Myrtle Beach Pelicans (59-54, 16-27) at Potomac Nationals (50-62, 17-25)

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1 Myrtle Beach Pelicans (59-54, 16-27) at Potomac Nationals (50-62, 17-25) Tuesday, August 8, :05 p.m. Game No. 114 Second Half Game No. 44 Road Game No. 54 Pfitzner Stadium Woodbridge, Va. MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast MiLB First Pitch TuneIn RHP Casey Bloomquist (3-4, 6.63 ERA) vs. LHP Taylor Guilbeau (2-3, 4.90 ERA) vs. THE NATIONALS 2017 vs. Nationals in Myrtle Beach in Potomac All-Time vs. Potomac (.496) 2016 Regular Season vs. Nationals in Myrtle Beach in Potomac SALEM ROUTS PELICANS TO SPLIT SERIES The Salem Red Sox rolled 10-3 by the Myrtle Beach Pelicans Sunday at TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. Salem plated two in the first on a Conrad Gregor RBI single and then Jordan Betts double and Pelicans error. A Tate Matheny RBI double in the third added to the Red Sox lead at 3-0. A wild pitch brought in a Salem run in both the sixth and seventh frames before the Red Sox tacked on five more tallies in the eighth to go up Zack Short, who reached base three times, walked with the bases loaded in the ninth before a Salem error brought in two more Birds runs to make it THE AIR-BALL REVOLUTION COMES TO MB As Major League stars Josh Donaldson, J.D. Martinez, Justin Turner and Daniel Murphy have shown, many hitters have a lot to gain by uppercutting the ball into the air. One Pelican who may be able to relate is Eddy Martinez. On May 22, the native of Las Tunas in Cuba had a groundball rate of 58.2 percent, which ranked right at the top of the league according to Fangraphs. On that day, Martinez s batting line was sitting at.211/.258/.316. His wrc+, which quantifies a player s total offensive value on a baseline of 100 for league average, was just 56, meaning his offensive value was 44 percent worse than the average player. Since that date, Martinez has shaved his groundball rate to 47.3 percent, out of the top 10 in the circuit. He s hitting.268/.322/.429 since May 22, raising his season wrc+ to 90. Not coincidentally, when getting the ball in the air, Martinez s HR/FB rate of 14.7 percent is eighth-best in the Carolina League. QUIT PLAYING GAMES WITH MY HEART On July 8, the Pelicans sported an impressive, albeit fortunate, (.612) record in games decided by three runs or less. Most clubs across baseball post a mark around.500 in these close contests. As if to almost prove the point, beginning on July 9, 19 of the Birds last 27 games have been decided by no more than three tallies. The club has gone just 8-11 (.421) in those close games, regressing their overall mark to (.559) in contests decided by three tallies or less. This success in close games explains why the Pelicans overall record of is four games better than their Pythagorean record, which is based on runs scored and allowed, of SHORT, YET SWEET Pelicans shortstop Zack Short reached base three more times in Sunday s game against Salem. That marks the fourth time in the last five contests that he s reached base multiple times, including the third in a row. The Kingston, N.Y. native is riding an eight-game hitting streak, batting 12-for-25 (.480) with a triple, two home runs and four RBIs. Short has registered hits in 14 of the last 16 games, slashing.367/.424/.550 with three doubles, a triple, two homers and seven RBIs in that span. P.J. S PANCAKE HOUSE After a slow start to the year, catcher P.J. Higgins is reminding folks why he began 2017 in the Chicago Cubs Top 30 prospects lists. Over his last 28 games, Higgins has posted a.277/.370/.372 line with three doubles, two home runs and 12 RBIs. His swinging strike rate is just 6.2 percent, the third-lowest in the Carolina League. After whiffing 75 times against 72 walks with Low-A South Bend last year, Higgins has walked 34 times against 39 strikeouts in CHICKS DIG THE LONG BALL By comparing each MiLB team s home run rates both at home and on the road, Baseball America has given TicketReturn.Com Field a home run factor of 109, meaning the facility is nine percent more home run friendly than the average ballpark (park factor of 100). That 109 mark is the second-highest of any stadium in the Carolina League. However, outside of a Joey Gallo-aided 2014 team, the Pelicans hasn t finished in the top two of the circuit in dingers since However, with 89 bombs so far this year, the Birds do currently rank second in the league in homers. PELICAN POINTS Myrtle Beach has failed to win any of their last five series. The club is in half two sets after recording a set record in the first half of the season... No matter what happens in the Pelicans next three games at Potomac, the Birds will finish with a losing record in the season series against the P-Nats for the first time since 2013, when they were 7-12 against the Nationals. This year, the Pelicans are just 2-6 when playing Potomac... Activated off the disabled list prior to Tuesday s game, RHP Casey Bloomquist will be making his first start since June 18. UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS AND GAME TIMES DATE TIME OPPONENT PELICANS STARTER OPP. STARTER Wed. August 9 7:05 ET at Potomac RHP Thomas Hatch (4-9, 4.14) RHP Sterling Sharp (0-1, 9.00) Thu. August 10 12:05 ET at Potomac LHP Ryan Kellogg (3-7, 5.49) RHP Joan Baez (1-8, 4.80) Fri. August 11 7:05 ET Carolina TBA TBA Sat. August 12 7:05 ET Carolina RHP Duncan Robinson (2-3, 2.43) TBA Sun. August 13 6:05 ET Carolina TBA TBA Mon. August 14 7:00 ET at Winston-Salem TBA TBA Tue. August 15 5:00 ET at Winston-Salem TBA TBA Tyler Alamo: 47-for-154,.305/.348/.390, 7 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBIs, 9 BB, HBP in last 41 games Roberto Caro: One hit in last six games (1-for-15,.067, RBI, BB, 4 K) Robert Garcia: Reached in 20 of last 22 (18-for-59,.305, 2B, 3B, 5 RBIs, 12 BB,.423 OBP) Trent Giambrone: Hits in nine of last 10 games (10-for-39,.256, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBIs, 2 BB) P.J. Higgins: 26-for-94,.277, 3 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBIs, 12 BB, 2 HBP,.370 OBP in last 28 games Jesse Hodges: 34-for-118,.288/.344/.466, 4 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 19 RBIs, 9 BB, HBP in last 32 games BIRD DROPPINGS PELICANS BY THE NUMBERS Record Home Record Road Record Current Streak...L1 Runs Scored (4.2 per game)/6th Runs Allowed (4.3 per game)/5th-fewest Run Differential /7th Pythagorean Record Southern Division Standing/GB... 5th/13.0 Current Standings Streak...5th, 15 days Long Standings Streak... 