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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 (34-33) at Hagerstown suns (30-37) Games: 68+69 (Road: 32+33 [13-19]) | June 15, 2019 | Historic Municipal Stadium | Hagerstown, Md. Radio: The Jock 1300 and 1340 AM - wvpower.com Airtime: 3:45 P.M. THE PITCHING MATCH-UP (GAME 1): RHP Clay Chandler (6-3, 3.56 ERA) vs. RHP Ryan Tapani (3-4, 3.92 ERA) THE PITCHING MATCH-UP (GAME 2): RHP Ryne Inman (5-5, 4.65 ERA) vs. TBD POWER SPURS LATE COMEBACK IN THRILLING 8-7 WIN: Down 5-1 in the eighth, West Virginia would not give in, as Julio Rodriguez notched three RBI in the final two regulation innings to help pull the Power even before CURRENT ROAD TRIP they would eventually win it in 11 innings, 8-7, over the Hagerstown Suns in the series opener Friday night at Historic Record: 1-0 Season Highs Batting Statistics Batting Statistics: Municipal Stadium. Rodriguez blasted a two-run bomb in the eighth to make it a 5-3 Suns lead before stroking a run- AVG: .256 (11-for-43) AVG: .362 (25-for-69) scoring single in the ninth to close the deficit to one. J.R. Davis scored later in the frame on a passed ball, the first of AB: 43 AB: 245 three assessed to Hagerstown catcher Israel Pineda over the final three innings, to tie the game at five. In the 10th,Joseph RISP: 3-for-10 (.300) RISP: 11-for-26 (.423) Rosa came through in the clutch, stinging a single to left that plated Bobby Honeyman to vault West Virginia in front H: 11 High H: 60/Low H: 25 for the first time, 6-5.Jake Anchia, who had just worked a walk, tapped the pay station as well that stanza on another R: 8 High R: 29/Low R: 14 Pineda passed ball. However, the Suns rose to the occasion in the 10th, sparking a two-run rally over normally-sound HR: 2 High HR: 5/Low HR: 1 closer David Ellingson to square the contest at seven. The Power would have the last laugh, however, as Ryan Ramiz, BB: 5 BB: 29 SO: 9 High SO: 73/Low SO: 16 the placed on runner in the 11th, quickly moved to third on a deep fly ball from Davis and trotted home on Pineda’s SB: 0 SB: 6 final passed ball of the evening. Ellingson battled back in the home half to fire a 1-2-3 inning and lock down the win. Defensive Statistics: Defensive Statistics: In the win, Honeyman smacked his fifth home run of the season in the fourth inning, tying the game at one at that point. W-L: 1-0 W-L: 3-4 ERA: 7.11 ERA: 2.60 REALLY TURNING UP THE HOT TUB: Honeyman has been on a tear recently, reaching base safely in his last eight Quality Starts: 1 Quality Starts: 4 games (June 6-current) and recording a hit in all but one (June 11). Since June 6, he is averaging .355 (11-for-31), the IP: 11.0 IP: 62.1 ninth-best qualified average in the SAL in this stretch, along with three doubles and five runs scored. In fact, the Stony H: 13 High H: 69/Low H: 48 R: 7 High R: 51/Low R: 15 Brook product has hit safely in 24 of his last 29 games, going back to May 13. Across that elongated span, Honeyman ER: 6 High ER: 45/ Low ER: 15 boasts a .306 (34-for-111) clip, the eighth-highest qualified mark among SAL sluggers, as well as two homers, 12 RBI SV/OPP: 0/1 SV/OPP: 2/2 and only 15 strikeouts. His average is the second-highest of non-SAL All-Stars on that list (Diego Rincones, Augusta). BB: 2 High BB: 22/Low BB: 13 SO: 4 SO: 78 O-U WISH YOU HAD THIS MANY HOMERS: With Honeyman and Julio’s bombs Friday, West Virginia has 56 HR: 2 High HR: 13/Low HR: 2 home runs, tied with the RiverDogs for third-most in the SAL (Greensboro, 68 and Hickory, 73). Honeyman cranked Errors: 1 High Errors: 9/Low E: 1 his first home run since May 25, while Julio registered his first stateside bomb and the sixth of his Minor League career. Honeyman’s five homers this year are a season-high, topping his three blasts with Everett in 2018. The Power’s 2019 VS. SUNS offense thoroughly enjoyed hitting at Historic Municipal Stadium in 2018, as the sluggers went deep six times in seven 1-0 games in Maryland, their second-highest home run total at a road ballpark last year (L.P. Frans Stadium, 10, Hickory). Date Location Result TRUST ME, I HAVE SUCCESS IN THIS MARKET: With their 8-7 win, the Power snagged their 14th one-run June 13 Hagerstown PPD to June 15 victory, improving their record in one-run contests to 14-8. West Virginia’s .636 winning percentage is second-best