SAL1 Charleston Dirty Birds

WV Power Game Notes: May 12, 2015 vs. Charleston

Published on May 12, 2015 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Charleston RiverDogs (19-12) at West Virginia Power (17-13)

Game 31 | May 12, 2015 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

Radio: Charleston's ESPN 104.5 & 1490 - wvpower.com Airtime: 10:15 a.m.

TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP

RHP Joey Maher (1-1, 4.50) vs. LHP John Sever (1-1, 3.18)

Maher: Gave up five runs on six hits over 3.0 I.P. with three strikeouts and a walk in 5/7 L @ LEX (6-2 Legends)

Sever: Surrendered one unearned run on three hits over 4.0 IP with six strikeouts on 5/7 vs. KAN (4-3 Power)

THE LEAD OFF: West Virginia ended its three-game slide with a 5-1 victory over the Charleston RiverDogs on Monday night at Appalachian Power Park. Austin Coley was sharp in his sixth start of the year, hurling six innings of one-run ball to earn his SAL-best fifth win. Offensively, the Power scored first for the first time during this homestand thanks to an Elvis Escobar solo shot in the second. In the third, the Power scored in three different bases loaded scenarios. Taylor Gushue hit an RBI single, Michael Suchy then reached on catcher's interference, and Pablo Reyes drew a walk. Jeff Roy scored in the sixth on an error to cap the scoring for the Power.

CUP O' JOE: Power first baseman Connor Joe made his professional debut in last night's victory. Taken with the 39th overall selection of the 2014 MLB Draft, Joe went 1-for-4 with a single, walk, and run scored. Defensively, Joe made a diving stop at first base to prevent the RiverDogs from scoring a run in the fifth inning. Joe being drafted by the Pirates came from Pittsburgh sending Bryan Morris to the Miami Marlins in exchange for the No. 39 selection.

#CHARLIEBEST: West Virginia concludes the four-game series with the Charleston RiverDogs today at Appalachian Power Park. The RiverDogs lead the all-time series 35-26 and have a 15-13 edge at Appalachian Power Park after sweeping a three-game series from April 8-10, 2013. Following this series, the Power and 'Dogs will meet for a three-game set in South Carolina from June 16-18.

SAITHE: Austin Coley's win on Monday was his fifth of the season, tied with Hickory's Ariel Jurado for the lead in the South Atlantic League. Coley also dropped his ERA to 2.25 with his six innings of one-run ball, good for 11th in the league. Coley also struck out six batters in his outing on Monday to give him a team-best 33 this year.

MARATHON MAN: Chase Simpson is the only West Virginia player to appear in all 30 games this season. The infielder leads the team with a .272 average and 14 runs batted in. Simpson is also tied for the team lead with four home runs and his .398 on base percentage is fifth-best in the South Atlantic League. The most amount of games played by a Power player in one season was in 2008 when Caleb Gindl and Zealous Wheeler each appeared in 137 of 139 games played. During the Pirates-Power affiliation, the most amount of games played was Dan Grovatt and Mel Rojas, Jr., who each played 131 of 138 games in 2011.

FLIPPED SCRIPT: West Virginia got off to a hot start in 2015 with a 13-7 record during the first month of the season, the second best in franchise history. However, May has the Power with a 4-6 record. During the first month of the season, the Power had a team batting average of .267 and a staff ERA of 3.66. While the staff ERA has improved during May (3.31 ERA), the offense is currently hitting .228 during this month.

POWER PROMO UPDATE- MAY 23: West Virginia will host Redneck Night IV on Saturday, May 23 at 7:05 p.m. when they play the Delmarva Shorebirds. Activities for the award-winning promotion include Redneck Idol, a camo hat giveaway to the first 1,000 fans, an appearance by History Channel's Appalachian Outlaws, and a pre & postgame concert by the Davisson Brothers Band.

POWER POINTS: Pablo Reyes is currently riding the longest active on-base streak for the Power at 15 games...Trace Tam Sing was transferred to the WV Black Bears roster on Monday to make room on the active roster for Connor Joe...The Power are 10-1 when scoring first this season and own the best winning percentage in the South Atlantic league in that category...Cole Tucker is currently the best defensive shortstop in the South Atlantic League with just two errors and a .975 fielding percentage...

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Starling Marte's three-run blast and Gerrit Cole's terrific outing gave the Pirates a 4-3 win in the lid-lifter in Philadelphia...Elias Diaz hit his first triple of the year but Indianapolis lost 6-1 to Pawtucket...Altoona beat Bowie 7-4 thanks in large part to Stetson Allie's bases-clearing double as part of a four-run sixth...Jose Osuna went 2-for-4 with a run and three RBIs in Bradenton's 7-6 victory in Brevard County.

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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