Lynchburg reliever Matt Crim walked in the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning Thursday night, giving Myrtle Beach a 3-2 win the series finale.
Santiago Chirino sparked the Pelicans rally in the 12th with a double to left. Lynchburg pitcher Mark Lamm intentionally walked the next batter and followed that with a walk to load the bases. Crim then replaced Lamm, who walked Andrew Clark, bringing in Chirino.
Lynchburg jumped to an early lead, scoring two runs in the second. A couple of Pelican errors and a sacrifice fly by Barrett Kleinknecht led to the runs. Myrtle Beach cut the Hillcats’ lead in half in the fourth and tied the contest at 2-2 in the seventh.
The Hillcats out-hit the Pelicans 12-8. Lynchburg’s Joey Terdoslavich went 4-for-6 and hit his 50th double of the season. He needs just two more to set the Carolina League record.
Lamm took the loss for Lynchburg and Joseph Ortiz picked up the win for Myrtle Beach. The Hillcats head up the coast to Kinston for their final series of the season beginning tonight. But Hurricane Irene may disrupt the remainder of the set.
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