Savannah Bananas 14 Gastonia Grizzlies 8

The Savannah Bananas played the Gastonia Grizzlies Friday evening, July 28th at Grayson Stadium in front of another sold out crowd 4,240. The game was delayed for over 40 minutes because of rain and lighting in the area.
Fans saw plenty.               Bryce Fischer 2-for-4, HR, 2runs scored and 1RBI

of action with Savannah outhitting Gastonia 12-9 and winning the game 14-8.
Two walks and a single by Garrett Nelson,rf(Long Beach State) loaded the bases for Savannah in the 2nd inning. One run scored on a fielders choice and a run scored on a double steal.
In the 3rd inning, a home run over the left field fence by Bryce Fischer,lf(Oklahoma State) gave Savannah a 3-0 lead. It was his 3rd home run of the season.
Gastonia scored their first run in the 5th inning when shortstop Kyle Wilson(Austin Peay)  was hit by a pitch, went to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a double by Chas Davey,3b(Erskine).
A double with the bases loaded by Kyle Wilson plated 3 runs for the Grizzlies in the 6th inning.
Savannah scored 3 runs in the 6th inning, highlited by an RBI single by Jake Howard,3b(North Georgia). A single by Nelson drove in 2 runs.
In the 7th inning Savannah scored a run on a single by Logan Mattix,cf(Georgia College) followed by a double by Christian Hollie,2b(UT-Arlington).
It was a big 8th inning for the Bananas sending 13 players to the plate and scoring 7 runs.
Sending 9 batters to the plate in the 9th inning, Gastonia scored 4 runs.
Starting pitcher for Savannah, Kenneth LaPierre(San Diego State) (W,5-1), pitched 6 innings, allowed 4 runs, on 6 hits, struck out 9 batters and walked 2 batters.
Banana relievers: Andrew Dill(Anderson University) struck out 3 batters he faced in the 7th inning followed by Elliott Forde(Misericordia) pitching the 8th inning striking out the 3 batters he faced.
The next home game for Savannah is Monday, July 31st against the Wilmington Sharks(15-4) at Grayson Stadium starting at 7:05 pm.

Banana/Blowfish game suspended

The Savannah Bananas played the Lexington County Blowfish Monday evening July 24 at Grayson Stadium in front of another sold out crowd 4,000 plus. It was bark in the park night.
Because of rain and lighting in the area, the game was suspended.
The make up game will be August 2nd which will be a double header with the first game starting at 5:00pm- which will be the continued game starting in the top of the 3rd inning with the Blowfish leading 6-5. After the second game there will be fireworks. Both games will be 7 innings.
The next Savannah home game is Friday July 28th against the Gastonia Grizzlies starting at 7:05pm.

Savannah Bananas 6 Gastonia Grizzlies 2

The Savannah Bananas(20-18)  played the Gastonia Grizzlies Saturday evening, July 22 at Grayson Stadium in front of a sold out crowd 4,169.
After 7 innings, Gastonia led 2-1. Sending 9 players to the plate in the 8 the inning, Savannah scored 5 runs and won the game 6-2.
The Grizzlies scored a run in the 4th inning. Harris Yett,1b(Charlotte) walked, went to second on a throwing error by the catcher and scored on a single by catcher Thomas Yoder(Belmont-Abbey. Gastonia scored their second run in the 5th inning. Lawson McArthur,rf(NCState) walked, stole second and scored on a throwing error by the pitcher.
Savannah scored a run in the 7 the inning. Bryce Fisher,lf(Oklahoma State) singled, advanced to third on a single by catcher Brandon Purcell(Georgia College) and would score on a fielders choice.
The Bananas scored 5 runs on 5 hits in the 8th inning highlited by a triple by Fischer driving in 2 runs. Two runs scored on a single by Jake Howard,3b(North Georgia). A run scored on a pass ball.
Fisher went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI's and 2 runs scored.
It was an outstanding pitching performance by Savannah starter, Kenneth LaPierre,W,4-1(San Diego State) pitching 8 solid innings allowed 2 runs(both unearned) on 2 hits, 3K's, and 3BB. Reliever Hunter Phillips(Georgia Southern University) pitched the 9th inning, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1 batter.
The next Savannah home game at Grayson Stadium is Monday, July 24th against the Lexington County Blowfish starting at 7:05pm. This game is sold out.

