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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C (May 2, 2026). – The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (13-13) had their four-game winning streak snapped by the Columbia Fireflies (12-14) 4-3 at Pelicans Ballpark on Saturday night.
Final: COL 4, MB 3
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) May 3, 2026
With the score tied 3-3 in the top of the eighth, Columbia manufactured the winning run. Hyungchan Um singled to lead off the inning. After Roni Cabrera was brought in as a pinch runner, Stone Russell singled to move Cabrera to third. A batter later, Daniel Lopez grounded into a forceout that allowed Cabrera to score, giving the Fireflies a 4-3 lead.
Poteet ties it up! pic.twitter.com/o4HV8C4M64
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) May 3, 2026
The Pelicans started the scoring in the bottom of the first. Alexis Hernandez singled and then moved to second on a walk drawn by Josiah Hartshorn. A batter later, Logan Poteet drew a walk to load the bases. Jose Escobar followed with a two-run single to give the Birds an early 2-0 advantage.
Sean Gamble may have put a dent in the new LED wall on this catch! #LetsGlow pic.twitter.com/Cw0Gygv2tZ
— Columbia Fireflies (@ColaFireflies) May 3, 2026
The Fireflies tied the game up in the top of the fifth. Lopez reached on a fielding error and then moved to second on a walk drawn by Josi Novas. Yandel Ricardo followed with a single to load the bases. Then Josh Hammond worked a bases loaded walk to make the score 2-1. The next batter Brooks Bryan hit an RBI single to tie the game at 2-2.
Daniel Lopez beats out the throw to first and brings in the go-ahead run to take back the lead 4-3 #LetsGlow pic.twitter.com/ojIkkJcKlS
— Columbia Fireflies (@ColaFireflies) May 3, 2026
Columbia took the lead in the top of the seventh. Novas got to second base via a throwing error and then advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt. In the ensuing at-bat, Hammond grounded out which brought home Novas to give the Fireflies a 3-2 lead.
Yadel Ricardo lays down the bunt to move Josi Novas to 3rd, who later scores on a Josh Hammond RBI to take the lead 3-2 #LetsGlow pic.twitter.com/BiI3iqHqZI
— Columbia Fireflies (@ColaFireflies) May 3, 2026
Myrtle Beach tied it up in the bottom of the seventh. Michael Carico drew a walk and then swiped second base. Poteet followed with an RBI single to tie the game at 3-3.
Not so fast! Daniel Lopez makes the shoestring catch in right field! 👟⚾️ #LetsGlow pic.twitter.com/f7BiOK8B5H
— Columbia Fireflies (@ColaFireflies) May 3, 2026
RHP Jose Gutierrez (1-1, 4.98) received the win for Columbia. LHP Hayden Frank (1-1, 0.47) was tagged with the loss for Myrtle Beach.
Craig is from Irmo, South Carolina, a 100 percent disabled Air Force veteran and nearly blind.
He played forward for the @USABlindHockey and is the author of the best selling book, Finding the Puck.
Thank you Craig for joining us tonight! pic.twitter.com/6QdlnQnhsC
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) May 3, 2026
Myrtle Beach will conclude their six-game homestand against the Columbia Fireflies tomorrow, May 3 at Pelicans Ballpark. First pitch is slated for 6:35 P.M. RHP Noah Edders (0-2, 5.40) will start on the mound for the Birds. LHP Jordan Woods (1-0, 1.59) gets the nod for the Fireflies.
Credit: MyrtleBeachPelicans.com
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