Columbia Fireflies (12-8) vs. Lexington Legends (8-12) RHP Thomas McIlraith (1-1, 5.14) vs. RHP Scott Blewett (1-2, 6.11) Thursday, April 28, 2016 Spirit Communications Park First Pitch 7:05 p.m. Game 21 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM, 105.1 & 96.3 FM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App GLOW POINTS SAL South Standing: 2nd (3.0) Home Record: 5-4 Road Record: 7-4 Day Record: 3-2 Night Record: 9-6 Homestand: 2-0 Streak: W2 Sunday: 0-3 Monday: 1-0 Tuesday: 3-1 Wednesday: 3-0 Thursday: 2-1 Friday: 1-2 Saturday: 2-1 April: 12-8 May: June: July: August: September: Leading after six: 9-2 Tied after six: 1-0 Trailing after six: 2-6 Leading after seven: 7-2 Tied after seven: 1-0 Trailing after seven: 2-6 Leading after eight: 7-2 Tied after eight: 1-0 Trailing after eight: 2-6 NEWS & NOTES ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies zoomed past the Lexington Legends on Wednesday night, winning 7-2. Columbia scored six runs over their final three frames and Vinny Siena and David Thompson reached base a combined seven times. FAMOUSLY HOT: Columbia has won six of its last seven games, its best stretch of baseball this season. S-T-UPENDOUS: Vinny Siena and David Thompson are the only two Fireflies to start all 20 games this season (and are both in the lineup on Thursday, too). The pair has formed arguably the best 1-2 punch in the South Atlantic League: Siena:.377 AVG (#4 in SAL),.518 OBP (#1), 20 R (#2) Thompson: 23 RBIs (#1 in SAL), 8 2Bs (#2), 18 R (#4) PERFECT: On Wednesday night, Siena reached base safely in all four plate appearances. The righty singled, walked, tripled and was hit by a pitch. He is reaching base more than 50% of the time. Only three other players in professional baseball have a higher on-base percentage than Sienna (.518). GOOD EYE: No other team in the South Atlantic League has drawn more walks than Columbia. Fireflies hitters have drawn 81 free passes in 2016, good for at least four per night. That s helped the club s run production. Columbia is first in the SAL in total runs scored (112). CONTENTS Pages 2: Today s Starting Pitcher Page 3: Manager Jose Leger Pages 4-6: Individual Hitting Notes Page 7: More Hitting Notes Pages 8-9: Bullpen Notes Page 10: Miscellaneous Notes Page 11: Season Highs and Lows Page 12: Transactions; Staff Bios Page 13: Day-by-Day Results vs. Lexington (2-0, 2-0 Home) April 26 Home W 13-2 April 27 Home W 7-2 April 28 Home 7:05 p.m. July 23 Away 6:35 p.m. Scoring first: 9-4 Opponents score first: 3-4 Shutouts: 2 Home crowds of 6,000+: Home crowds of 7,000+: Home crowds of 8,000+: 1-0 Scoring less than three: 0-2 Scoring three or four: 4-4 Scoring five or more: 8-2 One-run games: 2-3 Two-run games: 2-1 Extra Innings: Out-hitting opponent: 8-2 Being out-hit: 3-5 Same number of hits: 1-1 Series W-L-T (Home): 2-1-0 Series W-L-T (Road): 2-1-0 Series W-L-T (Total): 4-2-0 Series Sweeps (Home): Series Sweeps (Road): 1-0 Series Sweeps (Total): 1-0 White Jerseys: 2-2 Gray Jerseys: 2-2 Yellow Jerseys: 0-1 Navy Jerseys: 8-3 Specialty Jerseys: Sellouts at Spirit Communications Park: 1 PICK UP THE PIGSKIN: Thursday night is the 2016 NFL Draft. The Columbia roster features not just former high school football players, but two who played collegiately as well. After starring at Lamar Academy, Witt Haggard played at Ole Miss (later transferring to Delta State to play baseball exclusively) and David Thompson was a member of the Miami Hurricanes roster for a season in 2012. Joe Tuschak (Northern York-PA) and Thomas McIlraith (Tascosa-TX) were also starting quarterbacks at their respective high schools. NEW YORK METS PROSPECTS IN COLUMBIA MLB.com s MLB Pipeline ranks the following Fireflies among the Top 30 New York Mets prospects: 11. Milton Ramos, INF 26. David Thompson, INF Baseball America ranks the following Fireflies among the Top 30 New York Mets prospects: 19. Milton Ramos, INF 25. Pat Mazeika, C (DL) 29. Dash Winningham, INF #CONNECT WITH THE @COLAFIREFLIES ColumbiaFireflies.com Upcoming Schedule with Probable Pitchers (All Times Eastern) July 24 Away 2:05 p.m. July 25 Away 7:05 p.m. July 26 Away 7:05 p.m. ROSTER BREAKDOWN 20-year-olds: 3 21-year-olds: 2 22-year-olds: 11 23-year-olds: 7 24-year-olds: 2 Drafted, Signed out of HS: 7 Drafted, Signed out of College: 13 2011 Draft Class: 4 2013 Draft Class: 3 2014 Draft Class: 6 2015 Draft Class: 7 Most of 2015 Season Spent In: Savannah (A) - 5 Brooklyn (SS) - 12 Kingsport (Adv-R) - 7 DNP, Injury - 1 Friday, April 29 vs. Kannapolis 7:05 p.m. LHP Kevin Canelon (0-1, 4.20) vs. LHP Ryan Riga (0-2, 9.98) Saturday, April 30 vs. Kannapolis 7:05 p.m. RHP Tyler Badamo (1-1, 5.09) vs. RHP Zach Thompson (0-2, 6.23) Sunday, May 1 vs. Kannapolis 2:05 p.m. RHP Joe Shaw (2-1, 2.81) vs. LHP Tanner Banks (4-0, 2.49) Monday, May 2 vs. Kannapolis 7:05 p.m. RHP Chase Ingram (2-1, 2.45) vs. LHP Johnathan Frebis (2-1, 4.22) Tuesday, May 3 Off Day Media Contact: Kevin Fitzgerald kfitzgerald@columbiafireflies.com 803-888-3040 (Office) 908-745-9385 (Cell)
