Rome 4 Savannah 3

The final game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves was played in front of 1,469 fans Sunday afternoon. Rome won the game 4-3 and sweept the series.
Rome scored a run in the first inning, scored 2runs in the 6th, and their final run was scored in the 8th inning when William Beckwith hit a home run over the center field fence, his 14th homer of the year.
Savannah scored 2 runs in the 6th inning. Yucarybert De La Cruz and Brandon Brown both singled and both scored on a double by Gilbert Gomez. In the 9th inning Albert Cordero singled to score Gomez who singled.
Both Brown and Gomez went 2-for-4with a run scored.

Savannah starting pitcher, Camarena Marcos, was the loosing pitcher(7-6), pitched  6 innings, allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, 1BB, and struck out 3. Randy Fontanez pitched 2 innings allowed 1run on 3 hits, 0 BB, and struck out 3. Chasen Bradford retired 3 batters he faced in the 9 th inning.

Rome wins Double Header

The  Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves played a double header Saturday at Grayson Stadium. Rome won the first game 2-0 and won the second game 4-1.
In the first game Rome scored their two runs in the 5th inning. Elmer Reyes walked and scored on a home run over the left field fence by Ross Heffley, his 4th homer of the year.
Savannah had 4 hits for the game. Charlie Thurber went 2-for-3 and made two good catches in right field.
Loosing pitcher for Savannah, Yohan Almonte(0-2), pitched 5 innings, allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, 3BB, and struck out 3. Jared West, pitched 2innings, allowed 2 hit and struck out 1.

In the second game of the double header, the Sand Gnats took a 1-0 lead when they scored their only run of the game in the 3rd inning. Cole Frenzel led off the inning with a single, reached third 2 batters, later and scored on a sac fly. Frenzel was 2-for-3 with a run scored. The only other hit for Savannah was a single by Cam Maron.
Rome scored 4 runs in the 6th inning which was highlited by a line drive 3 run home  run over the left field fence by Robby Hefflinger, his 11th home run of the year.
Starting Savannah pitcher, Alex Panteliodis, took the loss(4-8), pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowed 4 runs on 7 hits, 0BB, and struck out 8. Estarlin Morel  pitched 1 1/3 innings, allowed 2hits and struck out 2.

The final home game and final game of the series will be played Sunday afternoon starting at 2:05 pm at Grayson Stadium.

Savvanah 6 Rome2

Game one of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves was played in front of 2,143 fans Friday evening at Grayson Stadium. The game was delayed 40  minutes because of rain. Savannah out hit Rome 8-7 and won the game 6-2.
The Sand Gnats scored 3 runs in the first inning. Yucarybert De La Cruz led off with a single. Gilbert Gomez reached base on an error. Cam Maron hit a home run over the right field fence to give Savannah a 3-0 lead.
The Sand Gnats scored 2 runs in the second and one run in the seventh inning.
De La Cruz was 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored. Maron was 2-for-3 with 4 RBI's and one run scored.
Starting Savannah pitcher, Jimmy Fuller went 3 innings, allowed 2 runs on 3hits, walked 1, and struck out 5. Winning pitcher Carlos Vasquez (6-2) pitched 4 shutout innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 3. Chasen Bradford allowed 1 hit in the inning he pitched. Closer T. J. Chrism pitched the 9th inning and allowed 1 hit.
A double header is scheduled at 5:00 pm Saturday at Grayson Stadium.

Asheville 8 Savannah 7

The final game of the three game series between the Sanannah Sand Gnats and the Asheville Tourists was played in front of 1,265 fans Wednesday evening at Grayson Stadium. It was a slugfest with Asheville  getting 17 hits and Savannah getting 13 hits-Asheville won 8-7 and swept the series.

Savannah got off to a great start in the first inning sending 8 batters to the plate. Yucarybert De La Cruz  led off with a single. Gilbert Gomez reached base on an error. Cam Maron walked to load the bases. A run scored on a sac fly by Dustin Lawley. Greg Pron hit a triple to score two runs. A single by Charley Thurber scored the 4th run in the inning.
Savannah scored  a run in the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th innings.
A controversial play occurred in the 3rd inning when Asheville rallied to score 5runs. Sam Mende hit a drive down the left field line into the Ashville bullpen which appeared to be a ground rule double, but Mende circled the bases and was given an inside the park home run. Savannah argued the call but the umpires ruled the play a home run.
For the Sand Gnats, De La Cruz was 3-for-6 with 3 runs scored. Thurber was 3-for-4 with 2RBI's.
Losing pitcher for Savannah, Domingo Tapia pitched 4 innings, allowed 7 runs(5 earned), on 10 hits, 0BB, and struck out 5. His record now is (6-4).

