Fireflies Earn 10th Shutout of Season in 1-0 Win
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Fireflies cruised through a 1-0 win over the Hickory Crawdads behind five scoreless innings from Hiro Wyatt Sunday evening at Segra Park. It was the Fireflies 10th shutout of the 2025 season and their second 1-0 win of the year. Columbia got on the scoreboard first
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Fireflies cruised through a 1-0 win over the Hickory Crawdads behind five scoreless innings from Hiro Wyatt Sunday evening at Segra Park. It was the Fireflies 10th shutout of the 2025 season and their second 1-0 win of the year.
Columbia got on the scoreboard first in the bottom of the fourth inning. Asbel Gonzalez ripped a linedrive base knock to right field before he stole second to reach scoring position. With two outs, Henry Ramos dribbled a grounder to short that Gavin Fien threw up the line. Ramos ran out the error to reach first safely and Gonzalez trucked home from second to break the scoreless tie.
Hiro Wyatt spun one of his best starts of the season for Columbia. The righty worked five, two-hit innings without allowing a run. He didn’t issue a walk and struck out five Crawdads. Wyatt also retired the final eight batters he faced before turning the ball over to the bullpen with a 1-0 lead.
Kamden Edge worked 1.1 innings before getting lifted with a runner at third for Henson Leal in the seventh. Leal struck out Juan Sulbaron and induced a pop-up to strand the tying run 90 feet away. After that, he worked a scoreless eighth to keep Columbia in front.
Bryson Dudley (S, 2) closed out the game with a 1-2-3 ninth that included a pair of strikeouts.
Ismael Agreda (L, 3-5) got the loss despite not surrendering an earned run. Agred worked five two hit innings. After that, Drew Proksch spun a pair of scoreless innings and Jesus Lafalaise went a scoreless eighth to close out the night for Hickory.
The Fireflies close out the regular season with a six-game set at Myrtle Beach beginning Tuesday night. Both the Pelicans and the Fireflies have yet to name their starting rotation for the series.
Columbia will play their first home playoff game at Segra Park Thursday, September 11 at 7:05 pm. The night is presented by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, who will give away neon rally towels to the first 1,000 in attendance. Buy your tickets now at FirefliesTickets.com.