in the June 14 Hagerstown 8-7 (F/11) league, (Delmarva [.696]), while their 22 one-run games played is tied with Augusta for ninth-most (Hagerstown, 30). June 15 (1) Hagerstown 4:05 P.M. June 15 (2)Hagerstown TBD ESTABLISHING DOMINANCE IS KEY: Prior to his eighth-inning blast, Julio had one hit in his first 12 at-bats since returning from the injured list June 10. The roundtripper sparked a resurgence for the Mariners prospect, as Julio compiled June 16 Hagerstown 2:05 P.M. all three of his hits in the final four innings (singles in the ninth and 11th). The outfielder notched his second three-hit August 15 Charleston 7:05 P.M. game of the season (April 7 at Greenville), as well as a career-high tying three RBI. Through his first 13 games in the August 16 Charleston 7:05 P.M. South Atlantic League, Rodriguez is averaging .326 with one homer and seven RBI, though he has struck out 10 times. August 17 Charleston 6:05 P.M. REALLY WISHING HE HADN’T DROPPED THAT BUCKET: Utah Jones’ error to start the bottom of the August 18 Charleston 2:05 P.M. eighth inning snapped a tremendous streak for the Power’s defense, who had not committed an error in 61 consecutive innings, dating back to June 6 and spanning more than six games. With this miscue-free run, West Virginia’s fielding 2018 Results percentage has increased to .973, third-best in the SAL (Hickory, .976 and Delmarva, .979). WV 10-4 POWER POINTS: West Virginia went 3-for-10 with runners in scoring position, stranding 10 men on base... Julio was caught stealing a base for the third time this season Friday night, as he was gunned down in a strike-em out, throw-em All-Time SAL Series out double play to end the top of the 11th inning... The Power’s defense manifested a season-high four double plays last Hagerstown leads 97-89 night, with Jones participating in three of them... Davis snagged his seventh multi-hit game of the season Friday, and now has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games, even spanning his seven-game stint on the injured list from June 3-10... On the mound for West Virginia in game one today is Clay Chandler, who possesses the second-most innings among the POWER AT A GLANCE roledex of South Atlantic League hurlers this season at 78.1. He is also tied for the third-most wins (6) along with Ryne 2019 Season Leaders (Active Only) Inman, who will take the hill in Saturday’s twin bill finale... West Virginia has just three games left in the first half in Batting Avg: Joseph Rosa - .249 Hagerstown, after which they will head home for the All-Star Break, with four members competing in the 2019 ASG. Home Runs: Jake Anchia - 9 2019 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE FIRST HALF STANDINGS RBI: Onil Pena - 31 Northern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Southern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Stolen Bases: Charlie McConnell - 6 * = Division; & = Wild Card W-L GB PCT * = Division Winner W-L GB PCT Wins: Chandler/Moyers - 6 *Delmarva 47-20 -- .701 Augusta 35-31 -- .530 Greensboro 42-25 ELIM .627 Charleston 36-32 -- .529 Innings: Steven Moyers - 78.2 Hickory 40-24 ELIM .625 Lexington 35-32 0.5 .522 ERA: Clay Chandler - 3.56 West Virginia 34-33 ELIM .507 Greenville 31-37 ELIM .456 Hagerstown 30-37 ELIM .448 Rome 29-38 ELIM .433 Strikeouts: Steven Moyers - 77 Kannapolis 28-38 ELIM .424 Asheville 29-39 ELIM .426 Saves: Arias/Ellingson - 4 Lakewood 27-41 ELIM .397 Columbia 24-40 ELIM .375 PITCHING PROBABLES Date Opponent/Time Probable Pitchers (Away vs. Home) 6/16/19 Hagerstown/2:05PM RHP Devin Sweet (2-2, 4.04 ERA) vs. LHP Tim Cate (4-4, 2.81 ERA) END OF FIRST HALF 6/18/19 All-Star Game/7:35PM Northern vs. Southern Division (Charleston, W.Va.) 2019 Game Notes & Information TODAY’S GAME ONE STARTING PITCHER 25 | CLAY CHANDLER | RHP | 6-3, 3.56 ERA, 13G, 13GS 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: 6-3/13G/13GS/3.56ERA/78.1IP/69K/12BB/8HR/.264 2018: 9-4/27G/19GS/3.89ERA/136.2IP/101K/33BB/20HR/.238 Career Stats (3 Seasons): 15-10/54G/40GS/3.76 ERA/263.1 IP/221 K/57 BB/33 HR/.247 AVG Currently: Tabbed as a 2019 South Atlantic League Midseason All-Star/Tossed a career-high 8.1 innings June 4 at Hickory • Did not allow a run over 21.2 innings of work (4/10 6th inning-5/3 3rd inning with two outs) • Set career high w/10 Ks Apri 22 vs.