MattyNokes' MVP 2005: Myrtle Beach Pelicans In 2006

[mattynokes]

I've recently picked up the sticks again and being that it's summer time I have the itch to play some baseball. I've got a roster mod of the 2006 season and have attempted to do this before where I create some low ball prospects on the Pelicans. Basically anyone who played in the Braves system from Rookie Ball to Myrtle Beach during 2006 is fair game. They also must still be in the Braves system today (or exited the Braves' system via the Teixeira trade). I've constructed a roster of 27 players (2 "inactives" spotted at AA-Mississippi). I'm playing on MVP difficulty with adjusted sliders. Playing every game and only those at Myrtle Beach. If I deem a player is playing good enough for a call-up then so be it, he'll be promoted.

I believe that's that. Now here's to hoping I pick up a few readers and let's jump right into it.

[jdepersis]

nice. so you will get to form the future major league players.

[mattynokes]

April 3, 2006 - Kicking Off The 2006 Campaign


Well it's that time again. Time to lace of the cleats and prepare for another season of Pelicans' baseball. Last year we finished a disappointing 61-79 in my inaugural season as the Manager of the Pelicans. As I head out for the last at of Spring Training in my mind (as I've just been handed the High-A roster) I play through the possible lineups and strategies for the new crop of young ball players that make up our squad. My approach is to try and show these guys them I'm just another guy in the dugout, so I like to participate in BP and some throwing when I can. If anything seeing me hack at pitches will only provide these young guys with some more confidence as the guy after me gets to say, "Coach, let me show you how it's done."

It will be interesting to see how we fair this year with 11 new pitchers. That's right, we don't return one pitcher from last year. Well I guess you could count Gonzalo Lopez. He's been here before, but he's been battling arm injuries - Lopez starts off the year on the Disabled/Inactive List (go figure) with no time table as to when he'll return. I guess all-in-all this could be good for me as Manager as it's pretty unlikely any of these guys will pull a Chuck James and go from Myrtle Beach all the way to Atlanta in one season.

As for the bats and gloves, we'll surely miss Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Martin Prado. Though it's no shock losing two .300 hitters to Mississippi would put a dent in your lineup. Salty's got some real talent, but unless he's moved to 1B I don't see him sticking in Atlanta with that way that Brian McCann handled himself in his mid-season call-up last year. Unlike pitching here's where we return some familiar faces in our 2005 regulars; Diory Hernandez, Carl Loadenthal, and Mark Jurich. Also re-joining us with a taste of High-A in 2005 are; Van Pope, Brandon Jones, and Greg Creek. If you're doing the math, in total, that makes 21 out of the 27 players on the roster newcomers to the High-A life. Though Creek has been hampered by a knee injury and won't see the field to start off the season. Jones is a great talent, he's the real deal. He hit .350 for us in 60 at-bats and launched 8 home runs for Rome in 43 games. Does a bunch of fresh faces mean different results for Myrtle Beach?

I'm Matt Nikolaus and this is my story of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. You can call me Nokes.

[nittanylionfan3]

Looks good matty. I'll be following. Never really thought about trying a minor league one. I might just do it.

[mattynokes]

April 4, 2006 - Dissecting The Roster

I'll finally get a chance to see how this team responds to each other as a team tomorrow. We're heading to Myrtle Beach today on an off day. I sure hope these boys enjoy it while it lasts. Looking at the schedule, yikes! Three times during the season we play for three weeks or more without an off day. Luckily this isn't anything like the majors and the traveling isn't too far between each stop on road trips.

While I've got some time, let's have a look at our roster.

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No. Catchers Ht. Wt. Bats
12 Tyler Flowers 6-4 220 R
18 Clint Sammons 6-0 200 R

No. Infielders Ht. Wt. Bats
1 J.C. Holt 5-10 175 L
4 Diory Hernandez 5-11 170 R
8 Van Pope 6-0 200 R
13 *Greg Creek 6-3 225 L
14 Mark Jurich 5-10 190 L
17 Elvis Andrus 6-0 185 R
20 Kala Ka'aihue 6-2 230 R
24 Eric Campbell 6-0 195 R

No. Outfielders Ht. Wt. Bats
5 Jordan Schafer 6-1 190 L
6 Matt Young 5-8 175 L
9 Carl Loadenthal 5-11 180 L
25 Jon Owings 6-4 190 R
28 Brandon Jones 6-2 195 L

