Game two of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played in front of 1,476 fans Tuesday morning at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah was trying for a record of 12 straight wins but came up short and lost to Augusta 6-4.
Leading off the second inning for Augusta, Tyler Horan,cf doubled followed by a single by Jeremy Sy,dh. Both runners scored on a double by catcher Eric Sim. Craig Massoni,lf drove in Sim with a single.
Savannah scored a run in the 4th inning when Nelfi Zapata,3b led off with a double and scored on a double by Stefan Sabol,lf.
In the 5th inning, Savannah scored 3 runs. Dominic Smith,1b doubled. Matt Oberste hit a single. Victor Cruzado,rf doubled to score Smith and Oberste. Zapata doubled and the third run of the inning scored.
Augusta tied the score at 4-4 in the 6th inning. Sy doubled and scored on a single by Sim
A walk to Sy and a home run over the left field fence by Ryan Jones,2b gave Augusta a 6-4 lead in the 9th inning. It was the first home run for Jones this season.
Leading hitter for Savannah, Oberste was 2-for-4 with a run scored. He has extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
Savannah pitching: IP. Runs Hits. K. BB
Alex Panteliodis. 7.2. 4. 7. 5. 0
Dawrin Frias(L,4-1). 1.1. 2. 2. 1. 1
The final game of the three game series starts at 7:05pm Wednesday at Grayson Stadium.
Game one of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played Monday evening in front of 2,669 fans at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah beat Augusta 6-1 to win their 11th game in a row.
Savannah starter, John Gant, was sharpe with excellent control. He pitched 8 innings allowed only 1 run on 5 hits, struck out 10 and did not walk a batter. Gant improved his record to 9-4 with the win and lowered his ERA to 2.64
Augusta scored their only run in the 1st inning. Lead off batter, Chris Lofton, cf singled, stole second and scored on a single by Tyler Horan,rf.
In the 4th inning, Savannah scored 3 runs. Yeixon Ruiz,ss walked. Dominic Smith,1b singled. Matt Oberste,dh doubled to drive in 1run. Two runs scored when Jorge Rivero,2b reached base on a fielders choice and a throwing error by the second baseman, Jeremy Sy allowed Rivero to go to second base.
Savannah scored 3 runs in the 8th inning. Both Smith and Oberste reached base on singles. Cole Frenzel, 1b was intentionally walked to load the bases. Rivero, singled to drive in Smith. With the bases loaded, Victor Cruzado,rf walked scoring Oberste. A ground out by Stefan Sabol,lf scored Frenzel.
Sand Gnats had 9 hits for the game. Oberste was 3-for-4 with an RBI and he improved his batting average to .319. Smith was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and raised his average to .296.
Pitching the 9th inning for Savannah, Paul Paez , walked 2 batters and gave up 1 hit
Game two of the series starts at 11:05am Tuesday at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah Sand Gnats defeated the Hickory Crawdads 8-2 Sunday to sweep the three game series and extend their winning streak to 10 games. Matt Oberste continued his hot hitting as he was 2-for-4 with a home run, his 4th home run of the season. He is currently batting .308.
The final game of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played Thursday in front of 4,014 fans at Grayson Stadium. The game was sold-out.
The Sand Gnats banged out 15 hits and beat Charleston 10-5 sweeping the series, and winning their 7th game in a row.
Savannah starter, Alex Panteliodis gave up 7 hits, but allowed only 1(unearned) run in 7 innings of work, walked 2 and struck out 4. With win he improved his record to 2-1 and lowered his ERA to 2.88.
Charleston scored their first run in the 1st inning and scored 4 runs in the 9th, highlighted by a 3 run home run over the left field fence by center fielder Michael O'Neill, his 8th this season.
Savannah scored their first run in the 1st inning when Champ Stewart reached first base on a bunt single and scored when the next batter, Dominic Smith,1b doubled.
Sand Gnats scored 2 runs in the 2nd, 1 in the 5th and 1 in the 6th.
With the bases loaded in the 7th inning for Savannah, second baseman ,Jonathan Johnson doubled driving in 3 runs.
In the 8th inning, Savannah scored 2runs.
Leading hitters for Savannah, Johnson was 2-for-2 with 2 walks, a single , double and 4 RBI's. Cole Frenzel,3b was 3-for-5 with a run scored and 2 RBI's.
Savannah pitching: IP. Runs. Hits. K. BB
Alex Panteliodis(W,2-1). 7.0. 1. 7. 4. 2
Hunter Carnevale 1.1. 4. 3. 1. 0
John Mincone. 0.2. 0. 0. 1. 0
Game two of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played in front of 1,017 fans Wednesday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah beat Charleston 7-4 and have won 6 games in a row.
