MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (Interstat) — Caden Sorrell hit a three-run homer in the third inning to lift the Myrtle Beach Pelicans to a 5-1 victory over the Columbia Fireflies on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at TicketReturn.com Field at Pelican Park.

Sorrell’s homer scored Juan Tomas and Corey Nunez, staking Myrtle Beach to a 3-0 lead. Connor Rasmussen answered with a solo homer in the fourth for Columbia, making it 3-1. Myrtle Beach added a run in the fifth when Nunez scored on Alberto Toribio’s wild pitch after Jhoander Irigoyen walked, and scored again in the seventh.

Kevin Camacho (1-2) earned the win, allowing one earned run over five innings, with six hits and six strikeouts. Fenuel James allowed one hit in three scoreless relief innings with four strikeouts. Ryan McDonagh (2-5) took the loss, allowing two hits over three innings with two strikeouts. Alberto Toribio gave up one earned run over three innings for Columbia.

Columbia fell to 63-65 despite outhitting Myrtle Beach 7-6. The Pelicans improved to 50-80. Attendance was 2,756; game time was 2:26.