Myrtle Beach Pelicans (52-41, 9-14) at Buies Creek Astros (54-41, 17-8)

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1 Myrtle Beach Pelicans (52-41, 9-14) at Buies Creek Astros (54-41, 17-8) Tuesday, July 18, :00 p.m. Game No. 94 Second Half Game No. 24 Road Game No. 46 Jim Perry Stadium Lillington, N.C. MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast MiLB First Pitch TuneIn RHP Duncan Robinson (0-2, 5.00 ERA) vs. RHP Hector Perez (4-3, 2.90 ERA) RUCKER HELPS BIRDS SPLIT DE FACTO TWIN BILL Mike Rucker struck out a career-high 10 batters in a career-best eight innings Monday, helping the Pelicans split a de facto doubleheader with Buies Creek. Despite Rucker s heroics, Myrtle Beach and the Astros were deadlocked in a tie until the 11th inning. Finally, with two outs in the top of the 11th, Jesse Hodges and Tyler Alamo lined RBI singles to put the Birds ahead 2-0. James Norwood and Dakota Mekkes combined with Rucker to strike out 17 batters, matching a Pelicans season-high. Mekkes earned his second save. In the completion of Sunday s suspended game, Buies Creek scored three in the seventh, only for Myrtle Beach to tie in the eighth. However, the Astros plated a run in the bottom of the eighth to win 5-4. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST In Monday s scheduled contest following the completion of Sunday s suspended game, Mike Rucker, James Norwood and Dakota Mekkes teamed to whiff 17 Buies Creek Astros, matching the most for the Birds staff in one game this season (June 8 at Carolina). Rucker worked eight innings for the Pelicans, equaling Thomas Hatch (June 14 vs. Frederick) for the longest a Myrtle Beach starter had pitched in a game in No Pelicans starting pitcher has tossed more than eight frames in a game since Luis Parra fired nine on May 12, 2014 against Winston-Salem. JUST A HEADS-UP On June 23, the Pelicans 3.16 ERA was the best in the league. However, the club s FIP, an ERA estimator based on the factors only a pitcher can completely control (K, BB, HR), sat at That ERA-FIP difference symbolized the Birds had been fortunate to rate at the top of the circuit. Since then, the Pelicans have yielded 125 runs, 105 earned, on 217 hits in innings over 22 games. That means Myrtle Beach has ceded 4.8 runs per game, courtesy of 9.9 hits yielded per nine innings and a 4.77 ERA. However, the bright side is that the club s FIP is now 3.44, a tad below their 3.56 ERA. Poor pitching and defense are certainly reasons for the club s struggles in preventing opponents from scoring. But so is a.307 batting average on balls in play (BABIP) that is a bit above the baseball-wide average of.300. That means more balls put in play are falling in for hits than usual, which partially explains a lower team FIP than ERA. SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER Myrtle Beach has lost four of their first six series of the second half, with the other two resulting in splits. Thus, the Birds have not won a set since taking three of four from Down East to close the first half from June 15 through 18. This six-set drought is the longest the Pelicans have gone without a series win since they either lost or split seven sets in a row from June 9 through July 7 of last season. No team in recorded Pelicans history (through the 2005 season) has ever gone six series in a row to start the second half without a set win. Not coincidentally, Myrtle Beach s 9-14 record is their worst start to any half to in recorded club history. THE