Savannah Bananas 6 Florence RedWolves 3

The Savannah Bananas played the Florence RedWolves Thursday evening July 20th at Grayson Stadium in front of another sold out crowd 4,096. The 19th sellout.
Savannah won 6-3 as three home runs by the Bananas was too much to over come for the RedWolves.
Florence scored their 3 runs in the 1st inning. Leading off the game, Cornell Nixon,lf(Eastern Kentucky) singled and advanced to third on a single by Grayson Cottingham,ss(Coastal Carolina). A sac fly scored Nixon. Jim Wagner,cf(Augusta) tripled to drive in Cottingham. Wagner scored on a single by Riley King,3b(Georgia).
Leading off the game for Savannah, Logan Mattix,cf(Georgia College) homered over the left field fence- his 3rd home run of the season.
In the 4th inning for Savannah, Matthew Pitta,2b(VMI) singled followed by a home run over the left field fence by Jacob Southern,dh(Jacksonville). The first home run of the season for Southern tied the  game at 3-3.
Savannah took the lead in the 5th inning on another home run by Mattix over the left field fence.
The Bananas added two more runs in the 6th inning to close out their scoring.
Starting pitcher for Savannah, Bryan Cruse(Memphis), (W,6-0) pitched 5 innings, allowed 3 runs on 8 hits, walked 1 and struck out 3 batters. Reliever Elliot Forde pitched 3 shutout innings allowing 1 hit, 1BB, 2 K's. Closer Mat Clark pitched 1 inning, 1K to earn his 3rd save of the season.
The next home game for Savannah is Saturday July 22 at Grayson Stadium against the Gastonia Grizzlies starting at 7:05pm. This game is sold out.

                                                Logan Mattix 2 home runs for the game

Savannah Bananas 10 Lexington County Blowfish 0

The Savannah Bananas played the Lexington County Blowfish Wednesday  evening, July 19th at Grayson Stadium in front of another sold out crowd,4,015.
Savannah utilized strong pitching and timely hitting to win the game 10-0. Two triples drove in  5 runs for the Bananas.
In the 3rd inning for Savannah, Bryce Fischer,lf(Oklahoma State) walked and advanced to second on a single by Anthony Brocato,,rf(St.Johns University). Both runners advanced a base on a pass ball and scored on a triple by L.J. Talley,1b(Georgia). A sac fly scored Talley.
Savannah scored a run in the 4th inning. Utah Jones,ss(University of North Carolina) singled and stole second and advanced to third on a ground out. Jones scored on a wild pitch.
Sending 10 batters to the plate for Savannah in the 5th inning, they scored 5 runs, highlighted by a triple by Christian Hollie,3b(University of Texas-Arlington) with the bases loaded.
A walk with the bases loaded in the 8th inning scored the final run for Savannah.
Starting pitcher for Savannah, Kyle Richardson(Texas A&M) had excellant controll pitching 7 shut out innings, allowed 3 hits, 1BB, and registered 8 strike outs. Banana relievers allowed 2 hits.
The Bananas banged out 13 hits for the game. Garrett Nelson,cf(Long Beach State) had 4 singles.
The next home game for Savannah is tomorrow night at Grayson Stadium against the Florence RedWolves starting at 7:05pm.

                                                  With the win Kyle Richardson is 1-1.

