Myrtle Beach edged 1-0 in Carolina

ZEBULON, N.C. (July 26, 2018) - The Carolina Mudcats blanked the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 1-0 on Thursday to take the four-game series from Five County Stadium.
Weston Wilson's leadoff home run in the second inning off Pelicans (47-57, 13-21) starter Manuel Rondon (0-1) was the only offense of the game. Myrtle Beach went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position to strand nine runners.

Carolina (53-50, 19-14) starter Cameron Roegner (9-5) scattered five hits with three strikeouts in five innings to earn the win. Luke Barker pitched a perfect ninth for his 16th save.
Rondon made a spot start, yielding just one run in four innings. Tyler Peyton pitched 2.1 scoreless frames while Jose Paulino added 1.2 shutout innings.
Myrtle Beach was shut out for the 16th time this season, most in the Carolina League and one off the club record of 17 set in 2003.
The Pelicans return home for Friday's 7:05 p.m. first pitch to initiate a three-game series with the Lynchburg Hillcats. RHP Cory Abbott (2-5, 4.24 ERA) starts for the Birds against Lynchburg LHP Anderson Polanco (1-1, 3.89 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on MiLB.tv, MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, TuneIn and the MiLB First Pitch app.
Friday's game is a Thirsty Friday, with $1 12 oz. Bud & Bud Light drafts, $2 16 oz. cans and half-price Duplin Wine from 6-8 p.m. It is also a Beer, Brats and Baseball, meaning $2 craft drafts from 6-8 p.m. and buy-one, get-one-free Lowes Foods sausages all night long. On a First Reponders Friday, first responders receive half-price tickets courtesy of 707 Indoor Shooting Range and Goldfinch and Winslow Attorneys and Counselors at Law.
The 2018 season is the 20th season for the Pelicans franchise and fourth 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.
ABOUT THE PELICANS: The Myrtle Beach Pelicans are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and play their home games at TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Since being acquired by a group led by Chuck Greenberg during the 2006 season, the Pelicans have repeatedly set team attendance records and become known as one of Minor League Baseball's most innovative and creative franchises. The team and its employees have been dedicated to making a difference in the Myrtle Beach community, specifically giving back over $2 million in donations, fundraising proceeds, in-kind services and community service since launching the Pelicans Play It Forward Community Initiative in 2013. TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark has ranked in the top eight in all of Minor League Baseball by Stadium Journey in six of the last seven seasons. The same publication also placed the Pelicans in the Top 100 Stadium Experiences and the best in the Carolina League for six of the past seven seasons. In June 2017, the Pelicans won the 2017 TripAdvisor.com Certificate of Excellence award. On the field, the team has won four Mills Cup Championships, including claims to back-to-back titles in 1999 and 2000, and again in 2015 and 2016. The Pelicans have made 11 postseason appearances behind 13 half-season Southern Division championships, including the first half of the 2015 season, second half of 2016 and first half of 2017. For more information on the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, please contact the Pelicans at (843) 918-6000 or email [email protected].