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WV Power Game Notes

Published on July 17, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


West Virginia Power (13-14, 33-62) at Hagerstown Suns (17-10, 61-36)

Game 96 | July 17, 2014 | Municipal Stadium | Hagerstown, MD

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

TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP

RH Luis Heredia (1-3, 4.97) vs. RH Nick Pivetta (11-5, 3.90)

Heredia: Surrendered 5 R (4 ER) on 4 H over 5.1 IP in 7/11 Loss vs. GBO (6-3 Hoppers)

Pivetta: Worked six shutout innings, allowing 3 H with 7 K in 7/11 Win @ LEX (5-0 Suns)

THE LEAD OFF: West Virginia beat Hagerstown 6-1 Wednesday. JaCoby Jones set the tone with a home run in the first inning. The Power added a run in the third on a double by Michael Fransoso and a run in the fifth on a Jones single. The Suns got on the board in the bottom of the fifth, but West Virginia answered with a RBI single from Danny Collins in the sixth and closed the scoring with a bases loaded, two-base hit by Edwin Espinal in the seventh. Cody Dickson worked his fifth quality start of the season and earned his fifth win of the year while Hector Silvestre took the loss. Five different West Virginia batters had two hits each to help the Power split the first two games of this series.

NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET: JaCoby Jones home run on Wednesday was his 15th of the season, placing the shortstop in a tie for tenth most in a single West Virginia Power season. Three players have hit sixteen in a season: Alen Hanson, Jose Osuna and Gregory Polanco in 2012. Only two players have hit 20 or more home runs in any season single Charleston-based teams joined the SAL in 1987 (Stephen Chapman (24) and Jason Parsons (20)).

ONE FOR THE ROAD: The Power and Suns meet in the rubber match of this series tonight. Wednesday's win snapped a six game slide against Hagerstown since the final West Virginia game of the 2013 season. The Suns lead the all-time series 70-59 and hold a 39-26 edge at Municipal Stadium against the Power during the regular season. The clubs do not meet in Hagerstown again this season, though the Suns return to Charleston in early August for three games.

STILL JONESING: JaCoby Jones' hitting streak has reached 17 straight games since June 20. 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). The only longer current streaks across baseball are 19 by Boise's Jeffrey Baez and 18 games by former Power outfielder Robbie Grossman.

HEREDIA V. HAGERSTOWN: Luis Heredia has a career record of 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA against the Suns. The right-hander made one regular season start last summer (July 3) and worked one playoff game (September 7).

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.

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.

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... Michael Fransoso is hitting .333 with two home runs since rejoining the Power on July 7... Cody Dickson is now 3-0 with a 1.88 earned run average during the second half of the 2014 season.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: The Pittsburgh Pirates host Colorado tonight at PNC Park in the first game back after the All-Star break. Francisco Liriano will start for the Buccos against Jorge De La Rosa... Indianapolis takes on Columbus on the road. The IL All-Stars beat the PCL All-Stars 7-3 at Durham Athletic Park... Altoona hosted the Eastern League All-Star Game Wednesday and the Western Division beat the Eastern Division 5-2. Ryan Beckman earned the win... Bradenton's game against Clearwater was rained out...Jamestown beat Brooklyn 5-2.

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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