Sand Gnats rally in sixth, win 4-3
Published on May 15, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Savannah Sand Gnats News Release
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Jordan Abruzzo went 4-for-4 and the Sand Gnats rallied in the sixth for a 4-3 victory and a series win over the first-place Asheville Tourists in front of 1,944 on Thursday night at Historic Grayson Stadium.
The Tourists (27-14) scored three times in the sixth to take a two-run lead after the Gnats had led up to that point. Casey Craig began the Gnats rally in the bottom of the sixth with a one-out single. Abruzzo followed with a bloop single to right that moved Craig to second. Francisco Pena then singled to right and Craig slid in just ahead of Brian Rike's throw to cut the deficit to one.
Jose Jimenez lined a base-hit to left that was misplayed by Brian Lapin, scoring Abruzzo from third and allowing Pena to score all the way from first with the eventual winning run.
The Tourists were in a position to tie the game in the ninth when David Christensen singled off Nick Waechter to lead off the inning. Christensen then stole second during Warren Schaeffer's at bat to put a runner at second with no one out. Waechter got Schaeffer to ground out to third for the first out. Jose Bierd was then called in to get the final two outs and he did just that, striking out Beau Seabury and inducing a ground out by Evererth Cabrera. Bierd picked up his team-leading fifth save of the season.
Angel Calero pitched well again for Savannah, permitting 3 runs on 4 hits in 5.1 innings. Waechter (2-0) recorded the win, pitching 3.0 scoreless innings while striking out 3.
The Gnats and Greenville Drive begin a four-game series at 7 p.m. on Friday. Lefty Mike Antonini (3-1, 2.76) takes the mound for Savannah while Greeneville starts southpaw Jose Alvarez (1-5, 6.75). It is Richmond Hill Community Night presented by The Station Xchange with postgame fireworks presented by KIX96. For tickets and more information call 912-351-9150 or visit www.sandgnats.com.
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