Columbia Fireflies (4-6, 44-34) vs. Rome Braves (4-5, 42-37) LHP Blake Taylor (0-7, 4.09) vs. RHP Alan Rangel (0-2, 6.48) Monday, July 3, 2017 Spirit Communications Park First Pitch 7:05 p.m. Game 79 LISTEN: ESPN Columbia 94.9 FM & 1230 AM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App WATCH: MiLB.TV GLOW POINTS SAL South 2H Standing: 5th SAL South 1H Standing: 2nd (40-28) Home Record: 25-18 Road Record: 19-16 Day Record: 11-9 Night Record: 33-25 Homestand: 1-1 Streak: W1 Sunday: 7-7 Monday: 7-2 Tuesday: 5-4 Wednesday: 8-3 Thursday: 7-5 Friday: 5-6 Saturday: 4-7 April: 13-12 May: 14-11 June: 16-10 July: 1-1 August: 0-0 September: 0-0 NEWS & NOTES ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies squeaked past the Rome Braves, 3-2, on Sunday evening. Columbia took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning. Thomas McIlraith pitched six hitless frames in his second start with the club this season. The righty also registered six strikeouts. Adonis Uceta picked up his team-leading eighth save of the year. Uceta has tossed 21.1 scoreless innings over his last 14 outings. HEADLINE: Luis Carpio and Andres Gimenez have combined for eight of Columbia s 13 hits in the first two games against Rome. NAILBITERS: Four of Columbia s last five games have been decided by just one run. The squad holds a 14-14 record overall in one-run games this season. CONTENTS Pages 2: Today s Starting Pitcher Page 3: Manager & Coaching Staff Pages 4-6: Individual Hitting Notes Page 7: Extra Hitting Notes Pages 8-9: Bullpen Notes Page 10: Miscellaneous Pitching Notes Page 11: Season Highs and Lows Page 12: Transactions Page 13: Day-by-Day Results vs. Rome (3-2, 1-1 Home) April 17 Away L, 3-2 April 18 Away W, 8-3 (8) April 19 Away W, 3-2 June 30 Home PPD (Rain) July 1 Home L, 5-1 Leading after six: 37-4 Tied after six: 4-4 Trailing after six: 3-25 Leading after seven: 37-3 Tied after seven: 4-3 Trailing after seven: 3-27 Leading after eight: 32-2 Tied after eight: 3-3 Trailing after eight: 3-26 Scoring first: 34-12 Opponents score first: 10-22 Shutout Wins/Loses: 10 / 6 Fireflies starter less than 6 IP: 6-16 Fireflies starter 6+ IP: 36-17 Fireflies starter 7+ IP: 13-3 vs. LH starters: 12-12 vs. RH starters: 32-22 Scoring less than three: 3-9 Scoring three or four: 15-6 Scoring five or more: 25-9 One-run games: 14-14 Two-run games: 6-5 5+ run games: 14-5 Extra Innings: 2-2 Walk-Off Wins: 4 Out-hitting opponent: 25-7 Being out-hit: 13-23 Same number of hits: 6-4 Series W-L-T (Home): 5-5-2 Series W-L-T (Road): 4-2-4 Series W-L-T (Total): 9-7-6 Series Sweeps (Home): 4-0 Series Sweeps (Road): 0-0 Series Sweeps (Total): 4-0 White Jerseys: 6-7 Gray Jerseys: 6-5 Yellow Jerseys: 2-2 Navy Jerseys: 28-19 Specialty Jerseys: 2-1 Home crowds of 5,000+: 21 Home crowds of 6,000+: 13 Home crowds of 7,000+: 6 Sellouts at Spirit Communications Park: 5 JUNE REPORT: The Fireflies finished the month of June with a scorching 2.66 ERA. The Fireflies were 16-10 in the month and at one point won nine games in a row and 12 of 13. Three Columbia pitchers did not allow a run in June: Adam Atkins (5.0 IP), Taylor Henry (9.1 IP), Adonis Uceta (13.1 IP). Uceta s success earned him the SAL-BC Relief Pitcher of the Month Award. STREAKING: Jay Jabs has reached base safely in 17 straight games (6/10-7/2). This ties the longest on-base streak by a Firefly this season (Luis Carpio and Andres Gimenez). Hall of Famer Ted Williams owns the longest on-base streak in MLB history - 84 games, 1949. UP THE FARM: Two former Fireflies, Michael Paez and Tim Tebow, are off to solid starts since their promotion to Advanced-A. Paez has a.286 batting average in 10 games for St. Lucie. Tebow is 6-for-14 at the plate in six contests. SOUTHERN DIVISION SECOND HALF STANDINGS Place Team Record GB Last 10 Streak 1. Charleston 7-3 - 7-3 L1 2. Asheville 6-5 1.5 5-5 L1 3. Lexington 6-5 1.5 6-4 W1 4. Augusta 5-6 2.5 5-5 W1 5. Rome 4-5 2.5 4-5 L1 6. COLUMBIA 4-6 3.0 4-6 W1 7. *Greenville 3-8 4.5 3-7 L1 /ColumbiaFireflies *First half division champion #CONNECT WITH THE COLUMBIA FIREFLIES @ColaFireflies @ColaFireflies Columbia Fireflies ColumbiaFireflies.com Upcoming Schedule (ET) with Probable Pitchers Tuesday, July 4 @ Augusta 6:35 p.m. RHP Harol Gonzalez (5-5, 4.37) Wednesday, July 5 @ Augusta 7:05 p.m. RHP Gabriel Llanes (4-5, 3.13) Thursday, July 6 @ Augusta 7:05 p.m. LHP Thomas Szapucki (1-2, 2.86) Friday, July 7 @ Charleston 7:05 p.m. RHP Thomas McIlraith (2-0, 0.00) Saturday, July 8 @ Charleston 6:05 p.m. LHP Blake Taylor July 2 Home W, 3-2 July 3 Home 7:05 p.m. August 18 Home 7:05 p.m. August 19 Home 5:05 p.m. August 19 Home DH August 20 Home 5:05 p.m. August 21 Home 1:05 p.m. September 1 Away September 2 Away September 3 Away September 4 Away 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. METS PROSPECTS IN COLUMBIA As rated by MLB.com & Baseball America: 4. LHP, Thomas Szapucki 5. OF, Desmond Lindsay 7. INF, Andres Gimenez 14. INF, Luis Carpio 17. OF, Ricardo Cespedes (DL) 18. C, Ali Sanchez 20. INF, Milton Ramos 24. INF, Colby Woodmansee 26. INF, Blake Tiberi (DL) 28. RHP, Harol Gonzalez Media Contact: Kevin Fitzgerald kfitzgerald@columbiafireflies.com 803-888-3040 (Office) 908-745-9385 (Cell)
FORT COLUMBIA WAYNE FIREFLIES TINCAPS 2017 2014 GAME GAME NOTES TODAY S STARTING PITCHER 28 Blake Taylor HT: 6-3 WT: 220 B/T: L/L HOMETOWN: Mission Viejo, CA AGE: 21 BORN: 08/17/1995 OBTAINED: Acquired from Pittsburgh, along with RHP Zack Thornton and cash considerations, for 1B Ike Davis on April 14, 2014 YR CLUB W-L ERA G/GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB K BAA 13 GCL Pirates (Rookie) 0-2 2.57 8-7 0 0 21.0 7 8 6 9 13.104 14 GCL Mets (Rookie) 2-0 0.00 3-2 0 0 10.2 1 2 0 7 10.029 14 Kingsport (Adv-R) 2-1 5.34 8-7 0 0 30.1 41 21 18 23 20.342 15 GCL Mets (Rookie) 0-0 6.00 2-0 0 0 3.0 4 3 2 0 3.194 15 Brooklyn (SS) 0-0 1.00 3-2 0 0 9.0 6 1 1 3 5.333 16 Kingsport (Adv-R) 0-0 4.15 5-0 0 0 8.2 5 4 4 8 12.167 MiLB CAREER 4-3 3.38 29-17 0 0 82.2 64 39 31 50 63.218 2017 STARTS (* Indicates Relief Appearance) NOTES & LINKS Date Opponent Dec IP H R ER BB K RESULT 6/27 @ Lexington ND 5.0 3 4 3 4 3 L, 6-5 6/22 Kannapolis L 4.2 4 7 2 3 8 L, 8-5 *6/17 @ Charleston ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 L, 3-0 6/12 Charleston ND 7.0 4 1 1 4 5 W, 2-1 6/2 @ Hagerstown ND 5.0 8 4 3 3 6 W, 8-7 (10) 5/26 @ Lexington L 5.1 8 4 4 2 4 L, 5-2 5/19 West Virginia L 6.0 4 3 2 4 7 L, 3-1 5/14 @ Lakewood ND 6.0 7 3 2 1 5 W, 5-3 5/6 Lakewood ND 6.0 3 0 0 1 3 L, 1-0 4/28 @ Hickory L 4.0 6 10 4 3 3 L, 11-7 4/23 Lexington L 5.0 4 4 4 3 5 L, 4-2 4/17 @ Rome L 6.0 7 2 2 3 7 L, 3-2 Had Tommy John surgery in late July of 2015 (Made just eight bullpen appearances and two starts over the