West Virginia Power Looking for Excitement in 2012

April 4, 2012 by Ronnie Foreman · Leave a Comment

Yesterday was a beautiful day for media day here in Charleston, WV for the West Virginia Power, Class A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sun, freshly cut grass, the smell of baseball in the air leading up to a season of great expectations on the ballfield. The Power returns eight players from last year’s […]

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Jurik Enjoying the Journey

September 22, 2010 by Paul Gotham · Leave a Comment

From Vestal, New York to Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia and stops in between, Dan Jurik blazed a trail through minor league baseball this summer. The former St. John Fisher Cardinal and Webster Yankee listened to the Major League draft with his parents. When the moment came, and he heard his name called, Jurik embarked […]

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