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Published on August 29, 2011 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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Lexington Legends (20-41, 55-76) at West Virginia Power (28-35, 63-68)

Game 132 | August 29, 2011 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

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

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

RH Carlos Quevedo (8-5, 4.17) vs. LH Eliecer Navarro (3-0, 2.54)

Quevedo: Surrendered 6 R on 9 H with 5 K and 3 BB over 4.2 IP in 8/24 Loss vs. ASH (12-8 Tourists)

Navarro: Allowed 1 R on 3 H with 7 K and 0 BB over 6.0 IP in 8/24 ND @ GBO (3-1 Hoppers)

POWER REPLAY: West Virginia shutout Lexington 9-0 on Sunday. Jameson Taillon, Justin Ennis, Rinku Singh, and Jason Townsend limited the Legends to six hits while combining to strike out 12. The Power knocked around 19 hits, including four apiece from Drew Maggi and Justin Howard. Chase Lyles hit his second home run of the season as well to help pace the offense.

RECORD HIGH OF ZEROS: West Virginia pitchers worked their 12th shutout of the season on Sunday to extend their club record. The Power worked their 11th shutout of the season on August 11, surpassing the previous season high of 10 combined shutouts by the 2006 club when the Power were still affiliated with Milwaukee. Since the association with the Pirates began in 2009, West Virginia has pitched 27 shutouts over nearly three seasons compared to 29 during the four-year Brewer stint.

POWER V LEGENDS: West Virginia has played Lexington more than any other team dating back to the 2005 season. The Power lead the all-time series 71-64, but the Legends have a winning record at Appalachian Power Park with 34 wins in 66 games (34-32). West Virginia leads this series thanks to their prowess at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington, going 39-30 since 2005.

TRIPLE DELIGHT: Andy Vasquez's fifth inning triple on Friday was his 11th of the season and set a new club record for three-base hits. Quincy Latimore had previously held the high mark with ten triples during the 2009 season. Vasquez had been stuck on ten since July 23, but still leads the South Atlantic League.

HOME FOR FIVE: The Power continue their final homestand of the season tonight against Lexington. West Virginia is 33-32 at home this season with two games left after having gone 34-35 at Appalachian Power Park last season and 33-34 in 2009. The last road trip of the year sends West Virginia to Delmarva over Labor Day weekend and starts on September 1.

OWN THE STRETCH WE GO: West Virginia has seven games remaining this season. The Power are two wins under the club's total from the 2010 season and four under the 2009 tally from the first year as a Pirates affiliate. The 2010 version went 65-74, batted .274, and held a staff ERA of 4.39, while the 2009 edition was 67-70 with a .262 team average and a 4.18 ERA. The 2011 Power are batting .251 with a 4.02 ERA.

STILL ONE AWAY: Rogelio Noris has 24 career home runs for West Virginia over nearly two seasons in a Power jersey. Noris has matched Stephen Chapman for the most home runs in any player's Power career. Chapman hit a single-season record 24 home runs in a Power uniform in 2007. Noris, however, has not hit a home run since July 15, a span of 25 games and 102 at bats.

LEADING BASEBALL: West Virginia's pitching staff continues to lead all of baseball with the fewest number of batters walked this year, despite eight walks Tuesday night. Power pitchers have combined to walk 316 batters through 131 games. The lowest team total in club history is 346 during the 2010 season.

POWER POINTS: West Virginia's 59 home runs are the seventh fewest in any season since Charleston, WV teams joined the SAL in 1987... The 19 hits in Sunday's game were the most in any contest this year by the Power... Drew Maggi leads West Virginia with six four-hit games this season and is batting .321 this month to raise his average from .246 to .264.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh lost 7-4 at St. Louis in Sunday's series finale... Indianapolis scored five in the top of the tenth to beat Toledo 8-3... Altoona did not play... Bradenton lost 11-5 to St. Lucie... State College was knocked around by Williamsport 13-3.

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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