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Wednesday's Menu caused food poisoning, hope we're all feeling better! Thursday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Chris Narveson at Oklahoma (Rangers), 6:45 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ For a subscription fee, Nashville diehards can watch the Sounds on MiLB.TV Huntsville: LHP Derek Miller at West Tenn (Mariners), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Audio link via WUMP (game will also archive at this link): http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?sid=t559 Brevard County: RHP Donovan Hand at St. Lucie (Mets), 6:00 PM gametime Sorry -- no audio for this series... West Virginia: RHP Evan Anundsen at home vs. Augusta (Giants), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Audio link via WSWW, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

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Link while active, text follows: Power pitcher suffers tough loss by Tom Aluise Charleston Daily Mail sportswriter At a higher level of minor league baseball, things might have turned out better for West Virginia Power pitcher Corey Frerichs. But in the low Class A South Atlantic League, the young talent is not quite as refined and players are apt to make the kind of mistakes that doomed Frerichs to a 4-3 loss Wednesday to the Augusta GreenJackets at Appalachian Power Park. "A baseball player," Power Manager Jeff Isom said, "has to have a short memory. This is one of those times." Leading 3-2 entering the top of the ninth before a crowd of 1,980 on a Grand Slam School Day at Appalachian Power Park, Isom called on the 21-year-old Frerichs to finish the deal. Essentially, Frerichs did. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound right-hander struck out Augusta's Andrew Davis to begin the inning and enticed the next two batters, James Simmons and pinch hitter Angel Villalona, to hit ground balls to Power shortstop Brent Brewer. That was the good news for the Power. The bad news was Brewer committed a throwing error on the first ground ball, allowing Simmons to reach first, and misplayed the second grounder for another error. By the time the ninth was over, West Virginia had committed three errors and trailed 4-3. Frerichs (0-1) was saddled with the loss despite this pitching line: one inning, no hits, no earned runs, one walk and two strikeouts. "Those things are going to happen," Power pitching coach John Curtis said. "That's how you grow up. He went after them and made some good pitches. That's all you can ask of him." The loss dropped the Power to 2-5 and marked another ho-hum day for West Virginia hitters, who rank near the bottom of the league in team batting average. The Power led 3-0 after two innings Wednesday, collecting three hits, including a two-run homer from first baseman Curt Rindal. Over the next seven innings, though, West Virginia managed just two singles against two GreenJacket pitchers. "It's frustrating at times," Isom said. "Obviously, we don't have any problems getting off to a quick start. "It's not unusual. Early in the season, it usually takes a couple of weeks before the hitting comes around. I don't think they're pressing. It's just a matter of them getting their timing down. The pitching has been pretty good against us." Power pitching has been solid as well. West Virginia is near the top of the league in team ERA. And Frerichs did nothing to hurt his Wednesday. "We're not going to make any excuses," Isom said. "We just didn't make the plays. We talked as a team about going out and finishing the game." POWER POINTS: West Virginia will conclude its series against Augusta this evening at Appalachian Power Park. West Virginia will open a four-game home series against Greenville at 7:05 PM (6:05 Central) Friday. ... The next scheduled Grand Slam School Day is Monday. ...Augusta is a San Francisco farm team. Photo Gallery of Three Photos -- worth your while, check them out, including this one... Power catcher Ulrich Snijders barehands an Augusta Greenjackets bunt. Photo by Charleston Daily Mail Photographer Bob Wojcieszak http://www.dailymail.com/images/thumbs275/GREEENPOW_I080410095737.jpg

Huntsville Pre-Game Audio Interview with LHP Sam Narron Make sure you are on the April 9th archive, go to the 16:00 minute mark...

