SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Power plates four in the fourth; defeats Intimidators

June 19, 2008 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Kannapolis, NC (June 19, 2008) - Caleb Gindl, Steffan Wilson, Eric Fryer and Curt Rindal all smacked RBI doubles in the fifth inning of Thursday night's game at FieldCrest Cannon Stadium, as the West Virginia Power used the four run frame to pull away from the Intimidators and opened up the second half of the season with a 10-2 victory.

West Virginia scored first when Eric Farris came across on a wild pitch in the top of the first inning. Kannapolis answered quickly with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first to take their only lead of the game. Logan Johnson singled in a run to tie it up and Christian Marrero's Sacrifice Fly brought in Jim Gallagher to make it 2-1.

West Virginia scored three times in the third to take the lead. Wilson and Fryer began the inning on back-to-back base hits. Rindal's single to left field scored Wilson. Jim Gallagher's errant throw from left allowed Fryer to score and put Rindal on third base. Rindal scored later in the inning on Matt Cline's sacrifice fly. Zelous Wheeler began the four run fifth with a base hit before Gindl, Wilson and Fryer hit three consecutive RBI doubles. Rindal's run scoring double completed the big inning. The Power added a pair of insurance runs in the ninth. Rindal singled in his third run of the game and Hector Santiago's balk brought in Anderson Delarosa.

Evan Anundsen (6-4) was strong through five innings, allowing just a pair of runs on six hits to get the victory. Levi Maxwell (6-2) was tagged with the loss after surrendering seven runs on nine hits in four innings of work. Roque Mercedes and Pedro Lambertus combined to toss four scoreless innings of relief.

The Power improved to 33-37 on the year and 1-0 in the second half with the win, while the Intimidators fell to 31-40 on the year and 0-1 in the second half with the loss. Seven Power players hit safely and four Power players turned in multi-hit games. Rindal and Gindl paced the Power with three hits a piece. Zelous Wheeler walked and singled, extending his on base streak to 18 games. West Virginia has won their last four games.

The Power will continue the five game series against the Kannapolis Intimidators at FieldCrest Cannon Stadium in Kannapolis, North Carolina on Friday night. Left hander Mike Ramlow (2-2, 2.18) will get the start for the Power and the Intimidators will counter with right hander Miguel Socolovich (0-3, 6.65). 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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