Savannah 6 Charleston 3

The final game of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played in front of 2,083 fans Wednesday evening at Grayson Stadium. Savannah won the game 6-3 and took two out of three games for the series. For the first time in the series, the Sand Gnats outhit the RiverDogs 12-7.
Charleston scored 2 runs in the first inning and Savannah answered with 3 runs in the bottom of the first.
Gilbert Gomez singled. T. J. Rivera walked. Dustin Lawley singled to load the bases. A double by Aderline Rodriquez drove in two runs. Rodriquez scored on a groundout.
Savannah  added a run in the 2nd inning.
In the 4th inning three consecutive singles by Brian Harrison, Charlie Thurber, and Albert Cordero loaded the bases. A ground out into a double play scored Harrison. A single by Gomez drives in a run.
Sand Gnats with multiple hits: Gomez was 3-for-4 with a run scored, and 2 RBI's. Thurber was 3-for-4 with a run scored. Rodriquez, with 2 doubles, was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI's.

Starting Savannah pitcher, Domingo Tapia(Won, 4-2) pitched 6 innings, allowed 3 earned runs, on 7 hits, walked 2 and struck out 6. Carlos Vasquez pitched 1 inning, 1BB, 1K. Earning his first  save of the season, Jared West pitched 2 innings and struck out 2.

Savannah 5 Charleston 3

Game two of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played in front of 1,100 fans Tuesday evening at Grayson Stadium.
After 7 innings, Charleston led 3-2. In the 8th inning, Savannah scored 3 runs to take the lead and win the second game of the series 5-3. Once again the RiverDogs outhit  the Sand Gnats 12-7.
Savannah scored a run in the 2nd inning when Charlie Thurber doubled, went to third on a fielding error, and scored on a wild pitch.
Savannah scored a run in the 4th inning. T. J. Rivera doubled and scored on a single by Aderline Rodriquez.
Sand Gnats scored 3 runs in the 8th inning. Rivera walked and was awarded second base on a balk, and scored on a single by Brian Harrison. A triple to right field by Thurber scored 2 runs.
Starting Sand Gnat pitcher, Alex Panteliodis pitched 4 shutout innings, gave up 5hits, 3BB, struck out 1. Randy Fontanez pitched 2 innings, gave up 3 runs on 6 hits, struck out 3. Winning pitcher, Chasen Bradford (1-0) pitched 2 innings, allowed 1 hit and struck out 2. Earning his 6th save of the season, T. J. Chism pitched the 9th inning and struck out 2.

The final game of the three game series will be played Wednesday evening at 7:05pm at Grayson Stadium.

Charleston 5 Savannah 3

The first game of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played in front of 1,998 fans Monday evening at Grayson Stadium.
With the score tied 3-3 after nine innings, Charleston scored 2 runs in the 11th inning to win the first game of the series 5-3. The RiverDogs out hit the Sand Gnats 13-6.
Charleston scored 1 run in the first inning. Savannah scored 2 runs in the first. T. J. Rivera singled, stole second and scored on a double by Dustin Lawley. A single by Brian Harrison scored  Lawley.
Savannah scored their final run in the 2nd inning. Greg Pron singled, went to second on a fielders choice, stole third, and scored on a sac fly.
Starting Savannah pitcher, Jacob DeGrom, pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowed 3 runs(2 earned) on 6 hits, 1BB and struck out 6. Marcos Camarena pitched 3 1/3 innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1. Losing pitcher Jeffrey Walters, (3-1) pitched 2 innings, allowed 2 runs on 5 hits and struck out 4.

The second game of the three game series will be played Tuesday evening at 7:05 pm at Grayson Stadium.

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 895 fans Sunday afternoon at Grayson Stadium. 
Sand Gnats held on to win the game 5-3 and split the series at 2-2.
Savannah pitching was outstanding for 8 innings of shutout baseball and allowing only 1 hit. In the 9th, Augusta first two batters walked, followed by a hit batter to load the bases. Two singles scored 3 runs for the GreenJackets.
Savannah scored their first run in the 2nd inning: Dustin Lawley walked and scored on a double by Brian Harrison. Leading off the 6th inning, Lawley hit a home run over the 400 ft. center field fence. Travis Taijeron tripled and scored on a double by Aderline Rodriquez.  In the 7th, Savannah scored their final two runs when Cam Maron reached base on a throwing error and scored on a home run by T. J. Rivera (6th of the season).
Having another multiple hit game for the Sand Gnats, Harrison was 2-for-4 with 1 RBI. Last night he went 3-for-3.
Fans saw an outstanding performance by Savannah starting pitcher, Rafael Montero, pitched 6 shutout innings, allowed only 1 hit, walked 2 and struck out 5. Winning the game improved his record to 3-2 and lowered his ERA to 2.64. Jared West  pitched 2 innings and walked 2. Making his debut for Savannah, Randy Fontanez, pitched 1/3 inning, allowed 3 runs on 1 hit, walked 2. Picking up his 5th save of the season, T. J. Chism, pitched 2/3 inning, struck out 1 and allowed 1 hit.

