Myrtle Beach Pelicans (65-59, 22-32) at Wilmington Blue Rocks (64-59, 25-28)

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1 Myrtle Beach Pelicans (65-59, 22-32) at Wilmington Blue Rocks (64-59, 25-28) Saturday, August 19, :05 p.m. Games No. 125 & 126 Second Half Games No. 55 & 56 Road Games No. 61 & 62 Frawley Stadium Wilmington, Del. MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast MiLB First Pitch TuneIn Game 1: RHP Kyle Miller (4-3, 4.38 ERA) vs. LHP Cristian Castillo (6-10, 3.92 ERA) Game 2: RHP Thomas Hatch (4-10, 4.09 ERA) vs. LHP Colin Rodgers (2-4, 4.68 ERA) vs. THE BLUE ROCKS 2017 vs. Blue Rocks in Myrtle Beach in Wilmington All-Time vs. Wilmington (.564) 2016 Regular Season vs. Wilmington in Myrtle Beach in Wilmington OFFENSE ERUPTS IN 13-6 ROUT OF DASH Zack Short reached base five times to lead Myrtle Beach to a 13-6 rout of the Winston-Salem Dash at BB&T Ballpark. The Pelicans broke a tie with four runs in the fourth before adding another four tallies in the fifth to take an 8-0 lead. Birds starter Duncan Robinson needed just 54 pitches to scatter three hits and get through five scoreless innings. The Dash plated two runs in the sixth, and each side grabbed another two runs in the seventh. Winston-Salem scored twice more in the eighth, but three more Pelicans runs in the ninth widened the margin to Roberto Caro s three RBIs led six Birds who drove in a run in the victory. MORE ON THURSDAY S OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION Myrtle Beach s 13 runs in Thursday s win at Winston-Salem set a new season-high, and it was only the third time all half that the Birds had hit double-digit tallies. For perspective s sake, the Pelicans compiled double-digits five times in the second half of the 2016 campaign. Prior to Thursday, Myrtle Beach hadn t scored that many runs in a contest since rolling by Salem 15-4 on July 30 of last season. In Thursday s game, eight of the nine Pelicans in the order collected at least one hit, and six different hitters registered a multi-hit contest. Six Birds also drove in at least one run. FOR STARTERS Duncan Robinson s five shutout innings marked the seventh consecutive game that a Pelicans starting pitcher had yielded no more than two earned runs. Over the past seven games, Myrtle Beach starters have surrendered just nine runs, eight earned, on 27 hits in 38.1 innings for a 1.88 ERA (6.3 H/9). Birds starting pitching has whiffed 29 against 10 walks since this run began on August 12. SHORT AND SWEET Heading into play on Saturday, Myrtle Beach shortstop Zack Short has reached base multiple times in eight of his last 16 games. While his 17-game on-base streak came to an end on Wednesday, Short has reached in all but one of his last 19 games. A product of Sacred Heart College, Short has actually reached base at least once in 24 of the last 27 contests, slashing.330/.417/.500 with three doubles, two triples, three home runs, 13 RBIs, 14 walks and one hit by pitch during that span. REMEMBER THE ALAMO Pelicans catcher/first baseman Tyler Alamo entered play on June 18 batting.243/.294/.427 (.721 OPS). However, in the 50 games since, the Orange, Calif., native has hit.309/.353/.387 (.740 OPS) with nine doubles, two home runs and 14 RBIs. Heading into Saturday s contest at Wilmington, Alamo has matched a season-high six-game hitting streak, and he s been particularly hot over the past 21 games. Since that 21-game roll began on July 27, Alamo is 25-for-73, slashing.342/.385/.411 with five doubles, six RBIs, four walks and one hit by pitch. Thanks to this hot streak, Alamo has entered the Carolina League s top 10 in average at.280. THE NORTH REMEMBERS For whatever reason, Myrtle Beach, coming off four wins in a five-game set at Winston-Salem, has played significantly better against their Southern Division rivals this season. The Pelicans have posted a collective (.560) record against Buies Creek, Carolina, Down East and the Dash. However, against Northern Division foes, the Birds are a combined (.469), including a woeful (.393) away from home. Myrtle Beach begins a three-game series Saturday at the Wilmington Blue Rocks, who reside in the Northern Division. DEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS The Pelicans huge gulf between their FIP (3.45) and ERA (3.73) can be explained with one stat: batting average on balls in play (BABIP). The club s.313 BABIP allowed is far above the baseball-wide.300 average. That means that there is some mixture of poor defense (the club s 125 errors are the third most in the Carolina League) and bad luck allowing more balls to drop in for hits, and therefore, more runs to score. This.313 BABIP against ranks in the bottom half of the league and is the club s worst since surrendering a.321 mark in PELICAN POINT Myrtle Beach will engage in its ninth doubleheader of the season in Saturday s twin bill at Wilmington. Following a sweep of Winston-Salem in a double-dipper earlier this week, the Birds are 9-7 in twin bill contests. The Pelicans have swept three doubleheaders, been broomed in two others and then split the other three. UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS AND GAME TIMES DATE TIME OPPONENT PELICANS STARTER OPP. STARTER Sun. August 20 1:35 ET at Wilmington LHP Ryan