Martin leads Buies Creek to 12-6 win over Myrtle Beach
Jason Martin hit three home runs and drove in five runs, as the Buies Creek Astros defeated the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 12-6 on Sunday.
Martin hit a solo shot in the first, a three-run shot in the second and a solo shot in the fourth. Kyle Tucker homered twice, scoring three runs while also driving in three in the win.
Buies Creek starter Matt Bower (2-0) picked up the win despite allowing four runs and seven hits over five innings. Opposing starter Ryan Kellogg (1-2) took the loss in the Carolina League game after a rough outing in which he allowed nine runs and seven hits over four innings.
In the losing effort, the Pelicans recorded a season-high four doubles. Daniel Spingola doubled twice and singled, driving in four runs for the Pelicans.
Sunday’s box score
Buies Creek Astros | AB | R | H | BI |
Martin, LF | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Michelena, 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Tucker, CF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Porter, DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Birk, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sierra, SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
McCall, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
de Oleo, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Sewald, RF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 42 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Myrtle Beach Pelicans | AB | R | H | BI |
Sepulveda, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Higgins, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Giambrone, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Martinez, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Rose, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Hodges, 3B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Alamo, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Spingola, LF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Garcia, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 38 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
Buies Creek | 440 | 103 | 000 | — | 12 | 13 | 2 |
Myrtle Beach | 100 | 300 | 020 | — | 6 | 11 | 2 |
E — Sepulveda. DP–Buies Creek 1, Myrtle Beach 0. LOB–Buies Creek 7, Myrtle Beach 8. 2B–McCall, Spingola, Giambrone, Rose. HR—Martin 3 (5), Sierra (1), Tucker 2 (8), Porter (3).
Buies Creek Astros IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Bower (W, 2-0) | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Deemes | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Myrtle Beach Pelicans IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |
Kellogg (L, 1-2) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
Thorpe | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Norwood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
This story was originally published May 7, 2017 at 11:30 PM with the headline "Martin leads Buies Creek to 12-6 win over Myrtle Beach."