CarL1 Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Pelicans Fall in Rain-Shortened Game to Potomac

Published on May 31, 2019 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release


MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The Myrtle Beach Pelicans fell on Friday night 6-3 in a rain-shortened, five-inning contest to the Potomac Nationals from TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark.

After a 16-minute rain delay prior to first pitch, the Nationals (22-31) stormed out of the gates in the first inning and plated four runs to take an early lead. With a pair on and two outs in the inning, Telmito Agustin tripled to plate a pair of runs and made it 2-0 Potomac.

Potomac was able to add on with a David Masters RBI single and a double from Alex Dunlap to extend the lead to 4-0.

The Pelicans' (19-36) bats were held silent through the first three innings before they exploded for three in the fourth. After a solo homer from Cam Balego , Jimmy Herron blasted a two-run shot to close the gap to 4-3.

It did not take long for the Nationals to answer as they added two more in the top of the fifth inning. The Nationals collected a pair of RBI singles from Dunlap and Armond Upshaw to take a 6-3 lead.

That score would be the final as inclement weather moved into the area and washed away the remainder of the games after five innings.

Myrtle Beach will look to even the series on Saturday against the Nationals. Myrtle Beach has yet to name a starter while RHP Kyle Johnston (5-5, 4.53) will go for Potomac.

Satuday will be the first night of Braves Weekend at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. Former Atlanta Braves player Brian Jordan "Two Sportsman" will make an appearance and sign autographs during our Braves themed weekend. Saturday will also be an Embrace Veterans Saturday presented by Embrace Hospice. Saturday will also be the first Palmetto State Saturday of the season. South Carolina fans receive $3 off of their game ticket by showing their local ID at the Anderson Brothers Bank Box Office, courtesy of Food Lion, Sparks Toyota, WMBF, The Sun News and NASH FM. The night will also include the Locals Dice Roll Extravaganza where, each Saturday, one local fan will have a chance to win up to $25,000 courtesy of HTC and Sparks Toyota and a Postgame Fireworks Extravaganza, presented by East Coast Pyrotechnics.

The contest will be locally televised on The CW21 and MiLB.tv, with coverage beginning at 6:00 p.m. A radio broadcast will begin at 5:50 on MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, TuneIn and the MiLB First Pitch app.

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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