FORT COLUMBIA WAYNE FIREFLIES TINCAPS 2016 2014 GAME NOTES TODAY S STARTING PITCHER 20 Thomas McIlraith HT: 6-4 WT: 185 B/T: R/R HOMETOWN: Amarillo, TX AGE: 22 BORN: February 17, 1994 OBTAINED: Selected by the Mets in the 20th round of the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oklahoma YR CLUB W-L ERA G/GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB K BAA 15 Kingsport (Adv-R) 6-1 1.71 12/9 0 0 58.0 48 12 11 19 34.221 MiLB CAREER 6-1 1.71 12/9 0 0 58.0 48 12 11 19 34.221 COLUMBIA STARTS IN 2016 NOTES & LINKS Date Opponent Dec IP H R ER BB K RESULT 4/21 @ Greenville ND 3.1 9 6 5 3 1 W 13-9 4/15 vs. Greenville L 4.2 2 3 3 4 2 L 8-3 4/9 @ Charleston W 6.0 0 0 0 2 6 W 9-0 Started Columbia s no-hitter on Saturday, April 9 in Charleston he, Alex Palsha and Johnny Magliozzi blanked the RiverDogs on the road Completed an excellent debut season in 2015 for the Kingsport Mets, allowing one earned run or fewer in seven of his nine starts Drafted out of Oklahoma...pitched in 12.2 innings out of the bullpen for the Sooners and posted an 0-1 record and 6.39 ERA (13 games) Transferred to OU from Midland College (TX) after the 2014 season...said it was his dream growing up to play Big 12 baseball Went 7-3 as a sophomore...as a freshman in 2013, finished 8-4 and struck out 88 batters in 77.2 IP, helping the Chaps to their first ever JUCO World Series appearance...midland went to the JUCO World Series in both of McIlraith s years Attended Tascosa High School where he played baseball and was the quarterback on the football team Favorite baseball player is seven-time All-Star and former Rangers star Michael Young Mother, Becky, played volleyball at Texas Tech Bum Phillips - one of the most notable NFL coaches from Texas - is from Amarillo CAREER MARKS IP H R ER BB K 7.0, 3x (Last: 8/30/15 v. DAN) 9 (4/21/16 @ GVL) 6 (4/21/16 @ GVL) 5 (4/21/16 @ GVL) 4 (Last: 4/15/16 vs. GVL) 6 (4/9/16 @ CSC) START ME UP (2016 STARTERS) Pitcher Games Started W-L Team W-L Run Support Runs/Game RHP Chase Ingram 4 2-1 2-2 17 4.3 LHP P.J. Conlon 4 3-0 3-1 17 4.3 RHP Thomas McIlraith 3 1-1 2-1 10 3.3 LHP Kevin Canelon 3 0-1 1-2 8 2.7 RHP Tyler Badamo 3 1-1 2-1 6 2.0 RHP Joe Shaw 3 2-1 2-1 9 3.0 Page 2
2016 FIREFLIES MANAGER MANAGER JOSE LEGER On January 27, 2016, the New York Mets announced Jose Leger as the first manager of the Columbia Fireflies. This will be Leger s seventh season in the Mets organization and second managing New York s single-a affiliate. Last year the 2015 South Atlantic League Manager of the Year led the Savannah Sand Gnats to their secondhighest win total in team history and a playoff birth. The Sand Gnats topped the Southern Division in each half of the 2015 season finishing with a record of 84-53. Leger piloted the team to one of the best stretches of baseball in South Atlantic League history. In August, Savannah won 18 straight games the longest streak in the majors or minors in 10 years and finished the month with a 25-2-1 record. Ironically, it was a rain-shortened tie on August 23rd that snapped the win streak. Because of his success, the Mets added Leger to their Major League coaching staff in September of 2015. Prior to last season, the 33-year-old from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, served three years as manager of the Mets advanced-rookie affiliate the Kingsport Mets in the Appalachian League. In 2013, he led Kingsport to a division title. In 2010 and 2011, Leger managed one of the Mets two Dominican Summer League clubs. Leger played professionally in the Minnesota Twins organization from 2004-2008 as a catcher and infielder. He also had a standout collegiate career in the Peach State. Leger started at Middle Georgia College (Cochran, GA) and helped lead the team to back-to-back Junior College World Series in 2001 and 2002. 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 2004. This past winter, Leger was the bench coach for St. Lucie Mets (Advanced-A) manager Luis Rojas Leones del Escogido that won the Dominican Winter League championship. Leger also served as the hitting coach for the Dominican Summer League Twins in 2009. JOSE LEGER S METS COACHING HISTORY Year Team Record Notes 2010 DSL Mets 1 39-32 2011 DSL Mets 1 34-36 2012 Kingsport 23-43 2013 Kingsport 40-27 West Division title 2014 Kingsport 34-34 2015 Savannah 84-53 Southern Division title Morales and his wife, Estela, have two sons: Jose Joaquin and Eduardo Jose. They live in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, during the winter. Page 3
2016 FIREFLIES INDIVIDUAL HITTING NOTES 24 - Diehl, Jeff - INF 6-4, 195, R/R, 22, Cranston, RI Last Game: 0-4, 2 K Series vs. LEX: 1-9, R, RBI, 4 K Homestand: 1-9, R, RBI, 4 K Current Streak: -- Long Streak: 6 (April 20-26) Last season, hit.289, smacked a team-best 5 home runs and drove in 20 runs for Short-Season A Brooklyn in 58 games finished 4th in the New York-Penn League in slugging percentage (.450) Selected by the Mets in the 23rd round (702nd overall) of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Cranston (RI) High School West. Prior to the 2011 draft, was named top prospect in the state of Rhode Island, according to Baseball America. Had committed to the University of Rhode Island but decided to sign with the Mets 11 DNP - Injury 12 Kingsport Adv-R.251 49 171 18 43 12 4 2 21 9 64 0 1 13 Kingsport Adv-R.266 53 207 32 55 13 1 5 19 15 68 2 1 14 Brooklyn SS.263 36 118 8 31 7 0 1 13 4 38 1 1 15 Brooklyn SS.289 58 180 31 52 12 1 5 20 28 59 0 3 15 St. Lucie High A.083 3 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 MINORS TOTALS.265 199 688 89 182 44 6 13 73 56 234 3 6 4 - Garcia, Jose - C 6-0, 185, L/R, 21, Yaracuy, VZ Last Game: 1-3, R, BB, K Series vs. LEX: 1-3, R, BB, K Homestand: 1-3, R, BB, K Current Streak: 2 (Since Friday, April 15 vs. Greenville) Long Streak: 2 (April 15-27) Batted.286 in 35 games for the Brooklyn Cyclones (SS) in 2015 behind the dish, he threw out 31% of runners who attempted to steal against him Signed by the Mets as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2011 at the age of 16. Ranked 24th on Baseball America s Top 40 International Targets list in 2011 12 DSL Mets 1 Rookie.216 58 199 23 43 6 3 0 26 28 29 9 4 13 GCL Mets Rookie.229 