No. Pitchers Ht. Wt. Throws
15 Jairo Cuevas 6-2 215 R
19 Beau Jones 6-1 195 L
23 Kris Medlen 5-10 175 R
24 James Parr 6-1 185 R
29 Tommy Hanson 6-6 210 R
32 Dustin Evans 6-3 210 R
37 Jo-Jo Reyes 6-2 230 L
38 Kevin Gunderson 5-10 165 L
41 Matt Harrison 6-4 220 L
45 Jeff Lyman 6-3 215 R
50 Charlie Morton 6-4 200 R
67 *Gonzalo Lopez 6-2 170 R

* - Inactive/Disabled List
Here's how they did a year ago.

C Flowers: Drafted in 33rd round of 2005 Draft - .279/.373/.465 9 HR in 129 AB at Danville

C Sammons: Drafted in 6th round of 2004 Draft - .286/.368/.382 4 HR in 427 AB at Rome

2B Holt: Drafted in 3rd round of 2004 Draft - .268/.324/.367 12 SB in 441 AB at Rome

SS Hernandez: Signed as Free Agent in 2002 - .253/.314/.374 15 2B in 265 AB at Myrtle Beach

3B Pope: Drafted in 5th round of 2004 Draft - .257/.330/.385 25 2B in 470 AB combined at Rome and Myrtle Beach

1B Creek: Signed as Free Agent in 2005 - .350/.447/.500 1 HR in 40 AB combined at Rome and Myrtle Beach

1B Jurich: Signed as Free Agent in 2004 - .252/.328/.440 13 HR in 325 AB combined at Rome and Myrtle Beach

SS Andrus: Signed as Free Agent in 2005 - .293/.380/.391 8 SB in 184 AB combined at GCL Braves and Danville

1B Ka'aihue: Signed as Free Agent in 2005 - .301/.366/.573 8 HR in 143 AB combined at GCL Braves and Danville

3B Campbell: Drafted in 2nd round of 2004 Draft - .313/.383/.634 18 HR in 262 AB at Danville

CF Schafer: Drafted in 3rd round of 2005 Draft - .203/.256/.352 13 SB in 182 AB at GCL Braves

LF/2B Young: Signed as Free Agent in 2005 - .312/.412/.409 10 SB in 423 AB at Rome

CF Loadenthal: Signed as Free Agent in 2003 - .273/.352/.395 34 SB in 440 AB combined at Rome and Myrtle Beach

RF Owings: Drafted in 17th round of 2004 Draft - .293/.354/.707 12 HR in 116 AB at Danville

RF/LF Jones: Drafted in 24th round of 2003 Draft - .312/.417/.511 8 HR in 231 AB combined at Rome and Myrtle Beach
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RHP Cuevas: Signed as Free Agent in 2003 - 1.95 ERA 6-1 Record 69 K in 55.1 IP at Danville

LHP Jones: Drafted in 1st round of 2005 Draft - 3.86 ERA 3-2 Record 41 K in 35 IP at GCL Braves

RHP Medlen: Drafted in 10th round of 2005 Draft - 0.41 ERA 10 Saves 36 K in 22 IP at Danville

RHP Parr: Drafted in 4th round of 2004 Draft - 3.41 ERA 13-4 Record 98 K in 126.2 IP at Rome

RHP Hanson: Drafted in 22nd round of 2005 Draft - 2.08 ERA 4-1 Record 56 K in 52 IP at Danville

RHP Evans: Drafted in 2nd round of 2005 Draft - 2.60 ERA 3-3 Record 35 K in 52 IP combined at Danville and Rome

LHP Reyes: Drafted in 2nd round of 2003 Draft - 3.53 ERA 3-0 Record 27 K in 43.1 IP at Danville

LHP Gunderson: Drafted in 5th round of 2005 Draft - 1.12 ERA 3 Saves 21 K in 24 IP at Rome

LHP Harrison: Drafted in 3rd round of 2003 Draft - 3.23 ERA 12-7 Record 118 K in 167 IP at Rome

RHP Lyman: Drafted in 2nd round of 2005 Draft - 4.24 ERA 0-3 Record 28 K in 34 IP at GCL Braves

RHP Morton: Drafted in 3rd round of 2003 Draft - 5.20 ERA 5-9 Record 86 K in 124.2 IP at Rome

RHP Guzman: Signed as Free Agent in 2000 - 3.65 ERA 8-4 Record 109 K in 101 IP at Rome (2004) DNP in 2005

Note: I moved any player who was drafted in 2006 to 2005 so they can fit the time line of the dynasty.

