Pelicans Game Notes

May 16, 2011 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release

- RHP Joe Wieland (3-2, 1.66) at RHP Terry Doyle (0-4, 4.17)

PACKED HOUSE: There was hardly a seat to be had at BB&T Coastal Field on Sunday. 5,188 were in attendance for the Pelicans' loss. Yesterday featured the Birds' largest Sunday crowd of 2011, boosted by over 2,000 teachers that came to the ballpark for Teachers' Appreciation Day. It was the second-largest crowd of the season in Myrtle Beach, only the attendance of 5,343 that saw the Birds walk-off against Winston-Salem on April 20 was bigger.

J00000000000000000E: Lefty reliever Joe Ortiz is on quite a roll for the Pelicans. In posting two more zeroes in Sunday's loss, the diminutive Venezuelan has worked 17 consecutive scoreless innings, spanning eight appearances. The last time anyone scored on Ortiz was on April 12 in Frederick when Garabez Rosa cracked a two-run home run in the fifth inning. Joe ranks third among Carolina League relievers in both walks per nine innings (3 BB in 18 IP) and fewest baserunners per nine innings (14 BR in 18 IP).

Carolina League Stories from May 16, 2011

• Bottom of the Order Leads to a Wilmington Win - Wilmington Blue Rocks
• Birds Take First Place in Nail-Biter - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
• Pelicans Hold off Dash - Winston-Salem Dash
• Spruill Goes the Distance - Lynchburg Hillcats
• Julius, Britton Clutch in Victory - Frederick Keys
• Missed Opportunities Doom Sox in 7-3 Loss - Salem Red Sox
• Three-Run Eighth Spoils Holder Gem - Potomac Nationals
• Spruill Pitches Complete Game Shutout as Lynchburg Beats Kinston 11-0 - Kinston Indians
• Pelicans Game Notes - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
• Former Big-Leaguer Whisler Returns to Winston - Winston-Salem Dash
• K-Tribe Notes for Monday - Kinston Indians
• Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes - Lynchburg Hillcats
• Winston-Salem Dash Game Notes - Winston-Salem Dash
• Mark Wagner Called up; Junichi Tazawa to Salem on Rehab - Salem Red Sox
• Arodys Vizcaino Named Pitcher of the Week - Lynchburg Hillcats
• Whittleman Wins Player of the Week Honors - Wilmington Blue Rocks
• Kinston Indian's All-Star Student Program Reaches More Than 66,000 Students - Kinston Indians

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