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WEST VIRGINIA POWER GAME NOTES South Atlantic League - Class-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates since 2009 - 601 Morris St. Suite 201- Charleston, WV 25301 - 304-344-2287 - www.wvpower.com West Virginia Power (2-2) vs. LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS (1-3) Game 5 | April 9, 2018 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV Radio: The Jock 1300 & 1340 - wvpower.com Airtime: 6:45 P.M. PITCHING MATCH-UP LHP Braeden Ogle (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Connor Brogdon (0-0, 0.00) Ogle: Went 2-3 with a 3.14 ERA in 10GS over 43IP with 35K in 2017 with Bristol Brogdon: Went 3-1 with a 2.34 ERA in 16G with 45K in 2017 with Williamsport A WILD AND WONDERFUL WALKOFF WIN: In a game that featured five lead changes, 15 runs and 18 combined CURRENT HOMESTAND hits, the West Virginia Power claimed their first victory of the season in game one of a twin bill on Sunday afternoon at Appalachian Power Park. Deon Stafford settled the extra-innings affair in the eighth with a walkoff sacrifice fly Record: 2-2 that scored Ryan Peurifoy from third base to give the Power an 8-7 triumph. The contest featured West Virginia’s Batting Statistics: first home runs of the season, courtesy of , and , while AVG: .203 (24-for-118) Mason Martin Calvin Mitchell Chris Sharpe Gavin Wallace AB: 118 set down 10 of 11 batters in a stretch from the final out of the first to the end of the fourth in his Low-A debut.Dylan RISP: 5-for-30 Prohoroff earned the win with a spotless eighth frame. H: 24 R: 21 TWICE THE WINS, TWICE THE FUN: The Power did not slow down in game two, as eight of the nine starters HR: 5 reached base against Greenville, while Kyle Watson and Rafelin Lorenzo launched back-to-back jacks in the third BB: 15 inning off Drive starter Nick Duron.Dylan Busby and Rodolfo Castro chipped in two hits apiece in the 10-3 blowout SO: 37 win as well, while Power starter Evan Piechota spun five innings of one-run ball in a spot start to secure the win. SB: 1 Pitching/Defensive Statistics: Piechota struck out a career high-tying seven batters over 71 pitches and did not issue a single free pass. W-L: 2-2 ERA: 4.64 TEEING OFF ON MASTERS SUNDAY: The Power combined to hit five home runs during Sunday’s doubleheader Quality Starts: 0 against Greenville, with Lorenzo, Martin, Mitchell, Sharpe and Watson all leaving the yard for their first home runs of IP: 33.0 2018. The last time West Virginia accumulated five home runs over a two-game stretch was August 21 at Greenville H: 44 and August 23 vs. Charleston last season. Yoel Gonzalez, Victor Fernandez and Ryan Nagle each went deep in R: 22 South Carolina against the Drive, while and registered roundtrippers at Appalachian ER: 17 Kevin Mahala Henrry Rosario Saves/Opportunities: 0/0 Power Park against the RiverDogs. BB: 10 SO: 40 BACK-TO-BACK: Watson and Lorenzo’s back-to-back home runs in game two of Sunday’s doubleheader marked HR: 0 the first time West Virginia recorded a pair of consecutive home runs since June 22, 2017, whenAdrian Valerio and Errors: 12 Ty Moore each left the yard versus the Lexington Legends at Appalachian Power Park. 2018 VS. BLUECLAWS BLUECLAWS SCOUTING REPORT: West Virginia welcomes the Lakewood BlueClaws to the Kanawha Valley for the first of two three-game sets at Appalachian Power Park in 2018. The BlueClaws are 1-3 on the season after 0-0 dropping three of four to the Kannapolis Intimidators to open the 2018 campaign, including a doubleheader sweep at Date Location Result the hands of the I’s yesterday. Lakewood’s roster consists of four top-30 Philadelphia prospects per Baseball America, April 9 Charleston 7:05 PM including #7 Jhailyn Ortiz, #14 Simon Muzziotti, #18 Spencer Howard and #20 Daniel Brito. Brito is in his second April 10 Charleston 7:05 PM season with the BlueClaws, while Ortiz has elevated to the Low-A level after earning All-Star accolades in the New April 11 Charleston 10:35 AM York-Penn League a season ago with Williamsport. As a team, Lakewood is hitting .168 (19-of-138) over their first May 12 Lakewood 4:05 PM four games, while their pitching staff sports a solid 3.10 ERA. Dalton Guthrie leads the BlueClaws offensively with May 13 Lakewood 1:05 PM a .444 average, while Will Stewart owns the