Drive Suffer 6-0 Loss to Power
Published on April 15, 2013 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Greenville Drive News Release
The Greenville Drive (6-6) were happy to return home on Monday night, but Fluor Field wasn't kind to them, as they were held to four hits in a 6-0 loss at the hands of the West Virginia Power (5-7).
Walks did the Drive in on the mound, as the Power got on the board in the top of the third with the benefit of three walks issued by Drive starter Justin Haley (0-1) to lead off the inning. Dilson Herrera followed by grounding into a fielder's choice to score the only run the Power would need on the evening.
The Power added a pair of runs in the fourth. D.J. Crumlich drew a one-out walk, and after Raul Fortunato grounded into a fielder's choice, Jason Garcia entered the game for Haley to try and work out of the inning. Walker Gourley would have none of it, as he greeted Garcia with a two-run shot over the left-center field fence to extend the Power lead to 3-0.
West Virginia picked up two more runs in the fifth when Josh Bell lined a double to the wall in right-center to score a pair, and their final run of the evening came in the sixth when Max Moroff's RBI single to right plated Francisco Diaz.
Power starter Clay Holmes (1-0) worked five and one-third innings to pick up the victory, as he allowed three hits and two walks while punching out four Drive batters. Josh Smith and Ryan Hafner preserved the shutout with three and two-third innings of work.
Bell and Gourley each drove in a pair of runs for West Virginia, while Jose Vinicio collected two hits for Greenville. He was the only player on either side with a multi-hit game.
The same two teams will meet again on Tuesday night at Fluor Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM. RHP Austin Maddox (0-0, 7.20) takes the mound for the Drive, while LHP Orlando Castro (0-1, 1.74) will start for the Power.
South Atlantic League Stories from April 15, 2013
- Augusta Wins Series Opener with Legends, 7-3 - Lexington Legends
- Charles Blasts BlueClaws Past Suns - Hagerstown Suns
- Drive Suffer 6-0 Loss to Power - Greenville Drive
- Crawdads Hand Tourists Third Straight Loss; 6-3 Final - Asheville Tourists
- RiverDogs Burn Rome 12-2 - Charleston RiverDogs
- Shorebirds Early Burst Beats Intimidators - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
- Power Arms Stifle Greenville - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Hutter's Big Day Leads Shorebirds to 8-4 Win - Delmarva Shorebirds
- With Charles in Charge, BlueClaws Win Again 5-1 - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Drive, Greenville Health System Announce Partnership Enhancements - Greenville Drive
- Game Notes: Kannapolis Intimidators vs. Delmarva Shorebirds (April 15, 2013) - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
- WV Power Game Notes - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Allie Honored by SAL - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Shorebirds Game Notes at Kannapolis - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Crawdads Weekly - Hickory Crawdads
- BlueClaws, Rutgers Against Hunger Partner on May 1st Food Drive - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Game Suspended Sunday Due to Rain - Augusta GreenJackets
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Greenville Drive Stories
- Drive Alums Franklin Arias and Anthony Eyanson Selected to MLB All-Star Futures Game
- Drive Sweep SAL Weekly Awards as Anderson, Brown Honored
- Drive Stunned in 9th Inning Collapse, Lose, 7-4, to Tourists
- Drive Come Up Short in 7-6 Loss to Tourists
- Payton Tolle Bobblecard Giveaway