last two years). One of just 12 players from Dana Hills High School taken in the MLB Draft (Taylor was the second highest pick out of this group). Started at El Toro HS (CA) before transferring to Dana Hills for junior year. El Toro HS produced current MLB 3B Nolan Arenado. MCU Park (home of the Brooklyn Cyclones) hosted the fourth qualifier round (composed of MLB and MiLB players) of the 2017 WBC back in September on 2016. Taylor was on team Great Britain and they faced Israel who had former Met Ike Davis. Committed to University of Hawaii, but chose to sign with the Pirates instead 4/11 Hickory L 5.0 3 3 3 4 7 L, 5-1 CAREER MARKS IP H R ER BB K 7.0 (6/12/17 vs. Charleston) 9 (8/23/14 @ Bluefield) 10 (4/28 @ HIC) 4 (4x, Last: 5/26/16 @ LEX) 5 (8/9/14 v. Bristol) 8 (6/22/17 vs. Kannapolis) START ME UP (2017 STARTERS) Pitcher Games Started W-L Team W-L Run Support Runs/Game RHP Harol Gonzalez 13 5-5 6-7 51 3.9 RHP Jordan Humphreys 11 10-1 10-1 50 4.5 RHP Gabriel Llanes 14 4-5 8-6 47 3.4 RHP Merandy Gonzalez 11 8-1 10-1 39 3.5 RHP Colin Holderman 4 1-2 1-3 3 0.8 LHP Blake Taylor 12 0-7 3-9 18 1.5 LHP Joel Huertas 1 0-1 0-1 2 1.0 LHP Jake Simon 2 1-1 1-1 5 2.5 RHP Gary Cornish 3 1-1 1-2 11 3.6 LHP Thomas Szapucki 4 1-1 2-2 7 1.8 RHP Thomas McIlraith 2 2-0 2-0 7 3.6 Page 2
2017 FIREFLIES MANAGER & COACHING STAFF MANAGER JOSE LEGER On December 15, 2016, the New York Mets announced former South Atlantic League Manager of the Year Jose Leger would return as skipper of the Fireflies. Leger piloted Columbia through its inaugural season in 2016 after having managed the previous South Atlantic League affiliate of the Mets, the Savannah Sand Gnats, in 2015. This year marks the 34-year-old's third managing at the class-a level and eighth overall in the Mets organization. Leger was named SAL Manager of the Year after guiding the 2015 Sand Gnats to a Mets organization-best 84-53 overall record. Even despite seeing 13 different Fireflies hit the disabled list in 2016, the native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, still managed Columbia to a 67-73 overall mark. Leger mentored four South Atlantic League All-Stars last season, including P.J. Conlon, who the Mets eventually named Minor League Pitcher of the Year He was also the skipper of the advanced-rookie level Kingsport Mets from 2012-2014 and the Dominican Summer League Mets in 2010 and 2011. Leger is regarded as one of the savviest young managers in baseball. In July of 2016, Leger joined the coaching staff of six-time MLB All-Star Moises Alou s World Team for the MLB Futures Game during All-Star week in San Diego. During the 2015 season, Leger piloted Savannah through one of the best stretches of baseball in SAL history: an 18-game win streak (at that point, the longest streak in the majors or minors in 10 years). JOSE LEGER S METS COACHING HISTORY 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) 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 2016 COLUMBIA 67-73 and helped lead his 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. During the winter months, Leger serves as bench coach for his good friend and Binghamton Rumble Ponies (NYM, Double-A) manager Luis Rojas Leones del Escogido. Leger helped guide the team to the Dominican Winter League championship in 2015. Leger and his wife, Estela, have two sons: Jose Joaquin and Eduardo Jose. They live in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, during the winter. Coaching Staff Jonathan Hurst (Pitching Coach), a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, returns for his second season with the Fireflies and 12th overall in the Mets organization. Hurst spent six prior seasons (2010-2015) as the pitching coach of the Kingsport Mets, New York s advanced-rookie affiliate in the Appalachian League. The former big leaguer previously coached in the South Atlantic League in 2007 and 2008 with the former Mets affiliate, the Savannah Sand Gnats. Hurst appeared in seven games for the Mets in 1994 and made his Major League debut with the Montreal Expos in 1992. After a standout career at Spartanburg Methodist, Hurst signed with the Texas Rangers after being selected in the fourth round of the 1987 draft. Joel Fuentes (Hitting Coach) begins his 11th year in the Mets organization and like Hurst his second in Columbia. He spent two seasons (2012-2013) previously in the South Atlantic League, coaching the former Mets affiliate, the Savannah Sand Gnats. He spent 2015 and the 2010 and 2011 seasons as hitting coach of the Mets advanced-a club, the St. Lucie Mets, in the Florida State League. The native of Puerto Rico played collegiately at Southeastern Illinois College and was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 24th round of the 1997 draft. Fuentes played professionally from 1997 to 2003. Page 3
2017 FIREFLIES INDIVIDUAL HITTING NOTES 3 - Berrios, Arnaldo - OF 5-9, 175, S/R, 21, Barranquitas, PR Last Game: 2-3, 2B Series vs. ROM: 2-6, 2B, K Homestand: 2-6, 2B, K Current Streak: 1 (Since July 2 vs. Rome) Long Streak: 4 (June 26-29) Transferred to Columbia s roster on June 22 from Advanced-A St. Lucie Played in 22 games with the St. Lucie Mets earlier this season -.167 batting average...also appeared in five games with AAA Las Vegas from 4/29-5/7 (2-for-13 at the plate) 18 - Carpio, Luis - INF 6-0, 195, R/R, 19, Los Teques, VZ Last Game: 2-4, R, 2B, K Series vs. ROM: 4-8, R, 2B, 2 K Homestand: 4-8, R, 2B, 2 K Current Streak: 3 (Since Thurs., June 29 @ Lexington) Long Streak: 9 (June 2-11) Signed as a non-drafted free agent on his 16th birthday, 7/11/13 Had shoulder surgery March 2016 and did not return to play until August 10, 2016 with GCL Mets #16 Prospect in Mets organization according to MLB pipeline Los Tequez is about 40 minutes south of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. Miguel Rojas of the Miami Marlins is the only current MLB player from this city. 14 GCL Mets Rookie.272 31 103 13 28 7 0 0 12 8 26 5 2 15 Kingsport Adv-R.249 57 197 29 49 8 2 2 30 21 71 7 5 16 Brooklyn A-Short.185 37 124 8 23 4 0 0 13 8 39 0 1 MINORS TOTALS.236 125 424 50 200 19 2 2 55 37 136 12 8 14 DSL Mets2 Rookie.234 60 209 35 49 9 1 1 20 33 33 12 4 15 Kingsport Adv-R 304 45 181 31 55 10 0 0 22 17 34 9 7 16 GCL Mets Rookie.290 8 31 3 9 1 1 0 2 1 11 0 0 16 Brooklyn A-Short.140 12 43 4 6 2 0 0 1 8 10 0 0 MINORS TOTALS.256 125 464 73 119 22 2 1 45 59 88 21 11 25 - Brosher, Brandon - C 6-2, 205, R/R, 22, Spring Hill, FL Last Game: 1-4, K Series vs. ROM: 1-4, K Homestand: 1-4, K Current Streak: 4 (Since June 27 @ Lexington) Long Streak: 4 (June 27-July 2 & May 14-20) On July 5, 2015 - Brosher set the Brooklyn (A-Short) franchise record with 7 RBIs in a game. Now tied with current teammate