Savannah Sand Gnats 15 Rome Braves 12

Game three of the series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves was played in front of 1,188 fans Sunday afternoon at Grayson Stadium.
Fans saw plenty of hitting and runs scored Sunday afternoon with Savannah winning 15-12. Sand Gnats had 17 hits and Braves had 14 hits.
Rome got off to a fast start in the first inning scoring 5 runs on 1 hit, 3 walks, and 2 hit batsmen.
Savannah scored 2 runs in the bottom of the first. Champ Stuart,cf doubled and scored on a single by Dominic Smith,1b. A double by Cole Frenzel,3b scored Smith.
Savannah scored single runs in the second and third innings, and scored 2 runs in the 4th inning to tie the score at 6-6.
In the 5th inning, Savannah erupted for 8 runs, highlited by a double and a grand slam home run by Matt Oberste,dh, his first home run of the season.
Sand Gnats scored a single run in the 7th inning.
Rome rallied in their 9th inning, getting 5 hits and 2walks to score 6 runs.
Hitting stars for Savannah. Oberste was 4-for-4  with a double, home run, 3 runs scored and drove in 6 runs. Stuart was 4-for-4, drove in 1 run, 2 doubles, and 4 runs scored.
Savannah pitching:          IP.    Runs.    Hits.   K.    BB 
Ricky Knapp.                  4.0.      6.         5.      3.      4
John Mincone(W,1-1).     4.0.     0.         4.      2.      1
Paul Paez.                        0.0.      6.        5.      0.      2
Dawrin Frias(S,2).           1.0.      0.        0.      0.      0
The final game of the series starts at 7:05 pm Monday at Grayson Stadium.