Savannah Bananas 6 Florence RedWolves 5

The Savannah Bananas played the Florence RedWolves Friday evening, July,13th at Grayson Stadium in front of another sold out crowd, 4,089. The 16th straight home game sold out.
Savannah survived a wild 9th inning to win the game 6-5.
Sending 8 batters to the plate in the 1st inning, Florence scored 2 runs. Leading off the 1st inning, Mason Hibbeler,ss(Texas) tripled and scored on a single by Clay Casey,rf(Delta State). With the bases loaded, Riley King,1b(Georgi) walked to score the second run.
Savannah scored 4 runs in the 2nd inning. A single by Garrett Nelson,1b(Long Beach State) drove in the first run. A single by Utah Jones,ss(UNC) plated a run. The third run scored on single by Jake Howard,3b(North Georgia).  The 4th run scored on a ground out. The Bananas scored a run in the 6th inning and a run in the 7th inning.
It was a wild 9th inning, the RedWolves first 2 batters walked and both scored on a double by Storme Cooper,2b(Southern Mississippi). Two more batters walked and a single by Tyler Webb,cf(Memphis) scored the 3rd run and the final out was recorded with a runner trying to score and was thrown out at the plate by an accurate throw by the right fielder,Anthony Brocato, to end the game.
Savannah starting pitcher, Elliot Forde,(Misericordia) (W,3-2) pitched 6 solid innings, allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, 3BB, and 8 strike outs.
Playing in his third game of the season for Savannah, Howard was 2-for-4 with an RBI and he raised his batting average to .455.
The next Savannah home  game is Monday July 17th against the Lexington County Blowfish at Grayson Stadium starting at 7:05pm. This game is sold out.

Lexington County Blowfish 7 Savannah Bananas 5

The Savannah Bananas played the Lexington County Blowfish Wednesday evening, July 12th at Grayson Stadium in front of a sold out crowd, 4,210.  The game was originally scheduled as a double header but was changed to a 7 inning contest. Bananas owner, Jesse Cole announced it was the 15th straight sell out.

Savannah rallied in the 7th inning, but lost the game 7-5.

Lexington scored 5 runs in the 2nd inning, 2 runs scored on an error by the second baseman and a single by Jared Williams,3b(USC-Lancaster) drove in 2 runs. One run scored with runners on the corners and a double steal.

Savannah scored a run in the 3rd inning when Christian Hollie,3b(UT-Arlington) singled, on a pick off move  advanced to third on a throwing error by the pitcher and  scored on a single by Matthew Pita,2b(VMI). In the 4th inning, Savannah added 2 more runs.

Leading off the 7th inning for Savannah, Bryan Fischer,lf(Oklahoma State) singled and advanced to second when L.J. Talley,1b(Georgia) reached base on an error by the second baseman. A single by John Cassala,dh(Jacksonville) loaded the bases. With the count 3-2, Anthony Brocato,rf(St. Johns University) walked scoring a run. The final Savannah run scored when Garrett Nelson,cf(Long Beach State) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

Bananas had  7 hits and the Blowfish had 9 hits. Lexington committed  6 errors.

The next home game for the Bananas is Friday, July 14th at Grayson Stadium against the Florence City RedWolves starting at 7:05pm. This game is sold out.

Anthony Brocato drove in 2 runs with a sac fly and a BB.

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Savannah Bananas 4 Martinsville Mustangs 2

The Savannah Bananas(15-15) returned home to play the Martinsville Mustangs, Saturday evening,July 8th at Grayson Stadium in front of 4,169 fans. The 14th concetutive home game sold out.
The game was stoped after Martinsville completed their 7th inning and the game was later called because of heavy rain and lighting. Savannah won the rain shortened game 4-2. It was the 7th straight home win for the Bananas.
Leading off the game for the Mustangs, Josh Smith,dh(Grand Valley) singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by center fielder Zach Weatherford(Wright State).
Savannah took the lead in the 3rd inning when Matthew Pita,2b(VMI) doubled driving in 2 runs.
In the 3rd inning Savannah scored 2 more runs on a single by Jacob Southern,dh(Jacksonville).
Martinsville scored their final run of the evening in the 7th inning when Lee Sponseller,rf(Ohio Dominican) hit a home run over the right field fence- it was his 7th home run of the season. Sponseller is competing in the home run derby contest at the CPL All Star festivities.
It was a solid pitching  performance by Savannah pitcher, Bryan Cruse,W,4-0(Memphis) pitching 7 innings, allowed 2 runs on 7hits, 2 BB, and 9 strike outs.
Savannah scored 4 runs on 4 hits. Pita was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI's.
The Coastal Plain League All Star event is July 9th thru July 10th in Holly Springs,N.C.

Bananas 5 RedWolves 3

The Savannah Bananas won on the road Friday evening, June 7th, beating the Florence RedWolves 5-3. 

