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 (22-21) vs. GREENsboro GRasshoppers (29-14) Game: 45 (Home: 21 [14-6]) | May 21, 2019 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, W.Va. Radio: The Jock 1300 and 1340 AM - wvpower.com Airtime: 6:45 P.M. THE PITCHING MATCH-UP: RHP Damon Casetta-Stubbs (2-2, 6.85 ERA) vs. RHP Colin Selby (0-0, 2.25 ERA) Casetta-Stubbs: Allowed six runs on a career-high nine hits at Greensboro May 5 Selby: Gave up one run on four hits with five strikeouts vs. Delmarva in first GS May 15 POWER BLANKED IN FINALE: Ryne Inman fired his second quality start of the season, but West Virginia’s offense LAST HOMESTAND (5/8-13) mustered just six hits and fell, 4-0, to the Greenville Drive Monday night at Fluor Field at the West End. Inman suffered one rough inning, as Greenville plated three runs in the third to take a commanding lead. Inman buckled down following Record: 3-4 Season Highs that frame, striking out four over six innings and walking one. Meanwhile, Thaddeus Ward subdued the Power, retiring Batting Statistics: Batting Statistics: AVG: .248 (54-for-218) AVG: .266 (55-for-207) the last 15 men he faced following a single to Bobby Honeyman to begin the second inning. Ultimately, Ward spun AB: 218 AB: 220 seven shutout innings and fanned seven while giving up just four hits. The Drive tacked on another run in the eighth RISP: 14-for-61 (.230) RISP: 17-for-67 (.254) against David Ellingson, who worked the final two innings and ceded just one hit. Hunter Haworth picked up his first H: 54 High H: 55/Low H: 47 save of the year after working a scoreless eighth and ninth. R: 35 High R: 35/Low R: 28 HR: 6 High HR: 10/Low HR: 4 ALMIGHTY ANCHIA: Jake Anchia has been on quite the tear recently, averaging .364 (12-for-33) in his last nine BB: 34 BB: 34 games with five homers and 12 RBI. The backstop recorded his first career multi-homer game May 9 in the twin bill SO: 62 Sigh SO: 70/Low SO: 53 SB: 1 SB: 6 opener against Augusta, becoming the third Power batter to do so this season (Dean Nevarez, April 26 vs. Asheville Defensive Statistics: Defensive Statistics: and Jarred Kelenic, April 27 vs. Asheville). Anchia is the first batter to homer in back-to-back at-bats since Trae W-L: 3-4 W-L: 6-1 Arbet on April 12, 2017, vs. Asheville. The Nova Southeastern product collected a career-best five RBI May 9 as well, ERA: 4.58 ERA: 1.93 the first West Virginia slugger to accomplish the feat sinceDeon Stafford’s six-RBI effort August 11, 2018, at Rome. Quality Starts: 2 Quality Starts: 3 IP: 59.0 IP: 63.0 SWEET AS HONEY: Honeyman has started to find his rhythm with West Virginia. The New York native is riding a H: 59 H: 36 season-long eight-game hitting streak dating back to May 13, during which he is averaging .344 (11-for-32) with two R: 31 High R: 31/Low R: 16 ER: 30 High ER: 30/Low ER: 12 doubles, two RBI and five runs, as well as just one strikeout. In this span, the infielder has raised his average from .175 SV/OPP: 2/2 SV/OPP: 2/2 (2x) to .204, the first time it has been above the Mendoza Line threshold. Honeyman is the sixth Power batter to post a hitting BB: 14 High BB: 20/Low BB: 14 streak of at least six games (Kelenic, 18; Cesar Izturis Jr. and Onil Pena, 9; Ryan Ramiz and Julio Rodriguez, 6). SO: 67 High SO: 79/Low SO: 67 Honeyman has also reached base in a season-best nine straight games, dating back to May 12. HR: 7 High HR: 7/Low HR: 3 Errors: 7 High Errors: 7/Low E: 4 BULLPEN BULLIES: West Virginia’s bullpen kept this team in a ton of games during their most recent road trip. Over this seven-game road swing, the relief corps spun 24.1 innings and gave up just four earned runs (1.48 ERA) on 2019 VS. GRASSHOPPERS 11 hits while striking out 30 batters. The Power’s bullpen ERA currently sits at 2.79, 129 points below the starters. 