Myrtle Beach Pelicans (70-61, 27-34) vs. Carolina Mudcats (65-64, 29-32)

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1 Myrtle Beach Pelicans (70-61, 27-34) vs. Carolina Mudcats (65-64, 29-32) Saturday, August 26, :05 p.m. Game No. 132 Second Half Game No. 62 Home Game No. 69 TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark Myrtle Beach, S.C. MiLB.tv MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast MiLB First Pitch TuneIn RHP Duncan Robinson (4-3, 2.04 ERA) vs. RHP Trey Supak (3-4, 4.81 ERA) vs. THE MUDCATS 2017 vs. Mudcats in Myrtle Beach in Carolina All-Time vs. Carolina (.641) 2016 Regular Season vs. Carolina in Myrtle Beach in Carolina PELICANS DROP SERIES OPENER TO MUDCATS Jesse Hodges homered Friday, but the Myrtle Beach Pelicans fell 10-5 in their series opener to the Carolina Mudcats. The Muddies jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the third before the Birds got on the board with Roberto Caro scoring on an error to halve the lead. However, with a run in the fourth, two in the fifth and five in the seventh, Carolina jumped out to a 10-1 advantage. The Pelicans scored a run on an Adonis Paula RBI double in the eighth. In the ninth, Zack Short, who had three hits, doubled in a run, P.J. Higgins singled in another and then Hodges homered to draw Myrtle Beach to within The Pelicans lost for just the third time in the last 14 games. TALE AS OLD AS TIME Myrtle Beach picked up their 70th win of the season on Thursday against Down East. Thus, the Pelicans are just one victory away from sealing their seventh consecutive winning season. The Birds run of success is by far the longest in the Carolina League. Including this season, Lynchburg has three campaigns in a row of at least a.500 record, Salem has posted two straight, but no one else has any posted a streak of any kind. Myrtle Beach is also just one home win from registering their seventh consecutive winning record at TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark. SERIES-US BLACK Myrtle Beach lost in Friday s series opener to Carolina, and with one more loss in their set to the Mudcats, the Pelicans would see an impressive streak come to an end. After beginning the second half with a series record, the Birds have taken four consecutive sets. This is Myrtle Beach s best run of the season since winning their final five series of the first half from May 31 through June 18. WORSE COMES TO WORST Unless Myrtle Beach can win the final nine games of the regular season, the Pelicans will suffer their first nonwinning half in quite a while. With a record of in the second half, one more loss means the Birds will register their first.500 record or worse since the second half of the 2011 campaign, when they went (.457). Myrtle Beach s current.443 winning percentage is their worst in any half since going (.371) in the first half of THE PELICANS RUN ON DUNCAN After posting a 2.11 ERA with Low-A South Bend this season, right-hander Duncan Robinson earned a promotion to High-A Myrtle Beach on July 6, and has somehow been even better with the Pelicans. The Houston, Texas native has posted a 2.04 ERA mark with the Birds, and over his last six starts, has been even better. In those six outings since July 18, Robinson hasn t had a start in which he s surrendered more than two earned runs. In fact, he s yielded just five runs total, four earned, on 22 hits in 30.2 innings for a 1.17 ERA. Partly because of a 50.9 percent ground ball rate, Robinson s FIP places 16th