39 118 11 27 1 0 0 12 12 23 1 0 14 Kingsport Adv-R.215 30 107 7 23 3 0 0 13 5 30 0 2 15 Brooklyn SS.286 35 105 9 30 6 0 0 13 7 23 0 1 MINORS TOTALS.233 162 529 50 123 16 3 0 64 52 105 10 7 27 - Lupo, Vicente - OF 6-0, 180, R/R, 22, Estado Lara, VZ Last Game: 1-2, 2B, R, 2 BB Series vs. LEX: 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB Homestand: 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB Current Streak: 2 (Since Tuesday, April 26 vs. LEX) Long Streak: 2 (April 26-27) Spent 2015 in Savannah, where he blasted 8 homers and knocked in 40 runs 2014 Kingsport Sterling Award winner hit.278 with 7 home runs and 24 RBI Signed by the Mets as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2010 at the age of 16. His favorite player growing up was fellow Venezuelan, former Detroit Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez http://patch.com/rhode-island/cranston/west-grad-jeff-diehl-officiallysigns-contract-with-mets http://metsmerizedonline.com/2013/10/outfield-prospectvicente-lupo-shares-his-journey-with-mmo.html/ 11 DSL Mets 1 Rookie.197 49 132 21 26 7 1 5 13 23 59 5 0 12 DSL Mets 2 Rookie.344 65 204 58 70 18 3 10 45 46 45 12 7 13 GCL Mets Rookie.220 37 109 13 24 4 1 4 15 13 50 4 3 14 Kingsport Adv-R.278 44 133 28 37 9 0 7 24 29 52 7 0 15 Savannah Low-A.213 93 286 38 61 18 3 8 40 32 133 5 4 MINORS TOTALS.252 288 864 158 218 56 8 34 137 143 339 33 14 21 - Moore, Tyler - C 6-0, 200, R/R, 22, Baton Rouge, LA Last Game: 0-5, K (Tuesday, April 26 vs. Lexington) Series vs. LEX: 0-5, K Homestand: 0-5, K Current Streak: -- Long Streak: 1, 4x (Last: April 21) Spent the 2015 season with Savannah and appeared in 64 games Played collegiately for LSU (Tigers) from 2012-2014...catcher/ first basemen hit.301 with six home runs and 37 RBIs before being drafted by the Mets in the 6th round (175th overall) that June Named SEC Tournament MVP in 2014 (hit.385 (5-13) with 2 home runs and 6 RBI) and helped the Tigers clinch their second straight conference tournament title Attended Dunham High School (just 20 minutes away from the LSU campus) http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/89410/farm-report-lsus-moorecatching-on 14 Brooklyn SS.240 63 192 17 46 11 2 1 18 24 49 1 0 15 Savannah Low-A.181 64 193 21 35 7 1 2 12 23 45 1 2 MINORS TOTALS.210 127 385 38 81 18 3 3 30 47 94 2 2 Page 4
2016 FIREFLIES INDIVIDUAL HITTING NOTES 7 - Ramos, Milton - INF 5-11, 158, R/R, 20, Hialeah, FL Last Game: 0-2, K Series vs. LEX: 0-2, K Homestand: 0-2, K Current Streak: -- Long Streak: 3, 2x (April 22-24, April 17-19) MLB.com s No. 11 Rated Mets Prospect Split time last season between the GCL Mets and Kingsport appeared in 43 games for Kingsport and logged a.317 batting average, good for 3rd on the squad Played in 51 games for the GCL Mets in 2014 knocked in 29 runs Selected by the Mets in the 3rd round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Draft out of the American Heritage (FL) School. Had committed to Florida Atlantic University but decided to sign with the Mets Baseball America said he is, far and away the best defensive shortstop in the (2014) class. http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/8/21/8860311/new-york-metsprospects-2015-milton-ramos-scouting-report 14 GCL Mets Rookie.241 51 166 20 40 9 5 0 29 14 34 6 6 15 GCL Mets Rookie.194 11 36 3 7 1 0 0 3 1 9 1 2 15 Kingsport Adv-R.317 43 164 22 52 11 1 1 24 7 30 3 6 MINORS TOTALS.270 105 366 45 99 21 6 1 56 22 73 10 14 13 - Rodriguez, J.C. - INF 6-0, 157, S/R, 23, Santo Domingo, DR Last Game: 1-2, R, SB Series vs. LEX: 2-6, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, SB, 2 K Homestand: 2-6, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, SB, 2 K Current Streak: 3 (Since Sunday, April 24 @ Greenville) Long Streak: 3, 2x (April 24-27, April 16-18) Played in 112 games for Savannah last year stole 17 bases (4th-best on the team), hit 5 triples (3rdbest on the team) and picked up 44 RBIs Spent nearly all of 2014 in Kingsport in the Appalachian League, finished 5th in OBP (.387) and 6th in batting average (.312) Signed by the Mets as a non-drafted free agent on July 15, 2010 at the age of 17. 11 DSL Mets 2 Rookie.232 36 82 11 19 2 1 0 5 9 13 6 4 11 DSL Mets 1 Rookie.189 19 37 1 7 1 0 0 3 3 7 1 1 12 DSL Mets 1 Rookie.280 41 143 23 40 7 3 0 14 12 22 6 4 12 DSL Mets 2 Rookie.246 19 57 8 14 2 0 0 5 11 13 2 2 13 GCL Mets Rookie.206 46 155 19 32 6 1 0 17 13 36 4 2 14 Brooklyn SS.286 3 7 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 14 Kingsport Adv-R.312 49 173 30 54 4 3 3 17 17 35 4 2 15 Savannah Low-A.254 112 406 49 103 15 5 3 44 35 95 17 8 MINORS TOTALS.256 325 1,060 142 271 37 14 6 108 101 221 40 23 9 - Siena, Vinny - INF 5-10, 190, R/R, 22, Woodbridge, CT Last Game: 2-2, 3B, 2 R, BB Series vs. LEX: 2-4, 3B, 4 R, 3 BB, 2 K Homestand: 2-4, 3B, 4 R, 3 BB, 2 K Current Streak: 1 (Since Wednesday, April 27 vs. LEX) Long Streak: 4 (April 21-24) Named a 2015 New York-Penn League All-Star cashed in a.273 batting average and plated 19 runs overall for Brooklyn Played collegiately for UConn (Huskies) from 2013-2015 named the New England College Player of the Year his junior season, plus hit.362 with 7 home runs and 57 RBIs before being drafted by the Mets in the 14th round (#419 overall) that June Former UConn teammate of current Binghamton Mets (double -A) second basemen L.J. Mazzilli, the son of Mets great Lee Mazzilli http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/brooklyncyclones-vinny-siena-needs-one-word-to-describe-probaseball-awesome-1.10645526 15 Brooklyn SS.273 68 253 32 69 6 1 0 19 24 55 9 3 15 St. Lucie High-A.188 4 16 2 