Saturday, August 13, 2016

Myrtle beach battles past Carolina in 11 innings

Donnie Dewees gathered 4 more hits in Saturday's 7-6 win at Carolina. (Larry Kave/Myrtle seaside Pelicans)

ZEBULON, N.C. (August 13, 2016) - Donnie Dewees notched four hits Saturday because the Myrtle seaside Pelicans persevered past the Carolina Mudcats 7-6 in eleven innings at 5 County Stadium.

With the rating knotted at six, Dewees led off the 11th with a single. David Bote walked and two batters later, the pair completed a double steal. With the infield in, Bryant Flete hit a grounder to first. Carolina (forty four-seventy five, 15-34) first baseman Isaias Tejeda bobbled the ball, permitting Dewees to score to make it 7-6.

Tanner Murphy and Jordan Edgerton singled to begin the bottom of the 11th earlier than a sacrifice bunt pushed the runners to 2nd and third. Daniel Lewis (2-0) then coaxed a grounder to second with the infield in. Flete fielded after which noticed the pinch-runner Ryan Gebhart caught between third and residential. Flete raced in to tag him out before Lewis retired Luis Valenzuela on a grounder to first to seal the victory. The right-hander worked 1.2 scoreless frames with none relaxation for the victory - the Pelicans' 18th in 22 games.

Myrtle beach (sixty seven-fifty three) firstly led 2-1 going to the backside of the eighth. youngsters, Travis Demeritte walked to begin the inning before stealing 2nd and relocating to 3rd on a handed ball. Two batters later, Keith Curcio earned a free circulate earlier than stealing 2nd. Tanner Murphy then singled in both runners to tilt the video game in Carolina's want at 3-2. Jordan Edgerton adopted to boost the potential to 4-2.

within the good of the ninth, Jesse Hodges walked and Andrew Ely turned into hit by a pitch to put two immediately on base. however, pinch-hitter Ian Rice flied to left before Charcer Burks fouled out. With the Birds down to their ultimate strike, Dewees drilled a video game-tying triple off the wall in core. Bote followed with an RBI single to put Myrtle seaside returned in entrance at 5-four.

although, returned-to-returned one-out walks by way of Omar Obregon and Demeritte put the Pelicans in challenge within the backside of the ninth. Tejeda followed instantly after to re-tie the game on an RBI single to correct, sending the competition to added innings.

Myrtle beach loaded the bases against Ryan Lawlor (1-four) with one out within the top of the 10th on a Jeffrey Baez double, Hodges intentional stroll and Ely single. Rice then came through with a sacrifice fly to position the Birds in entrance at 6-5.

The Pelicans again couldn't close the game out. Consecutive one-out singles by means of Erison Mendez and Luis Valenzuela put two on in the bottom of the body. The Mudcats referred to as on Braxton Davidson, who tied the online game with an RBI double down the correct field line. After an intentional circulate to Demeritte, Lewis retired Tejeda on a foul out to 3rd before Curcio grounded to brief to push the competition into the eleventh.

Hodges gave the Birds the initial lead with an RBI single within the second before Burks scored on a double play ball in the sixth to make it 2-0.

Pelicans starter Jeremy Null became in his third consecutive excellent start with one run allowed in six innings. He matched a career-high with seven strikeouts without strolling a batter. Carolina's best run against Null came on an Edgerton RBI single within the sixth.

Myrtle beach guns for a sweep of the Mudcats in Sunday's 2 p.m. contest. RHP James Pugliese (5-four, three.43 period) takes the ball for the Pelicans towards Carolina RHP Matt Withrow (6-6, four.45 period). insurance begins at 1:forty five p.m. on MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, the MiLB First Pitch app, TuneIn and MiLB.tv.

The 2016 season is the 18th season for the Pelicans franchise and second as the classification A-superior affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. For tips on tickets to peer the Pelicans in 2016, please call (843) 918-6000, email info@myrtlebeachpelicans.com, or discuss with www.MyrtleBeachPelicans.com.

about the PELICANS: The Myrtle seaside Pelicans are the type A-superior affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and play their home games at TicketReturn.Com container at Pelicans Ballpark in Myrtle seashore, South Carolina. The park has ranked within the exact eight in all of adlescent League Baseball by using Stadium adventure in each and every of the closing five seasons. The identical publication also placed the Pelicans in the accurate 100 Stadium Experiences in all of activities in each and every of the remaining five years and the most useful in the Carolina League for 5 straight seasons as smartly. In may also 2015, TicketReturn.Com field at Pelicans Ballpark gained the 2015 TripAdvisor.com certificate of Excellence award. The Pelicans are the defending Mills Cup Champions, successful the title in 2015 in addition to 2000 and co-Mills Cup championship honors within the inaugural 1999 season. The Pelicans have made 9 postseason appearances in the back of eleven half-season Southern D ivision championships, including the primary half of the 2015 season, as well as five Southern Division titles, most these days in 2015. For greater assistance on the Myrtle beach Pelicans, please contact the Pelicans at (843) 918-6000 or emailing information@MyrtleBeachPelicans.com.

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