in the Carolina League among pitchers with at least 30 innings pitched at PITCH PERFECT Despite a 10-5 loss to Carolina on Friday, Myrtle Beach has still won 11 of their last 14 games. Perhaps the biggest reason for this sudden hot spurt, as the Birds had a fivegame losing streak heading into this roll, has been the club s pitching. Over this 14-game stretch, which dates back to August 12, the Pelicans have surrendered just 43 runs, an average of only 3.1 per game. Myrtle Beach s 2.70 ERA over this stretch actually ranks seventh in full season Minor League Baseball. The Birds offense has also put together a solid run, plating 71 runs over the past 14 games, an average of 5.1 per contest. START OF SOMETHING NEW Perhaps it is no coincidence that the Pelicans have won 11 of their last 14 games when examining the club s starting pitching. Mike Rucker allowed three earned runs over four innings on Friday against Carolina, the 14th consecutive game that a Pelicans starting pitcher had ceded no more than three earned runs. Over those past 14 games, Myrtle Beach starters have allowed just 21 runs, 18 earned, on 59 hits in 67.2 innings for a 2.39 ERA (7.8 H/9). Birds starting pitching has whiffed 50 against 14 walks since this run began on August 12. PELICAN POINT In 27 games dating back to July 27, Tyler Alamo is 33-for-96, slashing.344/.388/.521 (.909 OPS) with 8 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBIs, 5 BB and 2 HBP. Thanks to this hot streak, Alamo has vaulted into sixth in the league in average (.284). UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS AND GAME TIMES DATE TIME OPPONENT PELICANS STARTER OPP. STARTER Sun. August 27 3:05 ET Carolina RHP Thomas Hatch (5-10, 3.99) RHP Marcos Diplan (6-8, 5.53) Mon. August 28 OFF DAY Tue. August 29 7:00 ET at Buies Creek TBA TBA Wed. August 30 7:00 ET at Buies Creek RHP Oscar De La Cruz (4-2, 3.58) TBA Thu. August 31 11:00 a.m. at Buies Creek RHP Mike Rucker (4-5, 2.47) TBA Fri. September 1 7:00 ET at Carolina TBA TBA Sat. September 2 5:00 ET at Carolina TBA TBA Tyler Alamo: 67-for-214,.313/.358/.439, 12 2B, 5 HR, 20 RBIs, 12 BB, 3 HBP in last 57 games Roberto Caro: 8-for-32,.250, 3B, HR, 8 RBIs, 8 BB, HBP,.415 OBP in last 12 games Robert Garcia: 31-for-102,.304, 2 2B, 3B, 9 RBIs, 15 BB,.393 OBP in last 34 games Trent Giambrone: 18-for-99,.182, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBIs, 2 BB, HBP in last 25 games P.J. Higgins: 39-for-142,.275, 3 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBIs, 19 BB, 2 HBP,.368 OBP in last 41 games Jesse Hodges: 12-for-45,.267, 2B, HR, 4 RBIs, 10 BB,.400 OBP in last 14 games BIRD DROPPINGS PELICANS BY THE NUMBERS Record Home Record Road Record Current Streak...L1 Runs Scored (4.3 per game)/5th Runs Allowed (4.3 per game)/5th-fewest Run Differential... +4/4th Pythagorean Record Southern Division Standing/GB...5th/7.5 Current Standings Streak...5th, 1 day Long Standings Streak...5th, 29 days (7/24-8/21) Series Record Series Streak...W4 Pelicans Sweeps...5 (3-game, 8/19-20 at WIL) Sweeps of the Pelicans... 2 (3-game, 8/8-10 at POT) Batting Average/Rank /5th On-Base Percentage /8th Slugging Percentage /7th OPS /9th BABIP Strikeouts...1,016/3rd-Fewest Walks /8th Hits... 1,091/4th Doubles /10th Triples...23/8th Home Runs /T-2nd Stolen Bases... 58/10th Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705) Errors...128/4th-Most FIP ERA /4th BABIP Strikeouts... 