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 MINORS TOTALS.268 72 269 34 72 7 1 0 21 26 56 9 3 5 - Tharp, Tucker - INF 5-10, 195, R/R, 24, Boulder, CO Last Game: 1-5, R, RBI, 2 K Series vs. LEX: 3-10, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, 4 K Homestand: 3-10, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, 4 K Current Streak: 10 (Since Thursday, April 14 vs. GVL) Long Streak: 10 (April 14-27) Selected by the Mets in the 30th round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Kansas. Hit.310 with 6 homeruns and 39 RBIs in his senior year with the Jayhawks Earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention and NCAA Louisville All-Tournament Team honors Made the Kansas roster as a freshman walk-on (2011) Played in 30 games and started seven Big sports family Father, Richard, is a former Athletic Director at the University of Colorado... Brother, Travis, played baseball at Northwestern... Brother, Taylor, played quarterback at Boise State and signed a free agent contract with the Carolina Panthers in 2008 http://www2.kusports.com/news/2014/may/31/kansas-tucker-tharpascends-walk-captain/ 14 Brooklyn SS.213 66 202 23 43 5 1 0 6 12 52 9 5 15 Savannah Low-A.000 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15 St. Lucie High-A.250 2 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15 Brooklyn SS.226 49 177 19 40 7 0 2 10 19 35 7 10 MINORS TOTALS.217 118 391 43 85 12 1 2 17 31 90 16 16 Page 5
2016 FIREFLIES INDIVIDUAL HITTING NOTES 8 - Thompson, David - INF 6-2, 220, R/R, 22, Miami, FL Last Game: 2-3, 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB, K Series vs. LEX: 4-8, 2 2B, 3 R, 5 RBI, BB, SB, 2 K Homestand: 4-8, 2 2B, 3 R, 5 RBI, BB, SB, 2 K Current Streak: 3 (Since Sunday, April 24 @ Greenville) Long Streak: 11 (April 7-17) MLB.com s No. 26 Rated Mets Prospect Projected as Baseball America s 2016 Top Sleeper in the Mets organization Spent the 2015 season at Short-Season A Brooklyn launched 3 homers and drove in 22 runs 22 - Tuschak, Joe - OF 6-0, 185, L/R, 23, Dillsburg, PA Last Game: 1-5, R, RBI (Tuesday, April 26 vs. LEX) Series vs. LEX: 1-5, R, RBI Homestand: 1-5, R, RBI Current Streak: 1 (Since Tuesday, April 26 vs. LEX) Long Streak: 9 (April 12-22) Enters his second season playing in the South Atlantic League Selected by the Mets in the sixth round (192nd overall) of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Northern York (PA) High School Played collegiately for Miami (Hurricanes) from 2013 to 2015 earned 2015 All-America First Team honors his junior season led the nation in RBIs (90) and tied for 2nd in home runs (19) among Division 1 hitters before being drafted by the Mets in the 4th round (119th overall) that June Began his collegiate career as a two-sport athlete was a quarterback on the Miami football team Had committed to play baseball at Coastal Carolina Prior to being drafted in 2011, he hit a grand slam in the Pennsylvania Class AAA PIAA Championship game at Penn State s Medlar Field to give Northern York a 6-3 win and the state title. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-hurricanes/hurricanes-blog/ sfl-um-slugger-david-thompson-drafted-by-mets-in-fourth-round- 20150609-story.html 15 Brooklyn SS.218 59 206 22 45 10 1 3 22 11 44 3 0 MINORS TOTALS.218 59 206 22 45 10 1 3 22 11 44 3 0 11 GCL Mets Rookie.204 32 108 15 22 2 0 0 12 15 34 2 0 12 Kingsport Adv-R.192 46 130 15 25 6 1 1 10 21 49 2 1 13 Kingsport Adv-R.271 56 210 23 57 7 3 3 24 10 50 4 0 14 Brooklyn SS.211 36 114 15 24 4 0 2 11 10 38 0 2 15 Savannah Low-A.224 37 107 15 24 6 1 1 11 8 27 4 1 MINORS TOTALS.227 207 669 83 152 25 5 7 68 64 198 12 4 18 - Wilson, Ivan - OF 6-3, 220, 20, R/R, Simsboro, LA Last Game: 1-4 Series vs. LEX: 3-7, HR, 2 R, RBI Homestand: 3-7, HR, 2 R, RBI Current Streak: 3 (Since Saturday, April 23 @ Greenville) Long Streak: 3 (April 23-27) In 2014, led the Appalachian League in home runs (11) Selected by the Mets in the third round (76th overall) of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Ruston (LA) High School Had committed to play baseball at Grambling State but decided to sign with the Mets Prior to the 2013 draft, ranked No. 140 in Baseball America s Top 500 list 13 GCL Mets Rookie.219 47 160 16 35 4 3 1 15 22 65 13 2 YR 14 TEAM Kingsport CLASS Adv-R AVG.176 G 58 AB 188 26 R 33 H 2B 5 3B 1 HR 11 RBI 27 BB 17 99 SO SB 4 CS 0 14 15 AZL Kingsport Padres Rookie Adv-R.310.247 43 42 155 146 29 18 48 36 59 01 20 13 14 17 18 58 13 10 8 46 14 15 DSL GCL Padres Mets Rookie.100.257 12 2 10 35 12 19 03 10 10 80 61 15 1 10 10 MINORS TOTALS.297.214 159 45 165 527 30 62 113 49 21 5 51 15 0 63 14 62 19 237 14 26 10 76 34 - Winningham, Dash - INF 6-2, 230, L/L, 20, Ocala, FL Last Game: 1-4, 2 RBI, K Series vs. LEX: 2-7, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K Homestand: 2-7, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, K Current Streak: 8 (Since Monday, April 18 vs. Charleston) Long Streak: 8 (April 18-27) Baseball America s No. 29 Rated Mets Prospect Led the Appalachian League in RBIs (51) and games played (66) last year also tied for the league lead in home runs (12), tied for 2nd in total bases (128) as well as extra-base hits (32), and finished 5th in hits Selected by the Mets in the 8th round (235th overall) of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Trinity Catholic (FL) HS Had committed to Florida Gulf Coast but decided to sign with the Mets Grew up playing baseball with current University of South Carolina sophomore catcher, John Jones http://www.ocala.com/article/20160405/preps/160409878/1026/ SPORTS?Title=Winningham-set-for-2016-debut-this-week 14 GCL Mets Rookie.231 52 169 23 39 10 1 5 36 17 39 2 1 15 Kingsport Adv-R.266 66 267 35 71 19 1 12 51 15 63 1 0 MINORS TOTALS.252 118 436 58 110 29 2 17 87 32 102 3 1 Page 6
