SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Garrison holds Hickory down

Published on August 17, 2006 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


After allowing a two out RBI single in the top of the first inning, Power lefty Steve Garrison settled down and did not allow another run the rest of the game and the Power offense took care of the rest, scoring seven runs, five in their last two innings as they beat the Hickory Crawdads 7-1 on Thursday night at Appalachian Power Park.

Steve Lerud provided Hickory's only run of the game on a two out RBI single in the top of the first. Darren Ford tied the game in the third inning on a solo homerun, his fifth of the year. West Virginia took the lead in the fourth inning on Brad Willcutt's Sacrifice Fly which brought in Mike Bell. Ryan Barba and Lorenzo Cain pitched in with two out RBI singles in the seventh inning to add to the Power lead. In the eighth inning Tony Festa hit a two run homer, his fifth of the year and his second in as many nights. Three batters later, Nate Yoho tripled off the wall in right center field, and scored on an errant relay throw from Hickory shortstop Cameron Blair.

Lorenzo Cain went 1 for 4, to give him 145 hits on the year, five hits shy of the franchise record. Michael Brantley doubled in the seventh inning, and he has now reached base in his last 22 games.

Steve Garrison (6-5) was fantastic through six and two thirds and got the win. He allowed a run on six hits with two strikeouts and induced three double play balls while Patrick Ryan (1) pitched two and a third scoreless innings out of the bullpen to get the save and Dustin Craig (1-1) got the loss. The Power are 65-56 on the year and 26-26 in the second half after the win while the Crawdads fell to 60-62 overall and 27-26 in the second half after the loss.

The Power will finish the four game series against the Hickory Crawdads at Appalachian Power Park on Friday night. Right hander Todd Redmond (9-6, 2.92) will make the start for Hickory and the Power will counter with right hander Will Inman (9-1, 1.48). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM.

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