2nd, 28 days (4/20-5/18) Series Record Series Streak...T1 Pelicans Sweeps...4 (3-game, 6/12-14 vs. FRE) Sweeps of the Pelicans...1 (3-game, 7/25-27 vs. CAR) Batting Average/Rank /5th On-Base Percentage /8th Slugging Percentage /8th OPS /9th BABIP Strikeouts...880/3rd-Fewest Walks /8th Hits /4th Doubles /10th Triples...21/8th Home Runs...89/2nd Stolen Bases... 39/10th Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) Errors /T-2nd-Most FIP ERA /4th BABIP Strikeouts /6th Walks...361/5th-Fewest Hits Allowed...968/5th-Most Home Runs...78/T-4th-Fewest WHIP /6th Starters W-L Starters ERA Bullpen W-L Bullpen ERA SECOND HALF STANDINGS SOUTHERN Buies Creek Winston-Salem Down East Carolina Myrtle Beach NORTHERN Lynchburg Salem Wilmington Frederick Potomac Vimael Machin: Reached in 12 of last 13 (15-for-42,.357, 3 2B, 6 RBIs, 7 BB,.449 OBP) Eddy Martinez: 13-for-35,.371, 3 HR, 7 RBIs, 4 BB in last 10 G after 3-for-25 (.120) skid in prev. 7 G Connor Myers: 6-for-24,.250, 3 RBIs in last six contests after 0-for-18 skid in previous 6 G Adonis Paula: 8-for-34,.235, 3 RBIs, BB, HBP in first 13 G back w/myrtle Beach Tyler Pearson: Reached in seven of last nine games (11-for-37,.297, 3 2B, HR, 2 RBIs, 5 BB,.381 OBP) Zack Short: Hits in 14 of last 16 (22-for-60,.367/.424/.550, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBIs, 6 BB)

2 PAGE MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES SITUATIONAL RECORDS & MISC., HIGHS AND LOWS PELICANS SITUATIONAL RECORD Against the Opponents Team Total Home Road vs. Northern vs. Frederick vs. Lynchburg vs. Potomac vs. Salem vs. Wilmington vs. Southern vs. Buies Creek vs. Carolina vs. Down East vs. Winston-Salem Situations Extra innings Games decided in last AB Walk-offs Leading after 6 innings Trailing after 6 innings Tied after 6 innings Leading after 7 innings Trailing after 7 innings Tied after 7 innings Leading after 8 innings Trailing after 8 innings Tied after 8 innings Jerseys Home white vest Road gray jersey Baby blue jersey Navy BP jersey Themed jerseys Pitching With a RHSP With a LHSP Starter throws 5.0-plus Starter throws < Get quality start Walking three or less (as team) Walking more than three (as team) Bullpen allows no runs Bullpen allows runs Shutout Batting Scoring first Opp. scoring first Scoring six-plus runs Scoring four-plus runs Scoring less than 4 runs Outhitting the opposition Opponent outhits the Pelicans Teams tie in hits Hitting a HR Hitting no home runs Stealing multiple bases Stealing a base Not stealing any bases vs LH Starter vs RH Starter Defense Committing no errors Committing 1 error Committing 2 errors Committing 3+ errors Number of Days (in division) In first place In second place In third place...8 In fourth place In fifth place Current streak... 5th, 15 days *Half standings only, reset at start of second half Day of the Week Record Total Home Road Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Monthly Record April (11-11 in 16) May (16-12 in 16) June (12-16 in 16) July (17-12 in 16) August (22-5 in 16) September (4-1 in 16) Misc. One-run games Two-run games Three-run games Games decided by at least five runs High-water mark (6/22) Low-water mark (4/17), 6-8 (4/19) TEAM BATTING TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS TEAM PITCHING Most runs, game...11 (3x; 7/3/17 at Down East) Fewest runs, game...0 (3x; 7/6/17 vs. Buies Creek) Runs, inning (1st, 5/25/17 vs. Winston-Salem) Hits, game (3x; 7/10/17 at Frederick) Hits, inning...8 (1st, 5/25/17 vs. Winston-Salem) Fewest hits, game...2 (2x; 6/9/17 vs. Carolina) Doubles, game...5 (7/10/17 at Frederick) Triples, game...2 (2x; 8/2/17 at Frederick) Home runs, game... 4 (7/8/17 at Frederick) Home runs, inning... 2 (8x; 1st, 8/5/17 at Salem) Stolen bases, game...3 (6/2/17 vs. Down East) Walks, game...8 (2x; 7/29/17 at Potomac) Strikeouts, game...16 (2x; 6/15/17 at Down East) Most GIDP...3 (2x; 7/10/17 at Frederick) Men left on base (5/14/17 vs. Lynchburg, GM2) Most runs allowed, game (6/23/17 vs. Down East) Fewest runs allowed, game...0 (14x; 7/22/17 vs. Down East) Most hits allowed, game (7/4/17 vs. Buies Creek) Fewest hits allowed, game...2 (4x; 7/17/17 at Buies Creek) Strikeouts, game (2x; 7/17/17 at Buies Creek) Walks, game (7/3/17 at Down East) Walks, inning...6 (4th, 5/4/17 vs. Buies Creek) Runs allowed, inning...9 (4th, 5/4/17 vs. Buies Creek) Hits allowed, inning...6 (3x; 1st, 7/20/17 vs. Down East, GM1) Home runs allowed, game... 7 (5/7/17 vs. Buies Creek) Most pitchers used, game...6 (2x; 7/23/17 vs. Down East) Errors, game...4 (4x; 7/27/17 at Potomac) Total double plays turned...4 (2x; 7/29/17 at Potomac) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak... 7 (6/1-6/8) Longest losing streak...5 (7/23-7/28) Most runs, both teams (6/23/17 vs. Down East) Most hits, both teams...30 (3x; 7/5/17 vs. Buies Creek) Most home runs, both teams... 7 (5/7/17 vs. Buies Creek) Consecutive games with a home run...5 (4/16-4/20) Consecutive games without a home run...5 (7/22-7/26) Consecutive games without an error...7 (6/4-6/11) Consecutive games with an error... 