Columbia Fireflies (10-7) @ Greenville Drive (9-8) RHP Joe Shaw (2-0, 1.50) vs. LHP Logan Boyd (2-1, 3.86) Sunday, April 24, 2016 Fluor Field (Greenville, SC) First Pitch 4:05 p.m. Game 18 GLOW POINTS SAL South Standing: 2nd (2.0) Home Record: 3-4 Road Record: 7-3 Day Record: 3-1 Night Record: 7-6 Sunday: 0-2 Monday: 1-0 Tuesday: 2-1 Wednesday: 2-0 Thursday: 2-1 Friday: 1-2 Saturday: 2-1 April: 10-7 May: June: July: August: September: Leading after six: 7-2 Tied after six: 1-0 Trailing after six: 2-5 Leading after seven: 5-2 Tied after seven: 1-0 Trailing after seven: 2-5 Leading after eight: 5-2 Tied after eight: 1-0 Trailing after eight: 2-5 Scoring first: 7-4 Opponents score first: 3-3 Shutouts: 1 Home crowds of 6,000+: Home crowds of 7,000+: Home crowds of 8,000+: 1-0 Scoring less than three: 0-1 Scoring three or four: 4-4 Scoring five or more: 6-2 One-run games: 2-3 Two-run games: 2-1 Extra Innings: Out-hitting opponent: 6-2 Being out-hit: 3-4 Same number of hits: 1-1 Series W-L-T (Home): 1-1-0 Series W-L-T (Road): 2-1-0 Series W-L-T (Total): 3-2-0 Series Sweeps (Home): Series Sweeps (Road): 1-0 Series Sweeps (Total): White Jerseys: 1-2 Gray Jerseys: 2-2 Yellow Jerseys: 0-1 Navy Jerseys: 7-2 Specialty Jerseys: Sellouts at Spirit Communications Park: 1 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App NEWS & NOTES ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia entered the ninth inning last night trailing by a run, but once again, scored the go-ahead run in the final frame to down the Greenville Drive, 7-3. Vinny Siena, Dash Winningham and Ivan Wilson recorded multi-hit nights. The Fireflies have won four straight and five of their last six. COME BACK KIDS: For three straight nights, the Fireflies have trailed the Drive in the sixth inning or later. All three games, Columbia erased those deficits and won. Most impressive, the go -ahead runs were scored in the top of the ninth inning in all three. LAST CALL: Columbia has outscored Greenville in the ninth frame, 12-0, the last three games. SIENA SURGES: Vinny Siena is 7-12 in the series against the Drive. His.358 batting average is 6th in the SAL and his on-base percentage (.486) is also second in the league. The secondbaseman is the only player in the SAL to reach base safely in all 17 games this year. In all of professional baseball, only the Twins Joe Mauer has a longer consecutive on-base streak (18 games). A DASHING STRETCH: First-baseman Dash Winningham is currently on a six-game hitting streak. He s gone 11-23 (.478) at the plate during the stretch and has raised his batting average by 111 points. The Ocala, Florida, product has also clubbed three doubles and driven in four runs during the span. MORE STREAKS: Tucker Tharp s first at-bat last night came with two outs in the top of the ninth and the go-ahead run standing at third base. Tharp promptly singled home what would be the game-winner to help his team clinch its fourth straight win. The outfielder has appeared in seven games this season, hitting safely in all seven. JEFF DIEHL-ING: Jeff Diehl smacked another home run on Saturday night. He s gone deep in each of the last two games. 