Starting pitcher for Savannah, John Gant set a career high in strikeouts with 10, pitched 7 innings, allowed 4 runs on 6 hits. With the win he is 8-4.
In the first inning, Savannah scored two runs. Champ Stuart,cf singled as did Matt Oberste,1b. A walk to Cole Frenzel,3b loaded the bases. Stuart and Oberste scored on ground outs.
Charleston tied the game at 2-2 in the 3rd inning. Michael O'Neil doubled and the following batter, Dustin Flower,cf hit a home run over the right field fense, his 6th of the season.
Savannah scored two runs in the 5th inning. Catcher Colton Palia doubled and scored when Stuart hit a line drive over the left field fense, his second home run this year.
The final two runs for Charleston were scored in the 6th inning to tie the score at 4-4.
Savannah scored a run in the 6th, 7th, and 8th innings and lead 7-4 which was the final score.
The hitting star for Savannah was Stuart who was 2-for-3 with a home run, 2RBI's, 2 runs scored and a stolen base
Savannah pitching: IP. Runs. Hits. K BB
John Gant(W,8-4). 7.0 4. 6. 10. 2
Paul Paez. 0.2. 0. 2. 1. 0
Bret Mitchell. 1.1. 0. 0. 3. 1
The final game of the series starts at 7:05pm Thursday at Grayson Stadium.
Game one of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played in front of 876 fans Tuesday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Fans saw an exciting and strange finish to the 3:54 hour game. With Charleston leading 8-6, Savannah won the game in the 9th inning. Two Gnats on base scored on throwing errors by the shortstop and the right fielder. Then with the bases loaded, Victor Cruzado,rf walked on four pitches and the winning run scored. It was the 5th straight win for Savannah.
Savannah scored their first run in the first inning when Champ Stuart,cf tripled and scored on a ground out.
In the second inning for Savannah, Jorge Rivero,2b walked and Cruzado hit a home run over the left field fence, his 5th of the season.
Charleston scored in their third inning when Michael O'Neil,cf doubled, went to third on a ground out and scored on a sac fly. The RiverDogs scored 3runs in the 4th inning and 1run in the 5th inning.
Going into the 9th inning, Charleston trailed 6-5 and scored 3 runs to take the lead, 8-6. A home run over the right field fence by Gosuke Katoh,2b scored 3 runs, it was his 3rd home run of the year. The 3 runs were scored off Sand Gnat reliever, Akeel Morris, pitching the 9th inning. Morris won the game and is 4-0.
For Savannah, Cruzado was 2-for-4 with a run scored and 3 RBI's. Dominic Smith,1b was 4-for-4.
Savannah pitching: IP. Runs. Hits. K. BB
Robert Gsellman. 5.2. 5. 8. 4. 3
Paul Paez. 1.1. 0. 0. 1. 1
Dawrin Frias. 1.0. 0. 1. 0. 0
Akeel Morris(W,4-0). 1.0. 3. 1. 1. 1
Game two starts at 7:05pm Wednesday at Grayson Stadium.
The final game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves was played in front of 2,737 fans Monday at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah won 8-1 to complete the four game sweep.
Starting pitcher for Savannah, Dario Alvarez, pitched 5 shutout innings, allowing only 2 hits, walked 1 and struck out 8. With the win Alvarez is 5-0 and he lowered his ERA to 0.96.
In the first inning, Savannah scored a run. Yeixon Ruiz,ss singled and went to second when Champ Stuart,cf walked. A ground out double play advanced Ruiz to third and he scored on a balk.
Sand Gnats scored 2 runs in the 4th inning and 2 runs in the 5th inning.
The lone run for Rome was scored in the 7th inning when Connor Oliver,rf doubled and scored on a double by Keith Curcio,cf.
Savannah answered with 2 runs in their 7th inning. Dominic Smith,1b doubled followed by a home run over the left field fence by Matt Oberste, his second home run in his last 2 games.
The final run was scored by Savannah in the 8th inning.
Savannah pitching: IP. Runs. Hits. K. BB
Dario Alvarez(W,5-0). 5.0. 0. 2. 8. 1
Hunter Carnevale. 1.0. 0. 1. 1. 2
Bret Mitchell. 2.0. 1. 2. 3. 0
Akeel Morris. 1.0. 0. 0. 1. 1
Game one of the three game series with the Charleston RiverDogs starts at 7:05 pm Tuesday at Grayson Stadium.