2016 FIREFLIES MISCELLANEOUS HITTING NOTES MULTI-HIT GAMES (Regular Season) MULTI-RBI GAMES (Regular Season) LAST HOME RUN INFO Player Total 2 3 4 5+ Total 2 3 4 5+ Date/Location/Pitcher Diehl, Jeff 4 4 1 1 April 23 @ GVL (RHP Kuehl McEachern) Garcia, Jose Kaczmarski, Kevin 1 1 1 1 Lupo, Vicente Moore, Tyler 1 1 Ramos, Milton 1 1 2 2 Ramos, Nataneal 1 1 Rodriguez, J.C. 1 1 2 2 April 26 vs. LEX (RHP Nolan Watson) Siena, Vinny 7 5 1 1 2 2 Tharp, Tucker 3 3 April 26 vs. LEX (RHP Nolan Watson) Thompson, David 4 3 1 6 3 2 1 April 9 @ CSC (LHP Josh Rogers) Tuschak, Joe 2 2 April 16 vs. GVL (RHP Daniel Gonzalez) Wilson, Ivan 5 4 1 2 2 April 26 vs. LEX (RHP Nolan Watson) Winningham, Dash 4 3 1 3 2 1 LINEUP BREAKDOWN (Regular Season) Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Diehl, Jeff 5 5 4 Garcia, Jose 3 2 Kaczmarski, Kevin 7 7 Lupo, Vicente 3 2 Moore, Tyler 1 4 5 1 Ramos, Milton 1 3 11 Ramos, Nataneal 1 3 Rodriguez, J.C. 1 7 6 1 Siena, Vinny 5 15 Tharp, Tucker 5 1 2 Thompson, David 3 11 6 Tuschak, Joe 1 2 2 4 3 2 Wilson, Ivan 7 2 2 6 Winningham, Dash 9 7 2 STARTING POSITION BREAKDOWN (Regular Season) C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 7 3 4 5 3 2 9 5 11 15 4 4 3 5 3 16 4 1 7 17 3 12 1 1 17 13 5 Page 7
2016 FIREFLIES BULLPEN NOTES Left Right 2016 SEASON Seth Davis Tyler Bashlor W-L-S ERA Nicco Blank 3-3-6 4.45 64.2 47 36 32 36 78 Johnny Magliozzi LAST 5 GAMES W-L-S Craig Missigman Wednesday, April 27 vs. Lexington Christian Montgomery 0-0-0 2.0 1 1 1 2 5 Alex Palsha Tuesday, April 26 vs. Lexington 0-0-0 3.0 2 0 0 0 5 Sunday, April 24 at Greenville 0-0-0 4.0 4 2 2 3 8 Saturday, April 23 at Greenville 1-0-0 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 Friday, April 22 at Greenville 1-0-1 3.0 5 1 1 1 3 11 Bashlor, Tyler - RHP 6-0, 220, 22, Springfield, GA 2 Blank, Nicco RHP 5-10, 170, 23, Tucson, AZ Wednesday, April 27 vs. Lexington 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 Friday, April 22 @ Greenville 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Wednesday, April 20 vs. Charleston 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 Sunday, April 24 @ Greenville 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 Tuesday, April 19 vs. Charleston 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Saturday, April 16 vs. Greenville 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 IRS/IR: 0/0 1st Batters Retired: 3/6 Last Save: April 22 @ Greenville Consecutive Scoreless App: 0 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 0 Missed the last two seasons due to an elbow injury underwent Tommy John surgery in May of 2014 Has 13 career minor league appearances, all with Kingsport in 2013 Selected by the Mets in the 11 th round (326 th overall) of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of South Georgia State College. Had committed to continue his collegiate career at Division II Georgia College and State University, where Fireflies manager Jose Leger finished his college career. Bashlor decided to sign with the Mets in 2013. In his second and final season at SGSC, he went 5-3 with a 2.96 ERA, 30 walks and 81 strikeouts in 51 2/3 innings. Drafted as a pitcher, but also started in the outfield for South Georgia. CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV 13 Kingsport Adv-R 0 1 5.74 13 0 0 0 15.2 14 12 10 12 18 14 DNP - Injury 15 DNP - Injury MINORS TOTALS 0 1 5.74 13 0 0 0 15.2 14 12 10 12 18 23 Davis, Seth LHP 5-10, 185, 22, Aurora, CO Saturday, April 23 @ Greenville 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 Monday, April 18 vs. Charleston 3.0 3 1 1 1 3 Thursday, April 14 vs. Greenville 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 IRS/IR: 0/0 1st Batters Retired: 4/5 Last Save: April 18 vs. Charleston Consecutive Scoreless App: 1 Last Win: April 23 @ Greenville Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 4.1 Appeared in 11 games last season for Kingsport sported a 2.79 ERA and struck out 22 batters in 19.1 IP Selected by the Mets in the 29 th round of the 2015 MLB First- Year Player Draft out of Augustana College (IL) Augustana's all-time leader in innings pitched (275) and strikeouts (331) Just the third Augustana player to ever be drafted CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV 15 Kingsport Adv-R 0 1 2.79 11 0 0 1 19.1 20 6 6 3 22 MINORS TOTALS 0 1 2.79 11 0 0 1 19.1 20 6 6 3 22 IRS/IR: 1/2 1st Batters Retired: 2/4 Last Save: N/A Consecutive Scoreless App: 2 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 2.1 Appeared in 20 games last season for Brooklyn registered a 2.40 ERA and struck out 40 batters in 41.1 IP Selected by the Mets in the 25th round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Central Arizona College Had plans to transfer to Texas-Arlington but decided to sign with the Mets in 2014. Named the 2014 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) Player of the Year and a 2014 NJCAA All-American In his freshman season (2013) at Central Arizona, he threw two nohitters in the span of eight days CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV 14 Kingsport Adv-R 0 0 11.57 11 10 0 0 9.1 11 13 12 13 10 15 Brooklyn SS 0 5 2.40 20 2 0 1 41.1 35 16 11 18 40 MINORS TOTALS 0 5 4.09 30 2 0 1 50.2 46 29 23 31 50 45 Magliozzi, Johnny RHP 5-8, 180, 24, Milton, MA Wednesday, April 27 vs. Lexington 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Friday, April 22 @ Greenville 2.0 4 1 1 1 1 Wednesday, April 