SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Sanchez, Morgan and Latimore pace Power to win

Published on August 10, 2009 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Hickory, NC (August 10, 2009) - The middle of the West Virginia Power batting order combined for ten hits, seven runs and six RBI at L.P. Frans Stadium on Tuesday night as the Power won their sixth road game in a row, defeating the Crawdads 9-3.

Tony Sanchez came a triple away from hitting for the cycle, reaching four times in five plate appearances and went 3-for-4 with four runs and three RBI. The clean-up hitter Kyle Morgan paced the Power with four hits, including three doubles, which was one shy of the South Atlantic League record for two-baggers in a game. Quincy Latimore followed Morgan in the order and turned in three hits while driving in a pair of runs.

Latimore ripped a one out single in the second inning and scored the game's first after Danny Bomback reached on a fielder's choice. The Power added two runs in the fourth inning to take a 3-0 lead. Latimore drove in the first run on a double and Morgan scored the next run on Austin McClune's sacrifice fly. Sanchez belted his second homer of the series in the fifth inning, a two-run shot off Joe Wieland to give the Power a 5-0 edge. Jared Bolden put the Crawdads on the board just a half inning later with his first homerun of the season, a solo shot to make it 5-1.

Morgan's third double of the game came in the seventh inning and scored Sanchez, and Morgan scored shortly thereafter on Quincy Latimore's base hit. The Crawdads scored their final two runs in the bottom of the eighth. Andres James hit his first homer of the season to start the inning and Doug Hogan doubled in the next run. The Power registered their fourth two-run inning of the night in the top of the ninth. Greg Picart started the inning with a triple and scored on Sanchez's base hit. Sanchez scored later in the inning on Jeremy Farrell's sacrifice fly.

Aaron Pribanic (1-1), one of the four players sent to the Pirates in the Jack Wilson trade made his first start with the Power and tossed five strong innings, allowing just a run on four hits to secure the victory. Joe Wieland (3-4) was tagged for five runs on six hits over four and a third and suffered the loss. Gabriel Alvarado made his first relief appearance of the season and allowed just a pair of runs on three hits over four innings.

West Virginia improved to 49-61 overall, and 22-18 in the second half after the victory, while the Crawdads fell to 54-58 overall and 21-22 in the second half after the loss. Seven out of the starting nine hit safely for West Virginia. Austin McClune singled in the eighth inning to extend his on base streak to 18 games. Greg Picart turned in a two hit performance to extend his hitting streak to seven games. Starling Marte went 0-for-5, bringing both his remarkable on base streak of 33 games, and his 22 game hitting streak to an end.

West Virginia will finish the four game series with the Hickory Crawdads at L.P. Frans Stadium on Tuesday night. The Power will start right hander Quinton Miller (1-3, 6.19) and the Hickory Crawdads will counter with right hander Wilmer Font (7-2, 3.33). The first pitch will be delivered at 7:00 PM.

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