Link while active, text follows: 9th-inning errors costly in Power loss By Mike Whiteford Charleston Gazette Staff writer Another productive season with the bats still looks like a good possibility, especially in a ballpark the hitters affectionately term "a launching pad.'' For the moment, however, the Power's hitters have yet to elevate their team batting average to the .200 mark and runs have been a scarcity. Compounding the offensive shortcomings on Wednesday were errors, three of them in the ninth inning that led directly to Augusta's 4-3 victory over the Power in the first of the Grand Slam School Days at Appalachian Power Park. A crowd of 1,980 attended. The Power started the day encouragingly enough, building a 3-0 lead through two innings, but produced just two harmless singles thereafter and finished with only five hits. In seven games this season, the Power has averaged only three runs a game, is hitting .195 and has won only twice. "Losing's tough,'' said Power center fielder Lee Haydel, "but we're going to pull out of it. We're just off to a slow start; we'll be fine. Our pitchers have been doing a great job for us. We just have to improve on our hitting and defense.'' Entering the ninth, the Power led 3-2, but a throwing error by shortstop Brent Brewer put the tying run at second with one out. The next hitter grounded to short, and Brewer, perhaps taking a peek at the runner advancing to third, allowed the ball to bounce into left field for his second error of the inning. Making matters worse, left fielder Kurt Crowell promptly misplayed the same ground ball that had eluded Brewer, allowing the runner to reach second and giving the Power three errors in a span of two hitters. A stolen base and a sacrifice fly later and the GreenJackets had a 4-3 lead. "It was a tough loss,'' said Power manager Jeff Isom. "You never want to lose games like that, but I've seen that in the big leagues. So it's not like we're the only team that has had this happen to them. But you have to try and learn from it.'' A year ago, the Power led the South Atlantic League with a .281 team average. The current roster is composed largely of players who spent the 2007 season in Helena, a team that batted .291 to rank second in the Pioneer League. Isom managed the Helena team last year. "I know what they're capable of doing,'' he said. "I've seen a majority of them hit. They're definitely better than what we've seen, but the pitching has been pretty good against us.'' Power pitching coach John Curtis agreed that some strong opposition has added to the team's troubles. "This is a talented bunch we've got; we're going to hit,'' said Curtis, "but we've seen some pretty good pitching. Those guys we saw in Hickory [last week] threw it up there pretty good, and the two guys [for Augusta] today made it tough on us.'' The Power made use of two first-inning Augusta errors and Haydel's steal of third to produce a first-inning run. In the second inning, Steffan Wilson led off with a single and Curt Rindal followed with a home run to left. POWER POINTS: The Power and GreenJackets will play at 7:05 tonight (6:05 Central), and the Greenville Drive will visit Appalachian Power Park for a four-game series beginning Friday. ... Dan O'Brien, the Cincinnati Reds general manager in 2004-05 who now works as a Special Assistant to the General Manager/Baseball Operations, attended Wednesday's game. ... Haydel, a Louisiana native, reached the state's high school 100-meter finals three years in a row and, though he never won, once ran the distance in 10.6 seconds. He also ran a 21.7 in the 200 meters. ... Power reliever Corey Frerichs pitched the ninth inning Wednesday, did not allow a hit or an earned run but took the loss because of the three errors. He struck out two. "He got some groundballs; he got some strikeouts,'' Isom said approvingly. Charleston Gazette Photo by Chip Ellis Power shortstop Brent Brewer made this play, but his two errors in the ninth inning proved costly. http://www.wvgazette.com/images/thumbs275/Power2_G0804092igob1.jpg

Final : St. Lucie (Mets) 10, Brevard County 1 Brevard County Box Score Rafael Lluberes -- ugh; Andy Bouchie three passed balls, now with five on the young season; Taylor Green's .926 OPS still a bright spot... Brevard County Game Log

