SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

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Published on June 16, 2011 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Lakewood BlueClaws (33-32) at West Virginia Power (32-33)

Game 66 | June 16, 2011 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

Radio: Power Baseball Network and wvpower.com Airtime: 6:45 pm

TODAY'S MATCHUP

RH Lisalberto Bonilla (0-1, 0.89) vs. LH Colton Cain (4-5, 3.19)

Bonilla: Allowed 0 R on 3 H with 2 BB and 3 K in 6/11 ND vs. WVP (4-3 BlueClaws)

Cain: Allowed 2 R on 4 H with 1 BB and 8 K over 6.0 IP in 6/11 ND @ LWD (4-3 Claws in 15)

POWER REPLAY: West Virginia beat Greensboro 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon. The Power scored twice in the first inning to back Brandon Cumpton, who tossed five and two-thirds shutout innings for his team-high seventh win. Mel Rojas Jr. hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, his first of the year. Jason Townsend pitched the ninth for his sixth save.

MASTER OF ARMS: The Pirates have added Dave Turgeon to the Power coaching staff as the interim pitching coach for the remainder of the season. Turgeon was slated to manage the State College Spikes during his first season within the Pittsburgh system after spending the last four years as the associate head coach and pitching coach for the Virginia Tech Hokies. He was selected in the 22 round of the 1987 draft by the Yankees, and spent two seasons as a manager in short-season ball. Turgeon replaces Jeff Johnson on the Power staff. Johnson has not been with the team for the last few weeks while spending time in North Carolina dealing with a family matter.

ROSTER FLUX: The Pittsburgh Pirates added Colton Cain back to the Power roster earlier today and he will make the start tonight against the BlueClaws. The southpaw is had spent the entire season on the West Virginia roster, but was transferred to the Extended Spring roster after last Saturday's 15 inning game at Lakewood to allow the club to add some extra arms to the bullpen for a few days. To clear a roster spot for Cain, left-hander Justin Ennis was sent to the State College Spike roster. Ennis was added to the Power roster on Sunday, but did not appear in any games.

TIMETO GET CRACKIN': West Virginia and Lakewood resume their season series tonight at Appalachian Power Park. The BlueClaws hold the all-time advantage in this match-up with a 48-34 record against the Power. West Virginia trails has an 18-29 record at home against Lakewood. The Power and BlueClaws will meet a total of 19 times this season after playing 16 times last year, and Lakewood already has a 5-2 edge after sweeping a series in Charleston from May 20 through 23, though the Power took two our of three last weekend at FirstEnergy Park.

SAL ALL-STARS: Brandon Cumpton, Dan Grovatt, and Jameson Taillon were selected to represent the Power in the 2011 South Atlantic League All-Star Game in June 21. Cumpton is 6-4 this season with a 5.11 ERA, but steam rolled though May with a 6-0 record and a 1.18 earned run average. Grovatt is batting .297 over 53 games with one home runs and 21 runs batted in. Taillon, the second overall pick in the 2010 draft, is 2-1 with a 3.71 earned run average during his first professional season.

SHUTDOWN CITY: Three Power pitchers combined yesterday to record the club's seventh shutout of the season. In 2009 during the first year of Pirates affiliation, West Virginia recorded seven shutouts, while tossing eight during the 2010 season. This year, the Power pitching staff needed just 65 games to record seven white-washings. Only Hagerstown (8) has more shutout wins this season in the SAL.

POWER POINTS: Jameson Taillon has had two of his nine professional starts suspended due to weather (April 27 versus Hagerstown and last Thursday at Lakewood)... Saturday's game was the Power's fourth extra inning game of the season. West Virginia is 1-3 in extra inning games, having only won in extras on Friday.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: This Pirates beat Houston 7-3 to move a game above .500... Altoona walked off with an 11-10 win in 10 innings vs. New Britain... Bradenton lost 5-4 at Charlotte.

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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