SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
09/06/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
GAME ID: 11069 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Savannah Sand Gnats (68-69) 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 10 0
Asheville Tourists (69-68) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Asheville Upended, 7-1, by Savannah
Savannah Sand Gnats starter Duane Turner kept the Asheville Tourists hitters in check, leading his team to a comfortable 7-1 win. The third-place Tourists dropped to 69-68.

Savannah used a clutch at-bat from Nelson Valentín to capture the win. The catcher hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Sand Gnats ahead, 5-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"We put our best foot forward tonight," said a smiling Valentín.
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Puescu 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .220 1 15
A. Kennedy SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .190 3 18
B. Collins 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .287 6 28
S. Rose LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .274 4 12
J. Adams DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .272 1 33
M. Nance 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .276 4 49
S. O'Connor CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .301 1 6
T. Jackson RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .254 16 48
N. Valentín C 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .103 2 11
Totals 37 7 10 7 1 13 12      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Rose (3, 2nd Inning off R. Deal, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Nance (28, 2nd Inning off R. Deal, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Puescu (5, 5th Inning off J. Wood, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Collins (7, 5th Inning off J. Wood, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Adams (1, 5th Inning off J. Wood, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Valentín (2, 2nd Inning off R. Deal, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Puescu 2 , B. Collins 2 , S. Rose 3 , J. Adams 3 , M. Nance 3 , S. O'Connor , T. Jackson , N. Valentín 4
2-out RBI: J. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nance , T. Jackson
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kennedy-Puescu-Collins, Nance-Puescu-Collins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Estes CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .307 3 34
R. Powell LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .366 1 17
F. Daugherty SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245 3 21
T. McIlwhom 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .361 3 13
B. Pollock C 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .258 5 26
T. Alexander 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .232 2 28
O. Barrón RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .301 8 44
J. Vázquez DH 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .312 0 3
S. Tardiff 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .232 10 37
Totals 29 1 5 1 7 8 18      
BATTING
Total Bases: R. Powell , F. Daugherty , T. McIlwhom , J. Vázquez , S. Tardiff
2-out RBI: J. Vázquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. McIlwhom , S. Tardiff
GIDP: R. Powell , B. Pollock
Team LOB: 8
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Turner W (5-11) 7.0 5 1 1 6 6 0 30 114 4.12   
G. Lee 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 25 4.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Turner 63
Batters Faced: D. Turner 30, G. Lee 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Turner 2-11, G. Lee 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Turner 114-63, G. Lee 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Lee 2-0
WP: D. Turner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Deal L (6-12) 4.0 6 5 5 0 6 1 18 56 4.27   
J. Wood 5.0 4 2 2 1 7 0 20 87 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Deal 36
Batters Faced: R. Deal 18, J. Wood 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Deal 3-3, J. Wood 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Deal 56-43, J. Wood 87-60
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Duane Turner
Ballpark: McCormick Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 3958
Sunday, September 6th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76