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Published on July 14, 2011 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Hickory Crawdads (13-7, 53-25) at West Virginia Power (6-14, 41-47)

Game 89 | July 14, 2011 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

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

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

RH Cody Buckel (3-3, 2.22) vs. RH Zack Von Rosenberg (3-6, 7.39)

Buckel: Allowed 1 R on 1 H with 7 K and 2 BB over 5.1 IP in 7/08 ND vs. LEX (3-1 Hickory)

Von Rosenberg: Allowed 4 R on 6 H with 4 K and 1 BB over 3.1 relief IP in 7/09-2 WVP Loss

POWER REPLAY: West Virginia lost 7-2 Wednesday night to Hickory. The Crawdads held a 5-0 lead after two and a half, and the Power offense only managed a pair of runs against Hickory starter Roman Mendez. Zac Fuesser took the loss for West Virginia.

LOPEZ TO DL: The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed Porfirio Lopez on the Power disabled list, retroactive to July 13, and added Rinku Singh from the State College roster. Lopez is 1-3 with a 4.18 ERA for the Power this season, and went 1-1 with a 5.49 earned run average for Bradenton. Singh was signed by Pittsburgh in 2008 after winning the Indian reality show "The Million Dollar Arm." This season, the southpaw was 0-2 with a 2.16 ERA with the Spikes.

SIX PACK: West Virginia has lost a season-high six straight games. During this stretch, the team has been outscored 44-16 and has lost by at least two runs in each game.

TRIPLE THREAT: Andy Vasquez's triple on Sunday gives him eight for the season, tops in the SAL so far. Vasquez's total has matched Alcides Escobar, Hernan Iribarren, and Lee Haydel for the second-most three base hits in a season. Quincy Latimore holds the single season record with 10 during the 2009 campaign.

JILTED AND JOLTIN' JULY: The Power are 1-11 this month with a .243 batting average and a staff earned run average of 7.07. West Virginia is averaging 3.42 runs per game in July, but allowing an average of 7.33. The Power are on an early pace, though, to hit more home runs this month than they have during any other month this season. West Virginia is on pace for 20 July home runs after hitting 10 in April, 12 in May, and 14 in June.

ROLLIN STOPS: Justin Howard was hitless last night and saw his nine-game hitting streak snapped.The first baseman hit .323 during his streak, matching Matt Curry and Drew Maggi for the longest hitting streak by any Power player this season.

HICKORY HISTORY: The Power and Crawdads meet a total of 11 times this season after playing seven times all of last year. The Crawdads won the 2010 season set 4-3, and the 2011 series was tipped in their favor 5-4 with last night's win over the Power. West Virginia leads the all-time series 44-30, and holds a 26-12 advantage at Appalachian Power Park.

HOME RUN HISTORY: Rogelio Noris has 23 career home runs for West Virginia over a season and a half in a Power jersey. Noris has now surpassed Kenny Holmberg's two-year total of 22 for second most in club history. Stephen Chapman hit 24 home runs in a Power uniform in 2007, the most in any season for West Virginia, and also the most in any player's Power career.

POWERPOINTS: The Charleston River Dogs will make their first appearance at Appalachian Power Park since 2009 later this week... West Virginia and Savannah are the only clubs who have not hit a grand slam this season... Drew Maggi's 17 home game on-base streak was snapped last night. The streak dated back to May 21... The Power have the lowest winning percentage of any full season club this month at .083.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh is idle during the All-Star break and will open a series in Houston on Friday... Indianapolis and Altoona are idle during their respective All-Star breaks... Bradenton beat Dunedin 7-6... State College lost 9-2 at Staten Island.

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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