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.
Luinder Avila, Maikel García, Peyton Gray, Foster Griffin, John McMillon, Walter Pennington and Tyler Tolbert were all players from the 2021 Columbia Fireflies who played in the Majors during their careers.
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, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Ismael Aquino | R | R | September 2, 1998 | 6'2" | 170 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Wander Arias | R | R | November 3, 1999 | 6'4" | 220 | Sabana Grande de Palenque, San Cristobal DO |
| Luinder Avila | R | R | August 21, 2001 | 6'3" | 170 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| A. J. Block | L | L | April 16, 1998 | 6'5" | 218 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Taylor Bloye | R | R | February 28, 1995 | 6'2" | 194 | AU, VA AU |
| Tucker Bradley | L | L | May 6, 1998 | 6'0" | 176 | Chickamauga, GA US |
| Delvin Capellán | R | R | December 6, 1998 | 6'1" | 167 | Guayubin, Monte Cristi 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, Bolivar 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, Victoria 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, Distrito Nacional 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, La Guaira 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, Monte Cristi 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, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Omar Hernandez | S | R | December 10, 2001 | 5'11" | 170 | La Habana, 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, Hermanas Mirabal 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, Bolivar VE |
| Jose Marquez | S | R | October 7, 1997 | 6'0" | 175 | Puerto La Cruz, Anzoategui 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, La Habana CU |
| Cruz Noriega | R | R | October 1, 1997 | 6'1" | 175 | Porlamar, Nueva Esparta VE |
| Anderson Paulino | R | R | September 12, 1998 | 6'2" | 200 | Sabana Grande de Palenque, San Cristobal 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, Distrito Nacional 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, Valverde DO |
| Kipp Rollings | R | R | September 13, 1996 | 6'2" | 188 | Kershaw, SC US |
| Matthew Schmidt | R | R | January 15, 1997 | 6'2" | 210 | Parker, CO US |
| 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, 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 |
| Nate 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.
