Rome Braves 5 Savannah Sand Gnats 3

It was the home opener for the Savannah Sand Gnats Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium as they lost to the  Rome Braves 5-3.
It was a cold night for the 2,509 fans as they saw the Sand Gnats ralley for 3 runs in the 6th inning to take a 3-2 lead.
In the 5th inning, back to back singles by 2b Chad Zurcher and cf Brandon Nimmo and both runners advanced on  a curve ball in the dirt wild pitch. Two runs scored oa a double by 1b Jayce Boyd, who advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sac fly by 3b Cole Frenzel.
Starting Sand Gnat pitcher, Matt Bowman, pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up 2 earned runs on 7 hits, walked 2 and struck out 5(3 in the first inning).
For the game, Rome had 12  hits and Savannah had 8 hits.
Leading hitters for Savannah, Boyd had 2 singles and a double and was 3for 4. Nimmo had two singles and was 2for3.
Game two of the two game set is Friday at 7:05 pm at Grayson stadium.