1,043/6th Walks...401/3rd-Fewest Hits Allowed...1,101/5th-Fewest Home Runs...87/2nd-Fewest WHIP /5th Starters W-L Starters ERA Bullpen W-L Bullpen ERA SECOND HALF STANDINGS SOUTHERN Buies Creek Down East Carolina Winston-Salem Myrtle Beach NORTHERN Lynchburg Salem Frederick Potomac Wilmington Vimael Machin: 29-for-93,.312, 6 2B, 13 RBIs, 10 BB,.378 OBP in last 28 games Eddy Martinez:.766 OPS in second half of season after.574 mark in the first half Connor Myers: 10-for-37,.270, 2B, 2 BB in last 11 contests after 0-for-18, 10 K skid in prev. 6 G Adonis Paula: Reached base in 10 of last 12 games (14-for-32,.438, 2 2B, 9 RBIs, 6 BB) Tyler Pearson: 16-for-51,.314/.407/.549, 3 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBIs, 7 BB, HBP in last 14 games Zack Short: Three hits on Fri. snapped 1-for-15, (.067, BB) skid in previous five games

2 PAGE MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES SITUATIONAL RECORDS & MISC., HIGHS AND LOWS PELICANS SITUATIONAL RECORD Against the Opponents Team Total Home Road vs. Northern vs. Frederick vs. Lynchburg vs. Potomac vs. Salem vs. Wilmington vs. Southern vs. Buies Creek vs. Carolina vs. Down East vs. Winston-Salem Situations Extra innings Games decided in last AB Walk-offs Leading after 6 innings Trailing after 6 innings Tied after 6 innings Leading after 7 innings Trailing after 7 innings Tied after 7 innings Leading after 8 innings Trailing after 8 innings Tied after 8 innings Jerseys Home white vest Road gray jersey 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, 1 day *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 (4x; 8/23/17 vs. Down East) 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 (2x; 8/24/17 vs. Down East) Triples, game...2 (2x; 8/2/17 at Frederick) Home runs, game...4 (2x; 8/19/17 at Wilmington, GM1) Home runs, inning... 2 (8x; 1st, 8/5/17 at Salem) Stolen bases, game...4 (2x; 8/20/17 at Wilmington) 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; 8/14-8/17) 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 (2x; 8/19/17 at Wilmington, GM1) 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+)...9 (most recently, 8/24/17 vs. Down East) 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 (16x; Tyler Alamo, 8/22/17 vs. Down East) 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 (6x; Zack Short, 8/25/17 vs. Carolina) Triples, game... 1 (23x; Roberto Caro, 8/17/17 at Winston-Salem) Home runs, game...2 (2x; Tyler Alamo, 8/19/17 at Wilmington, GM1) Extra-base hits, game...3 (2x; Tyler Alamo, 8/19/17 at Wilmington, GM1) Walks, game...3 (9x; Roberto Caro, 8/25/17 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 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 (4-3, 2.04 ERA) SINGLE GAME HIGHS Season Highs IP (7/29/17 at POT) H...6 (2x; 8/6/17 vs. SAL) R...3 (3x; 8/6/17 vs. SAL) ER...3 (7/13/17 vs. W-S) BB...3 (7/29/17 at POT) 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 (2x; 7/29/17 at POT) 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 Cutter 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). -Over his last six starts, Robinson has yielded just five runs, four earned, on 22 hits in 30.2 innings for a 1.17 ERA. He has 20 strikeouts against seven walks in that span. -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. VS. THE MUDCATS Career: 1 G, 1 GS, 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA (1 ER in 5.0 IP) 2017: 1 G, 1 GS, 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA (1 ER in 5.0 IP) DATE SITE RESULT IP H R ER BB SO 8/12/17 TicketReturn.Com Field W (W, 8-3) TOTALS