Augusta 2 Savannah 1

The final game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played in front of 1,383 fans Sunday afternoon at Grayson Stadium. Augusta collected 13 hits and won the game 2-1. Savannah collected 3 hits and won 1 game of the 4 game series.
The GreenJackets scored 1 run in the 2nd inning and scored their final run in the 4th inning.
Sand Gnats scored their  only run in the 7th inning. Dustin Lawley walked and advanced to second  on a single by Aderline Rodriquez. Lawley scored on a single by Greg Pron.

Starting Savannah pitcher, Jim Fuller(0-1) took the loss, pitched 3 innings, allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, and struck out 2. The bullpen shut out the GreenJackets the final 6 innings. Randy Fontanez pitched 3 innings, gave up 3 hits and struck out 6. Jared West pitched 2 innings, allowed 4 hits and struck out 2. Chasen Bradsford pitched the final inning and gave up 1 hit and struck out 1.

Augusta 1 Savannah 0

The third game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played in front of 2,832 fans Saturday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Fans saw a great pitching match-up. Augusta starter, Klye Crick(W, 3-4) pitched 6 innings, allowed only 2 hits, no runs, 4 base on balls, and struck out 8. Savannah starter, Michael Fulmer, (L, 4-4) had similar stats but lost the game, pitched 6 innings, gave up 1 run on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 8.
The GreenJackets scored the only run of the game in the first inning when Shawn Payne drew a base on ball and scored when the next batter, Ben Thomas doubled.
Savannah relievers shut out Augusta the final 3 innings. Carlos Vasquez, struck out 3 in the two innings he pitched. Jeremy Gould allowed 1 hit pitching the 9th inning.

The final game of the 4 game series will be played Sunday at 2:05 pm at Grayson Stadium.

Savannah 5 Augusta 1

The second game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played in front of 2,822 fans Friday evening at Grayson Stadium. Savannah won the game 5-1.
Savannah got off to a fast start scoring 3 runs in the first inning getting a double, and a single, help from one error,  and three base on balls.
In the second inning, Savannah scored a run thanks to two walks and a RBI  single by Cam Maron.
The final Sand Gnat run was scored in the   6th inning: Yucarybert De La Cruz singled followed by doubles  by Gilbert Gomez and Brandon Brown driving in De La Cruz.
Savannah had multiple hits from Gomez who was 2-for-4, 1 run scored and 1RBI, De La Cruz went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored, and Dustin Lawley was 2-for-3.
Savannah starting pitcher, Jacob DeGrom, won the game to improve his record to 3-1, pitched 6 innings, allowed 1 earned run on 8 hits, walked 1 and struck out 5. Chasen Bradford, pitched 2 innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. Closer T. J. Chism, pitched the 9th inning, struck out 1, allowed 1 hit and a double play ended the game.
Game three of the four game  series will be played Saturday evening at 6;05 pm at Grayson Stadium.

GreenJackets 9 Sand Gnats 8

The Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets played the first game of a four game series in front of 3,365 fans Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium. Savannah rallied for 4 runs in the 9th inning, but lost the game to Augusta 9-8.
Augusta scored 4 runs in the 4th inning on 2 hits, 2 errors, and two wild pitches.
In the 4th inning, the Sand Gnats scored 4 runs. Gilbert Gomez doubled and scored on a double by Cam Maron. A double by Aderline Rodriquez scored a run. Brian Harrison singled to drive in a run. The final run in the inning scored when Charlie Thurber doubled.
The GreenJackets scored a run in the 6th and 4 runs in the 8th inning.
In the 9th inning, Savannah sent 8 players to the plate, collecting 5 hits and scored 4 runs.
Leading hitters for Savannah: Gomez was 2-for-4, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI. Rodriquez was 2-for-5 with 3RBI's and a run scored. Harrison went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI and a run scored. Thurber was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI. Yucarybert De La Cruz was 2-for4 with 1 run scored.
Starting Savannah pitcher Logan Verrett took the loss and is now (2-1), pitched 5 innings, allowed 4 runs(1 earned), on 6 hits, walk 1 and struck out 6. Randy Fontanez went 2 innings allowed 1 run on 3 hits. Jeremy Gould pitched 1/3 of an inning, allowed 4 runs on 3 hits. Jared West pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2.

The second game of the series will be played Friday evening at 7:05pm at Grayson Stadium.

Sand Gnats Win Double Header from RiverDogs

The Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs finished a suspended game played Wednesday afternoon at Grayson Stadium. The game was a continuation of the June 10th game where Savannah was leading 1-0 in the bottom of the 4th, with Charleston batting with 1 out and 2 runners on base.
Savannah won the game 3-1.
In the 7th inning, the Sand Gnats scored 2 runs. T. J. Rivera singled and scored on a triple by Travis Taijeron. Brian Harrison singled to score Taijeron.
Rivera was 3-for-5 with 1 RBI. Harrison was 3-for-5 with a run scored.
Winning Savannah pitcher, Randy Fontanez pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowed 2 hits, no runs, 2BB and 2 strike outs. Chasen Bradford pitched 1 inning and allowed 1 hit. Closer, Jeffery Walters, earned his second save of the season, pitching the 9th inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 3.

