SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
07/09/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT HICKORY CRAWDADS
GAME ID: 10694 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Savannah Sand Gnats (47-37) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 9 2
Hickory Crawdads (35-49) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
Sand Gnats Drop Crawdads, 6-4
Spirited fans greeted the Hickory Crawdads for their clash with the Savannah Sand Gnats.

Savannah Sand Gnats right-hander José Guillén pitched a good game against the Hickory Crawdads at L.P. Frans Stadium, leading his team to victory, 6-4. Savannah reliever Tomás Ganoso was the winner. His record is now 4-6. The losing pitcher was Augusto González. Picking up the save was Zach Fields. He's now 9 for 9 in save chances.

It could have been a different outcome for Savannah, had it not been for José Morán, the 27-year old second baseman . Morán contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the 13th inning to put Savannah up, 5-4.

Savannah manager Tyler Colvin commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."

The victory gives the Sand Gnats a record of 47-37.
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE HICKORY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ashe SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .226 2 14
   d-J. Morán PH, SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .150 0 5
E. Thompson LF, RF 7 0 1 1 0 3 3 .204 1 5
E. Thomas 3B, SS, 2B 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 .324 13 49
B. Oglethorpe 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .302 14 57
R. Simpson CF 4 2 1 1 2 2 5 .296 10 38
T. Simpson RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .337 3 35
   a-L. Carmona RF, LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .290 3 22
P. Crawford DH 6 0 1 1 0 2 4 .241 3 11
J. Hurst 2B 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .194 7 18
   b-C. Thompson PH, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .314 4 27
N. Valentín C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270 1 13
   c-D. Bishop PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 4 22
   e-M. Porter C 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .135 0 1
Totals 48 6 9 5 6 18 30      
a - L. Carmona substituted for T. Simpson in the 4th
b - C. Thompson pinch hit for J. Hurst in the 9th
c - D. Bishop pinch hit for N. Valentín in the 9th
d - J. Morán pinch hit for M. Ashe in the 9th
e - M. Porter substituted for D. Bishop in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Thomas (21, 4th Inning off R. Navarro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: E. Thomas (6, 6th Inning off R. Navarro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Simpson (10, 8th Inning off B. Navarro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Thompson , E. Thomas 6 , R. Simpson 4 , T. Simpson , P. Crawford , J. Hurst , C. Thompson
2-out RBI: J. Morán , E. Thompson , T. Simpson , P. Crawford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morán , E. Thompson , R. Simpson , P. Crawford
GIDP: L. Carmona
Hit by Pitch: B. Oglethorpe , D. Bishop
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Simpson (6) , J. Hurst (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Guillén (5) , J. Hurst (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Sánchez CF 6 0 0 0 0 6 2 .254 7 30
J. Brown 2B 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 .267 1 5
J. López 1B 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 .381 1 16
D. Webb DH 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 .257 3 23
J. Roa RF 5 0 0 0 1 3 3 .296 0 14
K. Pearson LF 5 0 2 0 1 1 2 .244 0 7
S. Collins SS 6 1 1 0 0 3 3 .255 1 6
J. Hughes C 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .194 0 2
   a-M. Zuziela PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .350 2 17
   b-D. Roberts C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 3 7
   c-G. Flores PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 1 7
   d-J. Chase C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 1 7
A. Fernández 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .201 6 32
Totals 48 4 8 4 4 19 15      
a - M. Zuziela pinch hit for J. Hughes in the 8th
b - D. Roberts substituted for M. Zuziela in the 9th
c - G. Flores pinch hit for D. Roberts in the 11th
d - J. Chase substituted for G. Flores in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Fernández (7, 3rd Inning off J. Guillén, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Pearson (11, 13th Inning off Z. Fields, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Pearson (3, 2nd Inning off J. Guillén, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Brown , J. López , D. Webb , K. Pearson 5 , S. Collins , A. Fernández 3
2-out RBI: J. Brown , J. López
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Roa , K. Pearson , S. Collins 2 , M. Zuziela
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Webb (5) , S. Collins 2 (5) , A. Fernández 2 (12)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Collins (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Collins-Brown-López)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE HICKORY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Guillén 8.0 7 4 4 3 15 0 124 3.87   
R. Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.71   
T. Ganoso W (4-6) 3.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 42 3.53   
Z. Fields SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guillén 64
Batters Faced: J. Guillén 35, R. Johnson 1, T. Ganoso 12, Z. Fields 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guillén 5-4, R. Johnson 1-0, T. Ganoso 5-3, Z. Fields 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guillén 124-79, R. Johnson 3-2, T. Ganoso 42-27, Z. Fields 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Navarro 7.0 7 3 3 2 11 0 109 5.18   
B. Navarro BS (3) 2.0 1 1 1 0 4 1 30 3.31   
T. Rudhart 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 3.07   
A. González L (2-2) 2.0 0 2 0 2 2 0 33 1.29   
V. Guerra 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 9.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Navarro 60
Batters Faced: R. Navarro 30, B. Navarro 8, T. Rudhart 6, A. González 9, V. Guerra 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Navarro 4-6, B. Navarro 2-0, T. Rudhart 1-1, A. González 2-2, V. Guerra 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Navarro 109-71, B. Navarro 30-16, T. Rudhart 20-11, A. González 33-20, V. Guerra 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. González 1-0 , V. Guerra 3-2
WP: V. Guerra
Hit Batsmen: B. Navarro , T. Rudhart
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Guillén
Ballpark: L.P. Frans Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 4:30 PM ET
Time: 4:40
Attendance: 4716
Special Notes: SS Tim Simpson was injured while running the bases. José Guillén ties the Savannah Sand Gnats regular season game record for strikeouts with 15. SP Rob Johnson was injured while pitching. Luis Sánchez ties the HIC regular season game record for strikeouts with 5. Luis Sánchez ties the HIC regular season extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 6.
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