Savannah Sand Gnats 4 Rome Braves 3

The final game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves was played in front of 1,525 fans Sunday afternoon at Grayson Stadium.
With the game tied at 3-3, Savannah scored a run in the 8th inning and stopped Rome's rally in the 9th inning, to win 4-3 and win thee out of four games for the series.
Rome scored their first run in the 2nd inning. Carlos Franco,3b singled and was out at second when Connor Lien,rf hit into a fielders choice. A double by Blake Brown,lf scored Lien.
Savannah tied the game in their 2nd inning when L.J. Mazzilli,2b hit a home run over the left field fence, his 6th of the year.
In the third inning, Savannah scored 2 runs to take a 3-1 lead. With the bases loaded, Jeff McNeil3b drove in  2 runs on a single.
Rome scored a run in the 6th inning when shortstop, Johan Camargo tripled and scored when the next batter, Ross Wilson,2b singled.
 Franco led off the 7th with a triple and scored on a ground out, to tie the game at 3-3
Savannah took the lead in the 8th inning. Catcher Colton Plaia doubled(Victor Cruzado pinch ran for Plaia). A sac bunt by Patrick Bondi,lf  advanced the runner to third. An RBI single by McNeil turned out to be the deciding run.
Rome rallied with two hits in the 9th inning, but could not score.
Sand Gnats had 7 hits for the game. McNeil was 3-for-4 with 3RBI's and Mazzilli went 3-for-4 with 1RBI.
Savannah pitchers:         IP.     Runs.      Hits.    K.   BB
John Gant.                      7.         3.             6.      4.     2
Dawrin Frias(W,3-0).     1.        0.             1.      1.      1
Robert Coles(S,10).        1.        0.             2.      0.      0
The Sand Gnats start a 3 game series with the second-place Ashville Tourist, first game starts at 7:05pm Monday at Grayson Stadium.

Savannah Sand Gnats 6 Rome Braves 2

Game three of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves was played in front of 2,626 fans Saturday at Grayson Stadium. Their was a 1.03 delay starting the game because of rain.
Savannah utilized strong pitching and power to defeat Rome 6-2.
Savannah starter, Robert Gsellman, pitched 7 innings, allowed 2 runs (1earned), on 6 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. With the win, Gsellman is 3-3.  Gnat relievers were superb-Akeel Morris pitched the 8th inning and struck out the side and Tim Peterson struck out two batters in the 9th inning.
Sand Gnats scored the first run of the game in the first inning when  
Patrick Biondi,rf tripled and scored on a ground out.
Rome scored their first run in the 6th inning, Blake Brown,lf singled and reached second when the ball got away from the right fielder Biondi. Brown went to third on a ground out and scored on a sac fly. In the 7th inning Rome scored their final run.
Savannah unlished the power in the bottom of the 7th. Stefan Sabol,lf tripled to deep center field, slid into third, and scored when the Braves commited an error on the relay throw. The next batter, Champ Stewart,cf hit a home run over the left field fense, his first as a Sand Gnat, second as a professional.
Savannah sent 9 batters to the plate in the 9th inning, and scored 3 runs. An infield single with the bases loaded and two outs by Stewart platted  2 runs. The final Savannah run scored on a walk to Biondi  with the bases loaded.
The final game of the series starts at 2:05 pm Sunday at Grayson Stadium.

Rome Braves 7 Savannah Sand Gnats 6

Game two of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves was played in front of 2,601 fans Friday evening at Grayson Stadium. Rome rallied in the 9th inning to win 7-6.
In the first inning, leading off for Rome, Ross Wilson,2b singled and scored when Johan Camargo,ss doubled.
Savannah scored in the 3rd inning when Jeff McNeil,3b singled to drive in 2 runs to give Savannah a 2-1 lead.
In the 5th inning, Rome scored twice on a single, 2 walks, and 2 batters hit by pitches. Savannah scored 3 runs in the 5th to lead 5-3.
A solo home run in the 7th inning by Rome first baseman, Jake Schrader, over the left field fence and Savannah led 5-4.                  


The Braves scored a run in the 8th inning to tie the score at 5-5. 

In the 9th inning, back to back walks and a triple by Rome's left fielder, Blake Brown, drove in two runs for Rome and they led 7-5.
Brown had a great night going 4-for-5 batting in the 9th position.
Savannah scored their final run in the 9th inning when L.J. Mazzilli,2b singled and scored on a double by Stefan Sabol,rf.
The Sand Gnats had 13 hits for the game.  Leading hitter for Savannah, McNeil was 2-5, with 3RBI's and a run scored.                                                                                                                                                    
Savannah pitching:                IP.       Runs Hits.   K.     BB
Miller Diaz.                            4.2.      3.      4.       9.      2
Dario Alvarez.                         1.1.     0.      2.       1.      1
Dawrin Frias.                           1.0.     1.      1.       1.      1
Tyler Vanderheiden(L,1-1).    2.0.      3.      3.       2.      2
The third game of the series starts at 6:05pm Saturday at Grayson Stadium.

