Uelmen strong, Birds shutout for second-straight night

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (June 13, 2019) - The Down East Wood Ducks shutout the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 1-0 in the series opener from TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark.

After Pelicans (20-44) starter Erich Uelmen (1-2) retired the first seven men that he faced, the Wood Ducks (48-19) got to the righty in the fourth inning.
Julio Pablo Martinez gave the Wood Ducks (48-19) a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth when he chopped an infield single down the first base line that plated Leody Taveras for the games first run. 
Uelmen settled in after that and delivered six, strong innings allowing just the one run on four hits before exiting the contest. Sal Mendez (3-0) was nearly unhittable tonight for the Woodies. The southpaw fired six, shutout innings and allowed just a pair of hits to earn the win for Down East. 
The Pelicans (20-44) brought the go ahead run to the plate in the ninth, but Joe Kuzia locked down the save for the Wood Ducks to seal the Birds' second-straight 1-0 loss.
Myrtle Beach will look to even the series on Friday night at 7:05 p.m. The Pelicans will send RHP Javier Assad (2-5, 3.54) to the hill against LHP Jake Latz (5-1, 1.93) for the Woodies. Coverage will begin at 6:50 p.m. on MiLB.tv and the Pelicans Baseball Network which is available on the TuneIn App, MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast and MiLB First Pitch app.
Friday will be a Fish Fry Friday with fish fry dinner plates and $2 craft drafts available from 6-8 p.m. It will also be a First Responders Friday, where any first responders can show their ID at the Anderson Brothers bank box office to recieve half off their ticket, courtesy of 707 Shooting Range, Allegiant Air, WMBF and Mix 97.7. 
The 2019 season is the 21st season for the Pelicans franchise and fifth as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. For tickets visit MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/tickets, call (843) 918-6000, or visit the Pelicans Box Office.
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. Since being acquired by a group led by Chuck Greenberg during the 2006 season, the Pelicans have repeatedly set team attendance records and become known as one of Minor League Baseball's most innovative and creative franchises. The team and its employees have been dedicated to making a difference in the Myrtle Beach community, specifically giving back over $2 million in donations, fundraising proceeds, in-kind services and community service since launching the Pelicans Play It Forward Community Initiative in 2013. TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark has ranked in the top eight in all of Minor League Baseball by Stadium Journey in six of the last seven seasons. The same publication also placed the Pelicans in the Top 100 Stadium Experiences and the best in the Carolina League for six of the past seven seasons. In June 2017, the Pelicans won the 2017 TripAdvisor.com Certificate of Excellence award. On the field, the team has won four Mills Cup Championships, including claims to back-to-back titles in 1999 and 2000, and again in 2015 and 2016. The Pelicans have made 11 postseason appearances behind 13 half-season Southern Division championships, including the first half of the 2015 season, second half of 2016 and first half of 2017. For more information on the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, please contact the Pelicans at (843) 918-6000 or email [email protected].