Moss smacks home run, but Charleston RiverDogs fall to Augusta Green Jackets

May 10—North Augusta — The Charleston RiverDogs allowed five unanswered runs in their 7-3 loss to the Augusta Green Jackets on May 11 at SRP Park.

Charleston finishes the week splitting the series in Augusta, holding a two-game lead over Hickory for first place in the Carolina League South Standings.

Charleston jumped on the board first in the top of the first when Dean Moss demolished an opposite field homer to left to make it 1-0. The homer marked his third of the season and second driven out the other way.

Augusta responded immediately in the bottom of the first when Tate Southisene led off with a homer to left that evened the score at 1-1.

Charleston jumped back out in front in the top of the fourth when Jose Monzon and Daniel Pierce delivered consecutive RBI singles that made it 3-1.

Despite allowing a run in the bottom of the fourth, starter Trey Pooser, a former Hanahan High School standout, finished the day strong, allowing just two runs over four frames.

Augusta tied the game in the bottom of the sixth on, a sacrifice fly and took the lead in the seventh on homers from Luis Guanipa and Dalton McIntyre that capped scoring at 7-3.

Augusta right hander Kendy Richard was dominant in relief, finishing the game with five innings where he faced only two batters over the minimum.

With the loss, Charleston fell to 20-13 while Augusta moved to 17-16.

The RiverDogs return to Riley Park to begin a six-game series versus the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers on May 12.

Augusta downs RiverDogs Saturday

After jumping out an early lead, the Charleston RiverDogs allowed five unanswered runs in a 7-6 to the Augusta GreenJackets on May 9 at SRP Park.

The GreenJackets struck first early when Alex Lodise blasted a two-run homer to left that gave them a 2-0 in the bottom of the first.

The RiverDogs responded immediately in the top of the second when Nicandro Aybar lined an RBI double to right that cut the deficit to 2-1. Two batters later, Derek Datil rolled an RBI single to center that knotted the game at 2.

After Charleston took the lead on a fielder's choice play, Cooper Flemming broke the game open by blistering a two-run triple down the right-field line. Caden Bodine brought Flemming home on an RBI groundout to give Charleston a 6-2 lead.

Alex Wallace settled in, keeping Augusta off the scoreboard through the fifth inning. In the top of the sixth, they began to chip away when Luis Guanipa lifted a solo shot to left to make it 6-3.

Later in the frame, Cooper McMurray belted a three-run shot to left that evened the score at 6.

Wallace finished the night tossing 5.1 innings, allowing four runs, and punching out eight hitters to match a career high.

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