Savannah Sand Gnats 3 Rome Braves 2

Game one of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves was played in front of 2,760 fans Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium. Fans saw an exciting game with Savannah winning in the 12th inning, 3-2.
Savannah got off to a quick start scoring 2 runs in the first inning. Shortstop, Gavin Cecchini doubled and scored on a double by Jeff McNeil,3b. McNeil stole third and scored on a throwing error by Rome's catcher, Victor Caratini.
In the 6th inning, Rome scored two runs. Catcher Victor Caratini tripled to drive in a run and Caratini scored on a single by Jake Schrader,1b. It was a good exhibition of hitting by Caratini as he had three singles and a triple.
Savannah scored the winning run in the 12th inning. Patrick Biondi,cf  led off the inning with a single, followed by a sac bunt by Cecchini to move Biondi to second. The next batter, McNeil, who was 4-for-5, was intentially walked. L.J. Mazzilli,2b lined a single to left field to score the winning run.
The first four batters for the Sand Gnats, Biondi,Cecchini, McNeil, and Mazzilli accounted for 12 hits, both RBI's, and three runs scored.
Savannah out hit Rome 14-10. Rome left 11 runners on base, Savannah left 12 runners on base.
Savannah pitchers:            IP.      Runs.      Hits.    K.   BB
Ricky Knapp.                    6.1.       2.            6.       6.     1
Akeel Morris.                    1.2.       0.            1.       1.     0
Robert Coles.                     2.         0.             1.       3.    1
John Mincone.                   1.2.      0.             2.       0.    1
Tim Peterson(W,3-1).        0.1.      0.             0.       1.    0.          Game two of the series starts at 7:05 pm Friday evening at Grayson Stadium.

Savannah Sand Gnats 2 Charleston RiverDogs 1

The final game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played in front of 1,735  fans Tuesday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah rallied in the 8th inning, trailing 1-0,scored two runs and held on to win the game 2-1 to even the series at 2-2.
Charleston scored their lone run in the first inning. Tyler Wade,ss led off the game with a single, advanced to second on a single by Aaron Judge,rf. A single by third baseman Miguel Andujar scored Wade.
With two outs in the 8th inning for Savannah, third baseman Jeff McNeil singled and scored when L.J. Mazzilli,ss doubled to left field and advanced to third on a missed catch error by second baseman,Jose Rosario. Dominic Smith,1b hit a ground ball to the pitcher for a single allowing Mazzilli to score the second run which turned out to be the deciding run.
Sand Gnat players with two hits apiece. McNeil, Smith, Victor Cruzado,rf, and Champ Stuart,cf. Savannah had 9 hits for the game.
On his Birthday, Savannah starter Ricky Knapp, pitched 6 innings and allowed 1 run. Robert Coles pitched the 9th inning to earn his 9th save of the season.
Savannah pitching line:   IP.    Runs.    Hits.   K.  BB.  ERA
Ricky Knapp.                   6.        1.          7.      5.    0.      3.12
Dario Alvarez(W,3-0).     2.        0.          1.      3.    0.      0.33
Robert Coles(S,9).            1.        0.          0.      1.    0.      1.31

Savannah Sand Gnats 6 Charleston RiverDogs 0

Game three of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played in front of 2,286 fans Monday at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah utilized home run power and stellar pitching to beat Charleston 6-0.
Savannah starter, Kevin McGowan, pitched 7 shutout innings, allowed 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4. Reliever, Paul Perez, pitched the final two innings, did not allow a hit or run and struck out 3. With the win, McGowan is 2-1 and he lowered his ERA to 1.85.
Sand Gnats got off to a fast start scoring two runs in the first inning. Patrick Biondi,rf started off the inning with a single. A double by Jeff McNeil,3b scored Biondi. McNeil stole third base(11th of the year) and scored when Dominic Smith,1b singled.
In the 2nd inning, Savannah scored 2 more runs when catcher, Colton Plaia walked and scored on second basemans Jorge Rivero's, first home run of the season over the left field fence.
Savannah scored 2 more runs in the 3rd inning. L.J. Mazzilli,ss led off the inning with a home run over the manual scoreboard in left center field, his third this year. Victor Cruzado,dh singled and would score on a single by Champ Stuart,cf.(his first RBI as a Sand Gnat).
The final game of the series starts at 7:05pm Tuesday at Grayson Stadium.

Charleston RiverDogs 10 Savannah Sand Gnats 3

Game two of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played in front of 1,701  fans Sunday afternoon at Grayson Stadium. Two home runs by third-baseman,Miguel Andujar helped to power  Charleston to a 10-3 victory over Savannah.
Charleston scoring highlites. In the third inning, Charleston scored their first run when Michael O'Neil,cf singled, stole second, and scored when Mike Ford,1b hit a double. With two men on base via a single and a walk in the 5th inning, Miguel Andujar,3b hit a home run over the left field fence, his 2nd this year. A single run was scored in the 6th inning. In the 7th inning, Ford walked followed by the second home run of the game by Andujar over the left field fence. In the 9th inning, 3 singles and a double gave the RiverDogs three runs off reliver, Robert Coles.
Savannah scored their three runs in the 6th inning. Champ Stuart,cf walked and moved to second on a single by Jeff McNeil,3b. A walk to L.J. Mazzilli,ss loaded the bases. Dominic Smith,1b drove in two runs with a single. Victor Cruzado,rf drove in the third run with a single.
Savannah pitching line:  IP.  Runs.   Hits. K.  BB
Chris Flexen(L,1-5).       5.1.    5.        7.    4.    3
Darwin Frias.                  1.0.    2.         2.   0.    2
Tim Peterson.                  1.2.    0.         1.   3.    0
Robert Coles.                   1.0.    3.         4   1.     0
Game three of the four game series starts at 7:05pm Monday at Grayson Stadium.