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WV Power Game Notes: August 30, 2015 vs. Lexington

August 30, 2015 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Lexington Legends (23-36, 54-75) at West Virginia Power (43-18, 80-50)

Game 131 | August 30, 2015 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

Radio: Charleston's ESPN 104.5 & 1490 - wvpower.com Airtime: 1:45 pm

TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP

LH Matt Tenuta (2-6, 4.75) vs. RH Austin Coley (15-6, 3.91)

Tenuta: Tossed 6.0 shutout innings and allowed three hits in 8/25 W vs. ROM (3-0 Legends)

Coley: Surrendered two runs on seven hits over 5.0 IP with 3 BB and 3 K in 8/25 W @ AUG (7-3 Power)

THE LEADOFF: West Virginia punched its ticket into the 2015 postseason with an 8-1 victory over the Lexington Legends on Saturday night at Appalachian Power Park. Colten Brewer was stellar with 6.2 innings of one-run ball and was backed offensively with a career-day from leadoff hitter Tito Polo who collected a career-best four hits. West Virginia got a run in the first and fourth innings then broke the game open with a four-run fifth including a pair of bases loaded walks in that game. In the ninth inning, Sam Street worked the Legends down in order to clinch the postseason berth as the team celebrated on their home turf in front of 6,326 fans.

PLAYOFF BOUND: With the victory last night, West Virginia clinched its fourth postseason berth in franchise history and its second in the history of the affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Should the Power drop each of the remaining games of the season and Lakewood wins out, the Power own the tiebreaker which guarantees a berth via the wild card. West Virginia can clinch the second half title with a victory or a loss by the BlueClaws.

RECORD WATCH: With four home games remaining, the Power passed the single-season home wins record of 44 set during the 2007 season. With nine left, the Power have 80 wins overall, putting them two shy of matching the most in any one season. The 2007 set a franchise record with 82 wins and that total was matched in 2013.

WHEN I SAY TITO: West Virginia center fielder Tito Polo picked up a career-best four hits in Saturday's win. Polo hit a pair of doubles and scored three runs while also swiping a pair of bases.

TRUE LEGENDS: The Power own a 13-3 record against the Legends this season with four games left to go against the Kansas City Royals affiliate. West Virginia owns a 111-98 all-time record against the Legends since 2005, including a 49-51 mark against Lexington at Appalachian Power Park.

DON'T EVEN BOTH KNOCKING: After being held hitless in 11 at bats on the road, Power second baseman Kevin Kramer collected his first career hits with West Virginia in Saturday's win. Kramer went 3-for-6 with two runs and a couple driven in and fell a triple shy of the cycle.

ON TO THE NEXT ONE: Tuesday morning saw the West Virginia Power unveiled the 2016 schedule. West Virginia will begin play on April 7 at Greensboro. Of the 70 home games, 12 will be played in April followed by 16 in May, 12 in June, 13 in July and August, and four in September. The Power will play Lexington 20 times and Delmarva 18 times, the most against any opponent next season. The first Power home game is scheduled for April 14 against the Lexington Legends.

PROMO UPDATE- SEPTEMBER 9: The Power will host the first game of the 2015 Northern Division Championship Series against the Hickory Crawdads on Wednesday, September 9. All fans will receive a free general admission ticket when picked up at least a day in advance (maximum of ten tickets). The free tickets are courtesy of Suddenlink, Proud Eagle, Thomas Hospital, MVB Bank, and the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau.

POWER POINTS: West Virginia's win on August 22 put them in first place in the overall standings for the first time since April 18... The Power have had at least nine hits in 20 of 26 games played this month...Nick Neumann earned his franchise-best 16th save in Wednesday's victory... Cole Tucker had season-ending shoulder surgery on Wednesday for a torn labrum... The Power front office will unveil a new tertiary logo on Wednesday. This logo will be used on new road and alternate hats starting in 2016.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh held of a late Colorado rally in a 4-3 win. Aramis Ramirez had a three-run homer in the first...Indianapolis lost to Toledo 4-3 despite a multi-hit effort by Alen Hanson...Matt Benedict was saddled with a loss after allowing three runs over 6.1 innings in Altoona's 3-1 defeat to Trenton...Wyatt Mathisen drove in three in Bradenton's 7-3 loss at Fort Myers...The Black Bears used a four-run third to beat Mahoning Valley 7-3.

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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