Kellogg (4-7, 5.50) TBA Mon. August 21 OFF DAY Tue. August 22 7:05 ET Down East RHP Mike Rucker (4-4, 2.27) TBA Wed. August 23 7:05 ET Down East RHP Duncan Robinson (4-3, 2.04) TBA Thu. August 24 7:05 ET Down East TBA TBA Fri. August 25 7:05 ET Carolina TBA TBA Sat. August 26 7:05 ET Carolina TBA TBA Tyler Alamo: 59-for-191,.309/.353/.387, 9 2B, 2 HR, 14 RBIs, 11 BB, 2 HBP in last 51 games Roberto Caro: 7-for-23,.304, 3B, HR, 8 RBIs, 3 BB in last 8 G after 1-for-16 (.063) stretch in prev. 7 G Robert Garcia: 26-for-81,.321, 2B, 3B, 7 RBIs, 13 BB,.415 OBP in last 28 games Trent Giambrone: 13-for-75,.173, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBIs in last 18 games P.J. Higgins: 35-for-126,.278, 3 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBIs, 15 BB, 2 HBP,.364 OBP in last 36 games Jesse Hodges: 8 BB in last 7 G (4-for-18,.222, RBI, 462 OBP); Had 7 BB total from 7/12-8/11 BIRD DROPPINGS PELICANS BY THE NUMBERS Record Home Record Road Record Current Streak...W1 Runs Scored (4.3 per game)/6th Runs Allowed (4.3 per game)/5th-fewest Run Differential... -5/6th Pythagorean Record Southern Division Standing/GB... 5th/11.0 Current Standings Streak...5th, 26 days Long Standings Streak... 2nd, 28 days (4/20-5/18) Series Record Series Streak...W2 Pelicans Sweeps...4 (3-game, 6/12-14 vs. FRE) Sweeps of the Pelicans... 2 (3-game, 8/8-10 at POT) Batting Average/Rank /5th On-Base Percentage /8th Slugging Percentage /7th OPS /8th BABIP Strikeouts...966/3rd-Fewest Walks /8th Hits... 1,030/4th Doubles /10th Triples...23/8th Home Runs... 95/3rd Stolen Bases... 49/10th Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) Errors /3rd-Most FIP ERA /4th BABIP Strikeouts /6th Walks...386/3rd-Fewest Hits Allowed... 1,051/4th-Most Home Runs...84/T-4th-Fewest WHIP /5th Starters W-L Starters ERA Bullpen W-L Bullpen ERA SECOND HALF STANDINGS SOUTHERN Buies Creek Down East Winston-Salem Carolina Myrtle Beach NORTHERN Lynchburg Salem Frederick Wilmington Potomac Vimael Machin: 24-for-78,.308, 5 2B, 10 RBIs, 9 BB,.379 OBP in last 22 games Eddy Martinez: Hits in 4 of last 6 (6-for-20,.300, 2 2B, 3 RBIs, BB); 1-for-15 (.067) skid in prev. 4 G Connor Myers: 5-for-19,.263, 2B in last five contests after 0-for-18, 10 K skid in prev. 6 G Adonis Paula: Reached base in five of last seven games (7-for-17,.412, 2B, 5 RBIs, 3 BB) Tyler Pearson: 13-for-46,.283/.365/.478, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBIs, 6 BB in last 12 games Zack Short: Reached in 24 of last 27 (33-for-100,.330/.417/.500, 4 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 13 RBIs, 14 BB, HBP)

2 PAGE MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES SITUATIONAL RECORDS & MISC., HIGHS AND LOWS PELICANS SITUATIONAL RECORD Against the Opponents Team Total Home Road vs. Northern vs. Frederick vs. Lynchburg vs. Potomac vs. Salem vs. Wilmington vs. Southern vs. Buies Creek vs. Carolina vs. Down East vs. Winston-Salem Situations Extra innings Games decided in last AB Walk-offs Leading after 6 innings Trailing after 6 innings Tied after 6 innings Leading after 7 innings Trailing after 7 innings Tied after 7 innings Leading after 8 innings Trailing after 8 innings Tied after 8 innings Jerseys Home white vest Road gray jersey Baby blue jersey Navy BP jersey Themed jerseys Pitching With a RHSP With a LHSP Starter throws 5.0-plus Starter throws < Get quality start Walking three or less (as team) Walking more than three (as team) Bullpen allows no runs Bullpen allows runs Shutout Batting Scoring first Opp. scoring first Scoring six-plus runs Scoring four-plus runs Scoring less than 4 runs Outhitting the opposition Opponent outhits the Pelicans Teams tie in hits Hitting a HR Hitting no home runs Stealing multiple bases Stealing a base Not stealing any bases vs LH Starter vs RH Starter Defense Committing no errors Committing 1 error Committing 2 errors Committing 3+ errors Number of Days (in division) In first place In second place In third place...8 In fourth place In fifth place Current streak... 5th, 26 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 (8/17/17 at Winston-Salem) Fewest runs, game...0 (3x; 7/6/17 vs. Buies Creek) Runs, inning (1st, 5/25/17 vs. Winston-Salem) Hits, game (3x; 7/10/17 at Frederick) Hits, inning...8 (1st, 5/25/17 vs. Winston-Salem) Fewest hits, game...2 (2x; 6/9/17 vs. Carolina) Doubles, game...5 (7/10/17 at Frederick) Triples, game...2 (2x; 8/2/17 at Frederick) Home runs, game... 4 (7/8/17 at Frederick) Home runs, inning... 2 (8x; 1st, 8/5/17 at Salem) Stolen bases, game... 4 (8/12/17 vs. Carolina) Walks, game...8 (2x; 7/29/17 at Potomac) Strikeouts, game...16 (2x; 6/15/17 at Down East) Most GIDP...3 (3x; 8/12/17 vs. Carolina) 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 (15x; 8/15/17 at Winston-Salem, GM2) 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 (4x; 2nd, 8/8/17 at Potomac) Home runs allowed, game... 7 (5/7/17 vs. Buies Creek) Most pitchers used, game...6 (2x; 7/23/17 vs. Down East) Errors, game...4 (4x; 7/27/17 at Potomac) Total double plays turned...4 (2x; 7/29/17 at Potomac) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak... 7 (6/1-6/8) Longest losing streak...5 (2x; 8/6-8/11) 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 (2x; 8/9-8/13) Consecutive games without a home run...5 (2x; 8/14-present) Consecutive games without an error...7 (6/4-6/11) Consecutive games with an error... 