Savannah, GA - TheSavannah Sand Gnats withstood a late rally to defeat the Augusta GreenJackets5-3 Sunday afternoon at Historic Grayson Stadium. The Gnats (26-16) earned asplit of the four-game set by winning the final two games of the series.
Savannah had a comfortable 5-0 lead heading to the ninth, but theGreenJackets (19-22) scored three times and had the tying run at second withtwo outs when reliever TJ Chisminduced a comebacker to end the game. It was fair turnabout, as the Gnats losteach of the first two games of the series by one run, both times stranding thetying run at second.
Savannah scored the game’s first run in the bottom of the secondinning. LF Dustin Lawley led off theinning with a walk and came around to score on 1B Brian Harrison’s RBI double over the head of ‘Jackets’centerfielder Carlos Willoughby.
Savannah added two runs in both the sixth and seventh innings.Lawley began the sixth by lining a home run just to the right side of thebatter’s eye in centerfield. TravisTaijeron followed with a triple up the right-centerfield gap and came homeon Aderlin Rodriguez’s hustle doubleon a pop fly into shallow center to put the Gnats up 3-0. 2B TJ Rivera added a two-run home run inthe bottom of the seventh for a 5-0 Savannah advantage.
In the ninth, making his first Savannah appearance, reliever Randy Fontanez walked two batters andhit one to load the bases. A sacrifice fly trimmed the Gnats’ lead to 5-1 andthen a single re-loaded the bases and chased Fontanez from the game. With thetying run at the plate, Chism struck out pinch-hitter Kelby Tomlinson. However,Willoughby dumped a double down the left field line to drive home two, andraced up to second carrying the tying run. Chism then induced a chopper rightback to the mound to end the ‘Jackets’ threat and the game.
Gnats’ starter Rafael Montero allowed just one infield hit in hissix innings of work. He faced one over the minimum through five innings. Hefinished six innings striking out five and walking two to earn his third win of2012.
from team press release
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