CHICKS DIG IT By comparing each Minor League Baseball team s home run rates both at home and on the road, Baseball America has given TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark 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 With 76 bombs so far this year, the Birds do rank second in the league in homers. The Pelicans are averaging 0.82 homers per game, their best mark since bashing 1.53 dingers per game in FRIENDS CLOSE, ENEMIES CLOSER A squad s Pythagorean record, based on how many runs a club has scored and allowed, is often a better indicator of team quality than a team s actual record. With a +17 run differential, Pythagorean says the Birds should actually be 48-45, four games worse than their actual record of A big reason the Pelicans are outplaying their Pythagorean record is their success in close games. The club is (.589) in contests decided by no more than three runs, normally games teams would expect to go about.500 in. Interestingly enough, the Birds have played seven games in a row decided by three runs or less, posting a 3-4 record. PELICAN POINT Myrtle Beach played a combined 16 innings yesterday, their longest day of baseball since engaging in a 20-inning affair over a doubleheader with Lynchburg on May 14. UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS AND GAME TIMES DATE TIME OPPONENT PELICANS STARTER OPP. STARTER Wed. July 19 OFF DAY Thu. July 20 5:35 ET Down East LHP Ryan Kellogg (3-6, 5.19) LHP Wes Benjamin (6-6, 4.44) Thu. July 20 GM2 Down East TBA RHP Steven Bruce (2-1, 5.93) Fri. July 21 7:05 ET Down East RHP Thomas Hatch (4-7, 3.49) RHP Richelson Pena (6-4, 2.91) Sat. July 22 7:05 ET Down East LHP Justin Steele (6-5, 2.40) RHP Jonathan Hernandez (1-3, 5.59) Sun. July 23 6:05 ET Down East RHP Mike Rucker (2-2, 2.13) LHP Jeffrey Springs (1-8, 4.66) Mon. July 24 7:05 ET Carolina TBA TBA vs. THE ASTROS 2017 vs. Astros in Myrtle Beach in Buies Creek All-Time vs. Buies Creek (.455) 2016 Regular Season vs. Buies Creek...N/A in Myrtle Beach...N/A in Buies Creek...N/A PELICANS BY THE NUMBERS Record Home Record Road Record Current Streak...W1 Runs Scored (4.4 per game)/5th Runs Allowed (4.2 per game)/5th-fewest Run Differential...+17/5th Pythagorean Record Southern Division Standing/GB...5th/7.0 Current Standings Streak...5th, 19 days Long Standings Streak... 2nd, 28 days (4/20-5/18) Series Record Series Streak...L1 Pelicans Sweeps...4 (Three-game, 6/12-14 vs. FRE) Sweeps of the Pelicans... 0 Batting Average/Rank /5th On-Base Percentage /8th Slugging Percentage /8th OPS /8th BABIP Strikeouts...746/3rd-Fewest Walks /8th Hits /6th Doubles /10th Triples... 17/T-7th Home Runs...76/2nd Stolen Bases... 33/10th Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) Errors...96/4th-Most FIP ERA /4th BABIP Strikeouts /6th Walks...289/3rd-Fewest Hits Allowed...782/4th-Most Home Runs...69/4th-Most WHIP /3rd Starters W-L Starters ERA Bullpen W-L Bullpen ERA SECOND HALF STANDINGS SOUTHERN Buies Creek Winston-Salem Carolina Down East Myrtle Beach NORTHERN Salem Lynchburg Wilmington Frederick Potomac Tyler Alamo: 26-for-85,.306/.366/.412, 3 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBIs, 7 BB, HBP in last 22 games Roberto Caro: 0-for-8, BB in first 3 G w/mb (.270/.379/.377, 7 2B, 5 3B, 15 RBIs between A & AA) Robert Garcia: Seven-game on-base snapped Mon. (5-for-17,.294, 2B, 2 RBIs, 5 BB,.455 OBP) Trent Giambrone: Reached in 25 of last 28 (37-for-109,.339/.410/.532, 3 2B, 6 HR, 18 RBIs, 12 BB, HBP) P.J. Higgins: 