Savannah Sand Gnats 6 Charleston RiverDogs 0

Game three of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played in front of 2,286 fans Monday at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah utilized home run power and stellar pitching to beat Charleston 6-0.
Savannah starter, Kevin McGowan, pitched 7 shutout innings, allowed 2 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4. Reliever, Paul Perez, pitched the final two innings, did not allow a hit or run and struck out 3. With the win, McGowan is 2-1 and he lowered his ERA to 1.85.
Sand Gnats got off to a fast start scoring two runs in the first inning. Patrick Biondi,rf started off the inning with a single. A double by Jeff McNeil,3b scored Biondi. McNeil stole third base(11th of the year) and scored when Dominic Smith,1b singled.
In the 2nd inning, Savannah scored 2 more runs when catcher, Colton Plaia walked and scored on second basemans Jorge Rivero's, first home run of the season over the left field fence.
Savannah scored 2 more runs in the 3rd inning. L.J. Mazzilli,ss led off the inning with a home run over the manual scoreboard in left center field, his third this year. Victor Cruzado,dh singled and would score on a single by Champ Stuart,cf.(his first RBI as a Sand Gnat).
The final game of the series starts at 7:05pm Tuesday at Grayson Stadium.