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Dunston's triple spurs Pelicans to 7-5 win, series split

Rosario earns save in first game since 2014
By John Vittas
April 10, 2016

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (April 10, 2016) - Shawon Dunston Jr. hit a bases-clearing triple and Jose Rosario earned a save in his first game since 2014 as the Myrtle Beach Pelicans defeated the Frederick Keys 7-5 Sunday afternoon at TicketReturn.com Field.

The Keys (2-2) broke the scoring seal in the fourth. Cam Kneeland singled, which was followed by an Aderlin Rodriguez hit by pitch. After a fielder's choice, Austin Wynns crushed a three-run home run to left to put Frederick on top 3-0.

The Pelicans (2-2) loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning before Cael Brockmeyer worked out a walk against Keys starter Chipper Smith (0-1) to give Myrtle Beach their first run. The next batter was Dunston, who ripped a hard grounder down the right field line to clear the bases and give the Birds a 4-3 advantage.

Erick Leal (1-0) followed by working a perfect fifth to ultimately earn the win, giving up three runs over five innings of work.

The Pelicans added on to their lead in the seventh against lefty reliever Tanner Scott. Charcer Burks led off with a walk before Ian Happ smoked a triple to the wall in left-center to make it 5-3 Myrtle Beach. Yasiel Balaguert followed with an RBI single before Jason Vosler dropped a run-scoring double to right, sending the Pelicans to the eighth inning leading 7-3.

Jomar Reyes led off the subsequent inning with a double for Frederick. With two outs, Tad Gold doubled him home and then Anthony Coronia singled in Gold to make it 7-5.

With the same score in the ninth, the Keys loaded the bases with two outs against Pelicans reliever Daury Torrez, prompting a pitching change. Assigned to Myrtle Beach on Saturday, Rosario got Jonah Heim to fly out to right and earn the save in his first game since 2014.

The Pelicans will host a three-game series with the Winston-Salem Dash beginning on Monday. Jake Stinnett (0-0, 0.00) will pitch for Myrtle Beach, and will be opposed by Blair Walters (0-0, 0.00) for Winston-Salem. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05, with gates opening at 6 p.m.

The 2016 season is the 18th season for the Pelicans franchise and second as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. For information on tickets to see the Pelicans in 2016, please call (843) 918-6000, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.MyrtleBeachPelicans.com.

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. The park has ranked in the top eight in all of Minor League Baseball by Stadium Journey in each of the last five seasons. The same publication also placed the Pelicans in the Top 100 Stadium Experiences in all of sports in each of the last five years and the best in the Carolina League for five straight seasons as well. In May 2015, TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark won the 2015 TripAdvisor.com Certificate of Excellence award. The Pelicans are the defending Mills Cup Champions, winning the title in 2015 as well as 2000 and co-Mills Cup championship honors in the inaugural 1999 season. The Pelicans have made nine postseason appearances behind 11 half-season Southern Division championships, including the first half of the 2015 season, as well as five Southern Division titles, most recently in 2015. For more information on the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, please contact the Pelicans at (843) 918-6000 or emailing [email protected].