SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Green Gets It Done In Power Victory

May 30, 2007 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Kannapolis, NC (May 30, 2007) - Taylor Green went 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBI on Wednesday morning as the West Virginia Power won their fifth game in a row, defeating the Kannapolis Intimidators 9-8 at FieldCrest Cannon Stadium.

Chuckie Caufield's sacrifice fly brought in Darren Ford to give the Power a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Taylor Green's first of three doubles brought in two runs in the top of the third, giving the Power a 3-0 edge. Kannapolis tied the game with a three run third inning. Archie Gilbert hit a solo homerun, Rob Hudson doubled in a run and scored on Stefan Gartrell's base hit. Kannpolis took the lead in the fourth inning. John Shelby tripled in Mike Grace and scored on Jimmy Mojica's errant throw.

Darren Ford's RBI single in the fifth inning brought the Power within a run, and then they scored twice in the sixth inning to take the lead on run scoring doubles from Steve Chapman and Taylor Green. Chuckie Caufield hit a solo homerun in the top of the eighth inning, his second of the year to put the Power ahead by two.

In the bottom of the inning, Mike Grace hit a ground ball to Jimmy Mojica with the bases loaded. Mojica flipped to second to get the out and Kenny Holmberg's relay throw to first ended up in the crowd to plate the tying runs for Kannapolis. The Intimidators took the lead later in the inning when Grace scored on a wild pitch. Kenny Holmberg redeemed himself in the top of the ninth inning with a game winning two run single.

Omar Aguilar (4-1) allowed an unearned run over two innings to get the win, while Clevelan Santeliz (0-3) was tagged with the loss.

The Power improved to 35-15 with the win and the Intimidators fell to 24-29 with the loss. All nine Power players in the starting lineup reached base. Four players had multi hit games, and three players drove in multiple runs.

The Power will continue the four game series against the Kannapolis Intimidators on Thursday night. The Power will start left hander Brae Wright (3-3, 7.07) and the Intimidators will counter with right hander Jake Rasner (2-5, 5.89). 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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