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Final: West Tenn (Mariners) 9, Huntsville 6 Huntsville Press Release: WIN STREAK BROUGHT TO A HALT BY D-JAXX Jon Nelson drove in three runs and Adam Moore knocked in a pair to support the pitching of Doug Fister in West Tenn's 9-6 win over Huntsville Wednesday night in the opener of a five-game set at Pringles Park. The Stars suffered their first loss of the season to drop to 5-1, while the Diamond Jaxx evened their record at 3-3 by winning their home opener. Steve Hammond, who pitched brilliantly on Opening Night, struggled from the outset and gave up three runs in the first inning on a run-scoring single by Moore, a run-producing ground out by Marshall Hubbard and a two-out single by Nelson that scored Shawn Garrett before Prentice Redman was thrown out at the plate by Michael Brantley for the final out of the frame. Hammond, who was scored on in the first inning in 11 of his 26 starts last season, has been dented for a run or runs in both of his starts this season. Nelson's two-out, two-run single in the third pushed the home team's lead to 5-0 and a two-out single by Moore in the fourth drove in West Tenn's sixth run. Hammond suffered the loss after allowing six runs, five earned, on eight hits over four innings of work. Huntsville's five starters had combined to allow only four earned runs over 27 2/3 innings of work in the first series of the season. Fister threw four shutout innings before the visitors got on the board in the fifth on a run-scoring ground out by Angel Salome and a two-out RBI hit by Ryan Crew, who collected four hits in his first start of the season. Hubbard launched a two-out, opposite field home run, his second of the season, in the bottom of the inning and a leadoff long ball by Luis Valbuena gave West Tenn an 8-3 edge after six. Alcides Escobar's run-producing groundout and a wild pitch that scored Crew in the seventh trimmed the Jaxx' lead to 8-5 before Cole Gillespie and Salome received two out walks in the eighth that chased Marwin Vega from the game. Craig James came on to retire Mike Bell on a ground out to end the threat and wound up recording his first save of the season. West Tenn tacked on another run in the home eighth before Escobar's second run-scoring grounder of the night, and fourth for Huntsville, in the ninth accounted for the final margin. The Stars had allowed only two home runs and 11 runs total in the first five games of the season before tonight. The series against West Tenn continues Thursday night with left-hander Derek Miller taking the mound against Diamond Jaxx right-hander Rich Dorman. Coverage of the game begins at 6:50 pm central time and can be heard locally on SportsRadio 730 WUMP and through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com. Huntsville Box Score Bright spot? Three outfield assists, which means the pitching was "fortunate" to give up nine runs... Huntsville Game Log

RHP Matt Hammons, who has been toiling in the independent leagues since his 2003 Huntsville stint, has signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the independent Atlantic League. Signing with the same club is RHP Dan Reichert (AAA, 2004).

Final, six innings, rain-shortened: Oklahoma (Rangers) 2, Nashville 1 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link, text follows -- Sounds Lose To 'Hawks In Rain-Shortened Game OKLAHOMA CITY - The Nashville Sounds lost their third straight game to the Oklahoma RedHawks on Wednesday afternoon at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, falling 2-1 in a six-inning, rain-shortened contest. With the loss, Nashville fell to 1-6 on the young season, matching the club's worst start since 1998 (1-6). Rehabbing starter Yovani Gallardo (0-1) worked all 5 1/3 innings for the Sounds before rain stopped the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. The right-hander threw 90 pitches (58 for strikes) and allowed two runs on six hits. He struck out seven batters while walking one in taking the loss. Oklahoma grabbed a 2-0 lead in the fourth when the RedHawks opened the frame with three straight hits off Gallardo. Former Sound Nelson Cruz led off with a single and moved to third on a Nate Gold double before both players scored on catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia's two-run single to right. Gold's double was the only extra-base hit allowed by Gallardo on the afternoon. Nashville pulled within a run in the top of the fifth when Brad Nelson led off with a double to left and scored to make it a 2-1 contest two batters later on Russell Branyan's RBI two-bagger to left. AUDIO: Russell Branyan RBI Double Oklahoma starter A.J. Murray (1-0) held the Sounds to one run on two hits, the two fifth-inning doubles, over his six innings of work as he picked up his first victory. He struck out five batters and walked none. With his fifth-inning double, Nelson extended his hitting streak to five games, matching the longest by a Nashville player this season. Sounds outfielder Hernan Iribarren went 0-for-3 in the weather-shortened affair to snap his season-opening hit streak at five games. The Sounds will look to avoid a sweep when the clubs wrap up the series with a 7:05 p.m. finale on Thursday evening. Left-hander Chris Narveson (0-1, 3.60) will man the bump for the Sounds and face RedHawks eight-hander Doug Mathis (1-0, 1.13). Nashville Box Score Nashville Game Log