[mattynokes]

April 7, 2006 - 2006 Season Preview

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Projected Lineup Vs RHP
1. Carl Loadenthal [CF]
2. J.C. Holt [2B]
3. Brandon Jones [RF]
4. Kala Ka'aihue [DH]
5. Mark Jurich [1B]
6. Matt Young [LF]
7. Diory Hernandez [SS]
8. Van Pope [3B]
9. Clint Sammons [C]

Projected Lineup Vs LHP
1. Carl Loadenthal [CF]
2. Diory Hernandez [SS]
3. Brandon Jones [LF]
4. Kala Ka'aihue [1B]
5. Eric Campbell [DH]
6. Jon Owings [RF]
7. Matt Young [2B]
8. Van Pope [3B]
9. Clint Sammons [C]

Remaining Bench
Tyler Flowers [C/1B]
Elvis Andrus [SS]
Jordan Schafer [OF]
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The lineup is strong top to bottom. Matt Young would be in the 1 or 2 hole on most any other teams. Brandon Jones is a player to watch. He put up strong numbers last year and he could jettison through the system very quickly. Kala Ka'aihue provides a ton of power, but has the tendency to strikeout a bit too much. The bench provides the Pelicans with good depth. Many scouts are raving of 16 year-old Elvis Andrus. He's very mature for his age and reminds a lot of a young Derek Jeter. Jordan Schafer could probably start for any of the other Carolina League teams somewhere in the Outfield.

Rotation
1. Matt Harrison
2. James Parr
3. Jo-Jo Reyes
4. Tommy Hanson
5. Charlie Morton

Bullpen
Kris Medlen [CL]
Beau Jones [MRP]
Dustin Evans [MRP]
Jeff Lyman [MRP]
Kevin Gunderson [Lefty]
Jairo Cuevas [LRP]

Inactive/Disabled List
Greg Creek [1B/3B]
Gonzalo Lopez [RHP]
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Inexperience surrounds the pitching staff, but that doesn't leave them short of talented young prospects by any means. Matt Harrison and James Parr both have great control and look to anchor the rotation. Tommy Hanson could be one heck of a steal out of the 22nd round a year ago. He simply knows how to pitch and isn't afraid to challenge hitters. Many wonder if Kris Medlen's success is due to the fact that he is ahead of the age curve. Either way his dominating performance last season at Danville is very impressive. Kevin Gunderson is an interesting prospect. He doesn't throw real hard and his ceiling isn't thought of to be very high either. But he locates his pitches very well and keeps batters off balanced with his 3/4 delivery.

[mattynokes]

April 8, 2006

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (0-0) @ Wilmington Blue Rocks (0-0)

Matt Harrison (0-0, -.--) Vs Luis Mendoza (0-0, -.--)

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W - Harrison (1-0) L - Mendoza (0-1) S - Medlen (1)

Pelicans Lineup
1. Carl Loadenthal [CF]
2. J.C. Holt [2B]
3. Brandon Jones [RF]
4. Kala Ka'aihue [DH]
5. Mark Jurich [1B]
6. Matt Young [LF]
7. Diory Hernandez [SS]
8. Van Pope [3B]
9. Clint Sammons [C]

Substitutions
Gunderson came in relief for Harrison in the 8th
Owings pinch hit for Holt in the 9th and played RF
Medlen came in relief for Gunderson in the 9th

Game Recap
Matt Harrison pitched a beautiful 7.2 innings, only allowing five hits. Brandon Jones got things rolling in the top of the 1st inning with a towering 2-out HR that measured over 400 feet. Two innings later Jones would drive in Van Pope for his second RBI of the game. Pope would also add an RBI of his own in the 7th. Kris Medlen closed the door in the ninth, striking out two Blue Rocks to notch his first of hopefully many saves for Myrtle Beach.

