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Published on May 3, 2015 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


West Virginia Power (13-9) at Greensboro Grasshoppers (11-11)

Game 23 | May 3, 2015 | NewBridge Bank Park | Greensboro, NC

Radio: Charleston's ESPN 104.5 & 1490 - wvpower.com Airtime: 3:45 p.m.

TODAY'S MATCH-UP

RH Alex McRae (1-2, 6.35) vs. RH Tyler Kolek (2-0, 3.63)

McRae: Surrendered 6 R on 10 H over 4.0 IP w/ 1 K & 0 BB in 4/28 Loss @ HAG (6-1 Suns)

Kolek: Worked 5.0 shutout innings with 4 K and 1 BB in 4/28 Win vs. HIC (3-1 Grasshoppers)

THE LEAD OFF: West Virginia lost 4-1 at Greensboro on Saturday. The Hoppers scored all four of their runs in the fourth off Power starter John Sever, keyed by a two-run double from Rodrigo Vigil and a two-run homer from John Norwood. West Virginia put runners on base in every inning except the fifth and stranded at least one on in eight of nine innings. Pablo Reyes broke up the shutout with a bloop RBI-double in the top of the ninth. Sever took the loss while Jose Adams pitched six scoreless for the win.

LOUD NOISES: West Virginia and Greensboro continue their four game series late this afternoon. The Power lead the all-time set 72-69, but momentum has swung the Hoppers way since the beginning of the 2009 season. Greensboro leads the series 52-37 since West Virginia became a Pittsburgh Pirates affiliate. The Power are now 34-38 all-time at NewBridge Bank Park, which opened in 2005. These club meet for one more series during the first half, June 1-3 in Charleston, and then for two five-game series in the second half.

STILL STREAKING: Cole Tucker's second three hit game of the season extended his hitting streak to 11 straight, dating back to April 16. Tucker's streak is the longest by a Power player this season and is the longest current streak by any player in the South Atlantic League. The 18-year-old is three games off of matching Hickory's Jose Trevino and his league-best 14-game run in late April. Tucker is batting .333 since April 16.

LEFT AT A LOSS: Entering play on Saturday, West Virginia was batting .249 with runners in scoring position, tenth best in the 14-team South Atlantic League. The Power went 1-9 in the 4-1 defeat with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. In this series alone, the Power have stranded 22 men on and have gone 2-16 with runners in scoring position.

TIME TO REBOUND: Alex McRae will make his team-high fifth start of this season when he toes the rubber today. The right-hander allowed three runs in 10 innings over his first two starts, but has surrendered 10 runs in seven innings over his last two. After today, each of McRae's last four starts will have been on the road (0-2, 8.25 ERA).

SEVENTH HEAVEN: Pablo Reyes's hitting streak is now at seven games after his ninth inning double on Saturday. The Power infielder is batting .308 during his streak with one home run and four runs batted in.

APRIL TO APRIL: Over 20 April games this season, West Virginia went 13-7, batted .267 with nine home runs and held a staff earned run average of 3.66. After the first month of the 2014 season, the Power were 9-17, had hit .254 with four home runs and held a staff ERA of 3.75.

K-MAN: Austin Coley's eight strikeouts on Friday were a career high, surpassing his six strikeout effort on April 24 against Lexington. The eight strikeouts were also the most by any one Power pitcher in any game this season.

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: Jerrick Suiter was placed on the Power Disabled List Friday. The move was made retroactive to April 29, so Suiter could be activated as early as Tuesday... Seven former Power players are on the 2015 MLB All-Star ballot. Voting will take place online until July 2.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh was dropped 2-1 by St. Louis in extra innings for the second straight day. The Buccos left 18 men on base in the loss... Indianapolis rallied past Lehigh Valley with a three run bottom of the ninth in a 6-5 walk-off. Brent Morel's two-run single gave the Indians the win... Altoona walked-off with a 5-3 win over Erie. Josh Bell hit a three-run homer in the ninth to win it for the Curve... Bradenton lost 6-3 at St. Lucie.

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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