7 (2x; 7/21-7/28) Longest game...4:30 (5/31/17 vs. Down East) Shortest nine-inning game...2:09 (6/5/17 at Buies Creek) Largest margin of victory...8 (6/3/17 vs. Down East) Largest margin of defeat...9 (2x; 7/24/17 vs. Carolina) Largest crowd, home...6,599 (3x; 7/26/17 vs. Carolina) Largest crowd, road...8,847 (5/19/17 at Salem) Largest deficit overcome in win...5 (4/30/17 at Lynchburg) Largest lead surrendered in loss...5 (7/2/17 at Down East) Comeback wins (trailing by 3+)...8 (most recently, 7/5/17 vs. Buies Creek) Comeback wins (trailing by 4+)...4 (most recently, 7/5/17 vs. Buies Creek) Comeback wins (trailing by 5+)...1 (4/30/17 at Lynchburg) Walk-off wins...3 (6/2/17 vs. Down East) Games affected by weather...17 (8/18/17 at Wilmington, postponed) INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Runs, game...3 (14x; Jesse Hodges, 8/17/17 at Winston-Salem) 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 (23x; Roberto Caro, 8/17/17 at Winston-Salem) 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 (8x; Jesse Hodges, 8/13/17 vs. Carolina) Strikeouts, game... 4 (4x; Trent Giambrone, 7/17/17 at Buies Creek) Stolen bases, game...2 (Robert Garcia, 8/12/17 vs. Carolina) Hitting streak (Bryant Flete, 6/14-7/3) On-Base streak...20 (Jesse Hodges, 5/5-6/1) Longest Multi-Hit Streak...3 (4x; Trent Giambrone, 7/3-7/5) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most innings pitched, starter (2x; Mike Rucker, 7/17/17 at Buies Creek) Most innings pitched, reliever (2x; Kyle Miller, 6/5/17 at Buies Creek) Fewest innings pitched, starter (2x; Ryan Kellogg, 7/20/17 vs. Down East, GM1) Most strikeouts, starter...13 (Thomas Hatch, 5/28/17 at Carolina) Most strikeouts, reliever... 6 (Mike Rucker, 5/29/17 at Carolina) Most walks issued...5 (2x; Ryan Kellogg, 8/15/17 at Winston-Salem, GM1) Most hits allowed (2x; Mike Rucker, 8/2/17 at Frederick) Most runs allowed...9 (Ryan Kellogg, 5/7/17 vs. Buies Creek) Most earned runs allowed...8 (Ryan Kellogg, 5/7/17 vs. Buies Creek) Most home runs allowed...5 (Ryan Kellogg, 5/7/17 vs. Buies Creek) Longest no-hit bid (2x; Mike Rucker, 7/12/17 vs. Winston-Salem) Most stolen bases allowed...4 (Justin Steele, 6/4/17 at Buies Creek)

3 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES PAGE 3 TODAY S PELICANS STARTER Kyle Miller HT: 6-3 WT: 176 BATS: Right THROWS: Right AGE: 23 BIRTHDAY: Dec. 2, 1993 BORN: Fort Myers, Fla. RESIDES: Fort Myers, Fla. ACQUIRED BY CUBS: Selected in the 19th round of the 2015 draft out of Florida Atlantic Univ. #52 RHP (4-3, 4.38 ERA) SINGLE GAME HIGHS Season Highs IP (8/13/17 vs. CAR) H...7 (2x; 7/16/17 at BC) R... 7 (5/2/17 at FRE, GM2) ER...6 (7/31/17 at FRE) BB...4 (2x; 7/31/17 at FRE) SO... 6 (7/25/17 vs. CAR) IP (6/19/16 vs. LC) H...9 (7/29/16 at LC) R... 7 (5/2/17 at FRE, GM2) ER...6 (7/31/17 at FRE) BB...4 (3x; 7/31/17 at FRE) SO...7 (7/2/16 vs. LAN) CAREER STATS YEAR TEAM LVL W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER HR HB BB K WP BK GIDPAVG 2015 Mesa Rk Eugene A South Bend A South Bend A Myrtle Beach A MINOR LG TOTALS HIGH-A TOTALS REPERTOIRE Fastball Two-Seam Fastball Changeup Curveball ABOUT KYLE -Born and raised in Fort Myers, Fla., Miller starred at Estero High School in the west side of the state. His pitching coach at the school, Gary White, compared him to Grant Balfour, who was then of the Tampa Bay Rays. -Miller pitched collegiately at Florida Atlantic University, and earned a spot in the Owls rotation as a junior in He wounded up leading Florida Atlantic that campaign in wins (seven) and strikeouts (62). As the club s Friday night starter, he became the fifth consecutive Owls ace to be drafted since The right-hander was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 19th round of the 2015 draft. Miller listened to the draft with his father, John, waiting for Kyle s name to be called. When the Cubs selection finally came through, Miller and his father celebrated by going out to lunch with his mother, Julie, and sister, Callie SEASON -Miller was promoted to Myrtle Beach from Low-A South Bend on April 28. With the Low-A Cubs, he went 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA. Over 14.0 innings, Miller yielded 10 hits, walked nine and struck out six. -Over his last three outings, Miller has yielded just three runs, two earned, on 12 hits in 12.0 innings for a 1.50 ERA. He has posted six strikeouts against two walks during that span. -The right-hander has mostly pitched as a reliever this season. In 16 bullpen appearances, Miller is 2-1 with a 4.00 ERA, ceding 38 hits in 36.0 innings. He has struck out 31 against 12 walks. In seven starts, he is 2-2 with a 4.88 ERA, surrendering 32 hits in 27.2 frames and posting 17 strikeouts against 16 free passes. -Miller has struggled pitching from the stretch this season. With the bases empty, opponents are 33-for-137 (.241,.736 OPS) against him. However, with runners on, that has swelled for 37-for-116 (.319,.825 OPS). -Right-handed batters have posted a.761 OPS against Miller in 162 at-bats, with lefties registering a mark of.808 in 91 at-bats SEASON -Miller began the season in South Bend bullpen, before