Desmond Lindsay for the single-game record (7 RBI game in Brooklyn on August 12, 2016). Played in 12 games with the Fireflies in 2016 (8-30 at the plate). Led the Springstead Eagles his senior year to their first playoff wins in program history and a trip to the Class 6A championship...earned 1st-team All-Suncoast honors, hit.451, tallied 29 RBIs Originally commit to play at Oral Roberts University (OK) but decided to sign with the Mets 13 GCL Mets Rookie.180 22 61 10 11 1 0 3 6 12 231 1 2 14 Kingsport Adv-R.387 7 31 6 12 0 0 4 8 2 11 1 0 15 Brooklyn A-Short.188 53 154 16 29 9 1 3 22 26 68 2 0 15 GCL Mets Rookie.071 6 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 1 16 Brooklyn A-Short.194 30 108 13 21 2 0 5 17 10 46 3 1 16 COLUMBIA Low A.167 12 30 3 5 0 0 1 2 8 11 3 0 16 St. Lucie Adv A.000 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 MINORS TOTALS.197 131 402 50 79 13 1 16 55 60 168 10 4 40 - Strom, Ian - OF 6-2, 205, R/L, 22, Hopedale, MA Last Game: 0-2, R, K, HBP Series vs. ROM: 0-5, R, BB, 2 K, HBP Homestand: 0-5, R, BB, 2 K, HBP Current Streak: --- Long Streak: Transferred to Columbia s roster from Short Season-A Brooklyn on June 29 Played 8 games with the Cyclones this season (2-for- 21 at the plate) Selected by the Mets in the 22nd round of the 2016 MLB Draft Played three seasons collegiately at UMass - Lowell (126 games). Ranked second in the America East with 22 steals during his junior season in 2016. 16 Kingsport Adv-A.228 37 145 19 33 9 2 0 10 20 33 9 4 MINORS TOTALS.227 60 239 35 33 9 2 0 10 20 33 9 4 Page 4
2017 FIREFLIES INDIVIDUAL HITTING NOTES 13 - Gimenez, Andres - INF 5-11, 180, L/R, 18, Barquisimeto, VZ Last Game: 2-3, R Series vs. ROM: 4-7, 2 R, 2 K Homestand: 4-7, 2 R, 2 K Current Streak: 3 (Since June 28 @ Lexington) Long Streak: 6 (May 15-Game 1, May 24) Transferred to Columbia s roster on April 29 smashed a solo home run against Hickory in his first at-bat on April 29 Named New York s Sterling Award winner for the Dominican Summer League Mets in 2016 led the DSL in on-base percentage (.469), was 2nd in batting average (.350) and doubles (20), 3rd in slugging percentage (.523) and 4th in runs (52) 8th-rated Mets prospect according to MLB.com Signed by the Mets in 2015 for $1.2 million At 18 years old, is one of the youngest players in the South Atlantic League and the youngest on Columbia s roster From Barquisimeto, Venezuela, the same hometown as former MLB All-Star Cesar Izturis 16 DSL Mets 2 Rookie.360 31 114 24 41 10 4 1 17 21 13 7 1 16 DSL Mets 1 Rookie.340 31 100 28 34 10 0 2 21 25 9 6 7 MINORS TOTALS.350 62 214 52 75 20 4 3 38 46 22 13 8 4 - Ramos, Milton - INF 5-11, 195, R/R, 21, Hialeah, FL Last Game: 1-3, R, RBI, K, HBP (June 29 @ LEX) Series @ LEX: 5-12, 4 R, RBI, 4 K, HBP Road Trip: 5-12, 4 R, RBI, 4 K, HBP Current Streak: 4 (Since June 26 @ Lexington) Long Streak: 4 (June 26-29; May 29-June 2; April 18-22) #23 Prospect in Mets organization according to MLB Pipeline Selected by the Mets in the 3rd round of 2014 MLB Draft Played all of 2016 with Columbia (107 games). Had 88 strikeouts compared to first two seasons of pro ball where he had just 73 K s total American Heritage School (Plantation, FL which is just west of Fort Lauderdale). Same school that produced Royals 1B and 2015 World Series Champion Eric Hosmer Rated the #4 best shortstop prospect heading into 2014 MLB Draft according to Baseball America (ultimately became the 10th shortstop taken in the draft) Had committed to Florida Atlantic University, but signed with Mets Moved to Florida from Cartagena, Columbia at age 6 Started the Milton Ramos Foundation in 2015; provides uniforms, 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 16 COLUMBIA A.220 107 363 31 80 15 2 0 35 32 88 5 4 MINORS TOTALS.246 212 729 76 179 36 8 1 91 54 161 15 18 7 Jabs, Jay - INF 5-11, 195, L/R, 22, Schwenksville, PA Last Game: 1-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 K Series vs. ROM: 1-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 K Homestand: 1-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 K Current Streak: 3 (Since June 28 @ Lexington) Long Streak: 8 (June 11-18) Went on a seven-game hitting streak to begin pro ball career in Brooklyn last year. Drafted in the 17th round in 2016 by the Mets out of Franklin Pierce University (Division II - NH) Junior year in 2016...led the Ravens with a.352 BA, 14 HR, and 69 RBI. Franklin Pierce went 48-9 during Jay s junior season and lost first two games of the double elimination NCAA Division II Tournament. Finished career at Franklin Pierce as the program s alltime leader in HR (32). 16 Brooklyn SS.177 52 175 13 31 6 1 0 12 21 47 2 3 MINORS TOTALS.177 52 175 13 31 6 1 0 12 21 47 2 3 5 - Rizzie, Dan - C 6-2, 200, R/R, 23, Orland Park, IL Last Game: 1-4, 2 K (July 1 vs. Rome) Series vs. ROM: 1-4, 2 K Homestand: 1-4, 2 K Current Streak: 2 (Since Thursday, June 29 @ Lexington) Long Streak: 2 (June 29 - July 1) Drafted by the Mets in the 13th round last year out of Xavier University (OH) Started 2017 with Advanced-A St. Lucie (20 games,.153 batting average)...transferred to Columbia s roster on June 15 Played four seasons collegiately at Xavier and earned All-Big East First team honors his senior year...led the conference with 22 baserunners caught stealing During his senior year at Xavier in 2016, the club finished the campaign winning 18 of their final 22 games while also advancing to the program s third NCAA Tournament Went to Carl Sandburg High School, which is about 40 minutes southwest of Chicago 16 Brooklyn SS.162 33 105 10 17 3 1 0 8 14 9 3 2 MINORS TOTALS.162 33 105 10 17 3 1 0 8 14 9 3 2 Page 5
2017 FIREFLIES INDIVIDUAL HITTING NOTES 20 - Sanchez, Ali - C 6-1, 200, R/R, 20, Carora, VZ Last Game: 0-3, K Series vs. ROM: 0-7, K Homestand: 0-7, K Current Streak: --- Long Streak: 5 (June 22-28) Played in 46 games with Brooklyn in 2016 and recorded 37 hits (10 of these hits or 27% of them came all in the first seven games) Signed as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2013 at the age of 16 Only three active players from Carora, VZ on MiLB rosters Caught 19 of the 20 inning game on Opening Day for Brooklyn (June 17, 2016). Game took five hours and 39 minutes and is the second longest game in franchise history. Longest game was in 2006 (26 innings - six hours and 40 minutes). First two professional seasons of MiLB caught 63 of 128 (49%) opposing base stealers AV YR TEAM CLASS G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS G 14 DSL Mets 1 Rookie.303 50 175 21 53 7 0 3 24 27 31 6 6 15 GCL Mets Rookie.278 46 162 20 45 6 0 0 17 12 26 2 0 15 Kingsport Adv-R.182 3 11 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 16 Brooklyn SS.216 46 171 15 37 