Myrtle Beach Pelicans (44-28, 1-1) vs. Down East Wood Ducks (25-46, 1-1)

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1 Myrtle Beach Pelicans (44-28, 1-1) vs. Down East Wood Ducks (25-46, 1-1) Saturday, June 24, :05 p.m. Game No. 73 Second Half Game No. 3 Home Game No. 38 TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark Myrtle Beach, S.C. The CW21 MiLB.tv MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast MiLB First Pitch TuneIn RHP Mike Rucker (1-1, 1.73 ERA) vs. RHP Richelson Pena (4-3, 3.36 ERA) EARLY WOODIES ONSLAUGHT LEADS TO 14-6 LOSS The Myrtle Beach pitching staff struggled Friday in a 14-6 defeat to Down East at TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. The Wood Ducks plated four runs in the first inning, two in the second and five in the third to grab an 11-0 advantage. Down East scored in the first six frames to go up Myrtle Beach plated three runs in the seventh and one in the eighth to make it 14-6, but the Birds could get no closer. The 20 combined runs on 30 combined hits were the most in any Pelicans contest this season. In addition, the 14 runs the Birds surrendered were the most by Myrtle Beach pitching in a single game since losing 14-5 to Lynchburg on June 14, FOR STARTERS In a 13-game stretch from April 30 through May 11, Pelicans starters struggled significantly, tossing a full five innings just three times. During that span, Myrtle Beach s rotation gave up a combined 52 runs, 40 earned, on 71 hits in 53.0 innings (6.79 ERA, 12.1 H/9), lasting roughly 4.0 frames per outing. However, since that point, the Birds starters are turning the corner. Pelicans hurlers have tossed at least five innings in 31 of their past 38 games, with five of those seven exceptions coming in spot starts from the bullpen. Over that time frame, the club s starters have allowed just 72 runs, 61 earned, on 168 hits in innings (2.61 ERA, 7.2 H/9) during this time frame, lasting 5.2 frames per outing. Thanks to this run of success, Myrtle Beach s starting pitching has won 12 of their last 16 decisions, padding their record from on May 24 to today. BROKEN BATS The Pelicans offense has really struggled this season, ranking at or near the bottom of the league in average, OBP, SLG and OPS. The Birds also rank no better than seventh in any other offensive category besides home runs (second). However, Myrtle Beach places fifth in runs scored, which means the Birds are certainly outperforming their underlying numbers. Perhaps the biggest reason for the Pelicans ability to cash in more runs than expected with their offensive statistics is hitting with runners in scoring position. The Birds are batting just.243/.307/.371 (.677 OPS) overall. However, with runners in scoring position, that line magically rises to.259/.321/.384 (.705 OPS). SERIES-US BLACK So far, the Pelicans and Wood Ducks have split the first two contests of their four-game set. Thus, Myrtle Beach would need to win the final two battles to take the series. If the Birds can do that, it would be their seventh straight series win. Myrtle Beach hasn t won seven consecutive sets since 2008, when they took seven in a row from July 17-August 9. PEN PALS The Pelicans bullpen struggled Friday, but that s been the only blip on an otherwise extraordinary run. Dating back to June 5, Myrtle Beach s relievers have not surrendered any earned runs in 12 of the last 15 games, including eight of the past 10 contests. Over that 15-game span, the Birds bullpen has yielded just 11 runs, eight earned, on 31 hits (5.1 H/9) in 54.2 innings for a 1.32 ERA. Myrtle Beach relievers have whiffed 56 (9.2 K/9) and walked just 17 (2.8 BB/9) since June 5. APRIL SHOWERS, MAY FLOWERS, JUNE POWERS Myrtle Beach s 16-3 start to the month of June is the best record in the month of any team in Minor League Baseball. It is also the club s best start to any month in recorded Pelicans history (through the 2005 season), besting last season s 15-4 start to the month of August. During this year s June, the Birds own a 2.18 ERA, the fourth-best of any full-season club in the minors. The club s 48 runs allowed is the tied for the third-lowest of any full-season MiLB team. THESE BIRDS ARE ON FIRE On May 24, the Pelicans were just 23-22, sitting in third place in the Southern Division, 4.0 games behind Buies Creek. Since then, the Birds have rattled off 21 wins in 27 games, including 16 of the past 19. From May 24 on, Myrtle Beach has ceded just 61 runs (2.4 per game), surrendering more than four in a game just four times out of 27 contests. During that span, the club s 2.39 ERA is the third-best in full-season Minor League