Friday evening was opening night for the Savannah Sand Gnats and 4,313 fans attended the game at Grayson Stadium. The Gnats defeated the Greenville Drive 4-3 in an exciting game. Gnat reliever Josh Edgin earned the save in the 9th-he walked a batter to load the bases and struck out the final two hitters to preserve the win.
The Sand Gnats got off to a good start in the first as lead off hitter, lf Alfonso Harris hit a line drive for a home run over the left field fence. ssRobbie Shields drew a base on ball and cfCory Vaughn drove in Shields with a home run over the left field wall for a 3-0 lead.
In the 3rd inning, Harris led off the inning with a single, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a sac fly by Shields.
Sand Gnat starting pitcher, Yohan Almonte, pitched six strong innings gave up only one run, allowed 4 hits and struck out 5. He improved his record to 1-1, 2.25.
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