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MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - Charleston, WV – Steffan Wilson hit West Virginia’s first Grand Slam of the season in the bottom of the eighth inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Asheville Tourists at Appalachian Power Park, but it was not enough as the Tourists snapped West Virginia’s five game winning streak with a 10-6 victory.

Asheville scored their first two runs in the top of the fourth inning. Darin Holcomb started the inning with a double and scored on Helder Velazquez’s single. Kevin Clark capped the inning with a solo shot, his 17^th of the season. Asheville took a 6-0 lead with a four-run sixth inning. Velazquez delivered another RBI single, Clark knocked in the next run on a sacrifice fly and David Christensen smacked a two-run homer, his eleventh of the year.

Logan Schafer drove in West Virginia ’s first run on a two-out triple in the bottom of the sixth. Asheville scored four more times in the seventh to pull away. Velazquez smacked his third run scoring single of the night and Christensen cleared the bases with a three run double. Caleb Gindl smacked his tenth homer of the season to plate West Virginia ’s lone run in the seventh, and Wilson hit the Grand Slam in the eighth inning.

Bruce Billings (9-10) allowed a pair of runs on six hits over seven innings and struck out six in a winning effort. Reed Dickert (2-3) allowed a pair of runs on four hits over four innings and struck out seven but was tagged with the loss.

The Power fell to 71-56 on the year and 39-19 in the second half with the loss. The Tourists improved to 78-50 on the year and 32-26 in the second half with the win. Logan Schafer went 2-for-4, turning in the only multi-hit game for the Power. Wilson has knocked in 95 runs this season and is seven RBI away from tying the franchise record set by Jason Parsons in 1997.

The Power will continue the four game series against the Asheville Tourists at Appalachian Power Park on Wednesday night. The Power will start left hander Dan Merklinger (7-8, 5.63) and the Tourists will counter with right hander Connor Graham (10-6, 2.39) The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM .

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