Errors prove costly as Pelicans fall short in 14-inning marathon against Down East
Final score
Down East Wood Ducks 4, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 3 (F/14)
Turning point
After a single and sacrifice bunt by the following batter moved Down East designated hitter Jairo Beras in the top half of the 14th inning, a wild pitch by Myrtle Beach reliever Marc Huberman allowed him to advance to third. Mere pitches later, Pelicans shortstop Andruw Monasterio’s throw to home plate sailed wide, allowing a lunging Beras to touch home plate, scoring what proved to be the winning run.
Offensive star
Down East first baseman Josh Altmann was 4-for-5 with a run scored for the Wood Ducks in their win Wednesday night.
Decision takers
Winner: Adam Choplick went three innings for Down East, not allowing a run while yielding only one hit. He struck out four batters.
Loser: Myrtle Beach reliever Marc Huberman wet three innings, giving up one run — which was unearned — on two hits, striking out two Down East batters.
By the numbers
Keeping record
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans are now 28-25 on the season, falling back into third place in the Carolina League’s Southern Division following Carolina’s win over Buies Creek on Wednesday. Down East improves to 21-31.
On deck
The Carolina League foes continue their four-game set Thursday night with a 7:05 p.m. start at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. Ryan Kellogg (1-3, 5.01 ERA) will go to the hill for Myrtle Beach, while Down East will counter with Wes Benjamin (3-4, 5.75 ERA).
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This story was originally published May 31, 2017 at 11:43 PM with the headline "Errors prove costly as Pelicans fall short in 14-inning marathon against Down East."