West Virginia 4, Savannah 3 

The final game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the West Virginia Power was played in front of 1,498 fans Sunday afternoon at Grayson Stadium. West Virginia  won 4-3 and won 3 out of 4 games.

Savannah got off to a good start scoring two runs in the 1st inning. Eudy Piña led off with a single and Brandon Nimmo walked. Maikis De La Cruz singled to load the bases and a run scored when Cole Frenzel walked. Stefan Sabol walked and the second run scored. With the bases loaded in the 5th inning for Savannah, Frenzel was hit by a pitch and the 3rd run scored for Savannah.

West Virginia scored a run in the 3rd inning when Jimmy Rider doubled and scored on a single by Walker Gourley.

West Virginia took the lead in the 7th inning. Chris Diaz singled and catcher Francisco Diaz walked followed by a home run over the left field fence by Rider, to give the Power 4-3 lead which was the final score. Rider, who entered the game batting .190, went 4-for-4 with three RBI’s and scored two runs batting in the ninth position.

Savannah starting pitcher, Seth Lugo, pitched well, going seven innings, allowed four runs on nine hits, walked two, and struck out seven. Lugo is now 2-1 and his ERA is 2.42. Reliever Estarlin Morel pitched the final two innings, allowed two hits, no runs, no BB, and struck out four.

Key Stats

Maikis De La Cruz: 2-for-4

Cole Frenzel: 1-for-2, 1 BB, 2 RBI

Eudy Pina: 1-for-4, 1 BB, 2 R

Jacob Lugo: 7.0 IP, 9 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 ER, 7 K

Estarlin Morel: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 4 K