Pelicans Fall To Fireflies 6-2

Photo courtesy: Chloe Hyde/Myrtle Beach Pelicans

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COLUMBIA, S.C (April 10, 2026). – The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (5-2) dropped their second game in a row to the Columbia Fireflies (3-4) 6-2 at Segra Park on Friday night.

Columbia took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second courtesy of a solo home run by JC Vanek (2).

Myrtle Beach took the lead in the top of third. Ty Southisene reached on catcher’s interference and then stole second base. Following a walk drawn by Cole Mathis, Southisene and Mathis executed a double steal. A batter later, Alexey Lumpuy roped a two-run single to give the Pelicans a 2-1 lead.

The Fireflies struck back in the bottom of the third. After Sean Gamble was plunked, Josh Hammond (1) launched a two-run home run to make the score 3-2 fireflies.

Columbia tacked on another run in the bottom of the fifth. With two outs, Hammond smacked a triple and later scored to extend their lead to 4-2 on an RBI single by Brooks Bryan.

The Fireflies added some insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth. Hammond roped a double to start the frame. The next batter Bryan (1) cranked a two-run home run to extend Columbia’s advantage to 6-2.

LHP Brandon Herbold (1-0, 0.00 ERA) received the win, RHP Eli Jerzembeck (1-1, 3.68 ERA) was tagged with the loss. RHP Henson Leal (S,1) picked up the save.

Myrtle Beach and Columbia will continue their six-game series Saturday night at Segra Park. First pitch is slated for 6:05 PM. The Pelicans will hand the ball to RHP David Bracho (0-0, 0.00) and the Fireflies will start RHP Hiro Wyatt (0-0, 0.00) on the bump.