Sand Gnats Sweep the Double-Header Behind Strong Outing from Ricky Knapp

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Sand Gnats Sweep the Double-Header Behind Strong Outing from Ricky Knapp

Savannah Sand Gnats @ Rome Braves

May 22, 2015

Game Two

Ricky Knapp @ Chad Sobotka

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Savannah	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	5	7	1
Rome	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	1

W: Roseboom (3-0, 1.64 ERA); L: Sobotka (1-2, 4.73 ERA)

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Ricky Knapp (1.80 ERA) – 4.1 IP, 3 H, R (0 ER), BB, 4 SO, 60 Pitches (40 Strikes)

Alberto Baldonado (2.18 ERA) – 0.2 IP, SO, 1 FO, 1 IR – 0 S

Darwin Frias (3.86 ERA) – 0.1 IP, H, R, BB, HR

David Roseboom – 1.2 IP, 3 H, BB, SO, 1 GO: 2 FO, 1 IR – 0 S

Batters

Jean Rodriguez – 3-4, 2 R, RBI (18), CS

Wuilmer Becerra – 1-2, BB, HBP, SO

Eudor Garcia – 2-3, 2 RBI (6), SF

Patrick Biondi – 1-3, SO

Recap

The Sand Gnats extended their winning streak to 6 in game two of their Friday night double-header in Rome, as Ricky Knapp stepped up to provide a great effort in the spot start. Knapp had spent the season working a few innings at a time out of the pen, so he was a little stretched out, and he has previous starting experience. The Gnats scored in every other inning, with the top of the lineup doing the damage against Rome’s pitching.

The 5-game series continues Saturday night at 6 PM, with Martires Arias scheduled to pitch for Savannah.

Scoring Highlights

John Johnson would draw a leadoff walk in the 1^st, steal 2B, and then come home on a single from J.C. Rodriguez.

Eudor Garcia led off the 2^nd with a single, but was stranded on 1B.

Patrick Biondi led off the 3^rd inning with a single lined back up the middle. He’d be erased on the base paths by a LIDP, but Johnson and John Mora would walk to keep the inning alive. Wuilmer Becerra would reach on an infield single to load the bases, and then two runs came home on a fielding error at 1B.