West Virginia Press Release: NINTH INNING HAUNTS POWER Charleston, WV - The Augusta GreenJackets needed no hits to plate a pair of runs in the top of the ninth inning on Wednesday afternoon as they came from behind to defeat the West Virginia Power 4-3 at Appalachian Power Park. West Virginia scored first in the bottom of the first inning on Caleb Gindl's run scoring single that brought in Lee Haydel. In the bottom of the second, the Power extended their lead on a two-run homer from Curt Rindal, his first of the season. Augusta started their comeback in the third inning when Brock Bond's groundout scored James Simmons. The GreenJackets came within a run in the sixth when Nick Noonan scored on Ramon Corona's sacrifice fly. In the ninth, Augusta took advantage of two Power errors to take the lead. Simmons reached on Brent Brewer's errant throw, and scored later in the inning on Brewer's fielding error. Noonan knocked in the game winning run with a sacrifice fly that plated Charlie Culberson later in the inning. Daryl Maday (1-1) tossed four fantastic innings of relief to get the win. He allowed just a hit and struck out five. Corey Frerichs (0-2) was tagged with the loss, allowing a pair of unearned runs in the ninth inning. Augusta is 3-4 after the victory and the Power fall to 2-5 with the loss. Augusta's bullpen has held the Power scoreless through 15 and a third scoreless innings of relief in this series. Roque Mercedes allowed just a pair of runs on five hits through five and a third for the Power in his second start, while Jared Sutton held the GreenJackets scoreless through two and two thirds, allowing just two hits and struck out two. The Power will finish their four game series with Augusta Thursday night. Right hander Evan Anundsen (0-0, 0.00) will get the start for the Power and the GreenJackets will counter with right hander Oliver Odle (0-0, 0.00). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central).

Nashville Pre-Game Audio Chat with Catcher Vinny Rottino

Final: Augusta (Giants) 4, West Virginia 3 Just a brutal loss -- hopefully all the kids in attendance weren't traumatized by the 9th inning miscues... West Virginia Box Score Brent Brewer committed consecutive errors and left fielder Kurt Crowell added a third error on one of the plays as the Power lost a 3-2 ninth inning lead; reliever Corey Frerichs should have had the save, but instead takes the loss; the Power did very little offensively, as the run they scored in the first was unearned; at least Curt Rindal homered for West Virginia's final two runs in the 2nd inning; Roque Mercedes and Jared Sutton pitched well -- Sutton needs to make his way to Brevard soon; check out those Power batting averages... West Virginia Game Log Listened all the way to Andy Barch, who was as disappointed as we listeners were in the final result...

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Omaha 4 2 .667 - 4-2 0-0 W3 Memphis 3 3 .500 1.0 0-0 3-3 L1 Iowa 2 3 .400 1.5 2-3 0-0 W1 Nashville 1 5 .167 3.0 0-0 1-5 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huntsville 5 0 1.000 - 5-0 0-0 W5 Carolina 3 2 .600 2.0 0-0 3-2 L2 Tennessee 3 2 .600 2.0 0-0 3-2 L1 Chattanooga 3 3 .500 2.5 0-1 3-2 L1 West Tenn 2 3 .400 3.0 0-0 2-3 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palm Beach 5 1 .833 - 2-0 3-1 W1 Jupiter 4 2 .667 1.0 4-0 0-2 W4 Brevard County 3 3 .500 2.0 1-2 2-1 W2 Daytona 3 3 .500 2.0 1-2 2-1 L1 Vero Beach 3 3 .500 2.0 2-2 1-1 L3 St. Lucie 0 6 .000 5.0 0-2 0-4 L6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lake County 4 1 .800 - 1-0 3-1 W2 Hagerstown 3 1 .750 0.5 0-0 3-1 W1 Greensboro 4 2 .667 0.5 1-1 3-1 W1 Hickory 4 2 .667 0.5 3-1 1-1 L1 Lexington 2 4 .333 2.5 1-1 1-3 W1 West Virginia 2 4 .333 2.5 1-1 1-3 L1 Delmarva 1 3 .250 2.5 1-2 0-1 L1 Lakewood 1 4 .200 3.0 1-4 0-0 L2

For a subscription fee, Nashville diehards can watch the Sounds on MiLB.TV this morning.

