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Prospects in the Pirates' 2020 player pool

Bucs balance Major League readiness and development needs
@jtbloss
July 8, 2020

As part of the new rules for the 2020 Major League season, each of the 30 organizations will maintain a 60-man player pool for the duration of the campaign. Some members of the player pool will feature on the active Major League roster while others will work out at an

Power blanks Crawdads in doubleheader sweep

West Virginia holds Hickory to four hits across Friday's twin bill
June 8, 2018

HICKORY, N.C. (June 8, 2018) - Cody Bolton tossed 4.1 no-hit innings in game one, and Blake Cederlind led a three-pitcher shutout in game two as the Power completed a doubleheader sweep against the Hickory Crawdads Friday evening at L.P. Frans Stadium.West Virginia posted back-to-back shutout wins for the first time

Castro's homer lifts Power to doubleheader split

West Virginia takes game two, 2-1, after falling 5-2 in game one
May 14, 2018

LAKEWOOD, N.J. (May 14, 2018) - Rodolfo Castro's seventh-inning home run in game two of Monday's doubleheader gave West Virginia a 2-1 win in the nightcap and a twin bill split against the Lakewood BlueClaws at FirstEnergy Park.

Seven-run ninth fuels Power to wild 15-11 victory

Stafford's two-run double marks the difference in comeback win
April 14, 2018

HICKORY, N.C. (April 14, 2018) - After squandering an early four-run cushion, the Power exploded for seven runs in the ninth inning to stun the Hickory Crawdads, 15-11, on Saturday evening at L.P. Frans Stadium. Deon Stafford's two-run double ended up marking the difference in the comeback win.Trailing by three runs