Game 2 Recap: Recapping a game I didn't attend

For the first time in Fireflies history, I missed a game. It was bound to happen. Charleston's not a far drive, but Columbia is closer and the city's most likely still #1 team in the South Carolina Gamecocks were playing. So I stuck with them, knowing I full well couldn't make all 140 Firefly games. Heck it's pretty much certain as well I won't make all 70 home games. That's why I didn't buy a season ticket (that, and not wanting to spend 500 dollars at once). So I stuck with my grad school alma mater and saw the Gamecocks win an ugly game. Beats losing an ugly game like the Fireflies did the night before, right? Meanwhile, the Fireflies would battle in Charleston again.

Tonight's game was delayed nearly an hour. I'm not sure how I'll count it in my report of delays and cancellations, as this was not weather-related but caused by The Citadel going long due to giving up a lot of runs to UNC Greensboro. That's going to be an issue all weekend potentially as The Citadel has first rights to the stadium as Joe Riley Park is on Citadel property.

The game once again started well, with the Fireflies jumping to a 2-0 lead in the first. Starter P.J. Conlon did well, albeit not as well as Chase Ingram the night before. But like Ingram he couldn't last, and the RiverDogs jumped on Christian Montgomery in the 6th to take a 4-2 lead. But Tyler Bashlor, injured since 2013, came out and kept the Fireflies in it. It's good to see a guy get a second chance after I'm sure some following him were worried he would never get to Class A. Bashlor allowed three baserunners in two innings, but also struck out five.

And then in the 9th, the Fireflies were the ones to rally this time as Milton Ramos drove in Vicente Lupo to tie it a 2 with the Fireflies down to their last out. Ramos is the all-time leader in RBIs for the Fireflies with three. But with one out in the bottom of the 9th, Witt Haggard gave up a double and a single and again the Fireflies lost 5-4 to Charleston.

Still looking for that first win, and even our first home run! Let's get that tomorrow in Charleston, even though it's doubtful I'll see the Fireflies myself until the Grand Opening of Spirit Communications Park next Thursday.

And now, an updated look at the all-time standing of players in Columbia Fireflies history:

Player	Position	TB	R	RBI	BB/HBP	SB	CS	0 for 1	SO	Outs	K	R	ER	H	BB/HBP	W	S	L	Score
Chase Ingram	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	7	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	68
P.J. Conlon	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	0	34
Seth Davis	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	33
Tyler Bashlor	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	32
David Thompson	3B	4	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
Vinny Siena	2B	4	2	0	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
Milton Ramos	SS	3	0	3	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17
Craig Missigman	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	12
J.C. Rodriguez	DH	2	1	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
Dash Winningham	1B	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Vicente Lupo	LF	2	1	1	1	0	0	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Tyler Moore	C	1	1	1	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Johnny Magliozzi	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan Wilson	CF	3	0	0	1	0	2	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-8
Christian Montgomery	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	2	2	3	0	0	0	-13
Kevin Kaczmarski	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-19
Witt Haggard	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	-30
Alex Palsha	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	3	1	4	0	0	1	-49