21-for-87,.241, 2B, HR, 4 RBIs, 14 BB, HBP,.353 OBP in last 24 games Jesse Hodges: Hits in 12 of last 13 (17-for-54,.315, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBIs, 2 BB) BIRD DROPPINGS Vimael Machin: 4-for-9, HR in first 2 G w/mb (.320/.371/.500, 17 2B, 3B, 10 HR, 57 RBIs w/sb) Eddy Martinez: Reached in 20 of last 22 (28-for-82,.341/.379/.512, 2 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 15 RBIs, 4 BB, HBP) Connor Myers: 11-for-47,.234, 4 2B, 4 RBIs in 12 games in July (.154 average through June) Adonis Paula: 1-for-8 in first three games back w/mb (8-for-46,.174 w/low-a South Bend) Tyler Pearson: 7-for-34,.206, 2B, 4 BB in first 11 games back since DL activation (missed 36 G) Zack Short: 16-for-61,.262, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBIs, 13 BB,.392 OBP in first 17 games w/mb

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...8 In fourth place In fifth place Current streak... 5th, 19 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 (7/3/17 at Down East) Home runs, game... 4 (7/8/17 at Frederick) Home runs, inning...2 (7x; 9th, 7/8/17 at Frederick) 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 (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 (12x; 7/17/17 at Buies Creek) 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 (2x; 7th, 7/2/17 at 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 (3x; 7/7/17 at Frederick) 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...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... 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... 9 (7/4/17 vs. Buies Creek) 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...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...13 (7/16/17 at Buies Creek, suspended) 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 (17x; Eddy Martinez, 7/16/17 at Buies Creekk) 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 (5x; Zack Short, 7/10/17 at Frederick) Strikeouts, game... 4 (4x; Trent Giambrone, 7/17/17 at Buies Creek) Stolen bases, game...1 (33x; Robert Garcia, 7/14/17 vs. Winston-Salem) 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 (Thomas Hatch, 6/28/17 vs. Potomac) 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...11 (Ryan Kellogg, 7/4/17 vs. Buies Creek) 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 TODAY S PELICANS STARTER Duncan Robinson HT: 6-6 WT: 230 BATS: Right THROWS: Right AGE: 23 BIRTHDAY: Dec. 5, 1993 BORN: Houston, Texas RESIDES: Houston, Texas ACQUIRED BY CUBS: Selected in the ninth round of the 2016 draft out of Dartmouth College (N.H.) 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES PAGE 3 #35 RHP (0-2, 5.00 ERA) SINGLE GAME HIGHS Season Highs IP (7/13/17 vs. W-S) H... 6 (7/7/17 at FRE) R...3 (2x; 7/13/17 vs. W-S) ER...3 (7/13/17 vs. W-S) BB... 2 (7/7/17 at FRE) SO...6 (7/13/17 vs. W-S) IP (3x; 6/3/17 at LC) H (6/15/17 vs. LAN) R... 6 (6/15/17 vs. LAN) ER... 4 (6/15/17 vs. LAN) BB...3 (7/1/17 vs. LAN) SO...9 (6/3/17 at LC) 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 Changeup Slider Curveball ABOUT DUNCAN -The May 2017 Chicago Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Month, Robinson went 2-1 with a 1.00 ERA in five games for Low-A South Bend. The right-hander struck out 24 against just two walks in 27.0 innings, with his 0.70 WHIP leading the Midwest League. -A product of Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, Robinson did get to meet another Dartmouth right-hander, Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks, in