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 (3-4) VS AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS (2-3) Game: 8 (Home: 1) | April 11, 2019 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, W.Va. Radio: The Jock 1300 and 1340 AM - wvpower.com Airtime: 6:45 P.M. PITCHING MATCHUP RHP Ryne Inman (0-0, 9.00 ERA) vs. RHP Gregory Santos (0-1, 9.00 ERA) Inman: Struck out seven over four innings at GRV 4/6, allowing four runs on four hits Santos: Surrendered three runs on five hits over three innings at Asheville April 5 CHANDLER HURLS QUALITY START IN LOSS: Clay Chandler tossed six quality innings in his second start CURRENT HOMESTAND with the Power, but West Virginia’s offense was held to a season-low three hits in a 2-1 loss in the series finale to the Lexington Legends Wednesday morning at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. Chandler mowed through the first four innings Record: 0-0 Season Highs on the bump, but ceded a leadoff single to Juan Carlos Negret to begin the fifth. He retired the next two men he faced, Batting Statistics: Batting Statistics: AVG: .000 (0-for-0) AVG: .000 (0-for-0) but Matt Morales stung an RBI triple into the right-field corner, giving Lexington a 1-0 edge. West Virginia wasted no AB: 0 AB: 0 time in responding though, as Onil Pena reached on an error by Morales to start the sixth. After moving to third on a RISP: 0-for-0 (.000) RISP: 0-for-0 (.000) pair of wild pitches by Jon Heasley, Pena scored on a sacrifice fly fromJoseph Rosa, knotting the game at one. Jamal H: 0 H: 0 Wade relieved Chandler in the seventh and worked his way around a leadoff walk, but the Legends were able to get R: 0 R: 0 to him in the eighth. Jeison Guzman started things with an infield single, and Eric Cole doubled to left-center, plating HR: 0 HR: 0 Guzman and vaulting Lexington ahead, 2-1. Heasley closed out the final four innings for the Legends to pick up the win. BB: 0 BB: 0 SO: 0 SO: 0 SB: 0 SB: 0 JULIOOOOO: Despite having his six-game hitting streak snapped yesterday, Julio Rodriguez extended his season- Defensive Statistics: Defensive Statistics: opening on-base streak to seven games by working a walk in the first inning. Rodriguez is the team’s average leader at W-L: 0-0 W-L: 0-0 .423, as well as tied for the team lead in RBI with three. The 18-year-old is the third player in Power history to start the ERA: 0.00 ERA: 0.00 season with at least a six-game hitting streak. Tito Polo had the longest stretch in 2016, posting a 10-game hitting streak Quality Starts: 0 Quality Starts: 0 from April 7-18 with a .348 (16-for-46) clip, a home run and six RBI, while Calvin Mitchell had a six-gamer in 2018. IP: 0.0 IP: 0.0 H: 0 H: 0 : Chandler spun the Power’s first quality start of the season Wednesday morning, allowing one run R: 0 R: 0 QUALITY CLAY ER: 0 ER: 0 on five hits with five strikeouts over six innings of work. The Paducah, Kentucky, native hurled eight quality starts SV/OPP: 0/0 SV/OPP: 0/0 in 2018 with the Clinton LumberKings, including five in the second half.West Virginia had 46 quality starts in 2018. BB: 0 BB: 0 SO: 0 SO: 0 PILING UP THE STRIKEOUTS: The Power struck out eight more batters in Wednesday’s series finale, upping their HR: 0 HR: 0 total to 78, which leads the South Atlantic League by four (Hickory Crawdads). With his nine-strikeout performance Errors: 0 Errors: 0 Tuesday, Logan Gilbert sits in second place in the South Atlantic League with 14 total strikeouts. 2019 VS. GREENJACKETS KEEPING THE GAME ON LOCKDOWN: West Virginia’s bullpen has been quite stellar to start the year. After seven games, the Power’s bullpen boasts a 1.19 mark (30.1 IP/4 ER), with six relievers still possessing spotless ERAs. 0-0 Elias Espino and Wade, who gave up an earned run in 1.2 innings Wednesday, are the only ones to give up earned runs. Date Location Result April 11 Charleston 7:05 p.m. IN NEED OF AN ADJUSTMENT: Of the six offensive Power players that are making their full-season debuts in April 12 Charleston 7:05 p.m. 2019, only two of them are averaging above the Mendoza Line (.200) to start the year (Rodriguez and Ryan Ramiz). April 13 Charleston 2:05 p.m. The other four seem to be experiencing a bit of growing pains when it comes to facing South Atlantic League pitching, April 14 Charleston 2:05 p.m. especially Jarred Kelenic. The Mariners’ second-best prospect was 0-for-11 in the three-game series against the May 8 Charleston 7:05 p.m. Legends, and is only 2-for-25 with 11 strikeouts in 2019. Among the others, Charlie McConnell collected his first hit May 9 Charleston 7:05 p.m. of the year (1-for-17) Wednesday, roping a double to right, while Jake Anchia is 1-for-15 (.077) and Cesar Trejo is May 10 Charleston 7:05 p.m. 3-for-15 (.200), though he did club his first career home run Tuesday night, a three-run bomb to left-center in the sixth. 