Power Blows by Rome in Ninth

Published on May 28, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release

(Rome, GA- May 28, 2014)- The West Virginia Power rallied for an 11-6 win against the Rome Braves on Wednesday afternoon. Trailing 6-5 in the top of the ninth, the Power scored six times on four hits and two Braves errors to steal the final game of the series and take two of three at State Mutual Stadium.

JaCoby Jones gave West Virginia a 1-0 lead in the first with his sixth home run of the season. That hit, however, was the only one by the Power over the first five innings. Rome scored twice in the fourth and once in the fifth to build a 3-1 advantage.

West Virginia scored three in the sixth for a 4-3 lead, keyed by two wild pitches, a run-scoring double and a single from Edwin Espinal to bring home Jones. The Braves tied the game in the bottom of the sixth on a solo home run by Carlos Franco and held a 5-4 lead after six. Each team scored once in the seventh with the Power plating a run on a single by Justin Maffei.

With two outs in the ninth, Wyatt Mathisen reached on an infield single that scored Harold Ramirez to tie the game at six. Francisco Diaz reached on a throwing error, the fourth miscue of the game by Rome, allowing Danny Collins to score the eventual winning run. Elvis Escobar doubled in two runs and Maffei brought home Escobar to close the offense out.

Yhonathan Barrios (2-3) earned the win with two innings of relief work while Colby Holmes (1-0) was charged with a blow save and the loss. Seventh different players had multi-hit games for the Power, placed by three apiece from Jones and Escobar. Johan Camargo went 5-5 in the losing effort for Rome.

West Virginia travels to Greensboro for a four game series Thursday through Sunday before returning to Appalachian Power Park on Monday, June 2, to host the Kannapolis Intimidators.

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