20 vs. Charleston 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 IRS/IR: 2/3 1st Batters Retired: 5/7 Last Save: April 14 vs. Greenville Consecutive Scoreless App: 1 Last Win: April 22 @ Greenville Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 2.0 Pitched in 13 games out of the pen for Brooklyn last year Missed all of 2014 after undergoing Tommy John surgery Earned 9 saves for Brooklyn in his first professional season Registered a 1.17 ERA in just over 15 innings pitched Selected by the Mets in the 17 th round (506 th overall) of the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Florida. In his final season at Florida, notched 12 saves, one shy of the program s single-season record at the time transitioned into a starter s role Tries to model his game after Hall-of-Famer Pedro Martinez CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV 13 Brooklyn SS 0 0 1.17 14 0 0 9 15.1 6 2 2 5 12 14 DNP - Injury 15 GCL Mets Rookie 0 1 16.20 2 0 0 0 1.2 6 3 3 0 2 15 Brooklyn SS 0 0 3.92 13 0 0 0 20.2 24 11 9 5 16 MINORS TOTALS 0 1 3.35 29 0 0 9 37.2 36 16 14 10 30 Page 8
2016 FIREFLIES BULLPEN NOTES 25 Missigman, Craig RHP 6-3, 180, 22, Charlotte, NC Sunday, April 24 @ Greenville 2.2 3 2 2 2 5 Tuesday, April 19 vs. Charleston 2.0 3 3 3 1 1 Friday, April 15 vs. Greenville 2.2 3 2 2 2 2 32 Montgomery, Christian RHP 6-1, 230, 23, Indianapolis, IN Tuesday, April 26 vs. Lexington 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 Thursday, April 21 @ Greenville 3.0 1 3 1 1 5 Sunday, April 17 vs. Greenville 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 IRS/IR: 0/0 1st Batters Retired: 3/5 Last Save: N/A Consecutive Scoreless App: 0 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 0 Went 1-3 for Brooklyn last year with a 2.34 ERA in 21 appearances Selected by the Mets in the 37 th round of the 2011 MLB First- Year Player Draft out of Olympic (NC) HS Had committed to Spartanburg Methodist College, where Fireflies pitching coach Jonathan Hurst attended, but decided to sign with the Mets in 2011 IRS/IR: 1/4 1st Batters Retired: 2/5 Last Save: N/A Consecutive Scoreless App: 1 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 4.2 Pitched in 11 games for Savannah last season recorded 25 strikeouts in 15 2/3 innings of work Selected by the Mets in the 11 th round (342 nd overall) of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Lawrence Central (IN) HS Had committed to Chipola Junior College in Marianna, Florida, but decided to sign with the Mets in 2011 CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV 11 GCL Mets Rookie 1 1 5.48 9 3 0 1 23.0 17 16 14 6 18 12 DNP - Injury 13 GCL Mets Rookie 0 4 3.95 9 3 0 0 27.1 26 13 12 7 22 14 Kingsport Adv-R 1 0 7.43 9 0 0 0 13.1 17 12 11 10 16 15 Brooklyn SS 1 3 2.34 21 0 0 0 34.2 24 15 9 16 32 MINORS TOTALS 3 8 4.21 48 6 0 1 98.1 84 56 46 39 88 CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV 11 DNP - Injury 12 Kingsport Adv-R 0 1 9.39 2 2 0 0 7.2 6 10 8 6 7 13 GCL Mets Rookie 0 0 10.50 3 0 0 0 6.0 8 9 7 5 7 14 Kingsport Adv-R 0 2 6.48 12 4 0 0 33.1 32 29 24 32 43 15 Brooklyn SS 2 0 0.00 8 0 0 0 9.2 3 0 0 2 18 15 Savannah Low-A 0 0 8.04 11 0 0 2 15.2 15 14 14 6 25 MINORS TOTALS 2 3 6.59 36 6 0 2 72.1 64 62 53 51 100 15 Palsha, Alex RHP 6-2, 205, 23, Danville, CA Tuesday, April 26 vs. Lexington 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Thursday, April 21 @ Greenville 2.2 1 0 0 1 5 Sunday, April 17 vs. Greenville 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 IRS/IR: 0/1 1st Batters Retired: 4/6 Last Save: April 13 @ Rome Consecutive Scoreless App: 2 Last Win: April 21 @ Greenville Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 3.2 2015 Mets Sterling Award Winner for the Brooklyn Cyclones and a New York-Penn League All-Star Pitched primarily in Brooklyn last year In 22 games, recorded 13 saves, which tied for 2 nd in the NYPL, and a 0.36 ERA. Also had 34 strikeouts in just over 24 innings of work In his four seasons with the Mets organization, he has 24 saves. Selected by the Mets in the 27 th round (805 th overall) of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Sacramento State. Went 6-1 with four saves and a 1.82 ERA over 59.1 innings pitched in his final season at Sacramento State...Broke singleseason program records with 37 pitching appearance and a 1.82 ERA (minimum 50 innings pitched) CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV 14 GCL Mets Rookie 0 1 0.69 14 0 0 10 13.0 11 2 1 3 17 14 Kingsport Adv-R 0 0 2.08 3 0 0 1 4.1 2 2 1 2 2 15 Brooklyn SS 0 0 0.36 22 0 0 13 24.2 10 1 1 9 34 15 Savannah Low-A 0 1 5.40 2 0 0 0 1.2 1 2 1 2 0 MINORS TOTALS 0 2 0.82 41 0 0 24 43.2 24 7 4 16 53 Page 9
2016 FIREFLIES MISCELLANEOUS PITCHING NOTES HOME RUNS ALLOWED VS. RUNNING GAME Player TOTAL SOLO 2R 3R GS LAST HR CS SB ATT CS% Badamo, Tyler 2 2 April 17 v. GVL 0 0 0 -- Bashlor, Tyler 1 1 April 16 v. GVL 0 2 2.000 Blank, Nicco 1 1 April 16 v. GVL 0 0 0 -- Canelon, Kevin 2 2 April 22 @ GVL 2 3 5.400 Conlon, P.J. 0 1 1 2.500 Davis, Seth 1 1 April 10 v. CSC 0 0 0 -- Haggard, Witt 0 0 0 0 -- Ingram, Chase 2 2 April 26 v. LEX 4 3 7.571 Magliozzi, Johnny 2 1 1 April 17 v. GVL 0 1 1.000 McIlraith, Thomas 3 2 1 April 21 @ GVL 1 0 1 1.000 Missigman, Craig 2 2 April 19 v. CSC 0 0 0 -- Montgomery, Christian 1 1 April 15 v. GVL 2 3 5.400 Palsha, Alex 0 1 2 3.333 Shaw, Joe 1 1 April 12 @ ROM 1 0 1 1.000 TOTAL 18 15 2 1 0 12 15 27.462 THE LAST TIME... Fireflies Swept 3-Game Series-Home: Fireflies Swept 3-Game Series-Road: April 12-13, 2016 @ Rome (Doubleheader on April 12) Fireflies Swept 4-Game Series-Home: Fireflies Swept 4-Game Series-Road: