SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Shorebirds sink Power with two-out hits

Published on May 3, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Salisbury, MD - The Delmarva Shorebirds scored all seven of their runs with two outs on Saturday Night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium to defeat the West Virginia Power 7-3 in the first game of the series.

Delmarva's first two-out hit was a three run homer from Joe Mahoney in the bottom of the first inning. In the fourth, Joe Nowicki drove in Mahoney with an RBI single. The Shorebirds scored twice with two outs in the fifth on Matt Tucker's solo homerun and Anthony Martinez's run scoring single.

In the sixth, Ryan Adams singled in Nowicki for Delmarva's final run of the game. The Power plated three runs in the final two innings but it was too little and too late. Zelous Wheeler singled in David Fonseca in the eighth inning and Kurt Crowell hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth, his second of the year.

Zach Britton (2-2) tossed seven scoreless innings of three hit ball and struck out three to get the win, just six days after the Power tagged him with his second loss of the season. Dan Merklinger (0-1) gave up three runs on two hits over two innings and got the loss.

The Power fell to 11-18 with the loss and the Shorebirds improved to 16-13 with the win. David Fonseca and Steffan Wilson paced the Power with two hits a piece and were two of seven Power players to reach safely multiple times in the contest.

The Power will begin a four game series with the Delmarva Shorebirds at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Right-Hander R.J. Seidel (1-2, 4.43) will get the start for the Power and the Shorebirds will counter with right hander Luis Noel (1-0, 3.28). The first pitch is scheduled for 2:05 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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