Columbia Fireflies (5-5) vs. Greenville Drive (6-4) RHP Tyler Badamo (1-0, 1.50) vs. RHP Marc Brakeman ( 15: 0-0, 0.00 GCL) Sunday April 17, 2016 Spirit Communications Park First Pitch 2:05 p.m. Game 11 GLOW POINTS SAL South Standing: 3rd (3.0 GB) Home Record: 1-2 Road Record: 4-3 Day Record: 2-0 Night Record: 3-5 Sunday: 0-1 Monday: Tuesday: 2-0 Wednesday: 1-0 Thursday: 1-1 Friday: 0-2 Saturday: 1-1 April: 5-5 May: June: July: August: September: Leading after six: 4-2 Tied after six: Trailing after six: 1-3 Leading after seven: 3-2 Tied after seven: Trailing after seven: 0-3 Leading after eight: 3-2 Tied after eight: Trailing after eight: 0-3 Scoring first: 4-4 Opponents score first: 1-1 Shutouts: 1 Home crowds of 6,000+: Home crowds of 7,000+: Home crowds of 8,000+: 1 Scoring less than three: Scoring three or four: 4-4 Scoring five or more: 1-1 One-run games: 2-3 Two-run games: 1-1 Extra Innings: Out-hitting opponent: 2-2 Being out-hit: 2-2 Same number of hits: 1-1 Series W-L-T (Home): Series W-L-T (Road): 1-1-0 Series W-L-T (Total): 1-1-0 Series Sweeps (Home): Series Sweeps (Road): 1-0 Series Sweeps (Total): White Jerseys: 1-2 Gray Jerseys: 1-2 Yellow Jerseys: Navy Jerseys: 3-1 Specialty Jerseys: Sellouts at Spirit Communications Park: 1 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App NEWS & NOTES ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia dropped the third game of four to the Greenville Drive, 5-3, at Spirit Communications Park. Joe Tuschak became the 1st Firefly to belt a HR at the park. ALONE AT THE TOP: After his ninth-inning, run-scoring single on Saturday night, David Thompson owns the longest hit streak in the South Atlantic League. The righty has played in 10 games, hitting safely in all 10. Thompson also is tops in the league in RBIs. The third-baseman has driven in 10 runs, best in the SAL. NOT FAR BEHIND: Vinny Siena extended his on-base streak to 10 games on Saturday. Along with Thompson, the pair are two of five in the South Atlantic League to open up the season reaching base safely in every game. THIS DATE IN BASEBALL HISTORY: In 1964, the New York Mets the Fireflies parent club played the first game at the new Shea Stadium in front of 50,312 fans. The franchise spent the first 2 years of existence at the Polo Grounds before moving into the Flushing, Queens, facility. Named after Bill Shea, the founder of the catalyzing Continental League was instrumental in bringing National League baseball back to New York City. WELCOME, RAMOS: Fresh off of the DL, catcher Natanael Ramos makes his 1st star of the season. His older brother, Wilson, is the starting catcher for the Washington Nationals. Wilson is off to a flying start, batting.389 through 9 games. SUNDAY FUNDAY: After Sunday s finale against the Greenville Drive, Fireflies fans are invited to grab autographs from their favorite players and coaches. THE OTHER GUYS: Greenville has five Red Sox prospects on its roster, according to MLB.com: (8) OF, Luis Alexander Basabe (10) INF, Michael Chavis (14) RHP, Roniel Raudes (16) INF, Josh Ockimey (25) C, Austin Rei 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 Probables (All Times Eastern) 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. Greenville (1-2, 1-2 Home) April 14 Home W 4-1 April 15 Home L 8-3 April 16 Home L 5-3 April 17 Home 2:05 p.m. April 21 Away 7:05 p.m. April 22 Away 7:05 p.m. April 23 Away 7:05 p.m. April 24 Away 4:05 p.m. May 7 Away 7:05 p.m. May 8 Away 4:05 p.m. May 9 Away 7:05 p.m. May 10 Away 2:05 p.m. August 8 Home 7:05 p.m. August 9 Home 7:05 pm