the fall of 2013, Robinson s sophomore year. Hendricks was taking classes and finishing his degree at Dartmouth, and the pair had some brief interactions because of the baseball team connection. Robinson told BP Wrigleyville: It s great to see a guy like Kyle do so well at that level. Give guys like us hope. -A government major at Dartmouth, Robinson graduated tied for fifth in school history with 17 wins and ninth with 174 strikeouts. His 3.07 career ERA is the second-lowest for the Big Green in the past 40 years. -He earned All-Ivy League First Team honors as a senior in 2016 after going 4-6 with a 3.28 ERA, striking out 73 in 68.2 innings. As a junior in 2015, Robinson went 6-2 with a 2.62 ERA in 65.1 frames, earning Ivy League Pitcher of the Year. -Duncan comes from an extremely athletic family. His father, Rocky, played football at Ripon College in Wisconsin and Duncan s grandfather, William, was a three-sport athlete at Northern Illinois (football, basketball and track). Both his sisters played field hockey in college, with the eldest, Haley, graduating from Boston University in 2010 and Jordan finishing up her degree at Rhodes College in Memphis in SEASON -Robinson was promoted to Myrtle Beach from Low-A South Bend on July 6. He moved into the South Bend rotation permanently on May 23, and promptly went four starts in a row of one run allowed per outing. Over that span from May 23 through June 9, he posted a l.38 ERA (4 ER in 26.0 IP, 17 H, 3 BB, 24 K). VS. THE ASTROS Career: 0 G, 0 GS 2017: 0 G, 0 GS 2017 DAY-BY-DAY WITH PELICANS Date Opp DEC ERA IP H R ER HR BB K 7/7 at FRE L /13 vs. W-S L 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 (3.1) (10.0) Hatch (4.2) (4.4) Kellogg (5.0) (3.5) Miller (3.1) (2.7) Robinson (4.2) (2.5) Rucker (5.2) (2.8) Steele (5.0) (4.2) TOTALS (5.0) (4.4) -With South Bend, Robinson showed some extreme platoon splits. Left-handed batters posted a.749 OPS in 121 at-bats, and right-handers registered just a.595 mark in 164 at-bats SEASON -Robinson was assigned to Short Season Class A Eugene on July 19. He appeared in his first game with the Emeralds on June 23. Left-handed hitters compiled a.716 OPS in 40 at-bats, with righties putting up a.689 mark. ADDITIONAL CAREER NOTES -Robinson has volunteered with the CHaD HERO Half Marathon - fundraiser for the children s hospital in the Upper Valley in New Hampshire in each of the last four years. In January of 2016, he served as a volunteer at the Upper Valley Special Olympics Winter Games, and has also donated his time with the Big Green Readers, teaching and reading to elementary students at a local school. -As a senior at Dartmouth in 2016, Robinson led the Ivy League and ranked third nationally in complete games (seven), fourth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (10.43) and sixth in walks per nine innings (0.92). He topped the conference with 73 strikeouts and his 3.28 ERA placed him sixth. -During Robinson s junior year, he tied for the Ivy league lead with six wins and finished second in innings (65.1), third in strikeouts (52) and fifth in ERA (2.62). His 1.31 ERA in league games was second-best, with his 29:2 strikeout-to-walk ratio topping the Ivy. -Robinson earned All-Ivy First Team as a relief pitcher in He led the Big Green and ranked ninth in the Ivy League with a 2.96 ERA. The right-hander tied for the league lead with seven wins and ranked third in batting average against (third,.210). -Robinson played three sports at The Kinkaid School in Houston, serving as the team captain in football, basketball and baseball. In addition to his success in baseball, he helped the football team win the Southwest Preparatory Conference twice, serving as the squad s center.

