JC Vanek connected on a fly ball to right field in the bottom of the eighth to give the Fireflies the go-ahead run and propel Columbia past Charleston 4-2. Vanek finished 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. The Fireflies improved to 60-60 while the RiverDogs fell to 67-54. The teams meet again Wednesday.
Daniel Lopez scored on Vanek's blast, giving the Fireflies the decisive edge late. Columbia's power advantage showed throughout the night: the Fireflies hit two homers to Charleston's none.
Aidan Haugh kept the RiverDogs in it through five innings, allowing just one earned run with four strikeouts, but the late-inning burst proved too much to overcome.
The Fireflies are coming off a loss, 4-6 over their last 10. The RiverDogs are coming off a win, 5-5 over their last 10.
The Fireflies are up next home vs RiverDogs (Aug 27-29). The RiverDogs are up next at Fireflies (Aug 27-29).
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.


Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHSCharleston RiverDogs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| COLColumbia Fireflies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slater de Brun CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grady Emerson SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cooper Flemming 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Taitn Gray DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andreimi Antunez 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Moss RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alberth Palma LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yirer Garcia 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.D. Gonzalez C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aidan Haugh P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Jackson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Jones P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Haugh | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Luke Jackson | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Brayden Jones | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | COL 100.0 | 1.2 | |
| T9 | COL 98.8 | 2.5 | |
| T9 | COL 96.3 | 3.9 | |
| B8 | COL 92.4 | 1.6 | |
| B8 | COL 93.8 | 0.2 | |
| B8 | COL 93.1 | 0.4 | |
| B8 | COL 92.7 | 0.5 | |
| B8 | COL 93.2 | 27.6 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.