Baseball
Kansas City Royals provide Fireflies players with local housing
Major league team pays for Columbia Fireflies’ housing for the first time, ensuring the minor league team has lodging for the season.
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What a lost season meant to the Columbia Fireflies
Minor League Baseball teams were hit hard due to COVID-19. The Columbia Fireflies were no different.
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Wooden bats, new technology as Gamecock baseball preps for 2020 Season
The Gamecocks baseball team kicked off itsr preseason for the 2020 season with first practices and scrimmages. Head Coach Mark Kingston shared what the team will be doing differently and how the team has improved since last season.
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Play Ball!: Baseball fever hits Columbia for MLB Opening Day
Major League Baseball’s Opening Day was a chance for fans around Columbia to show off their team spirit and connect with the family members they cheer with.
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Concessions lines, service frustrate Gamecock baseball fans
Some Gamecock baseball fans were dissatisfied with concessions at Founders Park, provoking a response from administrators.
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Play ball! It’s opening day for the Gamecocks
After missing Omaha by one game last season, the Gamecocks face off against Liberty at Founders Park Friday.
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Columbia celebrates as former Gamecocks win World Series
Columbia Red Sox fans watched on Sunday as former Gamecock baseball standout Steve Pearce claimed MVP honors at the World Series.
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Giovanny Alfonzo looks to have big impact on Fireflies
The Columbia Fireflies’ newest player looks to live up to his family name.
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New Fireflies player looking to follow his uncle’s footsteps
Edgardo Alfonzo is an all-time great for the Mets. Now, the organization has a familiar name in its farm system — Edgardo Alfonzo’s nephew Giovanny Alfonzo. After bouncing around to different teams in the minors, Giovanny Alfonzo is determined to live his dream for playing in the major leagues for the Mets.
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Time to Play Ball: Cortes is ready to make his mark on the 2018 season
Even with heavy accolades coming into to his freshman season, Cortes came into South Carolina with little expectations from the public. However, he quickly made his mark on the team.
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Brand recognition name of the game for post-Tebow Fireflies
Joe Shepard knows the Tebow era of Columbia Fireflies baseball is likely over. And as the Fireflies’ director of ticketing, that presents both a challenge and a gift for him and the team’s marketing staff.
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Hill, Gamecocks out for revenge on the diamond
It’s been four years since South Carolina last claimed victory in the series head coach Mark Kingston called “the greatest rivalry in college baseball.”
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