7 (2x; 7/21-7/28) Longest game...4:30 (5/31/17 vs. Down East) Shortest nine-inning game...2:09 (6/5/17 at Buies Creek) Largest margin of victory...8 (6/3/17 vs. Down East) Largest margin of defeat...9 (2x; 7/24/17 vs. Carolina) Largest crowd, home...6,599 (3x; 7/26/17 vs. Carolina) Largest crowd, road...8,847 (5/19/17 at Salem) Largest deficit overcome in win...5 (4/30/17 at Lynchburg) Largest lead surrendered in loss...5 (7/2/17 at Down East) Comeback wins (trailing by 3+)...8 (most recently, 7/5/17 vs. Buies Creek) Comeback wins (trailing by 4+)...4 (most recently, 7/5/17 vs. Buies Creek) Comeback wins (trailing by 5+)...1 (4/30/17 at Lynchburg) Walk-off wins...3 (6/2/17 vs. Down East) Games affected by weather (8/3/17 vs. Salem, postponed) INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Runs, game...3 (12x; Short and Alamo, 7/10/17 at Frederick) Hits, game...5 (Bryant Flete, 7/5/17 vs. Buies Creek) RBI, game... 5 (2x; Jesse Hodges, 7/3/17 at Down East) Doubles, game...2 (4x; Connor Myers, 7/10/17 at Frederick) Triples, game...1 (21x; Zack Short and Robert Garcia, 8/2/17 at Frederick) Home runs, game... 2 (Tyler Alamo, 7/10/17 at Frederick) Extra-base hits, game...3 (Matt Rose, 7/3/17 at Down East) Walks, game... 3 (6x; Zack Short, 7/29/17 at Potomac) Strikeouts, game... 4 (4x; Trent Giambrone, 7/17/17 at Buies Creek) Stolen bases, game... 1 (38x; Trent Giambrone, 8/2/17 at Frederick) Hitting streak (Bryant Flete, 6/14-7/3) On-Base streak...20 (Jesse Hodges, 5/5-6/1) Longest Multi-Hit Streak...3 (4x; Trent Giambrone, 7/3-7/5) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most innings pitched, starter (2x; Mike Rucker, 7/17/17 at Buies Creek) Most innings pitched, reliever (2x; Kyle Miller, 6/5/17 at Buies Creek) Fewest innings pitched, starter (2x; Ryan Kellogg, 7/20/17 vs. Down East, GM1) Most strikeouts, starter...13 (Thomas Hatch, 5/28/17 at Carolina) Most strikeouts, reliever... 6 (Mike Rucker, 5/29/17 at Carolina) Most walks issued...5 (Justin Steele, 4/8/17 at Lynchburg) Most hits allowed (2x; Mike Rucker, 8/2/17 at Frederick) Most runs allowed...9 (Ryan Kellogg, 5/7/17 vs. Buies Creek) Most earned runs allowed...8 (Ryan Kellogg, 5/7/17 vs. Buies Creek) Most home runs allowed...5 (Ryan Kellogg, 5/7/17 vs. Buies Creek) Longest no-hit bid (2x; Mike Rucker, 7/12/17 vs. Winston-Salem) Most stolen bases allowed...4 (Justin Steele, 6/4/17 at Buies Creek)

3 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES PAGE 3 TODAY S PELICANS STARTER Casey Bloomquist #44 THROWS: Right HT: 6-3 WT: 190 BATS: Right AGE: 23 BIRTHDAY: January 25, 1994 BORN: Bakersfield, Calif. RESIDES: Bakersfield, Calif. ACQUIRED BY CUBS: Selected in the 17th round of the 2015 draft out of Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo RHP SO... 7 (3x; 6/25/16 at DAY) (3-4, 6.63 ERA) SINGLE GAME HIGHS Season Highs IP (4/10/17 at BC) H...7 (4x; 7/717 at FRE) R...7 (5/20/17 at SAL) ER...7 (5/20/17 at SAL) BB...3 (4/30/17 at LYN) SO... 5 (2x; 7/4/17 vs. BC) IP (3x; 8/15/16 at BG) H...9 (2x; 7/7/16 at FW) R...7 (5/20/17 at SAL) ER...7 (5/20/17 at SAL) BB...3 (2x; 4/30/17 at LYN) CAREER STATS YEAR TEAM LVL W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER HR HB BB K WP BK GIDPAVG 2015 Mesa Rk Eugene A South Bend A MYRTLE BEACH A MINOR LG TOTALS HIGH-A TOTALS REPERTOIRE Sinker Slider Changeup Cutter ABOUT CASEY -Before each of his outings, Bloomquist writes the initials of his cousin Clayton Selby on the mound. Selby was injured severely in a car accident and is now handicapped in a wheelchair. Bloomquist says that every time he goes out, he pitches for Selby and uses the initials as a little reminder that Bloomquist should never take anything for granted because he gets to come out and play a game he loves. -Growing up in Bakersfield, Calif., Bloomquist attended numerous Bakersfield Blaze games with his family. When the team announced it would dissolve after the 2016 season, Bloomquist went to the final game at Sam Lynn Ballpark. -Bloomquist has family that lives in Wyoming as cattle ranchers SEASON -Bloomquist pitched in relief for his first appearance of 2017 at Lynchburg on April 6. He threw a scoreless inning. His first start came on April 10 at Buies Creek. He yielded three runs on six hits in five innings, suffering the loss. He was moved to the bullpen on April 26 when Ryan Kellogg was activated from the 7-day disabled list. -Outside of a few spot starts, Bloomquist has permanently moved to the bullpen. As a reliever, he is 3-1 with a 6.44 ERA in 18 games (36.1 IP, 45 H, 10 BB, 31 K). In six starts, he is 0-3 with a 6.95 ERA (22.0 IP, 35 H, 4 BB, 15 K). -Bloomquist has shown reverse platoon splits in 2017, with righties posting a OPS in 136 at-bats, and lefties compiling just a.639 OPS in 115 at-bats SEASON -Bloomquist was used strictly as a reliever through the month of May. From June 4 on, 12 of his 16 outings came in a starting role. He posted a 4-3 record and 3.33 ERA in 18 games out of the bullpen (48.2 IP, 40 H, 7 BB, 40 K). As a starter, he went 4-5 with a 2.77 ERA (68.1 IP, 67 H, 10 BB, 47 K). -Bloomquist posted reverse splits, limited lefties to a.225 average and.597 OPS in 218 atbats. In 229 at-bats against right-handed hitters, he allowed a.253 average and.656 OPS SEASON -Lefties posted a.565 OPS in 23 at-bats, while righties registered a.382 OPS in 48 at-bats. ADDITIONAL CAREER NOTES -Over a three-season career at Cal Poly, Bloomquist went 26-6 with a 2.76 ERA. He won his final eight decisions. -As a junior in 2014 at Cal Poly, he posted a 2.84 ERA over 98 innings, striking out 78 and walking 29. -During his senior year of high school, Bloomquist was a.489 hitter with 12 doubles, three triples, three home runs, 43 runs scored and 27 RBIs. He recorded 14 multiple-hit games, including three four-hit contests. Bloomquist finished the year with a.598 on-base percentage and.789 slugging percentage. VS. THE NATIONALS Career: 2 G, 0 GS, 0-0 with a 6.23 ERA (3 ER in 4.1 IP) 2017: 2 G, 0 GS, 0-0 with a 6.23 ERA (3 ER in 4.1 IP) DATE SITE RESULT IP H R ER BB SO 6/28/17 TicketReturn.Com Field ND (L, 12-5) /29/17 Pftizner Stadium ND (W, 5-4) TOTALS VS. POTOMAC 0-0 (team 1-1) IN MYRTLE BEACH 0-0 (team 0-1) IN WOODBRIDGE 0-0 (team 1-0) *Does not include the postseason 2017 DAY-BY-DAY WITH PELICANS Date Opp DEC ERA IP H R ER HR BB K 4/6 at LYN /10 at BC L /15 vs. LYN L /20 at DE /26 vs. WIL S /30 at LYN W /3 at FRE W /7 vs. BC /10 at W-S (2) L /14 vs. LYN /20 at SAL L /24 vs. W-S W /28 at CAR /1 vs. DE S /4 at BC /9 vs. CAR /18 at DE /23 vs. DE /28 vs. POT /4 vs. BC /7 at FRE /22 vs. DE /24 vs. CAR /29 at POT PELICANS STARTERS BY THE NUMBERS PITCHER GS QS IP (AVG. IP) TEAM W-L SUPPORT Alzolay (5.1) (4.8) Bloomquist (3.2) (5.0) De La Cruz (5.1) (6.4) Effross (4.0) (7.5) Hatch (4.2) (4.3) Kellogg (4.2) (3.4) Miller (3.2) (3.5) Robinson (4.2) (3.3) Rucker (5.2) (3.2) Steele (5.0) (4.0) TOTALS (5.0) (4.2)