Fireflies Were Swept 3-Game Series-Home: Fireflies Were Swept 3-Game Series-Road: Fireflies Were Swept 4-Game Series-Home: Fireflies Were Swept 4-Game Series-Road: No-Hitter: April 9, 2016-9-0 win @ Charleston (Thomas McIlraith 6 IP, Alex Palsha 2 IP, Johnny Magliozzi 1 IP) Got No-Hit: Complete Game: Complete Game Shutout: Combined Shutout: April 20, 2016-7-0 win vs. Charleston (P.J. Conlon 6 IP, Tyler Bashlor 2 IP, Johnny Magliozzi 1 IP) Got Shut Out: April 19, 2016-7-0 loss vs. Charleston Extra-Inning Game: Grand Slam: Allowed Grand Slam: Back-to-Back Home Runs: April 26, 2016-13-2 win vs. Lexington (Ivan Wilson and Tucker Tharp) Two-Homer Game: Three-Homer Game: Home Run in Consecutive Games: Walk-Off Win: Walk-Offs in Consecutive Games: Hit for the Cycle: 6-Hit Game: 5-Hit Game: Pitcher Batted: Position Player Pitched: Inside-the-Park Home Run: Pinch-Hit Home Run: Page 10
2016 FIREFLIES HIGHS AND LOWS Team Miscellaneous Longest Winning Streak: 4, 2x (April 20-23 and April 12-14) Longest Losing Streak: 3 (April 15-17) Largest Margin of Victory: 12 (April 18 vs. Charleston, W 13-1) Largest Margin of Defeat: 7 (April 19 vs. Charleston, L 7-0) Largest Shutout Win: 9-0 (April 9 @ Charleston, W 9-0) Largest Shutout Loss: 7-0 (April 19 vs. Charleston, L 7-0) Longest Game, Time (9 inn): 3:31 (April 17 vs. Greenville, L 11-5) Longest Game, Time (10+ inn): Longest Game, Innings: Shortest Game, Time (9 inn): 2:26 (April 20 vs. Charleston, W 7-0) Shortest Game, Time (7 inn): 1:42 (April 12 @ Rome, W 3-2 -- Game 2 of Doubleheader) Largest Crowd, Home: 9,077 (April 14 vs. Greenville, W 4-1) Smallest Crowd, Home: 1,522 (April 20 vs. Charleston, W 7-0) Largest Crowd, Road: 6,406 (April 7 @ Charleston, L 5-4) Smallest Crowd, Road: 1,665 (April 12 @ Rome, W 3-2 -- Game 2 of Doubleheader) Largest Come-From-Behind Win: 2 Runs, 2x (April 22 @ Greenville, W 5-3 and April 12 @ Rome, W 3-2 -- Game 2 of Doubleheader) Largest Blown Lead in a Loss: 3 Runs, 2x (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5 and April 7 @ Charleston, L 5-4) Most Errors, Game: 3 (April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most Errors by Opponent: 4, 2x(April 26 vs. Lexington, W 13-2 and April 18 vs. Charleston, W 13-1) Most Double Plays Turned, Game: 2, 7x (Last: April 27 vs. Lexington, W 7-2) Most Left on Base: 15 (April 17 vs. Greenville, L 11-5) Warmest First Pitch Temperature: 86, 2x (April 27 vs. Lexington, W 7-2 and April 19 vs. Charleston, L 7-0) Coolest First Pitch Temperature: 55 (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Team Batting Most Runs, Game: 13, 3x (Last: April 26 vs. Lexington, W 13-2) Most Runs, Inning: 8 (8th inning, April 18 vs. Charleston, W 13-1) Most Hits, Game: 20 (April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most Hits, Inning: 6 (9th inning, April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most Walks, Game: 10 (April 18 vs. Charleston, W 13-1) Most Home Runs, Game: 3 (April 26 vs. Lexington, W 13-2) Most Triples, Game: 1, 4x (Last: April 27 vs. Lexington, W 7-2) Most Doubles, Game: 6 (April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most Extra-Base Hits, Game: 7 (April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most Stolen Bases, Game: 2, 3x (Last: April 27 vs. Lexington, W 7-2) Most Strikeouts, 9-Inn Game: 11, 3x (Last: April 24 @ Greenville, L 5-1) Most Strikeouts, All Games: 11, 3x (Last: April 24 @ Greenville, L 5-1) Individual Batting Most Hits: 4, Multiple Players (Last: Vinny Siena and David Thompson, April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most Runs: 3, Multiple Players (Last: David Thompson and Ivan Wilson, April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most Extra Base Hits: 3, Ivan Wilson (Two Doubles and a Home Run, April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most Total Bases: 8, Ivan Wilson (April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most Doubles: 2, Multiple Players (Last: Dash Winningham, Vinny Siena and Ivan Wilson, April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most Triples: 1, Multiple Players (Last: Joe Tuschak, April 18 vs. Charleston, W 13-1) Most HR: 1, Multiple Players (Last: J.C. Rodriguez, Ivan Wilson and Tucker Tharp, April 26 vs. Lexington, W 13-2) Most RBI: 4, David Thompson (April 9 @ Charleston, W 9-0) Most Walks: 3, Multiple Players (Last: Jeff Diehl, April 23 @ Greenville, W 7-3) Most Strikeouts: 3, Multiple players (Last: Vicente Lupo, April 24 @ Greenville, L 5-1) Most Stolen Bases: 1, Multiple Players (Last: David Thompson and J.C. Rodriguez, April 27 vs. Lexington, W 7-2) Longest Hitting Streak: 11, David Thompson (April 7-17) Team Pitching Most Runs Allowed, Game: 11 (April 17 vs. Greenville, L 11-5) Most Runs Allowed, Inning: 5 (April 15 vs. Greenville, L 8-3) Most Hits Allowed, Game: 18 (April 18 vs. Greenville, L 11-5) Most Hits Allowed, Inning: 4, 5x (Last: April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most HR Allowed, Game: 4 (April 17 vs. Greenville, L 11-5) Most SB Allowed: 4 (April 8 @ Charleston, L 5-4) Most Strikeouts, 9 inn Game: 14 (April 13 @ Rome, W 3-2) Most Strikeouts, All Games: 14 (April 13 @ Rome, W 3-2) Most Walks Allowed: 9, 2x (April 15 vs. Greenville, L 8-3, April 7 @ Charleston, L 5-4) Most Extra Base Hits Allowed: 7 (April 19 vs. Charleston, L 7-0) Individual Pitching Most Innings Pitched, Starter: 7.0, P.J. Conlon (April 27 vs. Lexington, W 7-2) Fewest Innings Pitched, Starter: 3.1, Thomas McIlraith (April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most Innings Pitched, Relief: 3.0, Multiple Players (Last: Christian Montgomery, April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most Hits Allowed, Starter: 11, Tyler Badamo (April 17 vs. Greenville, L 11-5) Most Hits Allowed, Reliever: 4, Johnny Magliozzi (April 17 vs. Greenville, L 11-5) Most Strikeouts, Starter: 8, Multiple Players (Last: Chase Ingram, April 26 vs. Lexington, W 13-2) Most Strikeouts, Reliever: 5, Multiple Players (Last: Craig Missigman, April 24 @ Greenville, L 5-1) Most Walks, Starter: 4, Thomas McIlraith (April 15 vs. Greenville, L 8-3) Most Walks, Reliever: 4, Alex Palsha (April 7 @ Charleston, L 5-4) Most Earned Runs, Starter: 6, Tyler Badamo (April 17 vs. Greenville, L 11-5) Most Earned Runs, Reliever: 3, Multiple Players (Last: Johnny Magliozzi, April 17, 2016, L 11-5) Page 11
