Myrtle Beach Pelicans rally in ninth to beat Carolina Mudcats

Final score

Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2, Carolina Mudcats 1

Turning point

In a game that was tied at 1 since the third inning, the Pelicans broke out in the ninth. Chesny Young reached on an error by pitcher Richie Tate, and Carlos Penalver – who drew a walk and stole second – scored the game-winning run after a throw to the plate by first baseman Joey Meneses was off.

The man

Pelicans’ Victor Caratini, who reached base four times as he went 2-for-2 with a walk and was hit by pitch.

Decision takers

W–Fernando Cruz (1-2). L–Tate (2-1).

Keeping records

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (47-38 overall, 6-10 second half), Carolina Mudcats (42-43 overall, 8-8 second half)

By the numbers

▪ 2.92 | Pelicans starter Jonathan Martinez’s ERA after Friday’s outing.

▪ 4 | Double plays turned by Carolina

▪ 6 | Walks allowed by the Pelicans pitching staff

▪ 9 | Men left on base by Myrtle Beach

▪ 25.1 | Innings without a run by the Pelicans before Penalver drew a bases loaded walk in the second inning

He said it

“Any time you can get a win it’s a good thing. We had plenty of opportunities; I think we hit into four double plays. We could have just rolled over but we kept fighting and showed some resilience and scratched a run out in the ninth to capture it.” – Pelicans manager Mark Johnson

“[Caratini] had some good at-bats tonight. He’s grinding through, this is going to be a long season for him catching. Really his first season in hot, hot weather. It’s going to be a test for him and he’s proving himself right now.” – Pelicans manager Mark Johnson

“[Martinez] threw strikes. He got ahead of hitters and made them put it in play and our defense caught the baseball; once again he had a good outing. He’s had some pretty good outings lately and he’s been getting a lot of run support except for tonight. But we ended up getting on in the end to top it off.” – Pelicans manager Mark Johnson

Next up

▪ Who | Carolina Mudcats at Myrtle Beach Pelicans

▪ When | 7:05 p.m. Saturday

▪ Where | TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark

▪ Radio | 1450-AM

This story was originally published July 10, 2015 at 10:53 PM with the headline "Myrtle Beach Pelicans rally in ninth to beat Carolina Mudcats."