Follow Wednesday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Window". Open the Nashville Gameday. For the others, choose "Log" or "Recap". While you're listening to your minor league game of choice (or watching/listening to the big league Crew when they are playing), simply refresh your game log browsers every so often. Nashville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_09_nasaaa_orhaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_09_hunaax_wtdaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_09_breafa_sluafa_1 West Virginia: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_04_09_augafx_wvaafx_1

This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated several hours prior to gametime. Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

Wednesday's Daily Menu: Hope you've had your morning coffee -- play ball! All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Yovani Gallardo at Oklahoma (Rangers), 10:45 AM pre-game; 11:05 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP Steve Hammond at West Tenn (Mariners), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Audio link via WUMP (game will also archive at this link): http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?sid=t559 Brevard County: LHP Rafael Lluberes at St. Lucie (Mets), 6:00 PM gametime Sorry -- no audio for this series... West Virginia: RHP Roque Mercedes at home vs. Augusta (Giants), 9:20 AM pre-game, 9:35 gametime Audio link via WSWW, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

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Link while active, text follows: Augusta knocks off Power 6-4 By D.J. Williams Charleston Gazette Thomas Neal hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to give Augusta the lead and eventually the win as the GreenJackets defeated the Power 6-4 Tuesday night at Appalachian Power Park in front of a crowd of 3,254. Leading 4-3, Augusta's Nick Noonan reached base on an error by shortstop Brent Brewer. Afterward, Neal crushed the ball over the left field wall against reliever Pedro Lambertus, giving Augusta a 5-4 lead. It was Neal's second homer in two games. "Errors are a part of the game and we try to tell the pitchers to pick up the rest of the team sometimes," said Power pitching coach John Curtis. "Brewer is a great shortstop and one got away from him." Neal's hit was one of the 13 on the night by Augusta (2-4). The Power managed 10 hits. "The pitching was a little shaky tonight in all honesty," Curtis said. "But it was Pedro's first game this year." In the seventh and eighth innings, the Power got two runners aboard. But Caleb Gindl struck out in the seventh and a sacrifice bunt by Zelous Wheeler failed as Augusta turned a double play. Then in the ninth, Augusta's Daniel Turpen retired three straight batters. The Power (2-4) stranded six runners and Augusta nine. "We had a chance to win," Curtis said. "The double play [on Wheeler's bunt attempt] with a man on first and third was big. But the bullpen for them did a great job, so you've got to tip your hat once in a while." The Power struggled hitting again as it was held scoreless over the final five innings. Wheeler ended a 17-inning scoreless streak Monday with a homer. John Alonso, who came into the game tied for the league lead in home runs with two and ranked second in RBIs with four, had another strong game for West Virginia as he went 2-for-4 with two doubles. Jonathan Lucroy, Kurt Crowell, Scott Houin and Wheeler also contributed with RBIs. "We are going to lose some," Curtis said. "We had a chance to win and that is all we ask. We had a chance to win and we couldn't get it done. Tomorrow is another day." The same two teams play at 10:35 AM today (9:35 Central) in the first of four Grand Slam kids days at the App. Charleston Gazette Photo by Kenny Kemp The Power's Zelous Wheeler tries to break up a double play by Augusta's Charlie Culberson. http://www.wvgazette.com/images/thumbs275/jump1_G0804083e2d94.jpg

West Virginia Pre-Game Audio Chat with Manager Jeff Isom Be sure you're on the WSWW link of April 8th, go to the 20:00 minute mark...

Nashville's Nic Ungs, who pitched well for the Sounds Sunday (Hometown Paper): Nic Ungs turned in a near-flawless performance in his debut with the Nashville Sounds on Sunday afternoon. Ungs pitched five shutout innings and earned the decision in the Sounds' 4-0 victory at New Orleans. The right-hander from Dyersville, Iowa, scattered three hits and struck out four in helping Nashville pick up its first win of the season in four Triple-A Pacific Coast League outings. "My timing was a little off in the first couple of innings, but I was able to settle in after that, and I started throwing all four pitches for strikes, which is huge for the first start of the season," Ungs, who signed a free agent contract with the Milwaukee Brewers affiliate in January, said Monday. "There's a big difference between spring training outings and the regular season. In spring training, hitters are going up there, trying to make something happen every at-bat. They're trying to hit one out or build up their stats. But, when the regular season starts, you see a lot more situational hitting, which forces you to make more quality pitches." Ungs continued a recent string of success against the Zephyrs. Including last season with Albuquerque, he has thrown 16 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings against New Orleans, a New York Mets affiliate. The Sounds also avoided a season-opening sweep. "We've actually been playing pretty good baseball, but we've been hitting the ball right at guys and not getting the breaks," Ungs said. "Basically, I just wanted to go out and give my team a chance to win. You can't control the breaks, just like you can't control wins and losses. You just have to go out and do what you do best and try to give your team a chance."

