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Published on July 20, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Rome Braves (10-20, 34-66) at West Virginia Power (14-16, 34-64)

Game 99 | July 20, 2014 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

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

TODAYS'S MATCH-UP

RH Yean Carlos Gil (5-5, 3.41) vs. RH Justin Topa (3-7, 5.99)

Yean Carlos Gil: Allowed 5 R on 10 H over 2.0 IP in 7/15 L vs. GVL (9-4 GVL)

Topa: Allowed 3 R on 8 H over 5.0 IP in 7/15 L @ HAG w/ 2 SO and 0 BB (8-4 Suns)

THE LEAD OFF: West Virginia dropped a 7-2 final to the Rome Braves on Saturday night at Appalachian Power Park. The Braves got on the board first with a tally in the third inning on a Connor Oliver solo blast. The Power answered in the bottom half with a Michael Fransoso RBI single. Rome, however, would begin to pull away with three runs in the fifth on RBI base knocks from Sean Godfrey and Connor Lien before the Braves added two more to their advantage in the seventh. West Virginia starter Dovydas Neverauskas was charged with the loss and Brandon Barker earned the win.

NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET: JaCoby Jones home run on Firday was his 16th of the season, placing the shortstop in a tie for seventh most in a single West Virginia Power season. Three players have hit sixteen in a season: Alen Hanson, Jose Osuna and Gregory Polanco in 2012. Only two players have hit 20 or more home runs in any season single Charleston-based teams joined the SAL in 1987 (Stephen Chapman (24) and Jason Parsons (20)).

ITS BEEN A WHILE: This series will mark the first time since 2010 that the Rome Braves have paid a visit to Appalachian Power Park. The last time Rome was in Charleston was a four-game set from August 30 to September 2 in 2010 that saw the Power take three of four from the Braves. West Virginia took the only series between the two in 2014 2-1 and the Power hold the all-time series lead at 17-16. At Appalachian Power Park, West Virginia is 9-5 all-time against the Braves.

SUNDAY NOT-SO-FUNDAY: West Virginia is 4-9 in 2014 on Sunday games and the Power are 3-4 at home in Sunday affairs. Additionally the Power have posted an 8-15 record in 2014 in day games.

WALK IT OUT: Friday night's walk-off victory for West Virginia on a Danny Collins walk with the bases loaded scoring Reese McGuire marked the first Power walk-off victory of 2014. The Power had previously watched nine walk-off wins by opponents before winning their first. In 2013, West Virginia walked-off eight times while watching a walk-off win by opponents six times.

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY: The West Virginia Power will play just their 13th game against a Southern division opponent at Appalachian Power Park today. The last time the Power hosted a cross-divisional showdown was from May 7 to May 9 when West Virginia was swept by Savannah. At home against the Southern division, the Power are 4-8 and 11-18 overall as opposed to 8-26 at home against the Northern division and 23-46 overall. Eight of the Power's 22 home games remaining are against Southern division opponents.

PLUNKED: West Virginia Power piching has plunked 66 batters this season, the most of any team in the South Atlantic League. The Power hit 100 batters in 2013.

PROMO UPDATE- AUGUST 2: The Power battle the Lexington Legends on Saturday, August 2 at Appalachian Power Park for Football Night. BirdZerk will perform during the game and the first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive a six-pack sling.

POWER POINTS: West Virginia has 23 home games and 20 on the road remaining on the schedule this season. West Virginia will appear at Appalachian Power Park 19 times in August, where they are now 11-33 in 2014... Cody Dickson is now 3-0 with a 1.88 earned run average during the second half of the 2014 season.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: The Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 in 11 innings. Jordy Mercer singled home the winning run for a walk-off win at PNC Park... Indianapolis dominated Columbus 15-5. The Indians blasted four home runs to lead Nick Kingham to a win... Altoona snuck past Bowie 4-3. Drew Maggi went 4-4 with an RBI in the Curve win... Bradenton ousted Clearwater 4-2. Justin Maffei was 3-3 with a double, home run and two RBIs...Jamestown was toppled by Staten Island 7-1. Elvis Escobar was 2-4 with a run scored in the Jammers loss.

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.

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