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) Monday, April 25 Off Day Tuesday, April 26 vs. Lexington 7:05 p.m. RHP Chase Ingram (1-1, 2.81) Wednesday, April 27 vs. Lexington 7:05 p.m. LHP P.J. Conlon (2-0, 1.08) Thursday, April 28 vs. Lexington 7:05 p.m. RHP Thomas McIlraith (1-1, 5.14) Friday, April 29 vs. Kannapolis 7:05 p.m. LHP Kevin Canelon (0-1, 4.20) 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 (4-3, 3-0 Road) April 14 Home W, 4-1 April 15 Home L, 8-3 April 16 Home L, 5-3 April 17 Home L, 11-5 April 21 Away W, 13-9 April 22 Away W, 5-3 April 23 Away W, 7-3 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: 12 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) - 7 Brooklyn (SS) - 10 Kingsport (Adv-R) - 7 DNP, Injury - 1 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 28 Joe Shaw HT: 6-4 WT: 240 B/T: R/R HOMETOWN: Ennis, TX AGE: 22 BORN: December 20, 1993 OBTAINED: Selected by the Mets in the 12th round of the 2015 MLB First- Year Player Draft out of Dallas Baptist University (TX) YR CLUB W-L ERA G/GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB K BAA 15 Kingsport (Adv-R) 1-1 3.29 9-0 0 0 13.2 12 5 5 3 17.231 MiLB CAREER 1-1 3.29 9-0 0 0 13.2 12 5 5 3 17.231 COLUMBIA STARTS IN 2016 Date Opponent Dec IP H R ER BB K RESULT 4/18 Charleston W 6.0 4 0 0 0 8 W, 13-1 4/12 @ Rome W 6.0 5 2 2 0 8 W, 3-2 NOTES & LINKS Struck out a career-high eight batters in his first two starts of the season Pitched out of the bullpen for the Kingsport Mets (advanced-rookie) in his debut season in NYM organization struck out 17 in 13.2 IP Drafted out of Dallas Baptist in 2015 started in the bullpen his first two years before transitioning to a starter in 2015 went 10-5 with a 3.46 ERA in 16 starts as a junior Helped lead Dallas Baptist to back-to-back NCAA Regionals in 2014 and 2015 30 players have been drafted out of DBU since Dan Heefner was named manager in 2008 In 2014, Perfect Game named Shaw the No. 100 prospect in college baseball Drafted by the Astros in the 40th round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Ennis HS enrolled at DBU Dallas Baptist is located about 40 miles north of Ennis, TX two players from Ennis have made the big leagues CAREER MARKS IP H R ER BB K 6.0, 2x (Last: 4/18 v. CSC) 5 (4/12 @ ROM) 4 (7/18/15 @ GRN) 4 (7/18/15 @ GRN) 2 (7/18/15 @ GRN) 8, 2x (Last: 4/18 v. CSC) START ME UP (2016 STARTERS) Pitcher Games Started W-L Team W-L Run Support Runs/Game RHP Chase Ingram 3 1-1 1-2 7 2.3 LHP P.J. Conlon 3 2-0 2-1 13 4.3 RHP Thomas McIlraith 3 1-1 2-1 16 5.3 LHP Kevin Canelon 3 0-1 1-2 9 3.0 RHP Tyler Badamo 3 1-1 2-1 12 4.0 RHP Joe Shaw 2 2-0 2-0 8 4.0 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: 1-2, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, K Series @ GVL: 4-10, 2 HR, 4 R, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 2 K Road Trip: 4-10, 2 HR, 4 R, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 2 K Current Streak: 4 (Since Wednesday, April 20 vs. CSC) Long Streak: 4 (April 20-23) 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 27 - Lupo, Vicente - OF 6-0, 180, R/R, 22, Estado Lara, VZ Last Game: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K Series @ GVL: 1-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB, K Road Trip: 1-3, R, 2B, RBI, BB, K Current Streak: 1 (Since Saturday, April 23 @ Greenville) Long Streak: 1 (April 23) 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, 2 K Series @ GVL: 1-9, R, RBI, 3 K Road Trip: 1-9, R, RBI, 3 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 7 - Ramos, Milton - INF 5-11, 158, R/R, 20, Hialeah, FL Last Game: 1-3, R Series @ GVL: 2-10, R, RBI, BB, K Road Trip: 2-10, R, RBI, BB, K Current Streak: 2 (Since Friday, April 22 @ GVL) Long Streak: 3 (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 Page 4
