Tourists Hang on Late for 6-5 Win
Published on August 29, 2012 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Asheville Tourists News Release
After dropping three of four games in Greenville, the Asheville Tourists returned to McCormick Field to open up a three-game set against the Savannah Sand Gnats on Tuesday night. The Tourists fell behind early, but rallied to take a comfortable lead which almost slipped away in the ninth inning.
Gilbert Gomez put the Gnats in front 1-0 with a single to center in the third inning. Dustin Lawley opened up the fourth with a solo Home Run and Savannah led 2-0. Sand Gnats' starter Domingo Tapia cruised through the first five innings but he ran into trouble late.
After Trevor Story doubled with one out in the sixth, Tyler Massey hit a two-run Homer; knotting the game 2-2. In the seventh, the Tourists broke the game open. Jordan Ribera led off the frame with a double off the centerfield wall. After Sam Mende sacrificed him to third, Jared Simon doubled to left putting the T's in front 3-2.
The next batter, Ryan Casteel, doubled off the wall in right to score Simon. David Kandilas followed with a two-run Home Run and the Tourists led 6-2 after seven.
In the bottom of the eighth, Asheville put runners at first and second with no outs for Ribera. The Tourists first-baseman lined out to Brandon Brown who then started a 4-6-3 triple play as both runners were caught off the bases.
In the ninth, the Gnats used that momentum to nearly tie the game. Greg Pron reached on a strike-three wild pitch to begin the inning. Brown then grounded a ball to Story, but it took a bad hop and put runners at the corners. After an RBI groundout made it 6-3, back-to-back singles plated Brown.
With runners at first and second, Cam Maron hit a ball off the scoreboard but was thrown out at second base. The hit did score one and cut the Tourists lead to 6-5. With the tying run 90 feet away, Brian Harrison grounded out to end the game.
The Tourists have won their last eight games against the Sand Gnats; all in the month of August.
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