CarL1 Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Pelicans Game Notes

Published on July 21, 2011 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release


LHP Noel Arguelles (3-4, 2.99) at RHP Justin Grimm (2-2, 3.42)

MATCHING THE NUMBER ON HIS BACK: With his RBI single in the first inning last night, Pelicans catcher Zach Zaneski became the first Carolina Leaguer in 2011 to hit safely in 17 consecutive games. The All-Star moved past teammate Ryan Strausborger and Frederick's Miguel Abreu, who ran up 16-gamers earlier this year. Zaneski's run began when he went 2-for-10 while catching all 23 innings in a June 12 marathon in Kinston. "Z" is batting .308 (24-78) during this stretch and has raised his average to .302.

TWO STREAKS SNAPPED: The 6-3 loss last night snapped the Pelicans' six-game winning streak. It was their second six-gamer of 2011, Myrtle Beach swept Lynchburg and Winston-Salem in April. A win last night would have made the streak the Birds' longest since 2008, when they Birds ran up 11 straight wins from July 30th to August 8th. Another streak came to an end last night when Kennil Gomez allowed two runs in relief in the eight inning. Gerard Hall's two-run single broke a streak by the Pelicans' bullpen of 25 and one-third consecutive scoreless innings. Nine Myrtle Beach hurlers contributed to the streak over the past five games.

LEADING THE LOOP: The Pelicans lead the Carolina League in a number of categories. They have the best run differential in the league (+80) and lead by at least ten points in both batting average (.268) and on base percentage (.337). On the hill, their 3.20 staff ERA is tops in the circuit and they lead in both strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) and K's per walk (3.2) as well.

NOW IT'S JUST GETTING RIDICULOUS: Jared Bolden earned well-deserved Carolina League Player of the Week honors on Monday and he's making a charge at doing it again. With a single and a double last night he now has eight straight contests with multiple hits. During the streak he's 21-for-39 (.538) with four homers, 13 RBIs and 11 runs scored. Batting .247 on July 1, the Lynchburg, VA native has hit .492 (29-59) over his last 15 games to raise his average 54 points and soar to fourth on the Carolina League leaderboard, second among active players, with a .301 mark.

HUGE TURNAROUND: Both Jared Bolden and Jared Prince were mired in brutal slumps to begin the 2011 season, and both have recovered remarkably to rank in the CL's top ten in batting average. Bolden started 2-for-32 (.063), but has hit .335 since to raise his average to a .301 clip that is now the fourth-best in the Carolina League. Prince was in a 2-for-34 hole (.059) before raising his average to .282, ranking seventh in the loop. Prince also moved past Frederick outfielder Steven Bumbry for the league lead in on base percentage at .384. He leads the circuit in hit by pitches with 19 and with only 35 strikeouts in 394 plate appearances, is the second-toughest hitter in the league to whiff.

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