2021 Columbia Fireflies Roster
Team Record: 48-71
Finished 4th in the Low-A East's South Division
Manager: Brooks Conrad (48-71)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Ballpark: Spirit Communications Park
Attendance: 153,547, Avg. 2,742 in 56 home dates
The Columbia Fireflies of the Low-A East League ended the 2021 season with a record of 48 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.
The Fireflies scored 583 runs and surrendered 584 runs. Juan Carlos Negret led Columbia with 23 home runs and recorded 76 runs batted in, while leading all regular hitters by connecting at a .170 clip. Anderson Paulino and Emilio Marquez topped the team with 6 wins each, and Adrian Alcantara registered a 5.34 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 2021 Columbia Fireflies who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Maikel García, John McMillon, Walter Pennington and Foster Griffin.
Brooks Conrad served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Alcantara | R | R | August 29, 1999 | 6'1" | 178 | Santo Domingo, DO |
| Ismael Aquino | R | R | September 2, 1998 | 6'2" | 170 | Santo Domingo, DO |
| Wander Arias | R | R | November 3, 1999 | 6'4" | 220 | Sabana Grande de Palenque, DO |
| Luinder Avila | R | R | August 21, 2001 | 6'3" | 170 | Caracas, VE |
| A. J. Block | L | L | April 16, 1998 | 6'5" | 218 | |
| Taylor Bloye | R | R | February 28, 1995 | 6'2" | 194 | |
| Tucker Bradley | L | L | May 6, 1998 | 6'0" | 176 | Chickamauga, GA US |
| Delvin Capellan | R | R | December 6, 1998 | 6'1" | 167 | Guayubin, DO |
| Darryl Collins | L | R | September 16, 2001 | 6'2" | 185 | Spijkenisse, NL |
| Christian Cosby | R | R | December 21, 1996 | 6'5" | 215 | Placentia, CA US |
| Luis De Avila | L | L | May 29, 2001 | 5'11" | 160 | San Estanislao, CO |
| Austin Dennis | R | R | June 6, 1997 | 5'11" | 170 | Rockledge, FL US |
| Burle Dixon | L | L | October 15, 1998 | 6'5" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US |
| C. J. Eldred | R | R | May 6, 1995 | 6'2" | 225 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Mitch Ellis | S | R | August 22, 1995 | 6'3" | 200 | Bundoora, AU |
| Kale Emshoff | R | R | May 2, 1998 | 6'2" | 230 | Robstown, TX US |
| Felix Familia | R | R | October 13, 1998 | 6'2" | 205 | Santo Domingo, DO |
| A. J. Franklin | L | L | August 18, 1996 | 6'1" | 180 | Nashville, TN US |
| Heribert Garcia | R | R | October 2, 1999 | 6'0" | 190 | Bolivar, VE |
| Maikel García | R | R | March 3, 2000 | 6'0" | 145 | La Sabana, VE |
| Saul Garza | R | R | April 9, 1998 | 6'3" | 227 | McAllen, TX US |
| Herard Gonzalez | S | R | May 16, 2001 | 5'11" | 167 | Villa Vasquez, DO |
| Peyton Gray | R | R | June 2, 1995 | 6'3" | 200 | Columbus, IN US |
| Foster Griffin | R | L | July 27, 1995 | 6'3" | 220 | Orlando, FL US |
| Tyson Guerrero | L | L | February 16, 1999 | 6'1" | 188 | Centralia, WA US |
| Patrick Halligan | R | R | October 4, 1999 | 6'5" | 205 | Vienna, VA US |
| Ben Hernandez | R | R | July 1, 2001 | 6'2" | 205 | Chicago, IL US |
| Diego Hernandez | L | L | November 21, 2000 | 6'0" | 150 | Santo Domingo, DO |
| Omar Hernandez | S | R | December 10, 2001 | 5'11" | 170 | La Habana, CU |
| Gage Hughes | S | R | August 15, 1999 | 6'1" | 170 | Portsmouth, OH US |
| Rubendy Jaquez | S | R | February 13, 1999 | 5'11" | 174 | Salcedo, DO |
| Rylan Kaufman | L | L | June 23, 1999 | 6'4" | 190 | Galveston, TX US |
| Emilio Marquez | L | L | April 28, 1998 | 5'8" | 170 | Upata, VE |
| Jose Marquez | S | R | October 7, 1997 | 6'0" | 175 | Puerto La Cruz, VE |
| Brady McConnell | R | R | May 24, 1998 | 6'3" | 195 | Hanover, PA US |
| John McMillon | L | R | January 27, 1998 | 6'3" | 230 | Lufkin, TX US |
| Jake Means | R | R | April 14, 1996 | 6'2" | 215 | Olathe, KS US |
| Caden Monke | L | L | September 2, 1999 | 6'3" | 170 | Mount Olive, IL US |
| Juan Carlos Negret | R | R | June 19, 1999 | 6'1" | 190 | La Habana, CU |
| Cruz Noriega | R | R | October 1, 1997 | 6'1" | 175 | Porlamar, VE |
| Anderson Paulino | R | R | September 12, 1998 | 6'2" | 200 | Sabana Grande de Palenque, DO |
| Walter Pennington | L | L | April 14, 1998 | 6'2" | 205 | Broomfield, CO US |
| Dario Peralta | R | R | October 12, 2000 | 6'1" | 170 | Santo Domingo, DO |
| Zack Phillips | L | L | July 11, 1998 | 6'0" | 170 | Texarkana, TX US |
| Jean Ramirez | L | L | October 25, 2000 | 5'10" | 180 | Mao, DO |
| Kipp Rollings | R | R | September 13, 1996 | 6'2" | 188 | Kershaw, SC US |
| Matthew Schmidt | R | R | January 15, 1997 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Dillan Shrum | R | R | March 4, 1998 | 6'1" | 200 | La Mesa, CA US |
| Anthony Simonelli | R | R | December 23, 1998 | 6'2" | 200 | Winchester, VA US |
| Patrick Smith | L | L | October 14, 1996 | 6'2" | 215 | Elk Grove, IL US |
| Matt Stil | R | R | July 5, 2000 | 6'3" | 190 | Marlton, NJ US |
| Tyler Tolbert | R | R | January 27, 1998 | 6'0" | 160 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Luca Tresh | R | R | January 11, 2000 | 6'0" | 193 | Clearwater, FL US |
| Enrique Valdez | L | R | May 15, 2001 | 6'0" | 158 | San Pedro de Macoris, DO |
| Chase Wallace | R | R | November 13, 1998 | 6'2" | 195 | Sevierville, TN US |
| Chih-Ting Wang | L | L | January 24, 1999 | 6'1" | 230 | Taichung, TW |
| Nathan Webb | R | R | August 20, 1997 | 6'2" | 215 | Lee's Summit, MO US |
| Marlin Willis | L | L | June 5, 1998 | 6'4" | 190 | Decatur, GA US |
| Peyton Wilson | S | R | November 1, 1999 | 5'9" | 180 | Hoover, AL US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
