CarL1 Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Birds Swept by Mudcats, Fall in Fourth Straight

Published on May 12, 2019 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release


ZEBULON, N.C. - The Myrtle Beach Pelicans could not overcome an offensive barrage from the Carolina Mudcats as the Muddies swept the Birds with a 7-2 win in the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Five County Stadium.

For the third time in the series, the Carolina Mudcats (22-14) jumped in front of the Pelicans (12-25) in the first inning. After a walk to Ryan Aguilar, back-to-back doubles by Tristen Lutz and Payton Henry plated a pair of runs and the Muddies took a 2-0 lead after the first.

Myrtle Beach came right back in the top of the second inning when Grant Fennell doubled to lead off the inning and scored on a triple from Aramis Ademan to make it 2-1. One batter later, Kevonte Mitchell drove in Ademan to tie the ballgame at two, but that was the last time the Pelicans would score off of Dylan File (3-3). File, the Muddies starting pitcher, delivered seven innings and allowed just two runs to earn his third win of the season.

Carolina continued their offensive onslaught against Adbert Alzolay (0-1) in the second inning as the Muddies pieced together four-consecutive hits and scored three runs to take a 5-2 lead. A double from Devin Hairston and singles from Joantgel Segovia and Aguilar each plated a run as the Muddies extended their lead to three.

Pat McInerney added a run in the third to extend the lead to 6-2 on a prodigious solo homer to right center field. After the third inning, the scoring drastically diminished. It was not until the eighth inning that another run was scored when a bases-loaded walk put another run on the board that made it 7-2 Carolina.

Myrtle Beach finished the road trip with a 2-4 record and will now prepare to welcome the Winston-Salem Dash to TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark on Monday at 7:05 p.m. RHP Erling Moreno (2-4, 9.25) will take the hill for the Birds in the first meeting of the season between the Dash and the Pelicans. Coverage starts at 6:50 p.m. on MiLB.tv, MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast and the MiLB First Pitch and TuneIn Apps.

Monday is a Half-off for Hunger Monday presented by WPDE. Fans will receive half-price admission when they donate an item from the approved Backpack Buddies list. The approved list can be found http://www.backpackbuddiesec.org/list.pdf.

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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