Myrtle Beach Pelicans (43) vs. Lynchburg Hillcats (25) Thursday, April 13, 2017 7:05 p.m. Game No. 8 Home Game No. 1 TicketReturn.Com Field at Pelicans Ballpark Myrtle Beach, S.C. MiLB.tv MyrtleBeachPelicans.com/Broadcast MiLB First Pitch App TuneIn LHP Justin Steele (01, 2.25 ERA) vs. RHP Triston McKenzie (10, 1.59 ERA) MYRTLE BEACH LOSES SERIES FINALE 51 The Pelicans offense struggled in a 51 rubber game defeat Wednesday to the Buies Creek Astros. Myrtle Beach s lone run came in the seventh inning. Daniel Spingola tripled with two outs and came in to score on Matt Rose s RBI single. A Tyler Alamo double put runners on second and third, but Buies Creek s Ralph Garza was able to escape the jam without any further damage. The Astros scored the game s first run on Christian Correa s RBI ground out in the second before tallying three scores in the fifth. Akeem Bostick yielded just two hits in six shutout frames for Buies Creek. THE CREEK DON T RISE A 51 loss in Wednesday s rubber match at Buies Creek snapped quite an impressive streak for Myrtle Beach. The Pelicans had won five sets in a row and 10 of their last 11 series dating back to August 1, 2016. Perhaps the Birds most impressive recent run came in 2014, when they went 10 sets in a row without a series loss. Last year s squad going as many as nine straight before faltering. NOT ONE, ALREADY TWO, MAYBE THREE? Myrtle Beach is coming off their second straight Carolina League championship, marking the first time the circuit has had a team win backtoback titles since the WinstonSalem Spirits, who were also a Cubs affiliate at the time, did so in the 1985 and 1986 seasons. Should they win a third consecutive Mills Cup Championship, they would be the first team in Carolina League history, which dates back to the 1945 season, to win three straight titles. HELLO, IT S ME After their sevengame road trip to begin the season, Myrtle Beach returns to TicketReturn.Com Field on Thursday for their 2017 opener. The Birds will host a pair of familiar foes in their first homestand: Lynchburg and Buies Creek their first two opponents of the 2017 regular season. Repetitively, they ll host the Hillcats for four contests before the Astros jet in for three games. This early scheduling quirk is one the Pelicans should get used to: The Birds play 11 of their 24 games in April against the Hillcats. Myrtle Beach also hosts Lynchburg from May 1214 before not seeing the Hillcats for the rest of the season. All told, 28 of the Pelicans first 41 games come against either Lynchburg or Buies Creek. SEINFELD, FOUR (AND TWO) Despite a Carolina Leaguehigh six consecutive playoff appearances, fast starts have not been Myrtle Beach s forte. However, the Pelicans have achieved a strong beginning to a campaign not seen for a while in the Grand Strand. For one, the Birds started 31 for the first time since 2011. Meanwhile, Myrtle Beach beat Buies Creek 73 on Tuesday, giving the Pelicans their first 42 beginning since 2005. In falling to Buies Creek 61 on Wednesday, Myrtle Beach again failed to initiate a season with a 52 mark since at least the 2004 campaign. DON T PUSH THE PANIC BUTTON YET Myrtle Beach s offense has struggled to begin the season, with the Pelicans 21 runs tying for eighth place in the 10team circuit. Despite Myrtle Beach averaging a paltry 3.0 runs per game, roughly half of Down East and Salem s leagueleading 5.9 tally per contest, there is optimism for the Pelicans offense. Right off the bat, the small sample size of seven games is much too early to make a determination of true talent level. Second, most of the Birds offense hails from a LowA South Bend club that finished among the top three clubs in the 16team Midwest League in average (.266), onbase percentage (.333), slugging percentage (.374), OPS (.708) and runs (633). The third reason the Birds offense should come around simply relates to luck: Myrtle Beach s batting average on balls in play (BABIP) is just.262, well below the yearly league average of.300. That number almost certainly will regress back towards the mean as the season wears on, meaning the Pelicans offense should start scoring more runs as that happens. PELICAN POINTS Dating back to last season, Pelicans reliever Jordan Minch has gone 17 appearances without allowing a run (18.1 IP, 11 H, 15 K, 7 BB). The last time the southpaw surrendered a tally was on May 24, 2016... Tyler Alamo has two hits in each of his last three games (6for12,.500, 2 2B, HR, RBI, 3 R)... No Myrtle Beach starter has yielded more than three earned runs in an outing so far. The Pelicans rotation has a 3.27 ERA through their first seven games... The Birds bullpen has also been strong, posting an even 2.00 ERA through the first week of the campaign. Myrtle Beach s 4028 (.588) home record in 2016 was the secondbest of any squad in the Carolina League. UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS AND GAME TIMES DATE TIME OPPONENT PELICANS STARTER OPP. STARTER Fri. April 14 7:05 ET Lynchburg RHP Oscar De La Cruz (10, 0.00) RHP Jared Robinson (01, 4.50) Sat. April 15 7:05 ET Lynchburg RHP Casey Bloomquist (01, 4.50) RHP ShaoChing Chiang (01, 3.38) Sun. April 16 6:05 ET Lynchburg RHP Adbert Alzolay (10, 4.82) RHP Matt Esparza (02, 6.75) Mon. April 17 7:05 ET Buies Creek RHP Thomas Hatch (01, 2.79) TBA Tue. April 18 7:05 ET Buies Creek TBA TBA Wed. April 19 7:05 ET Buies Creek TBA TBA Thu. April 20 7:00 ET at Down East TBA TBA Tyler Alamo: Multiple hits in three straight (6for12,.500, 2 2B, HR, RBI, BB, 3 R) Bryant Flete:.285/.395/.415 in 34 games with Myrtle Beach in 2016 (.250/.349/.340 in career) Robert Garcia:.910 OPS as a righthand batter (.710 as a lefthanded hitter) Trent Giambrone: Batted.292/.404/.433 with Eugene last season (first pro campaign) P.J. Higgins: Walked 72 times against 75 strikeouts with South Bend in 2016 (.389 OBP) Jesse Hodges: Posted a.708 OPS in 61 G w/south Bend, compared to.512 in 29 G w/mb BIRDS NEST NUGGETS vs. THE HILLCATS 2017 vs. Hillcats...31 in Myrtle Beach...00 in Lynchburg...31 AllTime vs. Lynchburg...196168 (.538) 2016 Regular Season vs. Lynchburg...68 in Myrtle Beach...55 in Lynchburg...13 PELICANS BY THE NUMBERS Record...43 Home Record...00 Road Record...43 Current Streak...L1 Runs Scored...21 (3.0 per game)/t8th Runs Allowed... 