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 (26-30, 63-63) at CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS (28-28, 65-61) Game: 127 (Road: 64 [30-33]) | August 20, 2019 | Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park | Charleston, S.C. Radio: The Jock 1300 and 1340 AM - wvpower.com Airtime: 6:45 P.M. THE PITCHING MATCH-UP: RHP Evan Johnson (0-4, 4.22 ERA) vs. RHP Roansy Contreras (9-5, 3.62 ERA) Johnson: Allowed two runs on four hits over four innings with four strikeouts August 15 vs. HAG Contreras: Ceded just one hit over seven innings with 10 strikeouts August 14 vs. Columbia POWER DOUBLES UP SUNS IN FINALE: Bernie Martinez hurled a quality start in his first start in the Minor LAST ROAD TRIP (8/8-14) Leagues, while Dean Nevarez provided a crucial two-run single that propelled West Virginia to a 4-2 win over the Hagerstown Suns Sunday afternoon at Appalachian Power Park. The Power jumped on the board in the first inning Record: 4-3 Season Highs against Jake Irvin, loading the bases with nobody out. Matt Sanders then grounded into a 6-4-3 double play, plating a Batting Statistics Batting Statistics: AVG: .226 (53-for-235) AVG: .362 (25-for-69) run to give West Virginia a 1-0 lead. The Power duplicated those efforts in the second, as the first three batters reached AB: 235 AB: 248 on two walks and a single. However, Nick Rodriguez grounded into another 6-4-3 double play, bringing in Nevarez RISP: 19-for-76 (.250) RISP: 17-for-35 (.486) from third to double West Virginia’s edge. The third inning saw the Power produce some two-out magic, as Sanders H: 53 High H: 60/Low H: 25 singled, Austin Shenton doubled and Nevarez brought them both home with his RBI knock to center that made it 4-0. R: 29 High R: 29 (2x)/Low R: 14 Meanwhile, Martinez mowed through Hagerstown’s lineup, hurling four perfect innings before allowing a base hit and HR: 2 High HR: 6/Low HR: 1 a run in the fifth on a throwing error by Nevarez. The righty buckled down and finished off the fifth and sixth before BB: 29 BB: 29 (2x) handing the ball to Logan Rinehart for the seventh. Rinehart spun a scoreless seventh and allowed an unearned tally in SO: 48 High SO: 73/Low SO: 16 SB: 2 SB: 6 the eighth while fanning two, and Elias Espino locked down the win in the ninth with a 1-2-3 frame and two punchouts. Defensive Statistics: Defensive Statistics: W-L: 4-3 W-L: 3-4 ALL-STAR NUMBERS: Though he did not play in the entire Delmarva series, Bobby Honeyman picked up right ERA: 3.45 ERA: 2.60 where he left off over the entire Hagerstown set, stroking two doubles and scoring two runs. He has been really hot Quality Starts: 3 Quality Starts: 4 over the last six weeks, as across his last 37 games, Honeyman is boasting a .359 (52-for-145) clip, the second-best IP: 60.0 IP: 62.1 (2x) average in the South Atlantic League during this span (Malvin Matos, .368, Lakewood), along with two homers and H: 63 High H: 69/Low H: 30 21 RBI. He also has notched a hit in 33 of those 37 contests. Honeyman’s overall .281 average sits 10th-best among R: 29 High R: 51/Low R: 12 ER: 23 High ER: 45/ Low ER: 10 qualified league hitters, while his 119 hits are tied for fourth-highest. SV/OPP: 2/2 SV/OPP: 2/2 (2 SV 3x) BB: 16 High BB: 24/Low BB: 6 QUALITY ROTATION: Despite dropping three of four to the Suns, the Power’s starting staff was very solid across SO: 49 SO: 78 the series, spinning three quality starts (Josias De Los Santos, Matt Martin and Martinez). After Tuesday starter Evan HR: 3 High HR: 13/Low HR: 2 Johnson lasted just four innings Thursday, De Los Santos twirled his third consecutive quality start, while Martin and Errors: 7 High Errors: 9/Low E: 1 Martinez each fired a quality outing in their first professional starts. The starting staff posted a 2.05 ERA (5 ER/22 IP) in the four-game series along with 17 strikeouts compared to eight walks. 2019 VS. RIVERDOGS 0-3 SAVE ME: Espino recorded his first professional save in his third career opportunity Sunday afternoon after tossing Date Location Result a perfect ninth inning. The right-hander had never entered in a save situation before the 2019 season, as 19 of his first May 14 Charleston, SC 6-5, Loss 23 Minor League appearances were starts over the past two years. Espino is the seventh different Power pitcher to May 15 Charleston, SC 7-6, Loss (F/11) notch a save this season, while his save was the 31st overall for West Virginia, tied with the Columbia Fireflies for May 16 Charleston, SC 5-0, Loss seventh-best in the South Atlantic League. August 20 Charleston, SC 7:05 