Savannah Sand Gnats 6 Delmarva Shorebirds 1

The third game of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Delmarva Shorebirds was played in front of 1,010 fans Thursday evening at Grayson Stadium. It was another outstanding performance by the Savannah pitching staff, allowing only one run in 27 innings against Delmarva for the series.
Savannah got off to a quick start in the first inning scoring 3 runs and  won 6-1 to swept the series.
Leading off the first inning for Savannah, Gavin Cecchini,ss walked. Victor Cruzado,rf reached first base on a fielding error by the third baseman,followed by a home run over the left field fence by L.J. Mazzilli,2b to give Savannah a 3-0 lead. It was Mazzilli's second home run of the season.
In the third inning, Savannah scored three runs on 2 hits, 2 walks and a fielding error by the shortstop.
The lone run run for Delmarva came in the 5th inning when Mike Yastrzemski,rf hit a home run over the right field fence. Yastrzemski also had a double and was 2-for-3.
Savannah starter Robert Whalen pitched 6 strong innings to earn his 4th win of the year without a loss. He struck out 7 and lowered his ERA to 1.80
Reliever, Tim Peterson, pitched the 9th inning and struck out the side.
Savannah pitching line: IP     Runs.   Hits.   K.  BB
Robert Whalen.              6.         1.       5.      7.    2
John Mincone.                1.         0.       0.      0.    1
Tyler Vanderheiden.       1.         0.       1.      1.    0
Tim Peterson.                  1.         0.       0.      3.    0
The Sand Gnats start a four game series with the Rome Braves starting tomorrow, Friday, at 7:05pm at Grayson Stadium.