23 (3.3 per game)/4thfewest Run Differential... 2/7th Pythagorean Record...34 Southern Division Standing/GB...4th/2.0 Current Standings Streak...4th, 1 day Long Standings Streak... T2nd, 2 days (4/94/10) Series Record...110 Series Streak...L1 Pelicans Sweeps... 0 Sweeps of the Pelicans... 0 Batting Average/Rank....208/9th OnBase Percentage....304/9th Slugging Percentage....316/9th OPS....620/9th BABIP....262 Strikeouts...62/4thMost Walks...29/4th Hits... 48/T7th Doubles... 6/T7th Triples... 2/T5th Home Runs...5/4th Stolen Bases...2/9th Defensive Efficiency (MLB avg: ~.705)....706 Errors... 5/Fewest FIP...3.33 ERA...2.70/2nd BABIP....294 Strikeouts... 51/T9th Walks... 28/T3rdMost Hits Allowed... 52/5thFewest Home Runs... 2/Fewest WHIP... 1.33/4th Starters WL...23 Starters ERA...3.27 Bullpen WL...20 Bullpen ERA...2.00 FIRST HALF STANDINGS SOUTHERN Buies Creek 61 Down East 52 1.0 Carolina 42 1.5 Myrtle Beach 43 2.0 WinstonSalem 16 5.0 NORTHERN Potomac 42 Salem 34 1.5 Frederick 24 2.0 Wilmington 24 2.0 Lynchburg 25 2.5 Eddy Martinez: Hitless in last five games (0for16), but has reached in four of them (5 BB) Connor Myers: Hitless in five straight (0for15), but has reached in three straight (4 BB) Tyler Pearson: Hit fourth career home run on Saturday at Lynchburg Matt Rose:.902 OPS with 19 XBH in the 2nd half of 2016;.555 OPS with seven XBH in the 1st half Carlos Sepulveda: Hits in four of last five (5for21,.238, 2 RBIs, BB) Daniel Spingola: Hits in three straight starts (5for12,.417, 2B, 3B, 2 BB)
PAGE 2 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES SITUATIONAL RECORDS & MISC., HIGHS AND LOWS PELICANS SITUATIONAL RECORD Against the Opponents Team Total Home Road vs. Northern...31... 00...31 vs. Frederick...00... 00...00 vs. Lynchburg...31... 00...31 vs. Potomac...00... 00...00 vs. Salem...00... 00...00 vs. Wilmington...00... 00...00 vs. Southern...12... 00...12 vs. Buies Creek...12... 00...12 vs. Carolina...00... 00...00 vs. Down East...00... 00...00 vs. WinstonSalem...00... 00...00 Situations Extra innings...00... 00...00 Games decided in last AB...10... 00...10 Walkoffs...00... 00...00 Leading after 6 innings...30... 00...30 Trailing after 6 innings...13... 00...13 Tied after 6 innings...00... 00...00 Leading after 7 innings...30... 00...30 Trailing after 7 innings...13... 00...13 Tied after 7 innings...00... 00...00 Leading after 8 innings...30... 00...30 Trailing after 8 innings...03... 00...03 Tied after 8 innings...10... 00...10 Jerseys Home white vest...00... 00...00 Road grey jersey...11... 00...11 Alternate blue jersey...12... 00...12 Navy BP jersey...10... 00...10 Themed jerseys...00... 00...00 Pitching With a RHSP...42 With a LHSP...01 Starter throws 5.0plus...31 Starter throws < 5.0...12 Get quality start...00 Walking three or less (as team)...11 Walking more than three (as team)...32 Bullpen allows no runs...31 Bullpen allows runs...12 Shutout...00 Batting Scoring first...21 Opp. scoring first...22 Scoring sixplus runs...10 Scoring fourplus runs...20 Scoring less than 4 runs...13 Outhitting the opposition...30 Opponent outhits the Pelicans...03 Teams tie in hits...10 Hitting a HR...30 Hitting no home runs...13 Stealing multiple bases...00 Stealing a base...20 Not stealing any bases...23 vs LH Starter...11 vs RH Starter...32 Defense Committing no errors...30 Committing 1 error...12 Committing 2 errors...01 Committing 3+ errors...00 Number of Days (in division) In first place...2 In second place...3 In third place...0 In fourth place...2 In fifth place...0 Current streak...4th, 1 day *Half standings only, reset at start of second half Day of the Week Record Total Home Road Sunday...10... 00...10 Monday...01... 00...01 Tuesday...10... 00...10 Wednesday...01... 00...01 Thursday...10... 00...10 Friday...10... 00...10 Saturday...01... 00...01 Monthly Record April... 43 (1111 in 16) May... 00 (1612 in 16) June... 00 (1216 in 16) July... 00 (1712 in 16) August... 00 (225 in 16) September... 00 (41 in 16) Misc. Onerun games... 21 Tworun games... 10 Threerun games... 00 Games decided by at least five runs... 01 Highwater mark...20 (4/7), 42 (4/11) Lowwater mark...21 (4/8), 43 (4/12) TEAM BATTING TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS TEAM PITCHING Most runs, game...7 (4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Fewest runs, game...1 (2x; 4/12/17 at Buies Creek) Runs, inning...3 (2x; 2nd, 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Hits, game... 11 (3x; 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Hits, inning...4 (2x; 2nd, 4/9/17 at Lynchburg) Fewest hits, game...2 (4/10/17 at Buies Creek) Doubles, game...3 (4/9/17 at Lynchburg) Triples, game...1 (2x; 4/12/17 at Buies Creek) Home runs, game...2 (4/6/17 at Lynchburg) Home runs, inning... 2 (2nd, 4/6/17 at Lynchburg) Stolen bases, game...1 (2x; 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Walks, game...5 (3x; 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Strikeouts, game...16 (4/10/17 at Buies Creek) Most GIDP... 2 (2x; 4/9/17 at Lynchburg) Men left on base... 10 (2x; 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Most runs allowed, game...6 (4/8/17 at Lynchburg) Fewest runs allowed, game...1 (4/7/17 at Lynchburg) Most hits allowed, game... 10 (3x; 4/12/17 at Buies Creek) Fewest hits allowed, game...3 (4/7/17 at Lynchburg) Strikeouts, game...13 (4/6/17 at Lynchburg) Walks, game...8 (4/8/17 at Lynchburg) Walks, inning...3 (8th, 4/8/17 at Lynchburg) Runs allowed, inning...3 (2x; 5th, 4/12/17 at Buies Creek) Hits allowed, inning... 4 (5th, 4/12/17 at Buies Creek) Home runs allowed, game...2 (4/6/17 at Lynchburg) Most pitchers used, game...4 (3x; 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Errors, game...2 (4/8/17 at Lynchburg) Total double plays turned...2 (2x; 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak... 2 (4/64/7) Longest losing streak... 