Baseball. The Pelicans 75 runs surrendered are also the fourth-fewest in full-season ball. PELICAN POINT Feeling strong of late, Bryant Flete has entered the top 10 in the CL in AVG at p.j. Higgins is fifth in TPA/SO (8.61). UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS AND GAME TIMES DATE TIME OPPONENT PELICANS STARTER OPP. STARTER Sun. June 25 6:05 ET Down East LHP Justin Steele (5-3, 2.32) RHP Jonathan Hernandez (1-2, 7.07) Mon. June 26 7:05 ET Potomac RHP Adbert Alzolay (6-1, 2.83) TBA Tue. June 27 7:05 ET Potomac RHP Thomas Hatch (3-6, 3.33) TBA Wed. June 28 7:05 ET Potomac LHP Ryan Kellogg (3-4, 4.66) TBA Thu. June 29 7:05 ET Potomac TBA TBA Fri. June 30 7:00 ET at Down East TBA TBA Sat. July 1 6:00 ET at Down East TBA TBA Tyler Alamo: Hits in three of last four games (4-for-13,.308, 2B, 3 BB) Bryant Flete: 40-for-126,.317/.344/.460, 9 2B, 3 HR, 20 RBIs, 5 BB in last 31 games Robert Garcia: Hits in three straight (5-for-12,.417, 3B, 2 RBIs) after 2-for-22 (.091) stretch Trent Giambrone: Reached in eight straight (11-for-28,.393, 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBIs, 3 BB) P.J. Higgins: Reached in eight straight (4-for-24,.167, HR, RBI, 8 BB,.393 OBP) Jesse Hodges: 59-for-204 (.289/.364/.471) with 17 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 27 RBIs, 21 BB, 3 HBP in last 58 G BIRD DROPPINGS vs. THE WOOD DUCKS 2017 vs. Wood Ducks in Myrtle Beach in Kinston All-Time vs. Down East (.714) 2016 Regular Season vs. Down East...N/A in Myrtle Beach...N/A in Kinston...N/A PELICANS BY THE NUMBERS Record Home Record Road Record Current Streak...L1 Runs Scored (4.4 per game)/5th Runs Allowed (3.9 per game)/3rd-fewest Run Differential...+41/T-2nd Pythagorean Record Southern Division Standing/GB...T-1st/0.0 Current Standings Streak... T-1st, 3 days Long Standings Streak... 2nd, 28 days (4/20-5/18) Series Record Series Streak...W6 Pelicans Sweeps...4 (Three-game, 6/12-14 vs. FRE) Sweeps of the Pelicans... 0 Batting Average/Rank /8th On-Base Percentage /9th Slugging Percentage /9th OPS /9th BABIP Strikeouts...572/4th-Fewest Walks /8th Hits /6th Doubles /10th Triples...12/6th Home Runs... 59/T-2nd Stolen Bases...27/9th Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) Errors... 75/T-3rd-Most FIP ERA /2nd BABIP Strikeouts /5th Walks...224/3rd-Fewest Hits Allowed...579/5th-Fewest Home Runs...53/5th-Most WHIP /3rd Starters W-L Starters ERA Bullpen W-L Bullpen ERA SECOND HALF STANDINGS SOUTHERN Myrtle Beach Buies Creek Carolina Down East Winston-Salem NORTHERN Lynchburg Potomac Salem Wilmington Frederick Eloy Jimenez: Reached in 14 of 16 (17-for-60,.283/.338/.583, 4 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 13 RBIs, 5 BB) Eddy Martinez: Hits in four straight (5-for-17,.294, RBI) Andruw Monasterio: Hits in six of last seven (8-for-22,.364, 2B, 2 RBIs, 4 BB) Connor Myers: 2-for-3, 3B, BB in first game back w/mb (5-for-21,.238, 3 BB,.360 OBP in 6 G w/eug) Tyler Pearson: 1-for-11, 2 BB in first five games back since DL activation (missed 36 games) Matt Rose: 8-for-48,.167, 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBIs, 4 BB in last 14 games

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 Alternate 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...7 In fourth place...9 In fifth place...0 Current streak...t-1st, 3 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 (2x; 5/25/17 vs. Winston-Salem) Fewest runs, game...0 (2x; 6/16/17 at Down East) Runs, inning (1st, 5/25/17 vs. Winston-Salem) Hits, game (6/3/17 vs. Down East) Hits, inning...8 (1st, 5/25/17 vs. Winston-Salem) Fewest hits, game...2 (2x; 6/9/17 vs. Carolina) Doubles, game... 4 (4x; 5/22/17 at Salem) Triples, game...1 (12x; 6/23/17 vs. Down East) Home runs, game... 3 (4/20/17 at Down East) Home runs, inning... 2 (4x; 7th, 5/21/17 at Salem) Stolen bases, game...3 (6/2/17 vs. Down East) Walks, game... 8 (4/19/17 vs. Buies Creek) Strikeouts, game...16 (2x; 6/15/17 at Down East) Most GIDP... 3 (6/23/17 vs. Down East) 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 (10x; 6/15/17 at Down East) Most hits allowed, game...16 (2x; 6/23/17 vs. Down East) Fewest hits allowed, game... 2 (2x; 5/21/17 at Salem) Strikeouts, game...17 (6/8/17 at Carolina) Walks, game...8 (2x; 5/4/17 vs. Buies Creek) 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 (1st, 6/23/17 vs. Down East) Home runs allowed, game... 7 (5/7/17 vs. Buies Creek) Most pitchers used, game... 6 (5/31/17 vs. Down East) Errors, game...4 (5/28/17 at Carolina) Total double plays turned... 