10 0 0 11 10 26 2 0 MINORS TOTALS.264 145 519 58 137 23 0 3 55 49 85 10 6 34 - Winningham, Dash - INF 6-2, 220, L/L, 21, Ocala, FL Last Game: 0-4, 2 K (July 1 vs. Rome) Series vs. ROM: 0-4, 2 K Homestand: 0-4, 2 K Current Streak: --- Long Streak: 8 (May 8-19) Set a three single-game franchise records for the Fireflies with 6 RBIs, 10 total bases, and 2 home runs on May 29, 2017 Played in 125 games with the Fireflies in 2016 (most on the team) Led team with 12 HR, 31 doubles last season (eighth in the South Atlantic League), 69 RBI, and 108 K s. It took until May 13 last year before he hit his first HR (29th game of the season). He also led the Appalachian League while on Kingsport with 51 RBI and 66 games played in 2015 Committed to Florida Gulf Coast, but decided to sign with the Mets Smacked 23 homers during his high school career at Trinity Catholic in Ocala, FL and helped the team capture their first state title in school history At the age of 12, played on the same travel ball team (the Red Dogs) as Milton Ramos 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 16 COLUMBIA Low-A.234 125 465 41 109 31 2 12 69 29 108 0 1 MINORS TOTALS.243 243 901 99 219 60 4 29 156 61 210 3 2 8 - Siena, Vinny - INF 5-10, 195, R/R, 23, Woodbridge, CT Last Game: 1-4, 2B, 2 K (Thurs., June 29 @ LEX) Series @ LEX: 2-13, 2B, BB, 7 K Road Trip: 2-13, 2B, BB, 7 K Current Streak: 2 (Since June 27 @ Lexington) Long Streak: 2 (June 27-29) Played in 47 games with St. Lucie in 2017...transferred to Columbia s roster on June 26 Selected to the 2016 South Atlantic League All-Star game 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 Links of Interest: http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/brooklyn-cyclones-vinnysiena-needs-one-word-to-describe-pro-baseball-awesome-1.10645526 YR TEAM CLASS AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS 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 16 Columbia A.291 66 223 53 65 16 4 0 13 51 66 8 1 16 St. Lucie High-A.236 45 161 20 38 7 0 0 14 18 44 2 0 MINORS TOTALS.268 183 653 107 175 30 5 0 48 95 166 19 4 Page 6
2017 FIREFLIES INDIVIDUAL HITTING NOTES 26 - Woodmansee, Colby - INF 6-3, 190, R/R, 22, Phoenix, AZ Last Game: 0-4, 2 K Series vs. ROM: 0-8, 4 K Homestand: 0-8, 4 K Current Streak: --- Long Streak: Transferred to Columbia s roster on June 30 from the GCL Mets (rehab) Appeared in two games with St. Lucie earlier this season (4/6 & 4/7) before injury - core muscle tear Played collegiately at Arizona State for three seasons (First-Team All Pac 12 - sophomore and junior seasons). Finished his career with a.274 batting average Became the first shortstop ever at Arizona State to lead the team in RBIs in consecutive seasons Drafted by the Mets in the fifth round (2016) 16 Brooklyn SS.257 64 249 30 64 11 0 2 29 19 75 4 3 MINORS TOTALS.257 64 249 30 64 11 0 2 29 19 75 4 3 21 - Zanon, Jacob - OF 6-1, 180, R/R, 21, Beaverton, OR Last Game: 0-3, BB, 2 K Series vs. ROM: 0-7, BB, 2 K Homestand: 0-7, BB, 2 K Current Streak: --- Long Streak: 2 (April 7-8) Placed on Columbia s DL on April 11 (4-for-8 at the plate in four games with Fireflies)...Activated off DL on June 22 Played in 44 games with the Cyclones in his first season of pro ball and led the team with 20 stolen bases Attended Lewis-Clarke State College (Idaho) which is an NAIA School One of four players from this school taken in the 2016 MLB Draft (most players selected from this school in a single draft since 2010) Helped Lewis-Clarke State College capture its NAIA leading 18th World Series title in 2016. Zanon was awarded the MVP of the World Series. Scored 80 runs in his lone season with Lewis-Clarke State which was the most by a single player at that program since 2007 Played Shoreline Community College (about 30 minutes north of Seattle, WA) for two seasons before Lewis-Clarke State 16 Brooklyn SS.197 44 157 19 31 6 1 2 18 21 25 20 2 MINORS TOTALS.197 44 157 19 31 6 1 2 18 21 25 20 2 Page 7
2017 FIREFLIES MISCELLANEOUS HITTING NOTES MULTI-HIT GAMES MULTI-RBI GAMES LAST HOME RUN INFO Player Total 2 3 4 5+ Total 2 3 4 5+ Date/Location/Pitcher Berrios, Arnaldo 2 1 1 1 1 6/27 @ LEX (RHP Matt Wynne) Brosher, Brandon 3 3 3 2 1 6/16 @ CHS (RHP Nick Nelson) Carpio, Luis 16 15 1 1 1 Cespedes, Ricardo 2 1 1 1 1 Cone, Gene 14 12 2 4 3 1 Dimino, Anthony 3 2 1 Gamache, Reed 2 2 1 1 4/18 @ ROM (RHP Bladimir Matos) Gimenez, Andres 15 12 3 4 4 6/3 @ HAG (RHP Carlos Pena) Jabs, Jay 7 6 1 3 3 6/26 @ LEX (RHP Jace Vines) Lindsay, Desmond 6 5 1 5 4 1 6/9 vs. CHS (LHP Phillip Diehl) Medina, Jose 4 4 Paez, Michael 18 14 3 1 11 9 1 1 6/15 @ GVL (RHP Pat Goetze) Ramos, Milton 9 7 2 3 3 Rizzie, Dan 1 1 Sanchez, Ali 9 6 3 3 2 1 6/3 @ HAG (LHP Yonathan Ramirez) Tebow, Tim 10 8 2 6 5 1 5/21 vs. WV (RHP Dylan Prohoroff) Tiberi Blake Winningham, Dash 14 11 3 9 3 3 2 1 6/14 @ GVL (RHP Dakota Smith) Zanon, Jacob 4 2 3 1 1 6/22 vs. KAN (RHP Mick VanVossen) LINEUP BREAKDOWN Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Berrios, Arnaldo 2 3 3 Brosher, Brandon 8 3 11 5 2 Carpio, Luis 2 34 16 10 9 Cespedes, Ricardo 1 2 1 Cone, Gene 65 Dimino, Anthony 1 1 1 Gamache, Reed 8 8 4 1 7 Gimenez, Andres 4 39 2 Jabs, Jay 1 11 12 12 5 1 Lindsay, Desmond 3 2 7 9 6 8 7 9 Medina, Jose 2 11 5 2 3 1 Paez, Michael 1 43 12 5 2 Ramos, Milton 1 1 14 34 Rizzie, Dan 2 1 3 Sanchez, Ali 1 6 11 17 15 Siena, Vinny 1 2 Strom, Ian 2 Tebow, Tim 2 19 20 21 1 Tiberi, Blake 2 3 Winningham, Dash 1 60 10 1 1 Woodmansee, Colby 2 Zanon, Jacob 2 8 2 1 STARTING POSITION BREAKDOWN C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 8 22 1 7 56 12 1 4 13 20 31 1 1 1 2 12 11 5 45 1 4 16 11 11 51 21 3 17 20 15 11 1 3 37 6 3 4 1 51 2 1 2 44 20 3 2 63 10 2 Page 8 3 7 3
Left Taylor Henry Right Adam Atkins Matt Blackham Cam Griffin Matt Pobereyko Adonis Uceta Joe Zanghi 2017 FIREFLIES BULLPEN NOTES 2017 SEASON W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB SO 10-8-20 2.77 214.1 183 73 66 79 238 LAST 5 GAMES W-L-S IP H R ER BB SO Sunday, July 2 vs. Rome 0-0-1 3.0 3 2 2 0 2 Saturday, July 1 vs. Rome 0-0-0 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 Thursday, June 29 @ Lexington 0-0-0 2.1 3 0 0 1 3 Wednesday, June 28 @ Lexington 0-0-1 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 Tuesday, June 27 @ Lexington 0-1-0 3.1 3 2 2 1 1 36 Atkins, Adam RHP 6-3, 210, 23, Cedar Hill, TX Last Three Outings: IP H R ER BB SO 7/1 vs. Rome 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 6/26 @ Lexington 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 6/24 vs. Kannapolis 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 IR/IRS: 9/4 1st Batters Retired: 8-11 Last Save: Last HR Allowed: Last Win: 6/6 @ HAG (1) Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 6.0 