HICKORY, N.C. (July 21, 2026). – The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (9-16, 36-53) dropped game one against the Hickory Crawdads (18-6, 52-36) 1-0 at L.P Frans Stadium on Tuesday night. With the loss, the Pelicans start the weeklong series down 1-0.
Hickory scored the lone run of the night in the bottom of the fifth. Deward Tovar led off the inning with a single and then advance to second on a passed ball. After a groundout moved Tovar to third, Yolfran Castillo notched an RBI single to give the Crawdads a 1-0 lead.
Myrtle Beach received a solid performance from starting pitcher Jordan Henriquez, who tossed three scoreless innings while racking up three strikeouts in his first career start.
LHP Aidan Deakins (7-0, 2.25) received the win for the Crawdads. LHP Hayden Frank (3-6, 4.53) was tagged with the loss for the Pelicans. RHP Wily Villar (S,3) got the save.
Myrtle Beach will continue their six-game roadtrip against the Hickory Crawdads (Single-A Rangers) at L.P Frans Stadium on Wednesday July 22. First pitch is slated for 7:00 PM. RHP Daniel Avitia (2-2, 4.09) gets the nod for the Pelicans. RHP Evan Siary (3-2, 3.39) starts on the mound for the Crawdads.
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