Savannah Sand Gnats 2 Hagerstown Suns 0

The Savannah Sand Gnats are the 2013 South Atlantic League Champions as they defeated the Hagerstown Suns 2-0 Friday evening at Grayson Stadium.
For the second straight night, Savannah pitching shutout Hagerstown. Savannah managed two hits for the game. In the 4th inning, Savannah received three walks to load the bases, when lfStefon Sabol doubled to score the two runs.
Savannah pitchers:  IP.     Hits.     Runs.      BB.     K.     ERA
Steven Matz.          5 2/3.     4.          0.           2.       9.      0.00
Paul Sewald.           1 1/3.    1.           0.          0.       0.      3.81
Jeurys  Familia.         1.        0.           0.          0.       2.      0.00
Beck Wheeler.           1.       1.            0.          0.      2.       0.00
(Save, 1)
Matz won both of his two playoff starts, pitched 12.2 innings, allowed 5 hits, no runs, and struck out 17.

Congratulations Savannah Sand Gnats for a great season and winning the SAL Championship.

Savannah Sand Gnats 6 Hagerstown Suns 0

The Savannah Sand Gnats and the Hagerstown Suns played two games this week in Hagerstown, Md with Hagerstown winning the first game 6-1 and Savannah winning game two, 6-2.

Game three of the SAL Championship was played in Savannah at Grayson Stadium Thursday evening in front of 1,760  fans. Savannah pitchers were dominant as they
 shutout Hagerstown, winning 6-0 to lead the series 2-1.
In the 2nd inning, Savannah scored 2 runs. 2bDilson Herrera walked and went to third on a single by 1bCole Frenzel. A sac fly scored Herrera. 3bJeff Reynolds  singled to drive in Frenzel.
Savannah scored 2 runs in the 4th inning, 1 run in the 5th inning and 1 run in the 6th inning.
Leading hitters for the Sand Gnats: Reynolds was 3-for-3 with 3 RBI's. Frenzel was 2-for-3 with 3 runs scored.
Savannah Pitchers:   IP.       Hits.       Runs.     BB.    K.     ERA
Gabriel Ynoa.            7.          4.              0.         1.     5.      1.23
Jeurys Familia.           1           0              0           0.    2.       0.00
Eastarlin Morel.          1.         1.             0.           0.    0    13.50
Ynoa won his second playoff game and lowered his ERA from 2.35 to 1.23.
Game four starts at 7:05 Friday evening at Grayson Stadium. With a win Friday,  Savannah can win the SAL Championship.

Savannah Sand Gnats 5 Augusta Greenjackets 0

The second game of the playoffs between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta Greenjackets was played in front of 2,297  fans Friday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah won 5-0 to swep the best- of - three Southern Division Championship Series two games to none.
Steven Matz was masterful for Savannah, shutting out Augusta for 7 innings, gave up only 1 hit, 0 BB, and struck out 8.
Savannah scored their first run in the 3rd inning.rfEudy Piña tripled and scored when dhMaikis De La Cruz hit into a fielders choice.
In the 4th inning, 3bJeff Reynolds doubled. ssPhillip Evans walked. Piña was hit by a pitch to load the bases. A triple by cfBrandon Nimmo plated three runs.
The final run for Savannah was scored in the 7th inning. Piña singled and scored on a triple by dhMaikis De La Cruz.
Savannah relievers were equally impressive. Paul Sewald pitched the 8th inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. Beck Wheeler pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning and struck out 2.
The Sand Gnats advance to play the winner of the Northern Division Champion to determine the SAL Championship-the first game will be played Monday at the winner of the Northern Division Champion.

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Savannah Sand Gnats 10 Augusta Greenjackets 2

The first game of the playoffs between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta Greenjackets was played in Augusta, Georgia Wednesday evening.
Savannah utilized solid pitching and exploded for 16 hits to win the game 10-2.
The first run was scored by Savannah in the 3rd inning. dhEudy Piña singled and moved to second when cfBrandon Nimmo walked. A single by rfMaikis De La Cruz  scored Piña. Sand Gnats scored 6 runs in the 5th inning. A home run over the left field fence by ssPhillip Evans in the 6th inning gave Savannah an 8-0 lead. In the 9th Savannah added 2 more runs.
Augusta scored a run in the 7th inning.and a run in the 8th inning. For the game, Augusta had 9 hits. Leading hitters for the Greenjackets, catcher, Ben Turner 3-for4, "Chuckie" Jones 2-for-4, and Mitch Delfino 2-for-4.
Sand Gnats leading hitters, lfStefon Sabol 3-for-5 with 4 RBL's, and DeLa Cruz 3-for 5 with 2 RBI's. Getting  two hits each, Piña, Nimmo, 3bJeff Reynolds, and catcher Albert Cordero.
Starting Savannah pitcher, Gabriel Yona, Won, pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, 1BB, and struck out 4. Reliever Paul Sewald, pitched 1 1/3 shutout innings, gave up 2 hits and struck out 4.
The announced attendance was 1,211.
Game two of the playoffs will be played in Savannah at Grayson Stadium starting at 7:05 Friday.

