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Published on April 21, 2015 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


West Virginia Power (6-3) at Kannapolis Intimidators (4-6)

Games 10 & 11 | April 21, 2015 | CMC-NorthEast Stadium | Kannapolis, NC

Radio: Charleston's ESPN 104.5 & 1490 - wvpower.com Airtime: 4:45 p.m.

TONIGHT'S MATCH-UPS

Game One: LH John Sever (1-0, 0.00) vs. RH Luis Martinez (0-0, 2.25)

Game Two: RH Jose Regalado (0-0, 0.00) vs. RH Yency Almonte (0-0, 2.45)

THE LEAD OFF: West Virginia has had back-to-back games postponed due to unplayable grounds. Sunday's series finale in Lexington was postponed and will be made up as part of a doubleheader this Thursday at Appalachian Power Park. West Virginia and Lexington will begin a twinbill at 6:05 pm on Thursday evening. Monday evening's scheduled game at Kannapolis suffered the same fate and will be made up this evening as part of a doubleheader. On Saturday, West Virginia staved of Lexington 8-6. The Power tallied three runs in the third, including two on an error, and added five in the sixth. The Legends rallied but left the tying run on the bases in the ninth.

RUBBING IS RACING: West Virginia holds a one win lead over the Kannapolis Intimidators in the all-time series at 54 wins to 53 losses. After beating the Intimidators ten times over ten games in 2013, the 2014 edition of the Power lost the season set 8-6. Since 2005, West Virginia is 29-25 at CMC-NorthEast Stadium (formerly Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium). 12 of the two teams 15 meetings this season will be played in North Carolina.

SCHEDULE REVAMPED: The suspended game against Hagerstown on April 15 will be resumed on April 28; the first day of West Virginia's next road trip. The Power and Suns will resume play in the bottom of the second inning with the Suns up 1-0. Since the game was part of a doubleheader on Wednesday, it will be played out to seven innings with a seven inning game to follow.

REGALADO... MOUNT UP: Jose Regalado is expected to be promoted to the Power roster between game one and game two of tonight. The official roster move will be announced between games. Regalado has made one appearance for the Power this season, pitching five-and-a third hitless innings of relief against Hagerstown on April 15.

TOP TEN: A win against Kannapolis this evening would help West Virginia match its best-ever ten game start to any one season in Power franchise history. Over the previous ten seasons, only the 2007 club had a winning record after ten games at 7-3. That 2007 team went on to win 17 of 21 games during the first month of the season.

HEAVY WORKLOAD: West Virginia's bullpen has worked 45 of the team's 79 innings pitched this season. During the first nine games, the bullpen has a combined ERA of 3.60, compared to a 4.97 ERA by the starters over 34 frames.

ALUMNI UPDATE: Former Power pitcher Phil Irwin is playing overseas in the Korean Baseball Organization this season. The right-hander pitched for West Virginia during the 2010 season and is now playing for the KT Wiz.

STILL STREAKING: Chase Simpson's hitting streak was stopped at five with an 0-3 performance Friday night. The infielder matched Tito Polo's streak at five for the longest by a Power player this season. Simpson's walked in the second Friday and went 2-5 Saturday to extend his on base streak to nine straight, tied with five others for the longest in the league this season,

POWER PROMO UPDATE- APRIL 25: The West Virginia Power will honor the 1990 Charleston Wheelers, the only team to bring a South Atlantic League title to Charleston. The entire team will be inducted onto the Charleston Baseball Wall of Fame and the first 1,000 fans will receive a commemorative t-shirt celebrating the 25th anniversary of the championship.

POWER POINTS: Nick Neumann and game one starter, John Sever, have not allowed an earned run yet this season... West Virginia is 5-0 when scoring first this season, joining two other teams that are undefeated when scoring first...

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh dropped a 5-2 final in the series opener with the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park. Starling Marte hit his fourth home run of the season in the loss... Indianapolis eclipsed Columbus 4-3 in ten innings... Altoona's game against Harrisburg was suspended and will be completed today... Bradenton lost 6-2 to Charlotte. Felipe Gonzalez allowed three runs over five inning in the 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. 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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