Four Square: Power fall to Sand Gnats 9-1

Power surrender pair of four-run innings in loss to Savannah

By Mike Baggerman

June 9, 2015

(Charleston, WV - June 9, 2015) - The West Virginia Power were defeated by the Savannah Sand Gnats 9-1 on Tuesday night at Appalachian Power Park. Savannah used a pair of four-run innings to down West Virginia in game one of the series in Charleston.

The game started off well for the Power thanks to a run in the first inning. Pablo Reyes hit a home run to left field to give the Power an early lead. For Reyes, it was his team-best sixth home run of the season.

Yeudy Garcia struck out two in the first inning and worked the Sand Gnats down in order in the third but the all-star ran into trouble in the third. After allowing a leadoff single and a walk, Luis Guillorme hit an infield single allowing one run to score but Savannah got another run on the play thanks to a throwing error by the Power defense. Two batters later, Eudor Garcia hit his second home run of the season, a two-run shot to right to make it a 4-1 game.

Savannah struck for four more runs in the fifth inning off reliever Jake Burnette. Eudor Garcia hit his second home run of the game with a runner on to give the Sand Gnats a 6-1 advantage. Tomas Nido made it 7-1 with a sacrifice fly and Patrick Biondi hit an RBI double to give the Sand Gnats the seven-run lead.

In the sixth the Sand Gnats added another run. John Mora pulled a triple to score Wuilmer Becerra, which gave the Sand Gnats a 9-1 advantage.

Yeudy Garcia (4-4) suffered the loss after he surrendered four runs on five hits over four innings of work. Casey Meisner (6-1) earned the win after seven innings of one-run ball.

West Virginia (34-24) continues the three-game series against Savannah (31-27) on Wednesday evening. LHP Stephen Tarpley (3-0, 1.20) will pitch for the Power and will be opposed by a Sand Gnats RHP Casey Delgado (2-0, 1.80). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. while pregame on Charleston's ESPN Radio 104.5 FM and 1490 AM, www.wvpower.com, and the TuneIn radio app is slated for 6:45 p.m.

Also coming up on this homestand is Chuck's Birthday on Saturday, June 13 with a headphone giveaway to the first 1,000 fans presented by Renaissance Dental and 98.7 The Beat. That same night will also feature an appearance by the popular ZOOperstars.

For tickets and additional information, visit www.wvpower.com, call (304) 344-BATS (2287) or stop by the Power box office at 601 Morris Street.