0-4 Date Location Result RODRIGUEZ STARTING TO ROLL: Nick Rodriguez has reached base safely in 10 of his last 11 games, dating May 3 Greensboro 3-2, L back to May 5. In that span, the infielder has posted a .278 (10-for-36) clip with four RBI, two runs and three doubles. May 4 Greensboro 6-3, L May 5 Greensboro 8-2, L May 6 Greensboro 6-3, L HANGING ZEROES: The Power was blanked for just the third time this season Monday night, with all three of their May 21 Charleston 7:05 p.m. shutout losses coming on the road (May 2 at Lakewood and May 16 at Charleston). Overall, West Virginia is 5-3 in May 22 Charleston 7:05 p.m. shutouts this year, the third-best winning percentage (.625) in the South Atlantic League, trailing Greensboro (.750) May 23 Charleston 7:05 p.m. and Delmarva (.714). The Power is also tied with the Grasshoppers for the most shutouts played in this year at eight. May 24 Charleston 7:05 p.m. June 24 Greensboro 7:00 p.m. LOOKING FOR SOME REVENGE: West Virginia did not fare so well in North Carolina during their first series June 25 Greensboro 7:00 p.m. against Greensboro, as the Grasshoppers swept the Power pretty handily at First National Bank Field, their first four- June 26 Greensboro 12:00 p.m. July 12 Greensboro 7:00 p.m. game sweep defeat since late July 2018 at Kannapolis. In that four-game brooming, Greensboro outscored West Virginia July 13 Greensboro 7:00 p.m. by 13 runs combined, while several former Power players did a lot of the damage. Infielder Rodolfo Castro averaged July 14 Greensboro 4:00 p.m. .400 with three homers and six RBI, while outfielder Lolo Sanchez posted a .308 clip and first baseman Mason Martin July 31 Charleston 7:05 p.m. left the yard and drove in four runs. Meanwhile, Cam Alldred, Nicholas Economos, Braeden Ogle, Samuel Reyes and August 1 Charleston 7:05 p.m. Logan Stoelke tossed 14 total innings and surrendered just three runs (all by Economos) while striking out 21 batters. August 2 Charleston 7:05 p.m. August 30 Charleston 7:05 p.m. THE SCRIPT HAS BEEN FLIPPED: After posting the second-lowest ERA (2.59) in the league in April, West Virginia’s August 31 Charleston 6:05 p.m. September 1 Charleston 2:05 p.m. pitching staff has been battered around to the tune of a 4.69 mark in May, the third-highest ERA in that span. Over this September 2 Charleston 2:05 p.m. last road trip, the Power allowed the most runs they have given up on a road trip this season (31), along with a 4.58 ERA. 2018 Results: 3-3 All-Time SAL Series: WV leads 94-89 KELENIC’S KRYPTONITE: Kelenic has been mired in a bit of a slump over his last 10 games, boasting a .167 average with just two RBI. In the stretch, his season average has plummeted from .345 to .298, though he still leads all POWER AT A GLANCE qualified hitters on the Power. Kelenic has much preferred playing at home, holding a .384 clip vs. a .227 road mark. 2019 Season Leaders (Active Only) Batting Avg: Jarred Kelenic - .298 POWER POINTS: Pena had his nine-game errorless streak snapped in the first inning... The Power left five men on base. Home Runs: Anchia/Kelenic - 7 2019 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE FIRST HALF STANDINGS RBI: Jarred Kelenic - 23 Northern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Southern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Stolen Bases: Jarred Kelenic - 7 * = Divison; & = Wild Card W-L GB PCT * = Division Winner W-L GB PCT Wins: Chandler/Inman - 4 Delmarva 33-9 -- .786 Charleston 24-20 -- .545 Greensboro 29-14 4.5 .674 Augusta 22-21 1.5 .512 ERA: Clay Chandler - 2.91 Hickory 28-15 5.5 .651 Lexington 21-22 2.5 .488 Strikeouts: Ryne Inman - 56 West Virginia 22-21 11.5 .512 Rome 21-23 3.0 .477 Hagerstown 19-24 14.5 .442 Greenville 17-26 6.5 .395 Saves: Arias/Pall - 2 Kannapolis 19-24 14.5 .442 Columbia 17-27 7.0 .386 Lakewood 14-29 19.5 .326 Asheville 16-27 7.5 .372 This Date in Baseball History (1996) Ken Griffey Jr. clubs his 200th career PITCHING PROBABLES home run off Boston’sVaughn Eshelman Date Opponent/Time Probable Pitchers (Away vs. Home) in the fourth inning of a 13-7 victory at the 5/22/19 Greensboro/7:05PM RHP Alex Manasa (4-0, 3.55 ERA) vs. LHP Steven Moyers (3-3, 4.40 ERA) age of 26. Only seven other players have 5/23/19 Greensboro/7:05PM RHP Brad Case (6-1, 1.63 ERA) vs. RHP Deivy Florido (2-0, 0.79 ERA) reached the 200-homer plateau quicker 5/24/19 Greensboro/7:05PM RHP Steven Jennings (2-5, 6.42 ERA) vs.