball that is hit over the yellow home run stripe surrounding the outfield (regardless if the ball returns to the field of play after hitting a railing or batter s eye windscreen) shall be declared a home run. 2. A batted ball that bounces on the field or warning track and hits the railing or the batter s eye windscreen above the yellow home run stripe and returns to the field of play shall be declared a ground rule double. 3. A batted ball that bounces on the field or warning track in fair territory and hits the railings above the side wall padding shall be declared a ground rule double. 4. A thrown ball that hits the netting behind home plate (between the break in the dugout netting), the pads in front of the dugout, including the infield netting, or pads adjacent to the dugouts, including the infield netting (perpendicular to the field) is a live ball. 5. A thrown ball that hits the netting over the dugout (outside the break in the dugout netting) is a dead ball. 6. The top step of the dugout is a dead ball. All catches must be made on the warning track, before reaching the top step. 7. Any thrown or batted ball that becomes lodged under the bullpen benches or behind the field tarp is a dead ball. 8. A batted ball that bounces in fair territory becomes lodged under or behind the field tarp is a dead ball. 9. A catch will not be allowed if a player has placed any footing on the field tarp or the tarp roll, however, a player may lean on or over the field tarp to make a catch MEDIA GUIDE 5

6 Baseball has been a staple in Columbia dating back to the late 1800s and last season returned for the first time in nearly 12 years. Fans in South Carolina s capital had been without a professional baseball franchise since the Capital City Bombers moved to Greenville, South Carolina, following the 2004 season. Here are some historical highlights: Columbia s first known baseball game took place in The South Atlantic League s Columbia roots reach as far back as 1892 when the Columbia Senators became the city s first professional team. The Columbia Skyscrapers were the first sustained team in the city, later changing its name to the Gamecocks, Commies and Comers the latter two after Columbia s commissioner-based government at the time. In 1927 after a fire destroyed a portion of the Comers ballpark on the state fairgrounds Pittsburgh Pirates owner, Barney Dreyfuss (a Hall of Famer, credited with creating the modern World Series) donated the funds to build what would soon be known as historic Capital City Stadium. A road outside the park is named in Dreyfuss honor. COLUMBIA BASEBALL HISTORY The Cincinnati Reds were one of the first major league teams to form an official affiliation in Columbia. Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was a star for the Columbia Reds in 1954 and 55. Robinson then broke into the National League as a 20-year-old rookie the following year and went on to garner 12 All-Star selections. Professional baseball was absent from 1962 to 1982 until the Shelby (NC) Mets moved to Columbia. The team changed its name to the Capital City Bombers in 1993 honoring the heroic Doolittle Raiders fighter pilots during World War II who trained for combat in Columbia. The franchise won three South Atlantic League championships during its 21 years in Columbia before moving to Greenville, South Carolina, following the 2004 season. Mets stars like Todd Hundley, Jose Reyes and David Wright all passed through the Palmetto State. Ten years later, in October of 2014, Minor League Baseball granted approval to move a team back to Columbia. The following May, the Savannah Sand Gnats announced their franchise would relocate into the brand new Spirit Communications Park for the 2016 season, bringing professional baseball back to the Palmetto State s capital. The Fireflies drew 261,134 fans to Spirit Communications Park during the 2016 season a Columbia professional baseball record. Ex-Reds, Pirates and Red Sox infielder Pokey Reese is from Columbia. He won a World Series with Boston in WHY FIREFLIES? COLUMBIA S PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL TEAMS Team League Affiliation Years Senators South Atlantic League N/A 1892 Skyscrapers South Atlantic League N/A 1904 Gamecocks South Atlantic League N/A Commies South Atlantic League N/A 1911 Comers South Atlantic League N/A 1912, , , Sandlappers Piedmont League Boston Red Sox 1934 Senators South Atlantic League Boston Bees (Braves) Reds South Atlantic League Cincinnati Reds , Gems South Atlantic League Kansas City Athletics Reds South Atlantic League Cincinnati Reds Mets South Atlantic League New York Mets Bombers South Atlantic League New York Mets Fireflies South Atlantic League New York Mets 2016-Present EVOLUTION OF THE FIREFLIES FRANCHISE Years Name Titles Savannah Cardinals 1993 SAL Champs 1994 SAL Champs Savannah Sand Gnats 1996 SAL Champs 2013 SAL Champs 2016-Pres. Columbia Fireflies 2016 Inaugural Season The inspiration for the "Fireflies" name comes from a particular species of firefly the photuris frontalis and its amazing behavior which is on display annually at Congaree National Park. Each spring, as baseball season begins, the photuris frontalis perform a wonderful and mysterious light show. For a few weeks, hundreds of these fireflies synchronize their flashing each night, emitting light, as one, in unison. The mass synchronization that occurs on the banks of the Congaree is one of only a few places on Earth where such a spectacle is known to take place. Fireflies is also a fitting name for this "Famously Hot" city. Both the flaming tail at the base of the firefly logo and the "C" and "F" (for "Columbia" and "Fireflies") coming together as a flame are nods to the city's slogan. As the capital of our great state, the Fireflies primary wordmark incorporates the palmetto tree and crescent moon from the state flag. Our colors are the midnight blue of the South Carolina night sky, a neon green/yellow representing the "flash" of the firefly and a crisp silver used on the wings of the bug. 6 COLUMBIA FIREFLIES

7 COACHING STAFF & PLAYER INFORMATION

8 MANAGER JOSE LEGER 2017 FIREFLIES MANAGER On December 15, 2016, the New York Mets announced former South Atlantic League Manager of the Year Jose Leger would return as skipper of the Fireflies. Leger piloted Columbia through its inaugural season in 2016 after having managed the previous South Atlantic League affiliate of the Mets, the Savannah Sand Gnats, in This year marks the 34-year-old's third managing at the class- A level and eighth overall in the Mets organization. Leger was named SAL Manager of the Year after guiding the 2015 Sand Gnats to a Mets organization-best overall record. Even despite seeing 13 different Fireflies hit the disabled list in 2016, the native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, still managed Columbia to a overall mark. Leger mentored four South Atlantic League All-Stars last season, including P.J. Conlon, who the Mets eventually named Minor League Pitcher of the Year He was also the skipper of the advanced-rookie level Kingsport Mets from and the Dominican Summer League Mets in 2010 and Leger is regarded as one of the savviest young managers in baseball. In July of 2016, Leger joined the coaching staff of six-time MLB All-Star Moises Alou s World Team for the MLB Futures Game during All-Star week in San Diego. During the 2015 season, Leger piloted Savannah through one of the best stretches of baseball in SAL history: an 18-game win streak (at that point, the longest streak in the majors or minors in 10 years). Leger played professionally in the Minnesota Twins organization from as a catcher and infielder. JOSE LEGER S METS MANAGERIAL HISTORY Year Team Record Notes 2010 DSL Mets DSL Mets Kingsport Kingsport West Division title 2014 Kingsport Savannah Southern Division title 2016 COLUMBIA He also had a standout collegiate career in the Peach State. Leger started at Middle Georgia College (Cochran, GA) and helped lead his team to back-to-back Junior College World Series in 2001 and The infielder then played his final two seasons at Georgia College & State University (Milledgeville, GA) and was an All-Peach Belt Conference selection in 2003 and During the winter months, Leger serves as bench coach for his good friend and Binghamton Rumble Ponies (NYM, Double-A) manager Luis Rojas Leones del Escogido. Leger helped guide the team to the Dominican Winter League championship in Morales and his wife, Estela, have two sons: Jose Joaquin and Eduardo Jose. They live in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, during the winter. 8 COLUMBIA FIREFLIES

9 PITCHING COACH JONATHAN HURST 2017 FIREFLIES FIELD STAFF Jonathan Hurst, a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, begins his second season with the Fireflies and his 12th year overall in the Mets organization. Spent the prior seven years ( ) as the pitching coach for the Kingsport Mets in the Appalachian League - two of which he coached alongside Fireflies manager Jose Leger. This is his second stint in the South Atlantic League. Hurst was previously the pitching coach for the Savannah Sand Gnats during the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Appeared in seven games for the New York Mets in 1994, and made his major league debut for the Montreal Expos in Played internationally in Taiwan and Japan After a standout career at Spartanburg Methodist College, Hurst signed with the Texas Rangers after being selected in the fourth round of the 1987 MLB Draft. Jonathan, 51, lives in Spartanburg with his wife Teresa and three sons: Jonathan, Jr., Kristian, and Davian. HITTING COACH JOEL FUENTES Joel Fuentes begins his 11th year in the Mets organization and his second in Columbia. He spent two seasons ( ) previously in the South Atlantic League, coaching the former Mets affiliate, the Savannah Sand Gnats Was the hitting coach for St. Lucie (Advanced-A) of the Florida State League from 2010 to 2011 and again in Was also the hitting coach for Brooklyn from 2008 to Signed with the San Francisco Giants in 1997 and played in their organization until 2003, advancing to Double-A. The native of Puerto Rico played collegiately at Southeastern Illinois College and was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 24th round of the 1997 draft. Fuentes played professionally from 1997 to 2003 with the Giants. Organizes baseball clinics in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, during the off-season for youngsters. Joel, 41, lives in Puerto Rico with his wife, Edimaris, and daughter, Joelimaris. ASSISTANT COACH JOSH KOZUCH Kozuch begins his second season with the Mets and first with Columbia. Served as Mental Skills Coach for the Kingsport Mets in 2016 Played four seasons of college baseball as a catcher at Oakland University (MI) and Saginaw Valley State U University (MI). Graduated Saginaw Valley State with a degree in biology Coached Legion Baseball with Midland Berryhill (MI) for two seasons Kozuch, 28, grew up in Kawkawlin, Michigan. ATHLETIC TRAINER KIYOSHI TADA Tada returns for his second season in Columbia and enters his seventh season with the Mets. Spent 2015, as well as 2011, with Brooklyn of the New York-Penn League as the athletic trainer. Tada was in Kingsport (Appalachian League) from 2012 to Received his B.S. from Colorado State University-Pueblo in 2007 and graduated with an M.S. from California University of Pennsylvania in Is a certified Muscle Activation Technique Specialist, Performance Enhancement Specialist and Speed and Explosion Specialist. Tada is 34 years old and resides in Aichi, Japan, during the off-season. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH TANNER MIRACLE Miracle enters his second season with the Mets organization and his first with Columbia. Was the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Gulf Coast League Mets in Prior to joining the Mets, Miracle worked as Director of Strength and Conditioning Operations for baseball at Webber International University (FL). Played two years of college football as a linebacker at Butler Community College (KS) and the University of Nebraska-Omaha Miracle, 25, makes his off-season home in South Florida 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 9

