MYRTLE BEACH, S.C (April 29, 2026). – The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (11-12) took game two of the six-game homestand over the Columbia Fireflies (11-12) 7-3 at Pelicans Ballpark on Wednesday night.
Myrtle Beach started the scoring in the bottom of the first. Ty Southisene singled and then moved to third when Alexey Lumpuy reached on a fielding error. After Lumpuy swiped second, Josiah Hartshorn drew a walk. The next batter Michael Carico hit a sacrifice fly that scored Southisene to give the Pelicans a 1-0 lead. Logan Poteet mirrored what Carico did by also hitting a sacrifice fly which brought home Lumpuy to make the lead 2-0. Then Jose Escobar (1) jacked a two-run home run to give the Birds a 4-0 advantage.
The Pelicans tacked on another run in the bottom of the second on a solo home run hit by Eli Lovich (3) which made the score 5-0.
The Birds struck again in the bottom of the fifth. Alexis Hernandez doubled and then reached third base when Southisene reached on a throwing error. In the ensuing at-bat, Southisene stole second and an errant throw from the catcher allowed Hernandez to score, increasing the Pelicans lead to 6-0.
Columbia put up one run in the top of the seventh. JC Vanek walked and then moved to third when Henry Ramos reached on a throwing error. Sean Gamble followed with a groundout that scored Vanek to cut the deficit to 6-1.
Myrtle Beach tacked on another insurance run in the bottom of the eighth when Logan Poteet (2) smacked a solo home run to extend the lead to 7-1.
The Fireflies didn’t go down quietly in the ninth inning. Vanek worked a walk and then moved to second on defensive indifference. A batter later Ramos (1) cranked a two-run home run to trim the Pelicans lead to 7-3.
RHP Aidan Moffett (1-0, 6.48) received the win for Myrtle Beachj, tossing 2.1 shutout innings in relief while racking up four strikeouts. RHP Blake Wolters (1-1, 1.66) was tagged with the loss. RHP Jordan Henriquez (S,1) received the save tallying four strikeouts over 3.0 innings.
Myrtle Beach will continue their six-game homestand against the Columbia Fireflies tomorrow, April 30 at Pelicans Ballpark. First pitch is slated for 7:05 PM. RHP Edwardo Melendez (1-0, 1.54) will start on the mound for the Birds. RHP Hiro Wyatt (1-0, 1.04) gets the nod for the Fireflies.
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