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Reddick on tear for Drive
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Josh Reddick continues to have a good season at Class A Greenville.

The former South Effingham High School star leads the South Atlantic League’s Drive in batting with a .329 average.

He also tied a single-game franchise record Monday with six RBIs in an 8-2 win against the Savannah Sand Gnats.

Reddick hit a three-run homer in the first inning and another in the third inning.

It was the second two-homer game of the season for the 20-year-old right fielder.

The six RBIs tied the club mark set by Tony Granadillo on May 17, 2006.

Reddick has 48 RBIs, including 16 in his last 10 games. He also has hit 12 home runs with five of them coming in the past 10 games.

Reddick went 3-for-5 in a 13-8 loss Thursday to Charleston. Reddick also had two RBIs and scored two runs in the game.

As of Friday, Greenville is 15-20 and seven games out of first place in the SAL’s South division.

Austin Chambliss

Fellow former Mustang Austin Chambliss earned a win Tuesday pitching for the Tri City Dust Devils.

Chambliss struck out a Eugene batter in the bottom of the sixth inning and the Dust Devils went on to a 3-2 win.
Chambliss’ previous outing wasn’t memorable.

Against Sky Valley on July 21, he allowed five runs in one inning in an 8-4 loss.

For the season, Chambliss is 2-2 with a 7.62 ERA in 12 games. He has pitched 13 innings, striking out 18 and walking four.

Opposing batters are hitting .346 against him.