[mattynokes]

April 9, 2006

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (1-0) @ Wilmington Blue Rocks (0-1)

James Parr (0-0, -.--) Vs Tommy Hottovy (0-0, -.--)

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W - Frederick (1-0) L - Be. Jones (0-1)

Pelicans Lineup
1. Carl Loadenthal [CF]
2. Diory Hernandez [SS]
3. Brandon Jones [LF]
4. Kala Ka'aihue [1B]
5. Eric Campbell [DH]
6. Jon Owings [RF]
7. Matt Young [2B]
8. Van Pope [3B]
9. Clint Sammons [C]

Substitutions
Gunderson came in relief for Parr in the 7th
Lyman came in relief for Gunderson in the 7th
Holt pinch hit for Campbell in the 8th
Schafer pinch ran for Owings in the 8th and played RF
Be. Jones came in relief for Lyman in the 10th

Game Recap
So close, but Myrtle Beach let one slip away. Christian Lara got the scoring going as he sent a James Parr curve over the right-centerfield wall in the 3rd inning. Brandon Jones came up clutch as two innings later he'd smack a 2 RBI double to left-center to grab the lead. After committing two costly errors in the 7th that accounted for two runs and a lead change the Pelicans would battle back to send the game into extra innings. Jeff Lyman came in to pitch a great three innings of relief, striking out three and only surrendering one hit. In the 11th frame an unlikely hero in Luis Soto lined a fastball up the middle and Mickey Hall just beat out Carl Loadenthal's throw to the plate.

[mattynokes]

April 10, 2006

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (1-1) @ Wilmington Blue Rocks (1-1)

Jo-Jo Reyes (0-0, -.--) Vs Andrew Dobies (0-0, -.--)

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W - Dobies (1-0) L - Reyes (0-1)

Pelicans Lineup
1. Carl Loadenthal [CF]
2. Diory Hernandez [SS]
3. Brandon Jones [LF]
4. Kala Ka'aihue [1B]
5. Eric Campbell [DH]
6. Jon Owings [RF]
7. Matt Young [2B]
8. Van Pope [3B]
9. Clint Sammons [C]

Substitutions
Evans came in relief for Reyes in the 8th

Game Recap
Jo-Jo Reyes pitched a solid game, but Andrew Dobies was even better. He kept batters off balanced all night with his deceptive changeup. Dobies sent nine Pelicans back to the bench with nothing to show while only allowing six hits and going for the complete game shutout. First Baseman Scott White paced the Blue Rock offense going 4-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI. Dustin Evans got shelled in his one inning of work, allowing three runs and White's second double which ended any comeback hope Myrtle Beach had in the 9th.

[mattynokes]

So how do you guys like the setup so far?

[Chief Knockahoma]

this is such a cool concept.

[gobravez]

This is awesome! I like the way you are posting the recaps as well!

[mattynokes]

April 11, 2006

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (1-2) @ Wilmington Blue Rocks (2-1)

Tommy Hanson (0-0, -.--) Vs Ryan Schroyer (0-0, -.--)

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W - Hanson (1-0) L - Schroyer (0-1) S - Medlen (2)

Pelicans Lineup
1. Carl Loadenthal [CF]
2. J.C. Holt [2B]
3. Brandon Jones [RF]
4. Kala Ka'aihue [DH]
5. Mark Jurich [1B]
6. Matt Young [LF]
7. Diory Hernandez [SS]
8. Van Pope [3B]
9. Clint Sammons [C]

Substitutions
Cuevas came in relief for Hanson in the 7th
Andrus pinch ran for Jurich in the 9th
Flowers came in to play 1B for Andrus in the 9th
Medlen came in relief for Cuevas in the 9th

Game Recap
Tommy Hanson pitched almost too fine tonight. He was pitching well enough to go longer, but was tired due to setting up batters and making them look foolish. In six innings of work Hanson only allowed five hits, striking out two, and didn't walk a batter. Brandon Jones stayed hot, hitting his second home run to give the Pelicans the early 1-0 lead. Jairo Cuevas pitched an excellent two innings of relief. In fact you might say his only bad pitch on the night was the lone single he gave up. Mark Jurich kept the 9th inning alive with a two out base hit. Elvis Andrus came in to pinch run while with a hit-and-run put on Matt Young doubled in Andrus. Diory Hernadez would give drive in Young three pitches later, give Myrtle Beach a three run cushion. Though Kris Medlen really only needed Jones' dinger as he breezed through the Blue Rocks to close out the game.

