YNOA BRILLIANT IN 6-0 GNATS WIN The Savannah Sand Gnats moved within one game of clinching their first South Atlantic League Championship in 17 years with a 6-0 shutout of the Hagerstown Suns Thursday night at Historic Grayson Stadium. The Gnats lead the best-of-five-game series two to one. Game four is scheduled for Fridaynight. Starter Gabriel Ynoa fired seven shutout innings for the Gnats to...
Congratulations to the Savannah Sand Gnats, who won the First Half Southern Division Championship for the third time in four years, with a game-clinching RBI from Brandon Nimmo last night. https://twitter.com/kplawecki26/statuses/345738626350604288 The Gnats currently hold a record of 41-26 on the heels of last night’s 2 – 1 victory. (For the record, Plawecki clarified that the drink...
Augusta 11, Savannah 0 To sum this one up quickly, the Sand Gnats allowed 11 runs to cross the plate for Augusta, but only six of them were earned. Savannah only mustered one hit and three walks as a team on offense against that offensive onslaught, so it was a really tough game all around. Robert Gsellman made the start and lasted four-and-two-thirds innings, and was on the hook for the first...
Savannah 6, Augusta 0 If you like a good pitcher’s duel, you might have found yourself in heaven if you could have watched this Savannah game. Rainy Lara was absolutely incredible in his performance over eight innings where he allowed no runs, two hits, and a walk. He struck out nine in perhaps the best pitching performance of his career. Currently, his ERA stands at 1.17, his opposing...
Charleston 3, Savannah 2 The Savannah Sand Gnats lost their third straight game, falling to the Charleston RiverDogs 3-2 on Tuesday night at Riley Park. Kelvin De Leon’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning brought home Peter O’Brien with the winning run. O’Brien led off the inning with a single and went to third on Yeicok Calderon’s single. Savannah reliever Beck Wheeler...
Savannah 3, West Virginia 2 Cole Frenzel drove home Kevin Plawecki with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to complete a Gnats’ 3-2 comeback victory Sunday afternoon. The victory was Savannah’s sixth straight and pulled the Gnats (15-8) into a tie for first place with the Augusta GreenJackets, who lost to the Lexington Legends. In a 2-2 game in the ninth, Plawecki was...
Greensboro 9, Savannah 8 A three-hit effort from Brandon Nimmo and a home run from Kevin Plawecki were not enough to overcome a plethora of issues for Savannah on Tuesday night, as they fell to Greensboro 9-8. Luis Cessa got the start for the Sand Gnats and lasted five innings, where he allowed three hits and one walk. He was on the record for four runs, but only one of them was earned,...
In addition to Louisiana high school shortstop Gavin Cecchini (12th overall pick) and Purdue catcher Kevin Plawecki (35th overall), the Mets have confirmed the signings of 13 other selections from last week’s draft according to ESPN.. Rd. 3 (107), Matt Koch, RHP, Louisville Rd. 4 (140), Branden Kaupe, SS, Baldwin (Hawaii) HS Rd. 5 (170), Brandon Welch, RHP, Palm Beach State Rd. 7...
