POWER SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER AND SERIES FROM DELMARVA

‘Birds Drop Season High Sixth Straight Game; Return to Perdue on Friday

Charleston, WV – The West Virginia Power used solid pitching and timely hitting to sweep the doubleheader from Delmarva on Thursday night at Appalachian Power Park. The Power won game one 4-3 and took game two 5-1. West Virginia recorded their first four-game series sweep of the season.

The Power were lifted to an early lead in game one courtesy of back-to-back home runs in the second inning. Jose Hernandez hit a one out double to start the rally. Then, Ramon Cabrera belted his first home run of the season over the right field wall. The next batter, Kyle Morgan, hit a towering homer near the right field foul pole to give the Power a 3-0 lead.

The Shorebirds clawed back in the fourth inning. After the first out was recorded, Kieron Pope and Levi Carolus connected on back-to-back singles. Then, first baseman Kyle Morgan misplayed a grounder by Omar Casamayor to load the bases. Mikey Planeta proceeded to rip a two-run single to left field to cut the deficit to 3-2.

In the sixth inning, Levi Carolus leveled the score with a solo homer over the left-center field wall. It was his fourth home run of the season.

The game went into extra innings as neither side plated a run in the seventh.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, West Virginia plated the winning run against relief pitcher James Brandhorst. Kyle Morgan drew a one out walk. Morgan stole second base and scored on a flare single into left-center field by Bengie Gonzalez to give the Power a walk off win.

Both starters settled for no-decisions. Bobby Bundy went six innings and allowed seven hits and three runs. West Virginia starter Phillip Irwin went six innings and surrendered five hits and three runs.

Power reliever Gabriel Alvarado earned the win in three scoreless innings. James Brandhorst was pinned with the loss.

In game two, the West Virginia Power finally notched the first run in the bottom of the fifth. Elevys Gonzalez drew a one out. On strike three to Cunningham, Gonzalez stole second. Then, on a hanging breaking ball, Chambers hit a triple off the top of the left field wall to give the Power a 1-0 lead.

The Shorebirds knotted the affair in the sixth inning. Levi Carolus hit a one out single up the middle. Kieron Pope then yanked a single to left to advance Carolus to third. Mike Flacco followed with a sacrifice fly to left field to plate Carolus.

In the sixth inning, the Power exploded for three hits and four runs off reliever Tom Phelps. Rogelio Noris, Jairo Marquez and Elevys Gonzalez each recorded RBI hits. The Power built a 5-1 lead

Marc Baca earned the win in two scoreless relief innings. The loss was tagged to Tom Phelps.

The Shorebirds return to Arthur W. Perdue Stadium on Friday night for game one of a five-game series. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.