MYRTLE BEACH -- Pelicans starting pitcher J.J. Hoover allowed one run, five hits and no walks while striking out seven Kinston batters in six innings of Myrtle Beach's 4-2 win over the Indians at BB&T Coastal Field on Friday night.

The burly 6-foot-3, 230-pound right-hander wasn't unhittable, but he was fairly close.

It's the type of performance Pelicans pitching coach Kent Willis is coming to expect from his stable of arms.