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On behalf of our entire team, I want to welcome you to Segra Park, home of the Columbia Fireflies!
We truly appreciate you choosing to spend some time with us at the ballpark during the 2025 season. It’s hard to believe that it has been 10 years since the ballpark opened in 2016, but as we all know, time flies when you’re having fun! Over the course of 10 years, we have welcomed over 2.4 million guests through those beautiful arched gateways into the ballpark for Fireflies games and so many other events. This season, we will welcome the 2 millionth fan to attend a Fireflies game, and I’m sure that we will do some celebrating when that special night happens. It has been a busy offseason for us with concerts, banquets, breakfasts and our newest annual tradition of Fireflies Holiday Lights. This year we added even more lights throughout the ballpark to take the total to more than 1.5 million LED lights! Nearly 42,000 guests joined us for the holiday light show extravaganza and enjoyed S’mores at our fire pits and of course sharing their wish list with Santa. If you haven’t had a chance to join us for Fireflies Holiday Lights over the past three years, I would really encourage you to check it out this year! www.FirefliesHolidayLights.com Last year was also a big year for us as an organization as we were recognized not once, but twice as the Single A Organization of the year. Both Major League Baseball and Baseball America honored our team with this prestigious award, and I couldn’t be any prouder of our team that makes it happen every day. From our full-time staff who put countless hours into planning and putting on a show each night to our gameday team who serves our fans so well at every game and event that we host. I am truly blessed to come to work every day with this amazing group of people! Here are a couple articles about the awards:
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Baseball America: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/columbia-fireflies- baseball-americas-2024-single-a-freitas-award-winner/
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Major League Baseball: https://www.wistv.com/2024/10/24/columbia-fireflies- named-2024-single-a-organization-year/
2025 marks our fifth year working with the Kansas City Royals as their Single A affiliate and it has truly been an honor to work with such a great franchise. The 2024 season ended with the best overall record in Fireflies history and lots of future big leaguers making their way to Columbia including the Royals number two overall prospect, Blake Mitchell. No matter what happens on the field, we strive to make sure that every Fireflies game is a great experience from the moment you park your car until you drive away at the end of a great night. Our team is here to serve you, so please don’t hesitate to let one of our team members know if there is something that we can do to enhance
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On behalf of our entire team, we hope that you will have an unforgettable experience at Segra Park. Please come back and visit us again soon for another Fireflies game, Fireflies Holiday Lights or one of the numerous events that are hosted at Segra Park every year. This ballpark was built by the community, for the community, and we can’t wait to welcome you back!
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FAN CODE OF CONDUCT The Columbia Fireflies are committed to creating a family-friendly and welcoming environment at the ballpark for all guests. As part of that commitment, we have adopted this written policy addressing fan behavior. The policy includes a Fan Code of Conduct, which is fan- facing and describes how fans are expected to behave. Fan Code of Conduct: In order to provide a welcoming experience for all, the Columbia Fireflies have implemented a Fan Code of Conduct. Out of respect for fellow guests, players, coaches, and ballpark staff, all guests are prohibited from: • Trespassing on the playing field at any time; • Interfering with baseballs that are in play; • Throwing or tossing objects; • Using foul, obscene or derogatory language (see below) or gestures; • Misusing or overconsuming alcohol, including, underage consumption; • Behaving in a manner that is disruptive, unruly, or abusive; • Accessing areas of the ballpark without a proper ticket, pass, or credential; • Misusing tickets, passes, or credentials in any way; or • Bringing prohibited items into the ballpark. • Only service dogs are allowed (outside of “Dog Days”) Derogatory language is defined as offensive language concerning a person’s race, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, or national origin, and anyone using such language is subject to automatic ejection from the ballpark. Violations of the Fan Code of Conduct will not be tolerated and may lead to ejection from the ballpark, a ban on attending future games, or other consequences. Guests who are found to have used derogatory language will be ejected from the ballpark. Guests are encouraged to report violations of the Fan Code of Conduct to the nearest ballpark staff member. This can be done in person, at the nearest Guest Services location, directly with Ballpark Security or by venuesafety@columbiafireflies.com.