Transferred to Columbia on May 18 began the 2017 season with the Advanced-A St. Lucie Mets: 5 G, 0-0, 7.71 ERA, 7 IP, 8 K Drafted by the Mets out of Louisiana Tech (Ruston, LA) in the 18th round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft 3.71 ERA with the short-season A Brooklyn Cyclones in 2016 Started his college career at Panola College (JUCO, Carthage, TX) went 4-6 with a 2.87 ERA in 2013 and 2014 as a reliever transferred to Louisiana Tech where he pitched his junior and senior seasons (9-5, 1.99 ERA, 47 G in 15 & 16) Helped lead Louisiana Tech to the 2016 NCAA Baseball Tournament (Lost in Starkville Regional Final) Was an all-district pitcher at South Grand Prairie HS in 12 Brother Zack played baseball at the Univ. of Dallas in 2009-2010 YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 16 Brooklyn SS 0 2 3.71 19 0 0 0 17.0 16 9 7 9 22 MINORS TOTALS 0 2 3.71 19 0 0 0 17.0 16 9 7 9 22 6 Blackham, Matt - RHP 5-11, 170, 24 - Overland Park, KS Last Three Outings: IP H R ER BB SO 6/27 @ Lexington 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 6/24 vs. Kannapolis 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 6/18 @ Charleston 1.1 5 3 3 1 1 IR/IRS: 6/3 1st Batters Retired: 9-20 Last Save: 5/28 @ Lexington Last HR Allowed: Last Win: 6/14 @ Greenville (3-0) Consecutive Scoreless Inn: -- Fractured right elbow in spring training in 2016 (DNP last year) First pro start came with the Brooklyn Cyclones on June 22, 2015 (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 7 K) Spent two years at Johnson Community College (KS) before attending Middle Tennessee State Attended high school in Utah but then his family moved to Kansas where he completed his senior year (Olathe Northwest HS) Had two arm surgeries early in HS after a growth plate in his elbow popped out YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 14 Kingsport Adv-R 2 0 1.42 11 0 0 0 19.0 10 6 3 9 25 15 Brooklyn A-Short 2 2 3.82 6 6 0 0 30.2 25 16 13 12 42 16 DNP-Injured MINORS TOTALS 4 2 2.90 17 6 0 0 49.2 35 22 16 21 67 33 Griffin, Cam RHP 6-3, 195, 25 - Jonesboro, GA Last Three Outings: IP H R ER BB SO 6/29 @ Lexington 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 6/25 vs. Kannapolis 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 6/23 vs. Kannapolis 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 IRS/IR: 3/0 1st Batters Retired: 6-10 Last Save: April 15 @ Augusta Last HR Allowed: Last Win: Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 2.1 4 appearances (4.1 IP, 1 ER, 2.08 ERA, 4 K) for Columbia in April before being promoted to Advanced-A St. Lucie on 4/18 Pitched in 12 games for St. Lucie: 0-3, 5.94, 16.2 IP, 16 K, 11 BB transferred back to Columbia on June 12 Missed all of last season due to injury Spent 2015 with the old home of the Low A Mets affiliate in Savannah (1.67 ERA, 7 saves) Attended Columbus State University (D II school located in the southwest portion of Georgia) Hometown of Jonesboro is a suburb of Atlanta and is a little more than 90 minutes from Columbus State YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 13 Brooklyn A-Short 1 0 2.00 5 0 0 0 9.0 5 3 2 6 7 13 GCL Mets Rookie 0 0 3.77 13 0 0 5 14.1 15 6 6 7 14 14 GCL Mets Rookie 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 14 Brooklyn A-Short 0 0 1.08 12 0 0 0 16.2 12 3 2 5 15 15 Savannah Low A 2 0 1.67 24 0 0 7 27.0 17 6 5 11 26 16 DNP-Injured MINORS TOTALS 3 0 1.96 56 0 0 12 69.0 49 18 15 29 64 17 Henry, Taylor LHP 6-2, 195, 23 - Shreveport, LA Last Three Outings: IP H R ER BB SO 6/29/17 @ Lexington 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 6/26/17 @ Lexington 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 6/23/17 vs. Kannapolis 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 IR/IRS: 12/4 1st Batters Retired: 14-19 Last Save: 6/10 vs. CHS, G1 (1) Last HR Allowed: 5/5 vs LWD Last Win: 6/4 @ HAG Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 9.1 Attended Centenary College of Louisiana (D III) Earned Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year during 2015 season Went 5-2, 22 bullpen appearances, 1.59 ERA, 85 K, and just 19 BB during 2015 at Centenary College Started only two games in 2015 while at this D III school (8.1 IP & 9.0 IP respectively with 27 total strikeouts) YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 15 Kingsport Adv-R 1 0 4.15 8 0 0 2 8.2 8 4 4 3 7 16 Brooklyn A-Short 2 1 1.71 24 0 0 4 31.2 28 8 6 9 28 16 St. Lucie Adv-A 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0 1 MINORS TOTALS 3 1 2.40 33 0 0 6 41.1 38 14 11 12 36 Page 9
2017 FIREFLIES BULLPEN NOTES 32 Pobereyko, Matt RHP 6-3, 230, 25, Hammond, IN Last Three Outings: IP H R ER BB SO 7/1 vs. Rome 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 6/25 vs. Kannapolis 1.0 1 0 0 2 3 6/22 vs. Kannapolis 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 IR/IRS: 1st Batters Retired: 2-3 Last Save: Last HR Allowed: Last Win: Consecutive Scoreless Inn: -- Signed with the Mets on June 20, 2017 and assigned to Columbia s roster on June 22 Played Independent Baseball for the Florence Freedom (KY) earlier this year in the Frontier League (0-2, 1.33 ERA, 20 relief appearances, 20.1 innings, and 31 strikeouts) Originally signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 5, 2016 and was released from the organization after last year. 39 Zanghi, Joe RHP 6-3, 250, 22, Milford, CT Last Three Outings: IP H R ER BB SO 7/2 vs. Rome 1.2 2 2 2 0 0 6/27 @ Lexington 3.0 0 0 0 1 1 6/25 vs. Kannapolis 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 IR/IRS: 1-0 1st Batters Retired: 16-22 Last Save: 6/4 @ Hagerstown Last HR Allowed: July 2 vs. ROM Last Win: Consecutive Scoreless Inn: -- Attended Cumberland Community College in New Jersey Started his collegiate career at Southern New Hampshire University (Northeast-10 conference D II) and split time as a pitcher and catcher Went to Foran HS which is about an hour from where Matt Harvey went to HS (Robert E Fitch) Was a 24th round pick by Reds in 2015 and did not sign...then signed with Mets as FA 6/16/16 YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 16 AZL Dbacks Rookie 1 0 0.64 8 0 0 3 14.0 6 1 1 6 20 16 Hillsboro SS 0 2 11.42 5 0 0 0 8.2 12 12 11 2 9 16 Visalia Adv-A 0 0 2.08 2 0 0 0 4.1 3 1 1 2 7 MINORS TOTALS 1 2 4.33 15 0 0 3 27.0 21 14 13 10 36 YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 16 Brooklyn SS 1 0 1.23 23 0 0 8 29.1 20 6 4 15 45 MINORS TOTALS 1 0 1.23 23 0 0 8 29.1 20 6 4 15 45 30 Uceta, Adonis RHP 6-1, 225, 23, Santo Domingo Norte, DR Last Three Outings: IP H R ER BB SO 7/2 vs. Rome 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 6/28 @ Lexington 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 6/24 