Game two of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Asheville Tourists was played in front of 1,397 fans Tuesday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah edged Asheville 3-2 to even the series at 1-1.
Savannah starter, Kevin McGowan, did not allow a hit until 2 outs in the 5th inning- he went 8.1 innings, allowed 2 runs on 6 hits and struck out 3. Reliever, Akeel Morris, faced two batters in the 9th and induced two groundouts to earn his second save this season. Both pitchers have been selected to the All-Star team.
Sand Gnats got off to a quick start scoring two runs in the first inning. Shortstop Gavin Cecchini drew a walk and went to third when the next batter, Jeff McNeil,3b doubled. Both runners scored when L.J. Mazzilli's,dh chopper to third, resulted in a throwing error by the third baseman, Ryan McMahon.
Asheville scored in the 6th inning. Shortstop Emerson Jimenez doubled and moved to third on a bunt single by David Dahl,cf. A ground out scored Jimenez.
Savannah scored their third run of the game in the 8th inning. Mazzilli reached first on a fielding error by the first baseman, Correlle Prime. Mazzilli advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored when Jorge Rivero,2b singled.
In the 9th inning, Asheville scored when Galvez singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Galvez stole third base and scored on a ground out.
Savannah pitching: IP. Runs. Hits. K. BB
Kevin McGowan(W,4-1). 8.1. 2. 6 3. 0
Akeel Morris(S,2). 0.2. 0. 0. 0. 0
The final game of the three game series starts at 7:05 pm Wednesday at Grayson Stadium. The first place Sand Gnats lead the Tourists by 6 games.
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