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 (11-10) vs. LEXINGTON LEGENDS (11-8) Game 22 (Road: 7) | April 27, 2018 | Whitaker Bank Ballpark | Lexington, KY Radio: WSCW 1410 AM The Light - wvpower.com Airtime: 6:45 P.M. PITCHING MATCHUP LHP Braeden Ogle (2-0, 3.00) vs. LHP Daniel Tillo (0-0, 1.96) Ogle: Has tossed back-to-back quality starts, including a career-high 8K on 4/21 Tillo: Spun a seven-inning gem vs. HAG on 4/20, allowing 2ER on 2H with 2K WEST VIRGINIA OUTSLUGS ROME IN SERIES FINALE: Mason Martin, Ryan Peurifoy and Deon Stafford all homered on Thursday, with Peurifoy’s three-run home run in the eighth inning marking the difference as the Power LAST ROAD TRIP (4/12-18) pushed past the Braves, 10-8, at Appalachian Power Park in the series finale against Rome. After the Braves jumped Record: 4-2 out to an early 2-0 lead with a pair of solo home runs against Gavin Wallace, West Virginia responded with a six-run Batting Statistics: third inning, capped off by Martin’s three-run shot to right, to take a 6-2 edge. Rome retaliated with three runs in the AVG: .255 (54-for-212) fifth and two in the sixth off Power relievers and to push back in front 7-6, but AB: 212 Hunter Stratton Blake Cederlind RISP: 20-for-66 (.303) Stafford gulfed his second home run of the year around the left field foul pole in the seventh to tie the game at seven. H: 54 The Braves tagged Cederlind for another run in the eighth, but West Virginia would not be denied in the home half of the R: 33 inning, as Peurifoy crushed a 406-foot bomb well over the left field fence to give the Power a 10-8 lead that they would HR: 5 not relinquish. Jacob Taylor earned his second career save after working around a two-out walk in the ninth inning. BB: 23 SO: 69 MASHING MITCHELL: Calvin Mitchell went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in Thursday’s series finale, SB: 6 extending his hitting streak to a team-best 12 games and his on-base streak to 14 games. His two-run double moved Pitching/Defensive Statistics: W-L: 4-2 his team-leading RBI total to 17 on the year, a mark which ranks highest in the Pirates system. Mitchell’s 12-game ERA: 3.35 hitting streak is traced back to April 14 while his 14-game on-base streak dates back to April 12 when the Power Quality Starts: 3 opened up their road schedule in Hickory. Over Mitchell’s 12-game stretch, the 2017 second-round selection is IP: 52.0 boasting a .417 (20-for-48) clip with a home run and 11 RBI. Mitchell is the first Power player to string together at H: 53 least a 10-game hitting streak since Carlos Munoz posted a 12-game stretch from July 9-22, 2017. Due to this recent R: 27 surge, Mitchell has upticked his season average to .354, which sits at second-best in the South Atlantic League. His ER: 19 28 hits top the SAL, while his .416 on-base percentage is fifth-highest and his three triples rank tied for second. The Saves/Opportunities: 3/3 BB: 14 Power outfielder’s superb numbers earned him SAL Player of the Week honors for the week of April 16-22, 2018. SO: 58 HR: 3 HAMMER TIME: With yesterday’s offensive surge, West Virginia bats recorded three home runs in a game for Errors: 9 the third time this season. Martin rocked his fourth home run of the year to tie him with Oneil Cruz for the team lead, while Stafford homered in consecutive games, the first time a Power player has accomplished that feat since 2018 VS. LEGENDS Adrian Valerio on August 3 and 4 against Delmarva. Peurifoy’s eight-inning gamechanger was his first home run of 0-0 the season. As a team, West Virginia has 20 home runs on the year, good for third-best in the South Atlantic League Date Location Result (Asheville 23, Lexington 21). April 27 Lexington 7:05 PM April 28 Lexington 6:35 PM April 29 Lexington 2:05 PM HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS: