Happ, Vosler Reach Base Three Times in 6-3 Loss to Mudcats
April 22, 2016 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release
Ian Happ of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans
(Myrtle Beach Pelicans)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (April 22, 2016) - Ian Happ and Jason Vosler each reached base three times, but the Myrtle Beach Pelicans fell to the Carolina Mudcats 6-3 in a rain-shortened contest Friday at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark.
Seven of the nine runs were scored in the first two innings of the game. With two outs in the top of the first, Dansby Swanson walked before Jordan Edgerton doubled him home to make it 1-0 Carolina (7-9). Braxton Davidson was the next hitter and lined a double to the left center gap to make it 2-0.
Myrtle Beach (8-8) got the offense going in the bottom of the inning, when Gleyber Torres, who had two hits, and Happ singled off Carolina starter Enderson Franco (1-1). Two batters later, Vosler singled home Torres to make it 2-1. Jeffrey Baez followed and popped a flare to shallow right to score Happ and tie the game at two.
However, Carolina came right back in the second inning against Myrtle Beach starter Erick Leal (2-1). After walks to Stephen Gaylor and Keith Curcio, Omar Obregon doubled down the right field line to drive in two and make it 4-2 Mudcats.
In the bottom of the second, Torres singled again with two outs before advancing to second on a wild pitch. Happ followed and cracked a double to the wall in left center, cutting the Muddies lead to one.
From there, Franco and Pelicans reliever Tyler Ihrig would trade zeroes until the seventh. Ihrig worked 4.2 frames of hitless ball out of the bullpen in his first appearance in 2016 with Myrtle Beach.
The Mudcats tacked on an insurance run in the seventh on a balk before Davidson homered to begin the eighth.
Friday's contest snapped a six-game losing streak for Carolina.
The Mudcats and Pelicans will meet again on Saturday, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05. All kids 12 & under will have a chance to take home on the 100 bikes the Pelicans will be giving away. In addition, the Birds will wear commemorative jerseys on Special Olympics Night, with a jersey auction to benefit Special Olympics. The evening will be capped with an East Coast Pyrotechnics Fireworks Show on a Locals Appreciation Saturday. Jake Stinnett (1-0, 3.27 ERA) will get the ball for Myrtle Beach while Ryan Lawlor (1-0, 2.84 ERA) will start for the Mudcats. Coverage begins at 6:50pm. on MyrtleBeachPelicans.com and the TuneIn App.
The 2016 season is the 18th season for the Pelicans franchise and second as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. For information on tickets to see the Pelicans in 2016, please call (843) 918-6000, e-mail info@myrtlebeachpelicans.com, or visit www.MyrtleBeachPelicans.com.
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