SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
08/07/2025
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
GAME ID: 10875 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Sand Gnats (57-50) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
West Virginia Power (55-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 0
Power Earn Clutch Win, 2-1
The Savannah Sand Gnats could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Daniel Merced into a win. Instead, the West Virginia Power prevailed, 2-1. Merced threw 6.2 innings of shutout ball. West Virginia is in 4th place in the Northern Division with a record of 55-54.

In the bottom of the ninth, with two out and the game tied, 1-1, 25-year old left-handed pitcher Dan Borner won it for West Virginia. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Borner hit a first pitch fastball from Jesús Pérez for a run-scoring single, giving his team the 2-1 win.

West Virginia manager German Melendez commended his team for "doing what it takes to win."
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Brewer LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .318 5 25
D. Bishop DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .264 6 32
R. Simpson CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .297 13 52
   a-J. Hurst PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 7 22
   b-L. Carmona CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 4 27
D. Parker 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .269 2 5
E. Thompson RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .196 1 7
T. Simpson SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .315 5 50
D. Price 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .260 1 8
I. Romo 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .327 2 11
J. Farías C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .286 1 9
   c-Z. Fields PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 0 8
   d-M. Porter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 0 2
Totals 27 1 3 1 8 7 20      
a - J. Hurst pinch ran for R. Simpson in the 8th
b - L. Carmona substituted for J. Hurst in the 8th
c - Z. Fields pinch hit for J. Farías in the 9th
d - M. Porter substituted for Z. Fields in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Romo (8, 7th Inning off K. Roy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bishop , I. Romo 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bishop , R. Simpson , D. Parker , T. Simpson , D. Price 2 , I. Romo
GIDP: E. Thompson
Sac Bunt: T. Simpson
Sac Fly: D. Bishop
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tovar LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .227 8 28
B. Antonio DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 6 27
K. Morris RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .279 6 44
J. English SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .227 3 29
C. Hicks 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .125 0 0
J. Smith CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 1 10
N. Silva 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .203 0 4
   a-J. Hutchinson PH, 3B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .290 2 25
J. Smith 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 0 9
   b-G. Mullett PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .303 2 12
N. Nomura C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-D. Borner PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 7 8      
a - J. Hutchinson pinch hit for N. Silva in the 7th
b - G. Mullett pinch hit for J. Smith in the 7th
c - D. Borner pinch hit for N. Nomura in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Smith (12, 2nd Inning off D. Merced, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Hicks (1, 7th Inning off D. Merced, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Antonio (14, 8th Inning off J. Pérez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Hutchinson (14, 9th Inning off J. Pérez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Antonio 2 , K. Morris , J. English , C. Hicks 2 , J. Smith 2 , N. Silva , J. Hutchinson 2 , D. Borner
2-out RBI: K. Morris , D. Borner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Silva , G. Mullett
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Silva-Hicks)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Merced 6.2 4 0 0 1 6 0 91 2.34   
J. Pérez L (1-3), BS (2) 2.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 31 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Merced 71
Batters Faced: D. Merced 25, J. Pérez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Merced 9-5, J. Pérez 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Merced 91-60, J. Pérez 31-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pérez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Burgess 5.1 2 1 1 5 3 0 85 1.92   
K. Roy 2.2 1 0 0 3 2 0 44 5.40   
E. Vallés W (5-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Burgess 58
Batters Faced: J. Burgess 22, K. Roy 12, E. Vallés 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Burgess 8-4, K. Roy 4-2, E. Vallés 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Burgess 85-47, K. Roy 44-22, E. Vallés 13-7
WP: J. Burgess
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Daniel Merced
Ballpark: Appalachian Power Park
Weather: Rain (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 4363
Thursday, August 7th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70