Gnats lose no hitter; ballgame
June 23, 2008 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Savannah Sand Gnats News Release
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Nick Carr carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning but the Catfish rallied for a pair in the eighth and a run in the tenth to earn a 3-2 triumph at Historic Grayson Stadium on Monday night. It is the Gnats first extra innings loss of the season.
With the bases empty and two outs in the tenth, Omar Luna doubled to left off Nick Abel (1-1). Maiko Loyola scorched a ground ball off the glove of first baseman Joaquin Rodriguez into right field to score Luna with the eventual winning run.
The comeback seemed farfetched in the eighth when Carr held a no-hitter with one out. After hitting Cody Cipriano with a pitch, Henry Wrigley ripped a 3-2 offering from Carr past a diving Nick Giarraputo at third and into left field to end the no-hit attempt.
Carr exited to a standing ovation as Steven Cheney entered to preserve the 2-0 lead. But a bloop single from Michael McCormick scored Cirpriano and moved Wrigley to third. Omar Luna then laid down a sacrifice bunt to score Wrigley and tie the game at two.
Savannah scored its runs in the second and seventh innings. In the second, Richard Pena hit a sacrifice fly to score Joaquin Rodriguez from third to make it 1-0. In the seventh, it was Sean McCraw driving in Giarraputo. Juan Lagares continued his hot hitting since coming back to the Coastal Empire, he was 2-for-4.
It is the second time this season that a Gnats starting pitcher has carried a no-hit bid through 7.1 innings. Angel Calero accomplished the same feat in Hickory on May 9.
The Gnats (2-3) and Fish (3-0) will battle in game two tomorrow night at 7 p.m. It's a Twofer Tuesday with 2-for-1 prices on all 16oz Budweiser products courtesy of Budweiser and 103.1 the Drive. The first 1,000 fans will receive a Military Gnate Bobblehead courtesy of Coca-Cola on Military Appreciation Night. For tickets and more information, visit www.sandgnats.com or call 912.351.9150.
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