SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Power Complete First Half of Season with Loss, but Winning Record

Published on June 16, 2013 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


(Greensboro, NC- June 16, 2013)- The West Virginia Power lost Sunday afternoon by a 7-5 final to the Greensboro Grasshoppers at NewBridge Bank Park. With the loss, the Power finished the first half of the 2013 season with a 37-33 record.

Greensboro took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Michael Main scored on a pickoff play. With runners on the corners, Power starter Joely

In the top of the third, Barrett Barnes and Ashley Ponce each reached on back-to-back singles. After a walked to D.J. Crumlich loaded the bases, Eric Wood hit an 0-2 pitch from Greensboro starter Mason Hope over the left-center wall for a 4-1 lead. Wood's home run was West Virginia's first grand slam this season.

The Grasshoppers recaptured the lead in the bottom of the third, scoring four runs on four hits, a hit batter, and two errors for a 5-4 lead. The Power evened the score in the top of the fifth without a base hit. Wood, Raul Fortunato, and Max Moroff each drew walks. Greensboro brought in reliever Chipper Smith, who then walked Kawika Emsley-Pai to bring in Wood for a tie game.

In the fifth, the Grasshoppers scored twice on three hits and two Power errors to go ahead for good.

Rodriguez (5-5) allowed all seven runs, though only two were earned, over four and two-thirds in the loss. Chipper Smith pitched three and two-thirds of scoreless relief for the win before Frankie Reed notched his seventh save.

The South Atlantic League All-Star break begins on June 17 with the mid-summer classic to be play on June 18 at Lakewood's FirstEnergy Park. The Power open the second half of the 2013 season at home against Lakewood on June 20. For tickets or information, call 304-344-2287 or visit www.wvpower.com.

OVERALL RECORD: 37-33

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