Drive Swept by GreenJackets After 10-5 Loss

Augusta, GA - The Greenville Drive (3-15, 37-50) were done in by sloppy defense on Sunday afternoon, committing six errors in a 10-5 loss to the Augusta GreenJackets (8-10, 42-44). With the win, the GreenJackets clinched a sweep of the three-game series and extended the Drive's losing skid to 13.

With the score 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth, Augusta took the lead for good when Cristian Paulino walloped a two-run homer off Taylor Grover (0-3) to score Gabriel Cornier, who drew a leadoff walk. They would add three more runs in the eighth on a throwing error and a wild pitch.

Robert Ramer (1-0) was the star of the game for the GreenJackets, delivering five scoreless relief innings, allowing only two hits and striking out six to pick up the victory.

Drive starter Trey Ball had a solid outing while pitching around defensive miscues. He allowed five runs in five innings, with only one earned, while walking two and striking out a career-high eight.

An RBI double by Tzu-Wei Lin and an RBI groundout by Carlos Asuaje put the Drive up 2-0 against Carlos Diaz in the top of the first, but Augusta scored twice in the bottom half following a Drive error and an Eric Sim RBI single.

Wendell Rijo drove home a run with a sacrifice fly in the third, and the GreenJackets countered with three runs thanks to a Drive error and RBI hits by Sim and Cornier.

Back-to-back doubles by Lin and Tim Roberson knotted things up at five in the fourth.

The Drive's road trip continues on Monday as they begin a three-game series against the Charleston RiverDogs. RH Myles Smith (3-5, 6.13) is the scheduled starter for the Drive, while Charleston LH Ian Clarkin (3-3, 3.49) will throw the first pitch at 7:05.