SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Ford, Brantley and Lefave Shine in Power Victory

Published on May 31, 2007 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Kannapolis, NC (May 31, 2007) - Michael Brantley went 5-for5, reaching all six times up, Darren Ford went 4-for-6 and Andrew Lefave went 3-for-4 with four RBI as the West Virginia Power out slugged the Kannapolis Intimidators 11-8 on Thursday night to extend their winning streak to six games.

Darren Ford scored on a wild pitch in the first inning and Andrew Lefave knocked in the second run in the first frame with his first double of the game. The Power took a 4-0 lead in the second on Darren Ford's two run homer, his fifth of the year. In the fourth inning Chuckie Caufield's Sacrifice Fly scored Kenny Holmberg, Andrew Lefave doubled in Michael Brantley and Andy Bouchie plated Lefave on a base hit.

Down 7-0 through three and a half innings, Kannapolis came back and tied the game with seven runs in the bottom of the fourth. Lee Cruz and Brandon Allen both hit three run bombs and Rob Hudson reached on Taylor Green's error to plate the other run in the monster frame for Kannapolis.

The lead didn't last long as Andrew Lefave struck again on a two run bomb in the sixth inning, his fourth of the season. Kannapolis scored their final run in the bottom of the sixth on Rob Hudson's Sac Fly RBI. The Power added two insurance runs in the eighth inning to pull away. Andy Bouchie doubled in the first run and scored later in the inning on Taylor Green's base hit.

Travis Wendte (2-0) allowed a run on three hits over three innings to get the win, E.J. Shanks (8) got the save and Noe Rodriguez (0-2) was tagged with the loss.

The Power improved to 36-15 with the win and the Intimidators fell to 24-30 with the loss. Five players had multi hit games, and three players drove in multiple runs.

The Power will finish the four game series against the Kannapolis Intimidators on Friday night. The Power will start left hander Mike Ramlow (2-2, 7.88) and the Intimidators will counter with right hander Faustino De Los Santos (4-1, 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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