moving to the rotation on June 7. The Fort Myers native was dominant as a reliever (11 G, 1.23 ERA, 22.0 IP, 15 H, 9 BB, 18 K), and still strong as a starter (9 GS, 3.14 ERA, 51.2 IP, 47 H, 9 BB, 38 K). -Miller did hit a rough patch over his last four starts of the season, posting a 7.56 ERA (14 ER on 30 H in 16.2 IP). He ceded at least three earned runs in each of those outings. However, he did not allow more than two earned runs, registering a 1.11 ERA (7 ER on 32 H in 57.0 IP). -He did show platoon splits in 2016, with righties posting a.529 OPS against him (110 at-bats), as compared to.627 for left-handed batters (154 at-bats) SEASON -Struggled in three starts for Short Season Class A Eugene, posting a 7.11 ERA, albeit in just 6.1 innings. But as a reliever, compiled a 1.86 ERA in 9.2 frames. ADDITIONAL CAREER NOTES -A business management major at FAU, Miller began his freshman season with six starts and a total of 15 appearances. However, he only worked in nine games, including three starts, as a sophomore, posting a 4.02 ERA over 15.2 innings of work. -As a junior, Miller went 7-3 with a 3.62 ERA, walking 18 against 62 strikeouts. He helped the Owls to an NCAA Tournament win over Florida A&M. VS. THE BLUE ROCKS 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 5/2 at FRE L /6 vs. BC S /11 at W-S W /14 vs. LYN W /17 vs. BC /20 at SAL /24 vs. WS /31 vs. DE /5 at BC S /10 vs. CAR S /15 at DE /27 vs. POT /29 vs. POT /2 at DE L /5 vs. BC /9 at FRE /16 at BC /21 vs. DE /25 vs. CAR /31 at FRE L /4 vs. SAL W /8 at POT /13 vs. CAR W PELICANS STARTERS BY THE NUMBERS PITCHER GS QS IP (AVG. IP) TEAM W-L SUPPORT Alzolay (5.1) (4.8) Bloomquist (4.0) (4.6) De La Cruz (5.1) (6.4) Effross (4.0) (7.5) Hatch (4.2) (4.3) Kellogg (4.2) (3.6) Miller (4.0) (3.6) Robinson (5.0) (5.1) Rucker (5.2) (2.7) Steele (5.0) (4.0) TOTALS (5.0) (4.3)

4 PAGE MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES TODAY S PELICANS STARTER Thomas Hatch HT: 6-1 WT: 188 BATS: Right THROWS: Right AGE: 22 BIRTHDAY: Sept. 29, 1994 BORN: Tulsa, Okla. RESIDES: Tulsa, Okla. ACQUIRED BY CUBS: Selected in the third round of the 2016 draft out of Oklahoma State University #19 RHP (4-10, 4.09 ERA) SINGLE GAME HIGHS Season Highs IP (6/14/17 vs. FRE) H... 9 (8/4/17 vs. SAL) R...8 (6/28/17 vs. POT) ER... 6 (8/4/17 vs. SAL) BB...4 (2x; 5/17/17 vs. BC) SO...13 (5/28/17 at CAR) IP (6/14/17 vs. FRE) H... 9 (8/4/17 vs. SAL) R...8 (6/28/17 vs. POT) ER... 6 (8/4/17 vs. SAL) BB...4 (2x; 5/17/17 vs. BC) SO...13 (5/28/17 at CAR) CAREER STATS YEAR TEAM LVL W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER HR HB BB K WP BK GIDPAVG 2017 MYRTLE BEACH A MINOR LG TOTALS HIGH-A TOTALS REPERTOIRE Fastball Slider Changeup ABOUT THOMAS -Hatch was the first selection of the 2016 draft by the Chicago Cubs. He will be making his professional debut with Myrtle Beach in 2017 after Chicago held him from pitching last season. -In order to acquaint him to the organization, the Cubs had him spend time with Low-A South Bend during their pennant run to have him get to know his new teammates. -Baseball America says Hatch has the Best Slider in the Cubs organization SEASON -The Chicago Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Month for June, Hatch went 3-2 with a 0.98 ERA in the month of June for the Pelicans, ceding just three earned runs in 27.2 innings. The Tulsa native struck out 22 against just six walks over the month, with his 0.98 ERA ranking as the second-best in the Carolina League. The right-hander s.221 batting average against in June placed him 10th in the circuit. -Hatch came within one of a Pelicans record with 13 strikeouts on May 28 at Carolina. Kyle Davies set the club record by whiffing 14 Kinston Indians on June 12, 2004 at Grainger Stadium. That mark was later matched by Julio Teheran on May 31, 2010 at Frederick. Teheran s 14 strikeouts came in eight innings of work, while Davies mark was compiled over six innings. Hatch s 13 whiffs tied the late Tommy Hanson (13 in 5.0 IP on 4/4/08 at WIL) and Joe Weiland (13 in 6.0 IP on 5/4/11 at POT) for the third-most in club history. -On June 14, Hatch pitched eight scoreless innings against Frederick - the longest any Pelicans starter has gone in a game since Luis Parra fired nine frames against Winston- Salem on May 12, In a nine-start stretch from May 22 through July 8, Hatch ceded just 15 runs, seven earned, on 43 hits in 48.0 innings for a 1.31 ERA (49 K, 10 BB). In the process, his season ERA dropped from 6.27 to However, in the five starts from July 14-August 9 prior to his one-run performance in five frames on August 14, he surrendered 20 runs, 19 earned, on 32 hits in 24.0 innings for a 7.13 ERA (25 K, 10 BB). -Hatch made his professional debut on April 7 at Lynchburg, going five innings of one-hit ball. He allowed an unearned run while walking three and striking out two. It took him until June 3, his 11th start, to earn his first professional win. In that outing against Down East, the righthander scattered five hits in 6.1 shutout frames, fanning five against one free pass. -The right-hander left his April 17 start vs. Buies Creek after getting hit in the head with a line drive. Hatch did not suffer any concussion-like symptoms, and made his next start on April 22 at Down East. -Hatch