VS. CAROLINA 1-0 (team 1-0) IN MYRTLE BEACH 1-0 (team 1-0) IN ZEBULON 0-0 (team 0-0) *Does not include the postseason 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 /18 at BC W /23 vs. DE /29 at POT W /6 vs. SAL L /12 vs. CAR W /17 at W-S W PELICANS STARTERS BY THE NUMBERS PITCHER GS QS IP (AVG. IP) TEAM W-L SUPPORT Alzolay (5.1) (4.8) Bloomquist (4.0) (4.9) De La Cruz (5.0) (6.3) Effross (4.0) (7.5) Hatch (4.2) (4.3) Kellogg (4.2) (3.6) Miller (4.0) (3.2) Robinson (5.0) (5.1) Rucker (5.2) (2.9) Steele (5.0) (4.0) TOTALS (5.0) (4.3) -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 August 25 vs. Carolina / % 16/6 10/ (7/23/17 vs. DE) 5 (2x; 7/10/17 at FRE) Berg August 23 vs. Down East / % 6/1 1/2 3.0 (3x; 8/20/17 at WIL) 4 (2x; 8/23/17 vs. DE) 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 24 vs. Down East / % 16/2 9/ (2x; 6/28/17 vs. POT) 4 (3x; 8/8/17 at POT) Huberman August 25 vs. Carolina /15 40% 5/2 0/1 3.0 (5/31/17 vs. DE) 3 (8/17/17 at W-S) Kellogg August 24 vs. Down East /1 0% 0/0 0/0 4.0 (8/24/17 vs. DE) 1 (8/24/17 vs. DE) 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 22 vs. Down East / % 5/0 3/3 2.0 (13x; 8/22/17 vs. DE) 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 25 vs. Carolina / % 15/3 1/3 2.1 (8/25/17 vs. CAR) 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 / % 126/40 42/57 **Note: Only includes relief appearances % - In rotation PEDRO ARAUJO - RHP #38 Height: 6 3 Weight: 216 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (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 (3x; 8/20/17 at WIL) H: 6 (8/16/16 at PNS) R: 7 (7/24/17 vs. CAR) ER: 7 (7/24/17 vs. CAR) K: 4 (2x; 8/23/17 vs. DE) 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 13 appearances since July 14, owns a 1.02 ERA (17.2 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 7 BB, 22 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 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: 3 (8/22/17 vs. DE) - 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 - 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 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 -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 RYAN KELLOGG - LHP #30 Height: 6 6 Weight: 226- B/T: R/L Age: 23 (2/4/94 in Whitby, Ont.) HS: Henry Street HS (Ont.) College: Arizona State University Acquired: 5th round, 2015 IP: 7.0 (6/9/16 at DAY) H: 11 (7/4/17 vs. BC) R: 9 (5/7/17 vs. BC) ER: 8 (5/7/17 vs. BC) K: 8 (2x; 5/27/16 vs. LAN) BB: 5 (8/15/17 at W-S) - In 20 starts, went 4-7 with a 5.27 ERA (94.0 IP, 116 H, 27 BB, 49 K). - Pitched one inning for Canada in the 2017 WBC. - In 2016 with South Bend, went 9-7 with a 3.03 in 24 games, including 23 starts (130.2 IP, 115 H, 26 BB, 107 K). - Two BB or fewer in 21 of 24 outings in One of eight Sun Devils to be named First Team All-Pac-12 three times, and one of two Arizona State pitchers to lead the team in wins for three straight seasons. -Notched 11 wins over ranked opponents in his ASU career. - FB, CB, CH, SL JORDAN MINCH - LHP #32 Height: 6 3 Weight: 220 B/T: L/L Age: 24 (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: 4 (8/25/17 vs. CAR) - 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 (12) Pedro Araujo % 6.7% 24.6% % Roberto Caro (1) David Berg % 8.1% 11.4% % Bryant Flete (6) Casey Bloomquist % 4.5% 12.1% % Robert Garcia (2) Craig Brooks % 7.9% 31.6% % Trent Giambrone (12) Oscar De La Cruz % 5.6% 14.5% % P.J. Higgins (4) Scott Effross % 7.4% 13.9% % Jesse Hodges (13) Thomas