3 (6/12/17 vs. Frederick) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak... 7 (6/1-6/8) Longest losing streak...4 (4/14-4/17) Most runs, both teams (6/23/17 vs. Down East) Most hits, both teams (6/23/17 vs. Down East) 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... 3 (2x; 5/22-5/24) Consecutive games without an error...7 (6/4-6/11) Consecutive games with an error... 7 (4/26-5/2/17, GM2) 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...8 (2x; 6/23/17 vs. Down East) Largest crowd, home...6,599 (4/13/16 vs. Lynchburg) 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...4 (5/22/17 at Salem) Comeback wins (trailing by 3+)... 7 (most recently, 6/8/17 at Carolina) Comeback wins (trailing by 4+)...3 (most recently, 6/2/17 vs. Down East) 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 (6/22/17 vs. Down East, :31 delay) INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Runs, game...3 (7x; Eloy Jimenez, 6/8/17 at Carolina) Hits, game... 3 (22x; Trent Giambrone, 6/23/17 vs. Down East) RBI, game...5 (Eloy Jimenez, 5/25/17 vs. Winston-Salem) Doubles, game... 2 (2x; Jesse Hodges, 5/22/17 at Salem) Triples, game...1 (12x; Connor Myers, 6/23/17 vs. Down East) Home runs, game... 1 (59x; Hodges and Jimenez, 6/18/17 at Down East) Extra-base hits, game...2 (7x; Jesse Hodges, 6/18/17 at Down East) Walks, game... 3 (3x; Eloy Jimenez, 6/2/17 vs. Down East) Strikeouts, game...4 (2x; Connor Myers, 4/20/17 at Down East) Stolen bases, game...1 (28x; Garcia and Monasterio, 6/17/17 at Down East) Hitting streak (2x; Daniel Spingola, 5/2-5/12) On-Base streak...11 (Trent Giambrone, 4/6-4/17) Longest Multi-Hit Streak...3 (2x; P.J. Higgins, 4/17-4/30) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most innings pitched, starter (Thomas Hatch, 6/14/17 vs. Frederick) Most innings pitched, reliever (2x; Kyle Miller, 6/5/17 at Buies Creek) Fewest innings pitched, starter (Adbert Alzolay, 5/3/17 at Frederick) 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; Ryan Kellogg, 6/12/17 vs. 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 (Adbert Alzolay, 5/10/17 at Winston-Salem, GM1) 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 Mike Rucker HT: 6-1 WT: 211 BATS: Right THROWS: Right AGE: 23 BIRTHDAY: April 27, 1994 BORN: Columbus, Miss. RESIDES: Lake Tapps, Wash. ACQUIRED BY CUBS: Selected in the 11th round of the 2016 draft out of Brigham Young University #48 RHP (1-1, 1.73 ERA) SINGLE GAME HIGHS Season Highs IP (6/16/17 at DE) H...3 (2x; 6/16/17 at DE) R... 2 (6/16/17 at DE) ER...1 (5x; 6/17/17 at DE) BB... 3 (6/11/17 vs. CAR) SO...6 (3x; 6/17/17 at DE) IP (6/16/17 at DE) H...3 (2x; 6/16/17 at DE) R... 2 (6/16/17 at DE) ER...1 (5x; 6/17/17 at DE) BB... 3 (6/11/17 vs. CAR) SO...6 (3x; 6/17/17 at DE) CAREER STATS YEAR TEAM LVL W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER HR HB BB K WP BK GIDPAVG 2016 Mesa Rk Eugene A South Bend A MYRTLE BEACH A MINOR LG TOTALS HIGH-A TOTALS REPERTOIRE Fastball Slider Changeup Curveball ABOUT MIKE -Born in Columbus, Miss., Rucker moved away when he was eight years old. The family, with both parents University of Oklahoma alums, ended up first in Missouri, and then all the way in Lake Tapps, Wash., a suburb of Seattle. -Mike picked up baseball by watching his older brother play games. -Rucker initially began his collegiate career at Gonzaga University in Spokane, but only made seven appearances for the Bulldogs (1-0, 2.53 ERA, 8 K, 3 BB in 10.2 innings). However, he made the decision to transfer after the season. He ultimately decided to make the move, saying, The size of school, changing my major, my girlfriend coming to BYU and other factors just continued to get me away from Gonzaga. These factors made me go towards BYU. Rucker actually transferred to BYU before the coaching staff was aware that he had moved to Provo. -Rucker grew up Catholic, but started considering the LDS Church when he began dating his now-wife. He later decided to get baptized before his marriage SEASON -Rucker made his first career start on June 5 at Buies Creek, firing five innings of one-hit ball with six strikeouts. -The Lake Tapps, Wash. native has only two outings in his entire which he s walked multiple batters. They have come in back-to-back starts on June 11 and 17. -He began the season in Low-A South Bend, pitching to a 1.42 ERA in 12.2 innings across seven games. With South Bend, the Lake Tapps, Wash. native struck out 22 without walking a batter. :Lefties are 3-for-27 (.111,.348 OPS) against Rucker, while righties are 13-for-66 (.197,.523 OPS) SEASON -Rucker did not allow a run in 12.2 innings between Rookie-level Mesa and Short Season Class A Eugene. The right-hander only walked one while fanning 18 batters. ADDITIONAL