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April 17, 2012 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
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Asheville Tourists (8-4) at West Virginia Power (5-7)

Game 13 | April 17, 2012 | Appalachian Power Park | Charleston, WV

Radio: Power Baseball Network and wvpower.com Play-by-Play: Adam Marco

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

RH Chris Jensen (0-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. RH Matt Benedict (1-1, 0.00)

Jensen: Allowed 2 R on 5 H over 6.0 IP with 3 BB and 4 K in 4/12 ND @ HIC (5-2 Crawdads)

Benedict: Allowed 1 R (0 ER) on 5 H with 1 BB and 4 K over 5.0 IP in 4/12 Win vs. GRV (5-1 WVP)

POWER REPLAY: West Virginia lost 16-0 to Asheville on Monday night. The Tourists scored seven in the third, four in the fifth, two in the seventh, and three in the ninth. William Swanner hit two home runs, including a grand slam in the third, and drove in seven to build up the lead. Vianney Mayo held the Power offense in check, tossing a three-hit, complete game shutout. Jose Osuna had two of the West Virginia hits and Mike Jefferson took the loss to fall to 1-2.

RELIEF REINFORCEMENTS: The Pirates made two roster moves earlier today to bolster the Power bullpen. Mike Jefferson and Orlando Castro both pitched last night and were transferred to the State College Spikes roster. To fill the void, Pittsburgh promoted Vince Payne from State College and transferred Porfirio Lopez from Bradenton to West Virginia. Payne and Lopez each pitched for the Power last season, and Lopez had already appeared in three games for the Marauders this year. The southpaw had not allowed a run over six innings of Florida State League work.

SHUTOUT STORY: Prior to Monday night, West Virginia and Asheville were the only two teams in the South Atlantic League that have not been involved in a shutout on either side this season.

SNAPPED TIMES TWO: West Virginia's first winning streak of the season was snapped with Monday's loss. Greg Polanco also saw his streak stopped. The Power centerfielder had reached safely in seven straight games by base hit and was batting .370 during his streak with four home runs and 11 runs batted in.

HELLO AGAIN: West Virginia continues its three game series with Asheville tonight. The Power trail 33-23 in the all-time set after having been swept last week at McCormick Field and losing last night. The Tourists lead at Appalachian Power Park by six wins with a 19-13 mark since 2005. These clubs will meet 12 times total this season, all of which are before the 2012 All-Star break.

SEVENTH INNING SCORING: Prior to Saturday night, West Virginia had not scored a single run during the seventh inning of any game this season. The Power plated two in the home half of the seventh in Saturday's win. West Virginia has scored nine runs during its second and fourth innings this year, and now the seventh matches the first for the inning when the team scores the least.

LEADER AT THE TOP: Alen Hanson is among the South Atlantic League leaders in eight different offensive categories: games (tied for 1st), home runs (tied for 1st), at bats (2nd), hits (1st), slugging percentage (2nd), extra base hits (tied for 1st), runs scored (2nd), and total bases (1st).

PROMO UPDATE- APRIL 27: The Power will host a Charlies Reunion Night on April 27 at Appalachian Power Park. Former Charleston Charlies like Kent Tekulve, Steve Blass, and Dave Parker will be in attendance for the game and will sign autographs. A commemorative Charlies giveaway will also be handed out to the fans in attendance.

POWER POINTS: West Virginia is batting .247 at home this season after being held to three hits in 29 at bats last night... Asheville's 16 runs and 17 hits on Monday were the most runs allowed by Power pitchers since August 26, 2010 at Augusta (18 runs) and the most hits since July 17, 2011 against Charleston (17 hits)... The Power and Augusta GreenJackets have turned a league-low five double plays this season. West Virginia has not turned multiple double plays in any game this year... Tyler Austin of Charleston and Matt Barnes of Greenville were the SAL Players of the Week for April 5-15.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh lost the series opener at Arizona by a 5-1 final. The loss dropped the Pirates to 3-7 this season... Indianapolis fell 9-2 against Toledo... Altoona beat Harrisburg 5-2 on the strength of Jarek Cunningham's first Double-A home run... Bradenton slipped by Palm Beach 3-0.

ON THE AIR: All 140 West Virginia Power games can be heard on ESPN 104.5 FM and 1490 AM in Charleston, WV, across the state on the Power Radio Network, and online at milb.com. Adam Marco will call the action for each of the 70 home games this season, while the home team will provide coverage while the Power are on the road.

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