2018 Results: THE SLIMMEST OF MARGINS: West Virginia dropped its third one-run decision across its first seven games in Series tied 8-3 2019 Wednesday. Overall, the Power has had five games decided by one run this season (2-3), with each of their first four games against Greenville coming down to a single tally. All-Time SAL Series: Series tied 41-41 A TRADITION UNLIKE ANY OTHER: The Power welcomes the Augusta GreenJackets to town on Masters Weekend, beginning a four-game series Thursday night at Appalachian Power Park. Last season, West Virginia played some of its most thrilling games against Augusta, including a pair of walk-off winners during their first encounter in early May. Ryan Peurifoy smacked the Power’s only walk-off home run of the season May 1 as part of a three-run ninth, while Kyle Watson ended Minor League Baseball’s longest game of the season with a base hit in the 15th inning May 3. POWER POINTS: Through their first seven games, West Virginia has struggled mightily with runners in scoring position. After stranding eight men on base and going 0-for-8 with RISP Wednesday, the Power is averaging .108 (7- POWER AT A GLANCE for-65), second-worst in the SAL (Columbia, .094)... Kelenic committed the Power’s ninth error of the season, lowering 2019 Season Leaders West Virginia’s fielding percentage to .964, tied for fifth-worst in the league... Rodriguez grounded into the Power’s Batting Avg: Rodriguez - .423 seventh and eighth double plays of the season. Conversely, West Virginia has only turned five double plays in the field. Home Runs: 3 players - 1 2019 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE FIRST HALF STANDINGS RBI: 5 players - 3 Northern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Southern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Stolen Bases: Kelenic/Rosa - 1 * = Divison; & = Wild Card W-L GB PCT * = Division Winner W-L GB PCT Wins: 3 players - 1 Hickory 6-1 -- .857 Asheville 4-3 -- .571 Delmarva 4-1 1.0 .800 Charleston 4-3 -- .571 ERA: 7 players - 0.00 Kannapolis 3-3 2.5 .500 Augusta 3-3 0.5 .500 Strikeouts: Gilbert - 14 Greensboro 3-4 3.0 .429 Columbia 3-3 0.5 .500 Lakewood 3-4 3.0 .429 Greenville 3-3 0.5 .500 Saves: Arias - 1 West Virginia 3-4 3.0 .429 Lexington 3-3 0.5 .500 Hagerstown 2-5 4.0 .286 Rome 1-5 2.5 .167 This Date in Power History (2016) Mitch Keller makes his full season debut PITCHING PROBABLES against the Greenville Drive, allowing just Date Opponent/Time Power Starter vs. Opponent one hit and striking out 10 batters over 4/12/18 Augusta/7:05 PM RHP Jake Wong (0-1, 16.20 ERA) vs. RHP Elias Espino (0-0, 4.50 ERA) five scoreless innings. Keller would go on 4/13/18 Augusta/2:05 PM LHP Seth Corry (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Steven Moyers (0-1, 10.80 ERA) to be named the SAL’s Most Oustanding 4/14/18 Augusta/2:05 PM RHP Sean Hjelle (0-1, 3.00 ERA) vs. RHP Logan Gilbert (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Pitcher in 2016, going 8-5 with a 2.46 4/15/18 Lakewood/7:05 PM TBD vs. TBD ERA and 131 strikeouts across 23 starts. 2019 Game Notes & Information TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER 15 | RYNE INMAN | RHP | 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 1G, 1GS Height: 6-5 Weight: 215 DOB: May 13, 1996 Resides: Atlanta, Georgia Acquired: Selected in the 15th round of the 2015 draft by Seattle Drafted: 2015 Draft (15th Round) 2019: 0-0/1G/1GS/9.00ERA/4.0IP/7K/2BB/0HR/.250 2018: 4-10/25G/25GS/4.57ERA/112.1IP/117K/44BB/11HR/.249 Career Stats (5 Seasons): 11-22/66G/59GS/4.53 ERA/284.1 IP/275 K/110 BB/24 HR/.257 AVG Currently: • Fanned a Power season-high seven batters in first start (4/6) at Greenville • • Career: • Tabbed as a Midwest League All-Star with Clinton (1-3, 3.62 ERA in 7GS); Had most starts in Clinton’s rotation (25) • Tossed the second-highest innings on the LumberKings (112.1); Posted league’s third-lowest BAA for SP (.249) • Fanned a career-high nine batters July 5, 2017, vs.