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August 17, 2011 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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West Virginia Power (22-29, 57-62) at Kannapolis Intimidators (30-20, 67-51)

Game 110 | August 17, 2011 | Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium | Kannapolis, NC

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

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

RH Zack Von Rosenberg (4-8, 5.98) vs. LH Brad Furnish (0-0, 9.00)

Von Rosenberg: Allowed 0 R on 3 H with 4 K and 3 BB over 5.0 IP in 8/12 ND vs. CSC (3-1 Dogs)

Furnish: Allowed 3 R on 6 H with 5 K and 0 BB over 6.0 IP in 8/12 ND @ HIC (5-4 KAN in 10)

POWER REPLAY: West Virginia beat Kannapolis 5-1 on Tuesday. The Power trailed 1-0 after two innings, but tallied two runs in the fourth and three in the fifth to back Zack Dodson in the win. Dan Grovatt lead all players with three runs batted in, including a fourth inning triple that plated two. Three players had multi-hit games for West Virginia, which secured at least a split of this four game series.

SPOILERS READY: West Virginia finishes its final series against Kannapolis at 7:05 tonight. The Power were swept in a five game series at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium during their first road trip of the season, but claimed a 3-1 series win in Charleston from May 13-16. Kannapolis leads the all-time series 40-34 and holds a 21-16 advantage at home.

GETTING ROSEY: Zack Von Rosenberg has pitched well over his last five starts, allowing just four earned runs over 27 innings. The Power pitcher has made more starts than any other pitcher this season with 21, and has lowered his ERA down under six for the first time since early April to 5.98. Von Rosenberg also leads the club with 92 strikeouts this season.

SEE-SAW SCHEDULE: The final few weeks of the 2011 season will see the Power bounce between home and road series. After this four-game set at Kannapolis concludes tonight, the Power open a four game series against Delmarva at Appalachian Power Park. After a four day trip to Greensboro starting August 22, the Power open their final homestand of the season; a five game run against Lexington beginning on August 26. The last excursionof the year sends West Virginia to Delmarva over Labor Day weekend.

WALK-OFF WOES: The Power are now 3-8 in games decided in the last at bat, including three losses in the final inning at Kannapolis this season. The Intimidators beat West Virginia twice on April 23 during a doubleheader, winning both games 8-7 in the bottom of the seventh.

POUNDERS AND DECKER DL'D: Brooks Pounders and Kevin Decker were placed on the Power's Disabled List on Sunday prior to the game at Kannapolis. Orlando Castro and Vincent Payne were promoted to the Power roster from State College to fill the void in the West Virginia bullpen.

RECORD HIGH OF ZEROS: West Virginia pitchers worked their 11th shutout of the season last Thursday night to set a new club record, surpassing the efforts of the 2006 club while the Power were still affiliated with Milwaukee. Since the association with the Pirates began in 2009, the Power have pitched 26 shutouts over two plus years, compared to 29 during the four-year Brewer stint.

WALK OF LIFE: West Virginia's pitching staff continues to lead all of baseball with the fewest number of batters walked this year. Power pitchers have combined to walk 281 batters through 119 games. The lowest team total in club history is 346 during the 2010 season, while the league's record low over a 140 game season is 314 by Augusta in 2001. The staff is currently on pace to finish the season with 327 walks issued.

POWER POINTS: Dan Grovatt is riding a six-game hitting streak into his next game... West Virginia's 54 home runs are the seventh fewest in any season since Charleston, WV teams joined the SAL in 1987.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh beat St. Louis 5-4 in 11 innings on a Garrett Jones walk-off home run... Indianapolis lost 3-2 at Louisville... Altoona walked-off with a 2-1 win over New Hampshire... Bradenton slipped past Charlotte 7-6... State College did not play. The Spikes are off for the NYPL All-Star break. Spikes catcher Samuel Gonzalez was named the Top Star of the All-Star Game.

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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