SAL1 Greenville Drive

Sand Gnats Add to Drive's Woes with 7-0 Shutout

Published on May 26, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Greenville Drive News Release


Greenville, SC - The Sand Gnats may have scored seven runs in Sunday's game, but all they needed was Casey Craig's two-run homer in the top of the first. That's because Michael Antonini and Nick Waechter combined on a 7-0 blanking of the Drive, recording 11 strikeouts.

Jose Alvarez turned in one of his better performances of the season, but with a lack of run support, the southpaw endured his seventh loss of the season. After allowing a pair of hits in the first - including Craig's homer - Alvarez settled down, allowing just one more hit while recording six of his eight strikeouts over the final five innings.

But on the other side, there was a road block in the form of Antonini (2-7) and Waechter. Antonini allowed just four singles in 7.0 innings, walking one and striking out seven. Waechter pitched a perfect eighth and ninth innings, adding four more strikeouts.

The Sand Gnats added a total of five insurance runs, scoring in the seventh and ninth innings off Ryne Miller and Felix Ventura. In the seventh, Greg Veloz laced a two-run double. Two innings later a pair of Drive errors led to three unearned runs off Ventura.

The top of the lineup proved to be the spark plug for the Sand Gnats, as Veloz, Richard Pena and Craig combined to go 7-for-14 with six RBI.

The Drive and Sand Gnats conclude their four-game series Tuesday evening first pitch set for 7:05 PM. Southpaw Felix Doubront will toe the rubber for Greenville as Savannah counters with right-hander Maikel Cleto.

NOTES: Attendance was 4795

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