CarL1 Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Amaya Grand Slam Propels Birds to Fifth-Straight Victory

Published on June 29, 2019 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release


FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Miguel Amaya blasted his first-career grand slam as the Myrtle Beach Pelicans held off the Fayetteville Woodpeckers 6-4 to take game three and secure a series win from Segra Stadium on Friday night.

For the second night in a row, the Woodpeckers (5-5, 36-43) scored first and could not hold the lead.

Jake Adams drove in a run in the bottom of the first inning when he doubled off the left-field fence, Corey Julks scored and the Woodpeckers led 1-0 after one.

Fayetteville added to their advantage in the second inning when Enmanuel Valdez singled home Jonathan Arauz to make it 2-0.

The Pelicans (5-5, 26-51) did not trail for long, however, as they put up five runs in the top of the third inning.

Kevonte Mitchell and Yeiler Peguero led off the inning with back-to-back singles and Zach Davis , who celebrated his 25th birthday on Saturday, drove in Mitchell on a single up the middle that put the Pelicans on the board and cut the gap to 2-1. After a walk to Carlos Sepulveda loaded the bases, Amaya destroyed a grand slam to left off of Austin Hansen (L, 1-1) and launched the Pelicans in front 5-2.

The Woodpeckers chipped away in the sixth inning when Jonathan Arauz slashed a two-run homer off of Alexander Vargas (W, 2-2) to bring the score to 5-4 in favor of the Pelicans.

Myrtle Beach added some insurance in the seventh when Peguero led the inning off with a walk, stole second and third and scored on a sacrifice fly from Jimmy Herron that made it 6-4 Pelicans.

In the ninth, Garrett Kelly entered out of the bullpen and sealed the deal on the Birds' fifth-consecutive win on his second save of the year.

The Birds will go for the series sweep on Sunday night at 6:00 p.m. RHP Javier Assad (2-5, 3.32) will toe the rubber against RHP J.P. France and the Woodpeckers in the finale of the series.

Coverage starts at 5:45 p.m. on MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast and the MiLB First Pitch and TuneIn Apps.

The 2019 season is the 21st season for the Pelicans franchise and fifth as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. For tickets visit MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/tickets, call (843) 918-6000, or visit the Pelicans Box Office.

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