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Published on April 28, 2012 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Greensboro Grasshoppers (14-7) at West Virginia Power (7-14)

Game 22 | April 28, 2012 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

Radio: ESPN Radio 104.5 FM & 1490 and wvpower.com Air Time- 6:45 p.m.

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

LH Adam Conley (2-0, 0.90) vs. RH Matt Benedict (1-1, 0.84)

Conley: Allowed 0 R on 0 H with 1 K and 2 BB over 3.0 IP in 4/21 ND vs. DEL (3-2 Hoppers)

Benedict: Allowed 0 R on 6 H with 3 K and 0 BB over 5.2 IP in 4/22 ND @ CSC (4-3 RiverDogs)

POWER REPLAY: West Virginia fell 6-2 to Savannah in Friday night's series finale. The Sand Gnats held a 3-0 lead after three and a half innings before the Power plated their first run. Chris Lashmet drove in Greg Polanco in the bottom of the fourth to cut the deficit down to 3-1 and then did it again in the sixth to put West Virginia down one at 3-2. Savannah added three runs against the Power bullpen over the final three innings to secure a series split.

HERE COME THE HOPSTEPPERS: The Power host the Greensboro Grasshoppers at Appalachian Power Park over the next three days. West Virginia leads the all-time series with Greensboro 56-38 dating back tin 2005, though the Grasshoppers won the 2011 series 10-9. The Power hold a 30-17 edge at home in this series and lead 26-21 at NewBridge Bank Park.

STOPPED AT 16: Alen Hanson's hitting streak was stopped at 16 games with an 0-4 performance on Friday night. During this league-best streak, Hanson hit at a .429 clip with 30 hits in 70 at bats.

BELL DL'D: Josh Bell was placed on the Power's disabled list on Thursday. The outfielder injured his left knee on Tuesday night in the series opener with Savannah. The 19 year-old outfielder was batting .274 in 15 games with one home run and 11 runs batted in at the time of the injury. Bell had surgery on the meniscus in his left knee on Friday and will travel to Bradenton for rehab. He is expected to make a full recovery and should play again later this season per the Pirates report on the surgery.

MESA JOINS POWER: Carlos Mesa was added to West Virginia's roster on Thursday when Josh Bell was placed on the disabled list. Mesa was signed by Pittsburgh as a non-drafted free agent on March 23, 2011, and spent the entire season with State College last year. The outfielder hit .250 with the Spikes over 37 games and was named a mid-season All-Star in the New York-Penn League.

HOMER DROUGHT: Prior to Willy Garcia's fifth inning home run Thursday, West Virginia's offense had not hit a home run since April 15, a stretch that spanned the entire seven game losing streak plus Wednesday's win. The Power hit 11 home runs over the first 11 games of the season. West Virginia has a 5-3 record in games when they hit a home run and are 2-11 record in games without.

HIGH QUALITY: Zac Fuesser pitched six innings on Wednesday for his first quality start of the season. Over 11 starts in 2011, the southpaw had four quality starts. Fuesser struck out eight Sand Gnats Wednesday to match Zack Dodson's effort last Friday for the most strikeouts by any Power pitcher in a single game this season.

PROMO UPDATE- MAY 10: The Power will host their first Thirsty Thursday Concert Series on May 10 at Appalachian Power Park. Rubber Soul, a Beatles tribute band, will perform immediately following West Virginia's series opener against the Charleston RiverDogs.

POWER POINTS: Alen Hanson leads West Virginia with 12 multi-hit games this season... Junior Sosa saw his seven game hitting streak snapped Friday night with an 0-3 performance against the Sand Gnats... Chris Lashmet has a seven game hitting streak of his own heading into his next game. Lashmet is batting .364 during this stretch... Sunday's probable starter for Greensboro, Jose Fernandez, pitched the first six innings of a combined no-hitter on Tuesday.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh lost 6-1 at Atlanta in their series opener... Indianapolis beat Durham 13-2... Altoona fell 2-1 at Akron... Bradenton beat Charlotte 9-2.

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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