SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Power score six in the seventh to beat Lakewood

Published on May 30, 2006 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Charleston, WV (May 30, 2006) - Mike Bell provided the go ahead run on an RBI single and Mat Gamel put the icing on the cake with a three run homer in a six run seventh inning for the Power as they went on the beat the Lakewood BlueClaws by the final score of 11-5 at Appalachian Power Park on Tuesday night.

The Power scored first on Lorenzo Cain's RBI single in the bottom of the first inning. Lakewood tied the game in the third on John Urick's Sac Fly RBI. Lakewood took their only lead of the game in the fourth inning on Fidel Hernandez's run scoring single. The Power scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth on three consecutive two out RBI singles from Darren Ford, Michael Brantley and Angel Salome. One of Ned Yost's four hits was an RBI single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Power up 5-2.

Lakewood scored three times in the seventh to tie the game. John Urick was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to plate the first run, Lou Marson walked with the bases loaded to score the second run and Sean Gamble knocked in the final run on an RBI groundout. The Power scored six times in the bottom of the seventh to take the lead for good. Mike Bell gave the Power the lead on a pinch hit RBI single. Michael Brantley walked with the bases loaded to bring in a run, Angel Salome knocked a run in on a Sacrifice Fly and Mat Gamel finished off the seventh with a three run homer, his ninth of the year.

Wil Laureano (3-1) pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win, and Michael Zagurski (2-3) obtained the loss. The Power are 27-23 after the win and the BlueClaws fell to 26-25 with the loss. Attendance for the game was 2,279.

The Power will take Wednesday off and then start a four game series against the Lake County Captains at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio on Thursday night. Lake County will start right hander Albert Vargas (4-5, 3.61) and the Power will counter with left hander Dave Welch (1-3, 3.44). 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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