CAREER NOTES -The Friday night starter in his last year at BYU, Rucker was named to the Louisville Slugger All-American Team and First Team All-WCC by going 11-1 with a 2.73 ERA over innings. Over that campaign, Rucker whiffed 94 against 31 strikeouts. His 11-0 start to the season tied five others in BYU history for the best start to a campaign. -As a redshirt sophomore in 2015, Rucker led the Cougars with a 3.22 ERA and six saves. -Rucker s grandfather played lacrosse at Hobart College (now Hobart and William Smith Colleges) in Geneva, N.Y. VS. THE WOOD DUCKS Career: 1 G, 1 GS, 0-1 with a 1.50 ERA (1 ER in 6.0 IP) 2017: 1 G, 1 GS, 0-1 with a 1.50 ERA (1 ER in 6.0 IP) DATE SITE RESULT IP H R ER BB SO 6/16/17 Grainger Stadium L (L, 2-0) TOTALS VS. DOWN EAST 0-1 (team 0-1) IN MYRTLE BEACH 0-0 (team 0-0) IN KINSTON 0-1 (team 0-1) *Does not include the postseason 2017 DAY-BY-DAY WITH PELICANS Date Opp DEC ERA IP H R ER HR BB K 5/16 vs. BC /19 at SAL /21 at SAL /25 vs. W-S S /29 at CAR /5 at BC W /11 vs. CAR /16 at DE L PELICANS STARTERS BY THE NUMBERS PITCHER GS QS IP (AVG. IP) TEAM W-L SUPPORT Alzolay (5.1) (4.7) Bloomquist (3.2) (5.0) De La Cruz (5.1) (6.4) Hatch (5.0) (3.7) Kellogg (5.0) (3.8) Miller (3.1) (2.7) Rucker (5.1) (2.3) Steele (5.0) (4.7) TOTALS (5.0) (4.4)

4 PLAYER PAGE MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES LAST TIME OUT OF THE BULLPEN BIRDS IN 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 June 22 vs. Down East / % 7/2 4/7 2.2 (4/8/17 at LYN) 5 (4/15/17 vs. LYN) Bloomquist June 23 vs. Down East / % 5/1 2/3 4.0 (4/26/17 vs. WIL) 4 (2x; 6/1/17 vs. DE) 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 June 23 vs. Down East / % 16/2 4/6 3.1 (5/4/17 vs. BC) 4 (4/6/17 at LYN) Huberman June 8 vs. Carolina /9 44.4% 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 June 23 vs. Down East /4 75% 0/0 0/0 2.0 (3x; 6/23/17 vs. DE) 3 (6/15/17 at DE) Miller June 15 at Down East /8 62.5% 4/4 3/3 4.0 (6/5/17 at BC) 3 (4x; 6/10/17 vs. CAR) Minch June 18 at Down East / % 6/0 1/1 2.0 (2x; 6/18/17 at DE) 3 (4/6/17 at LYN) Norwood June 22 vs. Down East / % 1/0 4/4 2.0 (6x; 6/18/17 at DE) 4 (2x; 5/4/17 vs. 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) Thorpe June 23 vs. Down East / % 13/4 0/0 3.0 (5/12/17 vs. LYN) 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 / % 74/19 25/32 **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) - 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 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: 3 (5/10/17 at BUR) R: 2 (3x; 5/10/17 at BUR) ER: 2 (7/26/16 vs. SK) K: 5 (3x; 6/8/17 vs. BG) BB: 2 (6x; 5/31/17 at DAY) - 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 JAMES NORWOOD - RHP #34 Height: 6 2 Weight: 216 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (12/24/93 in New York, N.Y.) HS: All Hallows HS (N.Y.) College: Saint Louis University Acquired: 7th round, 2014 IP: 6.0 (8/14/15 at WIS) H: 8 (8/21/15 vs. FW) R: 6 (7/21/15 at DAY) ER: 5 (2x; 7/21/15 at DAY) K: 7 (8/14/15 at WIS) BB: 4 (4x; 9/2/15 vs. DAY) - Has not allowed a run in seven straight appearances since May 4 (10.0 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 14 K). - Registered a 3.71 ERA in 26.2 IP with Low-A South Bend in 2016 before earning promotion to Myrtle Beach (1.93 ERA in 9.1 IP). - In 2015, went 2-6 with a 4.68 ERA in 18 games, 12 starts, between Rookie-level Mesa and Low-A South Bend. Over 50.0 innings, he struck out 39 against 21 walks and 49 hits allowed. - First Team All-Atlantic 10 as a junior at Saint Louis in Went 8-2 with a 2.68 ERA in 15 starts covering 94 innings. The eight wins were the second-most ever in a single season at SLU. - Pitches: FB, SL, CH, SPL 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) -Began season as a starter, going 0-2 with a 7.11 ERA (21 H in 12.2 IP, 12 K, 3 BB). - 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 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: 5 (7/29/16 at LC) K: 7 (7/2/16 vs. LAN) BB: 4 (4/26/17 at LAN) - 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 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 (7/5/15 at BG) - Has gone seven appearances in a row dating back to June 2 without allowing a run (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 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: 3.2 (8/13/15 vs. EVE) 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 (3x; 4/6/17 at LYN) BB: 4 (6/23/17 vs. DE) - - 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 2015, with seven of his 21 outings coming as a starter. - 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 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 (7/5/15 at BG) ER: 4 (2x; 4/19/16 at W-S) 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

