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Published on August 11, 2015 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston Dirty Birds News Release


Delmarva Shorebirds (55-57, 22-22) at West Virginia Power (30-14, 67-46)

Game 114 | August 11, 2015 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

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

TONIGHT'S MATCH-UP

RH Dariel Delgado (4-3, 3.55) vs. RH Alex McRae (5-8, 5.07)

Delgado: Allowed 4 R (3 ER) on 5 H over 5.0 IP in 8/06 ND @ HAG w/ 6 K and 1 BB (6-5 Suns)

McRae: Surrendered 9 R on 7 H over 4.1 IP in 8/06 Loss @ ASH w/ 2 K & 6 BB (12-5 Tourists)

THE LEADOFF: West Virginia beat Delmarva 11-2 on Monday evening. The Power opened the scoring in the first on a RBI double by Michael Suchy, but Derek Peterson hit a two-run home run off Yeudy Garcia in the second to give the Shorebirds the edge. Suchy tied the game at two with a solo home run to start the bottom of the fourth and the Power took the lead when Pablo Reyes singled in Kevin Newman in the fifth. West Virginia scored seven runs on six hits over ten batters in the sixth to break the game wide open. Taylor Gushue's bases loaded double plated three in the sixth. The Power catcher added a solo home run in the seventh for the first four RBI game of his career.

GARCIA THE GREAT: Yeudy Garcia was honored by Minor League Baseball on Monday as the best player in the South Atlantic League during July. The right-hander went 6-0 with a league-best 0.90 earned run average over six appearances, including five starts. Garcia is the first Power player to be tabbed by Minor League Baseball for an award since Tyler Glasnow was named best Class-A pitcher after the 2013 season.

BEST WEEK EVER: Jordan Luplow was honored by the South Atlantic League on Monday as the Player-of-the-Week for August 3 through 9. The third baseman hit .414 with four doubles, two home runs, seven walks, six runs batted in and 11 runs scored. Luplow joins Michael Suchy as the only Power players tabbed for weekly awards this season.

TUESDAY'S HERE: West Virginia heads into play tonight with a 6-7 record on Tuesdays; the only day of the week when the club has a losing record.

TUCKER'ED OUT: Cole Tucker was placed on the Power Disabled List Sunday with shoulder fatigue. The 19-year-old has not played since July 28. Tucker has the Power's second best batting average this season at .293 over 73 games. The switch hitter stole 25 bases and hit two home runs with 25 runs batted in during that span.

WV TO WV: The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Kevin Newman and Edgar Santana to the Power roster from the Black Bears. Newman, the 19th overall selection in the 2015 draft, was batting .226 in the New York-Penn League with two home runs and nine runs batted in while starting 38 games at shortstop. Santana appeared in 14 games for the Black Bears, going 1-0 with a save and sported a 2.70 ERA. Santana was signed in 2013 and was pitching in the Dominican Summer League last season. In a second countermove, Erik Forgione was transferred to the Black Bears.

COME FLY AWAY: West Virginia leads the all-time series against Delmarva 70-62 heading into play tonight, including a 44-31 record at Appalachian Power Park against the Shorebirds.

GET YOUR STREAK ON: Jordan Luplow extended his hitting streak to nine straight on Monday. The third baseman has a .378 average since August 2. Pablo Reyes has a seven-game hitting streak and an 11 game on-base streak entering play tonight, while Francisco Diaz and Michael Suchy have hit safely in six straight.

PROMO UPDATE- AUGUST 11: The West Virginia Power players will wear purple jerseys as part of Purple Power Night at Appalachian Power Park this evening. Select jerseys will be auctioned off to raise money for pancreatic cancer research through PANCAN.

POWER POINTS: The Power are 28-26 on the road this season, but have the league's best home record at 39-20. West Virginia has 11 games remaining at Appalachian Power Park this season and 15 left on the road... Tito Polo's stolen base on Monday night was his 40th this season, tied for third most in Power history...

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh was idle on Monday and opens a three-game series in St. Louis tonight. Jeff Locke goes for the Buccos against the Cards Carlos Martinez... Indianapolis was off Monday and starts Tyler Glasnow tonight at home against Toledo... Altoona opens a series against Binghamton in Curve, PA... Bradenton was doubled up by Jupiter 4-2... The Black Bears lost a 3-2 walk-off in 13 innings at Williamsport.

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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