Savannah Sand Gnats 4 West Virginia Power 2

The first game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the West Virginia Power was played Friday evening in front of 3,002 fans at Grayson Stadium. Savannah won 4-2, winning their fourth home game in a row.
The Sand Gnats scored three runs in the first inning sending 9 players to the plate. 2b Chad Zurcher led off with a hit and was forced out at second on a fielders choice. 1b Jayce Boyd singled. C Kevin Plawecki was hit by a pitch to load the bases. rf Greg Pron walked forcing in the first run. dh Jeff Glenn was hit by a pitch forcing in the second run. A single by ss Phillip Evans scored the third run.
In the 8 th inning 3b Yucary De La Cruz singled driving in the 4th run.
West Virginia scored both of their runs in the second inning.
Starting pitcher for Savannah, Steven Matz pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Winning his first game of the season, Julian Hilario pitched 2 scoreless innings, walked one and struck out two. Beck Wheeler got three outs (1-2-3) in the 9th to earn his first save of the season.
Zurcher had 2 singles and was 2-for-4.
Game two of the series resumes Saturday at 6:05 pm at Grayson Stadium.