Myrtle Beach Pelicans center fielder Jimmy Herron

Vargas Pitches Gem, Hillcats Score Late to Take Series Opener

LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Myrtle Beach Pelicans' Alexander Vargas was brilliant in his start, but the Lynchburg Hillcats scored in the seventh and eighth innings on Friday in a 2-0 victory from City Stadium. Vargas threw five perfect innings, inducing seven groundouts and eight air outs, and left after those five frames with just 51 pitches. Ryan Lawlor (0-1) replaced him to make his Pelicans (15-27) debut. After he threw a s... Full Story