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Pelicans Continue Winning Ways, Beat Cannon Ballers 9-3

June 21, 2023 - Carolina League (CarL)
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Following the cancelation of Tuesday's game, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans defeated the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers 9-3 in Wednesday's series-opening game. The Pelicans, who already clinched the Carolina League South First-Half title, now stand at 39-25 going into tomorrow's final game of the first half. Kannapolis fell to 34-30 with the loss.

It was an efficient night at the plate for the Birds as they turned nine hits into nine runs. Juan Mora (2-4, 3 RBI) led the team with a pair of singles and three runs driven in. Pedro Ramirez (1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB) knocked in a pair with a double. In his first game behind the plate this season, Malcom Quintero (1-4, 2B, RBI) hit an RBI double in the eighth inning.

In his first relief appearance all year, Grant Kipp (2-4) earned the win with three innings with one earned run and four strikeouts. Starter Michael Arias tossed 4 2/3 one-run innings without allowing a hit and striking out six.

The Cannon Ballers were held to just five hits with four coming from two players. Mario Camilletti (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI) collected two hits with two runs driven in to lead the team from the lead-off spot. Drake Logan (2-3, 2B, BB) provided another two hits with a double. Kannapolis struck out 13 times in the loss.

On a night that saw the home team throw six different pitchers, starter Shane Murphy (2-3) took the loss after sacrificing four runs, three earned in his 3 2/3 innings with four hits allowed and three walks.

The game started with each team scoring in the opening frame. In the Birds' half, Andy Garriola hit a two-out double to left field that scored Ismael Mena from second. Mora followed with a line drive single to left to score Garriola as the Pelicans went up 2-0.

With runners on second and third in the bottom half, Bryce Willits grounded out to third as the runner came home for the Cannon Ballers' first run of the game.

Myrtle Beach plated two more runs in their half of the fourth. Mora hit a sacrifice fly to center with the bases loaded for the first run. Rafael Morel followed with a groundout to short as Jefferson Rojas came in to score from third to make it a 4-1 Birds' lead.

Arias struck out the first two Cannon Ballers in the bottom of the fifth before Scarlyn Lebron came out of the bullpen. After giving up a walk, Camilletti lined a single up the middle to score a run and bring the score to 4-2.

Kannapolis made it a one-run game in the bottom of the seventh. With two outs and a runner at first, Camilletti smashed his second hit of the night on a double to left as the run scored to make it a 4-3 Pelicans advantage.

Myrtle Beach broke it open with a five-run top of the eighth inning. Mora brought home his third RBI of the night on a single with a runner at third for the first run. Later in the inning with runners on first and second, Ramirez cleared the bases on a double to left. He scored on Quintero's ground-rule double down the right field line. The scoring concluded on Mena's triple to deep center field as Quintero scored to make it a 9-3 advantage.

The first half concludes tomorrow night as the Pelicans take on the Cannon Ballers at 7:00 p.m.

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