10 2017 PLAYER PROFILES MATT BLACKHAM - RHP #6 Height: 5 11 Weight: 150 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: January 7, 1993 Opening Day Age: 24 Hometown: Overland Park, KS (Olathe Northwest HS - Kansas) College: Middle Tennessee State Obtained: Mets 29th round pick in 2014 MLB First- Year Player Draft. GENE CONE - OF #9 Height: 6 0 Weight: 175 Bats: Left Throws: Left DOB: September 21, 1994 Opening Day Age: 22 Hometown: Columbia, SC (Spring Valley HS - SC) College: South Carolina Obtained: Mets 10th round pick in 2016 MLB First- Year Player Draft. YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 14 Kingsport Adv-R Brooklyn A-Short DNP-Injured MINORS TOTALS BRANDON BROSHER - C #25 Height: 6 3 Weight: 225 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: February 17, 1995 Opening Day Age: 22 Hometown: Spring Hill, FL (Springstead HS - FL) Obtained: Mets 36th round pick in 2013 MLB First- Year Player Draft. YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 16 Brooklyn A-Short MINORS TOTALS SETH DAVIS - LHP Height: 5 10 Weight: 196 Bats: Left Throws: Left DOB: May 8, 1993 Opening Day Age: 23 Hometown: Aurora, CO (Mullen HS - CO) College: Augustana College (IL) Obtained: Selected by the Mets in the 29th round of the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft. YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 13 GCL Mets Rookie Kingsport Adv-R Brooklyn A-Short GCL Mets Rookie Brooklyn A-Short COLUMBIA Low A St. Lucie Adv A MINORS TOTALS YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 15 Kingsport Adv-R COLUMBIA Low A MINORS TOTALS LUIS CARPIO - INF #18 Height: 6 0 Weight: 165 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: July 11, 1997 Opening Day Age: 19 Hometown: Los Teques, Venezuela Obtained: Signed by the Mets as a non-drafted free agent in 2013 (7/11/13). ANTHONY DIMINO - C #2 Height: 5 11 Weight: 180 Bats: Left Throws: Right DOB: August 5, 1993 Opening Day Age: 23 Hometown: Charlotte, NC (North Mecklenburg - NC) College: Belmont Abbey College (NC) Obtained: Mets 28th round pick in 2015 MLB First- Year Player Draft YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 14 DSL Mets2 Rookie Kingsport Adv-R GCL Mets Rookie Brooklyn A-Short MINORS TOTALS YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 15 GCL Mets Rookie Kingsport Adv-R Brooklyn A-Short MINORS TOTALS COLUMBIA FIREFLIES

11 2017 PLAYER PROFILES JOSE GARCIA - C CAM GRIFFIN - RHP #26 Height: 6 0 Weight: 228 Bats: Left Throws: Right DOB: November 3, 1994 Opening Day Age: 22 Hometown: San Felipe, Venezuela Obtained: Signed by the Mets as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2011 at the age of 16. Height: 6 3 Weight: 195 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: June 21, 1991 Opening Day Age: 25 Hometown: Jonesboro, GA (Dutchtown HS - GA) College: Columbus State University (GA) Obtained: Mets 34th round pick in the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft. YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 12 DSL Mets 1 Rookie GCL Mets Rookie Kingsport Adv-R Brooklyn SS COLUMBIA Low A MINORS TOTALS YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 13 Brooklyn A-Short GCL Mets Rookie GCL Mets Rookie Brooklyn A-Short Savannah Low A DNP-Injured MINORS TOTALS HAROL GONZALEZ - RHP #45 WITT HAGGARD - RHP #13 Height: 6 0 Weight: 160 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: March 2, 1995 Opening Day Age: 22 Hometown: Pedro Brand, Dominican Republic Obtained: Signed as non-drafted free agent in 2014 (3/26/14). Height: 6 2 Weight: 203 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: December 9, 1991 Opening Day Age: 25 Hometown: Meridian, MS (Lamar School - MS) College: Obtained: Mets 10th round pick in the 2015 MLB First -Year Player draft. YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 14 DSL Mets1 Rookie DSL Mets2 Rookie Kingsport Adv-R Brooklyn A-Short MINORS TOTALS YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 15 Kingsport Adv-R COLUMBIA Low A MINORS TOTALS MERANDY GONZALEZ - RHP #38 Height: 6 1 Weight: 195 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: October 9, 1995 Opening Day Age: 21 Hometown: Cotui, Dominican Republic Obtained: Signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2013 (3/6/13) TAYLOR HENRY - LHP #17 Height: 6 2 Weight: 185 Bats: Left Throws: Left DOB: July 6, 1993 Opening Day Age: 23 Hometown: Shreveport, LA (Arline HS - LA) College: Centenary College of Louisiana Obtained: Mets 21st round pick in the 2015 MLB First -Year Player Draft. YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 13 DSL Mets2 Rookie DSL Mets2 Rookie DSL Mets1 Rookie GCL Mets Rookie Kingsport Adv-R Brooklyn A-Short MINORS TOTALS YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 15 Kingsport Adv-R Brooklyn A-Short St. Lucie Adv-A MINORS TOTALS MEDIA GUIDE 11

12 2017 PLAYER PROFILES COLIN HOLDERMAN - RHP #11 Height: 6 6 Weight: 215 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: October 8, 1995 Opening Day Age: 21 Hometown: Chicago, IL (Bradley-Bourbonnais) College: Heartland Community College Obtained: Mets 9th round pick in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft. DESMOND LINDSAY - OF #7 Height: 6 0 Weight: 200 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: January 15, 1997 Opening Day Age: 20 Hometown: Sarasota, FL (Out-Of-Door Academy - FL) Obtained: Mets 2nd round pick in the 2015 MLB First -Year Player Draft. YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 16 Kingsport Adv-R MINORS TOTALS YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 15 GCL Mets Rookie Brooklyn A-Short GCL Mets Rookie Brooklyn A-Short MINORS TOTALS JORDAN HUMPHREYS - RHP #32 Height: 6 1 Weight: 190 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: June 11, 1996 Opening Day Age: 20 Hometown: Crystal River, FL (Crystal River HS) Obtained: Mets 18th round pick in the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft. GABRIEL LLANES - RHP #10 Height: 6 3 Weight: 190 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: January 15, 1996 Opening Day Age: 21 Hometown: Downey, CA (Downey HS) Obtained: Mets 15th round pick in the 2014 MLB First -Year Players Draft. YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 15 GCL Mets Rookie Kingsport Adv-R Brooklyn A-Short MINORS TOTALS YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 14 GCL Mets Rookie GCL Mets Rookie Kingsport Adv-R Brooklyn SS MINORS TOTALS MAX KUHNS - RHP #16 AUSTIN MCGEORGE - RHP #27 Height: 6 3 Weight: 205 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: August 11, 1994 Opening Day Age: 22 Hometown: Parker, CO (Chaparral HS - CO) Obtained: Mets 21st round pick in the 2016 MLB First -Year Player Draft. Height: 6 2 Weight: 215 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: November 27, 1994 Opening Day Age: 22 Hometown: Anaheim CA (Canyon HS - CA) College: Long Beach State Obtained: Mets 7th round pick in the 2016 MLB First- Year Player Draft YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 16 Kingsport Adv-R MINORS TOTALS YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 16 Brooklyn SS MINORS TOTALS COLUMBIA FIREFLIES

13 2017 PLAYER PROFILES MICHAEL PAEZ - INF #3 Height: 5 8 Weight: 175 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: December 8, 1994 Opening Day Age: 22 Hometown: Miami, FL (Miami Sunset Senior HS) College: Coastal Carolina Obtained: Mets 4th round pick in the 2016 MLB First- Year Player Draft. ALI SANCHEZ - C #20 Height: 6 1 Weight: 200 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: January 20, 1997 Opening Day Age: 20 Hometown: Carora, Venezuela Obtained: Signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2013 (7/2/13). YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 16 Brooklyn SS MINORS TOTALS MILTON RAMOS - INF #24 YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 14 DSL Mets 1 Rookie GCL Mets Rookie Kingsport Adv-R Brooklyn SS MINORS TOTALS BLAKE TAYLOR - LHP #28 Height: 5 11 Weight: 188 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: October 26, 1995 Opening Day Age: 21 Hometown: Hialeah, FL (American Heritage School - FL) Obtained: Mets 3rd round pick in the 2014 MLB First- Year Player Draft. Height: 6 3 Weight: 220 Bats: Left Throws: Left DOB: August 17, 1995 Opening Day Age: 21 Hometown: Mission Viejo, CA (Dana Hills HS - CA) Obtained: Acquired from Pittsburgh, along with RHP Zack Thornton and cash considerations, in exchange for 1B Ike Davis on April 18, YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 14 GCL Mets Rookie GCL Mets Rookie Kingsport Adv-R COLUMBIA A MINORS TOTALS YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 13 GCL Pirates Rookie GCL Mets Rookie Kingsport Adv-R GCL Mets Rookie Brooklyn SS Kingsport Adv-R MINORS TOTALS NATANAEL RAMOS - C Height: 5 11 Weight: 225 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: June 19, 1993 Opening Day Age: 23 Hometown: Valencia, Venezuela Obtained: Signed by the Mets as a non-drafted free agent in 2010 (9/7/10) TIM TEBOW - OF #15 Height: 6 3 Weight: 255 Bats: Left Throws: Left DOB: August 14, 1987 Opening Day Age: 29 Hometown: Jacksonville, FL (Nease HS - FL) College: University of Florida Obtained: Signed by the Mets as a free agent on September 8, YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 11 DSL Mets 2 Rookie DSL Mets 2 Rookie DSL Mets 1 Rookie DSL Mets 2 Rookie GCL Mets Rookie Brooklyn SS Savannah Low-A COLUMBIA Low-A GCL Mets Rookie MINORS TOTALS MEDIA GUIDE 13

14 2017 PLAYER PROFILES BLAKE TIBERI - INF #5 Height: 5 11 Weight: 205 Bats: Left Throws: Right DOB: February 16, 1995 Opening Day Age: 22 Hometown: Taylor Hill, KY (Holy Cross - KY) College: University of Louisville Obtained: Mets 3rd round pick in the 2016 First- Year Player Draft. JOSEPH ZANGHI - RHP #39 Height: 6 3 Weight: 195 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: December 1, 1994 Opening Day Age: 22 Hometown: Milford, CT (Foran HS - CT) Obtained: Signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2015 (7/2/15). YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 16 Brooklyn SS MINORS TOTALS YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 16 Brooklyn SS MINORS TOTALS ADONIS UCETA - RHP #30 JACOB ZANON - OF #21 Height: 6 1 Weight: 225 Bats: Left Throws: Left DOB: May 10, 1994 Opening Day Age: 22 Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Obtained: Signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2013 (2/11/13). Height: 6 1 Weight: 180 Bats: Right Throws: Right DOB: June 25, 1995 Opening Day Age: 21 Hometown: Beaverton, OR (Southridge HS - OR) College: Lewis & Clark State (ID) Obtained: Mets 15th round pick in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft. YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 13 DSL Mets 1 Rookie DSL Mets 2 Rookie DSL Mets 1 Rookie GCL Mets Rookie GCL Mets Rookie Kingsport Adv-R Kingsport Adv-R MINORS TOTALS YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 16 Brooklyn SS MINORS TOTALS DASH WINNINGHAM - INF #34 Height: 6 2 Weight: 225 Bats: Left Throws: Left DOB: October 11, 1995 Opening Day Age: 21 Hometown: Ocala, FL (Trinity Catholic - FL) Obtained: Mets 8th round pick in the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft. YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 14 GCL Mets Rookie Kingsport Adv-R COLUMBIA Low-A MINORS TOTALS COLUMBIA FIREFLIES

