TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................... 2 Fireflies Club Directory & Field Staff ......................................................................................... 3 Segra Park: South Atlantic League Best Playing Surface, 2018 ............................................... 4 ‘Total Eclipse of the Park’ - 8/21/17 .......................................................................................... 5 Segra Park: Ballpark Digest Ballpark of the Year ..................................................................... 4 Segra Park/Game Day Information ........................................................................................... 7 Columbia Baseball History and Information .............................................................................. 8 2019 Schedule .......................................................................................................................... 9 2019 Fireflies Manager – Pedro Lopez ................................................................................... 11 2019 Fireflies Field Staff ......................................................................................................... 12 Pitching Coach Royce Ring Hitting Coach Luis Rivera Bench Coach Gilbert Gomez Athletic Trainer Daichi Arima Strength & Conditioning Coach Sam Nickelsen Assistant Athletic Trainer Nicole Collins Mental Skills Coach Dave Williams 2019 Fireflies Player Profiles ............................................................................................. 13-17 2018 Season in Review ..................................................................................................... 18-19 2018 South Atlantic League Final Standings .......................................................................... 20 2018 South Atlantic League Playoff Results ........................................................................... 20 2018 South Atlantic Post-Season All-Star Team .................................................................... 21 2018 South Atlantic League Awards ....................................................................................... 21 2018 South Atlantic League Attendance ................................................................................. 21 2018 South Atlantic Final Team Statistics .............................................................................. 22 2018 South Atlantic League Batting and Pitching – Individual Leaders .................................. 22 2018 Columbia Hitting and Pitching Statistics ........................................................................ 23 2018 Fireflies 1st Half Day-by-Day Schedule ......................................................................... 24 2018 Fireflies 2nd Half Day-by-Day Schedule ........................................................................ 25 2018 Fireflies Season/Individual Highs & Lows ..................................................................... 26 2018 Fireflies Transactions ..................................................................................................... 27 2018 Attendance Information .................................................................................................. 28 Top 10 Crowds Spirit Communications Park History .............................................................. 28 Team History and Records ................................................................................................ 29-33 Yearly Finishes ....................................................................................................................... 34 All-Time Roster ....................................................................................................................... 35 New York Mets Directory ........................................................................................................ 37 New York Mets Minor League Affiliates .................................................................................. 38 South Atlantic League – Southern Division ............................................................................. 40 South Atlantic League – Northern Division ............................................................................. 41 South Atlantic League – 2019 Playoff Format ........................................................................ 42 Fireflies Broadcast Information & Local Media ....................................................................... 44 Special thanks to MLB Advanced Media, Baseball-Reference.com, the New York Mets, Jared Law, Marcus Walker, Patrick DeMarre, Sam Hyman and Dalton Workman for their contributions to this publication. 2 COLUMBIA FIREFLIES CLUB DIRECTORY 1640 Freed Street Columbia, SC 29201 Telephone: (803) 726-4487 Fax: (803) 726-3126 Email: [email protected] Website: ColumbiaFireflies.com Owned and Operated By ........................................................................................................................... Hardball Capital Principal Owner .............................................................................................................................................. Jason Freier Team President .................................................................................................................................................. John Katz Executive Vice President ................................................................................................................................. Brad Shank Senior Vice President - Food and Beverage ................................................................................................... Scott Burton Vice President - Marketing and Public Relations .............................................................................................. Abby Naas Vice President - Corporate Partnerships .................................................................................................. Blake Buchanan Director of Group Sales .......................................................................................................................... Juan Encarnacion Director of Stadium Operations .............................................................................................................. Anthony Altamura Director of Accounting and Baseball Operations .................................................................................... Jonathan Mercier Director of Ticketing ....................................................................................................................................... Joe Shepard Assistant Director of Ticketing/Reading Program Manager ...................................................................... Kyle Williamson Senior Corporate Account Manager .................................................................................................................. Jeff Berger Senior Corporate Account Manager .............................................................................................................. Scott Rhodes Group Sales Executive ..................................................................................................................................... Nick Spano Group Sales Executive ............................................................................................................................. Kenny Anderson Group Sales Executive ......................................................................................................................... Ashley Studebaker Group Sales Executive ................................................................................................................................... Cooper Boni Video Production Manager ................................................................................................................................. Jared Law Promotions/Client Services Manager ......................................................................................................... Ashlie DeCarlo Graphics Manager ...................................................................................................................................... Marcus Walker Community Engagement Manager.......................................................................................................... McKenzie Brown New Media/Analytics Manager ....................................................................................................................... Kyle Spinner Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations .......................................................................................... Kevin Fitzgerald Corporate Partnerships Account Executive .............................................................................................. Spencer Severs Executive Chef ............................................................................................................................................ Bobby Hunter Catering Manager ................................................................................................................................... Terry Stevenson Food and Beverage Manager ......................................................................................................................... Michael Bolt Luxury Suite & Club Level Manager .......................................................................................................