August 10 Home 7:05 pm ROSTER BREAKDOWN 20-year-olds: 3 21-year-olds: 1 22-year-olds: 11 23-year-olds: 7 24-year-olds: 3 Drafted, Signed out of HS: 7 Drafted, Signed out of College: 14 2011 Draft Class: 4 2013 Draft Class: 3 2014 Draft Class: 6 2015 Draft Class: 8 Most of 2015 Season Spent In: Savannah (A) - 6 Brooklyn (SS) - 10 Kingsport (Adv-R) - 8 DNP, Injury - 1 Monday, April 18 vs. Charleston 7:05 p.m. RHP Joe Shaw (1-0, 3.00) vs. RHP Anyelo Gomez (0-0, 5.40) Tuesday, April 19 vs. Charleston 7:05 p.m. RHP Chase Ingram (1-0, 1.80) vs. LHP Josh Rogers (1-1, 2.45) Wednesday, April 20 vs. Charleston 11:05 a.m. LHP P.J. Conlon (1-0, 1.69) vs. RHP Brody Koerner (1-0, 1.38) Thursday, April 21 @ Greenville 7:05 p.m. RHP Thomas McIlraith (1-1, 2.53) Friday, April 22 @ Greenville 7:05 p.m. LHP Kevin Canelon (0-1, 5.00) 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 16 Tyler Badamo HT: 6-2 WT: 215 B/T: R/R HOMETOWN: Mount Sinai, NY AGE: 23 BORN: August 8, 1992 OBTAINED: Selected by the Mets in the 24th round of the 2014 MLB First- Year Player Draft out of Dowling College (NY) YR CLUB W-L ERA G/GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB K BAA YR CLUB W-L ERA G/GS CG SHO IP ER BB BAA 15 14 Kingsport GCL Mets (Rookie) (Adv-R) 6-1 1-0 1.71 1.74 12/9 10-4 0 0 58.0 31.0 48 25 12 9 11 6 19 6 34 26.221.216 15 MiLB Brooklyn CAREER (SS) 6-1 5-6 1.71 3.10 14-14 12/9 0 0 58.0 81.1 48 61 12 33 11 28 19 22 34 66.221.207 MiLB CAREER 6-6 2.72 24-18 0 0 112.1 86 42 34 28 92.209 COLUMBIA STARTS IN 2016 Date Opponent Dec IP H R ER BB K RESULT 4/12 @ Rome W 6.0 5 1 1 0 2 W 3-1 NOTES & LINKS Throws FB, CH, SL, CV Was an everyday starter last year for the Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets short-season A) Highlight last season came on July 1, when the righty tossed seven innings of one-hit, shutout baseball vs. the Hudson Valley Renegades threw just 63 pitches that night; Cyclones manager Tom Gamboa compared Badamo to Greg Maddux Was one of best pitchers in D-III his senior season at Dowling (2014) set the school s single-season strike our record at one point went 72 2/3 innings without allowing a run Grew up on Long Island -- a little more than an hour away from Citi Field Dowling College was just 30 minutes from his home in Mount Sinai Grew up a big Derek Jeter fan, and, in fact, a Yankee fan is now a converted Mets fan Pronounced Ba-DOM-oh CAREER MARKS IP H R ER BB K 7.0, 2x (Last: 7/30/15 @ 6, 2x (Last: 8/12/15 v. 8 (7/12/15 v. ABD) 7 (7/12/15 v. ABD) 4 (7/30/15 @ HV) 6, 5x (Last: 8/12/15 v. SC) HV) SC) START ME UP (2016 STARTERS) Pitcher Games Started W-L Team W-L Run Support Runs/Game RHP Chase Ingram 2 1-0 1-1 7 3.5 LHP P.J. Conlon 2 1-0 1-1 6 3.0 RHP Thomas McIlraith 2 1-1 1-1 10 5.0 LHP Kevin Canelon 2 0-1 0-2 7 3.5 RHP Tyler Badamo 1 1-0 1-0 3 3.0 RHP Joe Shaw 1 1-0 1-0 3 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: 0-3, BB Series vs. GVL: 2-6, 2 BB, K Homestand: 2-6, 2 BB, K Long Streak: 1 (April 14, April 9) 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) 10 - Kaczmarski, Kevin - OF 6-0, 195, L/R, 24, Cary, IL Last Game: 0-4, K Series vs. GVL: 1-13, R, 3B, RBI, 3 K Homestand: 1-13, R, 3B, RBI, 3 K Long Streak: 2 (April 14-15) Awarded the Sterling Award in 2015 by the Mets, given to the top minor league performer at each level; Appalachian League All-Star last season for the Kingsport Mets 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 Led the Appalachian League in batting (.355), hits (91), and total bases (131) finished 2nd in stolen bases (20) and tied for 3rd in