4 PLAYER PAGE MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES LAST TIME OUT OF THE BULLPEN DAYS OF REST IP H R ER BB SO 1ST BATTERS RETIRED/ FACED PCT RI/ Score SAVES/ OPPS INNINGS HIGH AS RP STRIKEOUTS HIGH AS RP Araujo August 5 vs. Salem / % 16/6 9/ (7/23/17 vs. DE) 5 (2x; 7/10/17 at FRE) Berg August 4 vs. Salem (Game 1) / % 4/1 1/2 3.0 (8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM2) 4 (7/31/17 at FRE) Bloomquist July 29 at Potomac / % 9/5 2/3 4.0 (4/26/17 vs. WIL) 5 (6/28/17 vs. POT) Brooks May 14 vs. Lynchburg (Game 2) / % 3/1 3/3 2.1 (4/17/17 vs. BC) 4 (2x; 4/23/17 vs. DE) Effross August 4 vs. Salem (Game 2) / % 16/2 5/8 3.1 (2x; 6/28/17 vs. POT) 4 (2x; 6/28/17 vs. POT) Huberman August 6 vs. Salem /10 40% 2/0 0/1 3.0 (5/31/17 vs. DE) 2 (5x; 6/8/17 vs. CAR) Maples June 6 at Buies Creek / % 10/2 3/4 3.0 (5/11/17 at W-S) 4 (4x; 5/19/17 at SAL) Mekkes August 5 vs. Salem /16 75% 4/0 3/3 2.0 (9x; 8/5/17 vs. SAL) 5 (7/12/17 vs. W-S) Miller% July 21 vs. Down East / % 4/4 3/4 4.0 (6/5/17 at BC) 4 (2x; 7/16/17 at BC) Minch August 6 vs. Salem / % 13/2 1/2 2.0 (5x; 7/25/17 vs. CAR) 3 (4/6/17 at LYN) Norwood July 23 vs. Down East / % 4/3 6/6 2.0 (10x; 7/17/17 at BC) 4 (3x; 7/17/17 at BC) Null April 22 at Down East /3 66.7% 1/1 0/0 2.2 (2x; 4/19/17 vs. BC) 3 (2x; 4/22/17 at DE) Rucker% May 29 at Carolina /5 100% 3/2 1/1 3.1 (2x; 5/29/17 at CAR) 6 (5/29/17 at CAR) Stinnett July 31 at Frederick /2 50% 0/0 0/1 2.0 (7/31/17 at FRE) 2 (2x; 7/31/17 at FRE) Thorpe August 6 vs. Salem / % 22/8 0/0 3.1 (7/20/17 vs. DE, GM1) 5 (6/8/17 vs. CAR) Williamson April 22 at Down East /3 33.3% 3/0 0/0 2.0 (4/12/17 at BC) 2 (4/22/17 at DE) BULLPEN TOTALS / % 118/37 37/50 **Note: Only includes relief appearances % - In rotation PEDRO ARAUJO - RHP #38 Height: 6 3 Weight: 216 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (7/2/93 in San Cristobal, D.R.) HS: N/A Acquired: NDFA, 2011 IP: 6.0 (4x; 6/6/14 at DSL PHI) H: 9 (6/24/11 at DSL NAT) R: 7 (6/13/11 vs. DSL NYY) ER: 7 (6/13/11 vs. DSL NYY) K: 8 (7/31/13 vs. DSL NAT) BB: 4 (7.30/11 at DSL FLA) BIRDS IN THE BULLPEN DAVID BERG - RHP #22 Height: 6 0 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (3/28/93 in Glendora, Calif.) HS: Bishop Amat Memorial HS (Calif.) College: UCLA Acquired: 6th round, 2015 IP: 3.0 (8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM1) H: 6 (8/16/16 at PNS) R: 7 (7/24/17 vs. CAR) ER: 7 (7/24/17 vs. CAR) K: 4 (7/31/17 at FRE) BB: 3 (7/3/17 at DE) CASEY BLOOMQUIST - RHP #44 Height: 6 3 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (1/25/94 in Bakersfield, Calif.) HS: Bakersfield Christian HS College: Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Acquired: 17th round, 2015 IP: 7.0 (3x; 8/15/16 at BG) H: 9 (2x; 7/7/16 at FW) R: 7 (5/20/17 at SAL) ER: 7 (5/20/17 at SAL) K: 7 (3x; 6/25/16 at DAY) BB: 3 (2x; 4/30/17 at LYN) - Named a Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star. - With Low-A South Bend in 2016, went 3-0 with a 1.59 ERA in 34.0 IP (19 H, 11 BB, 45 K). However, went 0-2 with a 5.21 ERA in 19.0 IP with Myrtle Beach (18 H, 13 BB, 22 K). - Named a Northwest League All-Star with Eugene in 2015, going 0-2 with a 2.68 ERA. Araujo whiffed 70 against nine walks and 43 hits allowed in 50.1 innings. - Split 2014 with the DSL Cubs and Mesa, going 2-1 with a 1.98 ERA and 41 strikeouts against 14 free passes in 36.1 frames. - FB, CV, CH SCOTT EFFROSS - RHP #27 Height: 6 2 Weight: 203 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (12/28/93 in Twinsburg, Ohio) HS: Twinsburg High School (Ohio) College: Indiana University Acquired: 15th round, 2015 IP: 5.0 (7/20/17 vs. DE, GM2) H: 6 (2x; 8/28/16 at WIL) R: 5 (2x; 5/22/17 at SAL) ER: 5 (4/28/16 at QC) K: 4 (5x; 7/20/17 vs. DE, GM2) BB: 4 (6/23/17 vs. DE) - Made first career start on 7/10 at FRE (3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K). Went career-high five innings in second start on 7/20 vs. DE (5.0 IP, 4 H, BB, 2 K). - Pitched to a 2.77 ERA in 32 G for Low-A South Bend in 2016 before recording a 5.25 ERA in 9 G with Myrtle Beach. - Ranks fourth in IU history in appearances (81), tied for fifth in saves (12) and seventh with a 2.27 career ERA. - Registered a 2-2 record with a 2.35 ERA as a junior in Posted a 1.98 ERA through a school-record 32 appearances for Indiana in 2014, good for 10th all-time in school history. - FB, SL, CH KYLE MILLER - RHP #52 Height: 6 3 Weight: 176 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (12/2/93 in Fort Myers, Fla.) HS: Estero HS (Fla.) College: Florida Atlantic Univ. Acquired: 19th round, 2015 IP: 7.0 (6/19/16 vs. LC) H: 9 (7/29/16 at LC) R: 7 (5/2/17 at FRE, GM2) ER: 6 (7/31/17 at FRE) K: 7 (7/2/16 vs. LAN) BB: 4 (3x; 7/31/17 at FRE) - Promoted to Myrtle Beach from Low-A South Bend on 4/28. He went 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA with the Cubs (14.0 IP, 10 H, 9 BB, 6 K). - In 20 games, including nine starts with Low-A South Bend in 2016, went 5-2 with a 2.57 ERA (73.2 IP, 62 H, 18 BB, 56 K). - Pitched to a 1-1 record with a 3.94 ERA in eight games, including three starts, in 2015 between Mesa (Rk) and Eugene (A-). - Earned a spot in FAU s starting rotation as a junior in 2015, and ended up leading the Owls in wins (7) and strikeouts (62). - His high school coach, Gary White, compared him to Grant Balfour. - Pitches: FB, SL, CH, CT - Assigned to Myrtle Beach on June 29 from Double-A Tennessee. Pitched to a 1-1 record and 5.56 ERA in 10 G with the Smokies (11.1 IP, 17 H, 3 BB, 6 K). However, was also 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA in 7 G with Triple-A Iowa (10.0 IP, 13 H, BB, 3K). - Was a walk-on at UCLA, 4x 1st team All-Pac-12, 2x Pac-12 POTY Golden Spikes Award semi-finalist - Helped UCLA to their first CWS Title ever as freshman in 12 - Set NCAA record with 24 saves in a single season - Holds NCAA record for appearances (175) - Adopted submarine pitching style while playing