Augusta Greenjackets rally past Myrtle Beach Pelicans with nine-run eighth
CLEARWATER, S.C. (Interstat) — The Augusta Greenjackets scored nine runs in the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday to beat the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 10-8 at SRP Park. Trailing 8-1 entering the frame, Augusta rallied for nine runs. Junior Tilien cleared the bases with a double, Manuel Campos and Caleb Klein added RBI singles, and Parker Brosius had earlier homered in the second. Styven Paez worked a scoreless ninth for his ninth save. Brody Fowler allowed five earned runs in 5 1/3 innings but earned the win. John Alkire II took the loss. Derniche Valdez hit two homers and drove in two for Myrtle Beach, while Alexis Hernandez went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs. Darlyn De Leon also homered. Myrtle Beach scored two in the first, one in the third, two in the sixth and three in the eighth. Freddy Rodriguez gave up one earned run in four innings with five strikeouts for the Pelicans, and Fenuel James threw three scoreless innings. Myrtle Beach had 10 hits, Augusta eight. Attendance was 3,861, time 2:52. Augusta improved to 69-56; Myrtle Beach fell to 48-79.