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Published on July 24, 2012 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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West Virginia Power (16-15, 39-62) at Greensboro Grasshoppers (14-17, 60-41)

Game 102 | July 24, 2012 | NewBridge Bank Park | Greensboro, NC

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

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

RH Nick Kingham (2-7, 5.63) vs. RH Austin Brice (7-3, 4.10)

Kingham: Allowed 0 R on 2 H with 7 K and 0 BB over 6.0 IP in 7/17-2 Win @ AUG (2-0 WVP)

Brice: Allowed 3 R on 3 H over 4.0 IP with 5 K and 4 BB in 7/19 ND @ ASH (6-5 Grasshoppers)

POWER REPLAY: West Virginia beat Greensboro 5-1 on Monday. Gregory Polanco hit a three-run home run in the first inning to stake Zack Von Rosenberg to enough offensive support before he even took the mound. Von Rosenberg allowed one run on two hits over six and a third before passing the ball on to the bullpen. Robbie Kilcrease and Nathan Kilcrease shut down the league's second-best hitting club over the final two plus innings. Polanco, Taylor Lewis, Eric Avila had two hit each for the Power in the win.

70 WITH 39 LEFT: GregoryPolanco drove in three runs on Monday to reach 70 runs batted in this season. The All-Star had already matched Dan Grovatt's 2011 team-best 67 RBI before last night's game and is now giving chase to the all-time Power record. Aaron Baker and Andrew Lafave rank ninth all-time in Power history with 79 runs batted in.

K KINGS: Nick Kingham leads the team with 80 strikeouts over 84.2 innings pitched. Zack Von Rosenberg led the Power in 2011 with 114 over 125.2 innings, Kyle McPherson had 124 in 117.2 innings in 2010, and Gabriel Alvarado had 96 over 114.0 innings in 2009. Should Kingham stay in the rotation on schedule every fifth day, he is on pace to make eight more starts. That puts the right-hander on pace to match Von Rosenberg's strikeout total from last season, which was third most in team history.

100 DOWN: Sunday's game was the 100th of the season for the Power. West Virginia's .380 winning percentage this year is the lowest at the 100 game mark since the franchise became the Power in 2005. The 2005 club had a 40-60 record (.400) after 100 games. The best mark was set by the 2007 playoff-bound team, which was 63-37 at this point in their season.

15 K: Power pitchers recorded 15 strikeouts on Sunday; the most in any West Virginia game since August 26, 2010. Ryan Hafner struck out one, Zac Fuesser retired eight on strikes to match the season -high by any pitcher, while Rinku Singh and Nathan Kilcrease struck out three apiece.

MOTORIN: The Power continue a seven game road swing tonight in Greensboro tonight with a three game trip to Lakewood to follow. West Virginia is 2-6 this season against the Hoppers with six games remaining against them. The Power are 8-4 against the BlueClaws in 2012 with a total of seven games left against Lakewood. This trip is the last long road jaunt this season. The longest trip remaining after the next seven days is only four games long (Kannapolis from August 16-19).

GOING TO GREENSBORO: The Power lead the all-time series with the Hoppers 58-43 dating back to 2005, though the Grasshoppers won the 2011 series 10-9 and have taken five of seven this year. Despite the struggles against Greensboro this season, West Virginia is still 27-25 all-time at NewBridge Bank Park.

PROMO CHECK- AUGUST 2 & 3: The Power will hold two BIG 12 promotional night's during the next homestand. August 2 is NFL Night featuring an appearance by the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, while August 3 is WVU night featuring appearances by West Virginia University legends including Pat White.

POWER POINTS: West Virginia is now 1-13 in Ryan Hafner's 14 starts this season... Eric Avila has at least one hit in nine straight games... Elias Diaz has exactly one hit in each of his last six games and at least one hit in 14 of his last 15 games... Pittsburgh added Raul Fortunato to the Power roster and placed him on the disabled list, though the outfielder is not actually traveling with the club.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh lost 2-0 to Chicago at PNC Park. The Cubs held the Pirates to two hits while stoppingthe Buccos five game winning streak... Indianapolis outlasted Toledo 2-1 in 14 innings... Altoona beat Reading 7-1... Bradenton beat St. Lucie 10-2. Tyler Waldron pitched six innings for the win... State College walked off with a 9-8 win over Batavia.

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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