SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
06/14/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
GAME ID: 10544 - SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Sand Gnats (37-25) 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 11 1
Asheville Tourists (29-33) 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 X 7 12 2
Asheville Edges Savannah, 7-6
The Savannah Sand Gnats got a sterling performance from catcher Nelson Valentín, but the Asheville Tourists still prevailed, 7-6. Valentín was 2 for 3 with a double and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Josh Cooper picked up the win in relief for Asheville, while Rob Johnson took the loss. Robbie Deal finished to wrap up his 1st save.

Juan Reyes, who is tied for 9th in the SAL in triples with 3, helped out the Asheville cause in the bottom of the third inning with a 2-run single. For the game, the first baseman went 2 for 4 with 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"Fun game," said Reyes, "even when the outcome was in doubt."

With the win over Savannah, the Tourists improved to 29-33.
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Morán CF 4 1 2 0 2 1 4 .378 2 5
L. Carmona LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 5 .306 3 16
   c-J. Morán PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 0 3
E. Thomas 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .347 9 36
B. Oglethorpe 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .302 11 50
   a-P. Crawford PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .238 3 8
R. Simpson DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .287 5 28
   b-Z. Fields DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 0 7
T. Simpson RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .321 2 26
M. Ashe SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .231 2 12
   d-E. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 1 4
J. Hurst 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .205 6 14
N. Valentín C 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .287 1 10
Totals 36 6 11 6 9 8 28      
a - P. Crawford pinch hit for B. Oglethorpe in the 6th
b - Z. Fields inserted as DH in the 6th
c - J. Morán pinch hit for L. Carmona in the 7th
d - E. Thompson pinch hit for M. Ashe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Carmona (13, 3rd Inning off J. Cooper, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Valentín (12, 6th Inning off L. Prado, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Oglethorpe (11, 3rd Inning off J. Cooper, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Morán 2 , L. Carmona 2 , E. Thomas , B. Oglethorpe 4 , Z. Fields , T. Simpson , M. Ashe , J. Hurst , N. Valentín 3
2-out RBI: B. Oglethorpe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Morán , J. Morán , B. Oglethorpe , T. Simpson
GIDP: L. Carmona , P. Crawford
Sac Fly: L. Carmona
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Morán (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Sepúlveda (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ashe-Hurst-Oglethorpe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grier 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .249 6 23
   a-T. Alexander 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 1 10
D. Norman LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .280 4 20
J. Murdoch C 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .313 3 15
J. Wells RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267 0 8
J. MacKinney SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .311 4 19
R. Powell DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .245 4 16
J. Reyes 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .242 5 27
R. Estes CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .314 3 31
J. Goodwin 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 5 24
Totals 36 7 12 5 2 5 20      
a - T. Alexander substituted for B. Grier in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Estes (13, 3rd Inning off R. Johnson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Grier , J. Murdoch 2 , J. Wells , J. MacKinney 2 , R. Powell 2 , J. Reyes 2 , R. Estes 2 , J. Goodwin
2-out RBI: J. Reyes , R. Estes , J. Goodwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Grier , J. Murdoch , J. MacKinney , J. Reyes , J. Goodwin
GIDP: R. Estes
Hit by Pitch: J. Murdoch
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Grier (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Wells (2) , J. Goodwin (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Grier-MacKinney-Reyes, MacKinney-Grier-Reyes)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Johnson L (6-4) 2.2 10 6 5 0 1 0 54 3.60   
J. Sepúlveda 4.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 70 5.06   
T. Ganoso 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Johnson 13
Batters Faced: R. Johnson 17, J. Sepúlveda 19, T. Ganoso 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Johnson 2-4, J. Sepúlveda 5-6, T. Ganoso 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Johnson 54-36, J. Sepúlveda 70-47, T. Ganoso 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Sepúlveda 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Sepúlveda
Balk: J. Sepúlveda
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. González 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.79   
J. Cooper W (2-0) 3.0 3 3 3 6 1 1 59 6.83   
L. Prado 1.0 3 3 3 1 2 0 26 7.00   
A. Parker H (3) 2.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 35 3.89   
R. Deal SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. González 47
Batters Faced: A. González 5, J. Cooper 17, L. Prado 7, A. Parker 12, R. Deal 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. González 2-1, J. Cooper 4-3, L. Prado 0-1, A. Parker 4-1, R. Deal 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. González 16-11, J. Cooper 59-32, L. Prado 26-17, A. Parker 35-21, R. Deal 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Prado 1-0 , A. Parker 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nelson Valentín
Ballpark: McCormick Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 3985
Special Notes: SP Alfredo González was injured while pitching.
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