A double by All Star John Cassala,lf(Jacksonville) in the first inning scored 2 runs. The 3rd run was scored on a single by All Star L.J. Talley,1b(Georgia) in the 3rd inning. The Bananas added 1 run in the 7th and 1 run in the 8th inning.

Starting Savannah pitcher, Spencer Hynes(Grayson College),W,1-1 pitched 5 innings, allowed 1 run on 2 hits, 6 K's and 3 BB.

Savannah(15-15)  had 7 hits for the game and getting 2 hits each were Bryce Fischer,dh(Oklahoma State) and Talley.

Coastal Plain League

Savannah at Florence
Jul 07, 2017 at Florence, SC (Sparrow Stadium)

Savannah 5 (15-15)

Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Christian Hollie 3b	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	2
Matthew Pita 2b	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	0
Bryce Fischer lf	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	3
John Cassala dh	4	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
Garrett Nelson rf	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1
Anthony Brocato cf	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
LJ Talley 1b	3	0	2	1	1	0	9	0	0
Jakob Nunez c	2	0	0	0	1	1	8	0	1
Brandon Purcell ph/c	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Utah Jones ss	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	4	1
Spencer Hynes p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Evan Lovick p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mat Clark p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Phillips p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	5	7	4	7	5	27	11	9

Florence 3 (16-15)

Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Tyler Webb cf	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
Zach Jacobs 1b	3	1	0	0	2	2	7	0	0
Clay Casey dh	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	4
Riley King pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Masen Hibbeler ss	4	0	2	0	1	2	1	4	1
Tanner Mann-Fix lf	4	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	1
Storme Cooper 3b	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0
Logan McRae rf	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1
Mason Meadows c	4	1	2	0	0	1	5	1	2
Cornell Nixon 2b	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	1
Terelle Clark p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Nelms p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Henry Beasley p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	3	6	1	6	11	27	10	10

Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Savannah............ 201 000 110 - 5 7 3 Florence............ 001 000 200 - 3 6 2 -------------------------------------------

E - Talley, L.(1); Nunez, J.(1); Jones, U.(1); Cooper, S.(1); Meadows, M.(1). DP - Florence 1. LOB - Savannah 9; Florence 10. 2B - Cassala, J.(1); Casey, C.(1); Cooper, S.(1); Meadows, M.(1). HBP - Hollie, C.; Pita, M. 2. SF - Webb, T.(1). SB - Hollie, C.(1); Pita, M.(1); Talley, L.(1); Jones, U.(1). CS - Cassala, J.(1).

Savannah	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Spencer Hynes W,1-1	5.0	2	1	1	3	6	1	0	0	0	17	21	3	6
Evan Lovick	2.0	2	2	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	8	11	1	3
Mat Clark	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	2
Hunter Phillips S,1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	4	4	1	0
Florence	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Terelle Clark L,0-2	6.0	4	3	2	5	4	1	0	1	0	21	27	9	5
Alex Nelms	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	5	0	2
Jack Henry Beasley	1.2	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	9	3	1

Win - Hynes, S. (1-1). Loss - Clark, T. (0-2). Save - Phillips, H. (1). WP - Hynes, S.(1); Lovick, E.(1); Phillips, H.(1); Clark, T.(1). HBP - by Clark, T. (Pita, M.); by Nelms, A. (Hollie, C.); by Beasley, J. (Pita, M.). PB - Purcell, B.(1).Umpires - HP: David Mayberry 1B: Robert Nakamura Start: 7:00 Time: 4:56 Attendance: 534 Weather: Mostly Sunny 93 Degrees

