SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS AT SAVANNAH SAND GNATS
09/23/2023
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS AT SAVANNAH SAND GNATS
GAME ID: 14755 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakewood BlueClaws 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Savannah Sand Gnats 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 7 0
Savannah Defeats Lakewood
Sometimes the winner is the one who got the lucky bounces and the lucky calls, and sometimes the winner is just the one who played better.

It was the latter case in 2023, as the Savannah Sand Gnats topped the Lakewood BlueClaws 4-2 tonight at Grayson Stadium to win the Round 2. It was the 2nd title in franchise history.

"When you play for championships, you have to play better than the team in the other dugout. We did that in this series, and all year. Now we're the best team in baseball," said Savannah right fielder Héctor Cabrera, who was named series MVP.

The Sand Gnats took the series 4-3. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the Southern Division and a 89-49 record.

Savannah manager Steve Kiefer grinned and nodded when asked to comment on Cabrera's words.

"Héctor said it best -- we played better than the other team," the skipper said.

Hometown officials announced they were already planning a "grand celebration" for the winners in the days to come.
LAKEWOOD BATTING LINESCORE SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Moore SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .390 1 4
D. Thompson LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .158 0 1
   a-E. Adams LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
P. King DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .289 0 3
D. Howard 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .186 3 5
G. Morgan 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 1 3
L. Celestial RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .189 1 3
D. Hardin 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 0 2
   b-D. Santos PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 2
Z. Mills CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 0 0
   c-W. Valentín PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 0 1
   d-J. Miller 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 1
E. Castro C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .147 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 1 4 5 15      
a - E. Adams substituted for D. Thompson in the 8th
b - D. Santos pinch hit for D. Hardin in the 9th
c - W. Valentín pinch hit for Z. Mills in the 9th
d - J. Miller substituted for W. Valentín in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Moore (1, 3rd Inning off D. Chapman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Moore 4 , D. Thompson 2 , G. Morgan , D. Hardin
2-out RBI: T. Moore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Moore , L. Celestial
GIDP: D. Hardin
Sac Bunt: Z. Mills
Hit by Pitch: P. King
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moore-Hardin-Morgan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Brewer CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 1 1
   c-C. Rose PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .600 0 0
T. Moody 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244 1 1
   a-S. Mills PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
W. Boyce 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .271 3 12
H. Cabrera RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .293 3 9
N. Owens LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 2 3
J. Hopkins SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 3
S. Deason C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .225 0 1
J. Castillo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 0 1
T. Montoya DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 0 5
   b-J. Sanders DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4 0 6 3      
a - S. Mills pinch hit for T. Moody in the 7th
b - J. Sanders inserted as DH in the 8th
c - C. Rose pinch hit for T. Brewer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Cabrera (7, 8th Inning off D. Blackburn, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Deason (2, 8th Inning off D. Blackburn, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Owens (2, 8th Inning off D. Blackburn, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Boyce (3, 9th Inning off T. Smith, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Brewer , C. Rose , S. Mills , W. Boyce 4 , H. Cabrera 2 , N. Owens 4 , S. Deason 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sanders
GIDP: W. Boyce
Sac Bunt: S. Mills
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cabrera-Deason, Castillo-Hopkins-Boyce)
OF assists: 1 (Cabrera(Moore at home))
LAKEWOOD PITCHING LINESCORE SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Blackburn 8.0 5 2 2 0 6 1 109 2.28   
T. Smith L (1-1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 7 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Blackburn 70
Batters Faced: D. Blackburn 27, T. Smith 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Blackburn 11-5, T. Smith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Blackburn 109-76, T. Smith 7-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Chapman 7.0 3 2 2 4 2 1 111 2.45   
J. Amezcha 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 16.20   
J. Jordan W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Chapman 61
Batters Faced: D. Chapman 27, J. Amezcha 4, J. Jordan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Chapman 9-8, J. Amezcha 2-0, J. Jordan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Chapman 111-61, J. Amezcha 8-7, J. Jordan 15-11
WP: D. Chapman 2
Hit Batsmen: D. Chapman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Chapman
Ballpark: Grayson Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 24107
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