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 % 6.4% 17.4% % Tyler Alamo Pedro Araujo % 3.9% 25.0% % Bryant Flete Casey Bloomquist % 5.6% 11.3% % 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% 9.9% % Jesse Hodges Thomas Hatch % 10.0% 14.3% % Eloy Jimenez Marc Huberman % 20.3% -1.5% % Eddy Martinez Ryan Kellogg % 5.3% 7.8% % Andruw Monasterio Dillon Maples % 11.7% 22.7% % Connor Myers Dakota Mekkes % 13.8% 6.9% % Adonis Paula Kyle Miller % 8.2% 7.5% % Tyler Pearson Jordan Minch % 12.5% 10.7% % Matt Rose James Norwood % 12.0% 15.2% % Carlos Sepulveda Jeremy Null % 5.1% 15.4% % Daniel Spingola Mike Rucker % 7.8% 24.5% % TOTAL (59) Justin Steele % 8.6% 10.3% % Statistics only include time with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Tommy Thorpe % 11.4% 10.6% % 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 (8.8) (2.8) 297 (7.4) 30 (0.8) Relievers (7.5) (3.6) 289 (9.5) 23 (0.8) CATCHER BREAKDOWN G INN ER CERA CS SBA* PCT% PB CPO Tyler Alamo % 1 0 P.J. Higgins % 8 2 Tyler Pearson % 0 0 *Excludes CS/SBA when pitcher picks off, which result in a CS and SB credited on failed pickoff plays HITTING BATTED BALL STATS PLAYER GB/FB LD% GB% FB% HR/FB PULL% CENT% OPPO% Tyler Alamo % 44.4% 29.2% 16.7% 50.7% 27.0% 22.3% Bryant Flete % 38.8% 41.6% 8.1% 45.1% 25.8% 29.1% Robert Garcia % 63.5% 18.3% 8.7% 34.4% 35.1% 30.5% Trent Giambrone % 41.8% 35.0% 11.3% 41.2% 22.5% 36.3% P.J. Higgins % 45.8% 38.0% 1.9% 42.0% 19.3% 38.7% Jesse Hodges % 42.5% 33.1% 11.3% 46.1% 26.1% 27.9% Eloy Jimenez % 45.9% 31.8% 25.9% 52.9% 24.1% 23.0% Eddy Martinez % 50.5% 31.1% 11.5% 53.5% 19.3% 27.2% Andruw Monasterio % 49.3% 26.8% 0.0% 36.5% 29.7% 33.8% Connor Myers % 42.9% 42.9% 0.0% 43.6% 28.2% 28.2% Adonis Paula % 61.9% 21.4% 22.2% 57.1% 16.7% 26.2% Tyler Pearson % 40.0% 32.0% 12.5% 65.5% 17.2% 17.2% Matt Rose % 40.0% 39.2% 21.6% 56.8% 25.9% 17.3% Carlos Sepulveda % 64.5% 19.4% 0.0% 40.4% 19.2% 40.4% 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. CONTROLLING THE RUNNING GAME PLAYER CS/SBA CS% PO WP BK IP Adbert Alzolay 3/7 42.9% Pedro Araujo 0/15 0% Casey Bloomquist 5/9 55.5% Craig Brooks 1/1 100% Oscar De La Cruz 2/5 40% Scott Effross 1/10 10% Thomas Hatch 3/9 33.3% Marc Huberman 0/4 0% Ryan Kellogg 1/4 25% Dillon Maples 0/4 0% Dakota Mekkes 0/1 0% Kyle Miller 0/4 0% Jordan Minch 0/1 0% James Norwood 2/4 50% Jeremy Null 0/1 0% Mike Rucker 0/4 0% Justin Steele 7/ % Tommy Thorpe 0/4 0% John Williamson 0/0 0% TOTALS 28/ % PITCHING BATTED BALL STATS PLAYER GB/FB LD% GB% FB% HR/FB PULL% CENT% OPPO% Adbert Alzolay % 37.6% 42.3% 8.8% 48.5% 24.7% 26.8% Pedro Araujo % 35.4% 50.0% 2.4% 44.7% 24.7% 30.6% Casey Bloomquist % 53.9% 22.4% 17.6% 48.2% 23.5% 28.4% Craig Brooks % 34.2% 47.4% 5.6% 23.1% 28.2% 48.7% Oscar De La Cruz % 43.0% 45.9% 8.1% 43.7% 26.1% 30.3% Scott Effross % 49.6% 26.9% 3.1% 40.3% 31.5% 28.2% Thomas Hatch % 51.1% 30.4% 0.0% 51.0% 20.6% 28.4% Marc Huberman % 65.7% 8.6% 33.3% 59.0% 18.0% 23.1% Ryan Kellogg % 39.9% 36.8% 14.1% 46.7% 22.1% 31.2% Dillon Maples % 64.7% 20.6% 14.3% 47.1% 26.5% 26.5% Dakota Mekkes % 52.6% 21.1% 0.0% 57.9% 5.3% 36.8% Kyle Miller % 44.2% 31.6% 16.7% 42.4% 21.2% 36.4% Jordan Minch % 39.4% 42.4% 7.1% 31.4% 31.4% 37.1% James Norwood % 39.3% 41.1% 0.0% 42.9% 26.8% 30.4% Jeremy Null % 35.7% 39.3% 36.4% 42.9% 28.6% 28.6% Mike Rucker % 41.7% 36.7% 4.5% 37.1% 32.3% 30.7% Justin Steele % 51.0% 31.0% 6.7% 41.8% 20.9% 37.4% Tommy Thorpe % 28.6% 48.8% 9.8% 42.4% 24.7% 32.9% John Williamson % 41.7% 41.7% 0.0% 28.6% 28.6% 42.9% *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) /4/17 at BC (Solo, 4th inning, F. Perez), 32 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 5.3% AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) K% 23.1% H 2 (13x; 6/18/17 at DE) H 3 (4x; 5/13/16 at LAN) ISO.174 R 3 (4/11/17 at BC) R 4 (6/22/14 at DIA) BABIP.300 HR 1 (7x; 6/4/17 at BC) HR 1 (12x; 6/4/17 at BC) woba.322 RBI 4 (4/28/17 at LYN) RBI 4 (2x; 4/28/17 at LYN) wrc+ 98 K 3 (3x; 5/26/17 at CAR) K 3 (7x; 5/26/17 at CAR) BB 2 (6/4/17 at BC) BB 2 (4x; 6/4/17 at BC) Long Hit Streak: 5 (3x; 5/27-6/4) 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 - Homered and matched a career-high with two walks - Has gained over 40 pounds of muscle since joining Cubs system. run on April 25 vs. Wilmington. - Matched a career-high with four RBIs (2-for-4, 3R HR) on June 4 at Buies Creek. - Served as a catcher in Spring Training for Kyle Hendricks in 2017, Pedro Strop in 2016 and Jon Lester in on April 28 at