1 (3x; 4/8, 4/10, 4/12) Most runs, both teams...10 (4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Most hits, both teams... 21 (2x; 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Most home runs, both teams...4 (4/6/17 at Lynchburg) Consecutive games with a home run... 2 (4/84/9) Consecutive games without a home run...1 (3x; 4/12present) Consecutive games without an error...3 (4/94/11) Consecutive games with an error... 2 (4/74/8) Longest game... 3:11 (4/9/17 at Lynchburg) Shortest nineinning game... 2:19 (4/10/17 at Buies Creek) Largest margin of victory...4 (4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Largest margin of defeat...5 (4/8/17 at Lynchburg) Largest crowd, home...0 Largest crowd, road...2,484 (4/6/17 at Lynchburg) Largest deficit overcome in win...1 (2x; 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Largest lead surrendered in loss...1 (4/10/17 at Buies Creek) Comeback wins (trailing by 3+)...0 Comeback wins (trailing by 4+)...0 Comeback wins (trailing by 5+)...0 Walkoff wins...0 Games affected by weather...0 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS INDIVIDUAL BATTING Runs, game... 3 (Tyler Alamo, 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Hits, game... 3 (2x; Matt Rose, 4/9/17 at Lynchburg) RBI, game... 3 (2x; Jesse Hodges, 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Doubles, game... 1 (6x; Tyler Alamo, 4/12/17 at Buies Creek) Triples, game...1 (2x; Daniel Spingola, 4/12/17 at Buies Creek) Home runs, game... 1 (5x; Tyler Alamo, 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Extrabase hits, game...2 (Matt Rose, 4/9/17 at Lynchburg) Walks, game...2 (4x; Daniel Spingola, 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Strikeouts, game... 3 (5x; Trent Giambrone, 4/12/17 at Buies Creek) Stolen bases, game...1 (2x; Daniel Spingola, 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Hitting streak... 5 (P.J. Higgins, 4/64/11) OnBase streak...5 (Eddy Martinez and P.J. Higgins, 4/64/11) Longest MultiHit Streak...3 (Tyler Alamo, 4/9present) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most innings pitched, starter... 5.0 (4x; Casey Bloomquist, 4/10/17 at Buies Creek) Most innings pitched, reliever...2.2 (Pedro Araujo, 4/8/17 at Lynchburg) Fewest innings pitched, starter... 4.0 (Justin Steele, 4/8/17 at Lynchburg) Most strikeouts, starter... 5 (4x; Thomas Hatch, 4/12/17 at Buies Creek) Most strikeouts, reliever...4 (Scott Effross, 4/6/17 at Lynchburg) Most walks issued...5 (Justin Steele, 4/8/17 at Lynchburg) Most hits allowed... 6 (2x; Adbert Alzolay, 4/11/17 at Buies Creek) Most runs allowed... 4 (2x; Thomas Hatch, 4/12/17 at Buies Creek) Most earned runs allowed... 3 (3x; Thomas Hatch, 4/12/17 at Buies Creek) Most home runs allowed... 2 (Adbert Alzolay, 4/6/17 at Lynchburg) Longest nohit bid...4.2 (Thomas Hatch, 4/7/17 at Lynchburg) Most stolen bases allowed...2 (Casey Bloomquist, 4/10/17 at Buies Creek)
2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES PAGE 3 TODAY S PELICANS STARTER Justin Steele HT: 62 WT: 195 BATS: Left THROWS: Left AGE: 21 BIRTHDAY: July 11, 1995 BORN: Lucedale, Miss. RESIDES: Lucedale, Miss. ACQUIRED BY CUBS: Selected in the fifth round of the 2014 draft out of the George County HS #21 LHP (01, 2.25 ERA) SINGLE GAME HIGHS Season Highs IP...4.0 (4/8/17 at LYN) H... 4 (4/8/17 at LYN) R... 4 (4/8/17 at LYN) ER... 1 (4/8/17 at LYN) BB... 5 (4/8/17 at LYN) SO... 1 (4/8/17 at LYN) IP... 6.0 (7x; 9/4/16 vs. DAY) H...10 (7/20/15 at VAN) R... 8 (3x; 8/13/16 at DAY) ER... 8 (2x; 8/13/16 at DAY) BB...5 (3x; 4/8/17 at LYN) SO... 10 (5/18/16 at GL) CAREER STATS YEAR TEAM LVL W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER HR HB BB K WP BK GIDPAVG 2014 Mesa Rk 0 0 2.89 9 4 0 0 18.2 15 6 6 0 1 8 25 2 0 1.217 2015 Eugene A 3 1 2.66 10 10 0 0 40.2 38 24 12 0 0 15 38 6 1 3.245 2016 South Bend A 5 7 5.00 19 19 0 0 77.1 93 57 43 3 8 39 76 7 2 7.305 2017 MYRTLE BEACH A+ 0 1 2.25 1 1 0 0 4.0 4 4 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0.267 MINOR LG TOTALS 8 9 3.98 39 34 0 0 140.1 150 91 62 3 10 67 140 15 3 11.276 HIGHA TOTALS 0 1 2.25 1 1 0 0 4.0 4 4 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0.267 REPERTOIRE Fastball TwoSeam Fastball Changeup Curveball ABOUT JUSTIN Steele is ranked as the No. 24 prospect in the Cubs organization according to Baseball America. The southpaw had committed to pitching at the University of Southern Mississippi before signing with the Cubs. 2017 SEASON 2016 SEASON Steele had two starts in which he gave up eight runs. The southpaw did not allow more than three earned runs in any of his other 17 outings. In those 17 starts, he was 55 with a 3.27 ERA (27 ER in 74.2 IP, 78 H, 36 BB, 72 K). Steele dealt with a bad platoon issue last season. He held lefties to a.215 average and.619 OPS in 93 atbats. However, righties batted.344 with a.903 OPS in 212 atbats. 2015 SEASON Steele allowed more than two earned runs in just one of his 10 starts. Righties hit.220 with a.587 OPS against him, but lefties were 12for37 (.324) with a.780 OPS against him. ADDITIONAL CAREER NOTES Steele was named the 5A Player of the Year in Mississippi by state coaches in 2014. He won the 2014 Mississipii Hall of Fame Award for High School Baseball. VS. THE HILLCATS Career: 1 G, 1 GS, 01 with a 2.25 ERA (1 ER in 4.0 IP) 2017: 1 G, 1 GS, 01 with a 2.25 ERA (1 ER in 4.0 IP) DATE SITE RESULT IP H R ER BB SO 4/8/17 Calvin Falwell Field L (L, 61) 4.0 4 4 1 5 1 TOTALS VS. LYNCHBURG 01 (team 01) 4.0 4 4 1 5 1 IN MYRTLE BEACH 00 (team 00) IN LYNCHBURG 01 (team 01) 4.0 4 4 1 5 1 *Does not include the postseason 2017 DAYBYDAY WITH PELICANS Date Opp DEC ERA IP H R ER HR BB K 4/8 at LYN L 2.25 4.0 4 4 1 0 5 1 PELICANS STARTERS BY THE NUMBERS PITCHER GS QS IP (AVG. IP) TEAM WL SUPPORT Alzolay 2 0 9.1 (4.2) 20 11 (5.5) Bloomquist 1 0 5.0 (5.0) 01 2 (2.0) De La Cruz 1 0 5.0 (5.0) 10 4 (4.0) Hatch 2 0 9.2 (4.2) 11 3 (1.5) Steele 1 0 4.0 (4.0) 01 1 (1.0) TOTALS 7 0 33.0 (4.2) 43 21 (3.0) As a senior in high school, the southpaw went 51 with a 0.98 ERA in eight games, striking out 92 batters in 43.0 innings. He threw two nohitters.