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16 RHP Andrew Church OF Kevin Kaczmarski A LOOK BACK 2B Vinny Siena AT THE 2016 SEASON 3B David Thompson 16 COLUMBIA FIREFLIES LHP P.J. Conlon 1B Dash Winningham

17 2016 SEASON REVIEW The inaugural season of Columbia Fireflies baseball was one of the most prolific debut campaign s in Minor League Baseball history. Professional baseball officially returned to Columbia for the first time in over 11 years when the first pitch in Spirit Communications Park history was hurled on April 14, The $37 million-dollar palace saw 261,134 fans push through the gates in 2016, a record for a Columbia professional baseball organization. Spirit Communications Park was quickly recognized nationally for its magnificence by two leading baseball publications. Ballpark Digest named the Fireflies home the 2016 Ballpark of the Year and Stadium Journey rated it as the best ballpark experience in the South Atlantic League. The Fireflies were piloted by 2015 South Atlantic Manager of the Year, Jose Leger. The first victory of the season and in franchise history was a no-hitter against Charleston on April 9. Thomas McIlraith, Alex Palsha and Johnny Magliozzi combined to blank the RiverDogs, 9-0. It was the first of many on-field achievements Fireflies fans had a frontrow seat for in Palsha and three other Fireflies P.J. Conlon, Vinny Siena and David Thompson were all named South Atlantic League Mid- Season All-Stars before their promotions to the Mets advanced-a affiliate in St. Lucie, Florida. Conlon s 2016 season was so successful, he was named the New York Mets Minor League Pitcher of the Year. The Placentia, California, native s 1.65 ERA (in 23 starts) wasn t just the lowest among Mets minor leaguers, it was the best in Minor League Baseball. Conlon also finished with a 12-2 record (12 appearances in Columbia, 12 in St. Lucie) at one point winning seven consecutive starts from April 14-May 23 during his time with the Fireflies. Thompson garnered Columbia s Sterling Award an honor the Mets present to their best prospect at each minor-league level. Following Conlon s lead, Thompson ended 2016 with an organization-best 95 RBIs. Despite 13 different players landing on the disabled list at some point in 2016, the Fireflies still completed the year with a overall mark going in the first half and in the second. Conlon and Thompson weren t the only to dazzle at Spirit Communications Park. One of the finest individual performances of the season occurred on July 16 in Columbia. The Mets 2013 second-round selection, Andrew Church, tossed the first complete-game shutout in franchise history. The 21- year-old allowed just one hit and struck out 10 Rome Braves hitters. In nine Columbia starts, the righty went 5-2 with a 2.22 ERA and later was elevated by the Mets to as high as triple-a (Las Vegas). Catcher Patrick Mazeika led the team with a.305 batting average in 70 games. His on-base percentage (.414) was best in the league among hitters with 250 or more plate appearances. 20-year-old first baseman Dash Winningham paced the club in the power department with 12 home runs, 31 doubles and 69 RBIs. Kevin Canelon (6-11, 3.64), Chase Ingram (8-9, 4.60) and Joe Shaw (8-9, 4.46) led the Fireflies on the mound all starting more than 23 games. To top off a wonderful inaugural season, the Fireflies, Spirit Communications Park and the City of Columbia was awarded the 2017 South Atlantic League All-Star to be played on June 20, BALLPARK DIGEST BALLPARK OF THE YEAR No. 1 BALLPARK EXPERIENCE IN THE SAL BEST NEW LOGO AND BRANDING 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 17

18 2016 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS First Half Standings Northern Division W L PCT GB Southern Division W L PCT GB *Hagerstown *Charleston Delmarva Greenville Greensboro Augusta Hickory COLUMBIA West Virginia Asheville Lakewood Rome Kannapolis Lexington Second Half Standings Northern Division W L PCT GB Southern Division W L PCT GB *Lakewood *Rome Hagerstown Augusta Hickory Charleston West Virginia Greenville Kannapolis Asheville Delmarva COLUMBIA Greensboro Lexington *Divisional Champions Final Combined Standings Team W L PCT GB Home Away Div Streak Last 10 Hagerstown (WSH) W2 7-3 Augusta (SF) L1 5-5 Charleston (NYY) W2 6-4 Lakewood (PHI) W5 8-2 Hickory (TEX) W2 5-5 Delmarva (BAL) W1 8-2 West Virginia (PIT) W3 5-5 Greenville (BOS) L3 3-7 Rome (ATL) W1 6-4 COLUMBIA (NYM) L2 6-4 Asheville (COL) L2 4-6 Greensboro (MIA) L Kannapolis (CWS) L1 4-6 Lexington (KC) L PLAYOFF RESULTS Northern Division Championship (Best-of-3) Lakewood defeated Hagerstown (2-0) Southern Division Championship (Best-of-3) Rome defeated Charleston (2-1) Championship Series (Best-of-5) Rome defeated Lakewood (3-1) 18 COLUMBIA FIREFLIES

19 2016 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE POSTSEASON ALL-STAR TEAM & AWARDS Position Player Club (Major League Affiliate) First Base Brian Mundell Asheville (Colorado Rockies) Second Base Josh Tobias Lakewood (Philadelphia Phillies) Third Base Kelvin Gutierrez Hagerstown (Washington Nationals) Shortstop Brendan Rodgers Asheville (Colorado Rockies) Outfield Yonathan Daza Asheville (Colorado Rockies) Tate Matheny Greenville (Boston Red Sox) Jose Pujols Lakewood (Philadelphia Phillies) Catcher Yermin Mercedes Delmarva (Baltimore Orioles) Designated Hitter Chris Gittens Charleston (New York Yankees) RH Starting Pitcher Mitch Keller West Virginia (Pittsburgh Pirates) LH Starting Pitcher Brian Gonzalez Delmarva (Baltimore Orioles) Reliever C.J. Robinson Greensboro (Miami Marlins) *Four Fireflies (P.J. Conlon, Alex Palsha, Vinny Siena and David Thompson) were all voted Mid-Season SAL All-Stars* MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Brian Mundell MOST OUTSTANDING PITCHER: Mitch Keller MOST OUTSTANDING MLB PROSPECT: Brendan Rodgers MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Patrick Anderson Asheville (Colorado Rockies) West Virginia (Pittsburgh Pirates) Asheville (Colorado Rockies) Hagerstown (Washington Nationals) 2016 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Club Merit Award: Community Service Award: General Manager of the Year: Sports Turf Manager of the Year: Female Executive of the Year: Best Playing Field Award: Athletic Trainer of the Year Award: Sales Executive of the Year: Media Relations Director of the Year: Lexington Legends Greensboro Grasshoppers Gary Durbin, Lexington Legends Greg Burgess, Greenville Drive Anne Mapson, Lexington Legends Fluor Field, Greenville Drive Dustin Vissering, Hickory Crawdads Todd Olson, Greensboro Grasshoppers Greg Giombarrese, Lakewood BlueClaws 2016 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE ATTENDANCE Team Openings Openings Lost Total Average 1) Lakewood BlueClaws ,080 5,350 2) Greensboro Grasshoppers ,121 5,171 3) Greenville Drive ,911 4,810 4) Lexington Legends ,062 4,382 5) Charleston RiverDogs ,161 4,311 6) COLUMBIA FIREFLIES ,134 3,785 7) Delmarva Shorebirds ,120 3,217 8) Asheville Tourists ,058 2,774 9) Augusta GreenJackets ,421 2,606 10) Rome Braves ,121 2,405 11) West Virginia Power ,755 2,212 12) Hickory Crawdads ,110 2,176 13) Kannapolis Intimidators ,757 1,473 14) Hagerstown Suns ,526 1, MEDIA GUIDE 19

20 2016 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE FINAL STATISTICS TEAM BATTING TEAM AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SAC SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS DP SLG OBP Asheville Lakewood Hagerstown Rome Delmarva Hickory Charleston Augusta Greenville Kannapolis West Virginia COLUMBIA Greensboro Lexington TEAM PITCHING TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H AB TBF R ER HR HB BB SO WP Charleston Delmarva Greensboro Augusta Lakewood West Virginia Kannapolis Hickory COLUMBIA Rome Hagerstown Greenville Asheville Lexington LEADING BATTING QUALIFIERS (MINIMUM 2.7 PA/LEAGUE GAME) BATTER CLUB POS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG Yermin Mercedes DEL C Brian Mundell ASH 1B Yonathan Daza ASH OF #Josh Tobias LWD 2B *Ian Sagdal HAG DH Kelvin Gutierrez HAG 3B Grenny Cumana LWD SS Damek Tomscha LWD 3B *Kyle Barrett GBO OF Cody Daily KAN 1B LEADING PITCHING QUALIFIERS (MINIMUM 0.8 IP/ LEAGUE GAME) PITCHER CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WHIP Brannon Easterling KAN Mitch Keller WV *Brian Gonzalez DEL Patrick Weigel ROM Cody Poteet GBO Daris Vargas CSC Christian Morris CSC Mike Soroka ROM Michael Connolly AUG Jose Taveras LWD *Lefty, #Switch 2016 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE BATTING AND PITCHING LEADERS 20 COLUMBIA FIREFLIES

21 2016 COLUMBIA HITTING STATISTICS GI---GAMES BY POSITION--- PLAYERS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG SF SAC HBP DP 1B 2B 3B SS OF C E Will Barring Brandon Brosher Dale Burdick Jeff Diehl *Eudor Garcia *Jose Garcia *Kevin Kaczmarski Vincente Lupo Patrick Mazeika *Tyler Moore Luis Ortega Milton Ramos Natanael Ramos #J.C. Rodriguez Vinny Siena Tucker Tharp David Thompson Joe Tuschak Ivan Wilson Dash Winningham Enmanuel Zabala Totals COLUMBIA PITCHING STATISTICS PITCHERS W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO BK WP AVG AB TBF SF GF HLD Gaby Almonte Tyler Badamo Tyler Bashlor Bryce Beeler Nicco Blank *Kevin Canelon Andrew Church *P.J. Conlon Nabil Crismatt *Seth Davis Luis De Los Santos Jimmy Duff *Gabriel Feliz Witt Haggard Chase Ingram Raul Jacobson Johnny Magliozzi Thomas McIlraith Craig Missigman Christian Montgomery Alex Palsha Joe Shaw Luis Silva Totals *Left-Handed 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 21

