SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Power blanks Legends

Published on August 23, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Lexington, KY - The West Virginia Power took advantage of four Lexington errors and received terrific pitching performances from R.J. Seidel and Corey Frerichs as they recorded their fourth shutout of the season with a 6-0 victory over the Legends at Applebee's Park on Saturday night.

Eric Farris set the tone as he blasted his second homerun of the season on the first pitch of the game. Logan Schafer walked with one out in the third inning and scored on Steffan Wilson's sacrifice fly to give the Power a 2-0 edge. Matt Cline laid down a bunt single to begin the fourth inning and scored West Virginia's third run on Schafer's sacrifice fly.

Anderson De La Rosa ripped a two-out single in the top of the fifth inning and Cline drove him in with his third single of the night. Schafer walked with one out in the eighth inning and Wilson knocked him in on a two-out single. The Power plated their final run of the game in the ninth inning when Zelous Wheeler scored on Cline's sacrifice fly.

Seidel (9-5) turned in his finest outing of the season. He tossed seven scoreless innings of four hit ball and fanned five in a winning effort. Jake Leonhardt (4-14) was tagged with the loss after surrendering four runs on seven hits over four and two-thirds. Frerichs tossed two scoreless innings of relief. It was West Virginia's first shutout victory since July 22nd when they blanked the Rome Braves 7-0 at Appalachian Power Park.

The Power improved to 73-58 on the year and 41-21 in the second half with the win. The Legends fell to 42-88 on the year and 21-40 in the second half with the loss. Three Power players turned in multi-hit games, including Cline who paced the Power with his three-hit performance. Caleb Gindl and Lee Haydel both extended their hitting streaks to nine games. Eric Fryer reached once on a single to bring his on base streak to 32 games.

The Power will continue the four game series against the Lexington Legends at Applebee's Park on Sunday night. The Power will start right hander Wily Peralta (0-0, 0.00) and the Legends will counter with right hander Leandro Cespedes (2-6, 4.18). The first pitch is scheduled for 6:05 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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