SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
06/13/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
GAME ID: 10539 - FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Sand Gnats (37-24) 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 6 11 1
Asheville Tourists (28-33) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Merced Ices Asheville Offense
Spirited fans greeted the Asheville Tourists for their clash with the Savannah Sand Gnats.

Savannah got a strong outing from Daniel Merced as the Sand Gnats defeated the Asheville Tourists, 6-0, at McCormick Field. With the win, Savannah raised its record to 37-24.

Merced earned the win, going 7 strong innings for Savannah. The native of Cali, Colombia, allowed just 3 hits, while striking out 9. Asheville hitters did next to nothing against the right-hander.

"Daniel set the tone," said Tyler Colvin, the Sand Gnats manager.
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Morán CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .364 2 5
L. Carmona LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .306 3 15
E. Thomas 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .349 9 35
B. Oglethorpe 1B 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 .302 10 48
R. Simpson DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .291 5 28
T. Simpson RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .324 2 26
M. Ashe SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .230 2 12
J. Hurst 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .202 6 14
N. Valentín C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .276 1 8
Totals 35 6 11 6 6 7 22      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Carmona (12, 4th Inning off J. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Simpson (13, 4th Inning off J. Mitchell, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Thomas (18, 5th Inning off P. Joseph, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Valentín (11, 8th Inning off L. Prado, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Morán (2, 5th Inning off J. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Morán 4 , L. Carmona 2 , E. Thomas 2 , B. Oglethorpe , R. Simpson 2 , T. Simpson 3 , M. Ashe , J. Hurst , N. Valentín 2
2-out RBI: R. Simpson , T. Simpson , M. Ashe , J. Hurst
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Thomas 2 , M. Ashe , J. Hurst
GIDP: R. Simpson , T. Simpson
Sac Fly: T. Simpson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ashe (8)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Oglethorpe (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Hurst-Ashe-Oglethorpe, Hurst-Ashe-Oglethorpe)
PB: N. Valentín
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grier DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .249 6 23
D. Norman LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .286 4 20
R. Powell RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .240 4 16
M. Taylor 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 8 36
J. MacKinney SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .308 4 19
J. Reyes 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 5 25
J. Goodwin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 5 23
R. Estes CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .314 3 29
J. Calderón C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .196 0 3
Totals 31 0 5 0 2 11 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: B. Grier , D. Norman , J. MacKinney , R. Estes 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Taylor
GIDP: D. Norman , R. Powell
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (MacKinney-Taylor-Reyes, MacKinney-Taylor-Reyes)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Merced W (6-4) 7.0 3 0 0 2 9 0 97 2.90   
J. Pérez 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 25 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Merced 78
Batters Faced: D. Merced 25, J. Pérez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Merced 6-5, J. Pérez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Merced 97-56, J. Pérez 25-19
Balk: J. Pérez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Mitchell L (2-3) 4.0 7 5 5 1 3 1 65 4.78   
P. Joseph 2.1 2 1 1 4 3 0 54 6.11   
L. Prado 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 5.82   
J. Alvarado 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 2.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mitchell 30
Batters Faced: J. Mitchell 19, P. Joseph 13, L. Prado 7, J. Alvarado 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mitchell 4-4, P. Joseph 1-3, L. Prado 3-2, J. Alvarado 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mitchell 65-41, P. Joseph 54-31, L. Prado 18-10, J. Alvarado 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Prado 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Daniel Merced
Ballpark: McCormick Field
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 3952
Special Notes: Rain delay of 31 minutes in the 4th inning.
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