has posted some platoon splits in Lefties own an.822 OPS in 183 at-bats against him, while right-handed hitters have registered a.609 OPS in 240 at-bats. ADDITIONAL CAREER NOTES -As a redshirt sophomore in 2016, Hatch was named the Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year, a First Team All-American by D1Baseball.com and a Third Team All-American by Baseball America. The Tulsa native went 9-3 with a 2.14 ERA in innings to lead Oklahoma State to the College World Series. -Hatch missed the entire 2015 season with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament that didn t require surgery. Instead, he redshirted and received a platelet rich plasma injection from Dr. James Andrews, opting against surgery because of the minor nature of the tear. -Born and raised in Tulsa, Hatch grew up a huge Oklahoma State fan. His father, Dean, walked on to the Cowboys baseball team, and Hatch has an uncle and two aunts who also attended Oklahoma State. Because of his ties to the Pokes, Hatch decided to pass up on offers from powers North Carolina, TCU and LSU to play in Stillwater. -He was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 32nd round of the 2013 draft out of Jenks High School, but passed up their offer to attend Oklahoma State. -Hatch was named an Under Armour All-American in both 2012 and 2013, and was ranked as the top prospect in Oklahoma by ESPN. VS. THE BLUE ROCKS 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 4/7 at LYN /12 at BC L /17 vs. BC L /22 at DE /28 at LYN /4 vs. BC L /11 at W-S /17 vs. BC L /22 at SAL /28 at CAR L /3 vs. DE W /9 vs. CAR L /14 vs. FRE W /22 vs. DE W /28 vs. POT L /3 at DE /8 at FRE W /14 vs. W-S /24 vs. CAR L /30 at POT L /4 vs. SAL /9 at POT L /14 at W-S PELICANS STARTERS BY THE NUMBERS PITCHER GS QS IP (AVG. IP) TEAM W-L SUPPORT Alzolay (5.1) (4.8) Bloomquist (4.0) (4.6) De La Cruz (5.1) (6.4) Effross (4.0) (7.5) Hatch (4.2) (4.3) Kellogg (4.2) (3.6) Miller (4.0) (3.6) Robinson (5.0) (5.1) Rucker (5.2) (2.7) Steele (5.0) (4.0) TOTALS (5.0) (4.3)

5 PLAYER LAST TIME OUT OF THE BULLPEN DAYS OF REST IP H R ER BB SO 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES PAGE 5 BIRDS IN THE BULLPEN 1ST BATTERS RETIRED/ FACED PCT RI/ Score SAVES/ OPPS INNINGS HIGH AS RP STRIKEOUTS HIGH AS RP Araujo August 10 at Potomac / % 16/6 9/ (7/23/17 vs. DE) 5 (2x; 7/10/17 at FRE) Berg August 17 at Winston-Salem / % 4/1 1/2 3.0 (2x; 8/14/17 at W-S) 4 (7/31/17 at FRE) Bloomquist% July 29 at Potomac / % 9/5 2/3 4.0 (4/26/17 vs. WIL) 5 (6/28/17 vs. POT) Brooks May 14 vs. Lynchburg (Game 2) / % 3/1 3/3 2.1 (4/17/17 vs. BC) 4 (2x; 4/23/17 vs. DE) Effross August 15 at Winston-Salem (Game 1) /35 60% 16/2 7/ (2x; 6/28/17 vs. POT) 4 (3x; 8/8/17 at POT) Huberman August 17 at Winston-Salem / % 3/0 0/1 3.0 (5/31/17 vs. DE) 3 (8/17/17 at W-S) Maples June 6 at Buies Creek / % 10/2 3/4 3.0 (5/11/17 at W-S) 4 (4x; 5/19/17 at SAL) Mekkes August 14 at Winston-Salem / % 5/0 3/3 2.0 (11x; 8/14/17 at W-S) 5 (7/12/17 vs. W-S) Miller% August 8 at Potomac / % 4/4 3/4 4.0 (6/5/17 at BC) 4 (2x; 7/16/17 at BC) Minch August 14 at Winston-Salem /24 75% 15/3 1/3 2.0 (6x; 8/14/17 at W-S) 3 (2x; 8/12/17 vs. CAR) Norwood July 23 vs. Down East / % 4/3 6/6 2.0 (10x; 7/17/17 at BC) 4 (3x; 7/17/17 at BC) Null April 22 at Down East /3 66.7% 1/1 0/0 2.2 (2x; 4/19/17 vs. BC) 3 (2x; 4/22/17 at DE) Rucker% May 29 at Carolina /5 100% 3/2 1/1 3.1 (2x; 5/29/17 at CAR) 6 (5/29/17 at CAR) Stinnett July 31 at Frederick /2 50% 0/0 0/1 2.0 (7/31/17 at FRE) 2 (2x; 7/31/17 at FRE) Thorpe August 16 at Winston-Salem /35 60% 22/8 0/0 3.1 (7/20/17 vs. DE, GM1) 5 (6/8/17 vs. CAR) Williamson April 22 at Down East /3 33.3% 3/0 0/0 2.0 (4/12/17 at BC) 2 (4/22/17 at DE) BULLPEN TOTALS / % 122/38 39/54 **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) DAVID BERG - RHP #22 Height: 6 0 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (3/28/93 in Glendora, Calif.) HS: Bishop Amat Memorial HS (Calif.) College: UCLA Acquired: 6th round, 2015 IP: 3.0 (2x; 8/14/17 at W-S) H: 6 (8/16/16 at PNS) R: 7 (7/24/17 vs. CAR) ER: 7 (7/24/17 vs. CAR) K: 4 (7/31/17 at FRE) BB: 3 (7/3/17 at DE) CASEY BLOOMQUIST - RHP #44 Height: 6 3 Weight: 190 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (1/25/94 in Bakersfield, Calif.) HS: Bakersfield Christian HS College: Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Acquired: 17th round, 2015 IP: 7.0 (3x; 8/15/16 at BG) H: 9 (2x; 7/7/16 at FW) R: 7 (5/20/17 at SAL) ER: 7 (5/20/17 at SAL) K: 7 (3x; 6/25/16 at DAY) BB: 3 (2x; 4/30/17 at LYN) - Named a Carolina League Mid-Season All-Star. - Over his last 11 appearances since July 14, owns a 1.23 ERA (14.2 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 7 BB, 17 K). - 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 (50.1 IP, 43 H, 9 BB, 70 K). - Split 2014 with the DSL Cubs and Mesa, going 2-1 with a 1.98 ERA and 41 strikeouts against 14 free passes in 36.1 frames. - FB, CV, CH SCOTT EFFROSS - RHP #27 Height: 6 2 Weight: 203 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (12/28/93 in Twinsburg, Ohio) HS: Twinsburg High School (Ohio) College: Indiana University Acquired: 15th round, 2015 IP: 5.0 (7/20/17 vs. DE, GM2) H: 6 (2x; 8/28/16 at WIL) R: 5 (2x; 5/22/17 at SAL) ER: 5 (4/28/16 at QC) K: 4 (6x; 8/8/17 at POT) BB: 4 (6/23/17 vs. DE) - Made first career start on 7/10 at FRE (3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K). Went career-high five innings in second start on 7/20 vs. DE (5.0 IP, 4 H, BB, 2 K). - Pitched to a 2.77 ERA in 32 G for Low-A South Bend in 2016 before recording a 5.25 ERA in 9 G with Myrtle Beach. - Ranks fourth in IU history in appearances (81), tied for fifth in saves (12) and seventh with a 2.27 career ERA. - Registered a 2-2 record with a 2.35 ERA as a junior in Posted a 1.98 ERA through a school-record 32 appearances for Indiana in 2014, good for 10th all-time in school history. - FB, SL, CH KYLE MILLER - RHP #52 Height: 6 3 Weight: 176 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (12/2/93 in Fort Myers, Fla.) HS: Estero HS (Fla.) College: Florida Atlantic Univ. Acquired: 19th round, 2015 IP: 7.0 (6/19/16 vs. LC) H: 9 (7/29/16 at LC) R: 7 (5/2/17 at FRE, GM2) ER: 6 (7/31/17 at FRE) K: 7 (7/2/16 vs. LAN) BB: 4 (3x; 7/31/17 at FRE) - Promoted to Myrtle Beach from Low-A South Bend on 4/28. He went 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA with the Cubs (14.0 IP, 10 H, 9 BB, 6 K). - In 20 games, including nine starts with Low-A South Bend in 2016, went 5-2 with a 2.57 ERA (73.2 IP, 62 H, 18 BB, 56 K). - Pitched to a 1-1 record with a 3.94 ERA in eight games, including three starts, in 2015 between Mesa (Rk) and Eugene (A-). - Earned a spot in FAU s starting rotation as a junior in 2015, and ended up leading the Owls in wins (7) and strikeouts (62). - His high school coach, Gary White, compared him to Grant Balfour. - Pitches: 4SFB, 2SFB, CH, CB - Assigned to Myrtle Beach on June 29 from Double-A Tennessee. Pitched to a 1-1 record and 5.56 ERA in 10 G with the Smokies (11.1 IP, 17 H, 3 BB, 6 K). However, was also 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA in 7 G with Triple-A Iowa (10.0 IP, 13 H, BB, 3K). - Was a walk-on at UCLA, 4x 1st team All-Pac-12, 2x Pac-12 POTY Golden Spikes Award semi-finalist - Helped UCLA to their first CWS Title ever as freshman in 12 - Set NCAA record with 24 saves in a single season - Holds NCAA record for appearances (175) - Adopted submarine pitching style while playing around in HS - Pitches: 2SFB, SL, CH, 4SFB MARC HUBERMAN - LHP #41 Height: 6 2 Weight: 205 B/T: L/L Age: 23 (1/10/94 in Los Angeles, Calif.) HS: Hamilton HS (Calif.) College: Univ. of Southern Cal. Acquired: 18th round, 2016 IP: 3.0 (3x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) H: 5 (5/22/17 at SAL) R: 5 (2x; 8/6/17 vs. SAL) ER: 5 (5/22/17 at SAL) K: 6 (3/24/17 at LAN) BB: 4 (2x; 5/22/17 at SAL) - Posted a 3-2 record and 1.70 ERA in 21 G over two separate stints with Low-A South Bend (37.0 IP, 23 H, 19 BB, 52 K). Went 0-2 with a 5.11 ERA with Myrtle Beach earlier this season. - Pitched in 11 games between Mesa (Rk) and Eugene (A-) last season, going a combined 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA (20.0 IP, 14 H, 11 BB, 22 K). - Earned All-Pac 12 honorable mention honors in 2016 at Southern California after leading the Trojans with a 1.94 ERA. - Named the 2012 Western League Pitcher of the year and First Team All-City utility as a senior in high school in FB, CH, CB JORDAN MINCH - LHP #32 Height: 6 3 Weight: 220 B/T: L/L Age: 23 (7/16/93 in Munster, Ind.) HS: Highland High School (Ind.) College: Purdue University Acquired: 35th round, 2014 IP: 3.2 (6/14/15 at PEO) H: 6 (2x; 4/19/16 at W-S) R: 5 (2x; 7/31/17 at FRE) ER: 5 (7/31/17 at FRE) K: 4 (3x; 6/25/15 at LC) BB: 2 (9x; 8/14/17 at W-S) - Surrendered first runs of season on June 3 (Had gone 19 appearances in a row without a tally, 20.2 IP, 10 H, 12 K, 6 BB). - In 2016, last allowed a run on May 24, making it 15 appearances in a row, and 18 of 19 without surrendering a run (15.1 IP, with 10 H, 11 K, 5 BB). Injury ended season with 2.88 ERA in 34.1 IP. - Led Purdue in IP (86.2), K (52) and GS (14) in Set Purdue freshman record for IP (81.1), K (63) and GS (14) in Big Ten All-Freshman Team in Parents surprised him with trip to Wrigley Field when he was 10; grew up a huge Cubs fan. - FB, SL, CH -Began season as a starter, going 0-2 with a 7.11 ERA (21 H in 12.2 IP, 12 K, 3 BB) before getting moved to the bullpen. - Compiled an 8-8 record and a 3.00 ERA in 30 G, 12 GS, with Low-A South Bend in 2016 (117.0 IP, 107 H, 17 BB, 87 K). - Posted an 0-2 mark with a 2.18 ERA between Rookie-level Mesa and Eugene in 2015 (20.2 IP, 13 H, 2 BB, 24 K). - Writes the initials of his cousin Clayton Selby on the mound before each outing. Selby became handicapped after a bad car accident. - FB, SL, CH, CT DAKOTA MEKKES - RHP #50 Height: 6 7 Weight: 250 B/T: R/R Age: 22 (11/6/94 in Jenison, Mich.) HS: Jenison HS (Mich.) College: Michigan State Univ. Acquired: 10th round, 2016 IP: 3.0 (4/10/17 at FW) H: 4 (8/1/17 at FRE) R: 3 (8/1/17 at FRE) ER: 3 (8/1/17 at FRE) K: 5 (4x; 7/12/17 vs. W-S) BB: 2 (9x; 8/1/17 at FRE) - Earned promotion to Myrtle Beach on June 10. Went 3-0 with a 0.58 ERA (31.0 IP, 14 H, 14 BB, 47 K). - Pitched in 11 games between Mesa (Rk) and Eugene (A-) last season, going a combined 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA (20.0 IP, 12 H, 4 BB, 27 K). - Led the NCAA with 15.2 strikeouts per nine innings (96 K in 57.0 IP) during his