SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Braun hits first Power homer in win over Lakewood

Published on July 14, 2005 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Lakewood, NJ (July 14, 2005) - Ryan Braun, the first round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2005 draft hit a pair of homeruns in his short tenure with the Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League and on Thursday night he hit his first homerun as a member of the West Virginia Power in a 5-3 victory over the Lakewood BlueClaws at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey.

The Power scored the first run of the game in the top of the first inning when Ryan Braun reached on a fielder's choice and brought in Alcides Escobar in the process. The BlueClaws tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the second inning when Jason Jaramillo scored on a wild pitch. The Power took their second lead of the game in the top of the fifth inning when Ryan Braun drove in Nestor Corredor on a Sac Fly RBI. The Power added to their lead in the top of the sixth inning when Carlos Corporan drove in Hasan Rasheed on an RBI single and Corporan scored later in the inning on a wild pitch to give the Power a 4-1 advantage. The Power scored their final run of the game in the top of the seventh inning on Ryan Braun's solo shot. Doug Gredvig brought the BlueClaws within two runs of the Power in the bottom of the eighth inning when he hit a two run homer to make it a 5-3 game. Gredvig had a chance to be a hero when he stepped into the batter's box with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, but Robert Hinton struck him out on three pitches to end the game.

Steve Hammond (1-0) earned the victory, Robert Hinton (7) earned the save and Maximo De La Cruz (4-8) obtained the loss. The Power are 9-11 in the second half after the win and the BlueClaws move to 9-11 with the loss.

The Power will conclude the four game series with the Lakewood BlueClaws at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood, New Jersey on Friday night. The Power will throw right-handed pitcher Josh Wahpepah (4-4, 3.46) and the BlueClaws will counter with right-handed pitcher Matt Sweeney (1-1, 2.08). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM.

For more information contact the Power Front Offices at (304) 344-2287 or visit the Power website at www.wvpower.com.

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