vs. Kannapolis 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 IR/IRS: 19-4 1st Batters Retired: 15-22 Last Save: 7/2 vs. Rome (8) Last HR Allowed: Last Win: 6/24 vs. Kannapolis Consecutive Scoreless Inn: 21.1 Named SAL-BC Relief Pitcher of the Month (June) Tossed 13.1 scoreless innings struck our 16 batters and allowed just 10 hitters to reach base (7 H, 2 BB, 1 HBP) Named 2017 South Atlantic League All Star Signed as a free agent in 2012 Made season high 11 starts for Kingsport last year and recorded 63 strikeouts to just 16 walks YR TEAM CLASS W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 13 DSL Mets 1 Rookie 2 1 3.58 8 3 0 0 32.2 26 15 13 14 30 13 DSL Mets 2 Rookie 0 1 10.29 6 1 0 0 14.0 17 17 16 12 13 14 DSL Mets 1 Rookie 3 2 2.33 10 10 0 0 54.0 50 25 14 9 36 14 GCL Mets Rookie 1 0 5.11 4 0 0 1 12.1 12 7 7 2 9 15 GCL Mets Rookie 4 3 3.08 12 9 0 0 61.1 67 26 21 9 46 15 Kingsport Adv-R 1 0 3.00 1 1 0 0 6.0 6 2 2 2 6 16 Kingsport Adv-R 3 6 4.99 12 11 0 0 61.1 77 44 34 16 63 MINORS TOTALS 14 13 3.98 53 35 0 1 241.2 255 136 107 64 203 Page 10
2017 FIREFLIES MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 2017 FIREFLIES SCORING BREAKDOWN COLUMBIA Opponent Differential 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Extras Totals 29 45 36 40 34 34 24 36 20 6 315 31 33 35 42 30 18 30 17 25 3 264-2 +12 +1-2 +4 +16-6 +19-5 +3 +51 FIREFLIES vs. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE TOTAL HOME ROAD Asheville Tourists (Colorado Rockies) Augusta GreenJackets (San Francisco Giants) Charleston RiverDogs (New York Yankees) Delmarva Shorebirds (Baltimore Orioles) Greensboro Grasshoppers (Miami Marlins) Greenville Drive (Boston Red Sox) Hagerstown Suns (Washington Nationals) Hickory Crawdads (Texas Rangers) Kannapolis Intimidators (Chicago White Sox) Lakewood BlueClaws (Philadelphia Phillies) Lexington Legends (Kansas City Royals) Rome Braves (Atlanta Braves) West Virginia Power (Pittsburgh Pirates) vs. Northern vs. Southern TOTALS 2-1 2-1 9-2 7-0 2-2 7-3 6-1 1-2 3-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-2 2-2 2-5 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 4-4 1-3 3-1 8-7 4-3 4-4 3-2 1-1 2-1 1-3 1-3 13-18 5-12 8-7 31-16 20-6 11-9 44-34 25-18 19-16 THE LAST TIME... Fireflies Swept 3-Game Series-Home: June 6-8, 2017 vs. Lexington Fireflies Swept 3-Game Series-Road: May 30-June 1, 2016 @ Rome Fireflies Swept 4-Game Series-Home: April 6-9, 2017 vs. Augusta Fireflies Swept 4-Game Series-Road: Fireflies Swept 5-Game Series-Home: June 9-12, 2017* vs. Charleston (*Doubleheader on June 10) Fireflies Were Swept 3-Game Series-Home: July 12-14, 2016 vs. Delmarva Fireflies Were Swept 3-Game Series-Road: August 16-18, 2016 @ Asheville Fireflies Were Swept 4-Game Series-Home: June 23-26, 2016 vs. Augusta Fireflies Were Swept 4-Game Series-Road: July 7-10, 2016 @ Augusta Fireflies Swept a Doubleheader: June 10, 2017 vs. Charleston - W, 5-3 (7) & W, 4-2 (7) No-Hitter: April 9, 2016-9-0 win @ Charleston (Thomas McIlraith 6 IP, Alex Palsha 2 IP, Johnny Magliozzi 1 IP) Got No-Hit: May 6, 2017-1-0 loss vs. Lakewood (Nick Fanti 8.2 IP, Trevor Bettencourt 0.1 IP) Complete Game: May 24, 2017-3-0 win vs. Charleston, Game 1 (Jordan Humphreys, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, BB, 10 K) Complete Game Shutout: May 24, 2017-3-0 win vs. Charleston, Game 1 (Jordan Humphreys, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, BB, 10 K) Combined Shutout: June 26, 2017-4-0 win @ Lexington (Thomas McIlraith 6.0 IP, Taylor Henry 2.0 IP, Adam Atkins 1.0) Got Shut Out: June 17, 2017-3-0 loss @ Charleston Grand Slam: April 18, 2017 @ Rome (Reed Gamache) Allowed Grand Slam: May 20, 2017 vs. West Virginia (off LHP Jake Simon) Back-to-Back Home Runs: May 14, 2017-5-3 win @ Lakewood (Michael Paez and Dash Winningham) Two-Homer Game: June 15, 2017-7-2 win @ Greenville (Michael Paez) Three-Homer Game: Home Run in Consecutive Games (Individual): June 1 and 2, 2017 @ Hagerstown (Desmond Lindsay) Walk-Off Win: June 24 vs. Kannapolis - W, 4-3 (9th inning) Walk-Offs in Consecutive Games: Hit for the Cycle: 6-Hit Game: 5-Hit Game: Enmanuel Zabala (5-for-5), August 22, 2016 vs. Augusta, W 7-5 Pitcher Batted: Position Player Pitched: Inside-the-Park Home Run: Pinch-Hit Home Run: Page 11
2017 FIREFLIES HIGHS AND LOWS Team Miscellaneous Longest Winning Streak: 9, (June 4-12) Longest Losing Streak: 4 2x (June 17-23 & May 3-7) Largest Margin of Victory: 12 (May 29 vs. Augusta, W 14-2) Largest Margin of Defeat: 10 (L 12-2, 5/5 vs. LWD) Largest Shutout Win: 8-0 (June 8 vs Lexington) Largest Shutout Loss: 7-0 (4/14 @ AUG) Longest Game, Time (9 inn): 3:37 (4/6 vs AUG) Longest Game, Time (10+ inn): 4:14, 11 innings (June 14 @ Greenville, W 6-2) Longest Game, Innings: 11, 2x (June 14 @ Greenville, W 6-2) Shortest Game, Time (9 inn): 2:02 (May 6 vs. Lakewood) Shortest Game, Time (7 inn): 1:45, 2x (Game 2, May 28 @ Lexington, L 2-1 and Game 1, May 24 vs. Charleston, W 3-0) Largest Crowd, Home: 8,412 (April 6 vs Augusta) Smallest Crowd, Home: 3,002 (July 2 vs Rome) Largest Crowd, Road: 8,741 (5/15 @ Lakewood) Smallest Crowd, Road: 2,645 (4/16 @ AUG) Largest Come-From-Behind Win: 3 Runs, 2x (Last: June 6 vs. Lexington, W 5-3) Largest Blown Lead in a Loss: 4 (Sunday, April 16 @ Augusta, L 7-6) Most Errors, Game: 4 (4/16 @ AUG) Most Errors by Opponent: 4, (May 16 @ Lakewood) Most Double Plays Turned, Game: 4, (June 11 vs. Charleston, W 3-2) Most Left on Base: 12 (Friday, April 7 vs. Augusta, W 7-0) Warmest First Pitch Temperature: 94 (July 2 vs. Rome, W 3-2) Coolest First Pitch Temperature: 53 (Thursday, May 11 @ Delmarva, W 7-4) Team Batting Most Runs, Game: 14, 2x (Last: May 29 vs Augusta, W 14-2) Most Runs, Inning: 6, (May 29 vs. Augusta, W 14-2) Most Hits, Game: 15 (May 10 @ Delmarva, W 7-1) Most Hits, Inning: 5, 5x (Last: June 13 @ Greenville, L 5-4) Most Walks, Game: 9 (2x 4/8, 4/6 vs AUG) Most Home Runs, Game: 3, 3x (Last: May 29 vs. Augusta, W 14-2) Most Consecutive Games With A Home Run: 5 (4/26-4/30) Most Triples, Game: 3 (June 8 vs. Lexington, W 8-0) Most Doubles, Game: 6 (June 2 @ Hagerstown, W 8-7 in 10) Most Extra-Base Hits, Game: 8 (June 2 @ Hagerstown, W 8-7 in 10) Most Stolen Bases, Game: 5 (2x 4/8, 4/7 vs AUG) Most Strikeouts, 9-Inn Game: 15, 2x (Last: June 27 @ Lexington, L 6-5) Most Strikeouts, All Games: 15 2x (Last: June 27 @ Lexington, L 6-5) Individual Batting Most Hits: 4, Michael Paez (June 4 @ Hagerstown, W 5-3) Most Runs: 3, 6x (Last: Desmond Lindsay, June 2 @ Hagerstown, W 8-7 in 10) Most Extra-Base Hits: 3, Dash Winningham (May 29 vs. Augusta, W 14-2) Most Total Bases: 10, (Dash Winningham, May 29 vs. Augusta, W 14-2) Most Doubles: 2, 4x (Last: Tim Tebow, June 22 vs. Kannapolis, L 8-5) Most