Savannah 5 Greenville 3

The 2nd game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greenville Drive was played in front of 1,821 fans Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium. Bonfe and Butler with combined 6 hits and 4 runs scored, led the Gnats to a 5-3 win.

Savannah tied the score at 2-2 in the 2nd inning. 3bJoe Bonfe doubled and scored on a single by 1bJet Butler. cfDarrell Ceciliani singled to score Butler.

Gnats scored 3 runs in the 4th inning. Bonfe and Butler singled. 2bLuis Nieves singled to score Bonfe. lfAlonso Harris single loaded the bases. Butler and Nieves scored on a single by ssWilfredo Tovar.

Gnats out hit the Drive 13-10. Bonfe was 3-for-4 with a double and 2 runs scored. Butler went 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Ceciliani was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Starting pitcher for Savannah, Angel Cuan, pitched 6 innings, allowed 2 runs on 6 hits 2BB and struck out 9. With the win, Cuan improved his record to 10-2. Chase Huchingson pitched 2 innings allowed 1 run on 3 hits, 1BB, 2K. Closer Hamilton Bennett earned his 12 save of the season, pitching the 9th inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out Vasquez on a called third strike to end the game.

Photo courtesy of Ed DeVita, Editor of the Savannah Sports Monthly.

Drives 5 Doubles Down Gnats 7-2

The first game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greenville Drive was played in front of 1,494 fans Wednesday evening at Grayson Stadium. Five doubles by Drive hitters helped them win the game 7-2.

Drive catcher, Christian Vasquez doubled three consecutive times at bat driving in 5 runs for the game. Starting pitcher Kyle Stroup allowed Savannah only 4 hits, 2 runs, 6K, in 6 innings of work.

Savannah scored their runs in the 2nd inning. cAlbert Cordero singled and scored when 1bJoe Bonfe hit a home run blast over the left field fence to give the Gnats a 2-1 lead. It was the second home run of the year for Bonfe. k

Greenville out hit the Gnats 8-5 for the game. Cordero was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Cordero has hit in 10 straight games.

Starting Sand Gnat pitcher Taylor Whitenton took the loss and is now(4-3). He pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowed 6 runs on 7 hits, 2BB and 5K. Luis Rojas pitched 3 2/3 shutout innings, 2BB, and 2K. Ronny Morla pitched 1 inning, allowed 1 run on 1 hit and walked 1.

RiverDogs 6 Sand Gnats 5

Last night I attended the game between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs in Charleston. Twenty Savannah Sand Gnats fans took a limo bus to watch the game. Although Savannah out hit Charleston 13-8 they lost the game to the RiverDogs 6-5 in a thrilling 9th inning.

Swinging hot bats for the Gnats, cAlbert Cordero was 3-for-3 with a double and 1 RBI. ssWilfredo Tovar was 3-for-4. lfAlonzo Harris was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored. cfDarrell Ceciliani was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored.

Starting Sand Gnat pitcher, Angel Cuan took the loss and is now (9-2). He pitched 6 innings, allowed 5 runs on 7 hits, 1BB, and struck out 7.

With Savannah trailing 6-4 going in their 9th inning, they had the bases loaded with 1 out. Cordero walked to make the score 6-5 , but could not score another run.

The announced attendance was 4,722.

Savannah 5 Augusta 3

The final game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played in front of 1,897 fans Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium. The Gnats beat the GreenJackets 5-3 and won three games out of the four game series.

Savannah scored a run in the 1st. cfDarrell Ceciliani led off with a double and went to third on a ground out and scored on a sac fly.

In the 3rd, Savannah scored twice. Ceciliani singled, ssWilfredo Tovar singled, and rfRaferal Fernandez single scored Ceciliani. Tovar scored on a sac fly.

The final Savannah two runs were scored in the 8th inning. dhAlbert Cordero reached first on a throwing error by the shortstop and reached second on a sac bunt. lfJoe Bonfe walked. 1bJuan Torres single scored Harris who ran for Cordero at second base. A ground out scored Bonfe.

