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WEST VIRGINIA POWER GAME NOTES South Atlantic League - Class-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners since 2019 - 601 Morris St. Suite 201- Charleston, WV 25301 - 304-344-2287 - www.wvpower.com - Media Contact: David Kahn WEST VIRGINIA POWER (20-16) AT CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS (20-17) Game: 38 (Road: 18 [6-10]) | May 14, 2019 | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park | Charleston, S.C. Radio: The Jock 1300 and 1340 AM - wvpower.com Airtime: 6:45 P.M. THE PITCHING MATCH-UP: RHP Clay Chandler (4-1, 0.84 ERA) vs. RHP Jio Orozco (3-2, 1.83 ERA) Chandler: Has thrown three straight quality starts of seven innings with no walks Orozco: Spun fourth straight quality start against Columbia May 8 (7 IP, R, 8K) PENA HOMERS AS POWER DROPS FINALE: Onil Pena crushed his third home run of the season, but West LAST ROAD TRIP (4/30-5/6) Virginia was undone by an eighth-inning grand slam and dropped the series finale to the Kannapolis Intimidators, 6-2, as the I’s completed a three-game sweep Monday afternoon at Appalachian Power Park. Josias De Los Santos worked Record: 2-5 Season Highs a phenomenal first frame, striking out the side in order, all looking. However, Kannapolis got to him in the second, Batting Statistics: Batting Statistics: AVG: .173 (38-for-220) AVG: .362 (25-for-69) with Luis Curbelo lofting a sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead. West Virginia answered in the home half of the inning, as Pena AB: 220 AB: 239 roped an RBI double to left that drove in Bobby Honeyman and tied the game at one. The Power claimed a short-lived RISP: 8-for-46 (.174) RISP: 11-for-26 (.423) lead on Pena’s solo blast to lead off the fourth that traveled 350 feet and just cleared the right-center field fence, but the H: 38 High H: 46/Low H: 25 Intimidators responded with a home run of their own in the fifth from Amado Nunez to knot the contest at two. The score R: 14 High R: 20/Low R: 14 stalled at 2-2 until the eighth, when Matthew Willrodt got into some trouble with two down. After striking out the first HR: 4 High HR: 4/Low HR: 1 two batters, he walked a pair and gave up a base hit to load the bases. Curbelo promptly unloaded them with a grand BB: 28 BB: 29 slam, vaulting Kannapolis in front, 6-2. Victor Arobio tossed the final 2.2 innings, not allowing a hit to grab the win. SO: 73 High SO: 73/Low SO: 16 SB: 6 SB: 6 Defensive Statistics: Defensive Statistics: ALMIGHTY ANCHIA: Jake Anchia had quite the homestand against the Augusta GreenJackets and Kannapolis W-L: 2-5 W-L: 3-4 Intimidators, averaging .421 (8-for-19) in his five games with three homers and eight RBI. The backstop recorded his first ERA: 4.03 ERA: 2.60 career multi-home run game in Thursday’s twin bill opener, becoming the third Power batter to do so this season (Dean Quality Starts: 2 Quality Starts: 1 Nevarez, April 26 vs. ASH and Jarred Kelenic, April 27 vs. ASH). Anchia is the first batter to homer in back-to-back IP: 58.0 IP: 62.1 at-bats since Trae Arbet on April 12, 2017, vs. ASH. The Nova Southeastern product collected a career-best five RBI H: 64 High H: 64/Low H: 48 Thursday, the first West Virginia slugger to accomplish the feat sinceDeon Stafford’s six RBI August 11, 2018, at ROM. R: 34 High R: 34/Low R: 15 ER: 26 High ER: 26/ Low ER: 15 SV/OPP: 2/2 SV/OPP: 1/1 PILING UP THE STRIKEOUTS: West Virginia’s pitching staff compiled 12 strikeouts Sunday afternoon, fanning BB: 10 High BB: 22/Low BB: 13 double-digit batters for the 20th time. Their season-high in strikeouts is 19, which they have accomplished twice (April 6 SO: 59 SO: 78 at Greenville and April 15 vs. Lakewood). The Power’s 368 total strikeouts are third-most in the South Atlantic League. HR: 5 High HR: 5/Low HR: 2 Errors: 8 High Errors: 9/Low E: 1 HOT START: J.R. Davis posted a solid showing in his first homestand with the Power, finishing it off with a 1-for-4 effort Monday afternoon. Overall, he went 8-for-28 (.286) with a double, four RBI and four runs scored during the 2019 VS. RIVERDOGS homestand. He reached base in each of his seven games since joining the Power. The Oklahoma State product was added to West Virginia’s roster May 7 after playing in one game with Triple-A Tacoma. 