Gnats Rally in the 8th for the win

The third game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greenville Drive was played in front of 1,288 fans Sunday afternoon. Savannah scored 5 runs in the 8th inning to win the game 5-4. The win places Savannah in first place over Greenville by a half game in the Southern Division.

In the 3rd inning, the Drive had 4 hits and scored 2 runs. A triple by ssJose Garcia in the 7th inning scored 2 runs and gave Greenville a 4-0 lead.

Savannah had two hits in the first inning and went hitless until the 8th inning when they scored 5 runs. ssWilfredo Tovar and lfAlonso Harris walked. cfDarrell Ceciliani singled to drive in Tovar. ssRobbie Shields singled to load the bases. rfCory Vaughn hit a double to clear the bases and tie the game at 4-4. dhBlake Forsythe hit a single to score Vaughn and give Savannah the lead at 5-4.

The Gnats had 6 hits for the game. Vaughn was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI's and a run scored. Shields went 2-for-4 with a run scored and extended his hitting streak to 12 straight games.

Savannah starting pitcher, Ryan Fraser went 6 1/3 innings, gave up 4 runs(3 earned), 8 hits and struck out 3. Angel Cuan pitched 2 2/3 innings, gave up 3 hits and struck out 5. With the win, Cuan improved his record to(2-1).