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June 15, 2014 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Delmarva Shorebirds (37-31) at West Virginia Power (20-47)

Games 68 | June 15, 2014 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

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

TODAY'S MATCH-UP

RH Luc Rennie (2-6, 6.21) vs. RH Luis Heredia (0-2, 5.93)

Rennie: Surrendered 7 R on 8 H over 4.1 IP in 6/09 Loss vs. HIC w/ 4 K & 2 BB (15-0 'Dads)

Heredia: Surrendered 5 R (0 ER) on 2 H over 4.2 IP in 6/10 Loss vs. GBO w/ 1 K & 5 BB

THE LEAD OFF: West Virginia lost both halves of a doubleheader against Delmarva on Saturday, falling 6-4 and 14-5. The Shorebirds took a 2-0 lead in the first inning of game one and built a 6-0 lead before the Power cracked the scoreboard. Mike Yastrzemski hit two home runs to lead the 'Birds before a four-run bottom of the seventh by West Virginia, paced by Kawika Emsley-Pai's first home run of the season. Cody Dickson took the loss and dropped to 2-8. In the nightcap, Delmarva scored eight runs on seven hits off starter Dovydas Neverauskas over the first two innings to distance themselves from the Power. Edwin Espinal had three hits and Reese McGuire hit his first professional home run, but it was not enough to overcome 14 runs on 16 hits by the Shorebirds.

NEW LOW: With two losses Saturday, West Virginia is guaranteed to finish with its lowest winning percentage in any half of any season since 2005. Prior to this half, the fewest wins that a Power team had recorded in any half was 23 during the opening half of the 2012 season. That club had a .329 winning percentage after 70 games.

SWING STATE: With a pair of wins on Saturday, Delmarva has moved a game ahead of the West Virginia in the all-time series. The Shorebirds now lead 63-62 after 125 games. The Power and 'Birds close out the first half today and will meet seven times within the first 21 games of the second half.

UNLUCKY 13: West Virginia's losing skid is now at 13 games; the longest in franchise history dating back to the 2005 season. No West Virginia team had lost more than eight games in a row at any point over the last nine-plus seasons. The South Atlantic League record for consecutive losses is 22, set in 1975 by a Pittsburgh Pirates-affiliate Charleston (SC) club.

FINE NINE: Harold Ramirez's hitting streak has reached nine consecutive games after reaching on one hit in each game Saturday. The outfielder's run is the third longest by a West Virginia player this season, trailing only All-Stars Reese McGuire (19) and Erich Weiss (11). Ramirez's current streak is his longest this year and the outfielder has reached safely with at least one base hit in 27 of his 35 games.

WAY BACK MACHINES: Reese McGuire's first professional home run on Saturday came in his 94th game within the Pirates organization. Kawika Emsley-Pai's home run was his first with West Virginia and occurred in his 125th game in a Power jersey. It was the second on Emsley-Pai's professional career with the other happening on June 30, 2012 for Bradenton against Palm Beach.

TWOFER: The Power were swept in a doubleheader for the first times this season and are now 4-6 on twinbill dates. Delmarva moved to 9-2 on doubleheader dates with their fourth sweep of the season.

FLORIDA RESULTS: The North Division beat the South Division 6-4 in the Florida State League All-Star Game on Saturday night at Bradenton's McKechnie Field. Josh Bell was the designated hitter and went 0-4 with a walk in front of the home fans. Orlando Castro worked one inning and Bryton Trepagnier was charged with the loss.

PROMO UPDATE- JUNE 28: West Virginia will host Lakewood and The ZOOperstars Gates open at six and the gates open at seven. The inflatable characters will entertain fans through the course of the game.

POWER POINTS: Reese McGuire and Erich Weiss have been selected for to play in the 55th South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 17 at Hickory's L.P. Frans Stadium. Both players were selected as reserves... Jared Lakind has yet to appear in a game that the Power have won this season.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh staved off another late Miami rally in an 8-6 victory. Andrew McCutchen drove in three to lead the Pirates... Indianapolislost 9-2 to Durham... Altoona fell 5-2 to Reading. Pat Ludwig took the loss in his Double-A debut... Bradenton is idle during the FSL All-Star break... Jamestown beat Mahoning Valley 4-1. Tanner Gushue hit his second home run of the season to lead the Jammers.

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 Jake Corrigan when the team plays at Appalachian Power Park.

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