PLAYER PAGE 4 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES LAST TIME OUT OF THE BULLPEN DAYS OF REST IP H R ER BB SO 1ST BATTERS RETIRED/ FACED PCT RI/ Score SAVES/ OPPS INNINGS HIGH AS RP STRIKEOUTS HIGH AS RP Araujo April 11 at Buies Creek 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 2/2 100% 1/1 0/0 2.2 (4/8/17 at LYN) 3 (4/11/17 at BC) Bloomquist% April 6 at Lynchburg 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1/1 100% 0/0 0/0 1.0 (4/6/17 at LYN) 1 (4/6/17 at LYN) Brooks April 10 at Buies Creek 2 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 1/2 50% 0/0 0/0 2.0 (4/7/17 at LYN) 3 (4/7/17 at LYN) Effross April 9 at Lynchburg 3 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 1/2 50% 5/1 2/2 1.2 (2x; 4/9/17 at LYN) 4 (4/6/17 at LYN) Kellogg N/A 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0% 0/0 0/0 N/A N/A Maples April 11 at Buies Creek 1 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 1/2 50% 1/1 0/0 1.2 (4/11/17 at BC) 3 (4/11/17 at BC) Minch April 10 at Buies Creek 2 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 2/2 100% 0/0 0/0 1.1 (4/6/17 at LYN) 3 (4/6/17 at LYN) Norwood April 11 at Buies Creek 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1/2 50% 0/0 0/0 2.0 (4/7/17 at LYN) N/A Null N/A 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0% 0/0 0/0 N/A N/A Thorpe April 12 at Buies Creek 0 1.1 3 0 0 0 1 1/2 50% 1/0 0/0 2.1 (4/9/17 at LYN) 3 (4/9/17 at LYN) Williamson April 12 at Buies Creek 0 2.0 2 1 1 3 0 1/2 50% 3/0 0/0 2.0 (4/12/17 at BC) N/A BULLPEN TOTALS 27.0 22 6 6 11 26 11/17 64.7% 11/3 2/2 **Note: Only includes relief appearances % In rotation PEDRO ARAUJO RHP #38 Height: 6 3 Weight: 214 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (7/2/93 in San Cristobal, D.R.) HS: N/A Acquired: NDFA, 2011 IP: 6.0 (4x; 6/6/14 at DSL PHI) H: 9 (6/24/11 at DSL NAT) R: 7 (6/13/11 vs. DSL NYY) ER: 7 (6/13/11 vs. DSL NYY) K: 8 (7/31/13 vs. DSL NAT) BB: 4 (7.30/11 at DSL FLA) BIRDS IN THE BULLPEN CRAIG BROOKS RHP #5 Height: 5 10 Weight: 180 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (9/23/92 in Monroe, N.C.) HS: Parkwood HS (N.C.) College: Catawba College (N.C.) Acquired: 7th round, 2015 IP: 2.1 (4/24/16 vs. FW) H: 6 (7/7/16 at WS) R: 5 (7/28/16 at SAL) ER: 5 (7/28/16 at SAL) K: 5 (2x; 9/5/16 at POT) BB: 3 (4/30/16 at CR) SCOTT EFFROSS RHP #27 Height: 6 2 Weight: 202 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (12/28/93 in Twinsburg, Ohio) HS: Twinsburg High School (Ohio) College: Indiana University Acquired: 15th round, 2015 IP: 3.2 (8/13/15 vs. EVE) H: 6 (2x; 8/28/16 at WIL) R: 5 (4/28/16 at QC) ER: 5 (4/28/16 at QC) K: 4 (3x; 4/6/17 at LYN) BB: 3 (8/29/15 vs. HIL) With LowA South Bend in 2016, went 30 with a 1.59 ERA in 34.0 IP (19 H, 11 BB, 45 K). However, went 02 with a 5.21 ERA in 19.0 IP with Myrtle Beach (18 H, 13 BB, 22 K). Named a Northwest League AllStar with Eugene in 2015, going 02 with a 2.68 ERA. Araujo whiffed 70 against nine walks and 43 hits allowed in 50.1 innings. Split 2014 with the DSL Cubs and Mesa, going 21 with a 1.98 ERA and 41 strikeouts against 14 free passes in 36.1 frames. FB, CV, CH DILLON MAPLES RHP #35 Height: 6 2 Weight: 225 B/T: R/R Age: 24 (5/9/92 in West End, N.C.) HS: Pinecrest High School (N.C.) Acquired: 14th round, 2011 IP: 5.0 (10x 8/31/13 at CLI) H: 8 (8/28/14 vs. EVE) R: 9 (8/9/14 at SK) ER: 7 (2x; 8/9/14 at SK) K: 9 (8/15/13 vs. EUG) BB: 7 (6/9/13 at CR) Struggled in Myrtle Beach in 2016 (7.71 ERA in 7.0 IP over 9 G) before pitching to a 3.24 ERA in 19 G with South Bend (25.0 IP, 18 H, 10 BB, 17 K) Named Cubs fifthbest prospect after 2011 season by Baseball America Had committed to play baseball and football at North Carolina Father, Tim, reached TripleA in Baltimore Orioles organization Broke father s HS singlegame record w/18 K on two occasions Hit 53yard FG in HS FB, CB, CH, SL TOMMY THORPE LHP #6 Height: 6 0 Weight: 195 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 (7/5/15 at BG) K: 7 (8/20/15 vs. DAY) BB: 4 (7/5/15 at BG) 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 46, 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 2015 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). Twotime First Team AllPac 12 Pitches: FB, CB, SL, CH Went 21 with a 1.39 ERA in 23 G in South Bend (42 K, 20 BB, 22 H in 32.1 IP). However, had an 8.25 ERA in MB (27 K, 20 BB, 29 H in 24.0 IP). Led DivisionII in strikeouts as a senior in 2015, with 158 in 99 IP. Won the American Baseball Coaches Association National Player and Pitcher of the Year awards in 2015. Went 20 with a 5.14 ERA between Mesa (Rk) and Eugene (A) in 2015. FB, SL, CH JORDAN MINCH LHP #32 Height: 6 3 Weight: 210 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 WS) R: 5 (7/5/15 at BG) ER: 4 (2x; 4/19/16 at WS) K: 4 (3x; 6/25/15 at LC) BB: 2 (7x; 4/6/17 at LYN) 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 2014. Set Purdue freshman record for IP (81.1), K (63) and GS (14) in 2013 Big Ten AllFreshman Team in 2013. Parents surprised him with trip to Wrigley Field when he was 10; grew up a huge Cubs fan. FB, SL, CH JOHN WILLIAMSON LHP #8 Height: 6 1 Weight: 195 B/T: L/L Age: 24 (9/27/92 in Houston, Texas) HS: Lamar HS (Texas) College: Rice University Acquired: 23rd round, 2015 IP: 3.0 (9/3/16 vs. DAY) H: 7 (7/19/15 at VAN) R: 5 (7/19/15 at VAN) ER: 5 (7/19/15 at VAN) K: 4 (2x; 7/25/16 at PEO, GM2) BB: 3 (2x; 4/12/17 at BC) Went 31 with a 2.37 ERA at LowA South Bend in 2016. In 57.0 innings, allowed 45 hits, struck out 53 and walked 20. Went 11 with a 5.89 ERA in 14 games between Rookielevel Mesa and Short Season Class A Eugene in 2015. Known in the rapping industry under the stage name of Swilson. Has released a rap album titled Unreleased, which features All the Way Up, a song about the Cubs 2016 World Series aspirations. Only started pitching consistently as a SR. at Rice. Used to be an OF. Pitches: FB, SL, CH Pitched to a 2.77 ERA in 32 G for LowA 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 22 record with a 2.35 