Power Use Big Fifth Inning To Top Thrashers
The POWER beat the L.A. Thrashers for the third time this season, pouncing on L.A. early and finishing with an 8-4 victory.
The POWER took the 2-0 lead in the first on back-to-back singles by Ryan Jones and Ryan Garvey. After the Thrashers put one across in the top of the second on an RBI single from Josh Surdo, the POWER responded with three runs of their own in the second.
Romero had a very productive evening, reaching base three times in three different ways. He singled in the first and walked in the fifth. In the second, he grounded out, but his groundout scored two important runs, extending the power lead to 5-1.
Casey McCarthy threw a strong five innings, allowing no earned runs, striking out a season-high eight batters, and walking nobody. He picked up his sixth victory and lowered his sparkling 1.37 ERA to 1.24.
Palm Springs scored three more in the fifth and then left it up to their bullpen to get the job done. Ryan Santhon, Josh Pond, and Tony Guerra combined for four solid innings, allowing only one run, one walk, and the trio got six Thrashers out on strikes.
The win improved the POWER to 37-4 overall and an astounding 18-1 in SCCBL action. The third place Thrashers dropped to 13-11 overall, 10-9 in league play.
The POWER finish the SCCBL regular season action this tomorrow against the L.A. Thrashers. They will then have back-to-back days off in preparation for the postseason.
Game One of the SCCBL championship series will be Tuesday, July 26th at 7:05 pm at Palm Springs Stadium as the POWER host the So Cal Athletics. Gates open at 6:00 pm. So Cal will host game two at Rio Hondo Community College in Whittier, CA on Wednesday July 27th at 2:05 pm. The POWER will host game three, if necessary, on Thursday at 7:05 pm back in Palm Springs.
