SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

Power Game Notes

Published on September 3, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Hagerstown Suns (28-38, 64-72) at West Virginia Power (31-34, 62-73)

Game 136 | September 3, 2010 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

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

TODAY'S MATCHUP

RH Shane McCatty (0-1, 4.12) vs. RH Quinton Miller (3-5, 5.53)

McCatty: Allowed 1 R on 1 H with 0 BB and 5 K over 4.0 IP in 8/28 ND vs. DEL (5-2 Suns)

Miller: Surrendered 6 R on 9 H with 3 BB and 0 K over 6.1 IP in 8/28 Loss @ AUG (7-4 Jackets)

LAST NIGHT: West Virginia recorded it seventh shutout of the season, beating Rome 3-0 to claim the series. Rogelio Noris and Jairo Marquez drove in second inning runs, and Marquez added the final tally with his second home run of the season in the fifth. Phillip Irwin struck out eight over seven innings for the win, while Zach Foster pitched two scoreless to close out his sixth save of the year. The Power won the four-game series 3-1 and took the season set 5-3.

A SOLID SEASON: Phillip Irwin made his final scheduled start of 2010 in Thursday's win over Rome. Irwin finished the season 6-3 with a staff best 3.35 ERA in 23 appearances. The Collierville, Tennessee native struck out 111 in 113.0 innings and only walked 20 batters. His 3.35 earned run average ranks sixth in the league, but could finish as high as fourth based on other players innings totals.

HONORED: Three former Power players from the 2009 club were recognized this week as All-Stars in their new respective leagues. Rudy Owens has named the left-handed pitcher of the season in the Eastern League after going 12-6 with a 2.46 ERA and compiling 132 strikeouts. Noah Krol was honored by the Florida State League for his efforts in 2010, when he went 5-6 with 33 saves. Quincy Latimore was also selected as a post season All-Star in the FSL after batting .265 with 18 home runs and 99 runs batted in. No former members of the Power in the Milwaukee brewers system were selected for any

postseason accolades.

END OF THE ROAD: West Virginia's recently completed road trip was their final excursion for the 2010 season. The Power went 31-39 away from Charleston this season, hit .244 as a club, and held a staff ERA of 4.63. David Rubinstein led the club with a .317 road average, while Aaron Baker hit 12 of his 18 total home runs on the road. Phillip Irwin excelled on the road, going 3-0 with a 2.05 earned run average, while Kyle McPherson had a staff-best 57 strikeouts away from Appalachian Power Park. The 2009 version of the club went 34-36 away from home with a .260 average and a 4.45 ERA.

WE ARE FAM-A-LEE: Pittsburgh farm teams have the seventh best winning percentage in Minor League Baseball at .528. St. Louis's minor league clubs have a combined winning percentage of .550 to lead baseball, while Minnesota has the lowest at .433. Only the Mariners, Rays, Cardinals, Cubs, and Mets affiliates have combined for more victories than those in the Pirates organization.

WALK OF LIFE: Evan Chambers leads the South Atlantic League with 89 walks and still ranks in the top ten across all of Minor League Baseball despite not having played between August 17 and August 31. Conner Crumbliss of Kane County leads all minor leaguers with 120 walks. Chambers has a 13 walk lead over Jared Clark within the SAL and is tied for seventh in the minor leagues. Daric Barton of Oakland leads all Major Leaguers with 90 over 130 games played. Chambers has played in 112 games this season.

POWER POINTS: Jose Hernandez leads the club with nine games played this season where he has reached on three or more hits... Andy Vasquez has reached safely in each game he has played for the Power this season, reaching by base hit in eight of the nine contests... West Virginia is 12-16 in daytime contests this season with two remaining afternoon starts left. The Power, conversely are 50-57 at night...The Power did not place any players on the South Atlantic League's end-of-season All-Star squad.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh had Thursday off and the open a series with Washington at PNC Park on tonight... Indianapolis beat Louisville 7-5 and clinched a playoff spot... Altoona flost7-2 at Bowie... Bradenton beat St. Lucie 9-4... State College dropped a 3-2 decision to Auburn.

ON THE AIR: All 140 West Virginia Power games can be heard on ESPN 104.5 FM and 1490 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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