Gnats Win Finale
Published on May 31, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Savannah Sand Gnats News Release
Rome, GA - The Savannah Sand Gnats defeated the Rome Braves 5-2 in front of 2,245 fans at State Mutual Stadium in the series finale. Rome and Savannah split the four game series at two wins a piece.
Savannah got on the board with one run in the fourth on a throwing error to score Nick Santomauro. The Sand Gnats would add to their lead in the sixth on a Kai Gronauer single to right to plate Jefry Marte for the 2-0 lead.
Rome tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth on a two run homerun from Jake Hanson (1) that scored Robert Hefflinger. Savannah took the lead for good in the ninth inning with three runs for the 5-2 final.
Erik Turgeon (2-1) picks up the win for Savannah while Rome's Ryan Weber (0-4) gets the loss. Michael Powers earns his sixth save of the year for the Gnats.
The Braves face the Augusta GreenJackets tomorrow night at seven. For ticket information, contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.
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