22 2016 FIREFLIES 1st HALF DAY-BY-DAY (36-34) APRIL (13-10,.251 Batting Average, 3.60 ERA) Date/Opponent Result Record Div. Stand (GB) Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Time/Attendance April CSC, 7:05 L, T-5th (1.0) James Reeves (1-0) Alex Palsha (0-1) -- 2:58 // 6,406 April CSC, 7:05 L, T-6th (2.0) Andrew Schwaab (1-0) Witt Haggard (0-1) -- 3:07 // 4,249 April CSC, 6:05 W, T-5th (1.0) Thomas McIlraith (1-0) Josh Rogers (0-1) -- 2:41 // 4,126 April CSC, 5:05 L, T-5th (2.0) Andrew Schwaab (2-0) Witt Haggard (0-2) -- 3:06 // 4,087 April ROM, 7:00 PPD (Rain) 1-3 6th (2.5) April ROM, 5:00 W, 3-1 (7) 2-3 4th (2.0) Tyler Badamo (1-0) Touki Toussaint (0-1) Johnny Magliozzi (1) 1:48 // -- April ROM, DH W, 3-2 (7) 3-3 4th (2.0) Joe Shaw (1-0) Taylor Lewis (0-1) Tyler Bashlor (1) 1:42 // 1,665 April ROM, 10:30 W, rd (2.0) Chase Ingram (1-0) Grayson Jones (0-1) Alex Palsha (1) 2:47 // 2,017 April 14 vs. GVL, 7:05 W, nd (2.0) P.J. Conlon (1-0) Logan Boyd (1-1) Johnny Magliozzi (2) 2:43 // 9,077 April 15 vs. GVL, 7:05 L, T-2nd (2.0) Roniel Raudes (2-0) Thomas McIlraith (1-1) -- 3:06 // 4,724 April 16 vs. GVL, 7:05 L, rd (3.0) Kuehl McEachern (1-0) Kevin Canelon (0-1) Bobby Poyner (2) 2:53 // 5,164 April 17 vs. GVL, 2:05 L, rd (4.0) Austin Glorius (1-0) Tyler Badamo (1-1) Anyelo Leclerc (1) 3:31 // 4,037 April 18 vs. CSC, 7:05 W rd (3.0) Joe Shaw (2-0) Anyelo Gomez (0-1) Seth Davis (1) 3:05 // 2,652 April 19 vs. CSC, 7:05 L T-4th (4.0) Josh Rogers (2-1) Chase Ingram (1-1) -- 2:28 // 2,504 April 20 vs. CSC, 11:05 W T-3rd (3.0) P.J. Conlon (2-0) Cody Carroll (0-1) -- 2:26 // 1,522 April GVL, 7:05 W T-3rd (2.0) Alex Palsha (1-1) Austin Glorius (1-1) -- 3:15 // 5,010 April GVL, 7:05 W T-2nd (1.5) Johnny Magliozzi (1-0) Jeffry Fernandez (0-1) Tyler Bashlor (2) 2:33 // 5,054 April GVL, 7:05 W, nd (2.0) Seth Davis (1-0) Kuehl McEachern (1-1) -- 2:50 // 5,799 April GVL, 4:05 L, T-2nd (3.0) Logan Boyd (3-1) Joe Shaw (2-1) -- 3:00 // 5,165 April 26 vs. LXL, 7:05 W nd (3.5) Chase Ingram (2-1) Nolan Watson (0-2) -- 2:57 // 2,651 April 27 vs. LXL, 7:05 W nd (3.0) P.J. Conlon (3-0) Emilio Ogando (2-1) -- 2:38 // 2,033 April 28 vs. LXL, 7:05 L nd (3.5) Kyle Kubat (1-1) Seth Davis (1-1) -- 2:59 // 3,245 April 29 vs. KAN, 7:05 W nd (3.5) Kevin Canelon (1-1) Ryan Riga (0-2) -- 2:41 // 3,777 April 30 vs. KAN, 7:05 L nd (3.5) Zach Thompson (1-2) Tyler Badamo (1-2) -- 2:25 // 4,683 MAY (14-15,.238 Batting Average, 3.38 ERA) May 1 vs. KAN, 2:05 L 5-4 (7) nd (4.0) Tanner Banks (5-0) Johnny Magliozzi (1-1) Brannon Easterling (2) 2:24 // 3,767 May 2 vs. KAN, 7:05 L nd (4.5) Drew Hasler (1-2) Chase Ingram (2-2) -- 2:36 // 2,066 May GBO, 7:00 W nd (3.5) P.J. Conlon (4-0) Jordan Holloway (0-1) -- 3:14 // 3,523 May GBO, 7:00 PPD (Rain) nd (4.0) May GBO, 5:00 L, 5-2 (7) nd (4.5) Ben Holmes (3-0) Thomas McIlraith (1-2) -- 1:55 // -- May GBO, DH W, 2-1 (7) nd (4.5) Kevin Canelon (2-1) Cody Poteet (1-3) Alex Palsha (2) 2:12 // 4,985 May GVL, 7:05 SUSP (Lights) nd (4.0) May GVL, 2:00 W, nd (3.5) Johnny Magliozzi (2-1) Logan Boyd (3-2) -- 3:20 // 5,383 May GVL, 4:05 L, 5-4 (7) nd (3.5) Jake Cosart (1-0) Joe Shaw (2-2) Bobby Poyner (6) 2:17 // 4,266 May GVL, 7:05 W, nd (3.5) Chase Ingram (3-2) Marc Brakeman (1-2) Alex Palsha (3) 3:04 // 4,009 May 2:05 W, nd (2.5) P.J. Conlon (5-0) Anderson Espinoza (2-3) Alex Palsha (4) 3:16 // 6,290 May 12 vs. ASH, 7:05 L, nd (3.0) Justin Lawrence (1-3) Thomas McIlraith (1-3) Sam Thoele (7) 2:47 // 3,406 May 13 vs. ASH, 7:05 L, nd (3.5) Jack Wynkoop (4-1) Kevin Canelon (2-2) Sam Thoele (8) 2:43 // 3,419 May 14 vs. ASH, 7:05 L, T-2nd (4.5) Peter Lambert (2-1) Tyler Badamo (1-3) Juan Pena (1) 2:50 // 6,374 May 15 vs. ASH, 2:05 W, 5-4 (10) nd (3.5) Alex Palsha (2-1) Alec Kenilvort (0-1) -- 3:25 // 6,412 May 16 vs. ROM, 7:05 L, T-2nd (4.5) Matt Custred (1-1) Johnny Magliozzi (2-2) -- 2:49 // 2,931 May 17 vs. ROM, 7:05 W, nd (3.5) P.J. Conlon (6-0) Mike Soroka (1-4) Alex Palsha (5) 2:28 // 2,455 May 18 vs. ROM, 11:05 L, nd (4.5) Patrick Weigel (2-3) Thomas McIlraith (1-4) A.J. Minter (2) 2:58 // 3,869 May CSC, 7:05 L, nd (5.5) Nestor Cortes (2-0) Kevin Canelon (2-3) Andrew Schwaab (7) 2:15 // 4,281 May CSC, 7:05 L, nd (6.5) Cody Carroll (2-1) Tyler Bashlor (0-1) -- 2:38 // 3,779 May CSC, 6:05 W, nd (5.5) Joe Shaw (3-2) Yefrey Ramirez (1-1) Johnny Magliozzi (3) 3:08 // 5,082 May CSC, 5:05 L, T-4th (6.5) Daris Vargas (4-0) Chase Ingram (3-3) Andrew Schwaab (8) 2:39 // 5,114 May 23 vs. AUG, 7:05 W, rd (6.5) P.J. Conlon (7-0) Phil Bickford (1-4) Christian Montgomery (1) 2:35 // 2,869 May 24 vs. AUG, 7:05 W, rd (6.5) Andrew Church (1-0) Logan Webb (2-3) -- 2:47 // 4,067 May 25 vs. AUG, 11:05 W, rd (5.5) Kevin Canelon (3-3) Grant Watson (2-4) -- 2:40 // 2,724 May WV, 7:05 W, T-2nd (5.5) Tyler Badamo (2-3) Mitch Keller (3-3) Alex Palsha (6) 2:14 // 2,116 May WV, 7:05 L, 5-4 (11) rd (5.5) Sean Keselica (1-0) Christian Montgomery (0-1) -- 3:39 // 2,461 May WV, 7:05 L, rd (5.5) J.T. Brubaker (3-5) Chase Ingram (3-4) -- 2:57 // 3,230 May WV, 2:05 L, rd (6.0) Bret Helton (2-4) P.J. Conlon (7-1) Cesilio Pimentel (1) 2:24 // 1,111 May ROM, 6:00 W, rd (5.0) Andrew Church (2-0) Oriel Caicedo (1-1) -- 2:14 // 1,449 May ROM, 7:00 W, T-2nd (4.0) Kevin Canelon (4-3) Touki Toussaint (1-5) Alex Palsha (7) 3:04 // 1,994 JUNE June ROM, 1:00 W, nd (4.0) Tyler Badamo (3-3) Adam McCreery (0-1) -- 2:45 // 1,838 June 2 vs. HAG, 7:05 L, nd (4.0) Mick VanVossen (1-1) Joe Shaw (3-3) Grant Borne (1) 3:04 // 4,382 June 3 vs. HAG, 7:05 L, rd (5.0) Pedro Avila (4-3) Chase Ingram (3-5) -- 2:53 // 3,386 June 4 vs. HAG, 7:05 L, 2-1 (12) T-4th (5.0) Jorge Pantoja (7-0) Alex Palsha (2-2) -- 3:13 // 4,303 June AUG, 7:05 PPD (Rain) T-4th (5.5) June AUG, 5:05 W, 4-3 (10) th (6.0) Christian Montgomery (1-1) Connor Kaden (4-2) Alex Palsha (8) 3:18 // -- June AUG, DH L, 6-5 (7) th (6.0) Heath Slatton (1-1) Craig Missigman (0-1) -- 2:25 // 1,420 June AUG, 7:05 L, th (6.0) Cory Taylor (5-1) Joe Shaw (3-4) Jake McCasland (3) 2:40 // 1,541 June 9 vs. WV, 7:05 W, th (6.0) Chase Ingram (4-5) Gage Hinsz (0-1) 3:18 // 6,062 June 10 vs. WV, 7:05 W, th (6.0) P.J. Conlon (8-1) Mitch Keller (4-4) Alex Palsha (9) 2:37 // 3,823 June 11 vs. WV, 7:05 W, rd (6.0) Gaby Almonte (1-0) Dario Agrazal (3-5) 2:46 // 4,219 June 12 vs. WV, 2:05 L, th (6.0) Bret Helton (3-5) Kevin Canelon (4-4) Sean Keselica (2) 2:34 // 2,720 June 13 vs. ROM, 7:05 L, th (6.5) Touki Toussaint (2-5) Tyler Badamo (3-4) Matt Custred (1) 2:11 // 2,146 June 14 vs. ROM, 7:05 W, T-3rd (6.5) Joe Shaw (4-4) Mike Soroka (1-6) Craig Missigman (1) 2:30 // 2,951 June 15 vs. ROM, 7:05 W, T-3rd (5.5) Seth Davis (2-1) Adam McCreery (0-2) Alex Palsha (10) 2:33 // 2,982 June ASH, 7:05 W, T-3rd (5.5) Tyler Bashlor (1-1) Javier Palacios (0-2) Christian Montgomery (2) 3:36 // 3,535 June ASH, 7:05 L, th (6.5) Trey Killian (5-3) Gabby Almonte (1-1) -- 2:36 // 3,799 June ASH, 6:05 L, 5-4 (10) th (6.5) Alex Palsha (2-3) Devin Burke (1-1) -- 2:55 // 3,729 June ASH, 2:05 W, T-3rd (6.5) Tyler Bashlor (2-1) Justin Lawrence (2-5) Alex Palsha (11) 2:30 // 2, COLUMBIA FIREFLIES

