SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Power Offense Explodes

Published on April 10, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Charleston, WV (April 10, 2008) - After being held to just three runs on five hits in Wednesday morning's loss to Augusta, the Power offense pounded out 12 hits and scored 10 times on Thursday night to defeat the GreenJackets 10-3 at Appalachian Power Park and split the four game series.

Augusta scored first on Garrett Baker's two-run double in the first inning, and didn't record a hit again until the ninth. Jonathan Lucroy's first of four hits was an RBI single in the first inning to score Lee Haydel. The Power plated a pair of runs in the second inning to take the lead for good on back-to-back run scoring singles from Curt Rindal and Scott Houin. John Alonso's base-hit scored Brent Brewer in the third inning before Lucroy crossed the plate on Caleb Gindl's groundout.

Lucroy's began the fifth inning with a base hit and scored when Steffan Wilson reached on a fielder's choice. Haydel was hit by a pitch in the sixth inning before stealing second and third and scored on Nestor Rojas's throwing error. In the bottom of the seventh, Wilson connected on his first homerun of the season that brought in West Virginia's final three runs of the contest.

Jose Garcia had retired 11 of 12 batters he faced over three and two thirds, before running out of gas and allowing an RBI single to Andrew Davis in the top of the ninth inning. Garcia, Evan Anundsen and Pedro Lambertus held the GreenJackets to three runs on five hits.

Anundsen (1-0) allowed just two runs on three hits and struck out five to get the win. He retired ten in a row and 12 of the last 14 batters he faced. Oliver Odle (0-1) was tagged with the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits through four innings.

The Power are 3-5 after the victory and Augusta fell to 3-5 with the loss. Jonathan Lucroy paced the Power with an incredible 4-for-4 performance with three base-knocks, a double and a pair of runs. Eight out of the starting nine for the Power hit safely.

The Power will begin a four game series with the Greenville Drive at Appalachian Power Park on Friday night. Right hander Nick Tyson (0-1, 3.86) will get the start for the Power and the Drive will counter with left hander Felix Doubront (1-0, 0.00). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM.

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