Myrtle Beach's winning streak snapped with loss to Carolina

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (May 3, 2018) - The Carolina Mudcats shut out the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 7-0 on Thursday night to snap the Pelicans' four-game winning streak and salvage the series from TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. 
Carolina (12-15) starter Conor Harber threw 4.1 innings, allowing just three hits while striking out five and walking three. Daniel Brown (1-2) earned his first win of the season, throwing 2.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts out of the bullpen.

Myrtle Beach (11-16) stranded 10 on the basepaths and finished 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. However, Connor Myers highlighted the offense by reaching base three times and finishing the night 2-for-3. 
Carolina scored four runs in the third inning against Birds starter Bryan Hudson (2-3) to take the early lead. Ryan Aguilar and Keston Hiura knocked in runs on fielder's choices while Ronnie Gideon and Tucker Neuhaus plated tallies with RBI singles. 
The Muddies added on in the sixth, scoring two more on a Pelicans error to make it 6-0. In the eighth, a Dallas Carroll RBI single made it 7-0.
The Pelicans head out on the road next for a six-game road trip beginning with three contests against the Lynchburg Hillcats. Friday's 6:30 p.m. first pitch features RHP Alex Lange  (1-0, 3.43 ERA) against Hillcats RHP Micah Miniard (0-1, 4.73 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:15 p.m. on MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, TuneIn and the MiLB First Pitch app. 
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. The park 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 as well. In June 2017, TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark won the 2017 TripAdvisor.com Certificate of Excellence award. The Pelicans have 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 emailing [email protected].