Thursday at 7:05 pm Savannah plays the Rome Braves in a 4 game series at Grayson Stadium.

Tourists 6 Sand Gnats 0

Game two of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Asheville Tourists was played in front of 875 fans Tuesday evening at Grayson Stadium. Three Asheville pitchers allowed Savannanh only 2 hits for the game and The Tourists pounded out 11hits to win the game 6-0.
Winning pitcher for Asheville, Ben Alsup, pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowed the 2 hits, walked 2 and struck out 2. He improved his record to 13-5.
Asheville scored a run in the 2nd inning when Will Swanner doubled and  scored on a single by David Kandilas. Asheville scored 3 runs in the 7th inning on 4hits-Swanner led off the inning with a home run over the left field fence his 15th homer of the year. In the 9th inning, Asheville scored 2 runs on 2doubles and 2singles.
Losing pitcher for Savannah was starter Marco Camarena who went 6 2/3 innings allowed 3 earned runs on 5hits, and struck out 5 and his record now is (7-5). Brandon Sage pitched 1 1/3 innings, allowed 1earned run on 2 hits, and struck out 3. T. J. Chrism worked the 9th inning, allowed 2 earned runs, on 4 hits, and struck out 2.
The final game of the series starts at 7:05pm Wednesday evening at Grayson Stadium.

Asheville 5 Savannah 2

The first game of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Asheville Tourists was played in front of 997 fans Monday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah got off to a fast start in the first inning sending 8 batters to the plate, but thr real damage was done with the first two batters. Brandon Brown singled followed by a home run by Matt Reynolds just inside the left field foul pole his 3rd home run of the season.
Asheville took a 3-2 lead in the 5th inning when Sam Mende hit a 3 run homer over the left field fence, his 10th homer of the year. The Tourists added 2 runs in the 9th to win the game 5-2.
Savannah had 5 hits for the game. Brown was 2-for-4 with a run scored.
Starting pitcher for Savannah, Alex Panteliodis pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowed 3 earned runs on 9 hits, 1BB, and struck out 6. He took the loss and is now(4-7). Carlos Vasquez pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowed no runs and no hits, walked 2and struck out 3. Chasen Bradford pitched the 9th inning, allowed 2runs on 2hits and struck out 1.
Game two of the series will be played Tuesday evening starting at 7:05 pm. at Grayson Stadium.

Savannah 8 Lexington 2

The final game of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Lexington Legends was played in front of 1,727 fans Wednesday  evening at Grayson Stadium. Savannah collected 10 hits and won the game 8-2.
Sand Gnats got off to a quick start scoring 3 runs in the first inning. Matt Reynolds led off with a single. Cam Maron walked and a double by Brian Harrison scored two runs. A ground out scored Harrison.
Leading off the 3rd inning, Harrison hit a home run over the left field fence, his  4th home run of the season.
Sand Gnats had a big 8th inning when they scored 4  runs on 3 doubles and 3 singles.
Harrison had a 3-for-4 night with 3 RBI's and 3 runs scored.

Winning pitcher for Savannah , Marco Camarena, (7-4) pitched 5 innings, allowed 2 unearned runs, 3BB, and struck out 4 and gave up 4 hits. Randy Fontanez pitched 3 solid innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out the side in the 6th inning. Estarlin Morel pitched the 9th inning, walked 2 and struck out 1.

Lexington 10 Savannah1

The second game of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Lexington Legends was played in front of 767 fans Tuesday evening at Grayson Stadiums. Lexington won 10-1.
Starting Lexington pitcher, Mike Folynewicz  pitched 7 shutout innings, 1BB, allowed 4 hits and struck out 6. In the 2010 draft, he was drafted in the first round(19th over all). The 2012 Baseball America lists Folynewicz as the 9th best player in the Houstin Astros organization.
Savannah avoided the shutout by scoring a run in the 9th inning. Albert Cordero doubled and scored on a single by Charlie Thurber.
For the game, Savannah had 9 hits. Cam Maron was 2-for-3 and leads the team with the highest batting average at .305.
Starting Savannah pitcher, Alex Panteliodis lost(4-6), pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowed 7 runs on 10 hits, and struck out 5. Jared West, pitched 2/3 of an inning, allowed 3 runs on 2 hits, and walked 4.Brandon Sage, pitched 2 2/3 innings, allowed 1 hit, 2 BB, and struck out one.
The final game of the series will be played Wednesday evening atm7:05 pm at Grayson Stadium.