[mattynokes]

April 12, 2006

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (2-2) @ Potomac Nationals (3-0)

Charlie Morton (0-0, -.--) Vs Joe Horgan (0-0, -.--)

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W - Horgan (1-0) L - Morton (0-1)

Pelicans Lineup
1. Carl Loadenthal [CF]
2. Diory Hernandez [SS]
3. Brandon Jones [LF]
4. Kala Ka'aihue [1B]
5. Jon Owings [RF]
6. Matt Young [2B]
7. Van Pope [3B]
8. Clint Sammons [C]
9. Charlie Morton [P]

Substitutions
Evans came in relief for Morton in the 5th
Campbell pinch hit for Evans in the 6th and played SS
Be. Jones came in relief for Hernandez in 6th
Schafer pinch hit for Be. Jones in the 9th

Game Recap
Gene Kinsale owned Charlie Morton, hitting two home runs and collecting four RBI off of the righty and went 3-for-5 on the day in total (not sure why Kingsale was in Single-A). In total Morton got rocked to a tune of 12 hits and ten earned runs in 4.2 innings. Kala Ka'aihue would ignite a two out, three run rally in the 9th with a solo homer, but by that point the game was far from reachable.

[mattynokes]

April 13, 2006

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (2-3) @ Potomac Nationals (4-0)

Matt Harrison (1-0, 1.17) Vs Anthony Ferrari (0-0, -.--)

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W - Harrison (2-0) L - Ferrari (0-1)

Pelicans Lineup
1. Carl Loadenthal [CF]
2. Diory Hernandez [SS]
3. Brandon Jones [LF]
4. Kala Ka'aihue [1B]
5. Jon Owings [RF]
6. Matt Young [2B]
7. Van Pope [3B]
8. Tyler Flowers [C]
9. Matt Harrison [P]

Substitutions
Andrus pinch hit for Hernandez in the 8th
Schafer pinch hit for Br. Jones in the 8th
Evans came in relief for Harrison in the 8th
Holt pinch hit for Young in the 9th

Game Recap
The Pelicans wasted no time in returning the favor from yesterday's ball game as they put up an eight spot on the score board in the first inning that was capped off by a bases clearing double by Diory Hernandez. Hernandez led Myrtle Beach, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles before being removed from the game. Also contributing a multi-hit game were Carl Loadenthal, Jon Owings (two 2Bs), and Tyler Flowers. Matt Harrison found trouble twice in the ball game, but the first inning cushion was more than enough for Manager Matty Nokes to have no worries and let Harrison work through it for Harrison's second victory.

[mattynokes]

April 14, 2006

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (3-3) @ Potomac Nationals (4-1)

James Parr (0-0, 4.26) Vs Greg Bunn (0-0, 3.86)

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W - Bunn (1-0) L - Parr (0-1) S - Martinez (2)

Pelicans Lineup
1. Carl Loadenthal [CF]
2. J.C. Holt [2B]
3. Brandon Jones [RF]
4. Kala Ka'aihue [1B]
5. Diory Hernandez [2B]
6. Matt Young [LF]
7. Van Pope [3B]
8. Clint Sammons [C]
9. James Parr [P]

Substitutions
Lyman came in relief for Parr in the 7th
Jurich pinch hit for Lyman in the 8th
Evans came in relief for Jurich in the 8th

Game Recap
Pelicans' hitters were just too impatient today as they wound up striking out 11 times! It wasn't that Bunn's stuff was that overpowering, like said, Myrtle Beach was simply free swinging at the plate. James Parr pitched a solid game and his only mishap was giving up Gene Kingsale's 4th homer of the season in the 6th inning. Combing the mental mistakes on the base paths with the strikeouts and the Pelicans really had no chance.

