Allen Masterful in Win Over 'Jackets
Published on June 14, 2009 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Savannah Sand Gnats News Release
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Kyle Allen threw a career-high 6.2 scoreless innings of baseball while Sean Ratliff hit his sixth home run in the Savannah Sand Gnats, 2-0, win over the Augusta GreenJackets in front of 1,115 fans and dogs on Bark in the Park Day. With the win, the Sand Gnats secured back-to-back series wins for the first time this season.
Allen (4-2) won for the first time as a starter and went through a stretch of 20 straight batters without allowing a hit after Ben Woodbury led off the game with a double. Allen allowed two hits in the top of the seventh inning but Josh Stinson helped him get the last out to hold Savannah's lead. All told, Allen permitted three hits in 6.2 innings with five strikeouts and three walks.
Ratliff's home run in the fourth inning was his first at home since May 3 when the Longmont, Colo. native went deep against Asheville. The home run was special as it cleared the 12-foot high wall in straightaway center field at Grayson. Savannah scored its first run in the second inning on a Jefry Marte RBI-Groundout.
Eric Beaulac took part in the Sand Gnats shutout for the pitching staff, closing out the game with two scoreless innings for his first save. It is the fourth shutout of the year for the Gnats staff and the second of the '09 campaign versus Augusta.
Savannah has now concluded their first-half home schedule at Historic Grayson Stadium and heads to Rome to start a seven-game road trip with a three-game series versus the Braves. RHP Elvin Ramirez (3-4, 3.36) takes the hill for the Gnats against South Atlantic League All-Star Zeke Spruill (7-2, 3.17). First pitch from State Mutual Stadium is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
As always you can catch the Sand Gnats, home and away, on STAR 1400 AM.
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