Blueclaws Bury Power
Published on May 25, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release
Charleston, WV (May 25, 2008) - The Lakewood BlueClaws scored 13 runs on 17 hits on Sunday afternoon at Appalachian Power Park and received seven scoreless innings from their starting pitcher Chance Chapman in a 13-2 victory over the West Virginia Power.
Karl Bolt began the second inning with a solo homerun to put Lakewood on the board. The BlueClaws did most of their damage in the fifth inning where they scored six runs on five hits. Michael Taylor, Bolt and Dennis Winn singled consecutively to bring in one run a piece before Travis Mattair doubled in two and Freddy Galvis's sacrifice fly scored Winn to finish the inning.
Lakewood added four more in the eighth inning on Tim Kennelly's run scoring single and a three-run homer from Derrick Mitchell. The Power avoided the shutout by scoring twice in the bottom of the inning on Jonathan Lucroy's RBI single and Steffan Wilson's run scoring double. Kennelly doubled in a run during the top of the ninth and TJ Warren's sacrifice fly scored Galvis.
Chapman (2-4) tossed seven scoreless innings of three hit ball and he struck out eight batters to get the victory. He allowed just two runners to reach second base. Dan Merklinger (0-4) surrendered a pair of runs on five hits and struck out four over four and a third but was tagged with the loss.
The Power fell to 19-30 with the loss and the BlueClaws improved to 26-24 with the win. The BlueClaws have now won five in a row. Steffan Wilson had West Virginia's only multi-hit game, going 2-for-4. West Virginia has now lost five games in a row at Appalachian Power Park and have not won at home since May 10th.
The Power will continue their four game series against the Lakewood BlueClaws at Appalachian Power Park on Monday afternoon. Right hander Evan Anundsen (3-3, 4.08) will get the start for the Power and the BlueClaws will counter with right hander Drew Naylor (4-2, 2.55). The first pitch is scheduled for 1:05 PM.
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