Hickory Crawdads 2 Savannah Sand Gnats 1

The final game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Hickory Crawdads was played in front of  1,318 fans Sunday afternoon at Grayson Stadium.
Fans saw an exciting game with the winning run scored  in the 9th inning. Hickory won 2-1 and tied the series at 2-2.
Savannah took a 1-0 lead in the first inning.  2bJorge Rivero reached first on a fielding error by the shortstop and moved to second on a ground out. A single by 1bBrian Harrison scored Rivero.
Hickory tied the game in the 4th inning. dhJoey Gallo walked and later scored on a single by catcher, David Lyon.
Going into the 9th inning tied, leading off for Hickory, dhJoey Gallo hit a towering drive over the right field fence for the winning run. It was his 27th home run of the season. Starting the game Sunday, Gallo lead the South Atlantic League with 26 home runs.
The Sand Gnats had 4 hits for the game. Brian Harrison was 2-for-4.
Savannah Pitchers:   IP  Hits  Runs   BB   K      ERA
Luis Cessa.             4 2/3.   3       1.      2.    3.      3.08

Wanel Mesa.            1 1/3.   1.      0.      0     3.      3.79


Tim Peterson.             1        1       0        0     0.     5.79

Hunter Carnevale.      2         2       1        0     2.      3.96
(Lost,0-3)