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July 16, 2014 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


West Virginia Power (12-14, 32-62) at Hagerstown Suns (17-9, 61-35)

Game 95 | July 16, 2014 | Municipal Stadium | Hagerstown, MD

Radio: Charleston's ESPN 104.5 & 1490 - wvpower.com Airtime: 6:45 pm

TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP

LH Cody Dickson (4-8, 4.45) vs. LH Hector Silvestre (5-6, 4.26)

Dickson: Allowed 1 R on 3 H over 4.2 IP in 7/10 ND vs. GBO w/ 3 K & 2 BB (8-3 Power)

Silvestre: Allowed 4 R (1 ER) on 7 H over 8.0 IP in 7/10 W @ LEX w/ 3 K & 1 K (6-4 Suns)

THE LEAD OFF: West Virginia lost the series opener to Hagerstown on Tuesday night by an 8-4 final. The Suns opened the scoring with a pair in the first, but the Power immediately answered with two on a double by Jeff Roy in the second inning. Hagerstown recaptured the lead with a run in the home half of the second off Justin Topa. The Suns added three in the sixth and two more in the seventh to build an 8-2 edge. West Virginia plated one run on a sac fly by Danny Collins in the eighth and closed the scoring with a Michael Fransoso solo home run in the ninth. Topa took the loss while Brett Mooneyham notched the victory. Austin Meadows had three singles in the Power defeat.

JONESING FOR MORE: JaCoby Jones extended his hitting streak to 16 consecutive games with a third inning single on Tuesday. The shortstop's streak is the third longest by a Power player this season and is the second longest current streak in the league, trailing only injured teammate Harold Ramirez (23 straight). Jones has a .458 average during the streak and has raised his season average from .258 to a team-best .296.

BURNT BY THE SUNS: West Virginia trails the all-time series with Hagerstown 70-58. Prior to last night, the Power had not played at Municipal Stadium since the South Atlantic League Northern Division Championship Series last September and are 25-39 there during the regular season since 2005. This three-game series marks the only trip to Hagerstown this year. The Suns return to Charleston for three games in early August.

DICKSON DEALING: Prior to the South Atlantic League All-Star break, Cody Dickson was 2-8 with a 5.58 ERA over 13 starts spanning 59 and two-thirds innings. Since the break, the southpaw is 2-0 with a 1.98 earned run average over five starts covering 27 and-a-third innings pitched.

BORDEN HONORED: Right-hander Buddy Borden was named as the South Atlantic League's Pitcher-of-the-Week for his efforts from July 7 through 13. The starter went 2-0 with a spotless 0.00 ERA over two starts spanning 11 and two-thirds innings. It is the second straight week that a Power player has been honored by the league following JaCoby Jones Player-of-the-Week award for June 30- July 6.

BELL TO BOOST CURVE? Media reports have suggested that the Pirates will promote Josh Bell to Altoona after the Eastern League All-Star break. The outfielder has appeared in 84 games for Bradenton this season and has hit .335 with nine home runs and 53 runs batted in. The 2013 SAL All-Star was a starter in the 2014 Florida State League All-Star Game as well.

WELCOME RETURN: Michael Fransoso is hitting .333 with two home runs since rejoining the Power on July 7.

PROMO UPDATE- JULY 19: The Power battle the Rome Braves on Saturday, July 19 at Appalachian Power Park for Wrestling Night. Wrestler Mick Foley will be in attendance and the first 1,000 fans receive a beach towel commemorating the tenth season of West Virginia Power baseball at Appalachian Power Park.

POWER POINTS: West Virginia has 24 home games and 21 on the road remaining on the schedule this season. West Virginia will appear at Appalachian Power Park 19 times in August, where they are now 11-33 in 2014... Pittsburgh designated former Power pitcher Duke Welker for assignment on July 9 and released the right-hander on Monday... The Pittsburgh Pirates activated 2013's first round draft pick (9th overall) Austin Meadows from the Power Disabled List on Saturday. The outfielder began the season on the Jamestown roster and was placed on West Virginia's Disabled List on May 30 due a hamstring injury suffered during spring training.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: The Pittsburgh Pirates are idle during the MLB All-Star break. The AL All-Stars beat the NL Stars 5-3. Andrew McCutchen went 1-3, Josh Harrision was hitless in two at bats and Tony Watson threw one pitch to get one out... Indianapolis is off until Thursday for the Triple-A All-Star break... Altoona is hosting the Eastern League All-Star Game tonight and will have six players on the Western Division roster... Bradenton was idle Tuesday and hosts Clearwater tonight... Jamestown was off Tuesday and plays at Brooklyn tonight.

ON THE AIR: West Virginia Power games can be heard on Charleston's ESPN 104.5 FM and 1490 AM in Charleston, online at wvpower.com and on the TuneIn Radio App.

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