ERA as a junior in 2015, with seven of his 21 outings coming as a starter. Posted a 1.98 ERA through a schoolrecord 32 appearances for Indiana in 2014, good for 10th alltime in school history. FB, SL, CH JAMES NORWOOD RHP #34 Height: 6 2 Weight: 215 B/T: R/R Age: 23 (12/24/93 in New York, N.Y.) HS: All Hallows HS (N.Y.) College: Saint Louis University Acquired: 7th round, 2014 IP: 6.0 (8/14/15 at WIS) H: 8 (8/21/15 vs. FW) R: 6 (7/21/15 at DAY) ER: 5 (2x; 7/21/15 at DAY) K: 7 (8/14/15 at WIS) BB: 4 (4x; 9/2/15 vs. DAY) Registered a 3.71 ERA in 26.2 IP with LowA South Bend in 2016 before earning promotion to Myrtle Beach (1.93 ERA in 9.1 IP). In 2015, went 26 with a 4.68 ERA in 18 games, 12 starts, between Rookielevel Mesa and LowA South Bend. Over 50.0 innings, he struck out 39 against 21 walks and 49 hits allowed. First Team AllAtlantic 10 as a junior at Saint Louis in 2014. Went 82 with a 2.68 ERA in 15 starts covering 94 innings. The eight wins were the secondmost ever in a single season at SLU. Pitches: FB, SL, CH, SPL
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% KBB% BABIP LOB% ERA FIP EF PLAYER (TOTAL) SOLO 2RUN 3RUN GS Adbert Alzolay 9.1 6.8 4.8 17.1% 12.2% 4.9%.259 80.4% 4.82 6.52 1.70 Tyler Alamo 1 Pedro Araujo 4.2 9.6 0.0 29.4% 0.0 29.4%.250 66.7% 1.93 1.48 0.45 Bryant Flete Casey Bloomquist 6.0 9.0 0.0 25.0% 0.0% 25.0%.389 57.1% 4.50 1.69 2.81 Robert Garcia Craig Brooks 3.1 10.8 2.7 33.3% 8.3% 25.0%.286 100.0% 0.00 2.19 2.19 Trent Giambrone 1 Oscar De La Cruz 5.0 9.0 3.6 23.8% 9.5% 14.3%.357 100.0% 0.00 3.03 3.03 P.J. Higgins Scott Effross 3.1 13.5 2.7 35.7% 7.1% 28.6%.375 50.0% 5.40 1.73 3.67 Jesse Hodges Thomas Hatch 9.2 6.5 4.7 17.1% 12.2% 4.9%.207 54.6% 2.79 3.73 0.94 Eddy Martinez Ryan Kellogg 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 Connor Myers Dillon Maples 2.1 11.6 11.6 23.1% 23.1% 0.0%.429 83.3% 3.86 4.91 1.05 Adonis Paula Jordan Minch 3.0 12.0 6.0 33.3% 16.7% 16.6%.167 100.0% 0.00 3.03 3.03 Tyler Pearson 1 James Norwood 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%.222 100.0% 0.00 3.63 3.63 Matt Rose 1 Jeremy Null 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 Carlos Sepulveda Justin Steele 4.0 2.3 11.3 4.8% 23.8% 19.1%.286 60.0% 2.25 7.83 5.58 Daniel Spingola 1 Tommy Thorpe 3.2 9.8 2.5 23.5% 5.9% 17.7%.417 83.3% 2.45 2.26 0.19 TOTAL 4 1 John Williamson 2.2 0.0 10.1 0.0% 23.1% 23.1%.222 83.3% 3.38 8.13 4.75 Statistics only include time with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. *Statistics courtesy of Fangraphs.com, and only include time with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. CONTROLLING THE RUNNING GAME PLAYER CS/SBA CS% PO WP BK CPO IP Adbert Alzolay 0/2 0% 2 9.1 Pedro Araujo 0/2 0% 4.2 Casey Bloomquist 1/3 33.3% 6.0 Craig Brooks 1/1 100% 1 3.1 Oscar De La Cruz 0/0 0% 1 5.0 Scott Effross 0/0 0% 3.1 Thomas Hatch 0/1 0% 1 9.2 Ryan Kellogg 0/0 0% 0.0 Dillon Maples 0/1 0% 2.1 Jordan Minch 0/1 0% 3.0 James Norwood 0/0 0% 3.0 Jeremy Null 0/0 0% 0.0 Justin Steele 1/1 0% 4.0 Tommy Thorpe 0/1 0% 3.2 John Williamson 0/0 0% 2.2 TOTALS 3/13 23.1% 5 60.0 2016 CAROLINA LEAGUE PARK FACTORS TEAM AFFILATION RUNS HOME RUNS BABIP Buies Creek Astros Houston Astros N/A N/A N/A Carolina Mudcats Milwaukee Brewers 79 93 96 Down East Wood Ducks Texas Rangers N/A N/A N/A Frederick Keys Baltimore Orioles 124 196 107 Myrtle Beach Pelicans Chicago Cubs 96 109 94 Lynchburg Hillcats Cleveland Indians 105 82 104 Potomac Nationals Washington Nationals 89 92 91 Salem Red Sox Boston Red Sox 106 53 108 Wilmington Blue Rocks Kansas City Royals 103 97 104 WinstonSalem Dash Chicago White Sox 101 94 98 Statistics accoring to Baseball America, according to 2016 date 100 is neutral and compare each team s home rates with road rates for: (1) runs per game, (2) home runs per game and (3) batting average on balls in play. PITCHER BREAKDOWN Rec. IP ERA H (/9) R ER BB (/9) SO (/9) HR (/9) Starters 23 33.0 3.27 30 (8.2) 17 12 17 (4.6) 25 (6.8) 2 (0.5) Relievers 20 27.0 2.00 22 (7.3) 6 6 11 (4.5) 26 (8.7) 0 (0.0) CATCHER BREAKDOWN G INN ER CERA CS SBA* PCT% PB CPO Tyler Alamo 1 8.0 4 4.50 0 2 0.0% 0 0 P.J. Higgins 4 36.0 8 2.00 1 6 16.7% 1 0 Tyler Pearson 2 16.0 6 3.38 2 5 40.0% 0 0 *Excludes CS/SBA when pitcher pickoffs which result in a CS and SB credited on failed pickoff plays ERRORLESS STREAKS PLAYER ERRORS DATE OF LAST VS. TYPE ERRORLESS STREAK Tyler Alamo 0 N/A N/A N/A 2 Casey Bloomquist 1 4/10/17 at BC Fielding Bryant Flete 1 4/12/17 at BC Fielding 0 Robert Garcia 1 4/8/17 at LYN Fielding 2 Trent Giambrone 0 N/A N/A N/A 4 P.J. Higgins 0 N/A N/A N/A 4 Jesse Hodges 0 N/A N/A N/A 6 Eddy Martinez 0 N/A N/A N/A 6 Connor Myers 0 N/A N/A N/A 6 Adonis Paula 0 N/A N/A N/A Tyler Pearson 0 N/A N/A N/A 2 Matt Rose 2 4/8/17 at LYN Throwing 4 Carlos Sepulveda 0 N/A N/A N/A 5 Daniel Spingola 0 N/A N/A N/A 6 * With Pelicans only
PAGE 6 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES BIRD BATS (ordered alphabetically) TYLER ALAMO C #13 Height: 6 4 HS: Cypress High School Born: Orange, Calif. Weight: 200 College: N/A Resides: Cypress, Calif. B/T: Right / Right Acquired: 24th round, 2013 Age: 21 (DOB: 5/2/95) 1 1 4/11/17 at BC (Solo, 4th inning, Elieser Hernandez), 6 MutiHit Games 3 3 MultiHR Games: MultiRBI Games BB% 6.3% AB 4 (3x; 4/12/17 at BC) AB 5 (19x; 9/3/16 vs. DAY) K% 25.0% H 2 (3x; 4/12/17 at BC) H 3 (4x; 5/13/16 at LAN) ISO.333 R 3 (4/11/17 at BC) R 4 (6/22/14 at DIA) BABIP.500 HR 1 (4/11/17 at BC) HR 1 (6x; 4/11/17 at BC) woba.521 RBI 1 (4/11/17 at BC) RBI 4 (5/7/16 vs. BEL) wrc+ 230 K 2 (4/7/17 at LYN) K 3 (4x; 4/26/16 at QC) BB 1 (4/11/17 at BC) BB 2 (3x; 7/9/15 at TRI) Long Hit Streak: 3 (4/9present) SB SB 1 (8/9/15 at BOI) Went 2for4 with a home run, walk and three runs In a careerhigh 85 games with South Bend in 2016, batted scored on April 11 at Buies Creek..243/.283/.330 with 12 2B, 5 HR and 50 RBIs. Put together a.261/.338/.268 line in 41 G with Eugene in 2015. Served as a catcher in Spring Training for Pedro Strop in 2016 and Jon Lester in 2015. Had committed to Cal State Fullerton before signing with Cubs. BRYANT FLETE INF #3 Height: 5 10 HS: N/A Born: Cumairebo, Venezuela Weight: 146 College: N/A Resides: Valencia, Venezuela B/T: Left / Right Acquired: NDFA, 1/30/12 Age: 24 (DOB: 1/31/93) N/A, 18 MutiHit Games 1 1 MultiHR Games: MultiRBI Games BB% 14.3% AB 4 (4x; 4/12/17 at BC) AB 6 (6x; 7/30/16 at SAL) K% 23.8% H 2 (4/6/17 at LYN) H 4 (8/23/12 at DSL NAT) ISO.000 R 1 (4/9/17 at LYN) R 3 (6x; 7/30/16 at SAL) BABIP.308 HR HR 1 (8x; 9/1/16 vs. LYN) woba.285 RBI RBI 3 (5x; 7/17/16 at KC wrc+ 70 K 2 (4/12/17 at BC) K 4 (6/10/13 at VSL DET) BB 2 (4/9/17 at LYN) BB 4 (4/31/13 at VSL DET) Long Hit Streak: 3 (4/64/9) SB 1 (4/6/17 at LYN) SB 2 (3x; 7/20/13 at VSL DET) Signed by the Cubs as a nondrafted free agent a day before he turned 19yearsold. Hit.285/.395/.415 with six doubles, two triples, two homers and 18 RBIs in 34 games with Myrtle Beach in 2016 Split 2015 between DoubleA Tennessee and LowA South Bend, batting.166/.261/.221 in 58 combined games ROBERT GARCIA OF #15 Height: 5 10 HS: N/A Born: Santo Domingo, D.R. Weight: 170 College: N/A Resides: Santo Domingo, D.R. B/T: Switch / Right Acquired: NDFA, 7/6/13 Age: 23 (DOB: 12/6/93) N/A, 11 MutiHit Games 1 1 MultiHR Games: MultiRBI Games BB% 0.0% AB 3 (3x; 4/11/17 at BC) AB 6 (3x; 8/10/16 at SK) K% 41.7% H 2 (4/11/17 at BC) H 4 (2x; 7/16/15 vs. DIA) ISO.000 R R 3 (4x; 6/22/16 at HIL) BABIP.500 HR HR 1 (5x; 7/20/16 vs. HIL) woba.299 RBI 1 (4/11/17 at BC) RBI 4 (6/27/15 at GIA) wrc+ 80 K 2 (2x; 4/10/17 at BC) K 4 (8/4/16 vs. VAN) BB BB 3 (7/23/13 at DSL Tigers) Long Hit Streak: 1 (2x; 4/11present) SB SB 3 (3x; 8/4/15 at PAD) Reached base three times and drove in a run on 4/11 at BC In 49 games with Eugene in 2016, batted.283/.345/.418 with 13 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR and 19 RBIs. Hit.341/.409/.445 with 4 2B, 4 3B, 2 HR and 23 RBIs with Mesa in 2015. Swiped 24 bags in 29 attempts and posted a.316/.398/.398 line with the DSL Cubs in 2014 (5 2B, 3 3B, HR, 25 RBIs)
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: 175 College: Delta State University (Miss.) Resides: Metairie, La. B/T: Right / Right Acquired: 25th round, 2016 Age: 23 (DOB: 12/20/93) 1 1 4/6/17 at LYN (2run, 2nd inning, Esparza), 25 MutiHit Games MultiHR Games: MultiRBI Games 1 1 BB% 12.0% AB 4 (4x; 4/12/17 at BC) AB 5 (4x; 8/27/16 at SK) K% 40.0% H 1 (5x; 4/12/17 at BC) H 4 (8/10/16 at SK) ISO.182 R 1 (3x; 4/10/17 at BC) R 3 (8/10/16 at SK) BABIP.364 HR 1 (4/6/17 at LYN) HR 1 (5x; 4/6/17 at LYN) woba.340 RBI 2 (4/6/17 at LYN) RBI 4 (8/27/16 at SK) wrc+ 108 K 3 (2x; 4/12/17 at BC) K 3 (2x; 4/10/17 at BC) BB 1 (3x; 4/10/17 at BC) BB 3 (8/26/16 at SK) Long Hit Streak: 4 (4/64/9) SB SB 1 (6x; 9/2/16 vs. TRI) Launched a tworun home run on Opening Day (4/6) at LYN (2nd inning, Matt Esparza) Batted.291/.399/.430 in 51 games with Eugene in 2016 (12 2B, 4 HR, 22 RBIs). As a senior in 2016, earned the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove at 2B and was named the ABCA/Rawlings Def. Player of the Year 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: 195 College: Old Dominion University Resides: Wallingford, Conn. B/T: Right / Right Acquired: 12th round, 2015 Age: 23 (DOB: 5/10/93) N/A, 23 MutiHit Games MultiHR Games: MultiRBI Games BB% 11.1% AB 5 (4/9/17 at LYN) AB 6 (3x; 7/6/16 at FW) K% 18.5% H 1 (5x; 4/11/17 at BC) H 4 (2x; 5/21/16 at FW) ISO.000 R 1 (4/7/17 at LYN) R 3 (2x; 8/12/16 at DAY) BABIP.278 HR HR 1 (2x; 8/13/15 at GIA) woba.285 RBI 1 (4/11/17 at BC) RBI 3 (2x; 6/26/16 at DAY) wrc+ 71 K 2 (4/12/17 at BC) K 3 (4x; 8/23/16 vs. WM) BB 2 (4/6/17 at LYN) BB 3 (4x; 8/28/16 vs. GL) Long Hit Streak: 5 (4/64/11) SB SB 1 (7x; 9/3/16 vs. DAY) Recorded 72 BBs against 75 K with SB in 2016 (.389 OBP). During his sophomore year at Old Dominion in 2014, put together a 39game onbase streak (CL record is 44 games). Played all nine positions during a collegiate summer league game with the Peninsula Pilots (Coastal Plain League) in 2014. 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: 212 College: N/A Resides: Victoria, British Columbia B/T: Right / Right Acquired: NDFA, 9/7/12 Age: 23 (DOB: 3/29/94) N/A, 22 MutiHit Games 1 1 MultiHR Games: MultiRBI Games 1 1 BB% 8.3% AB 5 (4/11/17 at BC) AB 6 (3x; 5/13/16 at LAN) K% 37.5% H 2 (4/11/17 at BC) H 4 (2x; 8/14/14 at HIL) ISO.136 R 1 (2x; 4/11/17 at BC) R 3 (4x; 7/30/16 at SAL) BABIP.231 HR HR 2 (7/1/14 at TRI) woba.226 RBI 3 (4/11/17 at BC) RBI 7 (8/10/14 vs. EUG) wrc+ 30 K 3 (2x; 4/8/17 at LYN) K 4 (2x; 8/25/15 at WM) BB 1 (2x; 4/10/17 at BC) BB 2 (12x; 8/13/16 at CAR) Long Hit Streak: 2 (4/104/11) SB SB 1 (5x; 6/23/16 at DAY) Went 2for5 with a triple and three RBIs on 4/11 at BC Had scholarship offer to Grayson Community College (Texas) before signing with the Cubs Took leave from South Bend last year to play in PanAm Games, helping Canada win a Gold Medal Named to the AllWorld Team of the World Junior Tournament in 2012 in Seoul, South Korea, where he was discovered by Cubs
PAGE 8 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES BIRD BATS EDDY MARTINEZ OF #51 Height: 6 1 HS: N/A Born: Las Tunas, Cuba Weight: 195 College: N/A Resides: Las Tunas, Cuba B/T: Right / Right Acquired: NDFA, 10/9/15 Age: 22 (DOB: 1/18/95) N/A, 20 MutiHit Games 1 1 MultiHR Games: MultiRBI Games BB% 20.0% AB 4 (4/6/17 at LYN) AB 7 (8/5/16 vs. FW) K% 12.0% H 3 (4/6/17 at LYN) H 4 (6/13/16 at DAY) ISO.000 R 1 (2x; 4/9/17 at LYN) R 3 (3x; 8/22/16 vs. WM) BABIP.176 HR HR 1 (10x; 8/27/16 vs. GL) woba.261 RBI 1 (4/6/17 at LYN) RBI 4 (7/25/16 vs. PEO) wrc+ 54 K 2 (4/10/17 at BC) K 5 (8/5/16 vs. FW) BB 2 (4/9/17 at LYN) BB 3 (5/28/16 vs. LAN) Long Hit Streak: 1 (4/6) SB SB 2 (5/31/16 at FW) Began season with three hits and an RBI on 4/6 at Lynchburg Named the Cubs Minor League Player of the Month in July 2016 after batting.362 with three homers, 22 RBIs, 17 runs and a 1.010 OPS in 27 games with South Bend. Ranked by MLB.com as the No. 4 international prospect at time of signing in 2016. 