SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Power score 600th run in win

Published on August 4, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Charleston, WV (August 4, 2008) - The West Virginia Power used a four run fifth inning to overcome an early deficit on Monday night at Appalachian Power Park as they defeated the Delmarva Shorebirds 9-4 and became the first team in the South Atlantic League this season to score 600 runs.

Delmarva scored in the first inning for the third night in a row. Ryan Adams singled in Matt Angle to score the first run. With Adams at first and Paco Figueroa at third, Adams stole second base and Figueroa stole home as the Power attempted to throw Adams out at second. The Power cut the lead in half in the bottom of the first when Eric Farris scored on Adams's fielding error. Adams delivered another RBI single in the third to give the Shorebirds their biggest lead of the night. In the bottom of the third, Fryer was on first and Steffan Wilson was on third when Wilson stole second and Fryer stole home on the attempt to nail Wilson at second.

West Virginia used the long ball in the four run fifth inning to take the lead. Eric Fryer began the inning with his eighth homer of the season to tie the game. The homer was followed by base hits from Steffan Wilson and Caleb Gindl. Zelous Wheeler then crushed the first pitch he saw from Luis Noel over the wall in left field to give the Power the lead for good. The three run shot was Wheeler's 11th of the season.

Delmarva scored their final run in the sixth inning. Joe Nowicki began the inning with a double and eventually scored on a wild pitch. Wilson delivered a two-out RBI double in the sixth inning and the Power scored two more insurance runs in the eighth. Haydel scored the first run on Logan Schafer's groundout and Fryer brought in Farris with a one out single.

Dan Merklinger (5-8) allowed four runs, just two earned on six hits over five and a third and earned the victory. Rob Wooten (2) tossed three and two-thirds scoreless innings of relief to earn the save. Noel (9-7) allowed six runs on seven hits over four innings and was tagged with the loss.

The Power improved to 62-51 on the year and 30-14 in the second half with the win. The Shorebirds fell to 62-51 on the year and 24-20 in the second half with the loss. Fryer and Wilson paced the Power with three hits a piece. Fryer has hit safely in his last 10 games. Matt Cline's on base streak came to an end at 23 games while Gindl extended his to 27 games.

The Power will finish the four game series against the Delmarva Shorebirds at Appalachian Power Park on Tuesday night. The Power will start right hander Evan Anundsen (10-4, 3.78) and the Shorebirds will counter with left hander Nathan Nery (2-3, 5.28). 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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