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 July 16 at Buies Creek / % 14/6 5/9 2.2 (4/8/17 at LYN) 5 (2x; 7/10/17 at FRE) Berg July 13 vs. Winston-Salem /5 60% 3/0 0/1 2.1 (2x; 7/9/17 at FRE) 3 (7/13/17 vs. W-S) Bloomquist July 7 at Frederick / % 6/2 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 July 14 vs. Winston-Salem / % 16/2 4/6 3.1 (2x; 6/28/17 vs. POT) 4 (2x; 6/28/17 vs. POT) 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 July 17 at Buies Creek / % 2/0 2/2 2.0 (6x; 7/12/17 vs. W-S) 5 (7/12/17 vs. W-S) Miller July 16 at Buies Creek / % 4/4 3/4 4.0 (6/5/17 at BC) 4 (2x; 7/16/17 at BC) Minch July 16 at Buies Creek / % 8/0 1/1 2.0 (3x; 6/24/17 vs. DE) 3 (4/6/17 at LYN) Norwood July 17 at Buies Creek /25 84% 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) Thorpe July 14 vs. Winston-Salem /25 58% 18/6 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 / % 100/29 30/40 **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 (4x; 7/12/17 vs. W-S) 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) - Run of seven straight scoreless appearances since May 4 (10.0 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 14 K) was halted on June 24 vs. Down East. - 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 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: 2.2 (6/16/16 at JXN) H: 6 (8/16/16 at PNS) R: 5 (8/18/16 vs. JAX) ER: 4 (3x; 8/16/16 at PNS) K: 3 (2x; 8/6/16 vs. MTG) BB: 3 (7/3/17 at DE) - 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 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 (2x; 7/2/17 at DE) 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) - 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 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 (4x; 6/28/17 vs. POT) BB: 4 (6/23/17 vs. DE) - Made first career start on July 10 at Frederick (3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 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 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 % 6.7% 17.1% % Tyler Alamo Pedro Araujo % 5.9% 24.6% % Roberto Caro David Berg % 11.9% 2.4% % Bryant Flete Casey Bloomquist % 5.4% 11.1% % Robert Garcia Craig Brooks % 7.9% 31.6% % Trent Giambrone Oscar De La Cruz % 5.5% 15.3% % P.J. Higgins Scott Effross % 7.8% 11.3% % Jesse Hodges Thomas Hatch % 9.7% 14.4% % Eloy Jimenez Marc Huberman % 20.3% -1.5% % Vimael Machin Ryan Kellogg % 4.7% 7.9% % Eddy Martinez Dillon Maples % 11.7% 22.7% % Andruw Monasterio Dakota Mekkes % 12.5% 19.4% % Connor Myers Kyle Miller % 9.3% 7.8% % Adonis Paula Jordan Minch % 12.5% 9.7% % Tyler Pearson James Norwood % 10.0% 16.0% % Matt Rose Jeremy Null % 5.1% 15.4% % Carlos Sepulveda Duncan Robinson % 7.5% 15.0% % Zack Short Mike Rucker % 6.1% 21.2% % Daniel Spingola Justin Steele % 8.5% 10.7% % TOTAL (76) Tommy Thorpe % 10.7% 12.8% % Statistics only include time with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. 