runs scored (47) and games played (64) Selected by the Mets in the 9th round (269th overall) of the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Evansville http://patch.com/rhode-island/cranston/west-grad-jeff-diehl-officiallysigns-contract-with-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 Played collegiately for the University of Evansville (Purple Aces) in Indiana from 2012 to 2015 led the nation in batting average (.465) and triples (9), earned Baseball America Second Team All-America honors http://www.nwherald.com/2015/06/04/college-baseball-prairieridge-grad-kaczmarski-leads-nation-in-hitting-for-evansville/ ac5n8u0/ 15 Kingsport Adv-R.355 64 256 47 91 18 5 4 34 24 33 20 9 MINORS TOTALS.355 64 256 47 91 18 5 4 34 24 33 20 9 21 - Moore, Tyler - C 6-0, 200, R/R, 22, Baton Rouge, LA Last Game: 0-2, BB Series vs. GVL: 1-6, BB Homestand: 1-6, BB Long Streak: 1 (April 14, April 12) 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 7 - Ramos, Milton - INF 5-11, 158, R/R, 20, Hialeah, FL Last Game: 0-4, K (Friday, April 15 vs. Greenville) Series vs. GVL: 0-7, 3 K Homestand: 0-7, 3 K Long Streak: 2 (April 7-8) 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 Page 4
2016 FIREFLIES INDIVIDUAL HITTING NOTES 7 - Ramos, Natanael - C 5-10, 170, R/R, 22, Valencia, VZ Last Game: -- Series vs. GVL: -- Homestand: -- Long Streak: -- Begins his sixth season in the Mets minor league system Appeared in 17 games for Savannah last year hit safely in six of the final seven games he appeared in Younger brother of Washington Nationals minor league pitcher David Ramos (23), and Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos The trio played in a game together for the Tigers de Aragua last winter Signed by the Mets as a non-drafted free agent on September 7, 2010 at the age of 16 11 DSL Mets 2 Rookie.148 28 61 10 9 4 0 0 4 7 8 0 1 12 DSL Mets 2 Rookie.179 18 39 3 7 2 0 0 6 5 13 0 0 12 DSL Mets 1 Rookie.270 12 37 4 10 0 0 0 3 3 11 1 2 13 DSL Mets 2 Rookie.333 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 GCL Mets Rookie.217 33 106 8 23 4 0 0 8 8 14 2 2 15 Brooklyn SS.091 7 11 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 15 Savannah Low-A.288 17 59 5 17 3 0 0 4 1 20 0 1 MINORS TOTALS.215 116 316 33 68 13 0 1 27 24 69 4 6 9 - Siena, Vinny - INF 5-10, 190, R/R, 22, Woodbridge, CT Last Game: 1-4, R, K Series v. GVL: 2-10, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 K Homestand: 2-10, 2 R, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 K Current Streak: 1 (Since Saturday, April 16 vs. GVL) Long Streak: 2 (April 10-12) 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 13 - Rodriguez, J.C. - INF 6-0, 157, S/R, 23, Santo Domingo, DR Last Game: 1-4, RBI, 2 K Series vs. GVL: 1-8, 2 RBI, 2 K Homestand: 1-8, 2 RBI, 2 K Current Streak: 1 (Since Saturday, April 16 vs. GVL) Long Streak: 2 (April 7-8) 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 5 - Tharp, Tucker - INF 5-10, 195, R/R, 24, Boulder, CO Last Game: 1-4, 3 K (Thursday, April 14 vs. GVL) Series vs. GVL: 1-4, 3 K Homestand: 1-4, 3 K Current Streak: 1 (Since Thursday, April 14 vs. GVL) Long Streak: 1 (April 14) 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: 1-4, RBI Series vs. GVL: 3-12, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 K Homestand: 3-12, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 K Current Streak: 10 (Since Thursday, April 7 @ CSC) Long Streak: 10 (April 7-16) 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: 1-2, HR, R, RBI, BB Series vs. GVL: 2-6, HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K