Monday, June 25, 2018

Savannah Bananas 6 Florence RedWolves 3

The Savannah Bananas(15-4) played the Florence RedWolves(10-9)  Sunday evening at Grayson Stadium in front of a sold out crowd of 4,000 plus fans. The game was scheduled on Sunday because of the June 13th game being rained out.
The Bananas came from behind to win the game 6-3 and more importantly advance to the CPL playoffs for their 3rd convective year. They clinched the 1st-half South title which will give them the 1st round home game in the playoffs.
Savannah scored their first run in the 3rd inning on a single by Clay Dungan,ss(Indiana State).
Leading off the 5th inning for Florence, AJ Archambo,RF(Oral Roberts) walked  and latter scored on a single by Giffin Hulecki,CF(Ball State).The second run scored on a throwing error by the pitcher in a pickoff throw.    Florence added their final run in the 6th inning.
The Bananas added two runs in the 5th inning and 1 run in the 6th inning.
In the 7 the inning for Savannah, Alex Rodriquez,3b(Kentucky) singled and he advanced to third on a single by Ruben Somelilan,CF(Jacksonville). A double by Dungan drove in both runners.
The Bananas pitchers limited the RedWolves to just 4 hits for the game. Pitching in relief for Savannah, Jason Ruffcorn(Texas A&M) (W,1-1) pitching 1 2/3 innings allowed 2runs on 2 hits, and 1BB. Hunter Phillips(South Alabama) pitched the 9th inning and recorded his 5th save.
Savannah collected 9 hits for the game. Dungan was 2-for-3 with 3RBI's and a run scored. Rodriquez was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Somelilan went 2-for-4 and scored 2 runs.
The next home game for Savannah, is tomorrow(Monday) at Grayson Stadium against the Peninsula Pilots(13-6).
                                                           Alex Rodriquez was 2-for-3

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