Triples: 1 (Many, Last: Andres Gimenez June 28 @ Lexington, W 5-4) Most HR: 2, 3x (Last: Michael Paez, June 15 @ Greenville, W 7-2) Most RBI: 6, (Dash Winningham, May 29 vs. Augusta, W 14-2) Most Walks: 4, Gene Cone (4/6 vs AUG) Most Strikeouts: 4, 5x (Last: Dash Winningham, June 28 @ Lexington) Most Stolen Bases: 2 (4x, Last: Milton Ramos, June 16 @ Charleston, W 4-1) Longest Hitting Streak: 9, Luis Carpio (June 2-11) Longest On-Base Streak: 17, 3x (Last: Jay Jabs, June 10 - July 2) Team Pitching Most Runs Allowed, Game: 12 (May 5 vs. Lakewood) Most Runs Allowed, Inning: 8, (May 5 vs. Lakewood, 2nd inning) Most Hits Allowed, Game: 16 (May 24 vs. Charleston, Game 2) Most Hits Allowed, Inning: 7 (May 5 vs. Lakewood) Most Triples Allowed, Game: 3 (May 7 vs. Lakewood) Most HR Allowed, Game: 3, 2x (Last: May 3 vs. Delmarva) Most SB Allowed: 2, 4x (Last: June 16 @ Charleston, W 4-1) Most Strikeouts, 9 inn Game: 17 (June 22 vs. Kannapolis, L, 8-5) Most Strikeouts, All Games: 17 (June 22 vs. Kannapolis, L, 8-5) Most Walks Allowed: 6, 3x (Last: June 11 vs. Charleston, W 2-1) Most Extra-Base Hits Allowed: 5, 3x (Last: May 7 vs. Lakewood) Individual Pitching Most Innings Pitched, Starter: 9.0 (Gabriel Llanes, May 10 @ Delmarva) Fewest Innings Pitched, Starter: 1.1, Joel Huertas (May 5 vs. Lakewood, L 12-2) Most Innings Pitched, Relief: 5.0, Joel Huertas (4/25 vs. Asheville) Most Hits Allowed, Starter: 12 (G. Llanes, 5/24 vs. Charleston, Game 2) Most Hits Allowed, Reliever: 6, 2x (Last: Darwin Ramos, May 5 vs. Lakewood)) Most Strikeouts, Starter: 12, Jordan Humphreys (April 24 vs. Asheville, W 3-2) Most Strikeouts, Reliever: 5, 3x (Last: Matt Blackham, June 14 @ Greenville) Most Walks, Starter: 4, 2x (Last: Blake Taylor, June 11 vs. Charleston, W 2-1) Most Walks, Reliever: 4, (Joe Zanghi, June 10 - Game 1 vs. Charleston, W 5-3) Most Earned Runs, Starter: 8, (Jake Simon, May 20 vs. West Virginia) Most Earned Runs, Reliever: 4, (Adonis Uceta, May 7 vs. Lakewood) Page 12
2017 OPENING DAY ROSTER (April 6, 2017) P (13): Matt Blackham, Harol Gonzalez, Merandy Gonzalez, Cam Griffin, Taylor Henry, Colin Holderman, Jordan Humphreys, Max Kuhns, Gabriel Llanes, Austin McGeorge, Blake Taylor, Adonis Uceta, Joseph Zanghi C (3): Brandon Brosher, Anthony Dimino, Ali Sanchez INF (5): Luis Carpio, Michael Paez, Milton Ramos, Blake Tiberi, Dash Winningham OF (4): Gene Cone, Desmond Lindsay, Tim Tebow, Jacob Zanon DL (4): Seth Davis (LHP), Jose Garcia (C), Witt Haggard (RHP), Natanael Ramos (C) April 6: RHP Witt Haggard placed on Columbia s Disabled List 2017 FIREFLIES TRANSACTIONS April 11: INF Blake Tiberi and OF Jacob Zanon placed on Columbia s Disabled List INF Reed Gamache and OF Jose Medina transferred to Columbia from Advanced-Rookie Kingsport April 12: INF/C Anthony Dimino transferred to Advanced-A St. Lucie from Columbia INF Jay Jabs transferred to Columbia from Short Season Brooklyn April 18: RHP Cam Griffin transferred to Advanced-A St. Lucie from Columbia RHP Joel Huertas transferred to Columbia from Short- Season Brooklyn April 24: RHP Harol Gonzalez placed on Columbia s Disabled List INF Blake Tiberi transferred from Columbia s disabled list to active roster April 29: RHP Colin Holderman, INF Reed Gamache and INF Blake Tiberi placed on Columbia s Disabled List RHP Harol Gonzalez transferred from Columbia s disabled list to active roster RHP Darwin Ramos transferred to Columbia from Advanced-A St. Lucie INF Andres Gimenez transferred to Columbia from the Dominican Summer League Mets May 2: RHP Austin McGeorge transferred from Columbia to Advanced-A St. Lucie RHP Jake Simon transferred to Columbia from Advanced-Rookie Kingsport May 10: OF Jose Medina transferred from Columbia to Short-Season Brooklyn...OF Ricardo Cespedes transferred to Columbia from Advanced-Rookie Kingsport. May 15: LHP Joel Huertas transferred to Columbia s disabled list INF Reed Gamache transferred from Columbia s disabled list to the active roster May 17: RHP Witt Haggard released by the Mets C Jose Garcia activated from Columbia s disabled list and transferred to Advanced-A St. Lucie May 18: OF Ricardo Cespedes transferred to Columbia s disabled list RHP Adam Atkins transferred to Columbia from Advanced-A St. Lucie June 1: LHP Jake Simon transferred from Columbia to Short Season Brooklyn...RHP Gary Cornish activated from the Columbia suspended list June 4: RHP Darwin Ramos transferred from Columbia to Short Season Brooklyn...LHP Thomas Szapucki transferred to Columbia from Short Season A Brooklyn June 12: RHP Max Kuhns transferred to Columbia s disabled list RHP Cam Griffin transferred to Columbia from Advanced-A St. Lucie June 14: OF Desmond Lindsay transferred to Columbia s disabled list OF Jose Medina transferred to Columbia from Short Season-A Brooklyn June 15: RHP Gary Cornish transferred to Columbia s disabled list...c Dan Rizzie transferred to Columbia from Advanced-A St. Lucie June 19: INF Reed Gamache and OF Jose Medina transferred from Columbia to short season-a Brooklyn June 22: INF Michael Paez, RHP Merandy Gonzalez and RHP Jordan Humphreys transferred from Columbia to Advanced-A St. Lucie OF Jacob Zanon activated from Columbia s disabled list OF Arnaldo Berrios transferred to Columbia from Advanced-A St. Lucie RHP Matt Pobereyko signed by the Mets and assigned to Columbia June 26: OF Tim Tebow transferred from Columbia to Advanced-A St. Lucie RHP Thomas McIlraith activated from the St. Lucie disabled list and transferred to Columbia INF Vinny Siena transferred to Columbia from Advanced-A St. Lucie June 29: OF Gene Cone transferred to disabled list...of Ian Strom transferred from Short Season-A Brooklyn to Columbia June 30: INF Colby Woodmansee transferred to Columbia from GCL Mets Page 13
