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 (0-2) vs. greenville drive (2-0) Game 3 | April 7, 2018 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV Radio: The Jock 1300 & 1340 - wvpower.com Airtime: 1:45 P.M. PITCHING MATCH-UP RHP Gavin Wallace (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Hunter Haworth (0-0, 0.00) Wallace: Went 3-2 with a 2.65 ERA over 68 innings across 15 games (13 starts) with 41 K Haworth: Went 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA over 12 innings across 6 appearances with 10 K TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW: West Virginia jumped out to early leads of 1-0 and 2-1 thanks to RBIs from Ryan CURRENT HOMESTAND Peurifoy and Rafelin Lorenzo, but ultimately surrendered two runs to Greenville in the final frame as the Drive took game two of the four-game series on Friday evening, 4-2, at Appalachian Power Park. Power starter Travis MacGregor Record: 0-2 was stellar in his Low-A debut, going 5.1 innings and striking out a career-best 12 batters, but was saddled with the Batting Statistics: no-decision after Greenville pulled the game even for the second time in the sixth. earned the win for AVG: .113 (7-for-62) Denyi Reyes AB: 62 the Drive with a five-inning relief appearance, allowing just one unearned run with five strikeouts. RISP: 0-for-9 H: 7 STRIKEOUT KING: MacGregor’s 12 strikeouts on Friday evening were the most he has had in his career by a R: 3 significant margin, surpassing his previous total of six that he accomplished on August 26, 2016, with the GCL Pirates HR: 0 against the GCL Braves. MacGregor became the first Power pitcher to register double-digit strikeouts in a game BB: 3 since Luis Escobar on April 14, 2017, when he struck out 11 Lexington Legends in Kentucky. Escobar was also the SO: 23 last Power pitcher with 12 strikeouts in a game prior to MacGregor, as the 2017 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game SB: 0 Pitching/Defensive Statistics: participant fanned 12 Rome Braves on April 9, 2017. W-L: 0-2 ERA: 4.50 NUMBERS ARE FUN: The trio of MacGregor, Blake Weiman and Blake Cederlind combined to set down 17 Quality Starts: 0 Greenville batters via the strikeout on Friday evening, as Weiman tacked on three and Cederlind fanned two on the IP: 18.0 heels of MacGregor’s 12-strikeout gem. West Virginia has not struck out 17 opposing batters as a pitching staff since H: 24 July 7, 2017, when a group led by southpaw Oddy Nunez turned away 17 Rome Braves in Georgia, with Nunez R: 12 compiling eight of them. Power pitchers have not struck out more than 17 opposing sluggers in a contest since the ER: 9 Saves/Opportunities: 0/0 aforementioned April 9 affair against Rome, when Escobar captained a 20-strikeout campaign in Charleston. BB: 4 SO: 24 THE FLIP SIDE OF THE COIN: The Power’s offense has been held in check through the first two games of the 2018 HR: 0 season, averaging .113 (7-for-62) in that stretch while going 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. West Virginia Errors: 7 managed just three hits against Drive pitching on Opening Day, while the Power bats cracked the hit column four times last night versus the duo of Greenville starter Kutter Crawford and Reyes. Calvin Mitchell is the only West 2018 VS. DRIVE Virginia slugger with a hit in both contests, while Power batters have struck out 23 times in 62 at-bats this season, the most in a two-game stretch since their lone trip to Greenville in 2017, when the Drive set down 11 and 14 West 0-2 Virginia hitters, respectively, on August 20 and 21. Date Location Result April 5 Charleston 8-1 L. THE PITCHING MATCHUP: RHP Gavin Wallace makes his Low-A debut on Saturday afternoon against April 6 Charleston 4-2 L Greenville, who will send RHP Hunter Haworth to the slab. Wallace, the brother of former Power pitcher Mike April 7 Charleston 2:05 p.m. Wallace, went 3-2 with a 2.65 ERA over 15 games (13 starts) in 2017 with the Black Bears, striking out 41 batters to April 8 Charleston 2:05 p.m. just five walks and holding hitters to a paltry .229 batting average. The Staten Island, N.Y., native was a 15th-round selection in 2017 by Pittsburgh out of Fairfield (CT) University. Haworth appeared in six games for the GCL Red Sox in 2017 after being taken in the 22nd round by Boston last year out of Chico State (Calif.). The 21-year-old went 2017 Results 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA out of the bullpen with 10 strikeouts. Series tied 2-2 All-Time SAL Series THE COACHING STAFF: A pair of familiar faces headline the Power coaching staff in 2018, as Wyatt Toregas WV leads 38-33 returns to the helm in Charleston for his second season as the club’s manager. Matt DenBleyker also returns as the team’s Athletic Trainer, while the Power welcome a new pitching coach, hitting coach and strength coach to the Kanawha Valley. Joel Hanrahan takes over for Drew Benes as the pitching coach, while Chris Petersen handles the hitters in place of Ryan Long, who moved to Triple-A Indianapolis. Nick Pressley is the new Strength and Conditioning Coach. PROSPECT-HEAVY ROSTER: Six top-30 MLB.com Pirates prospects headline one of the most talent-laden rosters in Power history, led by 10th-ranked prospect outfielderLolo Sanchez. Joining Lolo in Charleston are #14 INF Oneil Cruz, #16 OF Cal Mitchell, #25 RHP Travis MacGregor, #26 OF Mason Martin and #29 LHP Braeden Ogle. BIG TIME CALL-UP: After being recalled by the Pirates on April 2, former Power pitcher Clay Holmes made his MLB debut on Friday against the Cincinnati Reds. The 2011 draftee tossed two innings, allowing two hits and one run. 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: 0-2 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: 0-2 2018 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE FIRST HALF STANDINGS Place: T-5th Northern Division Southern Division GB: 2.0 W-L GB PCT W-L GB PCT Home: 0-2 Delmarva 2-0 -- 1.000 Columbia 2-0 -- 1.000 Greensboro 2-0 -- 1.000 Greenville 2-0 -- 1.000 Away: 0-0 Kannapolis 1-1 1.0 .500 Lexington 2-0 -- 1.000 Last 5 0-2 Lakewood 1-1 1.0 .500 Rome 2-0 -- 1.000 Last 10 0-2 Hagerstown 0-2 2.0 .000 Asheville 0-2 2.0 .000 Hickory 0-2 2.0 .000 Augusta 0-2 2.0 .000 2017 Season Leaders West Virginia 0-2 2.0 .000 Charleston 0-2 2.0 .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 4/08/18 Greenville/2:05pm LHP Braeden Ogle vs. RHP Nick Duron Wins: Escobar- 10 4/09/18 Lakewood/7:05pm TBA vs. RHP Connor Brogdon ERA: Vera- 3.33 4/10/18 Lakewood/7:05pm LHP Domingo Robles (0-1, 12.27) vs. LHP David Parkinson (0-0, 0.00) Strikeouts: Escobar- 168 4/11/18 Lakewood/10:35am RHP Travis MacGregor (0-0, 1.69) vs. RHP Ramon Rosso (0-0, 1.93) Saves: Hartlieb- 6 ToDAY’s STARTING PITCHER 36 | GAVIN WALLACE | RHP Height: 6-5 Weight: 213 DOB: November 14, 1995 Resides: Madison, NJ Acquired: Selected in the 15th round of the 2017 draft by PIT Drafted: 2017 (15th Round) 2018: 0-0/0G/0GS/0.00 ERA/0 IP/0 K/0 BB/0 HR/.000 2017: 3-2/15GS/2.65 ERA/68 IP/41 K/5 BB/0 HR/.229 Career Stats (2 Seasons): 3-2/15G/13GS/2.65 ERA/68 IP/41 K/5 BB/0 HR/.229 AVG 2018: Placed on West Virginia’s Opening Day roster... Career: Compiled a 2-0 record while maintaining a 1.14 ERA in August 2017… Ranked 10th in NYPL in ERA... Spun 12 consecutive scoreless IP from 7/21-8/6… Had season-high seven Ks on 9/6... Named the 2017 New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association Pitcher of the Year and Fairfield’s Male Athlete of the Year… Became the 14th Fairfield player to be selected in the draft and the highest pick since Keefe Cato (second round, 1979)… Went 8-5 with a 3.08 ERA, seven complete games (tied for most in D-I and the most by a Stag in 17 years) and 76 Ks as a junior in 2017... Went 4-3 with a 1.70 ERA as a senior at Madison HS… Also played basketball… Brother, Mike, played for the Power in 2017… Cousin, Bobby, was drafted in third round of the 2008 draft by the Twins… Cousin, Ryan, plays soccer at Siena… Cousin, Caroline, plays soccer at Holy Cross. THE REPERTOIRE 4SFB SINK SLID CHNG 2018 DAY-BY-DAY STATISTICS DATE OPP. DEC. IP H R ER HR K BB Notes 2018 Power Highs: CG: IP: K: BB: H: R: ER: Win Streak: Losing Streak: Career Highs: CG: IP: K: BB: H: R: ER: W Streak: L Streak: 0 6.0 (3x, last 9/6/17) 7 (9/6/17) 1 (5x, last 9/1/17) 8 (9/1/17) 5 (3x, last 9/1/17) 5 (9/1/17) 1 (3x, last 9/1/17) 2 (7/11-7/16/17) CAREER VS.