Legends Top Power in Series Finale
August 30, 2011 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release
The West Virginia Power lost 4-2 on Tuesday night to the Lexington Legends at Appalachian Power Park. The Legends used two two-run innings to claim the win in the final game of the season series between the clubs.
Lexington took a 2-0 lead against West Virginia starting pitcher Porfirio Lopez in the top of the first. With two outs, Domingo Santana singled and Telvin Nash walked. Mike Kvasnicka followed with a double off the left-center wall.
The Power bats were held in check by Legends starter Ruben Alaniz and the bullpen until the fifth inning. One night after scoring 17 runs on 17 hits, West Virginia managed its first two runs on three doubles against reliever Alex Sogard. Elias Diaz led off the inning with a two-base hit and scored on a double by Kevin Mort. One batter later, Drew Maggi doubled home Mort to tie the game at two.
The Legends re-captured the lead with two runs against Power reliever Brooks Pounders in the seventh inning. Roberto Pena singled, advanced to second on a ground out, and moved to third on a wild pitch. Delino Deshields Jr. doubled in Pena for the eventual winning run, then later scored on a Santana single for a 4-2 Lexington lead.
West Virginia had the tying run at the plate or on base twice over the final three innings, but could not bring any other runs home.
Pounders (5-5) took the loss after surrendering the seventh inning runs, while Sogard gained the win with four and a third innings of relief. Jorge De Leon faced the minimum in the ninth for his 15th save.
The Power finished their 2011 home schedule with 34 wins and 33 losses marking the first time as a Pirates affiliate that they had a winning home record over the course of the full season.
West Virginia has Wednesday off and travels to Delmarva on Thursday for a 7:05 first pitch against the Shorebirds in the final series of the season.
SECOND HALF RECORD: 29-36
OVERALL POWER RECORD: 64-69
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