SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Power Game Notes

Published on August 5, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Delmarva Shorebirds (16-22, 48-60) at West Virginia Power (17-21, 48-60)

Games 109 & 110 | August 5, 2010 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

Play-by-Play: Adam Marco Radio: Power Baseball Network and wvpower.com

TODAY'S MATCHUP

Game One: RH Bobby Bundy (2-4, 3.96) vs. RH Phillip Irwin (5-1, 2.39)

Game Two: RH Pat Kantakevich (0-4, 3.98) vs. RH Brett Lorin (1-1, 5.40)

LET'S PLAY TWO: Wednesday's game between West Virginia and Delmarva was rained out and will be made up as part of a doubleheader tonight. The Power 4-4 on doubleheader days this year, while the Shorebirds are 1-5. The lone Delmarva win came on May 18 in game two of a twinbill at Appalachian Power Park. On the four Power doubleheader days, West Virginia has won the first game each time and lost the second every occasion.

TUESDAY: West Virginia beat Delmarva 10-6. The Shorebirds took a 1-0 lead after one batter when T.J. Baxter hit a solo home run against Kyle McPherson and then rallied to tie on a Kieron Pope home run in the fourth. The Power would then score eight runs over the next three innings, including a four run sixth. McPherson earned the win, while Maurice Bankston gained his second save after stopping a late inning rally. Evan Chambers and Aaron Baker drove in three runs each in West Virginia's third straight victory.

A SEASON FIRST: Power batters completed their first game of the season without any strikeouts on Tuesday. West Virginia hitters went 15 for 36, walked 5 times, hit three sacrifice flies, and stole three bases in three chances. 10 of the remaining 21 outs were ground balls, while 10 came on fly balls. The first out of the seventh inning was recorded when a Power player tried to advance from first to third on a base hit but was gunned down.

IRWIN AND THE ERA: Phillip Irwin falls just short of the required number of innings pitched to qualify for the SAL's earned run average leaders. Pitchers must appeared in 0.8 innings pitched per team game. After tonight's game, the requirement would be 87 innings. Irwin sits at 79.0 entering play tonight, meaning he would need to pitch eight innings to qualify on this turn through the rotation Game one is slated for seven innings.

JUST UNDER IN JULY: The Power finished July with a 14-15 record, roughly in the middle of the SAL pack for the month. Charleston and Lakewood held the league's best record at 18-12, while Hagerstown had the lowest winning percentage with a 10-18 mark. West Virginia hit .259 during the month, their best average in any month this season and their 23 home runs were second only to their June totals. The Power staff ERA was 4.67; slightly more than on run higher than May's season best 3.65 earned run average, but still slightly over a full run less than June's 5.65 ERA.

POWER POINTS: Jairo Marquez saw his seven game hitting streak stopped by going 0-3 Monday... Power hitters struck out 17 times on Saturday, setting a new single game high... Saturday's shutout was the sixth by Power pitching this season... David Rubinstein ranks 10th in the SAL with a .297 average... West Virginia hitters rank fourth in the SAL in walks, having combined for 356 this season, four behind league leader Lexington.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh lost the series finale against Cincinnati 9-4. The Pirates used six different pitchers in the loss... Indianapolis did not play... Altoona beat Akron 5-1. Chase d'Arnaud had three hits in extending his hitting streak to eight straight, while Rudy Owens notched his ninth win... Bradenton rallied but could not beat Brevard County, falling 5-4... State College was held to one in a 10-0 loss against Staten Island.

ON THE AIR: All 140 West Virginia Power games can be heard on ESPN Radio 1490 AM in Charleston, WV, across the state on the Power Radio Network, and online at milb.com. Adam Marco will call the action for each of the 70 home games this season, while the home team will provide coverage while the Power are on the road.

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