At least one of the South Atlantic League teams exiled by Major League Baseball’s restructuring has found a home. Whether or not another SAL stalwart will follow the same route remains to be seen.
Welcome to “Second Guess” Tuesday.
As a wise old catcher once insisted, it ain’t over ‘til it’s over.
The prospect of summertime baseball in Charleston was dealt another crushing blow Wednesday.
Major League Baseball and USA Baseball announced Monday that the Morgantown-based West Virginia Black Bears, formerly a member of the New York-Penn League, will be one of five founding members of the newly created MLB Draft League, an amateur baseball league with rosters populated by top dra…
The plan at Appalachian Power Park is for fans to enjoy some baseball there in 2021. The particulars are still to be determined.
When Stan Hunter and his entourage arrived at Muldoon’s bar at about 10 p.m., the line stretched out the door and down Capitol Street. Not that it mattered. Hunter’s entourage included Mickey Mantle, one of the most celebrated athletes in our nation’s history. It also included Baseball Hall …
The cancellation of the minor league baseball season isn’t stopping the West Virginia Power from featuring an important exhibition at Appalachian Power Park.
It’s not just about the future of the West Virginia Power.
The West Virginia Power’s 2020 season is not to be. Now the question becomes whether the team will see another season as a minor league affiliate.
West Virginia University’s football staff has garnered plenty of attention lately for its run on big-time verbal commitments, especially on offense. Four-star offensive tackle Wyatt Milum, four-star receiver Kaden Prather, four-star running back Jaylen Anderson, and Top 25 quarterback Will C…
While at least three of the four minor league baseball teams in West Virginia have been on the chopping block since last year in professional baseball’s proposed restructuring, Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday he’s optimistic pro baseball in the Mountain State is sticking around.
Will the West Virginia Power play a baseball game this season?
The West Virginia Power wants its fans to know that it’s still alive and kicking, and the team hopes to be a part of the region now and well into the future.
The chances for minor league baseball to cut teams — possibly including three in West Virginia — are reportedly getting closer.
In early May of 1978, the Charleston Charlies began living up to preseason expectations that had run happily amok that year. The previous year, the Charlies had breezed through the postseason playoffs, winning seven of eight games to capture the Class AAA International League championship. T…
Already uncertain times for the West Virginia Power have become even cloudier as the coronavirus pandemic has started to eat into the team’s schedule.
The effects of the indefinite delay of the minor league baseball season have reached Appalachian Power Park, and more than just the West Virginia Power is feeling them.
This is not Eric Farris’ first go-round in Charleston. It’s not even his second.
A new face, but a familiar one, will take the manager’s spot for the West Virginia Power in 2020.
News of Major League Baseball’s proposal to cut parent-club affiliations with 42 minor league clubs has hit the halls of government, including West Virginia.
West Virginia Power general manager Jeremy Taylor never would have imagined his team would end up on a list of minor league teams in peril of losing their Major League Baseball affiliation. Not with a young stadium that has earned loads of compliments. Not with that stadium sitting just a fe…
The West Virginia Power saved one of its best performances for last Monday at Appalachian Power Park, as it a no-hit Greensboro through 71/3 innings in a 2-0 victory against the Grasshoppers.
