6/26/11

Gnats Rally in the 6th to Beat GreenJackets 6-5


The Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets played the 3rd game of the four game series Saturday evening at Grayson Stadium in front of 3,553 fans. Trailing 5-2 going into the bottom of the 6th, the Sand Gnats scored 4 runs to beat Augusta 6-5.

Savannah scored their first run in the 1st inning. cfRaferal Fernandez doubled, moved to third on a ground out and scored on an error by the third baseman. The second run was scored in the 2nd inning. 1bSam Honeck singled reached third and scored on a wild pitch. A big 6th inning saw Savannah score 4 runs on 4 walks and 3 hits. Singles by cAlbert Cordero and Joe Bonfe, with ssWilfredo Tovar hitting a double to drive in 2 runs. With the bases loaded, 2 Sand Gnats received walks to score 2 runs.

Savannah had 11 hits for the game. Tovar was 2-for-5 with 2 RBI's. Cordero was 2-for-4. Honeck was 2-for-3 and 2 runs scored.

Starting Sand Gnat pitcher,Ryan Fraser, pitched 5 innings, allowed 5 runs on 6 hits, walked 4, and struck out 4. Winning pitcher Michael Weldon(2-1) pitched 2 shutout innings and did not allow a hit. Ronny Morla pitched the final 2 innings, allowed 1 hit, walked 2, and struck out 3. Morla earned his 5th save of the season.

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