Myrtle Beach Evens Series With 9-1 Win Over Columbia

Myrtle Beach, S.C. (September 3, 2025) – The Myrtle Beach Pelicans defeated the Columbia Fireflies 9-1 on Wednesday afternoon at Pelicans Ballpark.

Box Score

In the first inning, Ramon Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly to score Henry Ramos, giving the Columbia Fireflies (26-34, 62-64) a 1-0 lead.

In the third inning, Christian Olivo tripled to score Jairo Diaz, Ty Southisene singled to plate Olivo, Alexey Lumpuy doubled to drive in Kane Kepley and Southisene, and Jose Escobar singled to score Lumpuy and Southisene, putting the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (42-19, 67-58) ahead 5-1.

A wild pitch by Yenfri Sosa scored Escobar in the sixth inning, extending the lead to 6-1.

Matt Halbach doubled to score Southisene and Lumpuy, and Eli Lovich singled to plate Halbach in the seventh inning, finalizing the score at 9-1.

Thomas Mangus (4-0) earned the win for the Pelicans, pitching 2.0 scoreless innings, while Kevin Camacho, Luis A. Reyes, and Jose Bracho combined for 7.0 innings, allowing one run.

Kendry Chourio (1-3) took the loss for the Fireflies, surrendering five runs (four earned) over 3.0 innings, with Sosa, Conte, and Leal allowing four more runs.

Escobar led the Pelicans, going 3-for-4 with one RBI, while Matt Halbach (1-for-4, double, two RBIs) and Alexey Lumpuy (1-for-4, double, one RBI) contributed significantly. The Pelicans went 6-for-12 with runners in scoring position, leaving six runners on base, while the Fireflies went 0-for-5, leaving eight.

The Pelicans continue a six-game homestand against the Columbia Fireflies (Kansas City Royals) on Thursday, September 4th at 6:35 E.T. LHP Pierce Coppola (0-0, 0.00) is expected to start for Myrtle Beach against RHP Blake Wolters (2-2, 3.83) for Columbia.