GreenJackets Bats Drive Them to Victory
Published on May 31, 2018 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Augusta GreenJackets News Release
Greenville, SC: The Augusta GreenJackets, South Atlantic League affiliate of San Francisco Giants, won their series finale against the Greenville Drive, 9-2 on Thursday night.
After being down 1-0 going into the fourth inning, the GreenJackets bats woke up. Manuel Geraldo hit his seventh home run of the season to give the GreenJackets a 2-1 lead. Gearaldo would go on to knock in two more runs in the game for a total of four RBIs overall.
In the sixth inning, Ryan Kirby also hit his seventh home run of the season to right field. This would give the GreenJackets a 5-1 lead after six innings.
After taking advantage of Drive mistakes in the seventh and eighth innings, the GreenJackets would put up two runs in both innings to give them a total of nine runs for the game.
On the mound, Jason Bahr continued to impress. He went five innings, giving up three hits and one run. He added four strikeouts, which brings his total to 70 for the season. This is second best in the South Atlantic League, only trailing Bruce Zimmermann who has 75 for Rome. In earning his sixth win of the season, Bahr now joins four others in the South Atlantic League for most wins.
The GreenJackets won the series against the Drive 2-1. They are now 9-1 against Greenville this season. Augusta will now head to Lexington for a four game series against the Legends.
After our eight game road trip, Join us for our three game homestanding starting June 5th vs the Greenville Drive! On the 5th, we will have baseball bingo and Tin Lizzy's Taco Tuesdays! On the 6th, we celebrate nationals runners day along with Big Beers, Brats, and BBQ presented by Maurice's Piggie Park. Then on the 7th, we have Thirsty Thursday presented by the Scene Nightclub, along with our tribute to teachers and Baseball and Chill night! Come join us at SRP Park!
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