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 (6-5) VS. LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS (3-9) Game: 12 (Home: 5) | April 16, 2019 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, W.Va. Radio: The Jock 1300 and 1340 AM - wvpower.com Airtime: 6:45 P.M. PITCHING MATCHUP RHP Clay Chandler (0-0, 0.82 ERA) vs. LHP Jhordany Mezquita (0-1, 9.00 ERA) Chandler: Spun first quality start of the season April 10 vs. Lexington Mezquita: Worked two innings in relief at Delmarva April 11, allowing two runs PENA WALKS IT OFF IN 11 INNINGS: Onil Pena came through with a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning to CURRENT HOMESTAND give West Virginia a 5-4 comeback win over the Lakewood BlueClaws Monday evening at Appalachian Power Park. Logan Gilbert shined in his home debut for the Power, working five innings for the second straight start and allowing Record: 3-1 Season Highs just two hits, though one was a 420-foot blemish on Ben Pelletier’s solo shot that gave the BlueClaws a 1-0 lead in the Batting Statistics: Batting Statistics: AVG: .248 (34-for-137) AVG: .000 (0-for-0) fourth. Lakewood would extend their lead in the sixth on a wild pitch from Bryan Pall, but West Virginia would respond AB: 137 AB: 0 in the home half off the inning against new reliever Tyler McKay. After the first three batters reached via two walks and RISP: 9-for-45 (.200) RISP: 0-for-0 (.000) a single, Jarred Kelenic and Pena came through with back-to-back RBI groundouts to tie the game at two. Both teams H: 34 H: 0 traded zeroes through the final three innings of regulation, as well as a run each in the 10th. The BlueClaws jumped R: 14 R: 0 back in front in the top of the 11th on an RBI double by Alec Bohm, but Kelenic answered with his own run-scoring HR: 2 HR: 0 double in the bottom of the frame to knot the score at four, setting the stage for Pena’s heroics. Ben Onyshko picked BB: 14 BB: 0 up the win after spinning the final two innings and ceding two unearned runs on one hit while striking out four batters. SO: 38 SO: 0 SB: 2 SB: 0 Defensive Statistics: Defensive Statistics: WALK OFF WINNERS: Pena tallied West Virginia’s first walk-off win of the season with his 11th-inning RBI knock, W-L: 3-1 W-L: 0-0 giving the Power their first walk-off win since July 6, 2018, whenOneil Cruz down Lexington in extra frames with a ERA: 2.61 ERA: 0.00 base hit to left. Overall, West Virginia is 1-2 in walk-offs in 2019 and 2-3 in last at-bat wins. Quality Starts: 2 Quality Starts: 0 IP: 38.0 IP: 0.0 EXTRA, EXTRA: The Power played extra innings for the third time this season Monday night, securing their second H: 22 H: 0 win (2-1) in their longest game of the season. West Virginia also downed Greenville, 1-0, in 10 innings on Opening R: 14 R: 0 ER: 11 ER: 0 Night in South Carolina. The Power has been a part of the third-most extra innings in the South Atlantic League this SV/OPP: 1/1 SV/OPP: 0/0 year at 3.2 (Hickory, 5.0 and Greensboro, 4.0). West Virginia was 6-8 in extra-inning affairs last season. BB: 14 BB: 0 SO: 54 SO: 0 GILLY, GILLY: Gilbert has continued to impress in his inaugural Minor League season. Through his first three starts in HR: 3 HR: 0 the Minor League, the Stetson product has given up just one run on five hits over 14 innings of work while striking out Errors: 3 Errors: 0 22 batters compared to three walks. Opposing batters are hitting just .109 against the right-hander. Gilbert’s 22 strikeouts are the most on the Power, as well as the third-most in the South Atlantic League (Shawn Semple, 26, Charleston, S.C.) 2019 VS. BLUECLAWS 1-0 PILING UP THE STRIKEOUTS: The Power struck out 19 more batters Monday afternoon, equaling their season- Date Location Result high that they set on April 6 at Greenville. The 19 punchouts upped their season total to 132, which is tied for the most April 15 Charleston 5-4 (F/11) in the South Atlantic League (Delmarva Shorebirds). West Virginia has not struck out more than 19 batters in a contest April 16 Charleston 7:05 p.m. since April 9, 2017, when they set down 20 Rome Braves. Three of West