Greenville, N.C. – The Greenville Yard Gnomes extended their winning streak to four games Wednesday night, defeating the Holly Springs Salamanders 6-3 at Guy Smith Stadium. Brody Gardner and Jon Howard powered the offense with two RBIs apiece in a decisive fifth inning.
Holly Springs (13-15) opened the scoring in the top of the first when Rom Kellis crossed the plate on a bases-loaded passed ball.
Greenville (11-17) responded with a six-run explosion in the fifth. Gardner ripped a single to left to bring home Josh Watson and Josh Mason. Moments later, Howard followed with a two-run single, plating Corey Berry and Gardner. An errant throw by the catcher allowed Howard to come around and score. Watson capped the big inning with an RBI single in his Yard Gnomes debut, driving in David Lillis.
The Salamanders chipped away with two runs in the seventh. Parker McCoy lined an RBI single to right, followed by a sacrifice fly from Anthony Mitta to trim the deficit to 6-3.
Ben Myers earned the win for Greenville, tossing six solid innings with four strikeouts while allowing three runs. Maddox Jones shut the door in the ninth to pick up the save. Grant Cleavinger took the loss for Holly Springs, surrendering six runs (four earned) in just 1.2 innings of relief.
Up Next: The Yard Gnomes hit the road to face Holly Springs in a rematch Thursday night. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.