Myrtle Beach swept in doubleheader

FREDERICK, Md. (May 20, 2018) - The Myrtle Beach Pelicans were broomed 6-1 and 10-1 by the Frederick Keys in Sunday's doubleheader at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium.
In game one, Jhonny Pereda smashed a solo home run off Frederick (18-24) starter Michael Baumann (1-0), but that was Myrtle Beach's (17-26) only offense. Baumann pitched a seven-inning complete game, yielding one run on four hits. He struck out two and walked one.

With the Pelicans ahead 1-0 in the third, Stuart Levy cracked a two-run homer off Myrtle Beach starter Keegan Thompson (1-3) to put the Keys in front. Later in the frame, Wilson Garcia crushed a three-run bomb to make it 5-1. Garcia launched his second dinger of the game with a solo shot in the fifth to push the tally to 6-1.
In the finale, Myrtle Beach starter Jose Paulino (0-6) gave up a single to Garcia and a double to Jomar Reyes to begin the second. Collin Woody followed with a two-run double before Yohjan Quevedo lasered a two-run homer to left. An error and Preston Palmeiro sacrifice fly plated two more Frederick runs in the frame to widen the gap to 6-0.
Wladimir Galindo lined a homer to dead center off Keys starter Lucas Humpal (1-5) to get the Birds on the board in the fourth. However, in the bottom of the frame, Palmeiro socked an opposite field grand slam to make it 10-1 in favor of the Keys.
Myrtle Beach returns home for Monday's 7:05 p.m. contest that begins a four-game series with the Lynchburg Hillcats at TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. RHP Tyson Miller (3-4, 3.58 ERA) pitches against Lynchburg RHP Eli Morgan. Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on MiLB.tv, MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, the MiLB First Pitch app and TuneIn.
Fans who donate an item from the Half Off Hunger Monday List will receive half-price admission to Monday's contest.
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].