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 7: Opening Day roster finalized. 2016 FIREFLIES TRANSACTIONS 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. COACHING STAFF Jose Leger (Manager) is in his first season as Columbia s manager. The 33-year-old from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has been managing in the Mets organization for seven years. Last year was Leger s first season managing the Savannah Sand Gnats, the previous Mets single-a affiliate. He was named the 2015 South Atlantic League Manager of the Year after piloting the Sand Gnats to an 84-53 record and a playoff birth For his success in 2015, the Mets promoted Leger to help coach the Major League club in September as the Amazins prepared to make their World Series run... Leger was signed as an infielder and catcher by the Twins in 2004 after a stellar collegiate career. He led Middle Georgia College to back-to-back JUCO World Series, and later was a two-time All Peach Belt Conference selection at Georgia State and College University He played four seasons of affiliated Minor League Baseball from 2004-2008 Leger s coaching career started in 2009 when he was the hitting coach for the Dominican Summer League Twins At the age of just 26, Leger was named the manager of one of the Mets Dominican Summer League clubs, where he spent two seasons. He then managed the Kingsport Mets for three years before heading to Savannah for the 2015 season. Jonathan Hurst (Pitching Coach), a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, begins his first season with the Fireflies and his 11th year overall in the Mets organization. Joel Fuentes (Hitting Coach) begins his 10th year in the Mets organization and his first in Columbia. Page 12
2016 FIREFLIES 1st HALF DAY-BY-DAY APRIL Date/Opponent Result Record Div. Stand (GB) Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Time/Attendance April 7 @ CSC, 7:05 L, 5-4 0-1 T-5th (1.0) James Reeves (1-0) Alex Palsha (0-1) -- 2:58 // 6,406 April 8 @ CSC, 7:05 L, 5-4 0-2 T-6th (2.0) Andrew Schwaab (1-0) Witt Haggard (0-1) -- 3:07 // 4,249 April 9 @ CSC, 6:05 W, 9-0 1-2 T-5th (1.0) Thomas McIlraith (1-0) Josh Rogers (0-1) -- 2:41 // 4,126 April 10 @ CSC, 5:05 L, 6-5 1-3 T-5th (2.0) Andrew Schwaab (2-0) Witt Haggard (0-2) -- 3:06 // 4,087 April 11 @ ROM, 7:00 PPD, (Rain) 1-3 6th (2.5) April 12 @ 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 12 @ 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 13 @ ROM, 10:30 W, 3-2 4-3 3rd (2.0) Chase Ingram (1-0) Grayson Jones (0-1) Alex Palsha (1) 2:47 // 2,017 April 14 vs. GVL, 7:05 W, 4-1 5-3 2nd (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, 8-3 5-4 T-2nd (2.0) Roniel Raudes (2-0) Thomas McIlraith (1-1) -- 3:06 // 4,724 April 16 vs. GVL, 7:05 L, 5-3 5-5 3rd (3.0) Kuehl McEachern (1-0) Kevin Canelon (0-1) Bobby Poyner (2) 2:53 // 5,164 April 17 vs. GVL, 2:05 L, 11-5 5-6 3rd (4.0) Austin Glorius (1-0) Tyler Badamo (1-1) Anyelo Leclerc (1) 3:31 // 4,037 April 18 vs. CSC, 7:05 W 13-1 6-6 3rd (3.0) Joe Shaw (2-0) Anyelo Gomez (0-1) Seth Davis (1) 3:05 // 2,652 April 19 vs. CSC, 7:05 L 7-0 6-7 T-4th (4.0) Josh Rogers (2-1) Chase Ingram (1-1) -- 2:28 // 2,504 April 20 vs. CSC, 11:05 W 7-0 7-7 T-3rd (3.0) P.J. Conlon (2-0) Cody Carroll (0-1) -- 2:26 // 1,522 April 21 @ GVL, 7:05 W 13-9 8-7 T-3rd (2.0) Alex Palsha (1-1) Austin Glorius (1-1) -- 3:15 // 5,010 April 22 @ GVL, 7:05 W 5-3 9-7 T-2nd (1.5) Johnny Magliozzi (1-0) Jeffry Fernandez (0-1) Tyler Bashlor (2) 2:33 // 5,054 April 23 @ GVL, 7:05 W, 7-3 10-7 2nd (2.0) Seth Davis (1-0) Kuehl McEachern (1-1) -- 2:50 // 5,799 April 24 @ GVL, 4:05 L, 5-1 10-8 T-2nd (3.0) Logan Boyd (3-1) Joe Shaw (2-1) -- 3:00 // 5,165 April 26 vs. LXL, 7:05 W 13-2 11-8 2nd (3.5) Chase Ingram (2-1) Nolan Watson (0-2) -- 2:57 // 2,651 April 27 vs. LXL, 7:05 W 7-2 12-8 2nd (3.0) P.J. Conlon (3-0) Emilio Ogando (2-1) -- 2:38 // 2,033 April 28 vs. LXL, 7:05 April 29 vs. KAN, 7:05 April 30 vs. KAN, 7:05 May 1 vs. KAN, 2:05 May 2 vs. KAN, 7:05 May 4 @ GBO, 7:00 May 5 @ GBO, 7:00 May 6 @ GBO, 7:00 May 7 @ GVL, 7:05 May 8 @ GVL, 4:05 May 9 @ GVL, 7:05 May 10 @GVL, 2:05 May 12 vs. ASH, 7:05 May 13 vs. ASH, 7:05 May 14 vs. ASH, 7:05 May 15 vs. ASH, 2:05 May 16 vs. ROM, 7:05 May 17 vs. ROM, 7:05 May 18 vs. ROM, 11:05 May 19 @ CSC, 7:05 May 20 @ CSC, 7:05 May 21 @ CSC, 6:05 May 22 @ CSC, 5:05 May 23 vs. AUG, 7:05 May 24 vs. AUG, 7:05 May 25 vs. AUG, 11:05 May 26 @ WV, 7:05 May 27 @ WV, 7:05 May 28 @ WV, 7:05 May 29 @ WV, 2:05 May 30 @ ROM, 1:00 May 31 @ ROM, 7:00 MAY JUNE June 1 @ ROM, 1:00 June 2 vs. HAG, 7:05 June 3 vs. HAG, 7:05 June 4 vs. HAG, 7:05 June 6 @ AUG, 7:05 June 7 @ AUG, 7:05 June 8 @ AUG, 7:05 June 9 vs. WV, 7:05 June 10 vs. WV, 7:05 June 11 vs. WV, 7:05 June 12 vs. WV, 2:05 June 13 vs. ROM, 7:05 June 14 vs. ROM, 7:05 June 15 vs. ROM, 7:05 June 16 @ ASH, 7:05 June 17 @ ASH, 7:05 June 18 @ ASH, 6:05 June 19 @ ASH, 2:05 Page 13