Greensboro Blanks Savannah 5-0 Friday
Published on July 29, 2011 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Savannah Sand Gnats News Release
GREENSBORO, NC - The Greensboro Grasshoppers shutout the Savannah Sand Gnats in a 5-0 victory Friday night at NewBridge Bank Park in Greensboro, NC Friday night. The Gnats (21-13/60-43) have dropped the first two games of their four-game series in Greensboro.
The Grasshoppers (17-17/57-47) used solo home runs in three of the first four innings against Savannah starter Ryan Fraser, to take a 3-0 lead. RF Marcel Ozuna went deep in the first to put Greensboro in front, CF Christian Yelich made it 2-0 in the third and LF James Wooster put Greensboro ahead 3-0 in the fourth. Fraser fell to 6-7 with a 3.59 ERA with the loss.
The Grasshoppers added two runs against reliever Michael Hebert in the seventh.
Greensboro out-hit Savannah 11-5. DH Blake Forsythe was 1-4 for a double, Savannah's only extra-base hit of the night.
Grasshoppers starter Robert Morey tossed a complete game shutout, fanning nine without walking a batter to earn his sixth win of the year.
The Gnats send RHP Taylor Whitenton (4-2, 2.71) to the mound against Greensboro RHP Rett Varner (5-4, 5.91) Saturday in game three of the four-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 pm. The game broadcast on News/Talk 630 WBMQ and sandgnats.com will begin at 7 pm.
South Atlantic League Stories from July 29, 2011
- Rome scores four in 10th to beat Legends 6-2 - Lexington Legends
- See-saw Battle in Delmarva Tilts to Shorebirds - Hagerstown Suns
- Power beat BlueClaws - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Lakewood Drops 2nd Straight to West Virginia - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Shorebirds Comeback To Defeat Suns, 8-7 - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Greensboro Blanks Savannah 5-0 Friday - Savannah Sand Gnats
- Drive Take Second Straight from RiverDogs with 4-1 Victory - Greenville Drive
- GreenJackets Buzz by Crawdads on Friday - Hickory Crawdads
- Drive Keep 'Dogs in Neutral to Collect 4-1 Victory - Charleston RiverDogs
- Augusta Gets Eight From Sanford in 5-0 Win - Augusta GreenJackets
- Heidenreich Goes 8 Behind Barrage of Two-Out Runs - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
- GreenJackets Staffers Recieve World Series Rings - Augusta GreenJackets
- Gnats Game Notes: Friday, July 29 at Greensboro - Savannah Sand Gnats
- Power Game Notes - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Shorebirds Game Notes: Vs. Hagerstown - Delmarva Shorebirds
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
