Savannah built an early lead and held off a late rally by Lexington to win 8-4.
Leading off the game for Savannah, Clay Dungan,2b(Indiana State) walked which was followed by a home run over the left field fence by Clint Hardy,rf(Augusta State). It was his 2nd home run of the season.
The Bananas added 2 more runs in the 2nd inning.
Lexington County scored their first run in the 4th inning when Chas McCormick,rf(Millersville University) doubled and scored on a single by Jabari Richards,cf(Furman).
Savannah scored 3 runs in the 4th inning. Connor Stevenson,lf(Jacksonville) singled, stole second base and scored on a double by Jamerson Hannah,dh(Dallas Baptist). A home run over the right field fence by Garret Nelson,1b(Long Beach State) scored Hannah. Nelson has 5 home runs this year which leads the team. The final run for the Bananas was scored in the 8th inning.
The second run for Lexington was scored in the 7th inning. Derek Olenchuk,2b(Newberry) singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, went to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a wild pitch. The Blowfish closed out their scoring in the 8th inning scoring 2 runs.
The Bananas bats were hot as the banged out 10 hits. Hardy was the leading hitter with a HR, triple, single and 3 RBI's. Hardy also made an outstanding catch in right field crashing into the fence.
It was a solid pitching performance by Savannah starter, Coby Weaver(Dallas Baptist).The lefty won his 3rd game of the season.(3-0).
The next home game for Savannah is a double header with the Gastonia Grizzlies on Wednesday(July 27th) starting at 6:00pm at Grayson Stadium.
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