Woodies win on walk-off over Pelicans
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (August 24, 2018) - In a wild ending on Friday night, the Down East Wood Ducks won 2-1 in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the 10th inning against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans from Grainger Stadium.Alex Kowalczyk began the 10th inning on second base for the Wood Ducks
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (August 24, 2018) - In a wild ending on Friday night, the Down East Wood Ducks won 2-1 in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the 10th inning against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans from Grainger Stadium.
Alex Kowalczyk began the 10th inning on second base for the Wood Ducks (57-73, 22-38) against Pelicans (58-72, 24-36) reliever Manuel Rondon (1-4). After Leody Taveras put down a bunt, an error scored Kowalczyk to give the Woodies a 2-1 win.
Jairo Beras (3-2) took home the win with a scoreless top of the 10th inning.
After Anderson Tejeda's solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning gave Down East a 1-0 lead, Christian Donahue crushed a game-tying home run in the top of the ninth inning. It was his second home run in his first three starts with the Pelicans.
In a no-decision, Cory Abbott threw five shutout innings for the Pelicans in his start, striking out eight.
The Pelicans and Down East continue their three-game series at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Myrtle Beach will send LHP Bryan Hudson (6-10, 4.43 ERA) to the mound against Down East RHP Jason Bahr (1-3, 5.61 ERA). Coverage starts at 5:45 p.m. on MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, the MiLB First Pitch app and TuneIn.
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 Info@MyrtleBeachPelicans.com.
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