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 (9.0) (2.8) 383 (7.5) 39 (0.7) Relievers (8.0) (3.7) 389 (9.6) 30 (0.8) CATCHER BREAKDOWN G INN ER CERA CS SBA* PCT% PB CPO Tyler Alamo % 1 0 P.J. Higgins % 11 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 0/16 0% David Berg 0/1 0% Casey Bloomquist 5/9 55.5% Craig Brooks 1/1 100% Oscar De La Cruz 2/5 40% Scott Effross 1/12 8.3% Thomas Hatch 3/10 30% Marc Huberman 0/4 0% Ryan Kellogg 2/8 25% Dillon Maples 0/4 0% Dakota Mekkes 1/2 50% Kyle Miller 1/5 20% Jordan Minch 0/1 0% James Norwood 3/6 50% Jeremy Null 0/1 0% Duncan Robinson 0/0 0% Mike Rucker 0/5 0% Justin Steele 8/ % Tommy Thorpe 0/5 0% John Williamson 0/0 0% TOTALS 36/ % HITTING BATTED BALL STATS PLAYER GB/FB LD% GB% FB% HR/FB PULL% CENT% OPPO% Tyler Alamo % 43.9% 31.1% 14.8% 48.0% 24.5% 27.5% Roberto Caro % 100% 0.0% 0.0% 66.7% 33.3% 0.0% Bryant Flete % 39.4% 38.9% 7.0% 45.8% 26.2% 28.0% Robert Garcia % 62.5% 18.8% 6.7% 35.9% 37.1% 27.0% Trent Giambrone % 44.8% 33.0% 12.7% 41.3% 26.7% 32.0% P.J. Higgins % 45.6% 37.5% 1.4% 41.4% 22.1% 36.5% Jesse Hodges % 45.7% 31.5% 11.6% 46.4% 24.1% 29.5% Eloy Jimenez % 45.8% 29.7% 22.9% 49.2% 26.7% 24.2% Vimael Machin % 25.0% 50.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 50.0% Eddy Martinez % 48.6% 30.1% 13.3% 52.9% 21.2% 25.9% Andruw Monasterio % 49.3% 26.8% 0.0% 36.5% 29.7% 33.8% Connor Myers % 45.0% 37.6% 0.0% 48.3% 25.0% 26.7% Adonis Paula % 57.8% 22.2% 20.0% 57.8% 15.6% 26.7% Tyler Pearson % 43.6% 28.2% 9.1% 62.8% 18.6% 18.6% 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 % 31.6% 44.7% 11.8% 43.9% 26.8% 29.3% 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 % 33.0% 48.5% 4.0% 18.5% David Berg % 59.3% 29.6% 12.5% 10.4% Casey Bloomquist % 52.1% 23.9% 17.8% 13.3% Craig Brooks % 34.2% 47.4% 5.6% 13.7% Oscar De La Cruz % 43.0% 45.9% 8.1% 11.9% Scott Effross % 49.4% 26.6% 2.4% 9.6% Thomas Hatch % 49.1% 30.3% 2.9% 13.2% Marc Huberman % 65.7% 8.6% 33.3% 17.7% Ryan Kellogg % 41.4% 33.9% 16.0% 7.2% Dillon Maples % 64.7% 20.6% 14.3% 15.5% Dakota Mekkes % 30.8% 51.3% 0.0% 16.9% Kyle Miller % 45.1% 31.1% 13.2% 8.9% Jordan Minch % 40.9% 38.6% 5.9% 9.7% James Norwood % 37.2% 38.3% 2.8% 14.5% Jeremy Null % 35.7% 39.3% 36.4% 13.6% Duncan Robinson % 40.7% 29.6% 0.0% 11.9% Mike Rucker % 38.4% 42.0% 5.2% 10.5% Justin Steele % 47.9% 30.7% 6.8% 10.3% Tommy Thorpe % 27.8% 46.1% 11.3% 11.6% 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), 18 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: July 10 at Frederick Multi-RBI Games BB% 5.3% AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) K% 22.2% H 4 (6/26/17 vs. POT) H 4 (6/26/17 vs. POT) ISO.158 R 3 (2x; 7/10/17 at FRE) R 4 (6/22/14 at DIA) BABIP.320 HR 2 (7/10/17 at FRE) HR 2 (7/10/17 at FRE) woba.330 RBI 4 (2x; 7/10/17 at FRE) RBI 4 (3x; 7/10/17 at FRE) wrc+ 104 K 3 (4x; 7/8/17 at FRE) K 3 (8x; 7/8/17 at FRE) BB 2 (6/4/17 at BC) BB 2 (4x; 6/4/17 at BC) 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% 10.0% AB 3 (2x; 7/16/17 at BC) AB 7 (7/9/17 at DAY) K% 40.0% H H 4 (2x; 8/21/16 at LAN) ISO.000 R R 5 (7/13/12 at DSL ORI) BABIP.000 HR HR 1 (3x; 7/15/14 at DSL RNG) woba.080 RBI RBI 4 (2x; 7/25/14 at DSL NYY2) wrc+ -63 K 2 (7/14/17 vs. W-S) K 3 (10x; 9/5/16 vs. DAY) BB 1 (7/16/17 at BC) BB 4 (7/13/12 at DSL ORI) Long Hit Streak: 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), 108 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 5.1% AB 6 (5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) AB 6 (4x; 5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) K% 27.6% H 2 (13x; 7/10/17 at FRE) H 4 (2x; 7/16/15 vs. DIA) ISO.060 R 3 (4/30/17 at LYN) R 3 (5x; 4/30/17 at LYN) BABIP.309 HR 1 (2x; 5/29/17 at CAR) HR 1 (7x; 5/29/17 at CAR) woba.261 RBI 2 (5x; 7/10/17 at FRE) RBI 4 (6/27/15 at GIA) wrc+ 58 K 4 (7/4/17 vs. BC) K 4 (2x; 7/4/17 vs. BC) BB 