Pelicans rally late but fall to Wilmington

Final score

Wilmington Blue Rocks 3, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2 (Box score)

Turning point

In the eighth inning, Wilmington scored on a wild pitch by Pelicans reliever James Farris to give the Blue Rocks a 3-2 advantage. Myrtle Beach didn’t go down with a fight as Victor Caratini led off the ninth inning with a double, but the Pelicans failed to capitalize and Wilmington shut the door.

The man

Wilmington outfielder Elier Hernandez, who was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double and two runs scored.

Decision takers

W–Zach Lovvorn (4-4). L–Farris (0-4). S–Estarlin Cordero (10).

Keeping records

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (76-51 overall, 35-24 second half), Wilmington Blue Rocks (59-70, 21-38)

He said it

“Caratini hit the ball to the center field wall and I’d like to see him on third and not second there. But, you know, we just couldn’t get it done. [Cordero] made some good pitches and Brockmeyer struck out trying to move [Caratini] over and we didn’t capitalize; it happens.” – Pelicans manager Mark Johnson

“Torrez threw the ball well. He [made] a couple of mistakes with some balls right over the middle of the plate but [Wilmington] hit the ball right at our guys so he had a little luck tonight. But he worked quick and battled throughout his whole outing and overall, I thought Torrez pitched well” – Johnson

Next up

Who | Wilmington Blue Rocks at Myrtle Beach Pelicans

When | 7:05 p.m. Friday

Where | TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark

Radio | 1450-AM

This story was originally published August 27, 2015 at 11:07 PM with the headline "Pelicans rally late but fall to Wilmington."