23 2016 FIREFLIES 2nd HALF DAY-BY-DAY JUNE (11-15,.250 Batting Average, 3.80 ERA) Date/Opponent Result Record Div. Stand (GB) Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Time/Attendance June 23 vs. AUG, 7:05 L, (36-35) T-5th (1.0) Michael Connolly (5-2) Joe Shaw (4-5) Tyler Cyr (2) 2:45 // 4,828 June 24 vs. AUG, 7:05 L, (36-36) T-5th (2.0) Cory Taylor (6-2) Chase Ingram (4-5) 3:27 // 3,747 June 25 vs. AUG, 7:05 L, (36-37) T-6th (3.0) Domenic Mazza (2-0) Kevin Canelon (4-5) Ryan Koziol (1) 2:38 // 5,821 June 26 vs. AUG, 5:05 L, (36-38) T-6th (4.0) Connor Kaden (5-2) Witt Haggard (0-3) Carlos Alvarado (1) 2:58 // 4,106 June HIC, 7:00 SUSP (Rain) 0-4 (36-38) 7th (4.5) June HIC, 5:00 L, (36-39) 7th (4.5) Jonathan Hernandez (7-5) Johnny Magliozzi (2-3) 2:28 // 870 June HIC, 7:00 W, (37-39) T-7th (4.0) Craig Missigman (1-1) Omarlin Lopez (4-3) Alex Palsha (12) 3:14 // 1,170 June HIC, 7:00 W, (38-39) 6th (3.0) Witt Haggard (1-3) Adam Choplick (2-1) 3:03 // 1,270 June WV, 7:00 L, (38-40) T-7th (4.0) Bret Helton (4-5) Kevin Canelon (4-6) Julio Euseibo (6) 2:22 // 2,252 JULY (10-18,.240 Batting Average, 3.78 ERA) July WV, 7:05 W, (39-40) 6th (3.0) Bryce Beeler (1-0) Gage Hinsz (1-3) Alex Palsha (13) 2:38 // 2,856 July WV, 7:05 L, (39-41) T-6th (4.0) Julio Vivas (1-0) Witt Haggard (1-4) 3:37 // 5,191 July WV, 2:05 L, (39-42) 7th (4.0) Logan Sendelbach (6-2) Joe Shaw (4-6) 2:30 // 1,199 July 4 vs. CSC, 7:05 L, (39-43) 7th (4.0) Luis Cedeno (5-3) Chase Ingram (4-7) Andrew Schwaab (16) 3:01 // 9,228 July 5 vs. CSC, 7:05 W, (40-43) 7th (4.0) Kevin Canelon (5-6) Hobie Harris (1-1) Tyler Bashlor (3) 2:20 // 2,431 July 6 vs. CSC, 7:05 W, (41-43) 7th (3.0) Witt Haggard (2-4) Garrett Mundell (0-2) Alex Palsha (14) 2:07 // 2,423 July AUG, 7:05 L, (41-44) 7th (4.0) Ryan Halstead (2-3) Gaby Almonte (1-2) Carlos Alvarado (4) 2:20 // 2,431 July AUG, 7:05 L, (41-45) 7th (5.0) Ryan Koziol (4-3) Seth Davis (2-2) 3:39 // 1,677 July AUG, 6:05 L, (41-46) 7th (6.0) Connor Kaden (6-2) Chase Ingram (4-8) 3:26 // 2,225 July AUG, 5:05 L, (41-47) 7th (7.0) Jake McCasland (2-4) Kevin Canelon (5-7) Carlos Alvarado (5) 2:30 // 1,424 July 12 vs. DEL, 7:05 L, (41-48) 7th (7.0) Brian Gonzalez (6-5) Bryce Beeler (1-1) 2:49 // 2,412 July 13 vs. DEL, 7:05 L, (41-49) 7th (7.0) Michael Costello (1-1) Gaby Almonte (1-3) 2:51 // 2,317 July 14 vs. DEL, 7:05 L, (41-50) 7th (7.0) Francisco Jimenez (7-7) Jimmy Duff (0-1) Christian Turnipseed (13) 2:49 // 3,727 July 15 vs. ROM, 7:05 L, (41-51) 7th (7.0) Oriel Caicedo (2-4) Chase Ingram (4-9) Josh Graham (4) 2:46 // 3,451 July 16 vs. ROM, 7:05 W, (42-51) 7th (6.5) Andrew Church (3-0) Touki Toussaint (2-6) 2:09 // 3,317 July 17 vs. ROM, 5:05 L, (42-52) 7th (8.0) Corbin Clouse (2-0) Seth Davis (2-3) Devan Watts (1) 2:33 // 3,704 *July 18 vs. ROM, 7:05 SUSP (Rain) 6-18 (42-52) 7th (8.5) July HAG, 7:05 L, (42-53) 7th (9.5) Taylor Guilbeau (W, 2-1) Joe Shaw (4-7) Philip Walby (3) 3:04 // 744 July HAG, 7:05 W, (43-53) 7th (9.5) Chase Ingram (5-9) Jefry Rodriguez (7-6) 2:48 // 2,352 July HAG, 7:05 W, (44-53) 7th (8.5) Andrew Church (4-0) Joan Baez (6-7) Craig MIssigman (2) 2:38 // 3,690 July LEX, 6:35 L, (44-54) 7th (8.5) Scott Blewett (6-9) Kevin Canelon (5-8) 2:30 // 8,123 July LEX, 2:05 L, (44-55) 7th (9.5) Gabe Cramer (3-1) Craig Missigman (1-2) 3:35 // 7,406 July LEX, 7:05 W, (45-55) 7th (9.5) Joe Shaw (5-7) Nolan Watson (2-9) 2:34 // 2,441 July LEX, 7:05 W, 3-2 (10) (46-55) 7th (9.5) Johnny Magliozzi (3-3) Gabe Cramer (3-2) 2:58 // 4,528 July 28 vs. ASH, 7:05 W, 3-2 (10) (47-55) 7th (8.5) Jimmy Duff (1-1) Ben Bowden (0-1) 3:06 // 4,071 July 29 vs. ASH, 7:05 L, 5-2 (10) (47-56) 7th (9.5) Alexander Guillen (3-0) Johnny Magliozzi (3-4) Salvador Justo (2) 3:23 // 3,297 July 30 vs. ASH, 7:05 W, (48-56) 7th (9.5) Gaby Almonte (2-3) Drasen Johnson (4-2) Jimmy Duff (1) 2:27 // 7,012 July 31 vs. ASH, 5:05 L, (48-57) 7th (9.5) Peter Lambert (5-8) Joe Shaw (5-8) Alexander Guillen (8) 2:49 // 2,658 AUGUST (16-13,.232 Batting Average, 3.37 ERA) August AUG, 7:05 PPD (Rain) (48-57) 7th (9.5) August AUG, 5:35 L, 6-0 (7) (48-58) 7th (10.5) Michael Connolly (9-4) Raul Jacobson (0-1) 1:45 // August AUG, DH W, 5-3 (7) (49-58) 7th (9.5) Chase Ingram (6-9) Cory Taylor (9-5) Jimmy Duff (2) 2:17 // 2,268 August AUG, 7:05 L, (49-59) 7th (10.5) Domenic Mazza (4-2) Kevin Canelon (5-9) Ryan Koziol (4) 2:16 // 1,357 *August 4 vs. ROM, 5:00 L, (49-60) 7th (10.5) Patrick Weigel (6-4) Gaby Almonte (2-4) Devan Watts (2) 3:31 // August ROM, 7:00 W, 2-1 (7) (50-60) 7th (10.0) Andrew Church (5-0) Adam McCreery (0-3) Jimmy Duff (3) 2:06 // 1,556 August ROM, 7:00 W, (51-60) 7th (9.0) Joe Shaw (6-8) Ricardo Sanchez (6-9) 2:28 // 2,626 August ROM, 6:00 L, (51-61) 7th (10.0) Mike Soroka (5-9) Nabil Crismatt (0-1) Corbin Clouse (1) 2:15 // 3,444 August ROM, 2:00 L, (51-62) 7th (10.5) Matt Custred (4-3) Craig Missigman (1-3) Devan Watts (5) 3:07 // 1,893 August 8 vs. GVL, 7:05 W, (52-62) 7th (10.5) Tyler Bashlor (3-1) Gerson Bautista (1-2) Jimmy Duff (4) 2:55 // 2,326 August 9 vs. GVL, 7:05 L, (52-63) 7th (11.5) Enmanuel De Jesus (1-1) Gaby Almonte (2-5) Stephen Nogosek (2) 3:00 // 3,385 August 10 vs. GVL, 7:05 L, (52-64) 7th (12.5) Dedgar Jimenez (6-5) Andrew Church (5-1) Victor Diaz (8) 2:50 // 2,292 August 11 vs. GBO, 7:05 W, (53-64) 7th (12.5) Joe Shaw (7-8) L.J. Brewster (4-5) 2:44 // 3,293 August 12 vs. GBO, 7:05 L, (53-65) 7th (13.5) Justin Jacome (1-3) Kevin Canelon (5-10) Marcus Crescentini 2:52 // 4,319 August 13 vs. GBO, 7:05 W, (54-65) 7th (13.5) Jimmy Duff (2-1) Kyle Keller (2-2) 2:26 // 4,397 August 14 vs. GBO, 5:05 W, 3-2 (12) (55-65) T-6th (13.5) Johnny Magliozzi (4-4) Shane Sawczak (0-1) 4:22 // 2,633 August ASH, 7:05 L, (55-66) T-6th (14.5) Salvador Justo (3-1) Craig Missigman (1-4) Alexander Guillen (14) 3:02 // 2,311 August ASH, 7:05 L, (55-67) 7th (14.5) Cristian Quintin (4-5) Jimmy Duff (2-2) 2:57 // 4,269 August ASH, 7:05 L, (55-68) 7th (14.5) Trey Killian (10-5) Joe Shaw (7-9) 2:44 // 3,275 August 19 vs. AUG, 7:05 SUSP (Rain) (55-68) 7th (14.5) August 20 vs. AUG, 5:00 W, (56-68) 7th (13.5) Nabil Crismatt (1-1) Michael Connolly (11-5) 2:34 // 5,736 August 20 vs. AUG, 7:05 W, 2-0 (7) (57-68) 7th (12.5) Craig Missigman (2-4) Luis Pino (2-1) Johnny Magliozzi (4) 1:56 // 5,682 August 21 vs. AUG, 5:05 W, (58-68) 7th (11.5) Chase Ingram (7-9) Grant Watson (3-7) Jimmy Duff (5) 2:47 // 3,865 August 22 vs. AUG, 7:05 W, (59-68) T-7th (11.0) Gaby Almonte (3-5) Domenic Mazza (6-3) Johnny Magliozzi (5) 2:46 // 2,226 August CSC, 7:05 W, (60-68) 6th (11.0) Kevin Canelon (6-10) Christian Morris (8-5) -- 2:47 // 3,070 August CSC, 7:05 L, (60-69) 6th (12.0) Taylor Widener (1-0) Andrew Church (5-2) -- 2:20 // 3,404 August CSC, 7:05 W, (61-69) 6th (12.0) Joe Shaw (8-9) Luis Cedeno (7-9) -- 3:09 // 5,047 August KAN, 7:05 L, (61-70) 6th (13.0) Louie Lechich (1-0) Nabil Crismatt (1-2) Ben Wright (3) 2:28 // 1,173 August KAN, 7:05 W, (62-70) 6th (12.0) Chase Ingram (8-9) Max Beatty (4-6) -- 3:20 // 2,761 August KAN, 5:05 W, (63-70) 6th (11.0) Craig Missigman (3-4) Jack Charleston (2-6) Jimmy Duff (6) 3:42 // 552 August 30 vs. WV, 7:05 L, 7-6 (10) (63-71) 6th (11.5) Scooter Hightower (1-0) Tyler Bashlor (3-2) Cesilio Pimentel (5) 3:39 // 4,526 August 31 vs. WV, 7:05 W, (64-71) 6th (11.0) Johnny Magliozzi (5-4) Seth McGarry (4-4) 2:54 // 3,140 SEPTEMBER (3-2,.234 Batting Average, 4.30 ERA) September 1 vs. WV, 7:05 W, (65-71) 6th (11.0) Witt Haggard (3-4) Logan Sendelbach (8-8) Jimmy Duff (7) 2:49 // 1,994 September 2 vs. CSC, 7:05 PPD (Rain) (65-71) 6th (10.5) September 3 vs. CSC, 7:05 W, 5-4 (14) (66-71) 6th (11.5) Tyler Bashlor (4-2) Greg Weissert (0-1) 4:39 // 4,286 September 4 vs. CSC, 3:30 W, 5-1 (7) (67-71) 6th (11.5) Gaby Almonte (4-5) Daris Vargas (10-8) 1:58 // September 4 vs. CSC, DH L, 4-1 (7) (67-72) 6th (11.0) Dillon Tate (4-3) Kevin Canelon (6-11) 1:58 // 5,304 September 5 vs. CSC, 7:05 L, (67-73) 6th (12.0) Luis Cedeno (9-9) Luis De Los Santos (1-1) 3:15 // 3,020 *Suspended game completed in August counts towards Columbia s July record MEDIA GUIDE 23