Greenville Drive 1 Savannah Sand Gnats 0

Game six of the six game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greenville Drive was played in front of 1,681 fans Monday at Grayson Stadium. Fans saw an exciting game with excellant pitching from both teams. Both teams had 3 hits.
Greenville scored their run in the 2nd inning. 3bKeaton Brisco was hit by a pitch. 1bBoss Moanaroa singled sending Brisco to third. Catcher Leonel Escobar hit a ground ball to the first baseman , Brian Harrison, who steped on the bag for an out and the throw to second base was not in time to double up the runner-Brisco scored.
                                   IP.     Runs.     Hits.        BB.    K.      ERA
Savannah pitchers:
Marcos Camarena.      6.         1.           3.            1.      6.         3.27
Lost,( 5-4)

Wanel Messa.               1.         0.           0.            0.      0.         5.46

Paul Sewald.                 1.          0.           0.            0.      0.         1.77

Beck Wheeler.              1.          0.           0.            0.       0.        2.32

Savannah plays their first playoff game Wednesday evening against the Augusta Greenjackets in Augusta, Georgia.

Greenville Drive 2 Savannah Sand Gnats 1

Game five of the six game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greenville Drive was played in front of 1,031 fans Sunday afternoon at Grayson Stadium. Greenville scored 2 runs in the third inning which held up for the win, 2-1.
In the third inning, 2bDreily Guerrero singled and went to third on a throwing error by the pitcher. Three consecutive walks scored a run. The second run scored on a sac fly by dhMario Martinez.
Savannah scored their run in the 6th inning. cfBrandon Nimmo singled, stole second and went to third on a throwing error by the catcher. 1bCole Frenzel  singled to drive in Nimmo.
Savannah had 7 hits for the game. Frenzel was 3-for-4 with 1RBI. Catcher Albert Cordero was 2-for-3.

Savannah pitchers: IP.    Runs.        Hits.      BB.      K.     ERA

 
Seth Lugo                 6.         2.             2.          3.        8.        2.53
(Lost, 2-2)
Eastarlin Morel.       2.         0.             1.          0.        2.       1.89

Hunter Carnevale.    1.         0.             2.          O.       0.        3.57

Game 6 of the 6 game series starts at 12:00 Monday at Grayson Stadium.

Gnats Sweep Drive Again

The Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greenville Drive played a double header Saturday afternoon at Grayson Stadium. For the second day , Savannah beat Greenville in double headers, winning Saturdays games, 4-2 and 6-4.
Game One:
In the first inning, Savannah scored 3 runs. cfMaikis De La Cruz  doubled and advanced to third on a ground out and an error-he scored on a balk. 3bCole Frenzel walked and two runs scored on a double by lfStefan Sabol. Savannah added a run in the 3rd inning.
Greenville scored two runs in the 5th inning. 1bBoss Moanaroa doubled and scored on a single by lfFelix Sanchez. A double by 2bReed Gragnani scored Moanaroa.
Savannah starter, Luis Cessa pitched a complete game, pitching 7 innings, allowed 2 runs on 5hits, 0 BB, and struck out 7. With the win, Cessa is now 8-4 and has an ERA of 3.12.

Game Two:
It was another big inning for Savannah in the first inning as they scored 4runs. rfEudy Piña led off with a single. cfBrandon Nimmo walked. 2bDilson Herrera reached base on an error. 1bCole Frenzel singled to score a run. A double by lfStefan Sabol scored 2 runs. 3bJeff Reynolds drove in a run with a single. In the second inning, Savannah scored 2 more runs.
Greenville scored a run in the 2nd inning. 3bMario Martinez doubled, went to third on a single by catcher, Tim Roberson. Martinez scored on a ground out double play. Doubles by Martinez and rfKendrick Perkins scored a run in the 4th inning. Greenville scored a run in the 6th and  a run in the 7th inning.
Jake Kuebler pitched 5 innings for Savannah, allowed 2runs on 7 hits, 2 BB, and struck out 4
Eastarlin Morel, pitched 1 inning, allowed 1 run on 2 hits, 0 BB, and struck out 1.
Beck Wheeler, earned his 19 save, pitched 1 inning, allowed 1run on 1 hit, walked 1, and struck out 2.
The announced attendance was 1,733.
Both teams play at 2:05pm Sunday at Grayson Stadium.