Savannah 4 Lexington 3

The first game of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Lexington Legends was played in front of 2,174 fans Monday evening. Savannah pitchers only allowed 4 hits but walked 8 batters(4 batters in a row were walked in the top of the 9th inning). Sand Gnats won 4-3.
Savannah scored in the 1st when Matt Reynolds walked, moved to second on a single by Gilbert Gomez and advanced to third on a ground out into a double play. Reynolds scored on a balk.
In the 3rd inning, Savannah scored 2 runs. Brandon Brown doubled, advanced to third on a fly out and scored on the second balk of the game. Gilbert Gomez singled, stole second, went to third on a single by Cam Maron, and scored on a sac fly.
The final Sand Gnat run was scored in the 5th inning. Brown singled, stole second, advanced to third on back to back walks and scored on a sac fly.
For the game, Brown was 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored.
Starting Savannah pitcher, Michael Fulmer (won, 7-5) pitched 5 innings, allowed 1 run on 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. Carlos Vasquez pitched 2 shutout innings, 1BB, and struck out 3. Chasen Bradford  pitched 1 inning, walked 3 and allowed 2 runs. Earning his 17th save, T. J. Chrism pitched the 9th inning, 1BB, and struck out 1.
Game two of the series will be played Tuesday evening at Grayson Stadium starting at 7:05pm.

Sand Gnats Win Double Header

The first game of the double header between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greenville Drive was played Friday afternoon at Grayson Stadium. Greenville had a 2-0 lead and Savannah scored  2 runs in the 7 th inning to tie the game and scored a run in the 9 th to win the game 3-2.
Sand Gnats scored 2 runs in the 7 th. Dustin Lawley doubled. Walks to Cole Frenzel and Greg Pron  loaded the bases. A single by Brandon Brown drove in 2 runs.
In the 9 th Savannah scored the winning run when Greg Pron doubled and scored on a throwing error on a ground out.
Savannah had 8 hits for the game:Cam Maron was 2- for-4 and Brown was 2- for-4.
Winning pitcher for Savannah was T. J. Chrism who is now(4-2), who pitched 2/3 of an inning and struck out 1.
The first game started in the second inning as it was continued from the rain out game on Thursday.

The second game of the double header saw Savannah with 13 hits( 5 players had 2 hits each), win the 7 inning game 9-5.
In the 1 st inning Savannah sent 9 players to the plate, scored 3 runs on 5 hits, highlited by a 3- run home run by Frenzel. Sand Gnats added a run in the 3 rd inning. The final 5 runs for Savannah scored in the fourth inning when they had 5 hits.
Winning pitcher for Savannah was Chasen Bradford(4-5), who pitched 1 inning, allowed 1 hit and walked 1.
The announced attendance was 1,859.

The final game of the series will be played Saturday at Grayson Stadium

Savannah 9 greenville 1

The savannah sand gnats and the greenville drive played the first game of their four game series in front of 723 fans wednesday evening at Grayson stadium. It was a pitching duel the first six innings and savannah led 2-1 at the end of 6. Hot sand gnats bats banged out 13 hits for the game and won 9-1.                                                                                                                                                                      The sand gnats got off to a fast start scoring in the first inning when Gilbert Gomez hit a triple and scored on a ground out. In the 4th inning savannah scored a run when Dustin lawley doubled and scored on A broken bat single by Greg pron. a home run by Brandon brown in the 7th scored 2 runs.       Savannah exploded for 5 runs in the 8th on 2 bb, 5 hits and a wild pitch.                                               Greg pron went 3-for-4 with a run scored and 3 RBI night. Gomez was 3- for-5 with 1 RBI and a run scored.                                                                                                                                                       Starting sand gnat pitcher, Alex panteloids threw strikes and got ahead of most of the hitters. He pitched 6 innings, allowed 1 earned run, on 7 hits, 0 bb, and struck out 7 . With the win he improved his record to 4-5. Carlos Vasquez was sharpe allowing 1 hit, striking out 2 . Closer Jared west pitched the 9th inning and struck out 1.                                                                                                         Game two of the series is Thursday at 7:05pm at Grayson.