Homestand: 2-6, HR, R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K Current Streak: 4 (Since Tuesday, April 12 @ Rome) Long Streak: 4 (April 12-16) 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: 0-2, R, BB, K Series vs. GVL: 3-9, 2 2B, 3 R, 2 BB, 3 K Homestand: 3-9, 2 2B, 3 R, 2 BB, 3 K Long Streak: 2 (April 14-15) 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: 0-4, K Series vs. GVL: 2-12, 2B, RBI, 2 K Homestand: 2-12, 2B, RBI, 2 K Long Streak: 4 (April 7-10) 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 2 2 Garcia, Jose Kaczmarski, Kevin 1 1 1 1 Lupo, Vicente Moore, Tyler Ramos, Milton 1 1 1 1 Rodriguez, Jean Siena, Vinny 3 2 1 Thompson, David 1 1 1 1 April 9 @ CSC (LHP Josh Rogers) Tuschak, Joe 1 1 April 16 vs. GVL (RHP Daniel Gonzalez) Wilson, Ivan 2 2 1 1 Winningham, Dash LINEUP BREAKDOWN (Regular Season) Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Diehl, Jeff 3 3 Garcia, Jose 2 2 Kaczmarski, Kevin 3 7 Lupo, Vicente 2 Moore, Tyler 2 3 1 Ramos, Milton 7 Rodriguez, J.C. 3 5 Siena, Vinny 10 Tharp, Tucker 1 Thompson, David 4 6 Tuschak, Joe 2 3 2 Wilson, Ivan 7 1 1 Winningham, Dash 6 4 STARTING POSITION BREAKDOWN (Regular Season) C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 3 1 2 4 1 1 8 2 6 7 2 1 3 2 8 2 1 9 1 7 9 7 3 Page 7
Left Right Seth Davis Tyler Bashlor Nicco Blank 2016 FIREFLIES BULLPEN NOTES 2016 SEASON W-L-S ERA 0-3-4 5.12 31.2 20 20 18 23 39 Johnny Magliozzi LAST 5 GAMES W-L-S Craig Missigman Christian Montgomery Saturday, April 16 vs. Greenville 0-0-0 4.0 2 2 2 2 0 Alex Palsha Friday, April 15 vs. Greenville 0-0-0 4.1 5 5 5 4 4 Thursday, April 14 vs. Greenville 0-0-1 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 Wednesday, April 13 @ Rome 0-0-1 3.0 2 0 0 0 6 Tuesday, April 12 @ Rome (DH, 2) 0-0-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Bashlor, Tyler - RHP 6-0, 220, 22, Springfield, GA 2 Blank, Nicco RHP 5-10, 170, 23, Tucson, AZ Saturday, April 16 vs. Greenville 2.0 1 1 1 2 0 Tuesday, April 12 @ Rome (DH, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Friday, April 8 @ Charleston 2.0 2 0 0 1 5 IRS/IR: 0/0 1st Batters Retired: 1/3 Last Save: April 12 @ Rome Consecutive Scoreless App: 0 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 1.0 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 Thursday, April 14 vs. Greenville 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 Sunday, April 10 @ Charleston 3.0 2 2 2 1 4 Thursday, April 7 @ Charleston 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 IRS/IR: 0/0 1st Batters Retired: 3/3 Last Save: N/A Consecutive Scoreless App: 1 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 2.0 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 Saturday, April 16 vs. Greenville 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 Friday, April 15 vs. Greenville 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 IRS/IR: 0/0 1st Batters Retired: 1/2 Last Save: N/A Consecutive Scoreless App: 0 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 0.0 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 Thursday, April 14 vs. Greenville 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Tuesday, April 12 @ Rome (DH, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Saturday, April 9 @ Charleston 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 IRS/IR: 2/3 1st Batters Retired: 3/3 Last Save: April 14 vs. Greenville Consecutive Scoreless App: 3 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 3.0 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 