24 2016 FIREFLIES HIGHS AND LOWS Team Miscellaneous Longest Winning Streak: 5 (Last: August 19-23) Longest Losing Streak: 8 (Last: July 7-15) Largest Margin of Victory: 12, 2x (May 24 vs. Augusta, W 14-2 and April 18 vs. Charleston, W 13-1) Largest Margin of Defeat: 12 (2x September 5 vs Charleston, L 14-2 and June 24 vs. Augusta, L 19-7) Largest Shutout Win: 9-0 (April Charleston, W 9-0) Largest Shutout Loss: 7-0 (April 19 vs. Charleston, L 7-0) Longest Game, Time (9 inn): 3:42 (August Kannapolis, W 8-6) Longest Game, Time (10+ inn): 4:39 (September 4 vs. Charleston, W 5-4) Longest Game, Innings: 14 innings (September 4 vs. Charleston, W 5-4) Shortest Game, Time (9 inn): 2:07 (July 6 vs. Charleston, W 4-1) Shortest Game, Time (7 inn): 1:42 (April Rome, W Game 2 of Doubleheader) Largest Crowd, Home: 9,228 (July 4 vs. Charleston, L 3-1) Smallest Crowd, Home: 1,522 (April 20 vs. Charleston, W 7-0) Largest Crowd, Road: 8,123 (July Lexington, L 8-2) Smallest Crowd, Road: 552 (August Kannapolis, W 8-6) Largest Come-From-Behind Win: 5 Runs (August Kannapolis, W 8-6) Largest Blown Lead in a Loss: 5 Runs, 3x (August Asheville, L 7-6 July Lexington, L July Augusta, L 8-7) Most Errors, Game: 5 (May 24 vs. Augusta, W 14-2) Most Errors by Opponent: 4, 4x (Last: August Asheville, L 7-6) Most Double Plays Turned, Game: 4 (June 4 vs. Hagerstown, L 2-1) Most Left on Base: 15, 2x (May 15 vs. Asheville, W 5-4, April 17 vs. Greenville, L 11-5) Warmest First Pitch Temperature: 98, 2x (July Augusta, L 8-4 and July Augusta, L 8-7) Coolest First Pitch Temperature: 55 (April Charleston, L 6-5) Team Batting Most Runs, Game: 14 (May 24 vs. Augusta, W 14-2) Most Runs, Inning: 8 (8th inning, April 18 vs. Charleston, W 13-1) Most Hits, Game: 20 (April Greenville, W 13-9) Most Hits, Inning: 7 (6th inning, August Kannapolis, W 8-6) Most Walks, Game: 12 (May 15 vs. Asheville, W 5-4) Most Home Runs, Game: 4 (May 24 vs. Augusta, W 14-2) Most Triples, Game: 2, 2x (June 10 vs. West Virginia, W 4-2 and August Kannapolis, W 10-6) Most Doubles, Game: 6 (April Greenville, W 13-9) Most Extra-Base Hits, Game: 7 (April Greenville, W 13-9) Most Stolen Bases, Game: 4 (July Lexington, L 12-11) Most Strikeouts, 9-Inn Game: 14, 3x (Last: July 15 vs. Rome, L 3-0) Most Strikeouts, All Games: 14, 3x (Last: July 15 vs. Rome, L 3-0) Individual Batting Most Hits: 5 (Enmanuel Zabala, August 22 vs. Augusta, W 7-5) Most Runs: 3, Multiple Players (Last: Vicente Lupo, August Asheville, L 8-7) Most Extra Base Hits: 3, Ivan Wilson (Two Doubles and a Home Run, April Greenville, W 13-9) Most Total Bases: 8, Multiple Players (Last: David Thompson, May Greensboro, W 8-3) Most Doubles: 2, Multiple Players (Last: Patrick Mazeika, August Kannapolis, W 8-6) Most Triples: 1, Multiple Players (Last: Dale Burdick and Tucker Tharp, August Kannapolis, W 10-6) Most HR: 1, Multiple Players (Last: Dash Winningham, September 5 vs. Charleston, Game 2 of DH, L 4-1) Most RBI: 5, 2x (David Thompson, June Hickory, W 10-9 and Jeff, Diehl, May Greenville, W 13-3) Most Walks: 3, Multiple Players (Last: Patrick Mazeika, August 14 vs. Greensboro, W 3-2) Most Strikeouts: 4, Multiple Players (Last: Dale Burdick, August 30 vs. West Virginia, L 7-6) Most Stolen Bases: 2, Multiple Players (Last: Milton Ramos, August Rome, W 2-1) Longest Hitting Streak: 11, David Thompson (April 7-17) & Enmanuel Zabala (May 7-July 10) Team Pitching Most Runs Allowed, Game: 19 (June 24 vs. Augusta, L 19-7) Most Runs Allowed, Inning: 8, 2x (2nd inning, July 13 vs. Delmarva, L 9-4 and 8th Inning, June 24 vs. Augusta, L 19-7) Most Hits Allowed, Game: 20 (June 24 vs. Augusta, L 19-7) Most Hits Allowed, Inning: 8 (2nd Inning, July 13 vs. Delmarva, L 9-4) Most HR Allowed, Game: 4 (April 17 vs. Greenville, L 11-5) Most SB Allowed: 5 (August Asheville, L 8-7) Most Strikeouts, 9 inn Game: 14, 3x (Last: July 29 vs. Asheville, L 5-2) Most Strikeouts, All Games: 17 (September 4 vs. Charleston, W innings) Most Walks Allowed: 9, 2x (April 15 vs. Greenville, L 8-3, April Charleston, L 5-4) Most Extra Base Hits Allowed: 9 (June 24 vs. Augusta, L 19-7) Individual Pitching Most Innings Pitched, Starter: 10.0, P.J. Conlon (June 4 vs. Hagerstown, L 2-1) Fewest Innings Pitched, Starter: 1.1, Thomas McIlraith (May 18 vs. Rome, L 8-5) Most Innings Pitched, Relief: 8.0, Nabil Crismatt (August 19 vs. Augusta, W 5-1) Most Hits Allowed, Starter: 12, Gabby Almonte (June Asheville, L 6-2) Most Hits Allowed, Reliever: 6, Jimmy Duff (July 14 vs. Delmarva, L 8-5) Most Strikeouts, Starter: 10, 4x (Last: Nabil Crismatt, August Kannapolis, L 6-3) Most Strikeouts, Reliever: 7, Multiple Players (Seth Davis, June 3 vs. Hagerstown, L 6-2, and Nicco Blank, September 4 vs. Charleston, W 5-4) Most Walks, Starter: 6, Chase Ingram (July Lexington, W 3-2) Most Walks, Reliever: 4, 2x (Witt Haggard, August Asheville, L 10-3 and Alex Palsha, April Charleston, L 5-4) Most Earned Runs, Starter: 11, Chase Ingram (June 24 vs. Augusta, L 19-7) Most Earned Runs, Reliever: 6, Nicco Blank (May West Virginia, L 12-2) 24 COLUMBIA FIREFLIES

