Mitchell's big day headlines 13-2 win
CHARLESTON, WV (April 21, 2018) - Calvin Mitchell's career day at the plate, combined with Braeden Ogle's second consecutive quality start, headlined an explosive day for the Power, who cruised to a 13-2 win over the Asheville Tourists on Saturday afternoon at Appalachian Power Park. Mitchell has now hit safely
CHARLESTON, WV (April 21, 2018) - Calvin Mitchell's career day at the plate, combined with
Mitchell was 4-for-5 on Saturday with four RBI, tying his career highs in hits and RBI that he set in the GCL in August 2017. The Pirates' 16th-best prospect per MLB.com collected a trio of singles to go along with a triple in his offensive-heavy day. Over his seven-game hitting streak, Mitchell is batting 15-for-31 (.484) with a home run and nine RBI.
Ogle (2-0) completed six innings and struck out a career-high eight batters while allowing one run to cross the plate. The lefty's pitch count was elevated early, as he had to work his way out of multiple jams in both the first and second inning. He used three strikeouts and an assist from catcher
Including the Florida native's start today, the West Virginia (10-6) rotation (including
Mitchell's first RBI of the game came in another jam-packed third inning.
The Power bats were not done there, as they would score one in the fifth and the seventh before coming to life against Tommy Doyle and the Tourists in the eighth, sending 11 batters to the plate and tallying seven runs, bookended by a home run and an RBI single from
The Power concludes its four-game series against the Asheville Tourists on Sunday afternoon, with first pitch set for 2:05 p.m. at Appalachian Power Park. LHP
West Virginia will host Kidz Sunday Funday in the series finale. All members of the Sheetz Kidz Club will have free entry into the game and will be able to run the bases postgame, sponsored by SMART529 College Savings program. In addition, select players will be available for autographs after the ballgame, and kids are invited to play catch in the outfield prior to first pitch. For tickets and more information, call the Power at 304-344-2287 or visit wvpower.com.