West Virginia Tops Rome 8-2 Saturday

Rome, GA - The West Virginia Power defeated the Rome Braves Saturday night at State Mutual Stadium 8-2 before a crowd of 2,589. 
The Braves grabbed an early lead with a run in the bottom of the first thanks to Jefrey Ramos' RBI single. In the fifth, the Power tied the contest when Raul Hernandez stole home on a double steal. West Virginia took a 4-1 lead in the eighth on a two-run double by Deon Stafford Jr. and Rodolfo Castro's RBI groundout. In the bottom of the inning, the Braves made it a 4-2 game on Ramos' infield single to plate a run but Deon Stafford (8) cracked a grand slam in the ninth giving the Power the insurance runs they needed for the 8-2 final. 
Hunter Stratton (5-5) earns the win going seven innings allowing two runs on six hits. Rome's Cutter Dyals (4-4) gets the loss. Beau Sulser pitched the final two innings to get his sixth save. 
The Braves and Power meet again tomorrow afternoon at two. For information contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com