25 2016 OPENING DAY ROSTER (April 7, 2016) P (13): Tyler Badamo, Tyler Bashlor, Kevin Canelon, P.J. Conlon, Seth Davis, Witt Haggard, Chase Ingram, Johnny Magliozzi, Thomas McIlraith, Craig Missigman, Christian Montgomery, Alex Palsha, Joe Shaw C (2): Jose Garcia, Tyler Moore INF (6): Jeff Diehl, Milton Ramos, J.C. Rodriguez, Vinny Siena, David Thompson, Dash Winningham OF (4): Kevin Kaczmarski, Vicente Lupo, Joe Tuschak, Ivan Wilson DL (4): Cam Griffin, Patrick Mazeika, Natanael Ramos, Tucker Tharp April 13: RHP Witt Haggard placed on Columbia s Disabled List (retroactive to 4/12)... RHP Nicco Blank transferred to Columbia from Short-Season A Brooklyn. April 14: OF Vicente Lupo placed on Columbia s Disabled List (retroactive to 4/11)... OF Tucker Tharp transferred to Columbia s active roster from the Disabled List. April 16: C Jose Garcia placed on Columbia s Disabled List... C Natanael Ramos transferred to Columbia s active roster from the Disabled List. April 22: OF Kevin Kaczmarski placed on Columbia s Disabled List... OF Vicente Lupo transferred to Columbia s active roster from the Disabled List. April 26: C Natanael Ramos placed on Columbia s Disabled List C Jose Garcia transferred to Columbia s active roster from the Disabled List. April 27: C Adrian Abreu reinstated from Suspended List and placed on Columbia s Disabled List. April 29: OF Tucker Tharp placed on Columbia s Disabled List OF Enmanuel Zabala transferred to Columbia from Short-Season A Brooklyn. May 8: OF Kevin Kaczmarski activated from Columbia s Disabled List OF Enmanuel Zabala transferred from Columbia to Short-Season A Brooklyn. May 18: C Patrick Mazeika activated from Columbia s Disabled List C Tyler Moore transferred from Columbia to Short-Season A Brooklyn. May 19: RHP Thomas McIlraith placed on Columbia s Disabled List C Tyler Moore transferred to Columbia from Short-Season A Brooklyn. May 22: INF David Thompson placed on Columbia s Disabled List INF Luis Ortega transferred to Columbia from Short-Season A Brooklyn. May 24: OF Vicente Lupo transferred from Columbia to Short-Season A Brooklyn RHP Andrew Church transferred to Columbia from Short-Season A Brooklyn. May 31: INF David Thompson and RHP Witt Haggard activated from Columbia s Disabled List C Tyler Moore transferred from Columbia s active roster to Disabled List RHP Nicco Blank transferred from Columbia to Short-Season A Brooklyn. June 7: C Jose Garcia placed on Columbia s Disabled List C Tyler Moore transferred to Columbia s active roster from the Disabled List. June 8: RHP Andrew Church transferred from Columbia to Advanced-A St. Lucie. June 9: RHP Gaby Almonte transferred from Short-Season A Brooklyn to Columbia. June 17: INF David Thompson placed on Columbia s Disabled List C Natanael Ramos transferred to Columbia s active roster from the Disabled List. June 21: OF Tucker Tharp activated from Columbia s Disabled List and transferred to Advanced-A St. Lucie June 23: 2B Vinny Siena and LHP P.J. Conlon transferred from Columbia to Advanced-A St. Lucie OF Vicente Lupo transferred to Columbia from Short-Season A Brooklyn. June 27: OF Enmanuel Zabala and RHP Bryce Beeler transferred to Columbia from Short-Season A Brooklyn RHP Christian Montgomery placed on the Suspended List OF Ivan Wilson placed on the Voluntarily Retired List June 28: INF David Thompson activated from Columbia s Disabled List June 29: RHP Tyler Badamo placed on Columbia s Disabled List (retroactive to 6/27) RHP Nicco Blank transferred to Columbia from Short-Season A Brooklyn July 3: OF Joe Tuschak placed on Columbia s Inactive List July 5: INF Eudor Garcia transferred to Columbia from GCL Mets July 6: INF David Thompson transferred from Columbia to Advanced-A St. Lucie OF Joe Tuschak activated from Columbia s Inactive List July 7: C Patrick Mazeika placed on Columbia s Disabled List INF Dale Burdick transferred to Columbia from Short-Season A Brooklyn July 11: INF Jeff Diehl placed on Columbia s Disabled List (retroactive to 7/9) July 12: C Natanael Ramos placed on Columbia s Disabled List C Brandon Brosher transferred to Columbia from Short-Season A Brooklyn July 13: OF Kevin Kaczmarski and RHP Alex Palsha transferred from Columbia to Advanced-A St. Lucie RHP Andrew Church, RHP Jimmy Duff and OF Tucker Tharp transferred to Columbia from Advanced-A St. Lucie July 14: RHP Bryce Beeler placed on Columbia s Disabled List LHP Gabriel Feliz transferred to Columbia from Short-Season A Brooklyn July 26: LHP Gabriel Feliz transferred from Columbia to Short-Season A Brooklyn C Patrick Mazeika activated from Columbia s Disabled List August 1: C Brandon Brosher transferred from Columbia to Short-Season A Brooklyn RHP Raul Jacobson transferred to Columbia from Short-Season A Brooklyn August 5: LHP Kevin Canelon placed on Columbia s Disabled List (retroactive to 8/4) RHP Nabil Crismatt transferred to Columbia from Short-Season A Brooklyn August 11: RHP Raul Jacobson transferred from Columbia to Short-Season A Brooklyn August 12: LHP Kevin Canelon activated from Columbia s Disabled List August 16: RHP Tyler Bashlor transferred from Columbia to Advanced-A St. Lucie RHP Bryce Beeler activated from Columbia s Disabled List August 22: RHP Bryce Beeler placed on Columbia s Disabled List August 23: RHP Luis De Los Santos transferred to Columbia from GCL Mets (Rookie) 2016 FIREFLIES TRANSACTIONS August 29: RHP Luis De Los Santos transferred from Columbia to GCL Mets (Rookie) RHP Tyler Bashlor transferred to Columbia from Advanced-A St. Lucie August 30: RHP Andrew Church transferred from Columbia to Triple-A Las Vegas RHP Luis De Los Santos transferred to Columbia from GCL Mets (Rookie) August 31: OF Enmanuel Zabala placed on Columbia s Disabled List OF Will Barring transferred to Columbia from Advanced-Rookie Kingsport September 1: RHP Joe Shaw transferred from Columbia to Double-A Binghamton RHP Luis Silva transferred to Columbia from GCL Mets (Rookie) September 2: RHP Nabil Crismatt transferred from Columbia to Double-A Binghamton RHP Andrew Church transferred to Columbia from Triple-A Las Vegas September 3: RHP Luis Silva transferred from Columbia to GCL Mets (Rookie) RHP Joe Shaw transferred to Columbia from Double-A Binghamton 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 25

26 NEW YORK METS AND AFFILIATES

27 PARENT CLUB - NEW YORK METS OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN Citi Field Roosevelt Avenue Flushing, NY Telephone: (718) Fax: (718) Website: Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer... Fred Wilpon President... Saul B. Katz Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon General Manager... Sandy Alderson Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer..David P. Cohen Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer.. Lou DePaoli Chief Financial Officer... Mark Peskin BASEBALL OPERATIONS Vice President, Assistant General Manager... John Ricco Special Assistant to the General Manager.. J.P. Ricciardi Senior Director, Professional Scouting.....Jim D Aloia Senior Director, Amateur Scouting Thomas Tanous Senior Director, International Scouting Chris Becerra Director, Baseball Operations Adam Fisher Director, Minor League Operations Ian Levin SCOUTING & PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Minor League Field Coordinator... Kevin Morgan International Field Coordinator.. Rafael Landestoy Hitting Coordinator...Lamar Johnson Short-Season Hitting Coordinator. Ryan Ellis Pitching Coordinator Ron Romanick Assistant Pitching Coordinator.... Phil Regan Infield Coordinator.... Tim Teufel Catching Coordinator.. Bob Natal Outfield Coordinator.... Benny Distefano Rehabilitation Pitching Coordinator.. Jon Debus Medical Coordinator Joseph Golia Rehabilitation & Physical Therapy Coordinator.. David Pearson Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Jason Craig Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Jon Cioffi Senior Advisor.. Guy Conti Special Catching Instructor Ozzie Virgil Sr. Special Instructor. Bobby Floyd Mental Skills Coordinator Dr. Derick Anderson Director, Latin American Operations..... Juan Henderson Equipment/Operations Manager.... John Mullin 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 27

28 LAS VEGAS 51S - AAA NEW YORK METS MINOR-LEAGUE AFFILIATES BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES - AA Pacific Coast League Address: Cashman Field 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North Las Vegas, NV Phone: Fax: Website: LV51.com Affiliated Since: 2013 President: Don Logan Media Contact: Jim Gemma Field Staff Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Pedro Lopez Frank Viola Jack Voigt Deb Iwanow Eastern League Address: NYSEG Stadium 211 Henry St Binghamton, NY Phone: Fax: Website: bmets.com Affiliated Since: 1992 President: Jim Weed Media Contact: Tim Heiman Field Staff Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Luis Rojas Glenn Abbott Val Pascucci Bob Grimes ST. LUCIE METS - ADVANCED A Florida State League Address: First Data Field 525 NW Peacock Blvd. Port St. Lucie, FL Phone: Fax: Website: stluciemets.com Affiliated Since: 1988 President: Traer Van Allen Media Contact: Adam MacDonald Field Staff Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Chad Kreuter Marc Valdes Luis Natera Matt Hunter BROOKLYN CYCLONES - SHORT-SEASON A New York-Penn League Address: MCU Park 1904 Surf Avenue Brooklyn, NY Phone: Fax: Website: brooklyncyclones.com Affiliated Since: 2001 General Manager: Steve Cohen Media Contact: Billy Harner Field Staff Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Edgardo Alfonzo Royce Ring Sean Ratliff Giovanni D Onza KINGSPORT METS - ADVANCED ROOKIE Appalachian League GCL METS - ROOKIE Gulf Coast League Address: Hunter Wright Stadium 433 East Center Street Kingsport, TN Address: First Data Field 525 NW Peacock Blvd. Port St. Lucie, FL Phone: Fax: Website: kmets.com Affiliated Since: 1980 General Manager: Brian Paupeck Media Contact: Brian Paupeck Field Staff Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Luis Rivera Josue Matos Ender Chavez Daichi Arima Phone: Fax: Field Staff Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Jose Carreno Jeremy Accardo Yunir Garcia Hiroto Kawamura 28 COLUMBIA FIREFLIES

29 MLB.COM MLB PIPELINE 2017 TOP 30 METS PROSPECTS 1. Amed Rosario, SS 2. Dominic Smith, 1B 3. Justin Dunn, RHP 4. Thomas Szapucki, LHP 5. Robert Gsellman, RHP 6. Desmond Lindsay, OF 7. Gavin Cecchini, SS/2B 8. Brandon Nimmo, OF 9. Andres Gimenez, SS 10. Peter Alonso, 1B 11. Thomas Nido, C 12. Wuilmer Becerra, OF 13. Anthony Kay, LHP 14. Marcus Molina, RHP 15. Merandy Gonzalez, RHP NEW YORK METS PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 16. Luis Carpio, SS 17. Luis Guillorme, SS 18. Gregory Guerrero, SS 19. Ricardo Cespedes, OF 20. Josh Smoker, LHP 21. Ali Sanchez, C 22. Jhoan Urena, 3B 23. Milton Ramos, SS 24. P.J. Conlon, LHP 25. David Thompson, 3B 26. Chris Flexen, RHP 27. Colby Woodmansee, SS 28. Eudor Garcia, 3B 29. Patrick Mazeika, C/1B 30. T.J Rivera, INF Bold players are current Fireflies 2016 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT METS SELECTIONS (41 DRAFTED-26 SIGNED, 23 PITCHERS/18 POSITION PLAYERS SELECTED) RD PLAYER POS B/T HT WT SCHOOL HOMETOWN 1 Justin Dunn RHP R/R Boston College Freeport, NY 1 Anthony Kay LHP L/L Connecticut (UConn) Stony Brook, NY 2 Peter Alonso 1B R/R University of Florida Tampa, FL 3 Blake Tiberi 3B L/R University of Louisville Cincinnati, OH 4 Michael Paez SS R/R Coastal Carolina Miami, FL 5 Colby Woodmansee SS R/R Arizona State Phoenix, AZ 6 Christopher Viall RHP R/R Stanford Santa Cruz, CA 7 Austin McGeorge RHP R/R Long Beach State Newport Beach, CA 8 Placido Torres LHP L/L Tusculum College (TN - D II) Moncion, Dominican R. 9 Colin Holderman RHP R/R Heartland CC (IL) Bourbannais, IL 10 Gene Cone OF L/L University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 11 Cameron Planck RHP R/R Rowan County HS (KY) Morehead, KY 12 Matt Cleveland RHP R/R Windsor HS (CT) Windsor, CT 13 Dan Rizzie C R/R Xavier Orland Park, IL 14 Christian James RHP R/R East Lake HS Tampa, FL 15 Jacob Zanon CF R/R Lewis-Clark State (ID - NAIA) Portland, OR 16 Trent Johnson RHP R/R Sante Fe CC (FL) East Peoria, IL 17 Jay Jabs 3B L/R Franklin Pierce University (NH) Collegeville, PA 18 Adam Atkins RHP R/R Louisiana Tech Arlington, TX 19 Gary Cornish RHP R/R University of San Diego Phoenix, AZ 20 Carlos Cortes LF L/S Lake Howell HS Oviedo, FL 21 Maxwell Kuhns RHP R/R Santa Clara University Parker, CO 22 Ian Strom CF R/L UMass Lowell Hopedale, MA 23 Nick Sergakis 2B R/R Ohio State Columbus, OH 24 Daniel Rivera RHP R/R Dr. Juan J Osuna HS (Puerto Rico) Caguas, PR 25 Cody Beckman LHP L/R NC State Tampa, FL 26 Rylan Thomas 3B R/R Windermere Prep School (FL) Winter Garden, FL 27 Joel Urena LHP L/L Georgio Luperon HS (NY) Bronx, NY 28 William Sierra RHP R/R Edouard Montpetit HS Montreal, Quebec 29 Alex Haynes RHP R/R Central HS (TN) Knoxville, TN 30 Eric Villanueva RHP R/R Josefina Barcelo HS (Puerto Rico) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 31 Jeremy Wolf LF L/R Trinity University (TX - D III) Scottsdale, AZ 32 George Kirby RHP R/R Rye HS (NY) Rye, NY 33 Duncan Pence SS R/R Farragut HS (TN) Knoxville, TN 34 Anthony Herron RHP R/R Jefferson CC (MO) St. Charles, MO 35 Andrew Harbin RHP R/R Allatoona HS (GA) Kennesaw, GA 36 Garrison Bryant RHP L/R Clearwater HS (FL) Clearwater, FL 37 Branden Fryman SS R/R J M Tate HS (FL) Molino, FL 38 Jaylon McLaughlin SS S/R Santa Monica HS (CA) Los Angeles, CA 39 Jordan Hand C R/R College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV 40 Michael Chambers C R/R John Paul II HS (TX) Irving, TX Bold players signed or agreed to terms 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 29