The second game of the double header saw Savannah win 3-2.
Sand Gnats scored a run in the first inning when Cam Maron singled and scored on a double by T. J. Rivera. Savannah scored a run in the 2nd inning:Brian Harrison walked and scored on a triple by Charlie Thurber, giving Savannah a 2-0 lead.
Charleston scored a run in the 3rd inning and scored their second run in the 6th on a solo home run by catcher Gary Sanchez.
Savannah scored a run in the 5th inning. Greg Pron singled and went to second on a sac bunt, and scored on a single by Cam Maron.
Rivera was 3-for-3 with 1 RBI. Maron was 2-for-3 with 1 RBI and a run scored.

Starting Savannah pitcher, Logan Verrett and reliever T. J. Chism  pitched the 7 inning game.

Sand Gnats/Tourists Split Double Header

The Savannah Sand Gnats and the Asheville Tourists played a double header Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium. Asheville won the first game shutting out Savannah 2-0 and limited the Sand Gnats to 3 hits in the first seven inning game.
The Tourists scored their runs in the second inning. 2bTaylor Featherston walked which was followed by a Home Run by lfBrian Humphries.
Sand Gnat catcher Cam Maron was 2-for-3 for the first game.
Starting pitcher for Savannah, Rafael Montero, took the loss and is now (5-3)-he pitched 6 innings, allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, 1BB and 4 strike outs.

The second game of the double header saw Savannah rally scoring 2 runs in the 4th and 2 runs in the 5th to beat the Tourists 5-4 and to win two games of the three game series.
Savannah scored their first run in the 3rd inning when Charlie Thurber hit a triple and scored on a groundout.
T. J. Rivera singled in the 4th for Savannah and scored on a double by Travis Taijeron. A double by Brian Harrison scored Taijeron.
Sand Gnats scored their final 2 runs in the 5th inning. cAlbert Cordero was hit by a pitch and scored on a home run over the left field fence by 3bBrandon Brown(his second home run of the year).
Multiple hits for Savannah:Thurber was 2-for-3. Taijeron was 2-for-2 with 1 RBI.
Michael Fulmer,won the game to improve his record to(3-3), pitched 5 innings, allowed 4 runs on 5 hits, 2BB and struck out 4. Carlos Vasquez, pitched 1 inning and walked two. T. J. Chism allowed 1hit in one inning he worked and earned his 10 save of the season.

The announced attendance was 1,866.

Savannah 8 Asheville 1

The first game of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Asheville Tourists was played in front of 1,033 fans Wednesday evening at Grayson Stadium. Savannah used outstanding pitching, played good defense and banged out 13 hits to win the first game 8-1.
Savannah scored the first run of the game in the first inning. T.J. Rivera doubled and scored on a double by Dustin Lawley. 
In the 4th inning, Sand Gnats scored 2 runs. Dustin Lawley  led off with a single and stole second base(#7) and score on a double by Brian Harrison. A single by Albert Cordero scored Harrison.
The 6th inning, Harrison led off with a single followed by a single by Charley Thurber. Greg Pron singled driving in a run and a single by Rivera scored a run.
Savannah scored 3 runs in the 8th inning. Pron singled. Brandon Brown was hit by a pitch. Rivera doubled to score 2 runs. A sac fly scored Rivera.
Sand Gnats with multiple hits: Rivera was 3-for-5, 2 runs scored and 3RBI's. Lawley went 3-for-5, 1 run scored and 1 RBI. Harrison was 2-for-4, 2runs scored and 1 RBI. Thurber was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Pron was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored.
Starting Savannah pitcher Logan Verrett, coming off the DL, made his 4th start of the year and last pitched April 17, was outstanding pitching 6 1/3 innings. He did not give up a hit until the 6th inning when David Kandilas laid down a bunt for a single. Verrett allowed 1 run on 3 hits, 1BB and struck out 4. Winning the game, he is now(1-0) with an ERA of 2.33.
The bull pen did not allow a hit or a run. Marco Camarena pitched 1 2/3 innings and struck out 3. Pitching the 9th inning, Jeffrey Walters struck out 1 batter.

