ALVAREZ NABS SECOND WEEKLY LEAGUE HONORS

ALVAREZ NABS SECOND WEEKLY LEAGUE HONORS
(press release Savannah Sand Gnats - Vince Caffiero

Savannah, Ga.- For the second time this season, Sand Gnats pitcher Dario Alvarez has been named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week. Over his last two starts, the lefty has refused to allow an earned run, going 2-0 with 16 strikeouts and just two walks.
On Monday, June 30, Alvarez held the Rome Braves to just two hits and one walk over five innings, generating eight swings-and-misses.
He followed that up with another stellar start on Saturday, July 5, against the Hickory Crawdads. The 25-year-old hurled 5 1/3 innings allowing just three hits and one unearned run, while striking out another eight batters.
The Santiago, Dominican Republic, native has scorched the league, notching a perfect 6-0 record with a team-leading 86 strikeouts. Alvarez has also pitched out of the Sand Gnats bullpen to great effect, affording manager Luis Rojas more wiggle room within his 25-man roster.
Back on May, 14, Alvarez tied a career high, racking up 12 strikeouts in five innings of scoreless ball against the Greenville Drive.
Alvarez pitched with the Phillies Organization in the Dominican Summer League during 2007-2009. He spent 2010 and 2011 pitching in Panama and then Venezuela for unaffiliated teams until he was signed by the New York Mets as a non-drafted free agent in 2012.

Hanging Ten with Robert Powers - The Wetherington Chiropractic Clinic Athlete of the Week for July 5, 2014

The Wetherington Chiropractic Clinic Athlete of the Week for July 5, 2014

Robert Powers - junior at Savannah Arts Academy/Eastern Surfing Association 2014 All-star

The Skinny: Robert was selected as an Eastern Surfing Association All-Star for 2014, and recently last month competed in the National Surfing competition in California.

During the Surf Season: Robert won the Junior Men’s Longboard Division on May 3rd  at the Surfing Pro-Am at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. He has major sponsors for his success on his surfboard, and they are BANXBLOCK Sunscreen, Hyper-flex Wet-suits, and Anarchy Sunglasses.

On Deck: Robert returns  to Wrightsville, NC next week for O’Neill/Sweetwater Pro-Am Surf Fest  Competition, then travels to Malibu California with the Virginia Longboard Federation Team next month for a team competition, and then in September to the  Outer-banks of North Carolina for the Eastern Surf Association Championships.

College Outlook: Robert would love to surf in college.

Interest off the Diamond: Robert is involved in martial arts, works at the North Beach Grill on Tybee Island, surf instructor/counselor, volunteers for Surfers for Autism and enjoys hanging out with friends.