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May 20, 2011 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Lakewood BlueClaws (18-22) at West Virginia Power (20-19)

Game 40 | May 20, 2011 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

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

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

LH Ervis Manzanillo (1-2, 5.23) vs. LH Colton Cain (2-3, 3.62)

Manzanillo: Allowed 1 R on 4 H with 3 BB and 4 K over 6.0 IP in 5/15 ND vs. HAG (6-2 Suns)

Cain: Allowed 2 R on 3 H with 1 BB and 6 K over 5.0 IP in 5/15 Loss vs. KAN (5-1 Intimidators)

POWER REPLAY: West Virginia won the series finale at Lexington with a 6-2 victory. Brandon Cumpton pitched into the eighth inning and the Power backed him with a five-run fourth inning. Elias Diaz hit his first home run of the season; a three run shot off Juri Perez in the fourth to pace the offense. West Virginia took two out of three from the Legends and head into tonight on a two game winning streak.

THREE DOWN & FOUR UP: Brandon Cumpton won his fourth straight decision with Thursday's Victory. 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 4-0 with a 1.48 ERA over 24 and 1/3 innings pitched.

CHICKS DIG 'EM: West Virginia hit four home runs during the three game series at Lexington. Comparatively speaking, Power batters have hit nine long balls at Appalachian Power Park (19 games), four at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium in Kannapolis (five games), and did not hit one out at Lake Olmstead Stadium (eight games). West Virginia is last in the South Atlantic League in home runs hit this season.

THIRSTY FOR A WIN: The Power claimed their first Thursday victory of the season last night. West Virginia is now 1-6 on Thursdays this year. The Power have only won one Friday game this season, a 5-2 win over Kannapolis last week. The club has a combined record of 18-11 on the remaining days for the week.

DIGGING IN VS. THE CLAWS: West Virginia and Lakewood renew their rivalry tonight at Appalachian Power Park. The BlueClaws hold the all-time advantage in this series with a 43 wins over 75 games. The Power trail at their own yard in this series, going 17-25 at home since 2005. West Virginia and Lakewood will meet 19 times this season after playing 16 times last year.

TWO MUCH FUN: The Power are now 5-3 on doubleheader days this season after Wednesday's split. West Virginia swept a twinbill with Savannah on April 10, winning 9-1 and 2-0, and took both games against Greensboro on May 2. The Power lost both games of a doubleheader on April 23 at Kannapolis in walk-off fashion, leading 7-6 going in the last half inning and falling 8-7 in both games.

QUARTER MILE POST: On Sunday, the Power played their 35th game of the 2011 season, putting them one quarter of the way through the schedule. Even at 17-18, the Power were off to their best start in their brief affiliation 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 held a team batting average of .262 and a team ERA of 4.06 after 35 games.

POWER POINTS: Brandon Cumpton pitched seven and two-thirds innings on Thursday, the longest outing by any Power starter this season... The Power will make up the May 3 rainout against Greensboro on June 14 at 5:30 pm as part of a doubleheader.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 5-3 Thursday. Ryan Doumit hit his fourth home run of the season in the win... Indianapolis lost 5-1 against Buffalo... Altoona split a doubleheader at Akron, losing 6-1 and winning 2-1... Bradenton 5-4 to Dunedin.

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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