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Pelicans shut out by Povse, Mudcats

Clifton strikes out six for Pelicans in loss
By John Vittas
April 15, 2016

ZEBULON, N.C. - (April 15, 2016) - Max Povse struck out seven and allowed only two hits over seven shutout innings Friday, leading the Carolina Mudcats to a 2-0 win over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans at Five County Stadium.

Zack Bird and Chase Johnson-Mullins each worked a hitless inning of relief to seal the victory. Johnson-Mullins picked up the save.

The best opportunities for the Pelicans (3-6) to score came in the fifth and eighth innings. After Jeffrey Baez reached on an error in the fifth, he stole second base. With two outs and Baez running, Gioskar Amaya banked a single off the glove of the pitcher Povse. The second baseman Omar Obregon recovered the ball in front of second base and threw out Baez at the plate on a close call, maintaining the shutout for Carolina (6-3).

In the eighth, Bird walked two batters with two outs before getting Rashad Crawford to roll a weak grounder down the third base line. Bird barehanded the ball and threw out Crawford to keep the shutout going.

Trevor Clifton (0-2) started the game worked through three shutout innings for Myrtle Beach before allowing a one-out walk to Dansby Swanson in the fourth. Swanson stole second and with Amaya's throw sailing into centerfield, went to third base. Moments later, Clifton uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Swanson to score and make it 1-0.

In the fifth inning, Joseph Odom singled off of Clifton before advancing to second on a balk. After Clifton retired the next two, reliever Jordan Minch allowed Obregon to single and make it 2-0 Mudcats.

The Pelicans have now lost four games in a row, scoring just seven runs over that stretch.

Erick Leal (1-0, 5.40) will take the mound to try and break the streak on Saturday for the Pelicans, with Ryan Clark (0-1, 7.50) going for the Mudcats. The game can be heard beginning at 4:45pm on MyrtleBeachPelicans.com and the TuneIn app.

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].