Lynchburg. - Had committed to Cal State Fullerton before signing with Cubs. BRYANT FLETE - INF #3 Height: 5 10 HS: N/A Born: Cumairebo, Venezuela Weight: 188 College: N/A Resides: Valencia, Venezuela B/T: Left / Right Acquired: NDFA, 1/30/12 Age: 24 (DOB: 1/31/93) /15/17 at DE (Two-run, 5th inning, Pena), 16 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 5.8% AB 6 (5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) AB 6 (7x; 5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) K% 17.8% H 3 (5x; 6/11/17 vs. CAR) H 4 (8/23/12 at DSL NAT) ISO.140 R 3 (2x; 5/27/17 at CAR) R 3 (8x; 5/27/17 at CAR) BABIP.337 HR 1 (6x; 6/15/17 at DE) HR 1 (14x; 6/15/17 at DE) woba.344 RBI 4 (2x; 5/11/17 at W-S) RBI 4 (2x; 5/11/17 at W-S) wrc+ 113 K 3 (5/4/17 vs. BC) K 4 (6/10/13 at VSL DET) BB 2 (2x; 4/20/17 at DE) BB 4 (4/31/13 at VSL DET) Long Hit Streak: 10 (4/19-4/30) SB 1 (3x; 6/11/17 vs. CAR) SB 2 (3x; 7/20/13 at VSL DET) - Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored on April 15 vs. Lynchburg. - Finished a triple shy of the cycle and matched a career- - Signed by the Cubs as a non-drafted free agent a day before - Hit a two-run home run in the first inning on April 19 vs. high with four RBIs on May 11 at Winston-Salem. he turned 19-years-old. Buies Creek. - Matched a career-high with three runs scored and also - Hit.285/.395/.415 with six doubles, two triples, two homers and - On April 30 at Lynchburg, hit a two-run, go-ahead single in homered and drove in two on May 27 at Carolina. 18 RBIs in 34 games with Myrtle Beach in 2016 the seventh before hitting a two-run home run in the eighth, - Split 2015 between Double-A Tennessee and Low-A South Bend, raking in a career-high four RBIs. - batting.166/.261/.221 in 58 combined games 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), 55 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 4.1% AB 6 (5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) AB 6 (4x; 5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) K% 27.0% H 2 (11x; 6/23/17 vs. DE) H 4 (2x; 7/16/15 vs. DIA) ISO.072 R 3 (4/30/17 at LYN) R 3 (5x; 4/30/17 at LYN) BABIP.331 HR 1 (2x; 5/29/17 at CAR) HR 1 (7x; 5/29/17 at CAR) woba.275 RBI 2 (4x; 5/29/17 at CAR) RBI 4 (6/27/15 at GIA) wrc+ 68 K 3 (2x; 5/28/17 at CAR) K 4 (8/4/16 vs. VAN) BB 1 (8x; 6/17/17 at DE) BB 3 (7/23/13 at DSL Tigers) Long Hit Streak: 8 (4/18-4/27) SB 1 (9x; 6/17/17 at DE) 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) /17/17 at DE (Solo, 10th inning, Ferguson), 10 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 6.2% AB 6 (5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) AB 6 (5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) K% 23.1% H 3 (2x; 6/23/17 vs. DE) H 4 (8/10/16 at SK) ISO.130 R 2 (6x; 6/3/17 vs. DE) R 3 (8/10/16 at SK) BABIP.286 HR 1 (7x; 6/17/17 at DE) HR 1 (11x; 6/17/17 at DE) woba.297 RBI 3 (6/15/17 at DE) RBI 4 (8/27/16 at SK) wrc+ 82 K 4 (4/19/17 vs. BC) K 4 (4/19/17 vs. BC) BB 2 (2x; 5/25/17 vs. W-S) BB 3 (8/26/16 at SK) Long Hit Streak: 6 (2x; 6/12-6/22) SB 1 (2x; 6/2/17 vs. 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 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 - 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) /13/17 vs. FRE (Solo, 8th inning, Alcantara), 15 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 11.1% AB 5 (5x; 6/8/17 vs. CAR) AB 6 (3x; 7/6/16 at FW) K% 11.6% H 3 (6/2/17 vs. DE) H 4 (2x; 5/21/16 at FW) ISO.048 R 2 (2x; 6/2/17 vs. DE) R 3 (2x; 8/12/16 at DAY) BABIP.247 HR 1 (6/13/17 vs. FRE) HR 1 (3x; 6/13/17 vs. FRE) woba.279 RBI 2 (5/27/17 at CAR) RBI 3 (2x; 6/26/16 at DAY) wrc+ 70 K 2 (3x; 5/28/17 at CAR) 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: 5 (2x; 5/6-5/12) 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. game with the Peninsula Pilots (Coastal Plain League) in 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) /18/17 at DE (Solo, 2nd inning, Shortslef), 9 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 9.3% AB 6 (5/31/17 vs. DE) AB 6 (4x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) K% 21.1% H 3 (4x; 6/11/17 vs. CAR) H 4 (2x; 8/14/14 at HIL) ISO.172 R 3 (4/30/17 at LYN) R 3 (5x; 4/30/17 at LYN) BABIP.333 HR 1 (6x; 6/18/17 at DE) HR 2 (7/1/14 at TRI) woba.361 RBI 3 (3x; 6/8/17 vs. CAR) RBI 7 (8/10/14 vs. EUG) wrc+ 124 K 3 (5x; 6/2/17 vs. DE) K 4 (2x; 8/25/15 at WM) BB 2 (3x; 6/23/17 vs. DE) BB 2 (15x; 6/23/17 vs. DE) Long Hit Streak: 5 (2x; 6/11-6/16) SB 1 (6/16/17 at DE) 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. - 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 in Seoul, South Korea, where he was discovered by Cubs.

