Sports stats



CarL Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Ramirez's Walk-off Single Gives Birds 6-5 Win Over Mudcats

July 15, 2023 - Carolina League (CarL)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release


After losing the lead twice, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans still found a way to win as Pedro Ramirez hit a walk-off single to beat the Carolina Mudcats 6-5 on Saturday night. The win pushed the Pelicans to 48-34 and 9-8 in the second half, while the Mudcats dropped to 41-38 and 8-8 in the second half. Myrtle Beach is now a perfect 8-0 in Saturday home games.

Myrtle Beach used just five hits to take down the Mudcats in the second game of the series. David Avitia (1-3, HR, 3 RBI) logged his best game in a Birds' uniform with a two-run home run, his first as a professional. Ramirez (1-2, RBI, 2 BB) brought home the winning run on a single in the ninth. Three of the five hits for the Pelicans were extra.

Saturday's win went to Scott Kobos (1-0) after getting the final out of the top of the ninth. Starter Drew Gray tossed three shutout frames with three strikeouts to open the game. Kenyi Perez sacrificed three earned runs, with two coming home in the top of the ninth.

Jadher Areinamo (3-5, HR, 3 RBI) led the Mudcats' lineup with a solo home run and a two-run single. Gregory Barrios (2-4, 2B, RBI) and Tayden Hall (1-3, 2B, RBI, 2 BB) each brought home runs on doubles.

The loss went to Jeison Pena (4-2) after allowing the game-winning hit in the ninth. Starter Logan Henderson tossed five innings and 96 pitches with two earned runs off three hits and a walk while striking out eight.

It was a quiet first two innings until the Pelicans struck first in the bottom of the third. With one out and a runner on, Avitia clubbed a home run over the wall in left to give Myrtle Beach the 2-0 lead.

Carolina would go on to score the next three runs. On the second pitch of the fourth inning, Areinamo hit a solo home run to left for his second of the year.

The Mudcats tied it with another run in the fifth. With a runner on, Hall lined a double to the wall in right to tie it up 2-2.

One more run in the seventh for the visitors would give them their first lead of the game. With one out and a runner on second, Berrios hit a sharp ground ball up the third base line that knocked off the wall to score the run as the Mudcats went up 3-2.

It was a quick response for the Birds as they grabbed the lead back in the bottom half. With the bases loaded and one out, Avitia grounded out to third as Parker Chavers came in to score. Third baseman Luke Adams threw to second for one out, but couldn't turn the double play. Reivaj Garcia followed by hitting a dribbler back to Jesus Rivero on the mound. His throw to first went wild as both runners came in to score and Garcia went to third, putting the Pelicans in front 5-3.

It was a clean top of the ninth inning as Perez retired the first two Mudcats' batters. He would go on to hit a batter and walk the following two to load the bases. As Kobos came in, Areinamo hit a bloop single to shallow center to score two runs and tie the game 5-5.

The Pelicans came back once again in the bottom half. Rafael Morel walked with one out and stole second. Ramirez followed with a line drive up the middle to score Morel for the walk-off single to win 6-5.

Myrtle Beach and Carolina will conclude their series on Sunday night at 6:35 p.m.

Check out the Myrtle Beach Pelicans Statistics



Carolina League Stories from July 15, 2023


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Myrtle Beach Pelicans Stories



Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central