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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) Games 5+6 | April 10, 2018 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV Radio: WSCW 1410 AM - wvpower.com Airtime: 4:45 P.M. GAME 1 PITCHING MATCH-UP LHP Braeden Ogle (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Connor Brogdon (0-0, 0.00) GAME 2 PITCHING MATCH-UP RHP Sergio Cubilete (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP David Parkinson (0-0, 0.00) 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 DOUBLING UP AGAIN: Due to Monday’s postponement, West Virginia will play its second consecutive doubleheader after sweeping a twin bill against Greenville on Sunday... The Power have not played back-to-back doubleheaders 0-0 since 2014, when the club squared off with Kannapolis twice on April 29 and April 30 in North Carolina. Date Location Result April 9 Charleston 7:05 PM BLUECLAWS SCOUTING REPORT: West Virginia welcomes the Lakewood BlueClaws to the Kanawha Valley April 10 Charleston 7:05 PM for the first of two three-game sets at Appalachian Power Park in 2018. The BlueClaws are 1-3 on the season after April 11 Charleston 10:35 AM dropping three of four to the Kannapolis Intimidators to open the 2018 campaign, including a doubleheader sweep at May 12 Lakewood 4:05 PM the hands of the I’s yesterday. Lakewood’s roster consists of four top-30 Philadelphia prospects per Baseball America, May 13 Lakewood 1:05 PM including #7 Jhailyn Ortiz, #14 Simon Muzziotti, #18 Spencer Howard and #20 Daniel Brito. Brito is in his second May 14 Lakewood 6:35 PM season with the BlueClaws, while Ortiz has elevated to the Low-A level after earning All-Star accolades in the New May 15 Lakewood 6:35 PM York-Penn League a season ago with Williamsport. As a team, Lakewood is hitting .168 (19-of-138) over their first June 24 Charleston 2:05 PM four games, while their pitching staff sports a solid 3.10 ERA. Dalton Guthrie leads the BlueClaws offensively with June 25 Charleston 7:05 PM a .444 average, while Will Stewart owns the lone victory for Lakewood with a five-inning, four-hit effort on Friday. June 26 Charleston 7:05 PM THE PITCHING MATCHUP: LHP Braeden Ogle heads to the rubber for his Low-A debut in game one on Tuesday afternoon against Lakewood, who will counter with RHP Connor Brogdon. Ogle, a fourth-round selection by Pittsburgh 2017 Results two years ago out of Jensen Beach HS in Florida, is ranked as the 29th-best prospect in the Pirates’ system per MLB. Series tied 6-4 com. The southpaw spent all of 2017 with rookie-level Bristol, where he went 2-3 with a 3.14 ERA over 10 starts, All-Time SAL Series striking out 35 batters to just 10 walks over 43 innings in the Appalachian League. His 2017 campaign was cut short WV leads 92-81 in late August due to a torn meniscus. Brogdon makes his first professional start on Monday after pitching exclusively as a reliever in 2017 for Williamsport, where he went 3-1 with a 2.34 ERA in 16 appearances. RHP Sergio Cubilete will start game two for West Virginia, while Lakewood will send LHP David Parkinson to the slab. POWER POINTS: The Power went 5-for-30 (.167) with runners in scoring position across their four-game series POWER AT A GLANCE with Greenville... West Virginia designated hitters are 0-for-10 through four games in 2018... West Virginia had not 2018 Quick Records scored 10 runs in a contest since August 18, 2017, when they defeated the Greenville Drive 10-8 in South Carolina... Overall Record: 2-2 Every Power starter reached base in game one on Sunday against Greenville. 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 5-0 -- 1.000 Lexington 4-1 -- .800 Greensboro 3-1 1.5 .750 Augusta 3-2 1.0 .600 Away: 0-0 Kannapolis 3-2 2.0 .600 Columbia 3-2 1.0 .600 Last 5 2-2 West Virginia 2-2 2.5 .500 Rome 3-2 1.0 .600 Last 10 2-2 Lakewood 1-3 3.5 .250 Charleston 2-3 2.0 .400 Hagerstown 1-4 4.0 .200 Greenville 2-3 2.0 .400 2017 Season Leaders Hickory 0-4 4.5 .000 Asheville 1-4 3.0 .200 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 4/11/18 Lakewood/10:35am LHP Domingo Robles (0-1, 12.27) vs. RHP Ramon Rosso (0-0, 1.93) Wins: Escobar- 10 4/12/18 @ Hickory/7:00pm RHP Travis MacGregor (0-0, 1.69) vs. TBD ERA: Vera- 3.33 4/13/18 @ Hickory/7:00pm RHP Gavin Wallace (0-0, 5.40) vs. RHP Jean Casanova (0-0, 0.00) Strikeouts: Escobar- 168 4/14/18 @ Hickory/6:00pm RHP Evan Piechota (1-0, 1.80) vs. RHP AJ Alexy (0-0, 2.25) Saves: Hartlieb- 6 ToDAY’s GAME One 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)..