Savannah Bananas 10 Florence RedWolves 5

The Savannah Bananas returned home to Grayson Stadium Thursday evening, June 6th, to play the Florence RedWolves in front of 4,087 fans. Every home game thus far has been sold out.
Trailing 3-2 after 5 innings, Savannah scored 8 runs in the 6th inning and won the game 10-5.
Florence scored 3 runs  in the 5th inning. A single by Storme Cooper,2b(Southern Mississippi) drove in a run. A single by Zach Jacobs,1b(FMU) drove in 2 runs. In the 7th inning, Florence added  2 more runs.
With the bases loaded for Savannah in the 6th inning, a single by Jacob Southern,dh(Jacksonville) scored the first run of the inning. Pinch hitting for the Bananas with the bases loaded, Bryce Fisher(Oklahoma State) hit a line drive over the right field fence for the first grand slam of the season. The Bananas added 3 more runs in the inning.
Starting Savannah pitcher, Kenneth LaPierre(San Diego State) pitched 6 innings, gave up 3 runs on 6 hits, 0BB, and 5 strikeouts. With the win he is 3-0.
One of the leading hitter for the Bananas, Southern was 3-for-4, 1RBI and 2 runs scored.
The next home game for Savannah, is Saturday, July 8th against Martinsville Mustangs starting at 7:05. This game is sold out.

Gastonia Grizzlies 4 Savannah Bananas 2

The Savannah Bananas hit the road traveling to Gastonia,NC. on the 4th of July to play the Gastonia Grizzlies.

Savannah lost their first game starting the second half of the season, 4-2.

The Bananas scored a run in the first inning when All Star Christian Hollie,3b(UT-Arlington) reached first base on an error by the shortstop and later scored on a ground out. In the 4th inning, Hollie doubled  to drive in Garrett Nelson,cf(Long Beach State) who earlier reached base on a double.

Christian Hollie was 3-for-5 with 1RBI and a run scored.Coastal Plain League

Savannah at Gastonia
Jul 04, 2017 at Gastonia, NC (Sims Legion Park)

Savannah 2 (0-1,13-15)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Christian Hollie 3b	5	1	3	1	0	1	0	1	1
Matthew Pita 2b	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	3	6
Bryce Fischer lf	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0
Anthony Brocato rf	3	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0
LJ Talley 1b	5	0	0	0	0	2	10	2	2
John Cassala dh	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Jakob Nunez c	3	0	1	0	0	2	7	0	0
Garrett Nelson cf	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Utah Jones ss	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	0
Elliot Forde p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Richardson p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	2	10	2	2	8	24	11	12
Gastonia 4 (1-1,18-12)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Luke Setzer cf	4	0	2	1	1	1	4	0	1
Chaz Davey 3b	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Harris Yett c	3	0	1	0	0	0	10	1	2
Ryan Cox ss	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0
Thomas Yoder 1b	4	1	1	2	0	2	5	1	5
Michael Wilson lf	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Lawson McArthur rf	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
Matt McGarry 2b	4	1	1	0	0	0	4	3	0
Blake Waldren dh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Fischel dh	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Austin Riggins dh	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Brandon Stephens p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Daniel Wiggins p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Mercer p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Maciejewski p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	4	10	4	3	6	27	7	10

Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Savannah............ 100 100 000 - 2 10 0 Gastonia............ 000 121 00X - 4 10 1 -------------------------------------------

E - Cox, R.. LOB - Savannah 12; Gastonia 10. 2B - Hollie, C.; Fischer, B.; Nelson, G.; McArthur, L.. HR - Yoder, T.. HBP - Pita, M.; Nunez, J.; Nelson, G.; Yett, H.. SH - Fischer, B.. CS - Jones, U..

Savannah	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Elliot Forde L,2-2	5.1	9	4	4	2	4	0	0	1	0	25	28	4	7
Kyle Richardson	2.2	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	9	10	3	3
Gastonia	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go
Brandon Stephens	4.1	7	2	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	19	22	6	3
Daniel Wiggins W,3-0	2.2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	11	13	5	1
Luke Mercer	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0
Maciejewski S,1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	4	0	1

Win - Wiggins, D. (3-0). Loss - Forde, E. (2-2). Save - Maciejewski (1). WP - Richardson, 2. HBP - by Stephens, B. (Nunez, J.); by Forde, E. (Yett, H.); by Wiggins, D. (Nelson, G.); by Maciejewski (Pita, M.).Umpires - HP: West Hyre 1B: Andrew Salapatek Start: 7:02 Time: 2:54 Attendance: 2021 Weather: 77 Partly Cloudy Wiggins, D. faced 2 batters in the 8th.