Former Sand Gnat Stars for Houston

Enjoyed watching Justin Maxwell go 4-for-4 with 2 singles and 2 home runs to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves Saturday evening. He also stole a base.
Maxwell made his debut with the Savannah Sand Gnats on April 29, 2006 and hit a three-run home run in his second at bat. The Sand Gnats were affiliated with the Washington Nationals at that time.
Maxwell's college career at the University of Maryland and his minor league career was marred by injuries.

Spectacular career night for Maxwell.

Greensboro 5 Savannah 2

The final game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greensboro Grasshoppers was delayed one hour and twenty minutes Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium. Greensboro won the game 5-2.
Savannah scored a run in the 3rd inning. Yucarybert De La Cruz reached base on a fielders choice and would later score on a single by Gilbert Gomez. 
In the 6th inning, Savannah scored a run. Cam Maron led off the inning with a single and later scored on a groundout. For the game the Sand Gnats had 6 hits, Maron was 2-for-4 with a run scored and is now batting .296.
Starting Savannah pitcher, Jim Fuller pitched 4 2/3 innings, allowed 4 earned runs on 5 hits, 2BB and struck out 5. Randy Fontanez pitched 2 1/3 innings, gave up 1 run on 3 hits, 0BB, and struck out 1. Jared West, pitched 2 innings allowed 2 hits and struck out 2.

The announced attendance was 907.

Sand Gnats Split Double Header

The Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greensboro Grasshoppers played a double header Wednesday at Grayson Stadium. Savannah won the first game 5-2 and lost the second game 1-0.
In the second game, Savannah was shutout and collected 4 hits for the game. Starting Savannah pitcherAlex Panteliodis  was superb pitching 6 shutout innings, allowed 4 hits, 1BB and struck out 7. He showed cat-like quickness fielding his position. Reliever Carlos Vasquez,(5-2)  took the loss, pitching 1 inning, gave up 1 run on 2 hits, 1BB, and struck out 1.

In the first game, Savannah scored 3 runs in the 4th inning. Matt Reynolds and Gilbert Gomez led off the innings with singles. Brian Harrison singled to drive in a run. A sac fly by Grey Pron drove in the second run. The final run of the inning scored on a single by Cole Frenzel. 
Sand Gnats scored 2 runs in the 6th inning. Pron singled and advanced to third on a double by Frenzel. A single to right field by Albert Cordero scored a run. A sac fly by Yucarybert De La Cruz drove in a run. Starting Savannah pitcher, Michael Fulmer pitched 4 2/3 innings, gave up 2 runs on 8 hits, 2BB, and struck out 2. Brandon Sage (W,1-0) ) won the game pitched 1 1/3innings, gave up 1 hit and struck out 1. Chasen Bradford allowed 1 hit pitching the final inning to earn his 5th save of the season and his ERA is 1.93.

The announced attendance for the double header was 1,426.

Savannah 2 Greensboro 1

The Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greensboro Grasshoppers played their first game of the series Tuesday evening in front of 892 fans at Grayson Stadium. Fans saw great pitching.  Savannah rallied in the bottom of the 11th inning to win the game 2-1.
In the 4th inning, Sand Gnats scored their first run when cCam Maron, walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored on error on a ground ball. The winning run was scored in the 11th inning. cfGilbert Gomez walked and advanced to second on a sac bunt by Maron. 3bDustin Lawley singled to drive in the winning run.
The Grasshoppers scored their run in the first inning. 2bAustin Barnes doubled and scored on a double by cWilfredo Gimenez.
Reliable starting Savannah pitcher, Jacob DeGrom went 7 innings, allowed 1 run on 5 hits, 2BB, and struck out 5. Estarlin Morel pitched 1 inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. T. J. Chism( who has 16 saves for the season) pitched  2 innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 2. Winning pitcher, Chasen Bradford(3-4) pitched the final inning and struck out 2.

Tomorrow the Sand Gnats and the Grasshoppers will play a  double header starting  at 5:30 at Grayson Stadium.