| Breaking News |  | Friday, May 22nd, 2009: Cole Shackles Florida
Today at Allegheny Field Hamilton Cole of the West Virginia Coal Sox permitted 4 hits, walked 1 and fanned 6 during the 10-0 shutout win over the Florida Featherheads.
To date this season Cole is 6-3 with 10 starts and an ERA of 2.70 with 63 strikeouts in 70 innings.
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 | Tuesday, May 19th, 2009: 5-5 Day for Schaffner
Dan Schaffner was on quite a roll today as he knocked the ball all over the park, collecting 5 hits and leading the Hitmen to a 14-6 victory over the West Virginia Coal Sox.
After the first three hits, all eyes in the ballpark were drawn to him each time he stepped into the batter's box. Even a few of the opposing fans were pulling for him, knowing they were watching a little baseball-hitting history unfold.
In the clubhouse, crowded by reporters, the New Jersey third baseman said, "I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion." When asked what the secret of hitting so well is, he smiled and replied, "The key to hitting for a high average is to relax, concentrate and hit the ball where they ain't."
Nobody was at home today as Schaffner finished the day with 5 hits in 5 at-bats and a line in the record book.
D. Schaffner singled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit a three-run home run off T. Farmer in the 6th and hit an RBI double in the 8th.
This season-to-date Schaffner has 1 home run and a .286 batting average.
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 | Sunday, May 17th, 2009: West Virginia-Charleston Announce Deal
The players apparently knew they were on the trading block, so it did not surprise one of them when he learned that he had been traded to West Virginia. "Got my bags packed already," he said, when reached for comment. The Coal Sox will receive 24-year old minor league reliever Jake Tate, while 25-year old reliever Ken Cates will go to the Charleston Statesmen.
Cates has taken the hill for 12 relief appearances this season, nailing down 1 save while notching a 1-0 record with a 5.28 ERA. The Charleston reliever has limited opposing batters to a .189 batting average.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Steve Davis | bone chips (elbow) | 6-7 months | 11 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 25-26, .490 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 11.0 GB | | Record at home | 16-11, .593 PCT | | Record on the road | 9-15, .375 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 2-2, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 7-6, .538 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 8-10, .444 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 17-16, .515 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 13-11, .542 PCT | | Record in May | 12-15, .444 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .266 - 3rd in IL | | On-Base Percentage | .350 - 3rd in IL | | Slugging Percentage | .401 - 5th in IL | | On-Base + Slugging | .751 - 5th in IL | | Runs Scored | 244 - 4th in IL | | Hits | 455 - 4th in IL | | Extra-Base Hits | 151 - tied for 6th in IL | | Home Runs | 33 - tied for 8th in IL | | Bases-On-Balls | 218 - 3rd in IL | | Strikeouts | 296 - 3rd in IL | | Stolen Bases | 15 - 11th in IL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.31 - 11th in IL | | Starters' ERA | 4.30 - 9th in IL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.35 - 10th in IL | | Runs allowed | 234 - tied for 10th in IL | | Hits allowed | 433 - 5th in IL | | Opponents AVG | .257 - 8th in IL | | BABIP | .297 - 7th in IL | | Home Runs allowed | 44 - 8th in IL | | Bases-On-Balls | 198 - tied for 8th in IL | | Strikeouts | 330 - 10th in IL |
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