around in HS - Pitches: 2SFB, SL, CH, 4SFB MARC HUBERMAN - LHP #41 Height: 6 2 Weight: 205 B/T: L/L Age: 23 (1/10/94 in Los Angeles, Calif.) HS: Hamilton HS (Calif.) College: Univ. of Southern Cal. Acquired: 18th round, 2016 IP: 3.0 (3x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) H: 5 (5/22/17 at SAL) R: 5 (2x; 8/6/17 vs. SAL) ER: 5 (5/22/17 at SAL) K: 6 (3/24/17 at LAN) BB: 4 (2x; 5/22/17 at SAL) - Posted a 3-2 record and 1.70 ERA in 21 G over two separate stints with Low-A South Bend (37.0 IP, 23 H, 19 BB, 52 K). Went 0-2 with a 5.11 ERA with Myrtle Beach earlier this season. - Pitched in 11 games between Mesa (Rk) and Eugene (A-) last season, going a combined 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA (20.0 IP, 14 H, 11 BB, 22 K). - Earned All-Pac 12 honorable mention honors in 2016 at Southern California after leading the Trojans with a 1.94 ERA. - Named the 2012 Western League Pitcher of the year and First Team All-City utility as a senior in high school in FB, CH, CB JORDAN MINCH - LHP #32 Height: 6 3 Weight: 220 B/T: L/L Age: 23 (7/16/93 in Munster, Ind.) HS: Highland High School (Ind.) College: Purdue University Acquired: 35th round, 2014 IP: 3.2 (6/14/15 at PEO) H: 6 (2x; 4/19/16 at W-S) R: 5 (2x; 7/31/17 at FRE) ER: 5 (7/31/17 at FRE) K: 4 (3x; 6/25/15 at LC) BB: 2 (8x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) - Surrendered first runs of season on June 3 (Had gone 19 appearances in a row without a tally, 20.2 IP, 10 H, 12 K, 6 BB). - In 2016, last allowed a run on May 24, making it 15 appearances in a row, and 18 of 19 without surrendering a run (15.1 IP, with 10 H, 11 K, 5 BB). Injury ended season with 2.88 ERA in 34.1 IP. - Led Purdue in IP (86.2), K (52) and GS (14) in Set Purdue freshman record for IP (81.1), K (63) and GS (14) in Big Ten All-Freshman Team in Parents surprised him with trip to Wrigley Field when he was 10; grew up a huge Cubs fan. - FB, SL, CH -Began season as a starter, going 0-2 with a 7.11 ERA (21 H in 12.2 IP, 12 K, 3 BB) before getting moved to the bullpen. - Compiled an 8-8 record and a 3.00 ERA in 30 G, 12 GS, with Low-A South Bend in 2016 (117.0 IP, 107 H, 17 BB, 87 K). - Posted an 0-2 mark with a 2.18 ERA between Rookie-level Mesa and Eugene in 2015 (20.2 IP, 13 H, 2 BB, 24 K). - Writes the initials of his cousin Clayton Selby on the mound before each outing. Selby became handicapped after a bad car accident. - FB, SL, CH, CT DAKOTA MEKKES - RHP #50 Height: 6 7 Weight: 250 B/T: R/R Age: 22 (11/6/94 in Jenison, Mich.) HS: Jenison HS (Mich.) College: Michigan State Univ. Acquired: 10th round, 2016 IP: 3.0 (4/10/17 at FW) H: 4 (8/1/17 at FRE) R: 3 (8/1/17 at FRE) ER: 3 (8/1/17 at FRE) K: 5 (4x; 7/12/17 vs. W-S) BB: 2 (9x; 8/1/17 at FRE) - Earned promotion to Myrtle Beach on June 10. Went 3-0 with a 0.58 ERA (31.0 IP, 14 H, 14 BB, 47 K). - Pitched in 11 games between Mesa (Rk) and Eugene (A-) last season, going a combined 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA (20.0 IP, 12 H, 4 BB, 27 K). - Led the NCAA with 15.2 strikeouts per nine innings (96 K in 57.0 IP) during his reshirt sophomore year at Michigan State in Led Big Ten in ERA (1.74) en route to First Team All-Big Ten honors. - Averaged over two innings per outing at Michigan State, and once threw six shutout frames to beat Maryland in an extra inning game. - FB, SL, CH TOMMY THORPE - LHP #6 Height: 6 0 Weight: 196 B/T: L/L Age: 24 (9/20/92 in Portland, Ore.) HS: Evergreen HS (Wash.) College: University of Oregon Acquired: 8th round, 2014 IP: 7.0 (8/26/15 at WM) H: 10 (8/20/15 vs. DAY) R: 5 (8/20/15 vs. DAY) ER: 4 (2x; 5/4/17 vs. BC) K: 7 (8/20/15 vs. DAY) BB: 4 (2x; 8/6/17 vs. SAL) - Did not allow a run in seven appearances from June 2-June 23 (9.1 IP, H, BB, 10 K). - Allowed just 1 R in his last 10 G in 2016 w/mb (0.54 ERA, 16.2 IP, 6 H, R, ER, 7 BB, 17 K). Finished year at 4-6, 3.59 ERA (77.2 IP). - Began 2015 in bullpen, posting 5.04 ERA. Was moved into rotation in June, where he posted a 2.18 ERA. - Best ERA (3.08) of all South Bend pitchers w/at least 70 IP in Ranks 3rd in Oregon history in K (225), 4th in W (20) and IP (252.0), 5th in ERA (2.14), starts (33) and BAA (.215). - Two-time First Team All-Pac 12 - Pitches: FB, CB, SL, CH

5 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES PAGE 5 HOME RUNS, PITCHING AND DEFENSE ADVANCED PITCHING STATS HOME RUNS PLAYER IP K/9 BB/9 K% BB% K-BB% BABIP LOB% ERA FIP E-F xfip PLAYER (TOTAL) SOLO 2-RUN 3-RUN GS Adbert Alzolay % 6.7% 17.1% % Tyler Alamo Pedro Araujo % 6.4% 24.3% % Roberto Caro David Berg % 11.5% 4.2% % Bryant Flete Casey Bloomquist % 5.2% 11.7% % Robert Garcia Craig Brooks % 7.9% 31.6% % Trent Giambrone Oscar De La Cruz % 5.5% 15.3% % P.J. Higgins Scott Effross % 8.1% 12.0% % Jesse Hodges Thomas Hatch % 9.5% 13.6% % Eloy Jimenez Marc Huberman % 19.2% -1.4% % Vimael Machin Ryan Kellogg % 5.4% 6.8% % Eddy Martinez Dillon Maples % 11.7% 22.7% % Andruw Monasterio Dakota Mekkes % 11.5% 16.8% % Connor Myers Kyle Miller % 10.7% 6.5% % Adonis Paula Jordan Minch % 12.3% 5.2% % Tyler Pearson James Norwood % 10.1% 15.9% % Matt Rose Jeremy Null % 5.1% 15.4% % Carlos Sepulveda Duncan Robinson % 7.6% 11.7% % Zack Short Mike Rucker % 5.6% 20.0% % Daniel Spingola Justin Steele % 8.3% 10.7% % TOTAL (89) Jake Stinnett % 12.5% 12.5% % Statistics only include time with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Tommy Thorpe % 12.4% 9.5% % John Williamson % 19.1% -9.5% % *Statistics courtesy of Fangraphs.com, and only include time with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. PITCHER BREAKDOWN Rec. IP ERA H (/9) R ER BB (/9) SO (/9) HR (/9) Starters (9.2) (2.9) 463 (7.6) 41 (0.7) Relievers (8.3) (3.8) 457 (9.4) 37 (0.8) CATCHER BREAKDOWN G INN ER CERA CS SBA* PCT% PB CPO Tyler Alamo % 1 0 P.J. Higgins % 12 4 Tyler Pearson % 0 0 *Excludes CS/SBA when pitcher picks off, which result in a CS and SB credited on failed pickoff plays CONTROLLING THE RUNNING GAME PLAYER CS/SBA CS% PO WP BK IP Adbert Alzolay 4/8 50% Pedro Araujo 1/20 5% David Berg 0/2 0% Casey Bloomquist 5/9 55.5% Craig Brooks 1/1 100% Oscar De La Cruz 2/5 40% Scott