Savannah Sand Gnats 4 Rome Braves 2

Game one of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Rome Braves was played in front of 2,158 fans Friday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah won 4-2 as Alex Panteliodis went 7.2 innings for Savannah allowed only 3 hits and 2 runs (both unearned),to win and even his record at 1-1.
In the first inning, Savannah scored when lead off hitter Champ Stuart,cf walked, went to second on a wild pitch and scored when Dominic Smith,1b doubled.
Rome tied the game at 1-1 in the second inning and scored a run in the 3rd inning to lead Savannah 2-1.
With two outs in the 4th inning, Sand Gnats scored two runs. Yeixon Ruiz,ss singled and went to third on a double by Jonathan Johnson,2b. Both runners scored on a single by Stuart.
The final Savannah run was scored in the 8th inning when Jorge Rivero,3b singled and scored on a double by catcher Colton Plaia.
Reliever Akeel Morris picked up his 6th save of the season pitching the 9th inning and striking out 2 batters.
Savannah pitching:   IP.    Runs.   Hits.   K.    BB
Alex Panteliodis.      7.2.     2.        3.       5.      2
Hunter Carnevale.     0.1.    0.        1.       0.      0
Akeel Morris.            1.       0.        1.       2.      1
Game two of the series starts at 6:05 pm Saturday at Grayson Stadium.