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WV Power Game Notes: June 27, 2015 vs. Greensboro

June 27, 2015 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Greensboro Grasshoppers (0-2, 29-42) at West Virginia Power (2-0, 39-32)

Game 72 | June 27, 2015 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

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

TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP

LHP Stephen Tarpley (3-2, 3.10) vs. RHP Ben Holmes (2-4, 5.28)

Tarpley: Gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits over 5.2 IP with 6 K in 6/21 ND vs. HIC (10-5 Crawdads)

Holmes: Allowed four runs on six hits over 2.0 IP in relief with 3 K on 6/16 vs. GVL (12-4 Grasshoppers)

THE LEAD OFF: West Virginia rallied from a 4-0 deficit to defeat Greensboro 8-5 on Friday night. Austin Coley surrendered four runs in the first which included a three-run home run from Brian Schales. The Power got three in the second thanks to an RBI single from Chase Simpson, a run-scoring double from Taylor Gushue, and a sac fly from Cole Tucker. In the fifth the Power tied the game on a sac fly from Pablo Reyes and Michael Suchy scored on a wild pitch to give the Power a lead. Coley surrendered a solo shot in the sixth to make it a 5-5 game but the Power scored three in the sixth, capped by a two-run double from Suchy. John Sever worked three innings and recorded the save.

ON THE HOP: West Virginia continues the second half with game three of the five-game series against the Greensboro Grasshoppers, Class A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. The Power lost the first two games against the Hoppers but have won five of the next seven. This five-game series is longest home series the Power have this year and will play a five-game set in Greensboro from July 8-12.

YOUNG KING COLE: West Virginia shortstop Cole Tucker is currently riding a team-best 11 game hit streak. Since June 4, Tucker has a .348 batting average (16-for-46). All told, Tucker is hitting .281, good for second-best on the Power team among all qualifying batters. The 18-year-old is hitting .315 this month, his best month of the season. The first overall selection by the Pirates last year, Tucker will turn 19 on July 3.

DEUCES: West Virginia's 2-1 victory over Greensboro on Thursday night was the first time this season the Power won a game when scoring less than three runs. The Power own a 1-13 record when scoring less than three runs. West Virginia has been shutout twice this year and are 0-5 when scoring one run. The last time West Virginia scored less than three runs and won a game was August 8 of last season against Asheville when the Power won 2-1 in ten innings.

SUCHY ON A ROLL: Right fielder Michael Suchy went 2-for-2 in last night's 8-5 victory with a pair of opposite field doubles, two runs, two RBIs, and he walked twice. June has been a great month for the Pirates' fifth round pick from last year. Suchy is hitting .308 and has a .932 OPS. The Power right fielder hit .222 in April and .245 in May.

HE WINS A LOT: Austin Coley won his ninth game of the season on Friday night, matching him with Hickory's Ariel Jurado for the SAL lead. In Power history, Coley has already matched the win total that 2013 Power alumni Tyler Glasnow and John Kuchno reached during an entire year. The last Power player to reach ten wins in a season was Rudy Owens (10-1) in the 2009 season. Coley is currently tied for the fourth most wins all time. Evan Anundsen holds the franchise record with 12 wins in the 2008 season.

HIGH 'N TIGHT: Close games have been a trademark of the Power this season. Of the 71 games the Power played, 41 were decided by two runs or less. In the 11-year history of the franchise, the most games decided by two runs or less was 67 which occurred in the 2011 season.

PROMO UPDATE- JULY 4: West Virginia's Fourth of July Celebration will feature an extended version of postgame fireworks for all fans in attendance as the Power celebrate Independence Day.

POWER POINTS: The Power have laid down 50 total sacrifice bunts this season, the most in affiliated baseball...Taylor Gushue has 14 passed balls in 49 games, three shy of tying Angel Salome's 2007 club record...2009 Power reliever Diego Moreno made his MLB Debut with the New York Yankees on Monday.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Jordy Mercer's RBI double in the tenth plated Andrew McCutchen and gave the Pirates a walkoff 3-2 victory against Atlanta in the 10th inning...Indianapolis crushed Syracuse 9-1 thanks to a three-hit day by Steve Lombardozzi...Altoona was edged 2-1 despite a quality start from Jason Creasy...Edwin Espinal and Barrett Barnes had multi-hit efforts by Frank Duncan was tagged for seven runs on ten hits over five innings in Bradenton's 9-3 loss...Kevin Kramer had two RBIs in the Black Bears' 8-5 win at Auburn.

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. Adam Marco will call the action once again and will be joined by Mike Baggerman when the team plays at Appalachian Power Park.

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