Effross 1/14 7.1% Thomas Hatch 5/ % Marc Huberman 0/5 0% Ryan Kellogg 2/9 22.2% Dillon Maples 0/4 0% Dakota Mekkes 1/3 33.3% Kyle Miller 1/9 11.1% Jordan Minch 2/4 50% James Norwood 3/6 50% Jeremy Null 0/1 0% Duncan Robinson 0/2 0% Mike Rucker 0/6 0% Justin Steele 9/20 45% Jake Stinnett 1/1 100% Tommy Thorpe 0/5 0% John Williamson 0/0 0% TOTALS 43/ % HITTING BATTED BALL STATS PLAYER GB/FB LD% GB% FB% HR/FB PULL% CENT% OPPO% Tyler Alamo % 43.5% 32.3% 11.3% 47.2% 24.2% 28.6% Roberto Caro % 50.0% 41.7% 0.0% 50.0% 30.8% 19.2% Bryant Flete % 39.4% 38.9% 7.0% 45.8% 26.2% 28.0% Robert Garcia % 61.9% 19.6% 5.4% 36.2% 36.7% 27.1% Trent Giambrone % 45.4% 33.6% 11.1% 42.8% 25.7% 31.6% P.J. Higgins % 44.1% 37.6% 3.5% 42.3% 23.8% 33.9% Jesse Hodges % 45.8% 33.3% 12.5% 45.4% 25.1% 29.5% Eloy Jimenez % 45.8% 29.7% 22.9% 49.2% 26.7% 24.2% Vimael Machin % 46.0% 25.4% 6.3% 30.8% 26.2% 43.0% Eddy Martinez % 47.3% 31.7% 14.7% 51.6% 23.1% 25.3% Andruw Monasterio % 49.3% 26.8% 0.0% 36.5% 29.7% 33.8% Connor Myers % 45.0% 36.2% 0.0% 48.2% 25.0% 26.8% Adonis Paula % 56.5% 21.0% 15.4% 50.8% 17.5% 31.8% Tyler Pearson % 44.6% 26.8% 13.3% 65.0% 15.0% 20.0% Matt Rose % 38.0% 40.3% 20.9% 54.3% 26.3% 19.4% Carlos Sepulveda % 64.5% 19.4% 0.0% 40.4% 19.2% 40.4% Zack Short % 27.4% 44.3% 8.5% 41.8% 27.3% 30.9% Daniel Spingola % 49.0% 26.8% 4.9% 42.7% 22.9% 34.4% *Statistics courtesy of Fangraphs.com, and only include time with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. PITCHING BATTED BALL STATS PLAYER GB/FB LD% GB% FB% HR/FB SwStr% Adbert Alzolay % 37.7% 41.4% 8.8% 12.5% Pedro Araujo % 32.6% 48.8% 3.2% 18.5% David Berg % 45.5% 32.7% 11.1% 8.5% Casey Bloomquist % 53.3% 21.7% 17.4% 13.7% Craig Brooks % 34.2% 47.4% 5.6% 13.7% Oscar De La Cruz % 43.0% 45.9% 8.1% 11.9% Scott Effross % 52.1% 25.5% 2.0% 10.1% Thomas Hatch % 48.4% 29.5% 2.4% 12.9% Marc Huberman % 63.4% 7.3% 33.3% 16.4% Ryan Kellogg % 39.9% 34.2% 13.5% 7.1% Dillon Maples % 64.7% 20.6% 14.3% 15.5% Dakota Mekkes % 34.3% 47.8% 0.0% 14.3% Kyle Miller % 45.5% 32.7% 11.1% 8.8% Jordan Minch % 43.4% 40.8% 16.1% 9.4% James Norwood % 36.4% 39.4% 2.6% 14.9% Jeremy Null % 35.7% 39.3% 36.4% 13.6% Duncan Robinson % 47.6% 29.3% 0.0% 14.0% Mike Rucker % 41.4% 37.2% 4.2% 11.0% Justin Steele % 48.7% 31.0% 7.0% 10.1% Jake Stinnett % 55.6% 22.2% 50.0% 19.7% Tommy Thorpe % 31.5% 43.7% 10.8% 11.3% John Williamson % 41.7% 41.7% 0.0% 6.7% *Statistics courtesy of Fangraphs.com, and only include time with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

6 PAGE MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES BIRD BATS (ordered alphabetically) TYLER ALAMO - C #13 Height: 6 4 HS: Cypress High School Born: Orange, Calif. Weight: 233 College: N/A Resides: Cypress, Calif. B/T: Right / Right Acquired: 24th round, 2013 Age: 22 (DOB: 5/2/95) /10/17 at FRE (Three-run, 8th inning, Burke), 87 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: July 10 at Frederick Multi-RBI Games BB% 5.1% AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) K% 22.5% H 4 (6/26/17 vs. POT) H 4 (6/26/17 vs. POT) ISO.137 R 3 (2x; 7/10/17 at FRE) R 4 (6/22/14 at DIA) BABIP.337 HR 2 (7/10/17 at FRE) HR 2 (7/10/17 at FRE) woba.326 RBI 4 (2x; 7/10/17 at FRE) RBI 4 (3x; 7/10/17 at FRE) wrc+ 102 K 3 (5x; 8/5/17 vs. SAL) K 3 (8x; 7/8/17 at FRE) BB 2 (7/30/17 at POT, GM1) BB 2 (5x; 7/30/17 at POT, GM1) Long Hit Streak: 6 (6/18-6/28) SB SB 1 (8/9/15 at BOI) - Went 2-for-4 with a home run, walk and three runs - Blasted home runs in back-to-back games on May 17 - In a career-high 85 games with South Bend in 2016, batted scored on April 11 at Buies Creek. and 18 vs. Buies Creek..243/.283/.330 with 12 2B, 5 HR and 50 RBIs. - Reached base four times, going 2-for-2 with a home - Recorded first career multi-homer game on July 10 - Has gained over 40 pounds of muscle since joining Cubs system. run on April 25 vs. Wilmington. at Frederick. - Served as a catcher in Spring Training for Kyle Hendricks in 2017, - Matched a career-high with four RBIs (2-for-4, 3R HR) - Notched a career-high four hits on June 26 vs. Pedro Strop in 2016 and Jon Lester in on April 28 at Lynchburg. Potomac. - Had committed to Cal State Fullerton before signing with Cubs. ROBERTO CARO - OF #3 Height: 6 0 HS: N/A Born: San Cristobal, D.R. Weight: 185 College: N/A Resides: San Cristobal, D.R. B/T: Switch / Right Acquired: NDFA, 12/2/11 Age: 23 (DOB: 9/25/93) Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 8.3% AB 5 (7/23/17 vs. DE) AB 7 (7/9/17 at DAY) K% 29.2% H 1 (5x; 8/1/17 at FRE) H 4 (2x; 8/21/16 at LAN) ISO.098 R R 5 (7/13/12 at DSL ORI) BABIP.185 HR HR 1 (3x; 7/15/14 at DSL RNG) woba.222 RBI 2 (7/23/17 vs. DE) RBI 4 (2x; 7/25/14 at DSL NYY2) wrc+ 33 K 2 (3x; 7/26/17 vs. CAR) K 3 (10x; 9/5/16 vs. DAY) BB 2 (7/22/17 vs. DE) BB 4 (7/13/12 at DSL ORI) Long Hit Streak: 3 (7/23-7/26) SB SB 4 (8/6/12 at DSL REDS) - Assigned to Myrtle Beach from Low-A South Bend on July Spent all of 2016 with Low-A South Bend, where he hit In 58 games with South Bend and Double-A Tennessee, batted.231/.304/.286 with four doubles, three triples and 18 RBIs..270/.379/.377 with seven doubles, five triples and 15 RBIs. - Batted.255/.351/.347 with Rookie-level Mesa in Stole 15 bases while only getting caught three times. - Hit.289/.416/.472 with six doubles, 15 triples, three homers - and 37 RBIs with the DSL Cubs in Slashed.254/.378/.376 with the DSL Cubs in ROBERT GARCIA - OF #15 Height: 5 10 HS: N/A Born: Santo Domingo, D.R. Weight: 201 College: N/A Resides: Santo Domingo, D.R. B/T: Switch / Right Acquired: NDFA, 7/6/13 Age: 23 (DOB: 12/6/93) /29/17 at CAR (Two-run, 2nd inning, Ponce), 149 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 6.5% AB 6 (5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) AB 6 (4x; 5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) K% 27.5% H 2 (15x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM1) H 4 (2x; 7/16/15 vs. DIA) ISO.058 R 3 (4/30/17 at LYN) R 3 (5x; 4/30/17 at LYN) BABIP.330 HR 1 (2x; 5/29/17 at CAR) HR 1 (7x; 5/29/17 at CAR) woba.275 RBI 2 (5x; 7/10/17 at FRE) RBI 4 (6/27/15 at GIA) wrc+ 68 K 4 (7/4/17 vs. BC) K 4 (2x; 7/4/17 vs. BC) BB 2 (4x; 8/2/17 at FRE) BB 3 (7/23/13 at DSL Tigers) Long Hit Streak: 8 (4/18-4/27) SB 1 (13x; 7/29/17 at POT) SB 3 (3x; 8/4/15 at PAD) - Reached base three times and drove in a run on 4/11 at BC. - Blasted a home run, reached base twice and drove in - In 49 games with Eugene in 2016, batted.283/.345/.418 with - Reached base three times and drove in a run on 4/20 at DE. two on May 29 at Carolina. 13 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR and 19 RBIs. - Notched a pinch-hit, two-run triple that put Myrtle Beach - Hit.341/.409/.445 with 4 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR and 23 RBIs with ahead of Wilmington in the eighth inning on April 25. Mesa in Matched a career-high with three runs scored on April 30 at - Swiped 24 bags in 29 attempts and posted a.316/.398/.398 Lynchburg. line with the DSL Cubs in 2014 (5 2B, 3 3B, HR, 25 RBIs)

