The final game of the five game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greensboro Grasshoppers was played in front of 1,210 fans Saturday evening at Grayson Stadium. The hot hitting Grasshoppers pounded out 16 hits to beat Savannah by the score of 7-3 to win the 2011 SAL Championship.
Savannah took a 2-0 lead in the 3rd inning. 2bJuan Gamboa walked and scored when lfAlonso Harris hit a double down the left field line. cfDarrell Ceciliani singled to score the speedy Harris.
Greensboro had a big inning in the 4th-the first two batters made outs and the "Hoppers" scored 5 runs on 3 singles, a double, and a triple to take a 5-2 lead.
In the 5th inning, the first two hitters for Greensboro made outs, and they scored 2 runs on 4 singles to lead, 7-2.
Savannah scored their final run in the 7th inning; Harris tripled to right field and scored on an error by the 3rd baseman fielding a ground ball.
Hitting stars for Greensboro:2bNoah Perio was 4-for-6. Getting two hits each, rfMarcel Ozuna, lfChristian Yelich, 1bMark Canha, and cfIsaac Galloway.
Leading hitter for Savannah was Harris who went 2-for-3 a double, triple, 2 runs scored and a RBI.
Loosing pitcher for Savannah was starter, Angel Cuan, pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowed 5 runs on 8 hits, 1BB, 2K. Adam Kolarek pitched 1 1/3 inning, gave up 2 runs on 4 hits, 1K. Yohan Almonte went 1 2/3 innings, gave up 2 hits, 1BB, 2K. Gonzales Germen pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowed 2 hits and struck out 1.
It was a great season for the Savannah Sand Gnats.
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