[mattynokes]

April 15, 2006

Frederick Keys (4-2) @ Myrtle Beach Pelicans (3-4)

Rhadames Liz (0-0, 5.79) Vs Jo-Jo Reyes (0-1, 2.57)

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W - Byrdak (2-0) L - Medlen (0-1) S - Deza (3)

Pelicans Lineup
1. Carl Loadenthal [CF]
2. J.C. Holt [2B]
3. Brandon Jones [RF]
4. Kala Ka'aihue [DH]
5. Mark Jurich [1B]
6. Matt Young [LF]
7. Diory Hernandez [2B]
8. Van Pope [3B]
9. Clint Sammons [C]

Substitutions
Medlen came in relief for Reyes in the 9th

Game Recap
In what was a pitcher's duel for most of the game, the Pelicans would implode in the 9th with a 2-0 lead. The game started off with Rhadames Liz having control problems and Jo-Jo Reyes was just cruising - Reyes fanned eight batters on the day. Once Liz found his control, it was lights out with his 95 MPH heater. Matt Young would reach on a bunt single and advanced all the way to third base on the over throw to first. Clint Sammons drove him in on a one out Sac Fly later in the inning. Going into the 9th Reyes was obviously tiring, but still competing to finish his three hit shutout. With a runner on first and one out Brandon Berger sent the 2-1 pitch from Reyes over the left field wall. In comes Kris Medlen, but he couldn't hold the game at a 2-2 tie as he would give up a two run jack of his own to Bryan Bass. That seemed to suck all the life out of Myrtle Beach as they went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 9th.

[mattynokes]

April 16, 2006

Frederick Keys (5-2) @ Myrtle Beach Pelicans (3-5)

Luis Ramirez (0-1, 18.00) Vs Tommy Hanson (1-0, 0.00)

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W - Ramirez (1-1) L - Hanson (1-1) S - Deza (4)

Pelicans Lineup
1. Carl Loadenthal [CF]
2. J.C. Holt [2B]
3. Brandon Jones [LF]
4. Kala Ka'aihue [DH]
5. Mark Jurich [1B]
6. Diory Hernandez [2B]
7. Jordan Schafer [RF]
8. Van Pope [3B]
9. Clint Sammons [C]

Substitutions
Lyman came in relief for Hanson in the 8th
Andrus pinch ran for Hernandez in the 9th

Game Recap
In a game of the long ball it was Jarod Rine's 2 RBI inside the park job that was the deciding factor. Tommy Hanson missed with a change-up and the sub-.100 hitting Rine smacked it into the left-center gap. The ball took a weird hop off the wall that left Carl Loadenthal scrambling to try to get the ball back in the infield to at least hold Rine to a triple, but it was too late. Kala Ka'aihue (3) and Van Pope (1) would each add a homer in the game as well.

[mattynokes]

April 17, 2006

Frederick Keys (6-2) @ Myrtle Beach Pelicans (3-6)

Kevin Hart (0-1, 6.23) Vs Charlie Morton (0-1, 19.29)

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W - Morton (1-1) L - Hart (0-2) S - Medlen (3)

Pelicans Lineup
1. Carl Loadenthal [CF]
2. J.C. Holt [2B]
3. Brandon Jones [RF]
4. Kala Ka'aihue [DH]
5. Mark Jurich [1B]
6. Matt Young [LF]
7. Van Pope [3B]
8. Clint Sammons [C]
9. Elvis Andrus [SS]

Substitutions
Gunderson came in relief for Morton in the 8th
Campbell pinch hit for Jurich in the 9th and played 1B
Medlen came in relief for Gunderson in the 9th

Game Recap
Charlie Morton sure kept us on the edge of our seats by giving up a two run shot to Brandon Berger to tie the game in the 6th. But with two runners on Clint Sammons came up clutch in the bottom of the inning - driving in two runs on a double. Brandon Jones got back on track with a three hit game, including a home run. Elvis Andrus added his first hit and the Pelican's first triple on the year.

[mattynokes]

April 18, 2006

Winston-Salem Warthogs (3-7) @ Myrtle Beach Pelicans (5-6)

Josh Fields (0-0, -.--) Vs Matt Harrison (2-0, 3.00)

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W - Harrison (3-0) L - Fields (0-1)

Pelicans Lineup
1. Carl Loadenthal [CF]
2. J.C. Holt [2B]
3. Brandon Jones [RF]
4. Kala Ka'aihue [DH]
5. Mark Jurich [1B]
6. Matt Young [LF]
7. Diory Hernandez [SS]
8. Van Pope [3B]
9. Clint Sammons [C]

Substitutions
Be. Jones came in relief for Harrison in the 8th

Game Recap
Matt Harrison dominated, fanning eight in 7.1 innings and earning his third win in three starts. Van Pope paced the offense, hitting his second and third home run of the season. J.C. Holt and Mark Jurich each added their first dinger of the season.