7 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES PAGE 7 BIRD BATS TRENT GIAMBRONE - INF #20 Height: 5 9 HS: Grace King High School (Metairie, La.) Born: Metairie, La. Weight: 187 College: Delta State University (Miss.) Resides: Metairie, La. B/T: Right / Right Acquired: 25th round, 2016 Age: 23 (DOB: 12/20/93) /5/17 vs. SAL (Two-run, 1st inning, Kent), 8 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 7.4% AB 6 (7/3/17 at DE) AB 6 (2x; 7/3/17 at DE) K% 19.8% H 3 (4x; 7/4/17 vs. BC) H 4 (8/10/16 at SK) ISO.124 R 3 (7/3/17 at DE) R 3 (2x; 7/3/17 at DE) BABIP.289 HR 1 (11x; 8/5/17 vs. SAL) HR 1 (15x; 8/5/17 vs. SAL) woba.310 RBI 3 (6/15/17 at DE) RBI 4 (8/27/16 at SK) wrc+ 91 K 4 (2x; 7/17/17 at BC) K 4 (2x; 7/17/17 at BC) BB 3 (7/1/17 at DE) BB 3 (2x; 7/1/17 at DE) Long Hit Streak: 6 (2x; 6/12-6/22) SB 1 (3x; 7/1/17 at DE) SB 1 (8x; 6/2/17 vs. DE) - Launched a two-run home run on Opening Day (4/6) at LYN - Launched home runs in back-to-back on June 14 vs. - Batted.291/.399/.430 in 51 games with Eugene in 2016 (12 (2nd inning, Matt Esparza) - Began season on an 11-game on-base streak (.293/.370/.488) FRE (two-run) and June 15 (at DE, three-run). Hit another on June 17 at DE (solo). 2B, 4 HR, 22 RBIs). - As a senior in 2016, earned the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove at with two doubles, two home runs and four RBIs - Registered three hits and matched a career-high with 2B and was named the ABCA/Rawlings Def. Player of the Year - Hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning on 5/3 at FRE three runs on July 3 at DE. - Began collegiate career at Jones County Junior College (Miss.) - Is the first player from Metairie, La. to play Minor League Baseball P.J. HIGGINS - C #4 Height: 5 10 HS: Lyman Hall High School (Wallingford, Conn.) Born: Bridgeport, Conn. Weight: 190 College: Old Dominion University Resides: Wallingford, Conn. B/T: Right / Right Acquired: 12th round, 2015 Age: 24 (DOB: 5/10/93) /31/17 at FRE (Solo, 7th inning, Triana), 11 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 10.4% AB 5 (7x; 7/14/17 vs. W-S) AB 6 (3x; 7/6/16 at FW) K% 11.9% H 3 (2x; 7/2/17 at DE) H 4 (2x; 5/21/16 at FW) ISO.062 R 2 (3x; 7/31/17 at FRE) R 3 (2x; 8/12/16 at DAY) BABIP.258 HR 1 (3x; 7/31/17 at FRE) HR 1 (5x; 7/31/17 at FRE) woba.294 RBI 2 (3x; 7/20/17 vs. DE, GM2) RBI 3 (2x; 6/26/16 at DAY) wrc+ 81 K 2 (7x; 7/29/17 at POT) K 3 (4x; 8/23/16 vs. WM) BB 2 (4x; 6/16/17 at DE) BB 3 (4x; 8/28/16 vs. GL) Long Hit Streak: 7 (6/27-7/6) SB 1 (5/28/17 at CAR) SB 1 (8x; 5/28/17 at CAR) - Left game on April 17 after collision at home plate, and was - Notched three hits, drove in a run and scored twice - Recorded 72 BBs against 75 K with SB in 2016 (.389 OBP). placed on the DL on April 22 (retro to April 20), before getting activated prior to game on April 27. on June 2 vs. Down East. - Bashed first home run since August 13, 2015 on June - During his sophomore year at Old Dominion in 2014, put together a 39-game on-base streak (CL record is 44 games). - Reached base three times and drove in two on May 27 at 13 vs. Frederick. - Played all nine positions during a collegiate summer league Carolina. - Reached base five times and notched three hits and game with the Peninsula Pilots (Coastal Plain League) in two RBIs on July 2 at Down East. - Ranked as the No. 29 prospect by BA in the Cubs system. JESSE HODGES - INF #24 Height: 6 1 HS: Lambrick Park High School (Victoria, British Columbia) Born: Victoria, British Columbia Weight: 217 College: N/A Resides: Victoria, British Columbia B/T: Right / Right Acquired: NDFA, 9/7/12 Age: 23 (DOB: 3/29/94) /5/17 vs. SAL (Solo, 6th inning, Kent), 4 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 8.4% AB 6 (2x; 7/3/17 at DE) AB 6 (5x; 7/3/17 at DE) K% 21.7% H 3 (4x; 6/11/17 vs. CAR) H 4 (2x; 8/14/14 at HIL) ISO.164 R 3 (4/30/17 at LYN) R 3 (5x; 4/30/17 at LYN) BABIP.319 HR 1 (11x; 8/5/17 vs. SAL) HR 2 (7/1/14 at TRI) woba.345 RBI 5 (7/3/17 at DE) RBI 7 (8/10/14 vs. EUG) wrc+ 115 K 3 (7x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM1) K 4 (2x; 8/25/15 at WM) BB 2 (4x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM2) BB 2 (16x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM2) Long Hit Streak: 11 (7/6-7/18) SB 1 (2x; 7/20/17 vs. DE, GM2) SB 1 (6x; 6/16/17 at DE) - Went 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs on 4/11 at BC. - Recorded three hits and an RBI on 5/31 vs. DE. - Had scholarship offer to Grayson Community College - Had two hits and drove in three on 4/15 vs. LYN. - Slammed a go-ahead, three-run home run and reached (Texas) before signing with the Cubs. - Went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run on 4/20 at DE. base three times on 6/8 vs. CAR. - Took leave from South Bend last year to play in Pan-Am - Delivered a go-ahead, two-run double and had three hits on - Rapped out three hits and scored twice on 6/11 vs. CAR. Games, helping Canada win a Gold Medal. 4/21 at DE. - Hit a three-run triple and two-run homer on 7/3 at DE. - Named to the All-World Team of the World Junior Tournament in - Matched a career-high with three runs scored on 4/30 at LYN. - Launched a grand slam on 7/18 at BC in Seoul, South Korea, where he was discovered by Cubs.

