MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The Myrtle Beach Pelicans used a five-run sixth inning and survived a ninth inning rally in which Wilson left the bases loaded to defeat the Warbirds 11-10 on Friday night at Pelicans Ballpark.
Trailing 11-6 entering their final at bat, Wilson (25-24) mounted a huge comeback loading the bases with one out and were then gifted four runs thanks to a on a wild pitch and three bases loaded walks to trim the deficit to 11-10.
However, that would be as close as the Warbirds would get as Aiden Moffett (S, 1) struck out Pedro Ibarguen to end the game and preserve the Pelicans 11-10 victory.
Myrtle Beach (20-27) entered the sixth trailing 4-2 but turned things around against Jarrette Bonet (L, 1-3) highlighted by a three-run home run from Eli Lovich, his seventh of the season to put the Pelicans ahead 7-4.
Wilson showed resilience once again and responded in the seventh with a pair of runs thanks to a Kevin Garcia two-run double which trimmed the deficit to 7-6.
In the bottom of the inning, Myrtle Beach responded, tacking on three runs on a bases loaded hit by pitch, a wild pitch and an RBI double to stretch the lead out to 10-6.
Hayden Frank (W, 2-2) worked 3.1 innings out of the bullpen out of the bullpen to earn the win for the Pelicans.
The series continues Saturday night with first pitch slated for 7:05 p.m. Wilson is slated to send right-hander Jacob Morrison (0-0, 3.86) to the hill while Myrtle Beach counters with righty Noah Edders (0-1, 4.15).