8/14/14

Savannah Sand Gnats 4 Asheville Tourists 1

Game three of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Asheville Tourists was played Wednesday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah won 4-1 and won 2 out of 3 games for the series.
Asheville scored their run in the 2nd inning. Emerson Jimenez,ss singled, stole second, moved to 3rd on a ground out and scored on a single by Cesar Galvez,2b.
In the 4th inning, Savannah scored a run when Yeixon Ruiz,ss tripled and scored when Dominic Smith,1b grounded out.
Savannah scored a run in the 5th inning. Stefon Sabol,lf walked. Jonathan Johnson,2b  singled and the center fielder made a fielding error, allowing Sabol to score.
The Sand Gnats scored their final 2 runs in the 6th inning. With runners on first and third, catcher Jeff Glenn reaches first on a fielding error by the shortstop and 2runs scored.
In his second start for Savannah, Octavio Acosta, allowed only 1 run in 8 innings, gave up 5 hits, walked 3 and struck out 2. It was his first win pitching for Savannah.Reliever Akeel Morris pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning, striking out 2. Morris earned his 14 save of the season.
The announced attendance was 1,488.
Savannah plays the Greenville Drive in a four game series with the first game starting at 7:05pm Thursday at Grayson Stadium.

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