Hatch % 9.2% 14.4% % Eloy Jimenez (8) Marc Huberman % 15.0% 1.8% % Vimael Machin (1) Ryan Kellogg % 6.5% 5.1% % Eddy Martinez (14) Dillon Maples % 11.7% 22.7% % Andruw Monasterio (0) Dakota Mekkes % 10.9% 16.3% % Connor Myers (0) Kyle Miller % 9.0% 7.2% % Adonis Paula (2) Jordan Minch % 15.3% 1.4% % Tyler Pearson (4) 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 (6) Mike Rucker % 5.4% 20.2% % Daniel Spingola (2) Justin Steele % 8.3% 10.7% % TOTAL (101) 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) 525 (7.4) 46 (0.6) Relievers (8.0) (3.7) 518 (9.3) 41 (0.7) CATCHER BREAKDOWN G INN ER CERA CS SBA* PCT% PB CPO Tyler Alamo % 1 0 P.J. Higgins % 15 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 1/4 25% 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 1/10 10% Jordan Minch 2/5 40% 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 50/ % ,141.1 HITTING BATTED BALL STATS PLAYER GB/FB LD% GB% FB% HR/FB PULL% CENT% OPPO% Tyler Alamo % 43.3% 32.6% 12.6% 49.5% 23.7% 26.8% Roberto Caro % 46.0% 36.0% 5.6% 42.2% 28.9% 28.9% Bryant Flete % 39.4% 38.9% 7.0% 45.8% 26.2% 28.0% Robert Garcia % 60.1% 21.5% 4.2% 37.4% 34.8% 27.8% Trent Giambrone % 45.5% 34.8% 10.0% 41.9% 26.8% 31.3% P.J. Higgins % 44.4% 36.7% 4.0% 42.3% 24.1% 33.6% Jesse Hodges % 47.6% 32.9% 12.9% 47.2% 25.3% 27.5% Eloy Jimenez % 45.8% 29.7% 22.9% 49.2% 26.7% 24.2% Vimael Machin % 49.0% 25.5% 4.0% 32.7% 24.8% 42.6% Eddy Martinez % 46.8% 33.9% 11.9% 51.3% 22.7% 26.0% Andruw Monasterio % 49.3% 26.8% 0.0% 36.5% 29.7% 33.8% Connor Myers % 46.2% 35.7% 0.0% 46.2% 25.6% 28.2% Adonis Paula % 55.7% 21.5% 11.8% 52.5% 20.0% 27.5% Tyler Pearson % 43.9% 27.3% 22.2% 60.6% 16.9% 22.5% 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 % 28.4% 43.9% 8.8% 45.6% 28.1% 26.3% 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 % 31.9% 49.7% 4.3% 19.0% David Berg % 54.1% 28.6% 10.7% 10.0% Casey Bloomquist % 49.8% 27.3% 13.2% 12.8% Craig Brooks % 34.2% 47.4% 5.6% 13.7% Oscar De La Cruz % 42.1% 46.9% 8.8% 11.8% Scott Effross % 51.4% 26.6% 1.7% 10.3% Thomas Hatch % 46.6% 30.6% 2.0% 13.5% Marc Huberman % 64.3% 14.3% 20.0% 14.9% Ryan Kellogg % 40.8% 35.4% 11.8% 7.0% Dillon Maples % 64.7% 20.6% 14.3% 15.5% Dakota Mekkes % 37.1% 47.2% 0.0% 13.3% Kyle Miller % 46.8% 33.3% 8.3% 8.9% Jordan Minch % 42.7% 41.7% 15.0% 8.5% 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 % 44.1% 37.3% 5.7% 11.6% 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.

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) /19/17, GM1 (Two-run, 4th inning, Rodgers), 17 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: July 10 at Frederick, August 19 at Wilmington (Game 1) Multi-RBI Games BB% 5.0% AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) K% 23.0% H 4 (6/26/17 vs. POT) H 4 (6/26/17 vs. POT) ISO.152 R 3 (4x; 8/22/17 vs. DE) R 4 (6/22/14 at DIA) BABIP.350 HR 2 (2x; 8/19/17 at WIL, GM1) HR 2 (2x; 8/19/17 at WIL, GM1) woba.342 RBI 4 (2x; 7/10/17 at FRE) RBI 4 (3x; 7/10/17 at FRE) wrc+ 113 K 3 (7x; 8/23/17 vs. DE) 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: 8 (8/13-8/19, GM2) SB SB 1 (8/9/15 at BOI) - Crushed three home runs in a doubleheader on August - Blasted home runs in back-to-back games on May 17 - In a career-high 85 games with South Bend in 2016, batted 19 at Wilmington. and 18 vs. Buies Creek..243/.283/.330 with 12 2B, 5 HR and 50 RBIs. - Carolina League Player of the Week for August Recorded first career multi-homer game on July 10 - Has gained over 40 pounds of muscle since joining Cubs system. (.393/.469/.786, 2 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBIs, 8 R). 