Pelicans fall in series finale to Dash despite late comeback attempt

Birds score a run in the ninth inning, still drop game 3-2

Wladimir Galindo smashed another RBI double in the loss for the Pelicans. Galindo now has four RBI doubles in as many games. (Larry Kave/Myrtle Beach Pelicans)

By Zach Bigley

May 31, 2018

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (May 31, 2018) - Though the Myrtle Beach Pelicans drew within one run in the ninth inning, they could not get over the hump in a 3-2 loss on Thursday night to the Winston-Salem Dash from TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. With two outs, Connor Myers doubled home pinch-runner

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (May 31, 2018) - Though the Myrtle Beach Pelicans drew within one run in the ninth inning, they could not get over the hump in a 3-2 loss on Thursday night to the Winston-Salem Dash from TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark.
With two outs, Connor Myers doubled home pinch-runner Yeiler Peguro from first to cut the deficit to 3-2, but the Pelicans (24-29) could not push across the final run as Matt Foster nailed down his fourth save of the season for the Dash (29-25). The loss snapped the Pelicans four-game winning streak.

Bernardo Flores (4-3) earned the win for Winston-Salem by tossing eight innings and only ceding one run on seven hits while striking out six compared to no walks.
After the Dash plated an unearned run in the second when Zach Remillard scored on a double play, Wladimir Galindo , who finished with two hits for the second straight night, tied the game with an RBI double that drove in Jhonny Pereda in the third inning.
With the score still tied at 1-1 in the fifth, Luis Alexander Basabe ripped a two-run double down the first base line to give the Dash a lead they would not give up.
Bailey Clark (1-2) was handed the loss in his second start of the season. The righty tossed five innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits while striking out a season-high seven and walking one.
Wyatt Short and Jhon Romero both tossed two scoreless innings out of the bullpen for the Pelicans.
The Pelicans take on the Down East Wood Ducks in the first game of a three-game set on Friday for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch at TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. The Birds will send RHP Matt Swarmer (4-2, 2.38 ERA) to the hill while the Woodies will counter with RHP Walker Weichel (1-3, 4.35 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on MiLB.tv, MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, the MiLB First Pitch app and TuneIn.
Friday is the first day of Cubs-A-Palooza at the ballpark as Hall-of-Famer Fergie Jenkins will be on hand to sign autographs. It is also Beers, Brats and Baseball presented by Lowes Foods, featuring $2 craft drafts from 6-8 p.m. and buy-one, get-one sausages. In addition, first reponders will receive half-off tickets with First Responders Friday presented by 707 Shooting Range and Goldfinch Winslow Law Firm.
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].