Nothing better than winning the first half of the season and poppin bottles! #gnats #playoffsbaby @You_Found_Nimmo pic.twitter.com/608R0WLKPg

— Kevin Plawecki (@kplawecki26) June 15, 2013

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. The Gnats currently hold a record of 41-26 after on the heels of last night’s 2 – 1 victory. (For the record, Plawecki clarified that the drink in the picture is non-alcoholic.)

Here’s a short recap of the game from our own Wally Murphy:

Game two of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Greenville Drive was played in front of 3,017 fans on Friday evening at Grayson Stadium. It was an exciting game with Savannah winning 2-1 in twelve innings.

Savannah starter Steven Matz, pitched 5.1 shutout innings, allowing just two hits and walks and he struck out 10.

Savannah scored a run in the 2nd inning when leading off right fielder Maikis De La Cruz led off with a double and was chased home by a Stefan Sabol RBI single. Greenville tied the game at 1-1 in the 8th inning when Mookie Betts singled, advanced to third on a double by Jose Vinicio, and scored on a ground out.

In the 12th inning for Savannah, Jeff Reynolds and Phillip Evans singled. Eudy Piña walked to load the bases. On a 3-2 count, Brandon Nimmo filed out to center field to score Reynolds with the winning run.

Luis Cessa will take the mound for Savannah tomorrow.