COLUMBIA FIREFLIES (A)
2nd place | 72-68, .514 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 4-6
R: 553 | RA: 506 | PAYROLL: $0
09/11/2026
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Valdez .225
   
   
   
   
TEAM LEADERS HR
2 tied with 9
O. Garza 9
J. Hoover 9
J. Downey 8
J. Mehaffey 8
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Hoover 48
J. Downey 38
O. Garza 33
J. Mehaffey 33
D. Spicer 28
TEAM LEADERS W
J. Hockenberry 9
J. Peel 8
W. Figueroa 7
D. Becker 6
S. Simmons 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
J. Hockenberry 2.85
J. Peel 3.31
D. Rodriguez 3.55
   
   
TEAM LEADERS K
J. Hockenberry 97
D. Rodriguez 95
J. Peel 84
D. Weyenberg 58
E. Whitmore 51
WHO'S HOT?
P Willie Figueroa 15 SV, 0.38 Last 23 games
RF Stuart Crow .558, 1 HR Last 15 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Ryan Ziesmer 0-1, 8.44 Last 3 games
P Daniel Becker 0-0, 8.53 Last 6 games
3B Willie Sandoval .140, 0 HR Last 22 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Danny Rodriguez 22 22 5 4 0 3.55 1.22 Exhausted
Starter R Josh Peel 21 21 8 6 0 3.31 1.28 Rested
Starter L Nick Baldwin 11 9 3 3 1 3.70 1.47 Slightly Tired
Starter L Steve Simmons 30 5 6 5 2 4.28 1.64 Tired
Starter R Ryan Ziesmer 24 3 2 5 1 4.04 1.51 Rested
Long Relief R Jesus Lobos 3 0 0 0 0 0.96 0.96 Slightly Tired
Long Relief R Ron Wolak 14 3 3 0 1 3.38 1.18 Rested
Middle Relief R Mario Aragon 2 0 0 1 0 2.08 1.38 Rested
Middle Relief R Daniel Becker 30 4 6 2 0 4.28 1.52 Rested
Middle Relief R Ernie Whitmore 27 0 0 3 0 4.07 1.61 Rested
Setup R Shane Marchione 12 0 2 1 0 3.14 1.33 Rested
Setup R Danny Hawkins 45 0 2 6 5 2.44 1.10 Rested
Closer L Willie Figueroa 56 0 7 8 35 2.04 1.31 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
19 S Frank Kolling C 44 78 17 1 8 6 12 13 .218 .330 .269 -0.3
26 L Matt Harrison C 52 161 40 1 11 14 8 38 .248 .285 .304 -0.4
11 S Brad Stack C 12 35 7 1 5 3 8 5 .200 .349 .314 0.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
14 R Matt Traczyk SS 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 -0.1
1 R Chase Overman 2B 35 93 23 1 10 10 7 16 .247 .314 .333 -0.1
30 R Willie Sandoval 3B 71 229 55 3 21 23 11 26 .240 .282 .306 -1.6
9 R Josh Willis 1B 65 233 62 3 18 29 19 40 .266 .323 .352 -0.6
8 R Chris Hartsfield 1B 55 171 49 5 23 27 19 25 .287 .366 .421 0.1
41 R Ronnie Hench 2B 16 74 31 2 14 13 0 6 .419 .421 .568 0.5
18 R Melvin Valdez 3B 97 364 82 2 22 42 23 89 .225 .281 .302 -1.3
27 R Josh Downey 2B 87 320 90 8 38 30 25 51 .281 .337 .403 1.6
27 R Pavlik Makanin 1B 29 108 31 1 11 12 10 18 .287 .347 .380 -0.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
13 R Bryan Johnson CF 52 143 40 2 15 17 4 30 .280 .299 .413 0.9
34 L Stuart Crow RF 31 109 45 3 18 14 5 9 .413 .453 .578 1.5
76 R Sam Espinosa LF 49 178 54 3 17 19 10 30 .303 .354 .427 0.8
38 R Larry Holmes LF 5 23 7 1 2 7 3 6 .304 .385 .435 0.2
23 L Oscar Garza CF 69 228 67 9 33 23 26 26 .294 .366 .447 1.5
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Larry Holmes LF .304 1 2 2
2 R Josh Downey 2B .281 8 38 2
3 L Stuart Crow RF .413 3 18 0
4 S Brad Stack C .200 1 5 0
5 R Willie Sandoval DH .240 3 21 0
6 R Melvin Valdez 3B .225 2 22 12
7 R Josh Willis 1B .266 3 18 0
8 R Bryan Johnson CF .280 2 15 0
9 R Matt Traczyk SS .143 0 0 0
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Larry Holmes LF .304 1 2 2
2 R Ronnie Hench 2B .419 2 14 2
3 L Stuart Crow RF .413 3 18 0
4 L Oscar Garza CF .294 9 33 3
5 S Brad Stack C .200 1 5 0
6 R Pavlik Makanin DH .287 1 11 0
7 R Josh Willis 1B .266 3 18 0
8 R Melvin Valdez 3B .225 2 22 12
9 R Matt Traczyk SS .143 0 0 0
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Dave Weyenberg torn flexor tendon (elbow) 11 months On IL, eligible for return
P Jose Ornelas strained triceps DtD, one week On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
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Schedule Kansas City Royals
NEWS
STANDINGS
Southern Division W L PCT GB
Augusta GreenJackets 81 59 .579 -
Columbia Fireflies 72 68 .514 9.0
Charleston RiverDogs 71 69 .507 10.0
Myrtle Beach Pelicans 68 72 .486 13.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 72-68, .514 PCT
Position in Division 2nd, 9 GB
Record at home 40-30, .571 PCT
Record on the road 32-38, .457 PCT
Record in X-inning games 12-7, .632 PCT
Record in one-run games 26-23, .531 PCT
Record versus LHP 12-16, .429 PCT
Record versus RHP 60-52, .536 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in April 10-11, .476 PCT
Record in May 14-15, .483 PCT
Record in June 15-12, .556 PCT
Record in July 14-12, .538 PCT
Record in August 15-13, .536 PCT
Record in September 4-5, .444 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .274 - 11th
On-Base Percentage .334 - 10th
Slugging Percentage .390 - 10th
On-Base + Slugging .724 - 10th
Runs Scored 553 - 9th
Hits 1348 - 11th
Extra-Base Hits 342 - 9th
Home Runs 99 - 8th
Bases On Balls 397 - 5th
Strikeouts 822 - 3rd
Stolen Bases 96 - 1st
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.38 - 2nd
Starters' ERA 3.38 - 1st
Bullpen ERA 3.38 - 4th
Runs allowed 506 - 1st
Hits allowed 1287 - 1st
Opponents AVG .268 - 1st
BABIP .310 - 1st
Home Runs allowed 87 - 1st
Bases On Balls 367 - 6th
Strikeouts 868 - 7th
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