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WV Power Game Notes: April 25, 2015 vs. Lexington

Published on April 25, 2015 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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Lexington Legends (5-11) at West Virginia Power (10-5)

Game 16 | April 25, 2015 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

Radio: Charleston's ESPN 104.5 & 1490 - wvpower.com Airtime: 1:45 pm

TODAY'S MATCH-UP

RHP Jose Regalado (0-0, 1.08) vs. RHP Torey Deshazier (1-1, 3.46)

Deshazier: Allowed two runs on seven hits over 4.1 innings in loss 4/20 vs. GVL (4-3 Drive/10)

Regalado: Surrendered one run on two hits over 3.0 innings in no-decision on 4/21-2 @ KAN (2-1 Intimidators)

THE LEAD OFF: Solid pitching by Austin Coley and a couple big innings propelled West Virginia to its third straight win, a 7-2 victory over the Lexington Legends on Friday night at Appalachian Power Park. For the third time in 2015, Coley went five innings and earned the victory. The 22-year-old right hander struck out a career-best six and is now 3-0 in 2015. Offensively, the Power scored four runs in the third thanks to Jordan Luplow's hit by pitch with the bases loaded, a two-run single by Taylor Gushue and an RBI fielder's choice from Elvis Escobar. In the fourth, the Power tallied three more runs on a two-run double by Pablo Reyes and Luplow's second double of the game.

DISRESPECTING LEGENDS: The Power have played the Legends more than any other team since the start of the 2005 season and hold a 103-96 series advantage. West Virginia and Lexington meet a total of 16 times this season with the Power leading the season series 5-1. After the weekend games, the Power will not see the Royals' Class-A affiliate until mid-August in Kentucky.

HOME SWEET HOME: Appalachian Power Park has favored West Virginia in the early stages of the 2015 season as the Power hold a 7-2 record at home, the fastest start in franchise history. Comparatively, the 2014 Power club won a total of seven games in the entire first half at Appalachian Power Park. The seven home wins this season are tied for first in the South Atlantic League with the Delmarva Shorebirds, who also spot a 7-2 mark.

THE TOWER OF POWER: Jerrick Suiter's single to shallow center field in game one of Thursday's doubleheader provided West Virginia with its second walkoff victory of 2015. Coincidentially, Suiter delivered both of the Power's walkoffs in 2015. His first walkoff came on Opening Day when he grounded into a fielder's choice. Suiter's also the leading hitter on West Virginia's roster and is batting .333 this season, the ninth highest in the South Atlantic League. Additionally, his team-high ten RBIs are tied for fourth most in the league.

HOLY COLEY: RHP Austin Coley earned his third win of 2015 on Friday after hurling five shutout innings against the Lexington Legends. In the process, Coley lowered his ERA to 1.80 which ranks fifth in the league. Coley also ranks among the league leaders in wins (3, T-1st), WHIP (0.73, 2nd) and BAA (.173, 5th),

I'M COUNTING ON YOU: Elvis Escobar went 1-for-4 with an infield single in the second in last night's victory and is currently riding a seven-game hit streak, tied for the team lead with Cole Tucker. Escobar currently holds the longest active on-base streak for West Virginia at 11 games, tied with Chase Simpson's team-high.

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY: The Power aim to continue their early success against teams from the Southern Division. Eight of West Virginia's ten victories in 2015 have been against teams out of the division including five wins against the Legends. The other three victories came against the Savannah Sand Gnats to open the season.

POWER PROMO UPDATE- MAY 9: West Virginia will host Superhero Night on Saturday, May 9 at 7:05 p.m. The first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive an official West Virginia Power superhero cape plus exciting superhero themes at Appalachian Power Park throughout the night.

POWER POINTS: West Virginia is 8-0 when scoring first this season and the Power are the only undefeated team in the league when scoring first...Kevin Krause, Francisco Diaz and Carl Anderson are currently on the Power Disabled List...The suspended game against Hagerstown from April 15 will be resumed on April 28 in Hagerstown...Of the ten victories West Virginia has, six have been with the Power trailing at some point during the game.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Gerrit Cole was dominant in the first game of Pittsburgh's series in Arizona by tossing 7.2 innings of one-run ball with seven strikeouts in the Pirates' 4-1 win. Indianapolis struck for four in the sixth to defeat Toledo 4-3...Keon Broxton hit a grand slam and former Power Josh Bell went 3-for-5 with a double and three runs in Altoona's 12-3 victory in Erie... Cody Dickson tossed six shutout innings in bradenton's 1-0 win in Jupiter.

ON THE AIR: West Virginia Power games can be heard on Charleston's ESPN 104.5 FM and 1490 AM in Charleston, online at wvpower.com and on the TuneIn Radio App. Adam Marco will call the action once again and will be joined by Mike Baggerman when the team plays at Appalachian Power Park.

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