6/25/11

Gnats Split Doubleheader With GreenJackets


The Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets played a doubleheader Friday at Grayson Stadium to start the second half of the season. The teams split with Savannah winning the first game 2-1 and loosing the second game 4-2.

Game 1:
Savannah had 8 hits for the game and allowed Augusta 1 run on 1 hit for the 7 inning game.Angel Cuan pitched 3 perfect innings to start the game for the Sand Gnats. Adam Kolarekfollowed allowing 1 run in 2 innings. Hamilton Bennett pitched 2 scoreless innings to earn his 5th save of the season.
Savannah scored in the 4th inning.3bAderline Rodriquez doubled, advanced to third on a ground out and scored on a ground out. In the 5th Sand Gnats scored when cfDarrell Ceciliani singled, stole second, and scored on a single by rfRaferal Fernandez.

Game 2:
Sand Gnats scored 2 runs for the game on 2 hits. They scored 2 runs in the 4th to take a 2-1 lead. Back to back walks to Ceciliani and ssWilfredo Tovar, followed by a sac bunt moved the runners to second and third. Both runners scored on a single by Rodriquez.
In the 5th inning Augusta took the lead on a 3run home run over the left field fence by dhJosh Mazzola
Starting Savannah pitcher, Yohan Almonte (2-4) took the loss pitching 5 innings, allowed 4 runs on 5 hits, walked 3 and struck out 1.

The announced attendance was 2,599.

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