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), 29 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 12.9% AB 5 (8/17/17 at W-S) AB 7 (7/9/17 at DAY) K% 25.8% H 2 (2x; 8/17/17 at W-S) H 4 (2x; 8/21/16 at LAN) ISO.118 R 3 (8/10/17 at POT) R 5 (7/13/12 at DSL ORI) BABIP.231 HR 1 (8/10/17 at POT) HR 1 (4x; 8/10/17 at POT) woba.285 RBI 3 (2x; 8/17/17 at W-S) RBI 4 (2x; 7/25/14 at DSL NYY2) wrc+ 75 K 2 (7x; 8/20/17 at WIL) K 3 (10x; 9/5/16 vs. DAY) BB 3 (8/25/17 vs. CAR) BB 4 (7/13/12 at DSL ORI) Long Hit Streak: 3 (2x; 8/10-8/12) SB 1 (4x; 8/20/17 at WIL) 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), 193 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 6.5% AB 6 (5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) AB 6 (4x; 5/14/17 vs. LYN, GM2) K% 27.0% H 2 (19x; 8/22/17 vs. DE) H 4 (2x; 7/16/15 vs. DIA) ISO.053 R 3 (4/30/17 at LYN) R 3 (5x; 4/30/17 at LYN) BABIP.338 HR 1 (2x; 5/29/17 at CAR) HR 1 (7x; 5/29/17 at CAR) woba.279 RBI 2 (6x; 8/22/17 vs. DE) 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)

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) /9/17 at POT (Solo, 6th inning, Sharp), 58 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% 19.4% H 3 (4x; 7/4/17 vs. BC) H 4 (8/10/16 at SK) ISO.113 R 3 (7/3/17 at DE) R 3 (2x; 7/3/17 at DE) BABIP.274 HR 1 (12x; 8/9/17 at POT) HR 1 (16x; 8/9/17 at POT) woba.296 RBI 3 (6/15/17 at DE) RBI 4 (8/27/16 at SK) wrc+ 82 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), 40 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 10.7% AB 6 (2x; 8/17/17 at W-S) AB 6 (5x; 8/17/17 at W-S) K% 11.5% H 3 (3x; 8/17/17 at W-S) H 4 (2x; 5/21/16 at FW) ISO.062 R 2 (3x; 7/31/17 at FRE) R 3 (2x; 8/12/16 at DAY) BABIP.263 HR 1 (4x; 8/11/17 vs. CAR) HR 1 (6x; 8/11/17 vs. CAR) woba.300 RBI 2 (3x; 7/20/17 vs. DE, GM2) RBI 3 (2x; 6/26/16 at DAY) wrc+ 85 K 2 (8x; 8/25/17 vs. CAR) K 3 (4x; 8/23/16 vs. WM) BB 2 (6x; 8/23/17 vs. DE) BB 3 (4x; 8/28/16 vs. GL) Long Hit Streak: 7 (6/27-7/6) SB 1 (3x; 8/20/17 at WIL) 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) /25/17 vs. CAR (Solo, 9th inning, Griep), 0 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 9.2% AB 6 (2x; 7/3/17 at DE) AB 6 (5x; 7/3/17 at DE) K% 21.4% H 3 (5x; 8/22/17 vs. DE) H 4 (2x; 8/14/14 at HIL) ISO.158 R 3 (2x; 8/17/17 at W-S) R 3 (6x; 8/17/17 at W-S) BABIP.315 HR 1 (13x; 8/25/17 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 (4x; 8/22/17 vs. DE) SB 1 (8x; 8/19/17 at WIL, GM1) - Went 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs on 4/11 at BC. - Recorded three hits and an RBI on 5/31 vs. DE. - Had scholarship offer to Grayson Community College - Had two hits and drove in three on 4/15 vs. LYN. - Slammed a go-ahead, three-run home run and reached (Texas) before signing with the Cubs. - Went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run on 4/20 at DE. base three times on 6/8 vs. CAR. - Took leave from South Bend last year to play in Pan-Am - Delivered a go-ahead, two-run double and had three hits on - Rapped out three hits and scored twice on 6/11 vs. CAR. Games, helping Canada win a Gold Medal. 4/21 at DE. - Hit a three-run triple and two-run homer on 7/3 at DE. - Named to the All-World Team of the World Junior Tournament in - Matched a career-high with three runs scored on 4/30 at LYN. - Launched a grand slam on 7/18 at BC in Seoul, South Korea, where he was discovered by Cubs.