8 PAGE MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES BIRD BATS ELOY JIMENEZ - OF #12 Height: 6 4 HS: N/A Born: Santo Domingo, D.R. Weight: 240 College: N/A Resides: Santo Domingo, D.R. B/T: Right / Right Acquired: NDFA, 8/1/13 Age: 20 (DOB: 11/27/96) /18/17 at DE (Two-run, 3rd inning, Shortslef), 11 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 12.3% AB 5 (5x; 6/23/17 vs. DE) AB 6 (6x; 8/5/16 vs. FW) K% 15.6% H 3 (6/8/17 vs. CAR) H 4 (3x; 7/29/16 at LC) ISO.255 R 3 (6/8/17 vs. CAR) R 4 (7/29/16 at LC) BABIP.275 HR 1 (7x; 6/18/17 at DE) HR 2 (2x; 5/19/16 at GL) woba.392 RBI 5 (5/25/17 vs. W-S) RBI 5 (5/25/17 vs. W-S) wrc+ 145 K 2 (2x; 6/17/17 at DE) K 3 (6x; 8/26/16 vs. GL) BB 3 (5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) BB 3 (5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) Long Hit Streak: 3 (3x; 6/5-6/8) SB SB 2 (4/12/16 vs. BG) - Walked three times, including a walk-off free pass on - Bashed a two-run home run, reached base four - Named the Midwest League MVP after leading the circuit in May 14 vs. Lynchburg. times and scored three times on June 8 vs. Carolina. 2B (40) and SLG (.532) and finishing second in RBIs (81). Hit - Bashed first home run (Solo, 7th, Kessay) on May /.369/.532 with 14 home runs (Cubs MiLB Player of Year). vs. Buies Creek. - Was a Northwest League All-Star in 2015, batting - Launched a grand slam and drove in a career-high five.284/.328/.418 with 7 HR and 33 RBIs with Eugene. runs on May 25 vs. Winston-Salem. - Was No. 1 international free agent at time of signing. 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 at BC (Two-run, 6th inning, H. Perez), 53 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 5.3% AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) AB 7 (8/5/16 vs. FW) K% 16.8% H 3 (3x; 6/1/17 vs. DE) H 4 (6/13/16 at DAY) ISO.098 R 2 (3x; 5/24/17 vs. W-S, GM1) R 3 (3x; 8/22/16 vs. WM) BABIP.236 HR 1 (7x; 6/4/17 at BC) HR 1 (17x; 6/4/17 at BC) woba.265 RBI 3 (3x; 5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM1) RBI 4 (7/25/16 vs. PEO) wrc+ 61 K 3 (2x; 6/15/17 at 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 (4x; 6/2/17 vs. DE) SB 2 (5/31/16 at FW) - Began season with three hits and an RBI on 4/6 at Lynchburg. - Named the Cubs Minor League Player of the Month in July - Hit a two-run home run on 4/18 vs. Buies Creek 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. - Ranked by MLB.com as the No. 4 international prospect at time of signing in Ranked as No. 11 prospect in Cubs system by MLB.com. ANDRUW MONASTERIO - INF #8 Height: 6 0 HS: N/A Born: Acevedo, Venezuela Weight: 178 College: N/A Resides: Acevedo, Venezuela B/T: Right / Right Acquired: NDFA, 5/7/14 Age: 19 (DOB: 5/30/97) Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 8.2% AB 5 (4x; 6/23/17 vs. DE) AB 6 (4x; 8/5/16 vs. FW) K% 14.4% H 3 (6/3/17 vs. DE) H 4 (8/20/15 vs. DIA) ISO.046 R 2 (6/15/17 at DE) R 3 (2x; 6/15/15 at DIA) BABIP.288 HR HR 1 (2x; 6/20/16 at HIL) woba.283 RBI 1 (5x; 6/23/17 vs. DE) RBI 3 (2x; 7/8/15 at ATH) wrc+ 73 K 2 (2x; 6/13/17 vs. FRE) K 3 (2x; 7/13/16 at DAY) BB 2 (6/15/17 at DE) BB 2 (10x; 6/15/17 at DE) Long Hit Streak: 3 (5/17-5/19) SB 1 (6/15/17 at DE) SB 2 (4x; 8/5/16 vs. FW) - Assigned to Myrtle Beach from Extended Spring - - Batted.247/.294/.308 with eight doubles, two triples, one Training on May 15. home run and 23 RBIs between South Bend (A) and Eugene - Hit walk-off single in eighth inning on May 24 in game - (A-) in one of doubleheader against Winston-Salem. - Hit.252/.346/.348 with six doubles, two triples, one homer - and 16 RBIs with Mesa (Rk) in /.368/.343 with five doubles and one triple in 2014 (VSL Cubs).

