Savannah Sand Gnats 6 Augusta GreenJackets 5

Game two of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played in front of  2,068 fans Friday evening at Grayson Stadium. Fans saw lots of hits, as Savannah had 11 hits and Augusta had 10 hits.
It was an exciting game with Savannah able to hold on in the 9th inning to win 6-5
Sand Gnats got off to a quick start scoring 3 runs in the first inning. Leading off the bottom of the first, 2bYcary De La Cruz singled and dhJayce Boyd singled. cKevin Plawecki hit his 6th home run of the season over the left field fence for a 3-0 lead.
In the second inning, Augusta scored three runs on 4 singles and a sacrifice fly. Augusta took a 5-3 lead in the third inning on solo home runs by 3bMitch Delfino and lfRafael Rodriguez.
Savannah had the bases loaded in the 5th inning when Plawecki walked to score a run. lfStefan Sabol doubled driving in two runs.
Players with multiple hits for Savannah. Yucary De La Cruz was 2-for-5 with 2runs scored. Boyd was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Plawecki was 2-for-3 with 4 RBI's and a run scored.rf
Maiki De La Cruz was 3-for-4 with a double.
Starting pitcher for Savannah, Matt Koch (W, 3-2) gave up 5 runs on 7 hits and struck out 5 in the 5 innings he pitched.
Julian Hilario pitched 2 innings, allowed 1 hit, 1BB, and struck out 4.
Hunter Carnevale pitched 1 inning and struck out 2.
Closer, Beck Wheeler, pitched, the 9th inning. He walked the first batter he faced, the speedster cf Jesus Galindo. Two singles  loaded the bases. The next batter struck out. A fly ball to center field was not deep enough to score the runner on third. The next batter struck out to end the game. It was save number 4 for Wheeler.
The third game of the series will start at 6:05 pm Saturday at Grayson Stadium.