8 PAGE MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES BIRD BATS VIMAEL MACHIN - INF #17 Height: 5 11 HS: Puerto Rico s Baseball Academy High School Born: Humacao, Puerto Rico Weight: 185 College: Virginia Commonwealth University Resides: San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico B/T: Left / Right Acquired: 10th round, 2015 Age: 23 (DOB: 9/25/93) /14/17 vs. W-S (Solo, 2nd inning, Dunning), 76 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 10.5% AB 5 (4x; 7/31/17 at FRE) AB 6 (5x; 7/10/17 at LAN) K% 14.0% H 3 (7/31/17 at FRE) H 5 (7/9/17 at DAY) ISO.078 R 2 (2x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM1) R 3 (2x; 7/9/17 at DAY) BABIP.359 HR 1 (7/14/17 vs. W-S) HR 1 (11x; 7/14/17 vs. W-S) woba.353 RBI 3 (7/31/17 at FRE) RBI 5 (4/26/17 at LAN) wrc+ 120 K 2 (7/29/17 at POT) K 2 (14x; 7/29/17 at POT) BB 2 (2x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM1) BB 3 (2x; 9/3/15 vs. WM) Long Hit Streak: 8 (7/25-8/1) SB SB 1 (11x; 7/4/17 vs. GL) - Assigned to Myrtle Beach from Low-A South Bend on - Homered in first High-A at-bat on July 14 vs. W-S. - Was born a left-handed thrower, but his father made him July 14. In 72 games with South Bend, batted - Notched three hits and three RBIs on July 31 at FRE. switch to be right-handed at age five because Machin liked to.320/.371/.500 with 17 2B, 3B, 10 HR and 57 RBIs. - At the time of his promotion to Myrtle Beach, Machin play second base and shortstop. - Led VCU with a.339 average and 53 RBIs in 2015, earning was leading the Midwest League in RBIs (57) and Most Outstanding Player at the 2015 NCAA Regional in Dallas. second in TPA/SO (9.41). His.317 average was fifth. - Puerto Rico Baseball Academy is run by former MLBer Edwin Correa. EDDY MARTINEZ - OF #51 Height: 6 1 HS: N/A Born: Las Tunas, Cuba Weight: 200 College: N/A Resides: Las Tunas, Cuba B/T: Right / Right Acquired: NDFA, 10/9/15 Age: 22 (DOB: 1/18/95) /4/17 vs. SAL, GM1 (Three-run, 3rd inning, Raudes), 10 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 6.2% AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) AB 7 (8/5/16 vs. FW) K% 16.0% H 3 (5x; 7/27/17 at POT) H 4 (6/13/16 at DAY) ISO.138 R 2 (4x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM2) R 3 (3x; 8/22/16 vs. WM) BABIP.262 HR 1 (14x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM1) HR 1 (24x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM1) woba.307 RBI 3 (4x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM1) RBI 4 (7/25/16 vs. PEO) wrc+ 90 K 3 (3x; 7/23/17 vs. DE) K 5 (8/5/16 vs. FW) BB 2 (4/9/17 at LYN) BB 3 (5/28/16 vs. LAN) Long Hit Streak: 9 (4/22-5/3) SB 1 (5x; 8/5/17 vs. SAL) SB 2 (5/31/16 at FW) - Began season with three hits and an RBI on 4/6 at Lynchburg. - Blasted a three-run home run and then reached base - Named the Cubs Minor League Player of the Month in July - Hit a two-run home run on 4/18 vs. Buies Creek. three times over doubleheader on 8/4 vs. Salem after batting.362 with three homers, 22 RBIs, 17 runs - Bashed a three-run homer on 5/6 vs. Buies Creek. and a OPS in 27 games with South Bend. - Rapped out three hits and also walked on 6/30 at Down East. - Ranked by MLB.com as the No. 4 international prospect at time - Crushed home runs in back-to-back games on 7/7 and 7/8 of signing in at Frederick. - Ranked as No. 11 prospect in Cubs system by MLB.com. CONNOR MYERS - OF #9 Height: 5 11 HS: Middletown High School (Middleton, Md.) Born: Virginia Beach, Va. Weight: 179 College: Old Dominion University Resides: Middletown, Md. B/T: Right / Right Acquired: 27th round, 2016 Age: 23 (DOB: 2/3/94) N/A, 230 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 3.6% AB 6 (7/3/17 at DE) AB 6 (2x; 7/3/17 at DE) K% 30.4% H 3 (7/10/17 at FRE) H 4 (8/12/16 at DAY) ISO.057 R 2 (2x; 7/26/17 vs. CAR) R 3 (7/7/16 vs. PAD) BABIP.250 HR HR 1 (3x; 9/5/16 vs. DAY) woba.201 RBI 2 (5x; 8/2/17 at FRE) RBI 2 (5x; 4/28/17 at LYN) wrc+ 19 K 4 (4/20/17 at DE) K 4 (4/20/17 at DE) BB 2 (4/12/17 at BC) BB 2 (2x; 4/12/17 at BC) Long Hit Streak: 4 (6/1-6/5) SB 1 (6/2/17 vs. DE) SB 2 (8/2/16 at GL) - Matched a career-high with two walks on 4/12 at BC - Re-assigned to Myrtle Beach from Eugene (A-) on - At Old Dominion, once made two diving catches during the - Made a spectacular diving catch on 4/13 vs. LYN that was June 22 (5-for-21,.238, 2B, RBI, 3 BB,.360 OBP) same game that were each featured on SportsCenter s Top featured as the No. 2 play on SportsCenter s Top 10 plays - Broke a 6-6 tie with a two-run single in the eighth 10 plays the next day. - Went 1-for-3 with 2 RBIs on 4/28 at LYN. inning on 7/5 vs. Buies Creek. - Second Team All-Conference USA in 2016, leading club with - Missed 11 games (4-7) with DL stint from May Registered season-high three hits on July 10 at Frederick. 42 RBIs, 17 2B, 6 HR and a.472 SLG. Second with a.310 avg. - Drove in two on June 2 vs. Down East. - Hit.229/.288/.349 in 49 games between three levels in 2016.