Savannah Sand Gnats 2 Hickory Crawdads 0

Game three of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Hickory Crawdads was played in front of  2,991 fans Saturday  at Grayson Stadium. Gnats won 2-0.
Fans saw excellent pitching.
Hickory starter, Frank Lopez, gave up his first hit after pitching 5 1/3 innings  to dfBrandon Nimmo, and was taken out of  the game. He struck out 7 and walked 2.
Seth Lugo was stellar for Savannah,  pitching 7 shutout innings, 0BB, allowed 4 hits and struck out 11. He won his first game. Pitching in two games(13 innings), Lugo has struck out 21 batters.
Savannah scored a run in the 7th inning when 3bJeff Reynolds doubled and scored on a single by 2bJorge Rivero.  Their second run was scored in the 8th inning:rfEudy Piña doubled and scored on a single by dhGreg Pron.
Paul Sewald, pitched the final 2 innings for Savannah, allowed 2 hits and struck out 4. He earned his 5th save.
The final game of the four game series starts Sunday at 2:05 pm at Grayson Stadium.