SAL1 Charleston RiverDogs

Dogs Powered Down, Fall to West Virginia, 4-0

Published on August 11, 2011 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston RiverDogs News Release


CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Three West Virginia pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout, as the Power defeated the RiverDogs, 4-0, in South Atlantic League action at Appalachian Power Park Thursday night.

With the victory, West Virginia improved to 20-26, 55-59 overall, while Charleston sees its brief two-game win streak end in dropping to 19-27, 45-71 overall in clinching consecutive losing seasons for the first time since the 2001-02 seasons.

A 0-0 tie lasted until the fourth inning, when West Virginia powered up its offense against Charleston's Jose Ramirez in taking a 3-0 lead. Elias Diaz knocked a bases-loaded double off the left-field wall to plate a pair, while Kevin Mort contributed a RBI groundout two batters later.

Dan Grovatt led off the sixth inning with a solo home run off Ramirez for his sixth of the campaign and a 4-0 cushion.

Ramirez (5-7) worked 6.0 full innings, surrendering four runs on six hits with a walk and four strikeouts in losing his fourth straight start.

Power southpaw Zack Dodson (4-3) was excellent in his first home start since April 30, humming 6.0 shutout innings, while allowing just three Charleston singles. Casey Sadler and Jason Townsend combined to give up just one more RiverDogs hit in 3.0 scoreless innings in finishing the whitewashing.

Kelvin De Leon had two of Charleston's four hits.

Game three, set for Friday at 7:05 p.m., has Charleston southpaw Vidal Nuno (1-0, 2.70 ERA) battling West Virginia right-hander Zack Von Rosenberg (4-8, 6.28 ERA).

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