Power three-hit Legends

August 25, 2008 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release

Lexington, KY (August 25, 2008) - Dan Merklinger, Corey Frerichs and Rob Wooten held the Legends to just a run on three hits at Applebee's Park on Monday night as the Power took the third game of the series with a 4-1 victory.

West Virginia took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second. Curt Rindal began the inning with a double. He moved to third base on Matt Cline's first of three base hits and scored on Lee Haydel's single. Haydel scored the final run of the inning on Eric Farris's two-out base hit.

The Legends plated their lone run of the game in the bottom of the fourth. Brandon Barnes ripped a two-out double and scored on Jonathan Fixler's base hit. West Virginia plated a pair of big insurance runs with two outs in the seventh. Caleb Gindl doubled off the wall in left field to score Eric Fryer and he scored on Zelous Wheeler's opposite field double a few pitches later.

Corey Frerichs (6-8) pitched two perfect innings of relief to get the victory. Rob Wooten (4) tossed three scoreless innings of relief and fanned four batters to get the save. Jeff Icenogle (3-10) allowed a pair of runs on nine hits over five innings and was tagged with the loss. Dan Merklinger pitched well, allowing just a run on three hits over four innings but did not last long enough to get the decision.

The Power improved to 74-59 on the year and 42-22 in the second half with the win. The Legends fell to 43-89 on the year and 22-41 in the second half with the loss. Five Power players turned in multi-hit games, including Caleb Gindl and Lee Haydel. They both extended their hitting streaks to eleven games. Matt Cline paced the Power with a 3-for-4 performance. Eric Fryer did not reach, bringing his on base streak to an end at 33 games. West Virginia now has a 3.5 game lead on the second place Lakewood BlueClaws with six games remaining.

The Power will finish the four game series against the Lexington Legends at Applebee's Park on Tuesday night. The Power will start right hander Evan Anundsen (11-7, 4.20) and the Legends will counter with left hander Anthony Bello (7-6, 3.88). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM.

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