Savannah Manages Just One Hit In 12-0 Loss To Delmarva

JC Rodriguez had the only hit for Savannah. (Wally Murphy/LOD)

Game one of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Delmarva Shorebirds was played Tuesday evening at Grayson Stadium in front of  1,008 fans. The five-inning game was shortened by steady rain.

Delmarva bats were hot as they banged out 10  hits to win the first game of the series,  12-0.

Stating pitcher for the Shorebirds, Matthew Grimes (W,1-0), pitched a gem, tossing five shutout innings, allowed only one hit, walked one and struck out 11.

The second inning, Delmarva sent 13 batters to the plate and scored seven runs, on two hits, three walks, two hit batters, and three Savannah errors ( five errors for the game).

The Shorebirds added a run in the 3rd inning and four runs in the 5th inning.

Savannah could only muster one hit; a single by second baseman JC Rodriquez in the second inning.

Sand Gnat starter, Scarlyn Reyes,(L, 0-3) pitched 1.2 innings and gave up seven runs (one earned) on four hits.

Game two of the series starts at 7:05pm Wednesday at Grayson Stadium.

David Conde

David is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor of Legends On Deck®, as well as a Co-Host on Legends On Deck Podcast. David was a Senior Editor for MetsMerizedOnline.com, MetsMinors.net and Contributor for Hardballchat.com that spanned from 2010 to 2014. David made his MLB Debut as a writer in June 2014, while covering the NY Mets at Citi Field, for MetsmerizedOnline.com. David also coaches baseball for ages 13-15, a Babe Ruth League team in his local community. David's passion is coaching the game he loves to the future Legends of Tomorrow as well as making available a website that people can have fun sharing and reading. David is also passionate about his career as a Mortgage Loan Officer which allows him to help many families reach their dreams of owning a home. Connect with David via his Social Media pages as he loves to chat all about baseball.

David Conde

David is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor of Legends On Deck®, as well as a Co-Host on Legends On Deck Podcast. David was a Senior Editor for MetsMerizedOnline.com, MetsMinors.net and Contributor for Hardballchat.com that spanned from 2010 to 2014. David made his MLB Debut as a writer in June 2014, while covering the NY Mets at Citi Field, for MetsmerizedOnline.com. David also coaches baseball for ages 13-15, a Babe Ruth League team in his local community. David's passion is coaching the game he loves to the future Legends of Tomorrow as well as making available a website that people can have fun sharing and reading. David is also passionate about his career as a Mortgage Loan Officer which allows him to help many families reach their dreams of owning a home. Connect with David via his Social Media pages as he loves to chat all about baseball.