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April 13, 2011 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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Asheville Tourists (3-3) at West Virginia Power (3-2)

Game 6 | April 13, 2011 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

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

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

LH Edwar Cabrera (0-1, 7.20) vs. RH Brandon Cumpton (0-1, 15.75)

Cabrera: Allowed 4 R on 6 H with 1 BB and 9 K over 5.0 IP in 4/07 Loss @ HIC (4-2 Crawdads)

Cumpton: Surrendered 7 R on 9 H with 1 BB and 1 K over 4.0 IP in 4/07 Loss vs. SAV (9-1 Gnats)

POWER REPLAY: West Virginia evened the series with Asheville by winning 6-3 Tuesday night. Justin Howard went 3-3 with a home run and four runs batted in, while Matt Curry tripled twice and scored three times. The Tourists led 3-2 after five and a half, but the Power rallied to regain the lead in the bottom of the sixth and tack on insurance in the eighth on Howard's first home run of the season. Brooks Pounders notched the win in relief of Zack Von Rosenberg, who struck out nine over five innings.

TOURISTS TRAVEL WELL: West Virginia andAsheville continue their series in Charleston tonight, and it is the visitors who have played better at Appalachian Power Park since 2005. The Tourists hold the edge in Charleston with 16 wins in 29 games. The Power trail the all-time overall set 27-23.

MISCUES COSTLY: West Virginia's victory last night was their first of the year when committing an error. In the Power's other two wins, they played mistake-free baseball. In their two losses, they have combined to commit six errors. Four teams have committed more errors than West Virginia this season: Charleston (19), Greenville (12), Augusta (10), and Rome (10).

ONE TIME THROUGH: After one turn through the starting rotation, Power starters are 2-1 with a 3.42 ERA during those five starts, and have pitched 23.2 innings. West Virginia starters have struck out 20 batters on the Heels of Tuesday's nine strikeout effort by Zack Von Rosenberg, Not to be outdone, Power relievers have an ERA of 1.55, with each member of the bullpen having at least one appearance over the first five games.

BACK FOR MORE: Rogelio Noris hit 15 home runs for West Virginia during the 2010 season and enters the year eighth all-time in Power history in the category. Stephen Chapman holds the single-season record with 24, which is also the most by any player during his stint with West Virginia. Noris is two behind Andrew LaFave's 17 for seventh all-time and four away from moving into the top five.

NEW SKIPPER: Gary Robinson takes over the helm for the 2011 season. Robinson holds a career record of 71-80 after two seasons with State College in the New York-Penn League. Former Power manager Gary Green is still in the Pirates organization, now serving as a roving minor league infield coordinator.

ROSTER RUNDOWN: The 2011 Power roster features 16 players drafted by Pittsburgh within the last two years, four players who saw South Atlantic League action in 2010 with the Power, and four ranked within Baseball America's top 25 for the entire Pirates organization. Rogelio Noris,Zach Foster, Jairo Marquez, and Andy Vasquez all saw action in 2010 with the Power. Zack Von Rosenberg rates ninth followed by Colton Cain (13), Zach Dodson (18), and Mel Rojas Jr. (23).

POWER POINTS: West Virginia plays 14 home games during April and nine on the road. The Power went 9-12 during April of 2010, hit .239, and held a staff ERA of 3.80... Rogelio Noris and Kawika Emsley-Pai are the only players who have not reached on a base hit this season. Emsley-Pai has only played one, while Noris did not play last night...

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh's game against Milwaukee was rained out last night at PNC Park... Indianapolis lost 4-2 to Toledo... Altoona blanked Akron 2-0... Bradenton pounded out 16 hits in a 16-4 win over Jupiter. Six former Power players had multiple hits, including three apiece by Aaron Baker, Ramon Cabrera, and David Rubinstein.

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