TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................... 2 Fireflies Club Directory & Field Staff ......................................................................................... 3 2016 Ballpark Digest Ballpark of the Year ................................................................................ 4 ‘Total Eclipse of the Park’ - 8/21/17 .......................................................................................... 5 Spirit Communications Park/Game Day Information ................................................................. 6 Columbia Baseball History and Information .............................................................................. 7 2018 Schedule .......................................................................................................................... 8 2018 Fireflies Manager – Pedro Lopez ................................................................................... 10 2018 Fireflies Field Staff ......................................................................................................... 11 Pitching Coach Jonathan Hurst Hitting Coach Ender Chavez Athletic Trainer Hiroto Kawamura Strength & Conditioning Coach Tanner Miracle Assistant Coach Derek Mosher 2018 Fireflies Player Profiles ............................................................................................. 12-16 2017 Season in Review ..................................................................................................... 17-18 2017 South Atlantic League Final Standings .......................................................................... 19 2017 South Atlantic League Playoff Results ........................................................................... 19 2017 South Atlantic Post-Season All-Star Team .................................................................... 20 2017 South Atlantic League Awards ....................................................................................... 20 2017 South Atlantic League Attendance ................................................................................. 20 2017 South Atlantic Final Team Statistics .............................................................................. 21 2017 South Atlantic League Batting and Pitching – Individual Leaders .................................. 21 2017 Columbia Hitting and Pitching Statistics ........................................................................ 22 2017 Fireflies 1st Half Day-by-Day Schedule ......................................................................... 23 2017 Fireflies 2nd Half Day-by-Day Schedule ........................................................................ 24 2017 Fireflies Season/Individual Highs & Lows ..................................................................... 25 2017 Fireflies Transactions ..................................................................................................... 26 2017 Attendance Information .................................................................................................. 27 Top 10 Crowds Spirit Communications Park History .............................................................. 27 Team History and Records ................................................................................................ 28-34 Yearly Finishes ....................................................................................................................... 35 All-Time Roster ....................................................................................................................... 36 New York Mets Directory ........................................................................................................ 38 New York Mets Minor League Affiliates .................................................................................. 39 New York Mets Player Development ...................................................................................... 40 South Atlantic League – Southern Division ............................................................................. 42 South Atlantic League – Northern Division ............................................................................. 43 South Atlantic League – 2018 Playoff Format ........................................................................ 44 Fireflies Broadcast Information ............................................................................................... 46 Columbia Local Media ............................................................................................................ 46 2017 Fireflies Media Regulations ...................................................................................... 47-48 Rules of Interest...................................................................................................................... 49 2018 New MiLB Pace of Play Regulations ........................................................................ 50-51 Special thanks to MLB Advanced Media, Baseball-Reference.com, the New York Mets, Jared Law, Marcus Walker, 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 ............................................................................................................................ Kaylee Swanson 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 Ticket Account Manager ................................................................................................................................... Jeff Berger Ticket Account Manager ........................................................................................................................... Dalton Tresvant Ticket Account Manager ............................................................................................................................... Scott Rhodes Ticket Account Manager .............................................................................................................................. Elena Hooven Ticket Account Manager ......................................................................................................................... Stephanie Keane Video Production Manager ................................................................................................................................. Jared Law New Media Engagement and Promotions Manager ........................................................................................ Kyle Martin Community Engagement Manager............................................................................................................ Elliott Anderson Marketing/Client Services Manager ........................................................................................................... Ashlie DeCarlo Graphics Manager ...................................................................................................................................... Marcus Walker Business Analytics Manager .................................................................................................................. Corey Marchesini Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations .......................................................................................... Kevin Fitzgerald Corporate Partnerships Account Executive .................................................................................................... Blake Currie Executive Chef ...........................................................................................................................................