Woodpeckers Suffer First Loss of Season to Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach, SC – The Fayetteville Woodpeckers (1-1) struggled to find a timely hit on Saturday night at Pelicans Ballpark, falling to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (1-1) 9-2 in the first loss of the season. The lineup went just 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and scattered six hits across the game.

Juan Soto (L, 0-1) started his Single-A debut strong with two scoreless frames before running into trouble during the third inning. He allowed a pair of singles and uncorked a pair of wild pitches later in the inning that brought two runs home. Wally Soto also connected for an RBI single and Myrtle Beach carried a 3-0 lead after three.

Ben Petschke tossed two scoreless innings out of the bullpen, but got caught up in a six-run Myrtle Beach sixth inning that broke the game open 9-1.

Second baseman Alejandro Nunez put together an impressive debut at the bottom of the order, going 3-for-4 with a fourth-inning double and seventh-inning triple. Nunez would score in the seventh on a dropped third strike for Fayetteville’s second and final run of the night.

The three-game weekend series continues on Sunday night in a rubber match at 6:05 PM. Fayetteville is scheduled to start RHP Alain Pena and Myrtle Beach hands the ball to RHP Alfredo Romero. Live scoring and the visiting radio broadcast of the game is available at fayettevillewoodpeckers.com or through the MiLB App. Full Box Score: https://www.milb.com/gameday/753751/final/box