Gnats Pound Greensboro Again in 12-2 Blowout
Published on September 2, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Savannah Sand Gnats News Release
The Savannah Sand Gnats blasted the Greensboro Grasshoppers for the second straight night, bombing their way to a 12-2 win Thursday night following an 11-0 win on Wednesday.
The Gnats (30-35/72-63), who have won three in a row, scored 44 runs in the four game series in Greensboro.
Savannah scored two runs in the second inning, four in each of the third and fourth innings to turn the game into a blowout and added single runs in the sixth and ninth innings.
The Grasshoppers (33-33/65-71) didn't score until the bottom of the ninth.
The Gnats offense made life easy for starter Armando Rodriguez who was dominant again over five innings in improving to 8-9.
He struck out six, walked one and gave up just two singles.
In his last five starts, Rodriguez is 2-2 with a 0.93 ERA (3 ER/29 IP) and 45 strikeouts against five walks.
C Juan Torres was 5-5 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored to lead the Savannah offense.
He became the second Gnat in the series, and the second Gnat all year, to hit homers in consecutive games.
Torres becomes the fourth Savannah hitter with five hits in a game this year.
Torres was one of three Gnats with homers joined by 18-year old 3B Aderlin Rodriguez who's three-run homer in the fourth put Savannah ahead 9-0.
It was the first SAL long ball for Rodriguez who hit 13 for Kingsport in the Appalachian League.
2B Jet Butler homered in the ninth as part of a 2-5 night to finish the Gnats' scoring.
The Gnats send RHP Gonzalez Germen (1-0, 1.29) to the mound to start the team's final home series of the regular season against the Asheville Tourists and LHP Jonathan Vargas (4-9, 6.67) Friday at 7:05 pm.
Gates open at 6 pm and the pre-game show on News/Talk 630 and sandgnats.com begins at 6:50.
Friday Night Promotions
Nine Innings of TV Giveaway
- The Gnats will give away a TV every inning of the game, concluding with the grand prize in the ninth.
Facebook Friday
- The Gnats Facebook friends are eligible for a special deal for a pair of General Admission tickets for $1.
Family Friday
- Kids run the bases after every Gnats home game thanks to MIX 102.1.
Playoffs Presented by Tate Law Group
Savannah will open the 2010 playoffs at the home of the second-half champion on Wednesday, September 8.
After an off-day, Historic Grayson Stadium will host its first playoff game in 14 years on Friday, September 10, with a vuvuzela horn giveaway presented by the Tate Law Group.
Game three, if necessary, will be Saturday, September 11.
South Atlantic League Stories from September 2, 2010
- Gnats Pound Greensboro Again in 12-2 Blowout - Savannah Sand Gnats
- Legends Score 2 in Eighth, Beat Hagerstown 8-6 - Lexington Legends
- 'Dads Fall in Series Finale in Asheville - Hickory Crawdads
- Kannapolis Downs Delmarva, 8-5, in Series Finale - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Irwin and Foster Throw Power to Shutout Win - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Intimidators Earn Series Split 8-5 - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
- Britton, Bayer Combine for 1-0 Shutout of RiverDogs - Greenville Drive
- BlueClaws Take Three of Four from Augusta, Beat Jackets 4-1 - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- RiverDogs E-Braked by Drive, Greenville Wins Series, 1-0 - Charleston RiverDogs
- BlueClaws Hit Trifecta in Sixth, Jackets Fall 4-1 - Augusta GreenJackets
- Gnats Series Preview: September 3-6 Vs. Asheville Tourists - Savannah Sand Gnats
- Murphy Placed on DL; Liccien Transferred to Charleston - Charleston RiverDogs
- RiverDogs & Fat Tire Collaborate for Fat Tire Friday & Bike Night - Charleston RiverDogs
- Gnats Game Notes: Thursday, September 2 at Greensboro - Savannah Sand Gnats
- Shorebirds Game Notes - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Power Game Notes - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Where Will You be When the Turnstile Strikes 2.5 Million? - Greensboro Grasshoppers
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