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Published on July 21, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Rome Braves (11-20, 35-66) at West Virginia Power (14-17, 34-65)

Game 100 | July 21, 2014 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

Radio: Charleston's ESPN 104.5 & 1490 - wvpower.com Airtime: 6:45 pm

TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP

RH Tyler Brosius (3-7, 4.60) vs. LH Cody Dickson (5-8, 4.26)

Brosius: Allowed 1 R (0 ER) on 2 H over 6.0 IP in 7/16 W vs. GVL (5-2 Braves)

Dickson: Allowed 1 R on 4 H over 6.0 IP in 7/16 W @ HAG w/ 5 SO and 2 BB (6-1 Power)

THE LEAD OFF: West Virginia fell to the Rome Braves on Sunday afternoon at Appalachian Power Park 10-4. The Power took the early advantage with two in the second on a Chris Diaz RBI single and then another in the third with a Michael Fransoso solo home run. The Braves, however, fought back, scoring twice in the sixth before the Power answered with one in the bottom half to take the lead. Rome came back again with a run to tie the game in the eighth then six in the ninth inning, capped off by a Carlos Franco grand slam to give the Braves the win. Isaac Sanchez was charged with the loss while Richie Tate 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 and Braves are tied in the all-time series at 17-17. At Appalachian Power Park, West Virginia is 9-6 all-time against the Braves.

LATE BLOOMER: Cody Dickson has been dominant in the second half of the 2014 season. The southpaw was 2-8 with a 5.58 ERA in 13 starts in the first half of the season. Since the All-Star break, Dickson is 3-0 with a 1.89 ERA in six starts and has allowed just two earned runs over his last three starts combined.

ON THE WAY: In the first half of the 2014 season, West Virginia posted 20 wins. Through 31 games in the second half, the Power have 14 wins and have over half of the second half of the season remaining. West Virginia did not reach 14 wins in the first half until 43 games into the season with a 7-0 win over Delmarva on May 18.

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.

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...

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: The Pittsburgh Pirates swept the Colorado Rockies 5-3 at PNC Park. Andrew McCutcheon singled home a run and Neil Walker homered in the seventh to give the Buccos the victory... Indianapolis outlasted Columbus 7-5. Chase d'Arnaud went 2-4 with a double and an RBI in the win... Bowie shutout Altoona 3-0... Bradenton handled Dunedin 11-5. John Kuchno earned the win with seven strong innings, allowing just on earned run with five strikeouts...Jamestown fell to Staten Island 7-4.

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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