COLUMBIA FIREFLIES (A)
4th place | 24-26, .480 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 206 | RA: 194 | PAYROLL: $0
06/01/2026
BNN Index | CAR | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
R. Scott .310
W. Sandoval .278
J. Hoover .275
R. Hernandez .256
M. Valdez .240
TEAM LEADERS HR
2 tied with 6
J. Hoover 6
J. Mehaffey 6
M. Griffith 4
3 tied with 3
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Hoover 29
J. Mehaffey 19
J. Downey 16
W. Sandoval 15
R. Hernandez 14
TEAM LEADERS W
T. Cruz 4
D. Becker 3
W. Figueroa 3
J. Hockenberry 3
J. Peel 3
TEAM LEADERS ERA
D. Rodriguez 2.88
R. Lopez 3.69
J. Peel 4.29
J. Hockenberry 4.66
   
TEAM LEADERS K
D. Rodriguez 48
J. Hockenberry 38
R. Lopez 28
D. Weyenberg 27
2 tied with 26
WHO'S HOT?
P Tony Cruz 2-0, 0.73 Last 3 games
P Ernie Whitmore 0-0, 0.57 Last 6 games
WHO'S NOT?
SS Alex Burciaga .095, 0 HR Last 5 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Danny Rodriguez 11 11 2 1 0 2.88 1.09 Exhausted
Starter R Jared Hockenberry 10 10 3 3 0 4.66 1.53 Tired
Starter R Josh Peel 7 7 3 2 0 4.29 1.48 Slightly Tired
Starter R Mark Sanders 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Starter R Tony Cruz 11 2 4 2 0 5.48 1.55 Exhausted
Long Relief R Justin Adams 8 0 0 0 0 2.49 0.97 Rested
Long Relief R Ernie Whitmore 11 0 0 0 0 1.71 1.33 Rested
Middle Relief R Ryan Ziesmer 5 0 0 3 0 4.76 1.32 Rested
Middle Relief R Daniel Becker 10 0 3 0 0 0.63 0.70 Rested
Middle Relief R Ryan Walters 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 Rested
Setup L Steve Simmons 16 1 1 3 1 5.13 1.63 Slightly Tired
Setup R Danny Hawkins 17 0 0 4 2 3.50 1.33 Rested
Closer L Willie Figueroa 20 0 3 3 11 3.66 1.27 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
12 R Josh Hoover C 40 149 41 6 29 17 16 21 .275 .341 .470 0.8
19 S Frank Kolling C 15 30 6 0 1 2 7 3 .200 .351 .233 -0.1
26 L Matt Harrison C 15 46 10 0 4 1 2 8 .217 .255 .261 -0.4
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
15 R Dave Spicer SS 35 128 25 1 9 13 11 28 .195 .275 .227 -0.5
9 R Josh Willis 1B 25 90 24 2 10 11 10 14 .267 .347 .378 0.0
7 R Alex Burciaga SS 28 105 24 2 7 9 7 18 .229 .281 .314 -0.4
30 R Willie Sandoval 1B 38 133 37 3 15 13 6 13 .278 .317 .383 -0.1
27 R Josh Downey 2B 28 94 33 2 16 12 10 14 .351 .421 .511 0.9
18 R Melvin Valdez 3B 44 167 40 1 4 19 10 45 .240 .287 .305 -0.5
10 R Justin Giles SS 15 42 10 0 3 5 4 11 .238 .304 .310 -0.1
1 R Chase Overman 2B 14 35 8 1 6 3 3 6 .229 .289 .371 0.0
2 L Jose Tovar 1B 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 -0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
23 L Oscar Garza CF 23 83 25 3 11 7 9 11 .301 .370 .422 0.3
17 L Ricardo Hernandez LF 44 164 42 3 14 17 20 27 .256 .337 .348 -0.1
76 R Sam Espinosa RF 9 30 10 1 4 7 2 3 .333 .394 .500 0.3
13 R Bryan Johnson CF 12 31 9 0 6 5 2 6 .290 .333 .419 0.2
22 S Justin Dabrowska CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Melvin Valdez 3B .240 1 4 5
2 L Oscar Garza CF .301 3 11 2
3 R Josh Hoover C .275 6 29 0
4 L Ricardo Hernandez LF .256 3 14 2
5 R Willie Sandoval DH .278 3 15 0
6 R Sam Espinosa RF .333 1 4 0
7 R Dave Spicer SS .195 1 9 2
8 R Josh Willis 1B .267 2 10 0
9 R Josh Downey 2B .351 2 16 1
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Melvin Valdez 3B .240 1 4 5
2 R Sam Espinosa RF .333 1 4 0
3 L Ricardo Hernandez LF .256 3 14 2
4 R Josh Hoover C .275 6 29 0
5 L Oscar Garza CF .301 3 11 2
6 R Willie Sandoval DH .278 3 15 0
7 R Dave Spicer SS .195 1 9 2
8 R Josh Downey 2B .351 2 16 1
9 R Josh Willis 1B .267 2 10 0
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
CF Rich Scott concussion DtD, 4 days 1 day(s) left
RF Justin Mehaffey oblique strain 2 weeks On IL, eligible for return
C Frank Kolling food poisoning 1 day Not on IL
LF Ricardo Hernandez Unknown Diagnosis pending Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 6/2
vs DEL
LHP B. Schumpert
0-0, 0.00
Wed 6/3
vs DEL
LHP C. Pollard
2-0, 3.38
Thu 6/4
vs DEL
RHP J. Escarcega
3-2, 3.00
Fri 6/5
@ FRE
LHP O. Villatoro
2-4, 4.50
Sat 6/6
@ FRE
RHP W. Hirchert
2-1, 4.50
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Kansas City Royals
NEWS
STANDINGS
Southern Division W L PCT GB
Augusta GreenJackets 28 22 .560 -
Myrtle Beach Pelicans 26 24 .520 2.0
Charleston RiverDogs 25 25 .500 3.0
Columbia Fireflies 24 26 .480 4.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 24-26, .480 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 4 GB
Record at home 14-11, .560 PCT
Record on the road 10-15, .400 PCT
Record in X-inning games 4-4, .500 PCT
Record in one-run games 7-9, .438 PCT
Record versus LHP 4-5, .444 PCT
Record versus RHP 20-21, .488 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-5, .500 PCT
Record in April 10-11, .476 PCT
Record in May 14-15, .483 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .271 - 11th
On-Base Percentage .331 - 10th
Slugging Percentage .398 - 8th
On-Base + Slugging .729 - 8th
Runs Scored 206 - 8th
Hits 477 - 9th
Extra-Base Hits 134 - 5th
Home Runs 40 - tied for 5th
Bases On Balls 148 - 4th
Strikeouts 289 - 3rd
Stolen Bases 50 - 1st
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.65 - 4th
Starters' ERA 3.57 - 2nd
Bullpen ERA 3.79 - 7th
Runs allowed 194 - 3rd
Hits allowed 462 - 2nd
Opponents AVG .270 - 2nd
BABIP .309 - 3rd
Home Runs allowed 41 - 9th
Bases On Balls 128 - 5th
Strikeouts 322 - tied for 4th
Thursday, February 26th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82