Gnats Pull Away from Drive Late in 7-3 Win Thursday
Published on July 1, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Savannah Sand Gnats News Release
SAVANNAH, GA - The Savannah Sand Gnats (3-5/45-33) stepped on the pedal late to pull away from the Greenville Drive with a 7-3 win Thursday night at Fluor Field.
The Gnats broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the fifth when SS Wilfredo Tovar singled home 1B Travis Ozga who had begun the inning with a single of his own. Ozga was 4-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Ozga is now hitting .471 (8 H/17 AB) in his first six games as a Gnat.
Savannah added two in the top of the sixth inning on a 3B Jefry Marte two-run home run to push their lead to 4-1. It was Marte's fourth home run of the year.
The Drive (6-2/42-36) picked up a run back in the bottom of the sixth against Gnats' starter Collin McHugh. McHugh held the Drive to two runs on seven hits in 6.2 innings to pick up his first win since April 21. He walked two and struck out seven, tying a personal season-best.
The Gnats kept adding runs late. In the eighth, CF RJ Harris led off with a solo home run, his first as a Gnat. With two outs in the inning, doubles from RF Cesar Puello and 1B Travis Ozga added another run to make it 6-2 Savannah.
Guillaume Leduc made his Savannah debut in the bottom of the eighth inning and yielded a run on two hits and a walk. The 6'4" righty had made one appearance this year with Brooklyn in the New York-Penn League.
The Gnats send LHP Darin Gorski (2-2, 2.94) to the mound Friday night to take on RHP Kendal Volz (4-2, 3.60) in game four of the five-game series. The broadcast on News/Talk 630 and sandgnats.com begins at 7 pm.
FIREWORKS Extravaganza July 4:
The Gnats return home on Sunday, July 4 to host the Rome Braves with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 pm. The Gnats will host a special Independence Day Fireworks Extravaganza - the second best fireworks show in the Coastal Empire, but the only one with a guaranteed seat!
Also, all kids aged 12 and under will eat free thanks to Subway and Quality Rock 105.3.
South Atlantic League Stories from July 1, 2010
- Suns Down BlueClaws in the Ninth - Hagerstown Suns
- DeRatt, Sanders Promoted to Modesto; Martinez Joins Tourists; Vargas Activated - Asheville Tourists
- Suns Strike Late, Top Claws 6-4 - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- RiverDogs Earn Doubleheader Sweep of Jackets - Augusta GreenJackets
- Legends Defeat 'Dads, 6-3 - Hickory Crawdads
- Dogs Sweep GreenJackets, Win 4-2 & 4-1 - Charleston RiverDogs
- Gnats Pull Away from Drive Late in 7-3 Win Thursday - Savannah Sand Gnats
- Grasshoppers Jump on Braves, 9-2 - Rome Emperors
- Power Take Down Shorebirds, 8-3 - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Drive Fall to Sand Gnats, 6-3, in Third Game of Series - Greenville Drive
- Legends Top Hickory, 6-3 - Lexington Legends
- West Virginia Tops Delmarva 8-3 in Game Three - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Intimidators Snap Streak, Win 8-7 - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
- Murton, Marshall Activated off DL; Marquez, Milo Transferred to Staten Island - Charleston RiverDogs
- RiverDogs to Host Youth Baseball Camp - Charleston RiverDogs
- Gnats Game Notes: July 1 at Greenville - Savannah Sand Gnats
- All-Star CF Miguel Velazquez Promoted to High-A Bakersfield - Hickory Crawdads
- Shorebirds Game Notes - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Tony Pepperoni Is Back - Rome Emperors
- Power Game Notes - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Suns Crown 2010 National Egg Toss Champions - Hagerstown Suns
- Gnats Roster Update - Savannah Sand Gnats
- Flores Rejoins Rome Club - Rome Emperors
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