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Clifton helps Pelicans split doubleheader with Dash

Righty strikes out seven over 5.1 scoreless innings
By John Vittas
May 18, 2016

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (May 18, 2016) - Trevor Clifton fanned seven over 5.1 scoreless innings in game two of Wednesday's twin bill to help the Myrtle Beach Pelicans earn a split of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Winston-Salem Dash.

The Pelicans (21-17) won the second game of the twin bill behind strong pitching from Clifton (2-3) and Jose Rosario, who combined to allow only four hits in seven innings. 

With the game scoreless in the bottom of the first, Pelicans center fielder Rashad Crawford cranked a double to right before advancing to third on a sacrifice bunt by Gleyber Torres. After Ian Happ walked against starter Andre Wheeler (2-1), Happ stole second, which caused Dash (15-25) catcher Sean O'Connell to bounce a throw into center field. Crawford came home on the error, making it 1-0 Myrtle Beach.

With the score still 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Birds shortstop Daniel Lockhart lined a home run over the right center field wall to extend the lead to 2-0.

That would be all the offense the Pelicans would need.

In a 2-0 game in the top of the sixth, Clifton would walk Dash centerfielder Adam Engel, giving way to Rosario. Hunter Jones promptly singled Engel to third and then stole second, putting the tying run on second with one out.

Rosario proceeded to strike out Gerson Montilla and Keon Barnum consecutively to preserve the lead. Rosario worked a scoreless seventh to earn his fourth save of the year.

In the first game of the doubleheader, Winston-Salem victimized Pelicans starter Zach Hedges (3-4) for seven runs on seven hits over 1.2 innings. The start was Hedges' shortest of the year and his five earned runs were a season-high. 

After the Dash got two runs in the top of the first, the Pelicans got hits from Crawford and Torres before Happ walked. Yasiel Balaguert crushed the first pitch he saw from Thad Lowry out of the stadium, only to see it go foul. On the very next pitch, Balaguert pulled another Lowry offering over the wall in left for a grand slam, giving Myrtle Beach a 4-2 lead.

But the advantage was short-lived. The Dash got five against Hedges in the second, capped by a three-run homer from Gerson Montilla. 

Relievers James Pugliese and Daury Torrez each allowed one run over a combined 5.1 innings of solid relief.

Winston-Salem and Myrtle Beach pounded out a combined 26 hits in seven innings, as the Dash earned a 9-5 win. 

Crawford and Lockhart each had three hits in game one. Crawford finished the doubleheader 5-for-7 with three doubles and a stolen base while Lockhart went 4-for-6 with a home run. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the three-game set on Thursday, with Erick Leal (4-2, 3.94 ERA) going for Myrtle Beach, while Jordan Stephens (0-5, 5.06 ERA) gets the Winston-Salem nod. Coverage begins at 7:05 p.m. on MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast, the MiLB First Pitch app and TuneIn. On a Thirsty Thursday, all fans can receive $1 Bud and Bud Light 12 oz. draughts and $2 16 oz. cans from 6-8 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]