Charleston RiverDogs 9 Savannah Sand Gnats 7

The final game of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played Wednesday evening in front of 1,761 fans at Grayson Stadium. Charleston avoided the sweep and won 9-7. Charleston had 10 hits, Savannah 9 hits.
In the first inning, Charleston scored a run and Savannah scored 2 runs  in the bottom of the first.
Savannah took a 4-1 lead in the second inning, cfBrandon Nimmo doubled to drive in 2 runs. Nimmo went 3-for-5.
Charleston scored 3 runs in the 5th inning and 3 runs in the 6th inning-dhGreg Bird hit a 2 run home run over the right field fence, it was his 17th home run of the season.
Savannah scored 3 runs in the 5th inning, a single by dhNelfi Zapata drove in two runs.
Sand Gnat starting pitcher, Marco Camarena pitched 5 innings allowed 6 runs on 6 hits, 2BB, and struck out 1.
Tyler Vanderheiden(Lost, 4-2),  pitched 1 inning, walked 1, struck out 1, allowed 3 runs on 2 hits,
Wanel  Messa pitched 3 shutout innings,  2K, and walked 1.
Savannah plays the Hickory Crawdads at 7:05 pm Thursday at Grayson Stadium.