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Power vs. Intimidators - Game Notes - July 11, 2013

July 11, 2013 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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THE LEAD OFF: West Virginia and Kannapolis waited through a 58 minute delay before starting their Wednesday game and played three full innings before the contest was suspended due to rain in the top of the fourth. The Power scored a run in the first on a Josh Bell double and added a pair in the second to build a 3-0 lead. West Virginia will have Raul Fortunato on first base and Francisco Diaz at the plate when play resumes today at 5:00 pm. Wednesdayfs game will be played to the full nine innings with a seven-inning nightcap to follow. On Tuesday the Power beat the Intimidators 3-1 to snap a five game losing streak.

NO PLACE LIKE THE ROAD: Clay Holmes will make his 18th appearance of the season today and seventh on the road. The right-hander is 0-4 at home this season with a 5.81 earned run average, but has gone 2-1 with an ERA of 3.38 away from Appalachian Power Park. Holmes has walked more than he has struck out at home (35 BB to 29 K) and has flipped that ratio on the road (20 K to 16 BB).

INTIMIDATION FACTOR: Kannapolis holds a 45-42 edge in the all-time series against the Power, despite the fact that West Virginia took the first three meetings between the clubs earlier this season and Tuesdayfs opener. The Power have outscored the Intimidators 31-12 during this season series. With Tuesdayfs win, West Virginia also evened out their record at CMC-NorthEast stadium, having gone 23-23 in North Carolina during this series.

A GOOD STREAK: Max Morofffs hitting streak has reached six games. The Power shortstop has nine hits over 20 at bats during his last six, a .450 average, and is now one game shy of matching his career-best streak of seven from April 9 through 15. Moroff hit .343 over 23 games last season with the GCL Pirates and is batting .259 so far this season after 70 games.

IN POSITION... BUT: During West Virginiafs recent five game losing streak, their longest of the season to date, the club went 1-27 with runners in scoring position and the team left 30 men on base. The Power went 1-5 last night and stranded eight on the bases. So far this season, West Virginia is batting .248 with runners in scoring position, tied for eighth in the league.

KING OF THE HILL: Tyler Glasnowfs seven strikeout on Tuesday moved him to the top of the leaderboard with 110 this season. The right-hander leads Hickoryfs C.J. Edwards by two despite having pitched four fewer innings. Glasnowfs season strikeout tally already ranks among the best in single season history for the Power, tied with Yovanni Gallardo for eighth all-time, with roughly 10 starts remaining this season. Will Inman holds the club record with 134 during the 2006 season.

PROMO UPDATE: JULY 20- STATE CAPITAL REPLICA GIVEAWAY: The first 1,000 fans at Appalachian Power Park will receive a State Capital Replica presented by the WV Division of Rehabilitation as the Power take on the Kannapolis Intimidators at 7:05.

POWER POINTS: The dates and times for West Virginia and Lexington to complete and make up the games over the July 4 weekend have not been determined yet. The Power have eight dates against the Legends remaining on their schedule... Dilson Herrera is slated to leave the club this weekend to play the MLB Futures Game at Citi Field. The game is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 2:00 pm and will be on ESPN 2... Tyler Glasnow had not pitched into the sixth inning during any of his previous 27 starts...

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh snapped a four-game losing streak by blanking Oakland 5-0. It was the first time the Pirates had even beaten the Afs (now 1-12 all-time)... Indianapolis had itsf game at Columbus suspended in the 12th inning tied at four... Altoona is idle during the Eastern League All-Star break. The EL ASG will be played this evening and the Curve have three representatives on the Western roster... Bradenton received solo home runs from Dan Gamache and Stetson Allie in a 4-2 loss to Palm Beach... Jamestown doubled up Hudson Valley 8-4.

ON THE AIR: West Virginia Power games can be heard on Charlestonfs ESPN 104.5 FM and 1490 AM in Charleston, WV, and online at wvpower.com. Adam Marco will call the action for all 140 games this season and will be joined by Mike Baggerman when the team plays at Appalachian Power Park.

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