Savannah Bananas 6 Gastonia Grizzlies 2

The Savannah Bananas (14-4) played the Gastonia Grizzlies(9-11) Saturday evening at Grayson Stadium in front of a sold out crowd(4,302).
Savannah made good use of their 9 hits with timely hits and won the game 6-2.
Gastonia got on the board in the 3rd inning scoring 2 runs on back to back RBI singles by Tommy Bullock,ss(Charlotte) and by catcher Conner Durden,(USC-Aiken).
Savannah answered in their 3rd inning scoring 3 runs. Mason Miller,lf(Georgia Southern) doubled and advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Clay Dungan,ss(Indiana State). Later in the inning, a single by Jake Sullivan,1b(South Florida) drove in 2 runs.
In the 6th inning Savannah scored a run. Cade Marlowe,cf(West Georgia) singled and later scored on a sac fly. The Bananas added 2 more runs in the 8th inning.
Going into the game tonight, Sullivan led the team with a .436 batting average and improved his average (.476) by going 3-for-3 with 2 RBI’s and a run scored.
Pitching 3 2/3 shutout innings in relief for Savannah, Kyle Luigs(W,2-0) struck out 5 batters and did not allow a hit. Hunter Phillips(South Alabama) pitched the 9th inning and recorded 2 K's.
Savannah plays the Florence RedWolves tomorrow evening(Sunday) at Grayson Stadium which is a make up game for the June 13th rain out game.

                                                               Sullivan was 3-for-3