Campana Powers Drive to Doubleheader Split
Greenville, SC - Wednesday's doubleheader at Fluor Field ended with a bang, as Marino Campana concluded his big day at the plate with a walkoff homer to center to give the Greenville Drive a 5-4 victory over the Augusta GreenJackets.With the game in the bottom of the seventh, the Drive
Greenville, SC - Wednesday's doubleheader at Fluor Field ended with a bang, as
With the game in the bottom of the seventh, the Drive (13-37) were one out away from having to play their first extra inning game at home this season. Campana changed that with one swing, as he smacked an
The long ball was the story of the nightcap.
The GreenJackets (32-17) cut the Drive lead to 2-1 in the second, and they went ahead 4-2 when
The Drive tied the game up at four in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by
The opening game at Fluor Field, a completion of the suspended game between the two teams on May 20th, saw the GreenJackets score five times in the top of the ninth to secure a 9-6 win.
The game was picked up in the bottom of the second with a 1-1 score, and the Drive scored five runs over the next four innings to go up 6-1.
Campana provided the Drive's highlight in game one by crushing a 457-foot solo homer to the rooftop in left field leading off the fifth, and an Augusta error brought another run home.
The GreenJackets began their comeback with three runs in the sixth thanks to an RBI groundout by
Campana notched three hits in the doubleheader, including the two home runs.
The teams will wrap up their series on Thursday night at 7:05 PM at Fluor Field. Left-hander
~Greenville Drive~