West Virginia Power Short Hagerstown Suns who Lose 9-5 - A, South Atlantic League

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - HAGERSTOWN, MD – Curt Rindal and Caleb Gindl both went deep for the West Virginia Power (10-16) to take down the Hagerstown Suns (12-13) 9-5 on Tuesday afternoon.

Rindal’s solo shot in the top of the second and a two run blast in the fourth by Gindl started the Power scoring for the afternoon.

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The Suns crept back and score two in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single by Steven Souza who then scored on a wild pitch.

Brad Peacock (0-2) started for the Suns and took the loss going four and one third innings giving up five runs on seven hits.

In the fifth, the Power put it away with six runs on an RBI double by shortstop Brent Brewer and RBI singles by Zelous Wheeler and Rindal. Two defensive errors by Steven Souza and Dan Lyons would follow and allow three more runs to score.

The Suns made a small comeback in the bottom of the sixth with three runs. Souza reached on a walk and eventually scored on a wild pitch by Power relief pitcher Amaury Rivas (2-1). With Jake Smolinski and Stephen Englund in scoring position, Travis Reagan brought them both in with a double down the left field line.

Hagerstown did not have another base runner reach as the Power closed the door and snapped the Suns four game win streak.

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