SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
08/27/2109
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS AT WEST VIRGINIA POWER
GAME ID: 10981 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charleston RiverDogs (36-89) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 1
West Virginia Power (82-43) 0 2 0 3 0 0 4 0 X 9 7 0
Sheppard drives in 4 runs to Ignite Power Offense
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the West Virginia Power and Charleston RiverDogs.

The West Virginia Power downed the Charleston RiverDogs, 9-2. The hitting star was shortstop Dustin Sheppard. Sheppard went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for the Power. The winner was West Virginia reliever Chad McNulty, now 5-2. The loser was Marco Nieves.

Austin Keller, who is tied for 3rd in the SAL with a .908 OPS, chipped in a grand slam home run for West Virginia in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the designated hitter had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 runs batted in.

"We're obviously playing with a lot of confidence," said West Virginia manager Jose Minera.

West Virginia has now won 7 straight, while the RiverDogs have lost 4 in a row.
CHARLESTON BATTING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Eubanks 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .264 9 27
N. Hale SS 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .246 5 29
M. Schock 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .259 5 23
A. Lyons LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203 3 11
   a-A. Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .148 5 12
   b-M. Sullivan LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 1
S. Hayman C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .245 7 34
D. Correa DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .203 2 13
T. Posey 1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .181 1 15
   c-T. Wintheiser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 0 1
M. Padilla CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .206 14 38
D. Carpenter RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .249 8 28
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 11 14      
a - A. Torres pinch hit for A. Lyons in the 8th
b - M. Sullivan substituted for A. Torres in the 8th
c - T. Wintheiser pinch hit for T. Posey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Correa (12, 2nd Inning off D. Turner, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Carpenter 2 (14, 5th Inning off C. McNulty, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off C. McNulty, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Hale , M. Schock , D. Correa 3 , D. Carpenter 4
2-out RBI: N. Hale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Schock , D. Carpenter
Sac Fly: B. Eubanks
Hit by Pitch: T. Posey
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: N. Hale (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Schock-Eubanks-Posey, Hale-Eubanks-Posey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Keller DH 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .311 15 61
J. Youngs 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316 35 103
T. Wilson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 11 45
S. Urich 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .271 4 35
M. Mukanda LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .280 8 39
B. Evans CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .266 12 50
R. Silva RF 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 .278 8 59
D. Sheppard SS 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .263 13 62
L. Ramos C 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .186 1 15
Totals 29 9 7 9 4 4 7      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Evans (16, 2nd Inning off M. Nieves, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Sheppard (13, 4th Inning off M. Nieves, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Keller (15, 7th Inning off T. Marti, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Keller 5 , S. Urich , B. Evans 2 , R. Silva , D. Sheppard 5
2-out RBI: D. Sheppard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Mukanda
GIDP: J. Youngs , L. Ramos
Sac Bunt: B. Evans
Hit by Pitch: R. Silva
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Wilson (5) , M. Mukanda (32)
CHARLESTON PITCHING LINESCORE WEST VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Nieves L (2-16) 6.0 6 5 2 0 0 1 50 5.57   
T. Marti 0.0 1 4 4 3 0 1 18 6.56   
C. Blasioli 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 33 7.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Nieves 46
Batters Faced: M. Nieves 24, T. Marti 4, C. Blasioli 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Nieves 9-7, T. Marti 0-0, C. Blasioli 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Nieves 50-37, T. Marti 18-5, C. Blasioli 33-19
WP: T. Marti
Hit Batsmen: M. Nieves
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Turner 4.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 66 2.68   
C. McNulty W (5-2) 4.1 3 2 2 1 5 0 63 3.25   
J. Magill 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Turner 60
Batters Faced: D. Turner 16, C. McNulty 18, J. Magill 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Turner 4-3, C. McNulty 1-7, J. Magill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Turner 66-42, C. McNulty 63-38, J. Magill 8-5
Hit Batsmen: C. McNulty
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dustin Sheppard
Ballpark: Appalachian Power Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 6168
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