8 PAGE MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES BIRD BATS VIMAEL MACHIN - INF #17 Height: 5 11 HS: Puerto Rico s Baseball Academy High School Born: Humacao, Puerto Rico Weight: 185 College: Virginia Commonwealth University Resides: San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico B/T: Left / Right Acquired: 10th round, 2015 Age: 23 (DOB: 9/25/93) /14/17 vs. W-S (Solo, 2nd inning, Dunning), 127 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 8.6% AB 5 (7x; 8/25/17 vs. CAR) AB 6 (5x; 7/10/17 at LAN) K% 19.3% H 3 (7/31/17 at FRE) H 5 (7/9/17 at DAY) ISO.070 R 2 (3x; 8/17/17 at W-S) R 3 (2x; 7/9/17 at DAY) BABIP.360 HR 1 (7/14/17 vs. W-S) HR 1 (11x; 7/14/17 vs. W-S) woba.326 RBI 3 (7/31/17 at FRE) RBI 5 (4/26/17 at LAN) wrc+ 102 K 3 (8/8/17 at POT) K 3 (8/8/17 at POT) BB 2 (2x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM1) BB 3 (2x; 9/3/15 vs. WM) Long Hit Streak: 8 (7/25-8/1) SB SB 1 (11x; 7/4/17 vs. GL) - Assigned to Myrtle Beach from Low-A South Bend on - Homered in first High-A at-bat on July 14 vs. W-S. - Was born a left-handed thrower, but his father made him July 14. In 72 games with South Bend, batted - Notched three hits and three RBIs on July 31 at FRE. switch to be right-handed at age five because Machin liked to.320/.371/.500 with 17 2B, 3B, 10 HR and 57 RBIs. - At the time of his promotion to Myrtle Beach, Machin play second base and shortstop. - Led VCU with a.339 average and 53 RBIs in 2015, earning was leading the Midwest League in RBIs (57) and Most Outstanding Player at the 2015 NCAA Regional in Dallas. second in TPA/SO (9.41). His.317 average was fifth. - Puerto Rico Baseball Academy is run by former MLBer Edwin Correa. EDDY MARTINEZ - OF #51 Height: 6 1 HS: N/A Born: Las Tunas, Cuba Weight: 200 College: N/A Resides: Las Tunas, Cuba B/T: Right / Right Acquired: NDFA, 10/9/15 Age: 22 (DOB: 1/18/95) /4/17 vs. SAL, GM1 (Three-run, 3rd inning, Raudes), 68 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 5.6% AB 6 (2x; 5/31/17 vs. DE) AB 7 (8/5/16 vs. FW) K% 16.1% H 3 (5x; 7/27/17 at POT) H 4 (6/13/16 at DAY) ISO.129 R 2 (5x; 8/22/17 vs. DE) R 3 (3x; 8/22/16 vs. WM) BABIP.262 HR 1 (14x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM1) HR 1 (24x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM1) woba.301 RBI 3 (4x; 8/4/17 vs. SAL, GM1) RBI 4 (7/25/16 vs. PEO) wrc+ 85 K 3 (3x; 7/23/17 vs. DE) K 5 (8/5/16 vs. FW) BB 2 (4/9/17 at LYN) BB 3 (5/28/16 vs. LAN) Long Hit Streak: 9 (4/22-5/3) SB 1 (6x; 8/20/17 at WIL) SB 2 (5/31/16 at FW) - Began season with three hits and an RBI on 4/6 at Lynchburg. - Blasted a three-run home run and then reached base - Named the Cubs Minor League Player of the Month in July - Hit a two-run home run on 4/18 vs. Buies Creek. three times over doubleheader on 8/4 vs. Salem after batting.362 with three homers, 22 RBIs, 17 runs - Bashed a three-run homer on 5/6 vs. Buies Creek. and a OPS in 27 games with South Bend. - Rapped out three hits and also walked on 6/30 at Down East. - Ranked by MLB.com as the No. 4 international prospect at time - Crushed home runs in back-to-back games on 7/7 and 7/8 of signing in at Frederick. - Ranked as No. 11 prospect in Cubs system by MLB.com. CONNOR MYERS - OF #9 Height: 5 11 HS: Middletown High School (Middleton, Md.) Born: Virginia Beach, Va. Weight: 179 College: Old Dominion University Resides: Middletown, Md. B/T: Right / Right Acquired: 27th round, 2016 Age: 23 (DOB: 2/3/94) N/A, 276 Muti-Hit Games Multi-HR Games: Multi-RBI Games BB% 3.6% AB 6 (7/3/17 at DE) AB 6 (2x; 7/3/17 at DE) K% 29.5% H 3 (7/10/17 at FRE) H 4 (8/12/16 at DAY) ISO.054 R 2 (3x; 8/19/17 at WIL, GM2) R 3 (7/7/16 vs. PAD) BABIP.258 HR HR 1 (3x; 9/5/16 vs. DAY) woba.207 RBI 2 (5x; 8/2/17 at FRE) RBI 2 (5x; 4/28/17 at LYN) wrc+ 23 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 (4x; 8/19 GM1-8/23) SB 1 (3x; 8/20/17 at WIL) 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.