SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
05/31/2110
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
GAME ID: 10451 - SATURDAY, MAY 31ST , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charleston RiverDogs (20-29) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 5 11 1
West Virginia Power (34-15) 2 7 1 0 4 0 0 0 X 14 20 0
Buckingham Leads Power to Win
The first-place West Virginia Power took on the Charleston RiverDogs in front of a spirited crowd.

The West Virginia Power blasted the Charleston RiverDogs, 14-5. Chris Buckingham was one of the hitting stars. He went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 6 for West Virginia. J.R. Purcell snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed 4 runs on 7 hits over 4 innings. He's now 3-2 on the season.

With West Virginia leading 10-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Buckingham batted against Charleston pitcher Sonny Davidson. Buckingham hit a fastball to left-center for a grand slam home run. His 8th home run of the season put the Power on top, 14-1.

"I believe in our guys," said West Virginia skipper Jose Minera. "I like the energy they're playing with."

West Virginia raised its record to 34-15 with the win.
CHARLESTON BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Caceres 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .313 4 18
J. Cunningham 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .204 1 6
G. Welch LF 5 1 2 3 0 0 4 .244 2 16
R. Saenz DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .234 2 7
M. Vuckovich CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .222 0 0
V. Garza 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 2 9
   a-J. Menendez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 0 3
   b-B. DePriest 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
J. Rhoads RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .278 0 6
J. Kiger C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .138 1 6
V. de la Cruz SS 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 .333 1 1
Totals 37 5 11 5 3 11 17      
a - J. Menendez pinch hit for V. Garza in the 8th
b - B. DePriest substituted for J. Menendez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Welch (2, 7th Inning off J. Purcell, 2 on, 2 outs) , V. de la Cruz (1, 9th Inning off J. Purcell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Caceres , J. Cunningham , G. Welch 5 , R. Saenz 2 , V. Garza , J. Rhoads , V. de la Cruz 6
2-out RBI: G. Welch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Welch 2 , M. Vuckovich
Sac Fly: J. Cunningham
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: V. de la Cruz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Vuckovich (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Cunningham-de la Cruz-Davidson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Greving CF 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 .243 2 19
C. McMillan RF 6 1 2 1 0 1 4 .250 2 6
S. Urich LF 5 2 1 0 1 1 5 .264 5 13
B. Tabak SS 5 3 4 1 0 1 1 .307 7 27
C. Buckingham 3B 4 2 3 6 1 0 3 .279 8 29
B. Rebouas DH 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .252 3 14
D. Funes 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .252 4 12
O. Tafolla C 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .256 0 8
G. Eckert 2B 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .198 1 10
Totals 43 14 20 13 5 7 25      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Tabak (11, 1st Inning off J. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs) , O. Tafolla (12, 2nd Inning off J. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Rebouas 2 (13, 2nd Inning off A. Rosas, 3 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off S. Davidson, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Greving (6, 2nd Inning off J. Hernandez, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Greving (3, 1st Inning off J. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Eckert (1, 3rd Inning off A. Rosas, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Buckingham (8, 5th Inning off S. Davidson, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Greving 6 , C. McMillan 2 , S. Urich , B. Tabak 5 , C. Buckingham 6 , B. Rebouas 4 , D. Funes 2 , O. Tafolla 2 , G. Eckert 5
2-out RBI: B. Tabak , C. Buckingham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Urich , C. Buckingham , B. Rebouas , O. Tafolla , G. Eckert
GIDP: O. Tafolla
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Buckingham (4)
CHARLESTON PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hernandez L (0-7) 1.1 6 7 7 2 1 0 43 7.00   
A. Rosas 3.0 6 5 5 3 5 1 66 5.52   
S. Davidson 3.2 8 2 2 0 1 1 44 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hernandez 7
Batters Faced: J. Hernandez 12, A. Rosas 18, S. Davidson 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hernandez 1-2, A. Rosas 0-4, S. Davidson 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hernandez 43-23, A. Rosas 66-39, S. Davidson 44-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rosas 2-2 , S. Davidson 2-2
WP: J. Hernandez , A. Rosas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gallegos 4.2 4 1 1 2 5 0 65 1.71   
J. Purcell W (3-2) 4.0 7 4 4 1 5 2 64 4.12   
J. Marsh 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gallegos 55
Batters Faced: M. Gallegos 20, J. Purcell 20, J. Marsh 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gallegos 2-7, J. Purcell 3-4, J. Marsh 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gallegos 65-41, J. Purcell 64-45, J. Marsh 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Purcell 1-0 , J. Marsh 2-0
WP: M. Gallegos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Buckingham
Ballpark: Appalachian Power Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 6132
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