The Charleston RiverDogs are in town for a three game series with the first game Monday evening at 7:05 pm at Grayson Stadium.

Savannah 7 Augusta 4

The third game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played in front of 2,952  fans Saturday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Four Savannah pitchers limited the GreenJackets to only 3 hits for the game to help Savannah win the first game of the series 7-4.
Augusta scored their 4 runs in the 1st inning. A walk and a throwing error by the pitcher allowed the first run to score. With 2 runners on base, Augusta DH Mark Minicozzi hit a home run over the left field fence.
Savannah scored three runs in the first inning. Two walks and a double by Aderline Rodriquez scored a run. A single by Brian Harrison drove in two runs. With 2 men on base in the 4th inning, Luis Nieves tripled driving in two runs. The final two runs for Savannah were scored in the 7th inning, when Harrison doubled to drive in both runs.
Leading hitter for Savannah: Harrison was 3-for-3, scored a run, and drove in 4 runs.
Starting Savannah pitcher, Michael Fulmer pitched 2 innings, allowed 4 runs(3 earned), 2 hits, 3BB and 1 strike out. Carlos Vasquez pitched 4 innings and allowed 1 hit and struck out four-he was the winning pitcher and his record now is 4-1. Chasen Bradford pitched 2 innings walked 2 and struck out 4. Picking up his 4th save of the season, T. J. Chism pitched the 9th inning and struck out 1.
The final game of the four game series will be played Sunday afternoon at 2:05pm at Grayson Stadium.

Augusta 4 Savannah 3

The second game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played in front of 2,345 fans Friday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Augusta scored 2 runs in the 2nd inning, 1 run in the 6th and their final run in the 9th to beat Savannah 4-3. The Sand Gnats rallied in the 8th and 9th innings for an exciting finish.

Savannah scored their first run in the 6th inning:Travis Taijeron walked and scored on a double by Brian Harrison.
In the 8th inning with 2 outs, Aderline Rodriquez worked the count to 3-2, then hit a line drive over the left field fence to pull Savannah within 1 run.
Savannah scored in the 9th when Charley Thurber tripled and scored on a ground out.
Getting multiple hits for the Sand Gnats: Thurber went 2-for-4 with a double and a triple and 1 run scored. Rodriquez was 2-for-4 with a single, a homer and 1 RBI and 1 run scored.
Starting pitcher for Savannah Tyler Pill pitched 6 innings, allowed 3 runs on 8 hits, 0BB, struck out 5.
Jeffrey Walters pitched the final 3 innings, allowed 1 run(unearned) on 2 hits and struck out 1.

Game 3 of the 4 game series will be played Saturday evening at 6:05pm at Grayson Stadium.

Augusta 3 Savannah 2

The first game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played Thursday evening in front of 1,849 fans at Grayson Stadium.
Augusta scored 2 runs in the 1st inning, added a run in the 4th inning, and held on to win the game 3-2.
Fans got to see lots of strikeouts: Augusta pitchers struck out 14 Sand Gnats and Savannah pitchers struck out 15 GreenJackets.
Savannah scored their first run in the 3rd inning. Luis Nieves singled and went to second on a fielders choice. Dustin Lawley singled moving the runner to third. A single by Travis Taijeron scored the Gnats first run.
The second Savannah run was scored in the 4th inning. Brian Harrison singled and scored when Greg Pron hit a triple.
Multiple hits for Savannah: Harrison was 2-for-4 with a run scored.
Starting Savannah pitcher, Domingo Tapia took the loss(L,3-2) pitched 4 innings, allowed 3 runs, on 5 hits, walked 2, struck out 5. Marco Camarena pitched 1 inning, gave up 1 hit and then struck out the side. Jack Leathersich pitched 3 shutout innings, no hits and struck out 6. T. J. Chism struck out 1 batter pitching the 9th inning.

The second game of the four game series will be played Friday evening at 7:05pm at Grayson Stadium.