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: 170 College: Old Dominion University Resides: Middletown, Md. B/T: Right / Right Acquired: 27th round, 2016 Age: 23 (DOB: 2/3/94) N/A, 19 MutiHit Games MultiHR Games: MultiRBI Games BB% 20.0% AB 4 (3x; 4/9/17 at LYN) AB 6 (8/5/16 vs. FW) K% 20.0% H 1 (4/6/17 at LYN) H 4 (8/12/16 at DAY) ISO.000 R 1 (2x; 4/11/17 at BC) R 3 (7/7/16 vs. PAD) BABIP.071 HR HR 1 (3x; 9/5/16 vs. DAY) woba.217 RBI RBI 2 (3x; 8/15/16 at BG) wrc+ 24 K 2 (4/7/17 at LYN) K 3 (4x; 9/5/16 vs. DAY) BB 2 (4/12/17 at BC) BB 2 (2x; 4/12/17 at BC) Long Hit Streak: 1 (4/6) SB SB 2 (8/2/16 at GL) Matched a careerhigh with two walks on 4/12 at BC At Old Dominion, once made two diving catches during the same game that were each featured on SportsCenter s Top 10 plays the next day. Second Team AllConference USA in 2016, leading club with 42 RBIs, 17 2B, 6 HR and a.472 SLG. Second with a.310 avg. Hit.229/.288/.349 in 49 games between three levels in 2016. TYLER PEARSON C #7 Height: 6 1 HS: Monterey High School (Texas) Born: Amarillo, Texas Weight: 195 College: Texas State University Resides: Lubbock, Texas B/T: Right / Right Acquired: 25th round, 2014 Age: 24 (DOB: 4/15/92) 1 1 4/8/17 at LYN (Solo, 5th inning, McKenzie), 4 MutiHit Games MultiHR Games: MultiRBI Games BB% 12.5% AB 4 (4/10/17 at BC) AB 5 (2x; 7/16/16 at WS) K% 50.0% H 1 (4/8/17 at LYN) H 3 (7/16/16 at WS) ISO.429 R 1 (2x; 4/10/17 at BC) R 2 (5x; 7/30/16 at SAL) BABIP.000 HR 1 (4/8/17 at LYN) HR 1 (4x; 4/8/17 at LYN) woba.358 RBI 1 (4/8/17 at LYN) RBI 2 (2x; 8/14/16 at CAR) wrc+ 120 K 3 (4/10/17 at BC) K 3 (4x; 7/17/16 at WS) BB 1 (4/8/17 at LYN) BB 2 (2x; 7/9/15 vs. BLX) Long Hit Streak: 1 (4/8) SB SB 1 (2x; 8/16/16 vs. WS) Launched fourth career home run to break up a nohitter in Originally drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 38th round the fifth inning on April 8 at Lynchburg. of the 2010 draft out of Montery HS in Texas Began collegiate career at Rice University before transferring to Texas State in 2011 Led the Sun Belt in runners caught stealing as a SR. in 2014 Hit.205/.297/.261 with one HR and 9 RBIs in 30 G w/mb in 16
2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES PAGE 9 BIRD BATS MATT ROSE INF #17 Height: 6 4 HS: Palm Bay High School (Fla.) Born: Palm Bay, Fla. Weight: 210 College: Georgia State University Resides: Palm Bay, Fla. B/T: Right / Right Acquired: 11th round, 2015 Age: 22 (DOB: 8/2/94) 1 1 4/9/17 at LYN (Solo, 2nd inning, Robinson), 16 MutiHit Games 1 1 MultiHR Games: MultiRBI Games 1 1 BB% 0.0% AB 5 (4/11/17 at BC) AB 5 (16x; 8/24/16 vs. WM) K% 20.7% H 3 (4/9/17 at LYN) H 4 (2x; 8/20/16 at LAN) ISO.138 R 1 (4/9/17 at LYN) R 3 (2x; 8/20/16 at LAN) BABIP.182 HR 1 (4/9/17 at LYN) HR 1 (22x; 4/9/17 at LYN) woba.216 RBI 3 (4/9/17 at LYN) RBI 5 (8/20/16 at LAN) wrc+ 24 K 2 (4/11/17 at BC) K 3 (7x; 8/29/16 vs. GL) BB BB 3 (7/5/15 vs. VAN) Long Hit Streak: 1 (2x; 4/9) SB SB 1 (4x; 9/2/16 at WM) Finished a triple shy of the cycle on 4/9 at Lynchburg Ranks tied for seventh in Georgia State history with 31 career home runs, including 27 over his final two seasons there Earned Freshman AllAmerica honors as both a position player and pitcher during his first year at Georgia State. He batted.283/.365/.404 and went 32 with a 2.55 ERA. Originally drafted by Toronto in the 24th round of the 2012 draft CARLOS SEPULVEDA INF #11 Height: 5 10 HS: N/A Born: Monclova, Mexico Weight: 170 College: N/A Resides: Monclova, Mexico B/T: Left / Right Acquired: NDFA, 12/18/14 Age: 20 (DOB: 8/27/96) N/A, 26 MutiHit Games 1 1 MultiHR Games: MultiRBI Games BB% 3.7% AB 5 (3x; 4/11/17 at BC) AB 6 (5x; 8/20/16 at LAN) K% 11.1% H 2 (4/11/17 at BC) H 3 (10x; 8/24/16 vs. WM) ISO.000 R R 3 (4x; 8/24/16 vs. WM) BABIP.217 HR HR 1 (7/25/16 vs. PEO) woba.202 RBI 1 (2x; 4/11/17 at BC) RBI 4 (7/25/15 at BRE) wrc+ 14 K 2 (4/10/17 at BC) K 3 (2x; 7/8/15 at ATH) BB 1 (4/7/17 at LYN) BB 2 (6x; 8/31/16 at WM) Long Hit Streak: 3 (4/74/9) SB SB 1 (10x; 8/3/16 vs. FW) Over 80 games with LowA South Bend in 2016, batted.310/.366/.373 with 14 2B, 2 3B, HR and 24 RBIs. During his first professional season as an 18yearold with Rookielevel Mesa in 2015, hit.281/.351/.308 with 5 2B and 25 RBIs in 47 games Ranked by MLB.com as the No. 18 prospect in the Cubs system DANIEL SPINGOLA OF #22 Height: 6 1 HS: Marist High School (Ga.) Born: Chapel Hill, N.C. Weight: 190 College: Georgia Tech University Resides: Roswell, Ga. B/T: Left / Left Acquired: 31st round, 2015 Age: 23 (DOB: 5/5/93) 1 1 4/6/17 at LYN (Solo, 2nd inning, Esparza), 15 MutiHit Games 3 3 MultiHR Games: MultiRBI Games BB% 20.8% AB 5 (4/9/17 at LYN) AB 5 (8x; 7/30/16 at SAL) K% 12.5% H 2 (3x; 4/11/17 at BC) H 3 (4x; 7/28/16 at SAL) ISO.316 R 2 (4/11/17 at BC) R 2 (10x; 4/11/17 at BC) BABIP.400 HR 1 (4/6/17 at LYN) HR 1 (2x; 4/6/17 at LYN) woba.524 RBI 1 (4/6/17 at LYN) RBI 3 (2x; 9/4/16 at POT) wrc+ 233 K 2 (4/8/17 at LYN) K 3 (7/19/19 at WS) BB 2 (4/11/17 at BC) BB 2 (3x; 8/23/16 at CAR) Long Hit Streak: 2 (4/11present) SB 1 (4/11/17 at BC) SB 2 (4/18/16 vs. BG) Hit second career home run on April 6 at Lynchburg (Solo, Originally drafted by the Cubs in the 24th round of the 2014 2nd inning, Matt Esparza) draft before electing to return to Georgia Tech Reached base four times (1B, 2B, 2 BB) and stole a base to Second Team AllACC in 2014 score two runs on April 11 at Buies Creek Industrial engineering major at Georgia Tech Sister, Lori, is the alltime wins leader in North Carolina softball history. Father, Frank, played baseball at Indiana Univ. PA.
PAGE 10 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES TRANSACTIONS BY PLAYER PLAYER DATE TRANSACTION Ryan Kellogg 4/6 Placed on the 7day disabled list Adonis Paula 4/6 Placed on the 7day disabled list Jeremy Null 4/8 Placed on the temporarily inactive list John Williamson 4/8 Assigned to Myrtle Beach from Extended Spring Training TRANSACTIONS PLAYER DATE TRANSACTION
2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES PAGE 11 DISABLED LIST AND AWARDS 2016 PELICANS DISABLED LIST Player Injury Date Placed (Retro) Reinstated Eligible Games Missed Team Record Ryan Kellogg 4/6 4/13 7 43 Adonis Paula 4/6 4/13 7 43 AWARDS