Virginia’s five starters are amongst the top 11 April 17 Charleston 10:35 a.m. April 30 Lakewood 6:35 p.m. strikeouts leaders in the league, with Gilbert in third (22), Steven Moyers tied for sixth (17) and Ryne Inman tied for May 1 Lakewood 6:35 p.m. 11th (15). West Virginia’s arms have compiled 54 strikeouts during the first four games of this homestand. May 2 Lakewood 6:35 p.m. June 20 Lakewood 7:05 p.m. KELENIC STARTING TO KELE-CLICK: Kelenic has busted of his road woes in a major way in the first four games June 21 Lakewood 7:05 p.m. of this homestand against Augusta and Lakewood, averaging .438 (7-for-16) with a home run, two doubles and five RBIs. June 22 Lakewood 7:05 p.m. The Mariners’ second-best prospect per MLB.com and Baseball America stroked his first South Atlantic League home June 23 Lakewood 1:05 p.m. run Friday, blasting one 369 feet to right-center field in the fifth inning for his seventh career Minor League homer, and August 8 Lakewood 7:05 p.m. August 9 Lakewood 7:05 p.m. his first since August 23, 2018. He recorded his first two RBI of the season and posted West Virginia’s third three-hit Auugst 10 Lakewood 7:05 p.m. game of the year Thursday. Prior to this homestand, Kelenic was mired in an 0-for-11 slump and started the year 2-for-25. August 11 Lakewood 1:05 p.m. August 23 Charleston 7:05 p.m. STRUGGLING TO CONVERT: Through their first 11 games, West Virginia has struggled mightily with runners in August 24 Charleston 6:05 p.m. scoring position. West Virginia went 2-for-10 with RISP Monday evening, stranding six men on base. As a team, the August 25 Charleston 2:05 p.m. Power is averaging .145 (16-for-110), second-worst in the SAL (Columbia Fireflies, .142 [16-for-113]). 2018 Results: 4-4 TIP OF THE CAP TO THE HATTER: Onyshko picked up his first South Atlantic League win with two scoreless All-Time SAL Series: frames out of the bullpen, allowing just the placed on runners to score in both the 10th and 11th innings while giving WV leads 106-90 up one hit and striking out a career-high four batters. The former Hatter has not surrendered an earned run over his first 11 innings of 2019, spanning four games, during which he has fanned 11 batters compared to one walk. Onyshko did not give up an earned run in eight of his final 10 outings with the Everett AquaSox (Short-Season, Seattle) in 2018. POWER AT A GLANCE 2019 Season Leaders POWER POINTS: Pall struck out a career-best five batters in his third career appearance last night...Nolan Hoffman Batting Avg: Rodriguez - .355 has yet to give up an earned run in his first 4.2 innings...Cesar Trejo swiped his second stolen base of the year Monday. Home Runs: 5 players - 1 2019 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE FIRST HALF STANDINGS RBI: Onil Pena - 6 Northern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Southern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Stolen Bases: Cesar Trejo - 2 * = Divison; & = Wild Card W-L GB PCT * = Division Winner W-L GB PCT Wins: 6 players - 1 Delmarva 9-1 -- .900 Lexington 6-5 -- .545 Hickory 9-2 0.5 .818 Charleston 6-6 0.5 .500 ERA: 4 players - 0.00 West Virginia 6-5 3.5 .545 Augusta 5-5 0.5 .500 Strikeouts: Logan Gilbert - 22 Greensboro 6-6 4.0 .500 Columbia 5-6 1.0 .455 Hagerstown 6-6 4.0 .500 Asheville 5-7 1.5 .417 Saves: Dayeison Arias - 2 Kannapolis 4-6 5.0 .400 Greenville 4-7 2.0 .364 Lakewood 3-9 7.0 .250 Rome 4-7 2.0 .364 This Date in Power History (2016) West Virginia overpowers Lexington, 8-2, PITCHING PROBABLES behind a four-run fourth that included a Date Opponent/Time Probable Pitchers (Away vs. Home) two-run bomb from Casey Hughtson. 4/17/19 Lakewood/10:35 AM RHP Francisco Morales (0-0, 4.91 ERA) vs. RHP Ryne Inman (1-0, 3.60 ERA) Meanwhile, Mitch Keller earned his first 4/18/19 @Asheville/7:05 PM LHP Oliver Jaskie (0-0, 10.38 ERA) vs. TBD Power win, allowing four hits over five 4/19/19 @Asheville/7:05 PM LHP Steven Moyers (1-1, 4.50 ERA) vs. TBD innings. Keller would later be named the 4/20/19 @Asheville/1:05 PM RHP Logan Gilbert (1-0, 0.64 ERA) vs. TBD SAL’s Most Oustanding Pitcher in 2016.