Streaking: Mahala hero in eleven inning thriller

(Charleston, WV - July 24, 2017)- The West Virginia Power walked off in the bottom of the eleventh to defeat the Lexington Legends 8-7 on Monday night. Kevin Mahala provided the heroics in the back-and-forth battle.

The Power jumped out to a lead in the bottom of the second. With the bases loaded, Carlos Munoz ripped a line drive off the top of the right-center field wall that plated two. The throw coming in was errant, allowing Garrett Brown to come across as well. West Virginia led 3-0.<o:p>
 
Lexington got to Power starter Oddy Nunez in the top of the fourth. A two-run single from Vance Vizcaino got the Legends within one, 3-2. The Power added two in their half of the fifth. Trae Arbet ripped a three-run triple past a diving Khalil Lee in center.<o:p>
 
The Legends tied the game in the top of the sixth. John Brontsema launched his fourth home run of the year to plate three. Clark Eagan of West Virginia played the match game with a long ball of his own. Just a half inning later, Eagan sat on a hanging offspeed pitch from Arnaldo Hernandez and lifted it over the right field wall to give West Virginia a 6-5 advantage.<o:p>
 
The back-and-forth battle continued into the eighth. Emmanuel Rivera touched home on a sacrifice fly. Eagan's toss home from right was a tad late, tying the game yet again, it was 6-6. But the Legends completed their final comeback in the top of the ninth. A sacrifice fly to deep center from Emmanuel Rivera plated Khalil Lee gave the visitors a 7-6 lead. Rivera finished his day with three doubles.<o:p>
 
The Power went down to their final out in the bottom of the ninth. Arden Pabst launched a solo home run over the left-center field wall to tie the ball game. It was the catcher's third home run of the year and his first since April 17. West Virginia left the winning run on second and sent it to extras.<o:p>
 
In the bottom of the eleventh, Ryan Nagle led off the frame with a double off Vance Tatum. Victor Fernandez pinch ran and was driven in by a Mahala RBI single. The Power had their second walk-off victory in the month of July after not completing said feat in the first three months of the season. West Virginia has won four straight home games for the first time this year.<o:p>
 
Matt Anderson (6-5) vultured the win while Tatum (3-2) was handed the loss. West Virginia and Lexington wrap up the series on Tuesday at 7:05 P.M. on the second Pets in the Park night of the year. Tickets and information can be found online or by calling (304) 344-BATS.<o:p>