Friday, April 15 vs. Greenville 2.2 3 2 2 2 2 Wednesday, April 13 @ Rome 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Thursday, April 7 @ Charleston 2.0 1 1 1 3 3 IRS/IR: 0/0 1st Batters Retired: 2/3 Last Save: N/A Consecutive Scoreless App: 0 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 2.0 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 32 Montgomery, Christian RHP 6-1, 230, 23, Indianapolis, IN Friday, April 15 vs. Greenville 0.2 2 3 3 2 2 Friday, April 8 @ Charleston 1.1 2 3 2 3 2 IRS/IR: 1/2 1st Batters Retired: 0/2 Last Save: N/A Consecutive Scoreless App: 0 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 0 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 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 MINORS TOTALS 3 8 4.21 48 6 0 1 98.1 84 56 46 39 88 15 Palsha, Alex RHP 6-2, 205, 23, Danville, CA Wednesday, April 13 @ Rome 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 Saturday, April 9 @ Charleston 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 Thursday, April 7 @ Charleston 0.2 1 4 3 4 1 IRS/IR: 0/0 1st Batters Retired: 2/3 Last Save: April 13 @ Rome Consecutive Scoreless App: 2 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 4.0 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 Extra Inning Games: 2016 FIREFLIES MISCELLANEOUS NOTES TIGHT GAMES 2016 Walk-Off Wins: 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 9, 2016-9-0 win @ Charleston (Thomas McIlraith 6 IP, Alex Palsha 2 IP, Johnny Magliozzi 1 IP) Got Shut Out: Extra-Inning Game: Grand Slam: Allowed Grand Slam: Back-to-Back Home Runs: 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 (April 12-14) Longest Losing Streak: 2, 2x (April 15-16, April 7-8) Largest Margin of Victory: 9 (April 9 @ Charleston, W 9-0) Largest Margin of Defeat: 5, (April 14 vs. Greenville, L 8-3) Largest Shutout Win: 9-0 (April 9 @ Charleston, W 9-0) Largest Shutout Loss: Longest Game, Time (9 inn): 3:07 (April 8 @ Charleston, L 5-4) Longest Game, Time (10+ inn): Longest Game, Innings: Shortest Game, Time (9 inn): 2:41 (April 9 @ Charleston, W 9-0) 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: 4,724 (April 15 vs. Greenville, L 8-3) 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 (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: 2, 2x (April 16 vs. Greenville, L 5-3, April 8 @ Charleston, L 5-4) Most Errors by Opponent: 2, 2x (April 15 vs. Charleston, L 8-3, April 13 @ Rome, W 3-2) Most Double Plays Turned, Game: 2, 2x (April 16 vs. Greenville, L 5-3 and April 15 vs. Greenville, L 8-3) Most Left on Base: 16 (April 15 vs. Greenville, L 8-3) Warmest First Pitch Temperature: 72, 2x (April 16 vs. Greenville, L 5-3 and April 7 @ Charleston, L 5-4) Coolest First Pitch Temperature: 55 (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Team Batting Most Runs, Game: 9 (April 9 @ Charleston, W 9-0) Most Runs, Inning: 3, 4x (Last: 7th inning, April 12 @ Rome, W 3-2 -- Game 2 of Doubleheader) Most Hits, Game: 9, 4x (Last: April 14 vs. Greenville, W 4-1) Most Hits, Inning: 4, 2x (1st inning, April 8 @ Charleston, L 5-4 and 4th inning, April 7 @ Charleston, L 5-4) Most Walks, Game: 7, 2x (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5 and April 9 @ Charleston, W 9-0) Most Home Runs, Game: 1, 2x (April 16 vs. Greenville, L 5-3, April 9 @ Charleston, W 9-0) Most Triples, Game: 1 (April 14 vs. Greenville, W 4-1, April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Most Doubles, Game: 4 (April 14 vs. Greenville, W 4-1) Most Extra-Base Hits, Game: 5 (April 14 