SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Corredor walks off in Power win

Published on June 13, 2006 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Charleston, WV (June 13, 2006) - Nestor Corredor had only seven homeruns in his five year minor league baseball career and he had not homered since the 2004 season. On Tuesday night at Appalachian Power Park, Nestor Corredor hit a walk off homerun in the bottom of the ninth inning to push the Power over the Hagerstown Suns 4-3.

Hagerstown scored their runs on a pair of homeruns from Joe Holden. Holden's first homerun was a solo shot in the first inning and his second was a two run blast in the fifth to put Hagerstown up 3-0. Joe Holden has four homeruns at Appalachian Power Park in four games.

The Power came back and tied the game in the bottom of the seventh inning. Nate Yoho provided a pinch hit two run single and Ryan Crew scored the tying run on Darren Ford's single. Nestor Corredor led off in the bottom of the ninth inning, and hit his first homerun of the year as the Power won in their final at bat for the second night in a row. Corredor's walk off homerun was the sixth walk off homer in Appalachian Power Park history and it marked the fifth time that the Power have won in their final at bat this season.

Patrick Ryan (3-1) earned the victory providing three scoreless innings of relief, and Grady Hinchman (1-2) obtained the loss. The Power are 36-28 after the win and the Suns fell to 25-39 with the loss. Attendance for the game was 4,464.

The Power will continue the four game series against the Hagerstown Suns in Hagerstown, Maryland on Wednesday night. Hagerstown will start right hander Jeff Landing (2-9, 4.64) and the Power will counter with left hander Derek Miller (6-1, 3.90). 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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