Myrtle Beach Pelicans Game Notes: June 3 vs. Wilmington
June 3, 2019 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release
Today, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans continue their three-game series against the Wilmington Blue Rocks (a Kansas City Royals affiliate) at 7:05 p.m. This evening, RHP Erick Leal (0-0, 0.00 ERA) starts for the Birds against RHP Jackson Kowar (4-3, 3.38 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on MiLB.tv, MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, TuneIn and the MiLB First Pitch app.
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PELICANS FALL IN EXTRAS TO BLUE ROCKS
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans were dropped by the Wilmington Blue Rocks 7-6 in 10 innings on Sunday night from TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. The Birds took an early lead in the second on a two-run double from Luke Reynolds, but the Blue Rocks came back with five runs in the fifth to take a 5-2 advantage. In the sixth, Myrtle Beach plated three runs to tie it on a Grant Fennell two-run single and an RBI knock from Reynolds. With the game in extras, Wilmington scored two runs in the top of the 10th before the Pelicans came back with a run in the bottom of the inning. Carlos Sepulveda grounded into a fielder's choice with the bases loaded to end the game. Javier Assad allowed all five runs in his start after throwing four perfect innings to start his outing.
ARAMIS ADEMAN THE AWESOME
Aramis Ademan has completely turned around his offensive game in 2019. After finishing last in the Carolina League in 2018 with a .207 batting average, the now 20-year-old shortstop is hitting .277/.395/.405 over 47 games so far this season. Over his last nine games, he is hitting .414 (12-for-29)/.485/.414. After hitting three home runs and driving in 38 in 114 games in 2018, Ademan has already homered three times this season (within one of his career-best four in 2017) and plated 22. If he were to play that same number of contests, 114, he is on pace for 54 RBIs.
SEEING DOUBLE
In Sunday's loss to the Blue Rocks, the Pelicans banged out 14 hits. It was the second-highest total in the season for the Pelicans and five different players recorded multi-hit games. Cam Balego collected three hits while Jimmy Herron, Luke Reynolds, Aramis Ademan and Zach Davis all had two-hit games. Over their last two games, the Birds have put up 13 runs on 24 hits.
CAMARGO CARRYING THE CARGO
Myrtle Beach reliever Jesus Camargo has been pitching well all season for the Birds. Camargo's 2.33 ERA leads the bullpen after his 2.0 innings on Thursday. Following that outing, opponents are just hitting .175 off of the righty. Over his last 10 outings, he has a 1.64 ERA (4 ER in 22.0 IP). Over that span, he has ceded just 13 hits, whiffing 18 and walking eight. In his appearance on Thursday, he struck out two in two frames.
LAYING DOWN THE LAWLOR
Pelicans reliever Ryan Lawlor has been a force out of the bullpen in his first four outings of the season. After his scoreless inning on Thursday, Lawlor owns a 1.29 ERA (1 ER over 7 IP) with 13 strikeouts and just one walk over his seven frames. Over his last three outings, he has struck out 10 in just 5.1 innings. Before being promoted to Myrtle Beach, Lawlor went 2-2 with a 1.83 ERA over nine appearances with Low-A South Bend.
MITCHELL IS A MAN OF MUSCLE
Kevonte Mitchell has completely turned around his season after a tough April. After hitting just .173/.247/.296 in April with three home runs, he has hit .250/.337/.538 since. Over those 24 games, he has five doubles, six home runs, 16 RBIs and 16 runs. He is now tied for the league lead in home runs with nine (along with Mario Feliciano of Carolina, David Masters of Potomac and Seth Beer of Fayetteville) after his blast on Saturday. Mitchell just hit four home runs in 80 games with the Pelicans in 2018. His career-high 11 home runs came in 2017 with South Bend.
NEW MONTH, NEW ME
The Pelicans put a tough month of May behind with 13 runs on 24 hits over their last two games to start off June. The Birds went 12-17, hitting just .228/.324/.333 over 29 games in May. The positives for Myrtle Beach came from the mound with the Birds recording a 3.89 ERA as a team (5.59 ERA in April). Carlos Sepulveda was the top hitter for the Pelicans, batting .295/.419/.328 while Kevonte Mitchell led the team in home runs (five) and OPS (.877) in the month. On the pitching side, Javier Assad was 2-2 with a 2.05 ERA in his five starts. Ryan Lawlor (1.29 ERA in four appearances), Jesus Camargo (2.35 ERA in seven outings) and Tyler Peyton (2.45 ERA in six games) all paced the bullpen.
STRUGGLES WITH RISP
Over their last 17 games, the Pelicans have had trouble plating runners in scoring position. During that stretch, in which the Birds are 5-12, Myrtle Beach is hitting just .212 (31-for-146) with runners at second or third. On the season, the Birds are sixth in the league, batting .245 with RISP. When there are two outs, the Pelicans are hitting just .223 with RISP on the season (sixth in the league). In those 17 games, the Pelicans are just averaging 3.5 runs per game offensively, lower than their 3.8 per game mark on the season. That mark is ninth in the league, leading only Wilmington.
PELICAN POINTS
Myrtle Beach leads the league with 227 walks this year...The Pelicans are now 1-2 in extra-inning games following Sunday's loss. It was the first time at home that the Birds had played an extra-inning game...Myrtle Beach's 62 stolen bases are second in the league.
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