Myrtle Beach Pelicans set new attendance record

The Myrtle Beach Pelicans announced Sunday that the they have set a franchise record for average attendance.

The Pelicans averaged 3,877 fans in attendance per night in 2015. Last year, the squad averaged 3,652 per game.

The total of 240,357 in attendance for the year is the third-highest all tim despite eight lot gates this season, including Sunday’s home finale that was rained out.

“It’s been an incredible season, and we want to thank all of our local fans as well as the visitors from around the world for coming out to enjoy this year of Pelicans baseball,” said Andy Milovich, Pelicans President and General Manager. “The broad appeal of the Chicago Cubs brand when combined with our data-driven approach, Play It Forward community initiative, an active sports tourism program, and an incredibly creative marketing and promotional effort has made 2015 the greatest year in Pelicans baseball history. Of course, none of what we do is possible without the best staff in minor league baseball, who pushed to make every night a tremendous success from Opening Day through the final homestand.”

The Pelicans had 15 sellouts this season.

This story was originally published August 30, 2015 at 11:00 PM with the headline "Myrtle Beach Pelicans set new attendance record."