vs. Greenville, W 4-1) Most Stolen Bases, Game: 1 (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Most Strikeouts, 9-Inn Game: 11 (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Most Strikeouts, All Games: 11 (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Individual Batting Most Hits: 3, Vinny Siena (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) and Kevin Kaczmarski (April 9 @ Charleston, W 9-0) Most Runs: 3, Kevin Kaczmarski (April 9 @ Charleston, W 9-0) Most Extra Base Hits: 2, Joe Tuschak (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Most Total Bases: 4, Multiple Players (Last: Vinny Siena and Joe Tuschak, April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Most Doubles: 2, Joe Tuschak (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Most Triples: 1, David Thompson (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Most HR: 1, 2 x, Joe Tuschak (April 16 vs. Greenville, L 5-3) and David Thompson (April 9 @ Charleston, W 9-0) Most RBI: 4, David Thompson (April 9 @ Charleston, W 9-0) Most Walks: 2, Multiple Players (Last: Vinny Siena, April 13 @ Rome, W 3-2) Most Strikeouts: 3, Multiple players (Last: Tucker Tharp, April 14 vs. Greenville, W 4-1) Most Stolen Bases: 1, J.C. Rodriguez (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Longest Hitting Streak: 10, David Thompson (April 7-16) Team Pitching Most Runs Allowed, Game: 8 (April 15 vs. Greenville, L 8-3) Most Runs Allowed, Inning: 5 (April 15 vs. Greenville, L 8-3) Most Hits Allowed, Game: 10 (April 8 @ Charleston, L 5-4) Most Hits Allowed, Inning: 4, 2x (6th inning, April 15 vs. Greenville, L 8-3, 4th inning, April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Most HR Allowed, Game: 3 (April 16 vs. Greenville, L 5-3) 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: 5, 2x (April 16 vs. Greenville, L 5-3, April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Individual Pitching Most Innings Pitched, Start: 6.0, Multiple Players (Last: P.J. Conlon, April 14 vs. Greenville, W 4-1) Fewest Innings Pitched, Start: 4.0, Chase Ingram (April 7 @ Charleston, L 5-4) Most Innings Pitched, Relief: 3.0, Seth Davis (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Most Hits Allowed, Starter: 7, Multiple players (Last: P.J. Conlon, April 14 vs. Greenville, W 4-1) Most Hits Allowed, Reliever: 3, Craig Missigman (April 15 vs. Greenville, L 8-3) Most Strikeouts, Starter: 8, Chase Ingram (April 13 @ Rome, W 3-2) and Joe Shaw (April 12 @ Rome, W 3-2 -- Game 2 of Doubleheader) Most Strikeouts, Reliever: 5, Tyler Bashlor (April 8 @ Charleston, L 5-4) 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: 3, Kevin Canelon (April 16 vs. Greenville, L 5-3) and Thomas McIlraith (April 15 vs. Greenvile, L 8-3) Most Earned Runs, Reliever: 3, Alex Palsha (April 7 @ Charleston, L 5-4) and Christian Montgomery (April 15 vs. Greenville, L 8-3) 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. 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
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, 7:23 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 April 18 vs. CSC, 7:05 April 19 vs. CSC, 7:05 April 20 vs. CSC, 11:05 April 21 @ GVL, 7:05 April 22 @ GVL, 7:05 April 23 @ GVL, 7:05 April 24 @ GVL, 4:05 April 26 vs. LXL, 7:05 April 27 vs. LXL, 7:05 April 28 vs. LXL, 7:05 April 29 vs. KAN, 7:05 April 30 vs. KAN, 7:05 2016 FIREFLIES 1st HALF DAY-BY-DAY APRIL 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 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 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