Savannah Bananas 12 Asheboro Copperheads 6

The Savannah Bananas played the Asheboro Copperheads Thursday evening, August 3rd at Grayson Stadium in front of another sold out crowd 4,085(24th straight sellout).
Hot Savannah bats (17 hits) propelled  them to a 12-6 win. It was a special night for Matthew Pita driving in 6 runs.
Asheboro scored their first run in the 3rd inning when Alex Balter,c(West Alabama) walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Kyle Smith,lf(Catawba).
In the bottom of the 3rd inning for Savannah, a grand slam home run over the left field fence by Matthew Pita,2b(VMI) gave the Bananas a 4-1 lead. Pita's second home run this season.
The Copperheads added 2 runs in the 4th inning and 1 run in the 7th inning.
Savannah scored a run in the 4th inning and a run in the 5th inning. Sending 11 batters to the plate in the 7th the inning, Savannah scored 6 runs on 7 hits. A double by Logan Mattixlf(Georgia College) scored 2 runs. Catcher Brandon Purcell(Georgia College) drove in 2 runs with a double.  Christian Hollie,2b(UT-Arlington) drove in a run with a double. Pita drove in a run with a single- it was his 6th RBI of the game.
Asheboro closed out their scoring in the 9th inning scoring 2runs- one run was a solo home run over the right field fence by Kyle Smith(2nd home run of the season).
Savannah starter, Spencer  Hynes(Grayson College) pitched 4 innings allowed 3 runs on 3 hits, 3BB, and 5K's. Haynes told me after the game that his innings were limited because staff wants him to pitch next week. Reliever Matt Clark,(Clemson), W,1-0 pitched 3 innings, allowed 1 run on 2 hits, 4K's, and 2BB.
The Savannah  Bananas return home at Grayson Stadium Saturday,August 5th to play the Florence RedWolves. This game is sold out.

                                         Pita was 3-for-6 with 6 RBI's and 2 runs scored