Savannah out hit Augusta 10-9. Torres went 3-for-4 with one RBI. Tovar was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Ceciliani was 2-for-5 with a double and 2 runs scored.

Starting Savannah pitcher Taylor Whitenton pitched 3 shutout innings, allowed 3 hits, 1BB and struck out 2. Luis Rojas 1 1/3 innings, allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and walked 1. Guillaume Leduc pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up 1 hit, 1BB, and struck out 2. Winning pitcher Gabriel Zavala (2-5) pitched a 1-2-3 8th inning. Hamilton Bennett earned his 11th save, pitched the 9th inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2.

Gnats Shutout GreenJackets 2-0

The third game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played in front of 1,111 fans Wednesday evening at Grayson Stadium.

Savannah pitching of Fraser and Hebert was noteworthy,combined to allowed Augusta only 4 hits, no runs and struck out 9 batters.

Gnats scored in the second inning: cBlake Forsythe singled and dhAlbert Cordero singled. A ground out sent Forsythe to third and he scored when 1bJoe Bonfe grounded into a force out. In the 5th inning, Savannah scored their final run. 3bAderline Rodriquez hit a double. Bonfe singled moving Rodriquez to third. 2b Jet Butler singled to drive in Rodriquez.

Savannah had 6 hits for the game. Cordero, who had the only multiple hits for the game, was 2-for-3

Winning pitcher for the Gnats, Ryan Fraser,(7-7) pitched 5 shutout innings, allowed only 3 hits, 2BB and struck out 5. Earning his first save, Michael Hebert, pitched 4 shutout innings, allowed 1 hit, 1BB, and struck out 4.

Sand Gnats 8 GreenJackets 3

The second game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played in front of 1,003 fans Tuesday evening at Grayson Stadium.

Savannah scored 2 runs in the 2nd inning. 1bJoe Bonfe hit a double, moved to third on a ground out and scored on an error. cfDarrell Ceciliani doubled to drive in a run. In the 3rd inning, cAlbert Cordero hit a home run over the left field fence(his 5th of the year) and Savannah took a 3-2 lead.

Gnats scored a run in the 5th inning. In the 8th inning, Savannah scored 4 runs. 2bLuis Nieves singled and lfAlfonso Harris and ssWilfredo Tovar walked to load the bases. A double by rf Raferal Fernandez cleared the bases. dhBlake Forsythe singled to drive in Fernandez.

For the game, Savannah out hit Augusta 8-6. Cordero was 2-for-5 with a double, home run, 2RBI's, and a run scored. Fernandez was 2-for-5 with a double, 3 RBI's and a run scored.

Starting Sand Gnat pitcher, Yohan Almomte won the game and is now (5-6). He pitched 6 innings, allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, 3BB, 3WP, and struck out 6. Guillume Leduc pitched 1 inning and gave up 1 hit. Hamilton Bennett earned his 10th save of the year, pitched 2 innings, allowed 1 run on 2 hits and struck out 2.

Augusta 4 Savannah 3

The first game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played in front of 1,980 fans Monday evening at Grayson Stadium. With the Gnats leading 3-2 going into the top of the 8th inning, the GreenJackets scored 2 runs to take the lead 4-3 held on to win the game.

Augusta scored a run in the first and Savannah answered with 2 runs in their first when 2bLuis Nieves tripled to drive in two runs who walked and reached base on an error. Savannah scored in the 4th: Nieves led off the inning with a bunt single, advanced to second on a ground out. A single by cfDarrell Ceciliani on a ground ball to third, followed by a throwing error by the third baseman, allowed Nieves to score.

Savannah out hit Augusta for the game 9-8. Nieves was 3-for-3 with a triple, 2RBI's, and a run scored. RfRaferal Fernandez was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Starting Sand Gnat pitcher, Angel Cuan pitched 6 2/3 innings, allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3. Losing pitcher, Ronny Morla, (2-3) pitched 1 1/3 innings, allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, 1BB, 2 strikeouts. Gabriel Zavala pitched the 9th, went 1-2-3 and struck out 1.