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May 16, 2011 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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Kannapolis Intimidators (22-13) at West Virginia Power (17-18)

Game 36 | May 16, 2011 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

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

TODAY'S MATCHUP

LH Spencer Arroyo (2-1, 3.74) vs. RH Zack Von Rosenberg (0-3, 6.75)

Arroyo: Allowed 4 R on 4 H with 1 BB and 6 K over 6.0 IP in 5/10 Win vs. LEX (11-7 KAN)

Von Rosenberg: Surrendered 5 R on 6 H with 1 BB and 4 K over 5.0 IP in 5/11 Loss @ CSC (7-6 'Dogs)

POWER REPLAY: West Virginia dropped a 5-1 final Sunday afternoon to Kannapolis. Colton Cain took the loss after allowing two runs in the fifth. The Power plated their lone run in the sixth on a base hit by Dan Grovatt. The game was delayed 48 minutes by rain in the middle of the seventh inning. The Intimidators added three runs against the West Virginia bullpen after the delay.

QUARTER MILE POST: West Virginia is officially one quarter of the way through the 2011 season. Even at 17-18, the Power are off to their best start in their briefaffiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates, dating back to 2009. The 2010 club was 15-20 after 35 games, were batting .236, and held a staff ERA of 3.70. The 2009 version were 12-23 with a .256 average, and a 3.42 earned run average. This edition currently holds a team batting average of .262 and a team ERA of 4.06.

LET'S INTIMIDATE THEM: West Virginia and Kannapolis cap off this four game set tonight. The Power were swept in a five game series at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium during their first road trip of the season, including back-to-back walk off losses during a doubleheader on April 23, but can claim a 3-1 series win with a victory tonight. Kannapolis leads the all-time series 39-31, and holds a 19-17 edge at Appalachian Power Park. These clubs will meet for one more series later this year; a set scheduled for August 14 through 17 in Kannapolis.

THREE DOWN & THREE UP: Brandon Cumpton won his third straight decision with Saturday's win. The right-hander lost his first three starts of the season and held a 17.72 ERA after those appearances. Cumpton made one relief appearance and returned to the rotation when Tyler Waldron was placed on the disabled list in late April. Since his return to the rotation, Cumpton is 3-0 with a 1.62 ERA over 16 and two-thirds innings pitched

ANOTHER STOPPED AT SIX: Andy Vasquez had his hitting streak stopped at six straight with an 0-3 performance on Sunday. Vasquez matched Matt Curry, Justin Howard, and Kawika Emsley-Pai for the longest Power hitting streak this season. Vasquez batted .333 over his six game streak with a home run and eight runs batted in. He has also driven in at least one run in each of his last four games prior to Sunday.

FRIDAY NIGHT FUN: West Virginia's win two days ago was their first victory on a Friday this season. The Power are now 1-3 on Fridays and 1-8 on Thursdays and Fridays combined. West Virginia holds a 16-9 record over the rest of the days of the week combined, including an 8-2 mark on Saturdays and Sundays (combined).

OFF TO A BETTER START: ThePower have won two straight series openers with a win a Charleston on Monday and the win against Kannapolis Friday. West Virginia is 3-6 in their nine series opening games, and 3-1 over the last four after having started 0-5 during the first game of each series this season.

POWER POINTS: West Virginia's five game home winning streak was snapped on Sunday. It was the longest home winning streak of the season... The Power are one win shy of matching their April total. West Virginia is 8-5 this month after going 9-13 last month.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh rallied but dropped a 9-6 final at Milwaukee.... Indianapolis beat Columbus 7-3... Altoona lost 2-1 to Erie in 13 innings... Bradenton lost 1-0 to Clearwater. The Marauders were held to one base hit by Robbie Grossman.

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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