Wood Ducks Come Up Empty Against the Pelicans
KINSTON, NC - The Wood Ducks drew seven walks and collected nine hits but could not dig themselves out of an early hole in Sunday's 9-4 loss to the Pelicans. Chuck Leblanc extended his league lead in RBIs with his 12th in the defeat.
KINSTON, NC - The Wood Ducks drew seven walks and collected nine hits but could not dig themselves out of an early hole in Sunday's 9-4 loss to the Pelicans. Chuck Leblanc extended his league lead in RBIs with his 12th in the defeat.
For the third time in the series, the Woodies allowed the Pelicans to score in the first inning. Already trailing 3-0, the Wood Ducks sparked a rally in the bottom of the inning with
Myrtle Beach would add two more in the third, but again Down East responded with a run in the bottom half of the inning. Clark led off with a double but wouldn't score until there were two outs on Leblanc's RBI single.
The fourth turned the tide to the Pelicans after scoring four runs with two outs in the frame, highlighted by
Two doubles in the seventh from
The series with the Pelicans ends in a split and the Wood Ducks will look for their first series win of the season with the Winston-Salem Dash. A three-game series begins on Monday night at 7:00 p.m. with lefty