reshirt sophomore year at Michigan State in Led Big Ten in ERA (1.74) en route to First Team All-Big Ten honors. - Averaged over two innings per outing at Michigan State, and once threw six shutout frames to beat Maryland in an extra inning game. - FB, SL, CH TOMMY THORPE - LHP #6 Height: 6 0 Weight: 196 B/T: L/L Age: 24 (9/20/92 in Portland, Ore.) HS: Evergreen HS (Wash.) College: University of Oregon Acquired: 8th round, 2014 IP: 7.0 (8/26/15 at WM) H: 10 (8/20/15 vs. DAY) R: 5 (8/20/15 vs. DAY) ER: 4 (2x; 5/4/17 vs. BC) K: 7 (8/20/15 vs. DAY) BB: 4 (2x; 8/6/17 vs. SAL) - Did not allow a run in seven appearances from June 2-June 23 (9.1 IP, H, BB, 10 K). - Allowed just 1 R in his last 10 G in 2016 w/mb (0.54 ERA, 16.2 IP, 6 H, R, ER, 7 BB, 17 K). Finished year at 4-6, 3.59 ERA (77.2 IP). - Began 2015 in bullpen, posting 5.04 ERA. Was moved into rotation in June, where he posted a 2.18 ERA. - Best ERA (3.08) of all South Bend pitchers w/at least 70 IP in Ranks 3rd in Oregon history in K (225), 4th in W (20) and IP (252.0), 5th in ERA (2.14), starts (33) and BAA (.215). - Two-time First Team All-Pac 12 - Pitches: FB, CB, SL, CH

6 PAGE MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES 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 (9) Pedro Araujo % 7.1% 23.1% % Roberto Caro (1) David Berg % 9.2% 7.6% % Bryant Flete (6) Casey Bloomquist % 4.8% 11.3% % Robert Garcia (2) Craig Brooks % 7.9% 31.6% % Trent Giambrone (12) Oscar De La Cruz % 5.5% 15.3% % P.J. Higgins (4) Scott Effross % 7.7% 13.3% % Jesse Hodges (12) Thomas Hatch % 9.6% 14.2% % Eloy Jimenez (8) Marc Huberman % 16.7% 2.1% % Vimael Machin (1) Ryan Kellogg % 6.5% 5.1% % Eddy Martinez (14) Dillon Maples % 11.7% 22.7% % Andruw Monasterio (0) Dakota Mekkes % 10.0% 17.7% % Connor Myers (0) Kyle Miller % 9.7% 7.0% % Adonis Paula (2) Jordan Minch % 12.7% 4.5% % Tyler Pearson (3) James Norwood % 10.1% 15.9% % Matt Rose (14) Jeremy Null % 5.1% 15.4% % Carlos Sepulveda (0) Duncan Robinson % 6.5% 12.3% % Zack Short (5) Mike Rucker % 5.4% 20.4% % Daniel Spingola (2) Justin Steele % 8.3% 10.7% % TOTAL (95) Jake Stinnett % 12.5% 12.5% % Statistics only include time with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Tommy Thorpe % 12.0% 10.9% % John Williamson % 19.1% -9.5% % *Statistics courtesy of Fangraphs.com, and only include time with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. PITCHER BREAKDOWN Rec. IP ERA H (/9) R ER BB (/9) SO (/9) HR (/9) Starters (9.2) (2.8) 504 (7.5) 43 (0.6) Relievers (8.2) (3.7) 492 (9.3) 41 (0.8) CATCHER BREAKDOWN G INN ER CERA CS SBA* PCT% PB CPO Tyler Alamo % 1 0 P.J. Higgins % 14 5 Tyler Pearson % 0 0 *Excludes CS/SBA when pitcher picks off, which result in a CS and SB credited on failed pickoff plays CONTROLLING THE RUNNING GAME PLAYER CS/SBA CS% PO WP BK IP Adbert Alzolay 4/8 50% Pedro Araujo 1/20 5% David Berg 0/3 0% Casey Bloomquist 5/9 55.5% Craig Brooks 1/1 100% Oscar De La Cruz 2/5 40% Scott Effross 2/ % Thomas Hatch 5/ % Marc Huberman 0/6 0% Ryan Kellogg 4/ % Dillon Maples 0/4 0% Dakota Mekkes 1/3 33.3% Kyle Miller 1/9 11.1% Jordan Minch 2/4 50% James Norwood 3/6 50% Jeremy Null 0/1 0% Duncan Robinson 0/2 0% Mike Rucker 2/ % Justin Steele 9/20 45% Jake Stinnett 1/1 100% Tommy Thorpe 0/5 0% John Williamson 0/0 0% TOTALS 49/ % ,082.1 HITTING BATTED BALL STATS PLAYER GB/FB LD% GB% FB% HR/FB PULL% CENT% OPPO% Tyler Alamo % 43.8% 31.4% 10.3% 49.3% 23.2% 27.5% Roberto Caro % 48.8% 34.9% 6.7% 46.7% 28.9% 24.4% Bryant Flete % 39.4% 38.9% 7.0% 45.8% 26.2% 28.0% Robert Garcia % 61.4% 20.0% 4.8% 35.5% 35.5% 29.0% Trent Giambrone % 44.4% 34.9% 10.6% 42.7% 26.4% 30.9% P.J. Higgins % 44.4% 36.9% 4.2% 41.5% 24.2% 34.3% Jesse Hodges % 46.6% 32.9% 12.9% 46.4% 25.1% 28.5% Eloy Jimenez % 45.8% 29.7% 22.9% 49.2% 26.7% 24.2% Vimael Machin % 47.1% 26.4% 4.3% 32.6% 24.7% 42.7% Eddy Martinez % 47.1% 32.5% 13.1% 51.6% 22.3% 26.1% Andruw Monasterio % 49.3% 26.8% 0.0% 36.5% 29.7% 33.8% Connor Myers % 45.6% 35.5% 0.0% 46.0% 26.5% 27.5% Adonis Paula % 57.4% 19.1% 15.4% 50.7% 18.8% 30.5% Tyler Pearson % 44.4% 28.6% 16.7% 61.2% 17.9% 20.9% 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 % 28.7% 41.2% 8.9% 44.7% 28.4% 26.9% Daniel Spingola % 49.0% 26.8% 4.9% 42.7% 22.9% 34.4% *Statistics courtesy of Fangraphs.com, and only include time with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. PITCHING BATTED BALL STATS PLAYER GB/FB LD% GB% FB% HR/FB SwStr% Adbert Alzolay % 37.7% 41.4% 8.8% 12.5% Pedro Araujo % 32.3% 48.9% 4.6% 18.2% David Berg % 49.4% 32.2% 10.7% 8.7% Casey Bloomquist % 50.2% 26.6% 12.9% 13.1% Craig Brooks % 34.2% 47.4% 5.6% 13.7% Oscar De La Cruz % 43.0% 45.9% 8.1% 11.9% Scott Effross % 51.0% 26.9% 1.8% 10.3% Thomas Hatch % 47.2% 30.4% 2.2% 13.3% Marc Huberman % 60.7% 14.3% 25.0% 15.7% Ryan Kellogg % 39.7% 35.3% 12.7% 6.9% Dillon Maples % 64.7% 20.6% 14.3% 15.5% Dakota Mekkes % 33.8% 48.8% 0.0% 13.1% Kyle Miller % 46.0% 33.4% 9.5% 9.1% Jordan Minch % 43.8% 41.6% 16.2% 9.0% James Norwood % 36.4% 39.4% 2.6% 14.9% Jeremy Null % 35.7% 39.3% 36.4% 13.6% Duncan Robinson % 50.9% 28.7% 0.0% 14.0% Mike Rucker % 43.9% 36.8% 4.9% 11.5% Justin Steele % 48.7% 31.0% 7.0% 10.1% Jake Stinnett % 55.6% 22.2% 50.0% 19.7% Tommy Thorpe % 32.9% 43.0% 10.3% 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.