The Power and the Legends renew the Hatfield and McCoy series on Friday evening May 17 Charleston 7:05 PM at Whitaker Bank Ballpark, as West Virginia contends with Lexington in the first of 20 matchups between these two May 18 Charleston 7:05 PM May 19 Charleston 6:05 PM clubs in 2018. Each team will host 10 contests over the season series, with the Power trekking to Kentucky in late May May 20 Charleston 2:05 PM and July, while Lexington travels to Appalachian Power Park in mid-May, early June and July, including the Power’s May 29 Lexington 7:05 PM July 4th extravaganza game. West Virginia claimed the Golden Pig trophy in 2017 by ekeing out a 13-12 series win May 30 Lexington 1:05 PM May 31 Lexington 7:05 PM over Lexington. The Power hold the all-time series lead over the Legends, 142-116. As a part of the Hatfield and June 5 Charleston 7:05 PM McCoy rivarly between the two franchises, West Virginia and Lexington will don special Hatfield and McCoy jerseys, June 6 Charleston 7:05 PM respectively, during several of their matchups to represent the ancient feud between the two families. June 7 Charleston 7:05 PM July 4 Charleston 7:05 PM July 5 Charleston 7:05 PM ROSTER MOVES: The Power announced several roster moves prior to Friday’s series opener against the Legends. July 6 Charleston 7:05 PM July 19 Lexington 7:05 PM July 20 Lexington 7:05 PM - Adam Oller has been promoted to A-Advanced Bradenton and Gavin Wallace has been placed on the disabled list. July 21 Lexington 6:35 PM - Beau Sulser and Drew Fischer have joined the Power’s active roster as corresponding moves. July 22 Lexington 2:05 PM THE PITCHING MATCHUP: LHP Braeden Ogle (2-0, 3.00 ERA) heads to the hill for Friday’s series opener against the Legends, as the southpaw looks to spin his third quality start in a row. The Florida native has allowed 2017 Results: WV won 13-12 just two runs over his last 12 innings pitched. Lexington counters with their own lefty, Daniel Tillo (0-0, 1.96 ERA). All-Time SAL Series: WV leads 142-116 POWER POINTS: Power relievers have held the first batters they have faced in an appearance to a .184 (7-38) stroke, with 11 strikeouts... The Power are 9-2 when they hit a HR. 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: 11-10 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: 11-10 2018 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE FIRST HALF STANDINGS Place: 5th Northern Division Southern Division GB: 3.0 W-L GB PCT W-L GB PCT Home: 7-8 Delmarva 14-7 -- .667 Augusta 14-6 -- .700 Greensboro 12-7 1.0 .632 Rome 12-8 2.0 .600 Away: 4-2 Kannapolis 13-8 1.0 .619 Lexington 11-8 2.5 .579 Last 5 1-4 Lakewood 12-9 2.0 .571 Columbia 12-9 2.5 .571 Last 10 5-5 West Virginia 11-10 3.0 .524 Charleston 10-11 4.5 .476 Hickory 7-12 6.0 .368 Asheville 5-14 8.5 .263 2018 Season Leaders Hagerstown 6-15 8.0 .286 Greenville 3-18 11.5 .143 Batting Avg: Mitchell - .354 Home Runs: Cruz/Martin - 4 PITCHING PROBABLES RBI: Mitchell - 17 Date Opponent/Time Power Starter vs. Opponent Stolen Bases: Sharpe - 5 4/28/18 @Lexington/6:35pm LHP Ike Schlabach (0-0, 4.02 ERA) vs. TBD Wins: Wallace/Ogle - 2 4/29/18 @Lexington/2:05pm LHP Domingo Robles (1-1, 3.98 ERA) vs. TBD ERA: Piechota - 0.90 4/30/18 OFF DAY Strikeouts: MacGregor - 28 5/1/18 Augusta/7:05 pm TBD vs. TBD Saves: Weiman/Taylor - 2 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: 2-0/3G/3GS/3.00 ERA/15 IP/16 K/9 BB/1 HR/.264 2017: 2-3/10GS/3.14 ERA/43 IP/35 K/16 BB/0 HR/.242 Career Stats (2 Seasons): 4-5/21G/21GS/2.94 ERA/85.2 IP/71 K/36 BB/4 HR/.229 AVG 2018: Placed on West Virginia’s Opening Day roster... Spun second career quality start on April 16 at Charleston... Struck out a career-high eight batters on 4/21 vs. ASH in second consecutive quality start... 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..