Tomorrow the teams finish the three game series playing a double header(7 inning games) with the first game starting at 5:45 pm at Grayson Stadium

Greensboro 8 Savannah 6

The fourth game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greensboro Grasshoppers was played in front of 1,456 fans Sunday afternoon at Grayson Stadium.
Although Savannah hit four home runs for the game, Greensboro won the game 8-6 to even the series at 2-2.
For the game, the Grasshoppers had 14 hits, scoring 2 runs in the second inning, 4runs in the fourth inning, and 1 run in the 6th and 8th innings.
Savannah scored their first run in the 5th inning when 2b Brandon Brown led off the inning by hitting a line drive over the left field fence, his first homer of the year.
In the 7th inning, the Sand Gnats scored 3 runs. T. J. Rivera reached base on a throwing error and scored when Travis Taijeron hit a drive over the 400 ft. fence in center field for his 11th home run of the season which leads the team. Batting next 3b Aderline Rodriquez hit a home run over the left field fence, his 10th of the season-last night he hit a home run.
In the 9th inning, Rodriquez singled and scored on a home run by Brian Harrison over the left field fence, his 3rd home run this season.
Sand Gnats with multiple hits: Rodriquez was 4-for-5, HR, 2runs scored and 1 RBI. Harrison was 2-for-4 double, HR and 2 RBI's. Charlie  Thurber went 3-for-5 with a double.

Starting Savannah pitcher, Alex Panteliodis was the losing pitcher(3-4) , pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowed 6 runs(3earned) on 8 hits, 1BB and struck out 2. Jared West went 1 2/3 innings, gave up 1 run on 4 hits and walked 3. Randy Fontanez pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up 1 run on 2 hits. Pitching the 9th inning, Carlos Vasquez pitched a 1,2,3 inning.

Savannah 2 Greensboro 1

The third game of the four  game series between the Savannah  Sand Gnats and the Greensboro Grasshoppers was played in front of  2,639 fans Saturday at Grayson Stadium.
Both teams  hit a home run and Savannah won the game 2-1. For the third consecutive game, pitching was noteworthy.
Savannah took a 1-0 lead in the 6th inning when 3b Aderline Rodriquez hit a home run over the left field fence, his 9th home run this season.
In the 7th inning, Greensboro tied the game when 1b Ryan Rieger hit a towering drive over the right field fence.
Sand Gnats took a 2-1 lead in the 7th inning. 2b Brandon Brown doubled and scored on a single by DH Cam Maron.
Starting Sand Gnat pitcher Jacob DeGrom pitched 6 shutout innings, allowed 4 hits, 1BB, struck out 5 and lowered his ERA to 1.48. Marcos  Camarena won the game and improved his record to (4-1) pitched 1 inning, allowed 1 earned run giving up 2 hits. Chasen Bradford pitched 2 /3 innings, allowed 1 hit, 1BB and 1 strike out. Earning his 9th save of the season, T. J. Chism pitched 1 1/3 innings, walking one batter.

The final game of the four game series will be played Sunday afternoon at 2:05 at Grayson Stadium.

Savannah 2 Greensboro 0

The second game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greensboro Grasshoppers  was played in front of 2,109 fans Friday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah reversed the score from last night and beat Greensboro 2-0. Just like last evening, fans saw outstanding pitching.
Starting Savannah pitcher, Rafael Montero, was stellar pitching 8 shutout innings, allowed 4 hits, 0BB and struck out 6. Winning the game improved his record to 5-2 and he now has an ERA of 2.43.
Sand Gnats scored both of their runs in the 6th inning. Cole Frenzel walked. Brandon Brown singles and Frenzel moves to third on a throwing error and scores on a single by Cam Maron. A sac bunt advances both runners and Brown scores on a ground out into a force out.
Multiple hits for Savannah: Maron was 3-for-4 with three singles and one RBI. Brown was 2-for-4 with a run scored.
Pitching the 9th inning for Savannah, Jeffery Walters got three outs to get his first save of the season.

Game three of the four game series will be played Saturday evening at 6:05pm at Grayson Stadium.

Greensboro 2 Savannah 0

The first game of the four  game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greensboro Grasshoppers was played in front of 2,255 fans Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium with Greensboro winning the game 2-0.
Fans saw good pitching from both teams. The Grasshoppers had 6 hits while the Sand Gnats collected 4 hits.
Starting pitcher for Greensboro Jose Fernandez was masterful pitching 6 shutout innings, allowed only 2 hits, walked 2 and struck out 8 to improve his record to (6-0) and lower his ERA to 1.50. Fernandez was a number 1 round draft pick in 2011 and is listed as the 3rd best prospect in the Miami Marlins organization by the Baseball America Prospect Handbook 2012.
In the 4th inning, the Grasshoppers scored their first run. Brent Keys laid down a drag bunt between the pitcher and first for a single, and stole second, moved to third on a single by Josh Adams, and scored on a sac fly. The Hoppers scored another run in the 9th inning.
For Savannah, T. J. Rivera was 2-for-3 with a single and a double.
Starting Savannah pitcher,Michael Fulmer (lost, 2-3) pitched 5 innings, allowed 1 earned run, 4 hits, 2BB, and struck out 5. Randy Fontanez , his best performance this season, pitched 3 shutout and hitless innings, walked 2 and struck out 3. Pitching the 9th inning, T. J. Chism allowed 1 earned run on 2 hits and struck out 1.

The second game of the four game series will be played Friday evening at 7:00pm at Grayson Stadium.