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Published on April 29, 2015 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


West Virginia Power (12-7) at Hagerstown Suns (9-10)

Game 20 | April 29, 2015 | Municipal Stadium | Hagerstown, MD

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

TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP

RH Dovydas Neverauskas (0-1, 8.71) vs. RH Luis Reyes (0-1, 5.52)

Neverauskas: Allowed 2 R on 3 H over 5.0 IP w/ 5 K & 4 BB in 4/23-1 ND vs. LEX (3-2 Power)

Reyes: Allowed 3 R on 7 H over 5.0 IP with 4 K & 2 BB in 4/22 ND vs. DEL (5-4 Shorebirds)

THE LEAD OFF: West Virginia lost Tuesday's scheduled game to Hagerstown 6-2. The Suns plated single runs in the second, third and fourth innings, including two solo home runs by Austin Davidson off Power starter Alex McRae. West Virginia cut the deficit down to one in the fifth on a run-scoring wild pitch and a Cole Tucker RBI single. Hagerstown responded with a three-run half inning of their own to seal the victory. McRae allowed all six runs over four plus innings in the loss. Conner Bach and David Ramos combined to strike out 13 Power batters with Ramos earning the victory over three innings of work.

NORTHERN EXPOSURE: West Virginia and Hagerstown are meeting for their second of three series during the first half of the 2015 season. The Power trail the Suns in all-time series, 75-63, and have gone 26-41 at Municipal Stadium since 2005. West Virginia returns to Hagerstown in from May 14-17 before the clubs play seven times in the second half.

RECAPPING THE RESUMPTION: West Virginia and Hagerstown resumed their suspended April 15 game on Tuesday prior to playing the regularly scheduled contest. The Suns led 1-0 when play was halted, but the Power roared out of the gates Tuesday with a five spot in the bottom of the second, keyed by a run-scoring base hit from Kawika Emsley-Pai and a two-run homer by Pablo Reyes. West Virginia added three in the third and two in the fourth to put Hagerstown away. Miguel Rosario earned the win with a two-day complete game, going two innings on April 15 and five Tuesday. Trace Tam Sing paced the Power attack with two hits and four runs batted in.

NINE TO A DIME: Cole Tucker has West Virginia's longest hitting streak of the season to date. The 18 year-old has hit safely in nine straight with 11 hits over 35 at bats since April 16. The nine game run ranks as the league's second longest current hitting streak this season.

NOW FOR NEVER: Dovydas Neverauskas has gone 0-2 with a 15.95 earned run average in two career starts against Hagerstown. The right-hander faced the Suns twice at Appalachian Power Park in 2014.

DELAYED REACTION: Miguel Rosario's effort in the suspended game was the Power's first complete game of the season and the first since Dovydas Neverauskas's five-inning, rain-shortened complete game against Kannapolis on June 3, 2014. Rosario's April outing is also West Virginia's first quality start this season.

DIGGING THE 304: Appalachian Power Park has favored West Virginia in the early stages of the 2015 season as the Power hold an 9-3 record at home. Comparatively, the 2014 Power club won a total of seven games in the entire first half at Appalachian Power Park. West Virginia's nine home victories are the most by any club in the league this season.

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY: The Power have dominated early season competition for the South Atlantic League's Southern Division. West Virginia is 9-3 against clubs from the south and 2-3 against Northern Division. The Power will play their next 11 games against teams from their own division and have 18 games left in the first half out-of-division.

POWER PROMO UPDATE- MAY 9: West Virginia will host Superhero Night on Saturday, May 9 at 7:05 p.m. The first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive an official West Virginia Power superhero cape. Kids 12 and under will receive free admission if they come to the box office in costume.

POWER POINTS: Former Power shortstop Max Moroff was named as the Eastern League's Player-of-the-Week for April 20-26, while former pitcher Clario Perez was tabbed as the Florida State League's top arm for that same period...

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh lost its second straight, falling 6-2 against the Cubs in Chicago... Indianapolis split a doubleheader with Louisville, losing game one 3-2 before taking the second game 2-1... Altoona lost 5-4 at Akron in 14 innings. The Curve scored three in the top of the 14th only the see the RubberDucks score four in the bottom half to walk-off... Bradenton lost 3-1 at Charlotte. Matt Benedict took 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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