30 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE INFORMATION

31 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE - SOUTHERN DIVISION ASHEVILLE TOURISTS Colorado Rockies (1994) Website: Phone: (828) President: Media Contact: Field Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Brian DeWine Doug Maurer Warren Schaeffer Ryan Kibler Norberto Martin Casey Papas Stadium Name: McCormick Field (1924) Capacity/Dimensions: 4,000 (LF-326; CF-373; RF-297) vs. Asheville: (6) April 24-26; August at Asheville: (0) AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS San Francisco Giants (2005) Website: Phone: (706) President: Media Contact: Field Manager: Pitching Coaches: Hitting Coach: Asst. Coach: Trainer: Jeff Eiseman Brandon Greene Carlos Valderrama Clay Rapada Eddie Taubensee Ydwin Villegas Hiro Sato Stadium Name: Lake Olmstead Stadium (1995) Capacity/Dimensions: 4,822 (LF-330; CF-400; RF-330) vs. Augusta: (11) April 6-9; May 29-31; July at Augusta: (14) April 13-16; July 4-6; August 4-6, August CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS New York Yankees (2005) Website: Phone: (843) President: Media Contact: Field Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Catching Coach: Trainer: Dave Echols Matt Dean Patrick Osborn Justin Pope Ken Joyce Travis Chapman Michael Sole Stadium Name: Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park (1997) Capacity/Dimensions: 5,549 (LF-305; CF-398; RF-337) vs. Charleston: (10) May 22-24; June 9-12; August 7-9 at Charleston: (10) June 16-18; July 7-10; July 31-Aug 2 GREENVILLE DRIVE Boston Red Sox (2005) Website: Phone: (864) President Media Contact: Field Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Craig Brown Cameron White Darren Fenster Walter Miranda Wilton Veras Phil Millan Stadium Name: Fluor Field (2006) Capacity/Dimensions: 5,500 (LF-310; CF-390; RF-302) vs. Greenville: (0) at Greenville: (6) June 13-15, August LEXINGTON LEGENDS Kansas City Royals (2013) Website: Phone: (859) President: Media Contact: Field Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Andy Shea Keith Elkins Scott Thorman Mitch Stetter Jesus Azuaje Saburo Hagihara Stadium Name: Whitaker Bank Ballpark (2001) Capacity/Dimensions: 6,033 (LF-320; CF-401; RF-318) vs. Lexington: (7) April 20-23, June 6-8 at Lexington: (11) May 25-28, June 26-29, July ROME BRAVES Atlanta Braves (2003) Website: Phone: (706) General Manager: Media Contact: Field Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Michael Dunn Jim Jones Randy Ingle Dan Meyer Bobby Moore Nick Jensen Stadium Name: State Mutual Stadium (2003) Capacity/Dimensions: 5,105 (LF-335; CF-401; RF-330) vs. Rome (10) May 16-18; June 13-15; July at Rome: (7) April 17-19, September MEDIA GUIDE 31

32 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE - NORTHERN DIVISION DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS Baltimore Orioles (1997) Website: Phone: (410) President: Media Contact: Field Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Pat Filippone Brendan Gulick Ryan Minor Justin Lord Buck Britton Marty Brinker Stadium Name: Arthur W. Perdue Stadium (1996) Capacity/Dimensions: 6,500 (LF-309; CF-402; RF-309) vs. Delmarva: (3) May 2-4 at Delmarva: (3) May GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS Miami Marlins (2003) Website: Phone: (336) President: Media Contact: Field Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Donald Moore Katie Dannemiller Todd Pratt Mark DiFelice Frank Moore Mike Bibbo Stadium Name: First National Bank Field (2005) Capacity/Dimensions: 7,599 (LF-315; CF-400; RF-312) vs. Greensboro: (3) July at Greensboro: (0) HAGERSTOWN SUNS Washington Nationals (2007) Website: Phone: (301) General Manager: Media Contact: Field Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Travis Painter Kevin Gehl Patrick Anderson Sam Narron Amaury Garcia Don Neidig Stadium Name: Municipal Stadium (1930) Capacity/Dimensions: 4,600 (LF-335; CF-400; RF-330) vs. Hagerstown: (0) at Hagerstown: (4) June 1-4 HICKORY CRAWDADS Texas Rangers (2009) Website: Phone: (828) President: Media Contact: Field Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Don Beaver Crystal Lin Spike Owen Jose Jaimes Kenny Hook Dustin Vissering Stadium Name: L.P. Frans Stadium (1993) Capacity/Dimensions: 4,262 (LF-330; CF-401; RF-330) vs. Hickory: (7) April 10-12, August at Hickory: (7) April 27-30, August KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS Chicago White Sox (2001) Website: Phone: (704) President: Media Contact: Field Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Brad Smith Josh Feldman Justin Jirschele Matt Zaleski Jamie Dismuke Joe Geck Stadium Name: CMC-NorthEast (Intimidators) Stadium (1995) Capacity/Dimensions: 4,700 (LF-330; CF-400; RF-310) vs. Kannapolis: (7) June 22-25, July at Kannapolis: (4) July LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS Philadelphia Phillies (2001) Website: Phone: (732) General Manager: Media Contact: Field Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Chris Tafrow Greg Giombarrese Marty Malloy Brian Sweeney Nelson Prada Takayuki Sakurai Stadium Name: FirstEnergy Park (2001) Capacity/Dimensions: 6,588 (LF-325; CF-400; RF-325) vs. Lakewood: (4) May 5-8 at Lakewood: (4) May WEST VIRGINIA POWER Pittsburgh Pirates (2009) Website: Phone: (304) General Manager: Media Contact: Field Manager: Pitching Coach: Hitting Coach: Trainer: Tim Mueller Adam Marco Wyatt Toregas TBD Ryan Long Dom Cappozzo Stadium Name: Appalachian Power Park (2005) Capacity/Dimensions: 4,500 (LF-330; CF-400; RF-320) vs. West Virginia: (4) May at West Virginia: (0) 32 COLUMBIA FIREFLIES

33 2017 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE PLAYOFF FORMAT Divisional Championship Series Best of 3 September 6, 8 and 9 League Championship Series Best of 5 September and Northern First Half Champion Northern Second Half Champion or Northern Division Wild Card Southern First Half Champion Southern Second Half Champion or Southern Division Wild Card Playoff Procedures First half champions in both divisions host game two and, if necessary, game three, of the Divisional Championship Series In 2017, the Southern Division Champion hosts game three, and if necessary, games four and five, of the South Atlantic League Championship Series. Determining The Wild Card If the second half winner in either division is the same as the first half winner in that division, then the team with the next best overall record in that division will be chosen as the wild card. If two or more teams are tied for that wild card position in either division, then the following series tiebreakers will be used to determine the wild card: Better record in head-to-head competition Best second half record against divisional opponents Best overall (full season) record against divisional opponents 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 33

34 MISCELLANEOUS MEDIA INFORMATION

35 Station: ESPN Columbia 94.9 FM & 1230 AM Phone: (803) General Manager: Mike Hartel Program Director: Trent Muldrow RADIO BROADCAST INFORMATION Kevin Fitzgerald is in his second season as Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the Fireflies. Fitzgerald also serves as a college basketball play-by-play broadcaster for ESPN and the SEC Network and is the voice of The Citadel's football telecasts on ESPN3. Before arriving at Spirit Communications Park, Fitzgerald spent the 2015 baseball season as the Assistant Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations with the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Midwest League. He also previously served as the play-by-play voice of University of Vermont women's basketball. The New Jersey native graduated from Syracuse University in 2014 with a degree in broadcast and digital journalism. While at Syracuse, he was the Assistant Sports Director and play-by-play voice of Syracuse football, basketball and lacrosse on WAER 88.3 FM. Sam Hyman is in his first season as the Broadcasting and Media Relations Assistant for the Fireflies. Before his arrival in Columbia, Hyman served as the Voice of University of Vermont Men s Basketball during the season. He spent the summer of 2016 in Minnesota as the Director of Broadcast/ Media Relations for the St. Cloud Rox of the Northwoods League. Sam graduated from Syracuse University in 2016 with a degree in broadcast and digital journalism and also worked at the two student radio stations on campus (Z89 and WAER 88.3 FM). All 140 Fireflies games are broadcast on 94.9 ESPN Columbia, online at ColumbiaFireflies.com, and through the TuneIn Radio app. FIREFLIES LOCAL MEDIA Print The State Newspaper Rick Millians (Sports Editor) (803) Lou Bezjak (Sports Reporter) (803) Radio WGCV FM (Flagship Station) Mike Hartel (General Manager) (803) Television WACH-TV (FOX) Corey Miller / Courtney King / Mike Uva (803) WIS-TV (NBC) Rick Henry / Joe Gorchow (803) WOLO-TV (ABC) Mike Gillespie / Greg Brzozowski (803) WLTX-TV (CBS) Reggie Anderson / Joe Cook (803) MEDIA GUIDE 35