lone victory for Lakewood with a five-inning, four-hit effort on Friday. May 14 Lakewood 6:35 PM May 15 Lakewood 6:35 PM THE PITCHING MATCHUP: LHP Braeden Ogle heads to the rubber for his Low-A debut on Monday evening June 24 Charleston 2:05 PM against Lakewood, who will counter with RHP Connor Brogdon. Ogle, a fourth-round selection by Pittsburgh two June 25 Charleston 7:05 PM years ago out of Jensen Beach HS in Florida, is ranked as the 29th-best prospect in the Pirates’ system per MLB.com. June 26 Charleston 7:05 PM The southpaw spent all of 2017 with rookie-level Bristol, where he went 2-3 with a 3.14 ERA over 10 starts, striking out 35 batters to just 10 walks over 43 innings in the Appalachian League. His 2017 campaign was cut short in late August due to a torn meniscus. Brogdon makes his first professional start on Monday after pitching exclusively as 2017 Results a reliever in 2017 for Williamsport, where he went 3-1 with a 2.34 ERA in 16 appearances. The 23-year-old was Series tied 6-4 the Phillies’ 10th-round pick in 2017 out of Lewis-Clark State College (ID), where he won an NAIA national title. All-Time SAL Series WV leads 92-81 POWER POINTS: The Power went 5-for-30 (.167) with runners in scoring position across their four-game series with Greenville... West Virginia designated hitters are 0-for-10 through four games in 2018... Watson tied his career-high in RBIs (3) with his three-run homer in game two on Sunday... Busby’s three runs scored in game two marked a new career-high for the Power infielder... West Virginia had not scored 10 runs in a contest since August 18, 2017, when they defeated the Greenville Drive 10-8 in South Carolina... Every Power starter reached base in game one on Sunday. POWER AT A GLANCE 2018 Quick Records ON THE AIR: West Virginia Power games can be heard on The Jock 1300 & 1340 AM in the Kanawha Valley, online Overall Record: 2-2 at wvpower.com and on the TuneIn Radio App. David Kahn and John Kocsis will handle play-by-play duties in 2018. First Half Record: 2-2 2018 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE FIRST HALF STANDINGS Place: 4th Northern Division Southern Division GB: 2.0 W-L GB PCT W-L GB PCT Home: 2-2 Delmarva 4-0 -- 1.000 Lexington 3-1 -- . 750 Greensboro 3-0 0.5 1.000 Rome 3-1 -- .750 Away: 0-0 Kannapolis 3-1 1.0 .750 Augusta 2-2 1.0 .500 Last 5 2-2 West Virginia 2-2 2.0 .500 Columbia 2-2 1.0 .500 Last 10 2-2 Hagerstown 1-3 3.0 .250 Greenville 2-2 1.0 .500 Lakewood 1-3 3.0 .250 Charleston 1-3 2.0 .250 2017 Season Leaders Hickory 0-3 3.5 .000 Asheville 0-4 3.0 .000 Batting Avg: Baur- .298 Home Runs: Two tied w/ 11 PITCHING PROBABLES RBI: Baur- 65 Date Opponent/Time Power Starter vs. Opponent Stolen Bases: Brown- 15 4/10/18 Lakewood/7:05pm RHP Sergio Cubilete vs. LHP David Parkinson (0-0, 0.00) Wins: Escobar- 10 4/11/18 Lakewood/10:35am LHP Domingo Robles (0-1, 12.27)vs. RHP Ramon Rosso (0-0, 1.93) ERA: Vera- 3.33 4/12/18 @ Hickory/7:00pm TBD vs. TBD Strikeouts: Escobar- 168 4/13/18 @ Hickory/7:00pm TBD vs. TBD Saves: Hartlieb- 6 ToNIGHT’s STARTING PITCHER 17 | BRAEDEN OGLE | LHP Height: 6-2 Weight: 199 DOB: July 30, 1997 Resides: Hobe Sound, FL Acquired: Selected in the 4th round of the 2016 draft by PIT Drafted: 2016 (4th Round) 2018: 0-0/0G/0GS/0.00 ERA/0 IP/0 K/0 BB/0 HR/.000 2017: 2-3/10GS/3.14 ERA/43 IP/35 K/16 BB/0 HR/.242 Career Stats (2 Seasons): 2-5/18G/18GS/2.93 ERA/70.2 IP/55 K/27 BB/3 HR/.222 AVG 2018: Placed on West Virginia’s Opening Day roster... Career: Ranked as the 29th-best prospect in the Pirates system entering 2018 by MLB.com… Allowed just one unearned run over his final 10 innings in 2017, striking out 12 batters and holding them to a .152 average… Had his season cut short when he had knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus... Went 0-2 with a 2.60 ERA in the GCL across eight starts, striking out 20 batters over 27.2 innings... Held batters to a .188 average in 2016... Rated the 69th-best prospect in the 2016 draft by Baseball America and 83rd by MLB.com… Committed to the University of Florida before signing with Pittsburgh…Became the second player drafted in program history (Taylor Blatch, Minnesota, 2013)... Struck out 59 batters in 35 innings while boasting a 5-1 record and a 1.40 ERA in nine appearances during his senior year at Jensen Beach High School (FL)..