Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Clifton tosses gem, Myrtle Beach Pelicans shut out Carolina Mudcats

Trevor Clifton tossed 6 2/3 shutout inning Tuesday night.
Trevor Clifton tossed 6 2/3 shutout inning Tuesday night. jlee@thesunnews.com

Final score

Myrtle Beach Pelicans 7, (at) Carolina Mudcats 0

Turning point

Andrew Ely, the first batter of the game, reached on a fielding error by Mudcats shortstop Omar Obregon, leading to two first-inning runs drive in by Donnie Dewees and Yasiel Balaguert.

The man

Trevor Clifton, who allowed three hits and struck out 10 in 6 2/3 shutout innings

Decision takers

W–Clifton (7-7). L–Enderson Franco (5-11).

By the numbers

Keeping records

Myrtle Beach Pelicans 72-55 (35-21 second half), Carolina Mudcats 45-82 (16-40)

Next up

Who: Myrtle Beach Pelicans at Carolina Mudcats

When: 7 p.m. Wednesday

Radio: MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast or TuneIn Radio App

This story was originally published August 23, 2016 at 10:45 PM with the headline "Clifton tosses gem, Myrtle Beach Pelicans shut out Carolina Mudcats."

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