0-0 Date Location Result FLOURISHING FLORIDO: Deivy Florido has been an immediate bright spot for West Virginia since joining the May 14 Charleston, SC 7:05 p.m. Power May 6 from Extended Spring Training. In his spot start May 9 against the Augusta GreenJackets in game two May 15 Charleston, SC 7:05 p.m. of a twin bill, Florido dazzled for 5.1 innings, giving up just one run on five hits while striking out five batters. The May 16 Charleston, SC 7:05 p.m. 18-year-old made his first relief appearance with the Power Monday, twirling a scoreless sixth frame and ceding just August 20 Charleston, SC 7:05 p.m. one hit. Overall, Florido is 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA, six strikeouts and no walks in two games with West Virginia. August 21 Charleston, SC 7:05 p.m. August 22 Charleston, SC 7:05 p.m. A PACKED HOUSE: West Virginia’s Monday afternoon tilt against the Kannapolis Intimidators was in front of a raucous 6,027 fans, the biggest crowd at Appalachian Power Park this season. The Power has not hosted a crowd larger 2018 Results: than 6,027 since August 26, 2017, when 6,638 attendees witnessed a 13-2 thumping at the hands of the Hagerstown Suns. Charleston 6-5 THE LONG BALL: Pena’s home run was West Virginia’s 29th of the season as a team, and their 20th long ball at All-Time SAL Series: Appalachian Power Park in their first 20 home games. The Power hit six home runs during their recent seven-game Charleston leads 59-46 homestand, with Anchia posting three of them and Honeyman and Cesar Trejo each notching a roundtripper. West Virginia’s 29 home runs are the third-most in the league, with Greensboro and Hickory leading the way with 42 dingers. STRUGGLING TO CONVERT: The Power has continued to struggle with runners in scoring position this season. The offense went 0-for-9 with RISP Monday afternoon, stranding six men on base. Overall, West Virginia averaged .230 (14-for-61) in this key situation during the homestand. The Power holds the fourth-worst RISP average in the SAL (.220). NOT FOND OF KANNAPOLIS: The Intimidators have enjoyed a ton of success against West Virginia over the past two seasons. Kannapolis just completed its second straight sweep of the Power, following up a four-game brooming in POWER AT A GLANCE North Carolina from July 25-26 in 2018. Overall, the Intimidators have taken the last 10 meetings against West Virginia. 2019 Season Leaders (Active Only) Batting Avg: Jarred Kelenic - .316 POWER POINT: Kannapolis posted a +8 run differential against West Virginia across their three-game series brooming. Home Runs: Jarred Kelenic - 7 2019 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE FIRST HALF STANDINGS RBI: Jarred Kelenic - 21 Northern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Southern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Stolen Bases: Jarred Kelenic - 6 * = Divison; & = Wild Card W-L GB PCT * = Division Winner W-L GB PCT Wins: Chandler/Inman - 4 Delmarva 26-7 -- .788 Charleston 20-17 -- .541 Greensboro 23-11 3.5 .676 Augusta 18-18 1.5 .500 ERA: Clay Chandler - 0.84 Hickory 24-12 3.5 .667 Lexington 17-19 2.5 .472 Strikeouts: Ryne Inman - 46 West Virginia 20-16 7.5 .556 Rome 16-21 4.0 .432 Kannapolis 17-18 10.0 .486 Asheville 14-22 5.5 .389 Saves: Arias/Pall - 2 Hagerstown 17-19 10.5 .472 Greenville 14-22 5.5 .389 Lakewood 11-24 16.0 .314 Columbia 13-24 7.5 .351 This Date in Power History (2009) The Power pummels Delmarva, 14-4, PITCHING PROBABLES led by Erik Huber going a 4-for-5 with 7 Date Opponent/Time Probable Pitchers (Away vs. Home) RBI. Huber becomes the second player in 5/15/19 @Charleston/7:05PM RHP Ryne Inman (4-2, 3.38 ERA) vs. RHP Daniel Bies (2-1, 3.99 ERA) team history to record a seven-RBI night, 5/16/19 @Charleston/7:05PM RHP Damon Casetta-Stubbs (2-1, 6.75 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Gil (1-2, 1.00 ERA) joining Mat Gamel (2006). Two others 5/17/19 @Greenville/7:05PM LHP Steven Moyers (2-3, 4.39 ERA) vs. TBD have done it since (Carlos Munoz, 2016, 5/18/19 @Greenville/7:05PM RHP Josias De Los Santos (0-2, 7.30 ERA) vs. TBD and Edwin Espinal, 2014). 2019 Game Notes & Information TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER 25 | CLAY CHANDLER | RHP | 4-1, 0.84 ERA, 7G, 7GS Height: 6-3 Weight: 180 DOB: April 27, 1994 Resides: LaCenter, Kentucky Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent June 29, 2017 Drafted: Undrafted 2019: 4-1/7G/7GS/0.84ERA/43 IP/39K/5BB/2HR/.192 2018: 9-4/27G/19GS/3.89ERA/136.2IP/101K/33BB/20HR/.238 Career Stats (3 Seasons): 13-8/48G/34GS/3.28 ERA/228.0 IP/191 K/50 BB/27 HR/.232 AVG Currently: Has thrown three straight quality starts of seven innings each and has not walked a batter since April 22 • Tossed back-to-back quality starts April 10 at Lexington and April 15 vs.