Final: Augusta (Giants) 6, West Virginia 4 West Virginia Press Release: POWER FALL IN BACK-AND-FORTH BATTLE WITH AUGUSTA In a game that included four lead changes on Tuesday night at Appalachian Power Park, the Augusta GreenJackets used a two-run homer from Thomas Neal in the top of the seventh inning to pull away in a 6-4 victory over the West Virginia Power to even up the series. Augusta scored first in the top of the first on Garrett Baker's RBI double. The Power answered in the bottom of the inning on Jonathan Lucroy's two-out RBI single. West Virginia took their first lead of the game in the second inning on Zelous Wheeler's run-scoring single. Augusta stole the lead in the fourth on Angel Villalona's RBI double and Villalona scored later in the inning on a James Simmons single. The Power responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning to regain the lead on back-to-back RBI singles from Kurt Crowell and Scott Houin. Their one-run lead was taken away on Neal's two-run blast in the seventh inning, his second of the series. Augusta added one more run on Brock Bond's RBI base hit in the ninth. Joe Patterson (2-0) allowed just a hit and struck out three through two and a third scoreless innings to get the win. Pedro Lambertus (0-1) was tagged with the loss after surrendering a pair of runs on three hits over two innings and Daniel Turpen (2) tossed a pair of scoreless innings to get the save. The Power will continue their four game series with Augusta Wednesday morning. Right hander Roque Mercedes (0-0, 8.10) will get the start for the Power and the GreenJackets will counter with left hander Steve Calicutt (0-0, 0.00). The first pitch is scheduled for 10:35 AM (9:35 Central). West Virginia Box Score John Alonso has four hits in 17 AB's, all for extra bases -- two doubles in this one; starter Rob Bryson was OK through three innings -- three doubles, two of them back-to-back, accounted for his one run allowed... West Virginia Game Log

Final: Brevard County 7, St. Lucie (Mets) 4 Brevard County Box Score Incredible six-run first inning rally after two were out to begin, here's how it went -- Brevard County Top 1st - Darren Ford flies out to center fielder Ezequiel Carrera. - Lorenzo Cain strikes out swinging, catcher Josh Thole to first baseman Lucas Duda. - Taylor Green hit by pitch. - With Chuckie Caufield batting, Taylor Green steals (3) 2nd base. - Chuckie Caufield singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ezequiel Carrera. Taylor Green scores. - With Stephen Chapman batting, wild pitch by Garry Bakker, Chuckie Caufield to 2nd. - Stephen Chapman walks. - Charlie Fermaint singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ezequiel Carrera. Chuckie Caufield scores. Stephen Chapman to 2nd. - Kenneth Holmberg singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ezequiel Carrera. Stephen Chapman scores. Charlie Fermaint to 3rd. - Jimmy Mojica walks. Kenneth Holmberg to 2nd. - Pitcher Change: Tim Stronach replaces Garry Bakker. - Anderson De La Rosa doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Brahiam Maldonado. Charlie Fermaint scores. Kenneth Holmberg scores. Jimmy Mojica scores. - Darren Ford grounds out, shortstop Ruben Tejada to first baseman Lucas Duda. That three-run double was Anderson De La Rosa's first at-bat of the season; odd stat of the week -- Taylor Green was 0-for-5 stealing bases all of last season, he's now 3-for-3 in his first week with the 'Tees; check out Mike McClendon -- 13 ground outs vs. two fly balls; save to Omar Aguilar... Brevard County Game Log