Lakewood Blueclaws 4 Savannah Sand gnats 0

The second game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Lakewood BlueClaws was played in front of 1,305 fans Sunday afternoon at Grayson Stadium.

Lakewood shut out Savannah and their 4 pitchers only allowed 4 hits, two hits were by T. J. Rivera who raised his batting average to .368.

In the 5th inning, the BlueClaws scored 2 runs on a walk and 3 hits. Their final 2 runs were scored in the 6th inning on 2 run home run over the left field fence by Aaron Altherr (2 HR this season).

Play of the game: Leading off the 2nd inning for Lakewood, catcher Bob Stumpo hit a triple. the next batter, Aaron Altherr hit a fly ball into right field. Gnat second baseman, Brandon Brown caught the ball in right field with his back to the infield, turned and threw a perfect throw to Savannah catcher Albert Cordero who tagged out Stumpo who tagged up on the fly ball.

The switch hitting,  6'-4" Stumpo had 2 hits for the contest and improved his average to .500.

Starting Savannah pitcher, Rafael Montero, (L,2-2) pitched 5 innings, allowed 2 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits, 2BB, and 3 strikeouts. Chasen Bradford pitched 3 innings, allowed 2 runs(both earned) on 4 hits, 1BB and 1 K. Pitching the 9th inning, Jared West, allowed 1 hit.

Game three of the four game series will be played Monday evening at 7:05 PM at Grayson Stadium.