Savannah utilized solid pitching and timely hitting to win 4-1.
Starting pitcher for Savannah, Brayden Beldon(Oklahoma State) pitched 3 2/3 innings, walked 2, allowed 3 hits and struck out 6 batters. Seventeen strikeouts were recorded by the Banana pitching staff. Kyle Luigs(North Georgia) won,1-0 and Hunter Phillips,pitched the 9th inning allowed 2 hits and struck out 3, recorded a save.
In the third inning, three consecutive walks loaded the bases for Savannah and a run scored on a walk to Sam Claycamp,2b(Franklin College).
Savannah scored a run in the 4th inning when Mason Miller,2b(Georgia Southern) singled, stole second and scored on a single by Trenton Nash,ss(Middle Georgia State).
The Bananas added a run in the 5th inning and closed out their scoring in the 8th inning when Jake Howard,DH(Notth Georgia) singled, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sac fly.
Florence scored their run in the 8th inning. McLendon Sears2b,(College of Charleston) walked, stole second, stole third and scored on a single by catcher Matthew Honneycutt(Mars Hill).
On Saturday the Bananas travel to play the Macon Bacon and a bus is taking Bananas fans to the game.
Savannah starter Brayden Beldon struck out 6 batters.
That truly was a marvelous game! I wrote about it in my blog, too!
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