Myrtle Beach Pelicans fall to Carolina Mudcats in rain-shortened contest
Final score
Carolina Mudcats 6, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 3 (8)
Turning point
Carolina added to its one-run advantage, scoring in each the seventh and eighth inning and the contest was called due to inclement weather before the Pelicans could bat in the bottom half of the eighth.
The man
Carolina’s Braxton Davidson, who was 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and a run scored.
Feeling hot
Pelicans second baseman Ian Happ has been seeing the ball extremely well as of late and went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and run scored. Following an 0-for-8 start in his first two games of the season, Happ has batted .365 with two home runs, 12 RBIs and eight runs scored in the past 14 games.
Decision takers
W–Enderson Franco (1-1, 9.00 ERA); L–Erick Leal (2-1, 5.40); SV–Evan Phillips (2).
By the numbers
Keeping records
Myrtle Beach Pelicans (8-8, 2nd Southern), Carolina Mudcats (7-9, 3rd Southern).
Max McKinnon: 843-626-0302, @mmckinnonTSN
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 April 23, 2016 at 12:02 AM with the headline "Myrtle Beach Pelicans fall to Carolina Mudcats in rain-shortened contest."