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noticed that the pitcher was kind of slow to the plate,” Allende tells. “My coach said you can get this. I trusted myself and I did it. That was the first time in my life that I stole home and it was awesome.” Allende took off on a ball up and in to Stone Russell to score the tying run. It was the second time a Fireflies player has stolen home in team history. The first one belonged to Lizandro Rodriguez, who stole home against the Down East Wood Ducks in the top of the eighth inning June 4, 2023 to give the Fireflies a 4-2 lead at Grainger Stadium. At that point, the dugout went crazy. The team allowed Allende to climb down the first step and then they consumed him, patting him on the back, jumping around in and sharing plenty of high fives. The stands had the opposite reaction, as Atrium Health Ballpark went from extremely loud to quiet enough to hear a pin drop. Later in the at-bat, Russell flipped a single into left field to score an additional two runs. Dash Albus was throwing in the bullpen waiting to see if he would come on to close out the game. “I see him go and he slides in and Stone is standing there and I don’t know if he’s safe. Then the umpire calls him safe and I was like let’s go!” Dash Albus said. “Then I told Julio Pimental let’s get going.” Albus got ready to go and then retired the side in the bottom of the ninth to earn his first professional save. A lot had to come together for the Fireflies to even their series with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers heading into the weekend—and one of the most exciting moments in team history proved to be the icing on the cake. Heading into this week, Columbia is just one game out of first place in the South Division with 20 games remaining in the first half. Cheer on the Fireflies this week as they play the Fayetteville Woodpeckers on special nights such as Country Night, Thursday, May 29. Find your beach on Margaritaville Night May 30, where the first 1,000 fans through the gates receive a free Hawaiian shirt courtesy of AMAROK and Saturday enjoy Princess Knight presented by ERA Real Estate. Start your game with a tea party with real life princesses and end the night with a firework celebration for defending the castle against the Fayetteville Woodpeckers. Buy your tickets now at FirefliesTickets.com.
Jackie Robinson stole home against Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford in Game One of the 1955 World Series. Robinson swiped home in the eighth inning to cut New York’s lead to 6-4. Yes, the Yankees held on to win the game, but The Brooklyn Dodgers won the series and that steal is the most-famous moment from that series. There’s 90 feet between third and home for the base runner and a
pitcher has to throw 60 feet and six inches to get the ball to the catcher. It’s easy to see the risk of trying to steal home—especially with pitchers routinely throwing in the upper 90s and even clocking 100 MPH frequently. That’s what makes what Giullianno Allende did Friday night at Atrium Health Ballpark that much more special. Allende came on as a pinch runner at first base after Jorge Hernandez was hit by a pitch and the Fireflies trailed 4-2. He was the go-ahead run with slugger Ramon Ramirez striding to the dish. Pierce George threw a wild pitch to score Henry Ramos from third. The wild pitch allowed Asbel Gonzalez to move to third and for Allende to go from second to third with only one out. Ramon Ramirez drew a walk to load the bases again before Derlin Figueroa bounced into a fielder’s choice. Asbel Gonzalez was thrown out at the plate. Now there were two outs and Allende became the game-tying run at third.
It was Stone Russell’s turn at the plate.
“I could see out of the corner of my eye that he was bluffing down the line the past couple of pitches,” Russell explains. “I saw it and I said, ‘Okay, he’s coming.’ So I took the pitch.”
Manager David Noworyta was feet away from the pinch runner at third directing traffic. He noticed that Allende was taking some big jumps.
“It looked like he was going to jump from pitch number one. He was getting some great jumps at third,” Noworyta remembers. “I was trying to tell him to ease up a little bit, because the last thing I want is for the pitcher to step off and have that be how we lose the game. But, he was staying aggressive the whole time.”
Everyone who watched Friday’s game in Kannapolis know what happens next. Allende took off on a 1-2 pitch.
“I was focusing on the pitcher because we only need one to tie the game. I
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UPCOMING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OF THE GAME Please stop by their kiosks during the game and learn more about these important local organizations!
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The Fireflies strive to give back to the community in which we all live. If you are interested in being a Community Organization of the Game, please contact Matt Chernesky at mchernesky@columbiafireflies.com
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