Augusta 4 Savannah 1

The first game of the four game series between the Augusta GreenJackets and the Savannah Sand Gnats was played Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium before 2,042 fans.
Augusta's first two batters singled, Nick Liles and Ryan Cavan with Liles advancing to third on a throwing error by the third baseman and he scored on a sacrifice fly. In the 4th inning the GreenJackets scored three runs, on three singles, a walk, and triple by Tommy Joseph which drove in two runs. Baseball America Prospect Handbook(2010) ranks Joseph as the 6th best prospect in the San Francisco organization.
GreenJacket starting pitcher, Andy Reichard, allowed only two hits and no runs, striking out 7 in his 6 2/3 innings pitched.
Savannah scored their only run in the 8th:Cesar Puello was hit by a pitch, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error. Puello scored on a single by Travis Ozga. The Sand Gnats had 5 hits for the game and Puello was 2-for-3, and stole his 38th base of the season.
John Church(5-1) lost his first game for the Gnats, pitching 4 jnnings, gave up 4 runs(3 earned) on 6hits and struck out 4 and walked two. The bullpen of Gabriel Zavala and Guillaume Leduc combined 5 shutout innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out ten.