9 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES PAGE 9 BIRD BATS 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, 110 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 5.7% AB 5 (2x; 4/21/17 at DE) AB 6 (8/5/16 vs. FW) K% 30.1% H 2 (6/23/17 vs. DE) H 4 (8/12/16 at DAY) ISO.064 R 2 (5/27/17 at CAR) R 3 (7/7/16 vs. PAD) BABIP.240 HR HR 1 (3x; 9/5/16 vs. DAY) woba.211 RBI 2 (3x; 6/2/17 vs. DE) RBI 2 (5x; 4/28/17 at LYN) wrc+ 25 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 10 plays the next day. - Went 1-for-3 with 2 RBIs on 4/28 at LYN. - Second Team All-Conference USA in 2016, leading club with - Missed 11 games (4-7) with DL stint from May 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 TYLER PEARSON - C #7 Height: 6 1 HS: Monterey High School (Texas) Born: Amarillo, Texas Weight: 204 College: Texas State University Resides: Lubbock, Texas B/T: Right / Right Acquired: 25th round, 2014 Age: 24 (DOB: 4/15/92) /8/17 at LYN (Solo, 5th inning, McKenzie), 40 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 6.1% AB 4 (5x; 6/11/17 vs. CAR) AB 5 (2x; 7/16/16 at W-S) K% 30.6% H 2 (2x; 4/23/17 at DE) H 3 (7/16/16 at W-S) ISO.116 R 1 (7x; 6/15/17 at DE) R 2 (5x; 7/30/16 at SAL) BABIP.296 HR 1 (4/8/17 at LYN) HR 1 (4x; 4/8/17 at LYN) woba.288 RBI 1 (4x; 4/23/17 at DE) RBI 2 (2x; 8/14/16 at CAR) wrc+ 76 K 3 (4/10/17 at BC) K 3 (5x; 4/10/17 at BC) BB 1 (3x; 6/23/17 vs. DE) BB 2 (2x; 7/9/15 vs. BLX) Long Hit Streak: 5 (4/20-4/27) SB SB 1 (2x; 8/16/16 vs. W-S) - Launched fourth career home run to break up a no-hitter in - Activated from disabled list on June 9 (missed 36 - Originally drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 38th round the fifth inning on April 8 at Lynchburg. games). of the 2010 draft out of Monterey HS in Texas - Went 2-for-4 with a run scored and RBI on April 20 at Down - Began collegiate career at Rice University before transferring East. to Texas State in Went 2-for-4 with an RBI while scoring the go-ahead run in - Led the Sun Belt in runners caught stealing as a SR. in 2014 the 9th inning on April 23 at Down East. - Hit.205/.297/.261 with one HR and 9 RBIs in 30 G w/mb in 16 MATT ROSE - INF #17 Height: 6 4 HS: Palm Bay High School (Fla.) Born: Palm Bay, Fla. Weight: 205 College: Georgia State University Resides: Palm Bay, Fla. B/T: Right / Right Acquired: 11th round, 2015 Age: 22 (DOB: 8/2/94) /17/17 at DE (Solo, 8th inning, Springs), 8 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 6.3% AB 5 (9x; 6/15/17 at DE) AB 5 (24x; 6/15/17 at DE) K% 25.4% H 3 (2x; 5/4/17 vs. BC) H 4 (2x; 8/20/16 at LAN) ISO.230 R 3 (4/20/17 at DE) R 3 (3x; 4/20/17 at DE) BABIP.240 HR 1 (11x; 6/17/17 at DE) HR 1 (32x; 6/17/17 at DE) woba.321 RBI 3 (2x; 5/18/17 vs. BC) RBI 5 (8/20/16 at LAN) wrc+ 98 K 3 (3x; 6/18/17 at DE) K 3 (10x; 6/18/17 at DE) BB 2 (2x; 6/11/17 vs. CAR) BB 3 (7/5/15 vs. VAN) Long Hit Streak: 4 (5/12-5/15) SB SB 1 (4x; 9/2/16 at WM) - Finished a triple shy of the cycle on 4/9 at Lynchburg. - Hit back-to-back home runs with Eddy Martinez on - Ranks tied for seventh in Georgia State history with 31 career - Matched a career-high with three runs scored and 5/21 at Salem. home runs, including 27 over his final two seasons there bashed a home run on 4/20 at Down East. - Smashed walk-off home run in 10th inning on June 2 - Earned Freshman All-America honors as both a position player - Notched three hits and scored twice on 5/4 vs. Buies vs. Down East. and pitcher during his first year at Georgia State. He batted Creek..283/.365/.404 and went 3-2 with a 2.55 ERA. - Originally drafted by Toronto in the 24th round of the 2012 draft