2 (2x; 7/12/17 vs. W-S) BB 3 (7/23/13 at DSL Tigers) Long Hit Streak: 8 (4/18-4/27) SB 1 (12x; 7/14/17 vs. W-S) 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) /8/17 at FRE (Two-run, 9th inning, Alcantara), 29 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 7.1% AB 6 (7/3/17 at DE) AB 6 (2x; 7/3/17 at DE) K% 20.5% H 3 (4x; 7/4/17 vs. BC) H 4 (8/10/16 at SK) ISO.132 R 3 (7/3/17 at DE) R 3 (2x; 7/3/17 at DE) BABIP.302 HR 1 (10x; 7/8/17 at FRE) HR 1 (14x; 7/8/17 at FRE) woba.320 RBI 3 (6/15/17 at DE) RBI 4 (8/27/16 at SK) wrc+ 98 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) /13/17 vs. FRE (Solo, 8th inning, Alcantara), 78 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 10.3% AB 5 (7x; 7/14/17 vs. W-S) AB 6 (3x; 7/6/16 at FW) K% 11.7% H 3 (2x; 7/2/17 at DE) H 4 (2x; 5/21/16 at FW) ISO.039 R 2 (2x; 6/2/17 vs. DE) R 3 (2x; 8/12/16 at DAY) BABIP.264 HR 1 (6/13/17 vs. FRE) HR 1 (3x; 6/13/17 vs. FRE) woba.283 RBI 2 (2x; 7/2/17 at DE) RBI 3 (2x; 6/26/16 at DAY) wrc+ 73 K 2 (5x; 7/14/17 vs. W-S) 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) /8/17 at FRE (Solo, 2nd inning, Akin), 31 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 7.9% AB 6 (2x; 7/3/17 at DE) AB 6 (5x; 7/3/17 at DE) K% 21.5% H 3 (4x; 6/11/17 vs. CAR) H 4 (2x; 8/14/14 at HIL) ISO.166 R 3 (4/30/17 at LYN) R 3 (5x; 4/30/17 at LYN) BABIP.320 HR 1 (8x; 7/8/17 at FRE) HR 2 (7/1/14 at TRI) woba.343 RBI 5 (7/3/17 at DE) RBI 7 (8/10/14 vs. EUG) wrc+ 113 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. - 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 in Seoul, South Korea, where he was discovered by Cubs.

8 PAGE MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES BIRD BATS VIMAEL MACHIN - INF #12 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), 8 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 0.0% AB 5 (7/17/17 at BC) AB 6 (5x; 7/10/17 at LAN) K% 11.1% H 2 (2x; 7/17/17 at BC) H 5 (7/9/17 at DAY) ISO.333 R 2 (7/14/17 vs. W-S) R 3 (2x; 7/9/17 at DAY) BABIP.429 HR 1 (7/14/17 vs. W-S) HR 1 (11x; 7/14/17 vs. W-S) woba.539 RBI 1 (7/14/17 vs. W-S) RBI 5 (4/26/17 at LAN) wrc+ 244 K 1 (7/17/17 at BC) K 2 (13x; 6/13/17 vs. LAN) BB BB 3 (2x; 9/3/15 vs. WM) Long Hit Streak: 2 (7/14-present) 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 switch to be right-handed at age five because Machin liked to.320/.371/.500 with 17 2B, 3B, 10 HR and 57 RBIs. play second base and shortstop. - At the time of his promotion to Myrtle Beach, Machin - 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) /13/17 vs. W-S (Solo, 3rd inning, Easterling), 14 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 5.7% AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) AB 7 (8/5/16 vs. FW) K% 16.1% H 3 (4x; 6/30/17 at DE) H 4 (6/13/16 at DAY) ISO.125 R 2 (3x; 5/24/17 vs. W-S, GM1) R 3 (3x; 8/22/16 vs. WM) BABIP.265 HR 1 (10x; 7/13/17 vs. W-S) HR 1 (20x; 7/13/17 vs. W-S) woba.300 RBI 3 (3x; 5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM1) RBI 4 (7/25/16 vs. PEO) wrc+ 85 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. - 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, 177 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 4.1% AB 6 (7/3/17 at DE) AB 6 (2x; 7/3/17 at DE) K% 32.5% H 3 (7/10/17 at FRE) H 4 (8/12/16 at DAY) ISO.068 R 2 (5/27/17 at CAR) R 3 (7/7/16 vs. PAD) BABIP.259 HR HR 1 (3x; 9/5/16 vs. DAY) woba.210 RBI 2 (4x; 7/5/17 vs. BC) RBI 2 (5x; 4/28/17 at LYN) wrc+ 24 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.