2016 FIREFLIES INDIVIDUAL HITTING NOTES 7 - Ramos, Natanael - C 5-10, 170, R/R, 22, Valencia, VZ Last Game: 0-3 (Friday, April 22 @ Greenville) Series @ GVL: 0-3 Road Trip: 0-3 Current Streak: -- Long Streak: 2 (April 17-20) 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: 2-4, R, 2 RBI Series @ GVL: 7-12, 2 2B, 4 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 K Road Trip: 7-12, 2 2B, 4 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2 K Current Streak: 3 (Since Thursday, April 21 @ GVL) Long Streak: 3, 2x (April 21-23, April 16-18) 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: 0-5, 2 K Series @ GVL: 0-5, 2 K Road Trip: 0-5, 2 K Current Streak: -- Long Streak: 3 (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 5 - Tharp, Tucker - INF 5-10, 195, R/R, 24, Boulder, CO Last Game: 1-1, R, RBI (pinch-runner) Series @ GVL: 3-9, 2B, 2 R, RBI, K Road Trip: 3-9, 2B, 2 R, RBI, K Current Streak: 7 (Since Thursday, April 14 vs. GVL) Long Streak: 7 (April 14-April 23) 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: 0-4, BB, 3 K Series @ GVL: 5-13, 2B, 3 R, 5 RBI, BB, 3 K Road Trip: 5-13, 2B, 3 R, 5 RBI, BB, 3 K Current Streak: -- 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: 1-4 (Friday, April 22 @ Greenville) Series @ GVL: 2-9, R, K Road Trip: 2-9, R, K Current Streak: 9 (Since Tuesday, April 12 @ Rome) 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: 2-4, 2B, 2 R Series @ GVL: 5-12, HR, 3 2B, 5 R, 2 RBI, 2 K Road Trip: 5-12, HR, 3 2B, 5 R, 2 RBI, 2 K Current Streak: 1 (Since Saturday, April 23 @ Greenville) Long Streak: 2, 2x (Last: 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: 2-4 Series @ GVL: 6-13, 2 2B, R, RBI Road Trip: 6-13, 2 2B, R, RBI Current Streak: 6 (Since Monday, April 18 vs. Charleston) Long Streak: 6 (April 18-23) 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 1 1 April 17 vs. GVL (RHP Marc Brakeman) Siena, Vinny 5 3 1 1 2 2 Tharp, Tucker 2 2 Thompson, David 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 April 9 @ CSC (LHP Josh Rogers) Tuschak, Joe 2 2 April 16 vs. GVL (RHP Daniel Gonzalez) Wilson, Ivan 4 3 1 2 2 April 21 @ GVL (RHP Daniel Gonzalez) Winningham, Dash 4 3 1 2 1 1 LINEUP BREAKDOWN (Regular Season) Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Diehl, Jeff 2 5 4 Garcia, Jose 2 2 Kaczmarski, Kevin 7 7 Lupo, Vicente 1 2 Moore, Tyler 1 4 4 1 Ramos, Milton 3 10 Ramos, Nataneal 1 2 Rodriguez, J.C. 1 7 5 Siena, Vinny 3 14 Tharp, Tucker 2 1 2 Thompson, David 1 10 6 Tuschak, Joe 2 2 3 3 2 Wilson, Ivan 7 2 2 4 Winningham, Dash 7 7 2 STARTING POSITION BREAKDOWN (Regular Season) C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 5 3 3 4 3 2 9 3 10 13 3 3 3 4 3 14 3 5 14 3 11 1 15 12 4 Page 7
Left Right Seth Davis Tyler Bashlor Nicco Blank 2016 FIREFLIES BULLPEN NOTES 2016 SEASON W-L-S ERA 3-3-6 4.69 55.2 40 33 29 31 63 Johnny Magliozzi LAST 5 GAMES W-L-S Craig Missigman Saturday, April 23 at Greenville Christian Montgomery 1-0-0 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 Alex Palsha Friday, April 22 at Greenville 1-0-1 3.0 5 1 1 1 3 Thursday, April 21 at Greenville 1-0-0 5.2 2 3 1 2 10 Wednesday, April 20 vs. Charleston 0-0-0 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 Tuesday, April 19 vs. Charleston 0-0-0 3.0 3 3 3 1 1 11 Bashlor, Tyler - RHP 6-0, 220, 22, Springfield, GA 2 Blank, Nicco RHP 5-10, 170, 23, Tucson, AZ Friday, April 22 @ Greenville 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Wednesday, April 20 vs. Charleston 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 Saturday, April 16 vs. Greenville 2.0 1 1 1 2 0 Tuesday, April 19 vs. Charleston 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 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: 3/5 Last Save: April 22 @ Greenville Consecutive Scoreless App: 2 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 3.0 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: 0/0 1st Batters Retired: 2/3 Last Save: N/A Consecutive Scoreless App: 1 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 