PAGE 12 2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES Date Gm # Opponent Game Time W L Score Record Pos GA GB Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Time Att First Half (43) 2017 FIRST HALF DAYBYDAY Home Road No. No. April (43) 4/6 1 at Lynchburg 6:30 p.m. W 42 10 T1st 0.0 Adbert Alzolay (10) Matt Esparza (01) Scott Effross 3:05 2,484 1 4/7 2 at Lynchburg 6:30 p.m. W 21 20 T1st 0.0 James Norwood (10) Kieran Lovegrove (01) 2:43 1,857 2 4/8 3 at Lynchburg 6:00 p.m. L 61 21 T2nd 1.0 Triston McKenzie (10) Justin Steele (01) 3:03 2,295 3 4/9 4 at Lynchburg 2:00 p.m. W 43 31 T2nd 1.0 Oscar De La Cruz (10) Jared Robinson (01) Scott Effross (2) 3:11 2,066 4 4/10 5 at Buies Creek 7:00 p.m. L 32 32 4th 2.0 Yoanys Quiala (10) Casey Bloomquist (01) Riley Ferrell (2) 2:19 504 5 4/11 6 at Buies Creek 7:00 p.m. W 73 42 T2nd 1.0 Dillon Maples (10) Elieser Hernandez (11) 3:06 585 6 4/12 7 at Buies Creek 7:00 p.m. L 51 43 4th 2.0 Akeem Bostick (10) Thomas Hatch (01) Nick Hernandez (2) 2:44 613 7 4/13 8 Lynchburg 7:05 p.m. 1 4/14 9 Lynchburg 7:05 p.m. 2 4/15 10 Lynchburg 7:05 p.m. 3 4/16 11 Lynchburg 7:05 p.m. 4 4/17 12 Buies Creek 7:05 p.m. 5 4/18 13 Buies Creek 7:05 p.m. 6 4/19 14 Buies Creek 7:05 p.m. 7 4/20 15 at Down East 7:00 p.m. 8 4/21 16 at Down East 7:00 p.m. 9 4/22 17 at Down East 6:00 p.m. 10 4/23 18 at Down East 2:00 p.m. 11 4/24 4/25 19 Wilmington 7:05 p.m. 8 4/26 20 Wilmington 7:05 p.m. 9 4/27 21 Wilmington 7:05 p.m. 10 4/28 22 at Lynchburg 6:30 p.m. 12 4/29 23 at Lynchburg 6:00 p.m. 13 4/30 24 at Lynchburg 2:00 p.m. 14 May (00) 5/1 25 at Frederick 7:00 p.m. 15 5/2 26 at Frederick 7:00 p.m. 16 5/3 27 at Frederick 11:00 a.m. 17 5/4 28 Buies Creek 7:05 p.m. 11 5/5 29 Buies Creek 7:05 p.m. 12 5/6 30 Buies Creek 7:05 p.m. 13 5/7 31 Buies Creek 3:05 p.m. 14 5/8 5/9 32 at WinstonSalem 7:00 p.m. 18 5/10 33 at WinstonSalem 7:00 p.m. 19 5/11 34 at WinstonSalem 7:00 p.m. 20 5/12 35 Lynchburg 7:05 p.m. 15 5/13 36 Lynchburg 7:05 p.m. 16 5/14 37 Lynchburg 3:05 p.m. 17 5/15 38 Buies Creek 7:05 p.m. 18 5/16 39 Buies Creek 7:05 p.m. 19 5/17 40 Buies Creek 7:05 p.m. 20 5/18 41 Buies Creek 7:05 p.m. 21 5/19 42 at Salem 7:05 p.m. 21 5/20 43 at Salem 6:05 p.m. 22 5/21 44 at Salem 1:05 p.m. 23 5/22 45 at Salem 11:05 a.m. 24 5/23 46 WinstonSalem 7:05 p.m. 22 5/24 47 WinstonSalem 7:05 p.m. 23 5/25 48 WinstonSalem 7:05 p.m. 24 5/26 49 at Carolina 7:00 p.m. 25 5/27 50 at Carolina 5:00 p.m. 26 5/28 51 at Carolina 6:00 p.m. 27 5/29 52 at Carolina 2:00 p.m. 28 5/30 5/31 53 Down East 7:05 p.m. 25 June (00) 6/1 54 Down East 7:05 p.m. 26 6/2 55 Down East 7:05 p.m. 27 6/3 56 Down East 7:05 p.m. 28 6/4 57 at Buies Creek 2:00 p.m. 29 6/5 58 at Buies Creek 7:00 p.m. 30 6/6 59 at Buies Creek 7:00 p.m. 31 6/7 6/8 60 Carolina 7:05 p.m. 29 6/9 61 Carolina 7:05 p.m. 30 6/10 62 Carolina 7:05 p.m. 31 6/11 63 Carolina 6:05 p.m. 32 6/12 64 Frederick 7:05 p.m. 33 6/13 65 Frederick 7:05 p.m. 34 6/14 66 Frederick 7:05 p.m. 35 6/15 67 at Down East 7:00 p.m. 32 6/16 68 at Down East 7:00 p.m. 33 6/17 69 at Down East 6:00 p.m. 34 6/18 68 at Down East 2:00 p.m. 35 ALLSTAR BREAK OFF Day 6/20 N/A Carolina League AllStar Classic (Salem, Va.)
2017 MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS GAME NOTES PAGE 13 Date Gm # Opponent Game Time W L Score Record Pos GA GB Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Time Att Second Half (00) ALLSTAR BREAK OFF Day 2017 SECOND HALF DAYBYDAY 6/22 71 (1) Down East 7:05 p.m. 36 6/23 72 (2) Down East 7:05 p.m. 37 6/24 73 (3) Down East 7:05 p.m. 38 6/25 74 (4) Down East 6:05 p.m. 39 6/26 75 (5) Potomac 7:05 p.m. 40 6/27 76 (6) Potomac 7:05 p.m. 41 6/28 77 (7) Potomac 7:05 p.m. 42 6/29 78 (8) Potomac 7:05 p.m. 43 6/30 79 (9) at Down East 7:00 p.m. 36 Home Road No. No. July (00) 7/1 80 (10) at Down East 6:00 p.m. 37 7/2 81 (11) at Down East 2:00 p.m. 38 7/3 82 (12) at Down East 7:00 p.m. 39 7/4 83 (13) Buies Creek 7:05 p.m. 44 7/5 84 (14) Buies Creek 7:05 p.m. 45 7/6 85 (15) Buies Creek 7:05 p.m. 46 7/7 86 (16) at Frederick 7:00 p.m. 40 7/8 87 (17) at Frederick 6:00 p.m. 41 7/9 88 (18) at Frederick 6:00 p.m. 42 7/10 89 (19) at Frederick 2:00 p.m. 43 7/11 7/12 90 (20) WinstonSalem 7:05 p.m. 47 7/13 91 (21) WinstonSalem 7:05 p.m. 48 7/14 92 (22) WinstonSalem 7:05 p.m. 49 7/15 93 (23) WinstonSalem 7:05 p.m. 50 7/16 94 (24) at Buies Creek 2:00 p.m. 44 7/17 95 (25) at Buies Creek 7:00 p.m. 45 7/18 96 (26) at Buies Creek 7:00 p.m. 46 7/19 7/20 97 (27) Down East 7:05 p.m. 51 7/21 98 (28) Down East 7:05 p.m. 52 7/22 99 (29) Down East 7:05 p.m. 53 7/23 100 (30) Down East 6:05 p.m. 54 7/24 101 (31) Carolina 7:05 p.m. 55 7/25 102 (32) Carolina 7:05 p.m. 56 7/26 103 (33) Carolina 7:05 p.m. 57 7/27 104 (34) at Potomac 7:05 p.m. 47 7/28 105 (35) at Potomac 7:05 p.m. 48 7/29 106 (36) at Potomac 6:35 p.m. 49 7/30 107 (37) at Potomac 1:05 p.m. 50 7/31 108 (38) at Frederick 7:00 p.m. 51 August (00) 8/1 109 (39) at Frederick 7:00 p.m. 52 8/2 110 (40) at Frederick 12:00 p.m. 53 8/3 111 (41) Salem 7:05 p.m. 58 8/4 112 (42) Salem 7:05 p.m. 59 8/5 113 (43) Salem 7:05 p.m. 60 8/6 114 (44) Salem 6:05 p.m. 61 8/7 8/8 115 (45) at Potomac 7:05 p.m. 54 8/9 116 (46) at Potomac 7:05 p.m. 55 8/10 117 (47) at Potomac 12:05 p.m. 56 8/11 118 (48) Carolina 7:05 p.m. 62 8/12 119 (49) Carolina 7:00 p.m. 63 8/13 120 (50) Carolina 6:05 p.m. 64 8/14 121 (51) at WinstonSalem 7:00 p.m. 57 8/15 122 (52) at WinstonSalem 7:00 p.m. 58 8/16 123 (53) at WinstonSalem 7:00 p.m. 59 8/17 124 (54) at WinstonSalem 7:00 p.m. 60 8/18 125 (55) at Wilmington 7:05 p.m. 61 8/19 126 (56) at WIlmington 7:05 p.m. 62 8/20 127 (57) at Wilmington 1:35 p.m. 63 8/21 8/22 128 (58) Down East 7:05 p.m. 65 8/23 129 (59) Down East 7:05 p.m. 66 8/24 130 (60) Down East 7:05 p.m. 67 8/25 131 (61) Carolina 7:05 p.m. 68 8/26 132 (62) Carolina 7:05 p.m. 69 8/27 133 (63) Carolina 3:05 p.m. 70 8/28 8/29 134 (64) at Buies Creek 7:00 p.m. 64 8/30 135 (65) at Buies Creek 7:00 p.m. 65 8/31 136 (66) at Buies Creek 11:00 a.m. 66 September (00) 9/1 137 (67) at Carolina 7:00 p.m. 67 9/2 138 (68) at Carolina 5:00 p.m. 68 9/3 139 (69) at Carolina 6:00 p.m. 69 9/4 140 (70) at Carolina 12:00 p.m. 70