p.m. August 21 Charleston, SC 7:05 p.m. ARIAS PROMOTED: Following Saturday’s game, the Seattle Mariners announced reliever Dayeison Arias had been August 22 Charleston, SC 7:05 p.m. promoted to the High-A Modesto Nuts. The West Virginia closer really turned it on over his last few outings with the Power, issuing eight consecutive scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts dating back to July 25. The right-hander’s 13 saves 2018 Results: are the most by a West Virginia reliever since Nick Neumann’s Power-franchise record 17 saves in 19 opportunities Charleston 6-5 in 2015. His 13 saves this year are also third-best in the South Atlantic League (Jesus Tona, Augusta, 16) and second in the Mariners’ system, with Art Warren edging him out with 15 for Arkansas. Arias only allowed an earned run in All-Time SAL Series: six of his 39 total appearances. Charleston leads 62-46 THEN TO DEBUT WEDNESDAY: After being added to the Power’s roster Saturday night, RHP Juan Then is slated to start the middle match of the team’s series in Charleston, S.C. Then is 0-3 with a 3.34 ERA in eight games (six starts) between the AZL and Everett. Then was dealt back to Seattle in June of this year in the deal for Edwin Encarnacion after the Mariners traded him back in 2017 to the Yankees. The right-hander is the 16th-best prospect in the Mariners’ system per MLB.com. POWER POINTS: Ryan Ramiz collected his 28th multi-hit game of the season, second-most on the team (Honeyman, 30)... Charlie McConnell has not committed an error in 70 consecutive games (May 15 at Charleston)... Sanders has hit safely in 18 of his last 20 contests, averaging .298 in that stretch... Nevarez posted his seventh multi-RBI game POWER AT A GLANCE with the Power this year... West Virginia has dropped its last five meetings with the Charleston RiverDogs (all in South 2019 Season Leaders (Active Only) Carolina)... McConnell swiped his team-leading 11th stolen base of the season Sunday, tying his output from 2018 with Batting Avg: Bobby Honeyman - .281 Short-Season Everett... The Power’s elimination number stands at five with 14 games to go, with seven vs. their division. Home Runs: Onil Pena - 15 2019 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE SECOND HALF STANDINGS RBI: Onil Pena - 56 Northern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Southern Division Italics=Eliminated from Playoffs Stolen Bases: Charlie McConnell - 11 * = Division; & = Wild Card W-L GB PCT * = Division Winner W-L GB PCT Wins: Ryne Inman - 8 Delmarva 35-20 -- .636 Asheville 32-24 -- .571 Hickory 33-22 2.0 .600 Augusta 31-25 1.0 .554 Innings: Ryne Inman - 121.2 Greensboro 29-26 6.0 .527 Charleston 28-28 4.0 .500 ERA: Devin Sweet - 3.06 Hagerstown 27-29 8.5 .482 Rome 28-28 4.0 .500 Strikeouts: Ryne Inman - 136 Kannapolis 27-29 8.5 .482 Columbia 25-31 7.0 .446 West Virginia 26-30 9.5 .464 Lexington 24-32 8.0 .429 Saves: Bryan Pall - 6 Lakewood 24-30 10.5 .444 Greenville 20-35 11.5 .364 PITCHING PROBABLES Date Opponent/Time Probable Pitchers (Away vs. Home) 8/21/19 @Charleston/7:05PM RHP Juan Then (first Low-A start) vs. LHP Josh Maciejewski (1-1, 2.25 ERA) 8/22/19 @Charleston/7:05PM RHP Josias De Los Santos (4-7, 4.56 ERA) vs. RHP Yoendrys Gomez (0-2, 5.40 ERA) 8/23/19 Lakewood/7:05PM RHP Matt Martin (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. TBD 8/24/19 Lakewood/7:05PM TBD vs. TBD 2019 Game Notes & Information TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER 2 | EVAN JOHNSON | RHP | 0-3, 3.96 ERA, 6G, 6GS (With West Virginia) Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 DOB: January 17, 1997 Resides: Ames, Iowa Acquired: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on 6/14/19 Drafted: N/A 2019: 0-4/12G/9GS/4.22ERA/42.2IP/42K/25BB/2HR/.219 Career Stats (1 Season): 0-4/12G/9GS/4.22 ERA/42.2 IP/42 K/25 BB/2 HR/.219 AVG Currently: Promoted to the Power July 15 from Short-Season Everett • Fired three scoreless innings and struck out four batters in pro debut June 16 with Everett • Made one spot start with High-A Modesto, allowing four runs on four hits, but struck out career-best five men Career: Signed as a non-drafted free agent on June 14, 2019 (Creighton University) • Went 9-2 with a 3.26 ERA in 17G/14GS over 77.1 IP in final season at Creighton; Allowed just a .197 average against him • Eliminated the defending national champion Oregon State Beavers in NCAA Regional (5.1 IP, 1R in defining game) • Also pitched in Big East Final win over Xavier, fanning nine batters in 9-8 victory • Added 15 lbs in summer with St.