Game one of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Kanapolis Intimadators was played in front of 913 fans Wednesday evening at Grayson Stadium.
Savannah out hit Kannapolis 11-7 and won the game 6-3.
The first two batters for the Intimidators in the first inning, singled and doubled and both scored for a 2-0 lead.
Savannah scored 2runs in the bottom of the first inning. cf Eudy Piña walked and scored on a double by Kevin Plawecki, who scored on a fielding error.
In the 2nd inning, Savannah scored a run to take a 3-2 lead. ss Phillip Evans doubled and scored on a sac fly.
Kannapolis scored a run in the 3rd inning to tie the score at 3-3.
Savannah scored a run in the 4th, 5th, and 7th innings.
Savannah starter, Matt Bowman, got off to a slow start but got stronger the more innings worked. He pitched 8 innings, allowed 3 runs, 0 BB, 7 hits, and struck out 8 batters to earn his 4th win of the season without a loss. Reliever Brett Mitchell, pitched the 9th inning, struck out 2 and earned his third save of the season.
Hitting three doubles for Savannah, c Kevin Plawecki, went 3-for-5, 1 RBI and a run scored. Plawecki, who leads the SAL in doubles with 15, is now batting .402. Piña was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI. Evans was 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored and 1 RBI.
Game two is Thursday at 7:05 pm at Grayson Stadium.
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