1.0 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 Friday, April 22 @ Greenville 2.0 4 1 1 1 1 Wednesday, April 20 vs. Charleston 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Sunday, April 17 vs. Greenville 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 IRS/IR: 2/3 1st Batters Retired: 5/6 Last Save: April 14 vs. Greenville Consecutive Scoreless App: 0 Last Win: April 22 @ Greenville Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 1.0 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 Tuesday, April 19 vs. Charleston 2.0 3 3 3 1 1 Friday, April 15 vs. Greenville 2.2 3 2 2 2 2 Wednesday, April 13 @ Rome 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 32 Montgomery, Christian RHP 6-1, 230, 23, Indianapolis, IN Thursday, April 21 @ Greenville 3.0 1 3 1 1 5 Sunday, April 17 vs. Greenville 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Friday, April 15 vs. Greenville 0.2 2 3 3 2 2 IRS/IR: 0/0 1st Batters Retired: 2/4 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: 1/4 Last Save: N/A Consecutive Scoreless App: 0 Last Win: N/A Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 2.2 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 Thursday, April 21 @ Greenville 2.2 1 0 0 1 5 Sunday, April 17 vs. Greenville 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 Wednesday, April 13 @ Rome 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 IRS/IR: 0/1 1st Batters Retired: 3/5 Last Save: April 13 @ Rome Consecutive Scoreless App: 1 Last Win: April 21 @ Greenville Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 2.2 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 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 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: 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 (April 18 vs. Charleston, W 13-1) Most Double Plays Turned, Game: 2, 6x (Last: April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) Most Left on Base: 15 (April 17 vs. Greenville, L 11-5) Warmest First Pitch Temperature: 86 (April 19 vs. Charleston, L 7-0) Coolest First Pitch Temperature: 55 (April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Team Batting Most Runs, Game: 13, 2x (April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9 and April 18 vs. Charleston, W 13-1) 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: 1, 6x (Last: April 23 @ Greenville, W 7-3) Most Triples, Game: 1, 3x (Last: April 18 vs. Charleston, W 13-1) 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 (April 23 @ Greenville, W 7-3) Most Strikeouts, 9-Inn Game: 11, 2x (April 17 vs. Greenville, L 11-5, April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) Most Strikeouts, All Games: 11, 2x (April 17 vs. Greenville, L 11-5, April 10 @ Charleston, L 6-5) 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: Jeff Diehl, April 23 @ Greenville, W 7-3) 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: David Thompson, April 23 @ Greenville, W 7-3) Most Stolen Bases: 1, Multiple Players (Last: Vinny Siena and Tucker Tharp, April 23 @ Greenville, W 7-3) 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: 6.2, Tyler Badamo (April 23 @ Greenville, W 7-3) 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: Joe Shaw, April 18 vs. Charleston, W 13-1) Most Strikeouts, Reliever: 5, Multiple Players (Last: Christian Montgomery and Alex Palsha, April 21 @ Greenville, W 13-9) 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. 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 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 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 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