SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
08/21/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
SAVANNAH SAND GNATS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
GAME ID: 10960 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
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Savannah Sand Gnats (62-60) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 14 0
West Virginia Power (65-57) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 2
Sand Gnats Jolt Power, 7-4, with Late Rally
Starting pitcher Duane Turner pitched well enough to help the Savannah Sand Gnats beat the West Virginia Power, 7-4. José Jiménez picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 4-2. Joaquín Díaz was tagged with the loss. Steve Hodge converted his 1st save in 1 tries.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Kijuro Yamaguchi? The Savannah left fielder had a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Sand Gnats on top, 6-4. For the game, Yamaguchi had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Nice win for us," said Yamaguchi. "Now we'll go after the next one."

The defeat makes West Virginia 65-57.
SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. MacIntyre CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .328 2 6
S. Parkinson SS 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 .247 2 7
T. Jackson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .245 15 42
   b-M. Nance DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 4 48
B. Collins 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .279 4 18
L. Pollard LF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .254 5 37
   a-J. Adams LF, RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .271 1 30
G. Lee 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .273 3 26
K. Yamaguchi RF, LF 5 0 2 3 0 1 2 .277 6 43
N. Puescu 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .207 1 14
N. Valentín C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .101 1 6
   c-B. Goodwin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .232 4 16
   d-J. Farías C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 12
Totals 41 7 14 6 4 7 27      
a - J. Adams substituted for L. Pollard in the 3rd
b - M. Nance inserted as DH in the 9th
c - B. Goodwin pinch hit for N. Valentín in the 9th
d - J. Farías substituted for B. Goodwin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. MacIntyre (7, 3rd Inning off J. Valentín, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Pollard (18, 3rd Inning off J. Valentín, 2 on, 1 out) , K. Yamaguchi (19, 3rd Inning off J. Valentín, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Nance (26, 9th Inning off J. Díaz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. MacIntyre 3 , S. Parkinson , M. Nance 2 , B. Collins , L. Pollard 3 , J. Adams 2 , G. Lee , K. Yamaguchi 3 , N. Puescu 2
2-out RBI: , K. Yamaguchi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Collins , N. Puescu 2 , N. Valentín , B. Goodwin
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: L. MacIntyre (3)
CS: N. Puescu (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuller DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .266 3 27
C. Adams CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .311 5 36
V. Macías LF 4 1 0 1 1 0 5 .239 5 34
C. Green 1B 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .274 4 18
   a-E. LaBrie PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 2 9
   b-M. Jackson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 4 19
R. Turner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .321 3 24
M. Crocker C 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .235 0 10
R. Johnson RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .289 0 5
   c-O. Draper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 6
   d-J. Anquilo RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 19
A. Duffy SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .333 1 1
W. Hurst 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .150 1 12
Totals 35 4 8 4 4 9 23      
a - E. LaBrie pinch ran for C. Green in the 3rd
b - M. Jackson substituted for E. LaBrie in the 4th
c - O. Draper pinch hit for R. Johnson in the 8th
d - J. Anquilo substituted for O. Draper in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Green (9, 1st Inning off D. Turner, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Fuller (20, 9th Inning off S. Hodge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Fuller 3 , C. Adams 2 , C. Green 3 , M. Jackson , M. Crocker
2-out RBI: M. Crocker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Macías , M. Jackson , M. Crocker , R. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: C. Adams
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: R. Johnson (1) , A. Duffy (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Crocker-Hurst)
SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Turner 6.0 7 4 4 3 7 0 28 114 4.27   
J. Jiménez W (4-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 31 3.54   
S. Hodge SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Turner 46
Batters Faced: D. Turner 28, J. Jiménez 8, S. Hodge 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Turner 8-3, J. Jiménez 3-1, S. Hodge 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Turner 114-72, J. Jiménez 31-19, S. Hodge 11-8
Hit Batsmen: J. Jiménez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Valentín 4.1 9 4 4 2 1 0 24 84 3.08   
J. Soto 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 11 39 3.48   
J. Díaz L (0-1) 1.1 3 3 2 2 2 0 9 40 13.50   
R. McClain 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Valentín 28
Batters Faced: J. Valentín 24, J. Soto 11, J. Díaz 9, R. McClain 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Valentín 5-7, J. Soto 2-3, J. Díaz 1-0, R. McClain 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Valentín 84-50, J. Soto 39-28, J. Díaz 40-25, R. McClain 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soto 1-0 , J. Díaz 1-0 , R. McClain 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Duane Turner
Ballpark: Appalachian Power Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 6144
Special Notes: 1B Chris Green was injured while running the bases. LF Leo Pollard was injured while throwing the ball.
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