7 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES PAGE 7 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), 124 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: July 10 at Frederick Multi-RBI Games BB% 5.1% AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) K% 22.5% H 4 (6/26/17 vs. POT) H 4 (6/26/17 vs. POT) ISO.129 R 3 (2x; 7/10/17 at FRE) R 4 (6/22/14 at DIA) BABIP.347 HR 2 (7/10/17 at FRE) HR 2 (7/10/17 at FRE) woba.329 RBI 4 (2x; 7/10/17 at FRE) RBI 4 (3x; 7/10/17 at FRE) wrc+ 104 K 3 (6x; 8/11/17 vs. CAR) K 3 (10x; 8/11/17 vs. CAR) BB 2 (7/30/17 at POT, GM1) BB 2 (5x; 7/30/17 at POT, GM1) Long Hit Streak: 6 (2x; 8/13-present) 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) /10/17 at POT (Two-run, 7th inning, Rivera III), 20 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 9.0% AB 5 (8/17/17 at W-S) AB 7 (7/9/17 at DAY) K% 28.2% H 2 (2x; 8/17/17 at W-S) H 4 (2x; 8/21/16 at LAN) ISO.134 R 3 (8/10/17 at POT) R 5 (7/13/12 at DSL ORI) BABIP.244 HR 1 (8/10/17 at POT) HR 1 (4x; 8/10/17 at POT) woba.272 RBI 3 (2x; 8/17/17 at W-S) RBI 4 (2x; 7/25/14 at DSL NYY2) wrc+ 66 K 2 (6x; 8/16/17 at W-S) K 3 (10x; 9/5/16 vs. DAY) BB 2 (7/22/17 vs. DE) BB 4 (7/13/12 at DSL ORI) Long Hit Streak: 3 (2x; 8/10-8/12) SB 1 (2x; 8/12/17 vs. CAR) SB 4 (8/6/12 at DSL REDS) - Assigned to Myrtle Beach from Low-A South Bend on July Went 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs on August - Spent all of 2016 with Low-A South Bend, where he hit In 58 games with South Bend and Double-A Tennessee, batted.270/.379/.377 with seven doubles, five triples and 15 RBIs. 17 at Winston-Salem..231/.304/.286 with four doubles, three triples and 18 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 - Went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs and three runs - and 37 RBIs with the DSL Cubs in scored on Aug. 10 at Potomac. Homer was first since 7/15/14. - 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), 172 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 6.3% AB 6 (5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) AB 6 (4x; 5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) K% 26.5% H 2 (18x; 8/17/17 at W-S) H 4 (2x; 7/16/15 vs. DIA) ISO.054 R 3 (4/30/17 at LYN) R 3 (5x; 4/30/17 at LYN) BABIP.335 HR 1 (2x; 5/29/17 at CAR) HR 1 (7x; 5/29/17 at CAR) woba.279 RBI 2 (5x; 7/10/17 at FRE) RBI 4 (6/27/15 at GIA) wrc+ 71 K 4 (7/4/17 vs. BC) K 4 (2x; 7/4/17 vs. BC) BB 2 (4x; 8/2/17 at FRE) BB 3 (7/23/13 at DSL Tigers) Long Hit Streak: 8 (4/18-4/27) SB 2 (8/12/17 vs. CAR) 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)

8 PAGE MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES 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) /9/17 at POT (Solo, 6th inning, Sharp), 34 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 7.0% AB 6 (2x; 8/17/17 at W-S) AB 6 (3x; 8/17/17 at W-S) K% 19.9% H 3 (4x; 7/4/17 vs. BC) H 4 (8/10/16 at SK) ISO.119 R 3 (7/3/17 at DE) R 3 (2x; 7/3/17 at DE) BABIP.277 HR 1 (12x; 8/9/17 at POT) HR 1 (16x; 8/9/17 at POT) woba.298 RBI 3 (6/15/17 at DE) RBI 4 (8/27/16 at SK) wrc+ 84 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: 7 (7/31-8/6) SB 1 (7x; 8/17/17 at W-S) SB 1 (10x; 8/9/17 at POT) - 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) /11/17 vs. CAR (Solo, 1st inning, Z. Brown), 24 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 10.2% AB 6 (2x; 8/17/17 at W-S) AB 6 (5x; 8/17/17 at W-S) K% 11.6% H 3 (3x; 8/17/17 at W-S) H 4 (2x; 5/21/16 at FW) ISO.065 R 2 (3x; 7/31/17 at FRE) R 3 (2x; 8/12/16 at DAY) BABIP.261 HR 1 (4x; 8/11/17 vs. CAR) HR 1 (6x; 8/11/17 vs. CAR) woba.298 RBI 2 (3x; 7/20/17 vs. DE, GM2) RBI 3 (2x; 6/26/16 at DAY) wrc+ 84 K 2 (7x; 7/29/17 at POT) K 3 (4x; 8/23/16 vs. WM) BB 2 (4x; 6/16/17 at DE) BB 3 (4x; 8/28/16 vs. GL) Long Hit Streak: 7 (6/27-7/6) SB 1 (2x; 8/16/17 at W-S) 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) /12/17 vs. CAR (Solo, 2nd inning, Supak), 35 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 9.4% AB 6 (2x; 7/3/17 at DE) AB 6 (5x; 7/3/17 at DE) K% 22.2% H 3 (4x; 6/11/17 vs. CAR) H 4 (2x; 8/14/14 at HIL) ISO.159 R 3 (2x; 8/17/17 at W-S) R 3 (6x; 8/17/17 at W-S) BABIP.316 HR 1 (12x; 8/12/17 vs. CAR) HR 2 (7/1/14 at TRI) woba.345 RBI 5 (7/3/17 at DE) RBI 7 (8/10/14 vs. EUG) wrc+ 115 K 3 (9x; 8/10/17 at POT) K 4 (2x; 8/25/15 at WM) BB 3 (8/13/17 vs. CAR) BB 3 (8/13/17 vs. CAR) Long Hit Streak: 11 (7/6-7/18) SB 1 (2x; 7/20/17 vs. DE, GM2) SB 1 (6x; 6/16/17 at DE) - Went 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs on 4/11 at BC. - Recorded three hits and an RBI on 5/31 vs. DE. - Had scholarship offer to Grayson Community College - Had two hits and drove in three on 4/15 vs. LYN. - Slammed a go-ahead, three-run home run and reached (Texas) before signing with the Cubs. - Went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run on 4/20 at DE. base three times on 6/8 vs. CAR. - Took leave from South Bend last year to play in Pan-Am - Delivered a go-ahead, two-run double and had three hits on - Rapped out three hits and scored twice on 6/11 vs. CAR. Games, helping Canada win a Gold Medal. 4/21 at DE. - Hit a three-run triple and two-run homer on 7/3 at DE. - Named to the All-World Team of the World Junior Tournament in - Matched a career-high with three runs scored on 4/30 at LYN. - Launched a grand slam on 7/18 at BC in Seoul, South Korea, where he was discovered by Cubs.