2017 FIREFLIES 1st HALF DAY-BY-DAY (40-28,.242 Batting Average 2.99 ERA) APRIL (13-12,.233 Batting Average, 2.95 ERA) Date/Opponent Result Record Div. Stand (GB) Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Time/Attendance April 6 vs. AUG, 7:05 W 14-7 1-0 T-1st Matt Blackham (1-0) Domenic Mazza (0-1) 3:37 / 8,412 April 7 vs. AUG, 7:05 W 7-0 2-0 T-1st Jordan Humphreys (1-0) D.J. Myers (0-1) 2:59 / 5,466 April 8 vs. AUG, 7:05 W 9-5 3-0 T-1st Taylor Henry (1-0) Cameron Avila-Leeper (0-1) Adonis Uceta (1) 3:30 / 6,191 April 9 vs. AUG, 2:05 W 6-0 4-0 T-1st Merandy Gonzalez (1-0) Melvin Adon (0-1) 2:43 / 5,936 April 10 vs. HIC, 7:05 W 3-0 5-0 1st (+1.0) Colin Holderman (1-0) Argenis Rodriguez (0-1) Joe Zanghi (1) 2:55 / 3,619 April 11 vs. HIC, 7:05 L 5-1 5-1 T-1st Tyler Phillips (1-0) Blake Taylor (0-1) 2:51 / 5,388 April 12 vs. HIC, 7:05 L 4-2 5-2 T-2nd (-1.0) Luke Lanphere (1-0) Harol Gonzalez (0-1) Kaleb Fontenot (1) 2:57 / 5,500 April 13 @ AUG, 7:05 W 7-2 6-2 T-1st Jordan Humphreys (2-0) D.J. Myers (0-2) 2:33 / 5,830 April 14 @ AUG, 7:05 L 7-0 6-3 T-2nd (-1.0) Matt Solter (1-0) Gabriel Llanes (0-1) 2:43 / 5,330 April 15 @ AUG, 6:05 W 1-0 7-3 T-1st Merandy Gonzalez (2-0) Melvin Adon (0-2) Cam Griffin (1) 2:20 / 5,469 April 16 @ AUG, 2:05 L 7-6 7-4 T-2nd (-1.0) Matt Pope (1-0) Joe Zanghi (0-1) 3:09 / 2,645 April 17 @ ROM, 7:00 L 3-2 7-5 T-3rd (-2.0) Adam McCreery (1-0) Blake Taylor (0-2) Brandon White (2) 2:41 / 5.105 April 18 @ ROM, 7:00 W 8-3 (8) 8-5 T-2nd (-1.0) Harol Gonzalez (1-1) Jeremy Walker (0-1) 2:36 / 5,073 April 19 @ ROM, 10:30 W 3-2 9-5 T-1st (+1.0) Jordan Humphreys (3-0) Ian Anderson (1-1) Joe Zanghi (2) 2:42 / 3,727 April 20 vs. LEX, 7:05 L 2-0 9-6 T-2nd (-1.0) Andre Davis (2-0) Gabriel Llanes (0-2) Walker Sheller (2) 2:16 / 4,398 April 21 vs. LEX, 7:05 W 5-0 10-6 2nd (-1.0) Merandy Gonzalez (3-0) Nolan Watson (0-3) 2:34 / 5,896 April 22 vs. LEX, 7:05 L 4-0 10-7 T-2nd (-1.0) Jace Vines (1-2) Colin Holderman (1-1) Garrett Davila (1) 2:23 / 7,536 April 23 vs. LEX, 2:05 L 4-2 10-8 3rd (-1.5) Gerson Garabito (2-1) Blake Taylor (0-3) Walker Sheller (3) 2:31 / 4,411 April 24 vs. ASH, 7:05 W 3-2 11-8 3rd (-1.0) Jordan Humphreys (4-0) Riley Pint (0-3) Adonis Uceta (2) 2:43 / 3,177 April 25 vs. ASH, 11:05 L 2-0 (11) 11-9 T-3rd (-2.5) J.D. Hammer (3-0) Joel Huertas (0-1) Justin Lawrence (3) 2:28 / 3,855 April 26 vs. ASH, 11:05 W 5-0 12-9 3rd (-2.5) Merandy Gonzalez (4-0) Brandon Gold (1-2) 2:14 / 3,141 April 27 @ HIC, 7:00 L 8-7 (8) 12-10 3rd (-2.5) Sal Mendez (2-0) Colin Holderman (1-2) Jake Lemoine (1) 3:33 / 4,225 April 28 @ HIC, 7:00 L 11-7 12-11 T-3rd (-3.5) Kaleb Fontenot (1-0) Blake Taylor (0-4) 2:57 / 4,525 April 29 @ HIC, 6:00 L 9-8 (10) 12-12 4th (-4.5) C.D. Pelham (1-0) Joe Zanghi (0-2) 3:48 / 4,325 April 30 @ HIC, 3:00 W 11-2 13-12 T-3rd (-3.5) Jordan Humphreys (5-0) Demarcus Evans (0-3) 2:43 / 4,425 MAY (14-11,.242 Batting Average, 3.39 ERA) May 2 vs. DEL, 7:05 W 2-1 14-12 3rd (-3.5) Adonis Uceta (1-0) Matt Trowbridge (0-1) 2:28 / 3,620 May 3 vs. DEL, 11:05 L 10-3 14-13 3rd (-3.5) Lucas Humpal (1-2) Merandy Gonzalez (4-1) 2:35 / 3,884 May 4 vs. DEL, 7:05 PPD to 5/11 14-13 May 5 vs. LWD, 7:05 L 12-2 14-14 3rd (-4.5) Zach Morris (2-1) Joel Huertas (0-2) 3:14 / 6,253 May 6 vs. LWD, 7:05 L 1-0 14-15 3rd (-5.5) Nick Fanti (2-0) Jake Simon (0-1) Trevor Bettencourt (2) 2:02 / 6,621 May 7 vs. LWD, 2:05 L 10-7 14-16 5th (-5.5) Sixto Sanchez (1-2) Harol Gonzalez (1-2) Will Hibbs (2) 2:53 / 7,530 May 8 vs. LWD, 7:05 W 5-1 15-16 T-3rd (-5.5) Jordan Humphreys (6-0) Bailey Falter (1-2) 2:17 / 3,440 May 10 @ DEL, 7:05 W 7-1 16-16 T-3rd (-4.5) Gabriel Llanes (1-2) Lucas Humpal (1-3) 2:21 / 4,753 May 11 @ DEL, 6:05 W 7-4 17-16 3rd (-4.0) Merandy Gonzalez (5-1) Zach Muckenhirn (1-3) Adonis Uceta (3) 3:03 / 3,748 May 12 @ DEL, 5:05 CAN (RAIN) 17-16 May 12 @ DEL, DH CAN (RAIN) 17-16 May 13 @ LWD, 4:05 PPD to 5/15 17-16 May 14 @ LWD, 1:05 W 5-3 18-16 T-2nd (-4.5) Jake Simon (1-1) Zach Morris (2-2) 2:31 / 6,468 May 15 @ LWD, 5:05 W, 6-1 (7) 19-16 2nd (-4.5) Harol Gonzalez (2-2) Felix Paulino (1-3) 2:02 / May 15 @ LWD, DH L, 2-1 (7) 19-17 2nd (-4.5) Nick Fanti (3-0) Jordan Humphreys (6-1) Trevor Bettencourt (4) 1:51 / 8,741 May 16 @ LWD, 6:35 W 5-4 20-17 2nd (-4.0) Gabriel Llanes (2-2) Ismael Cabrera (2-2) Max Kuhns (1) 2:50 / 8,180 May 18 vs. WV, 7:05 W 3-2 (10) 21-17 2nd (-4.5) Adonis Uceta (2-0) Jordan Jess (0-2) - 3:11 / 4,798 May 19 vs. WV, 7:05 L 3-1 21-18 2nd (-4.5) Cam Vieaux (2-0) Blake Taylor (0-5) Geoff Hartlieb (3) 2:23 / 6,569 May 20 vs. WV, 7:05 L 9-3 21-19 2nd (-5.5) Eduardo Vera (2-1) Jake Simon (1-2) 2:43 / 7,007 May 21 vs. WV, 2:05 L 6-3 21-20 T-3rd (-6.0) Dylan Prohoroff (1-1) Harol Gonzalez (2-3) 2:50 / 6,222 May 22 vs. CHS, 7:05 PPD to 6/10 21-20 May 23 vs. CHS, 7:05 PPD to 5/24 21-20 May 24 vs. CHS, 10:05 W 3-0 (7) 22-20 Jordan Humphreys (7-1) Brian Keller (3-4) 1:45 / May 24 vs. CHS, DH L 10-5 (5) 22-21 T-3rd (-5.5) Christian Morris (1-1) Gabriel Llanes (2-3) 2:34 / 4,699 May 25 @ LEX, 7:05 W 3-2 23-21 3rd (-5.5) Merandy Gonzalez (6-1) Ofreidy Gomez (1-6) Max Kuhns (2) 2:42 / 7,590 May 26 @ LEX, 7:05 L, 5-2 23-22 3rd (-5.5) Garrett Davila (4-0) Blake Taylor (0-6) 2:23 / 8,185 May 27 @ LEX, 6:35 PPD to 5/28 23-22 May 28 @ LEX, 12:05 W, 3-0 (7) 24-22 3rd (-5.5) Jake Simon (2-2) Travis Eckert (2-3) Matt Blackham (1) 2:10 / May 28 @ LEX, DH L, 2-1 (7) 24-23 T-3rd (-5.5) Andre Davis (4-2) Harol Gonzalez (2-4) 1:45 / 7,047 May 29 vs. AUG, 5:05 W 14-2 (7) 25-23 T-3rd (-4.5) Gabriel Llanes (3-3) Caleb Baragar (0-4) 3:02 / 5,365 May 30 vs. AUG, 7:05 W 8-2 26-23 3rd (-4.0) Jordan Humphreys (8-1) Stephen Woods (2-5) 3:02 / 4,435 May 31 vs. AUG, 7:05 W 4-3 27-23 3rd (-4.0) Merandy Gonzalez (7-1) Melvin Adon (0-5) Max Kuhns (3) 2:55 / 3,947 JUNE (16-10,.249 Batting Average, 2.66 ERA) June 1 @ HAG, 7:05 L 3-2 27-24 3rd (-5.0) McKenzie Mills (5-2) Gary Cornish (0-1) Jordan Mills (4) 2:21 / 6,217 June 2 @ HAG, 7:05 W 8-7 (10) 28-24 3rd (-5.0) Max Kuhns (1-0) Tommy Peterson (0-1) Joe Zanghi (3) 3:34 / 5,894 June 3 @ HAG, 6:05 L 4-3 28-25 3rd (-5.0) Mick VanVossen (3-0) Darwin Ramos (0-1) 2:57 / 6,351 June 4 @ HAG, 2:05 W 5-3 29-25 3rd (-4.0) Taylor Henry (2-0) Tyler Watson (4-2) Joe Zanghi (4) 3:30 / 4,116 June 6 vs. LEX, 7:05 W 5-3 30-25 3rd (-3.0) Adam Atkins (1-0) Grant Gavin (1-2) Max Kuhns (4) 2:41 / 3,619 June 7 vs. LEX, 12:05 W 5-1 31-25 2nd (-3.0) Merandy Gonzalez (8-1) Garrett Davila (4-2) 2:40 / 3,480 June 8 vs. LEX, 7:05 W 8-0 32-25 2nd (-3.0) Gary Cornish (1-1) Travis Eckert (2-4) 2:52 / 5,365 June 9 vs. CHS, 7:05 W 3-1 33-25 2nd (-3.0) Harol Gonzalez (3-4) Phillip Diehl (6-2) Adonis Uceta (4) 2:52 / 6,035 June 10 vs. CHS, 5:05 W 5-3 (7) 34-25 2nd (-2.0) Jordan Humphreys (9-1) Jio Orozco (3-4) Taylor Henry (1) 2:23 / June 10 vs. CHS, DH W 4-2 (7) 35-25 2nd (-1.5) Thomas Szapucki (1-0) Raynel Espinal (1-1) Max Kuhns (5) 2:38 / 7,861 June 11 vs. CHS, 2:05 W 3-2 36-25 2nd (-0.5) Gabriel Llanes (4-3) Adonis Rosa (1-2) Adonis Uceta (5) 2:20 / 5,248 June 12 vs. CHS, 7:05 W 2-1 37-25 2nd (-0.5) Matt Blackham (2-0) Garrett Mundell (0-2) 2:41 / 3,440 June 13 @ GVL, 7:05 L 5-4 37-26 2nd (-1.5) Hildemaro Requena (4-2) Cam Griffin (0-1) --- 2:47 / 6,340 June 14 @ GVL, 7:05 W 6-2 (11) 38-26 2nd (-0.5) Matt Blackham (3-0) Dakota Smith (0-1) --- 4:14 / 6,574 June 15 @ GVL, 7:05 W 7-2 39-26 1st (+0.5) Harol Gonzalez (4-4) Logan Boyd (7-4) --- 3:05 / 7,415 June 16 @ CHS, 7:05 W 4-1 40-26 1st (+0.5) Jordan Humphreys (10-1) Nick Nelson (0-6) Adonis Uceta (6) 3:03 / 7,257 June 17 @ CHS, 6:05 L 3-0 40-27 1st (+0.5) Brian Keller (5-5) Thomas Szapucki (1-1) Garrett Mundell (6) 2:55 / 7,331 June 18 @ CHS, 1:05 L 5-1 40-28 2nd (-0.5) Matt Frawley (4-1) Gabriel Llanes (4-4) --- 2:45 / 6,557 Page 14