Owen Nowak went 4-for-4 and drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Woodpeckers ground out a 1-0 victory over the Pelicans. Woodpeckers' offense held a sharp advantage in hits, keeping the Pelicans' bats quiet throughout. The Woodpeckers improve to 61-53, while the Pelicans fall to 45-69. The teams face each other again Friday.
Nowak singled on a ground ball to center in the top of the eighth, scoring Hughes with the game's only run in a low-scoring battle.
Nowak finished 4-for-4 with an RBI, leading the Woodpeckers offense in a tight contest.
The Woodpeckers out-hit the Pelicans 7-2, controlling the at-the-plate advantage in the one-run decision.
The Woodpeckers are winners of 9 straight, 9-1 over their last 10. The Pelicans are coming off a loss, 2-8 over their last 10.
The Woodpeckers are up next home vs RidgeYaks (Aug 27-29). The Pelicans are up next at GreenJackets (Aug 27-29).
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAYFayetteville Woodpeckers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| MBMyrtle Beach Pelicans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kam Durnin SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Logan Hughes LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Waner Luciano 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Owen Nowak CF | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Sierra RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aaron Piasecki 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis De Leon 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlos Cauro C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jadyn Fielder DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Verdugo P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leomar Rosario P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Estridge P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Verdugo | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Leomar Rosario | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Carson Estridge | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | FAY 100.0 | 4.7 | |
| B9 | FAY 95.3 | 6.8 | |
| B9 | FAY 88.5 | 8.9 | |
| T9 | FAY 79.6 | 1.0 | |
| T9 | FAY 80.6 | 1.3 | |
| T9 | FAY 81.9 | 1.6 | |
| B8 | FAY 83.5 | 6.8 | |
| B8 | FAY 76.7 | 3.6 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.