Pelicans blanked by Carolina in 1-0 loss

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (June 9, 2017) - Despite a strong outing from Thomas Hatch , the Myrtle Beach Pelicans saw their seven-game winning streak come to an end Friday in a 1-0 loss to the Carolina Mudcats at TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark.
Carolina (33-27) starter Jordan Yamamoto (1-0) dominated the Myrtle Beach (35-26) offense with six shutout innings. Kodi Medeiros then entered the contest in the seventh, and the southpaw tossed three scoreless innings en route to his first save of the season for the Muddies. 

The Myrtle Beach offense threatened in the third. Trent Giambrone led off the frame with a walk. Connor Myers dumped a single into left field before advancing to second on the throw to third base, with Giambrone reaching there safely. With two men on, Bryant Flete lifted a fly ball to right field that was caught by Carlos Belonis, who then fired home to retire Giambrone for the double play.
Both teams would remain scoreless until the sixth. Corey Ray led off the frame with a double to center field before advancing to third on a fly out. Isan Díaz walked to put runners on the corners with one out for the Muddies. Jake Gatewood lifted a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Ray to give the Mudcats the lone run of the contest. 
Thomas Hatch (1-6) was strong for the Myrtle Beach. The right-hander fired 5.2 innings and allowed just one run while striking out four Mudcats. Jordan Minch and Casey Bloomquist teamed up to toss 3.1 innings of scoreless baseball out of the bullpen.
Myrtle Beach and Carolina will continue their series with Saturday's 7:05 p.m. contest. Myrtle Beach LHP Justin Steele (3-3, 2.62 ERA) will oppose RHP Cody Ponce (5-4, 3.63 ERA) in game three of the four-game set. Saturday's game will have coverage beginning at 7:00 on The CW21 and MiLB.tv. A radio broadcast starts at 6:50 p.m. on MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, the MiLB First Pitch app and TuneIn.
Saturday's contest will feature Touch a Truck Night, Dollar Mania and a Postgame Fireworks Extravaganza. Kids of all ages will have the opportunity to sit in the front seat of a fire truck. Dollar Mania will feature $1.00 hot dogs, popcorn, pizza and more! The night will then be capped with a special Postgame Fireworks Extravaganza presented by East Coast Pyrotechnics Fireworks.
The 2017 season is the 19th season for the Pelicans franchise and third as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. For information on tickets to see the Pelicans in 2017, please call (843) 918-6000, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.MyrtleBeachPelicans.com.
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 each of the last six seasons. The same publication also placed the Pelicans in the Top 100 Stadium Experiences in all of sports in each of the last six years and the best in the Carolina League for six straight seasons as well. In May 2015, TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark won the 2015 TripAdvisor.com Certificate of Excellence award. The Pelicans are the two-time defending Mills Cup Champions, winning the title in 2015 and 2016 as well as 2000 and co-Mills Cup championship honors in the inaugural 1999 season. The Pelicans have made ten postseason appearances behind 12 half-season Southern Division championships, including the first half of the 2015 season and second half of 2016. For more information on the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, please contact the Pelicans at (843) 918-6000 or emailing [email protected].