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Fireflies Bats Silenced in 3-0 Loss to Charleston 

Team returns home after the All-Star Break for Christmas in July
July 13, 2025

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Fireflies were shutout as they dropped the rubber match 3-0 to the Charleston RiverDogs Sunday afternoon at The Joe. The Fireflies bats were stymied by Jose Urbina (W, 6-1) who worked seven scoreless innings with 78 pitches. After that Jadon Berkovich struck out the side in

Early Offense Not Enough as Fireflies Fall 7-3 

Columbia splits series with Augusta on Independence Day weekend
July 6, 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Fireflies jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two innings but couldn’t hold off a surging Augusta GreenJackets offense, falling 7–3 Friday night at Segra Park. Columbia’s offense came alive early in the second when Gabriel Silva slapped an RBI single to open up the scoring.

Pitching Delivers Another Strong Outing in 1-0 Loss 

Fireflies return home tomorrow for Independence Day Game
July 3, 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. — After a two-hour delay, both pitching staffs delivered strong outings as the Fireflies lost 1-0 to the Augusta GreenJackets Thursday night at SRP Park. Augusta got on the board in the bottom of the first inning. Eric Hartman got things started. The second baseman laced a double

Late Rally Falls Short in 3-2 Loss 

McNair Triples to bring tying run 90 feet away
June 17, 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia Fireflies fell 3-2 despite a late rally against the Carolina Mudcats Tuesday night at Five County Stadium. Derlin Figueroa doubled to start off the ninth. After that, Hyungchan Um drew a walk to bring the tying run to the plate with nobody out. After a

Grits Rally to 2-1 Win Over Kannapolis 

Fireflies one game out of first with six games left in half
June 12, 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Columbia Fireflies scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 2-1 Thursday night at Segra Park. With the Fireflies win, they’ve overtaken Hickory in the standings and are percentage points behind Augusta in third place. The team

Strong Start Falls Flat in 7-4 Loss 

Fireflies bust out of the gates with three in the first in loss
May 28, 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Fireflies offense came out of the gates strong with three in the first, but ultimately fell 7-4 to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers Wednesday night at Segra Park. Fayetteville rallied to tie the game in the fourth inning. Max Holy scored the first run of the game on

Fireflies Drop Finale 8-1 to Augusta 

Bullpen holds GreenJackets to two earned runs over seven innings
May 18, 2025

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Fireflies bullpen worked seven innings and allowed only a pair of runs, but the Fireflies fell 8-1 to the Augusta GreenJackets Sunday evening at Segra Park. The GreenJackets struck first Sunday night. Augusta scored two in both the first and second innings. Then got their first

Marte Leads Way as Fireflies Hold on to 3-2 Win 

Righty strikes out nine across five scoreless innings to snap skid
May 9, 2025

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Columbia Fireflies used five scoreless innings from Yunior Marte to lead the way in a 3-2 win over the Charleston RiverDogs Friday night at The Joe. Marte worked five strong innings, striking out a 2025 Fireflies-best nine RiverDogs to keep Charleston off the board. Marte wrung

Winstreak Halted in 11-10 Rollercoaster 

16 runs score in the fourth as Columbia loses first game of the week
April 26, 2025

Columbia, SC— The Fireflies battled with the Carolina Mudcats in an 11-10 loss that saw each team score eight runs in the fourth inning Saturday night at Segra Park. It was the fifth where Carolina gained their advantage though. Trailing 10-9, Reece Walling and Blayberg Diaz drew back-to-back walks to

Pitching Powers Fireflies to Third-Straight win 

Fireflies throw eight scoreless to end 5-2 win over Charleston
April 10, 2025

Columbia, SC— The Fireflies pitching staff spun eight scoreless innings to end a 5-2 win over the Charleston RiverDogs Thursday night at Segra Park. Yunior Marte settled down in a big way after the first. The righty worked through 4.2 innings and retired the last seven batters he faced. Columbia’s

Fireflies Announce 2025 Opening Day Roster 

Royals top catching and starting pitching prospects anchor team
April 2, 2025

Columbia, SC — The Columbia Fireflies, in conjunction with the Kansas City Royals, announced their 2025 Opening Day roster today. The roster includes five of the Royals top 30 prospects according to MLB Pipeline and has nine members of the 2023 and 2024 draft classes. The Fireflies 2025 roster, led

Bernal’s Excellent Start Spoiled in 1-0 Loss

Fireflies lose 1-0 in 10 innings in front of sell-out crowd
September 7, 2024

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies pitching staff didn’t allow a run in regulation, but the bats weren’t able to come through as Columbia fell 1-0 to the Charleston RiverDogs in 10 innings at Segra Park Saturday night. The Fireflies played in front of their second sell-out crowd of the season

Columbia’s Pitching Staff Notches Seventh Shutout of 24

The Fireflies beat Fredericksburg 4-0 Saturday
August 24, 2024

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies rode a hot start from Hiro Wyatt and four shutout innings from the bullpen to a 4-0 win over the Fredericksburg Nationals at Segra Park Saturday night. The win was their seventh shutout of the 2024 season. The Fireflies wasted no time leaving their mark

Pitching Staff Shuts Down FredNats in 4-1 Win

Late rally moves Fireflies three games back of first place
August 21, 2024

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies bats rallied late behind another excellent pitching performance to beat the Fredericksburg Nationals 4-1 at Segra Park Wednesday night. The win moved the Fireflies just three games back of the Charleston RiverDogs for first place in the South Division. Columbia rallied late against the FredNats.

Late Offense Powers Fireflies Over Woodpeckers

Columbia takes series opener 5-2 over Fayetteville Tuesday
July 30, 2024

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies scored three runs in the final two innings to win 5-2 over the Fayetteville Woodpeckers Tuesday night at Segra Stadium. The Fireflies pushed forward again in the eighth. Austin Charles lined a single up the middle with the bases loaded to plate Aldrin Lucas to

Solid Pitching Leads to 3-1 Win Tuesday

Fireflies even series with the GreenJackets behind Bernal, Hernandez
July 2, 2024

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies got an excellent game out of four pitchers in a 3-1 win over the Augusta GreenJackets at Segra Park Tuesday night. The bullpen combined for five scoreless innings behind Bernal’s second-consecutive one-run start. Columbia took the lead in the bottom of the third inning. After

Fireflies Win Fifth-Straight Friday

Early offense, five one-run innings from the pen clinch win
June 28, 2024

Columbia, SC – The Fireflies used a four-run fifth inning and five one-run innings of work from the bullpen to take home a 6-3 win over the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers at Atrium Health Ballpark Friday night. The win was the Fireflies fifth-consecutive, which is their second-longest winning streak of the

Novas Excellent in 5-2 Loss for Fireflies

Columbia lose back-to-back by the same score to Myrtle Beach
September 6, 2023

COLUMBIA, SC – Elvis Novas stranded three inherited runners and spun 2.1 scoreless, but it wasn’t enough to revive the offense as Columbia fell 5-2 Wednesday evening to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans at Pelicans Ballpark. Brian Kalmer dealt the big blow for a second-consecutive night. In the fifth inning with

Fireflies Eliminated from Playoffs with 13-3 Loss

Fireflies lose big on Grateful Dead night
September 1, 2023

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies allowed six runs in the fourth inning to fall behind 7-1 as they ended up dropping Friday’s game at Segra Park 13-3 to the Delmarva Shorebirds. In the fourth inning, the Shorebirds hit around, scoring six runs to take a 7-1 lead over Columbia. After