Game 25 Recap: Not This Again

Like the previous game, I did not go due to threat of severe weather. I'll probably have more time in the summer to concentrate on the Fireflies anyway. But it was the second straight night weather would be a factor at Spirit Communications Park. And the game would give the Fireflies a since of deja vu from the night before.

The Fireflies were back at the top of the rotation with the usually solid Chase Ingram going. With weather approaching, it was important to get off to a good start. But after an okay first inning, that did not happen. J.C. Rodriguez, who has yet to establish a true position, made a crucial throwing error to put runners on second and third with nobody out. Ingram also was not able to handle the extra pressure, allowing three runs though only one was earned. After the Fireflies went down quickly in the bottom half, a storm finally swiped Columbia. If it was like yesterday and they could not resume, this time the Fireflies would be bailed out with a cancellation.

But that was not the case, as fortunately for player stats (mainly those of Kannapolis) the game would be resumed at 8:50 with the third inning. Ingram would be unavailable after the delay, which meant Tyler Bashlor had to come in. Both Bashlor and Seth Davis did reasonably well, though Davis did allow a run in the 7th. The problem was not pitching coming out of the delay, but rather hitting. Only two baserunners reached for the Fireflies in the 7 innings after play resumed, and they both did not come until Kannapolis was one out away from closing it out. Emmanuel Zabala reached on a dropped throw on strike three while Rodriguez followed with a hit before Vinny Siena ended the game striking out.

On the bullpen side, Craig Missigman showed better control than early in the season but allowed a run due to a triple by former SIU Saluki Cody Daily. Palsha allowed a hit and a walk but was otherwise unblemished in the 9th.

The final score was 5-0 Kannapolis. The Fireflies dropped the series to a struggling Intimidators team, mostly because of a lack of hitting. Perhaps too much of the offense has been Siena and David Thompson, who weren't at their best this weekend. Somebody else needs to step up now. The Fireflies are now 13-12, and have been a very streaky team. And that's literally the case, as the Fireflies are on their second losing streak of three games and have also had two four game winning streaks as well. Part of that is baseball, but the Fireflies need to develop more players and get better consistency before the guys are ready to move up to Port St. Lucie.

Here is the updated player standings, which haven't changed much. No preview for the Greensboro series as it's on the road and I have other stuff to do.

Player	Position	TB	R	RBI	BB/HBP	SB	CS	0 for 1	SO	Outs	K	R	ER	H	BB/HBP	W	S	L	Score
P.J. Conlon	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	18	3	3	24	2	3	0	0	343
David Thompson	3B	42	20	27	11	1	0	65	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	335
Vinny Siena	2B	39	21	8	21	1	1	50	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	285
Chase Ingram	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	30	11	7	23	8	2	0	2	271
Joe Shaw	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	24	7	6	21	6	2	0	1	249
Tyler Bashlor	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	15	2	2	6	8	0	2	0	206
Seth Davis	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49	13	7	5	13	9	1	1	1	187
Kevin Canelon	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	21	9	9	20	7	1	0	1	182
Alex Palsha	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	22	6	5	8	7	1	1	1	175
Ivan Wilson	CF	33	13	8	9	2	2	56	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	169
J.C. Rodriguez	DH	25	10	11	10	4	1	60	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	161
Thomas McIlraith	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	18	12	10	17	11	1	0	1	151
Dash Winningham	1B	25	10	11	11	0	0	54	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	148
Jeff Diehl	DH	24	10	10	11	1	0	50	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	140
Tyler Badamo	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	74	13	15	13	28	6	1	0	2	121
Joe Tuschak	LF	25	7	11	6	0	1	49	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	116
Johnny Magliozzi	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	8	7	7	12	2	1	2	1	113
Tucker Tharp	RF	19	8	5	2	2	1	29	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	110
Nicco Blank	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	5	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	81
Christian Montgomery	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	14	11	6	10	8	0	0	0	73
Craig Missigman	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	17	9	9	13	10	0	0	0	66
Vicente Lupo	LF	11	5	5	5	0	1	23	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53
Kevin Kaczmarski	RF	14	10	3	7	0	2	41	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52
Milton Ramos	SS	15	6	10	6	0	1	51	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49
Jose Garcia	C	6	3	1	4	0	0	16	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22
Emmanuel Zabala	LF	4	2	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18
Tyler Moore	C	11	6	3	4	0	1	41	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17
Natanael Ramos	C	4	1	1	2	0	0	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13
Witt Haggard	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	3	3	3	0	0	2	-58