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RiverDogs GameDay Thursday, June 17, 2021 ⚫ Game #37 TicketReturn.com Field ⚫ Myrtle Beach, SC ⚫ 7:05 p.m. Broadcast: MiLB.TV and Riverdogs.com Charleston RiverDogs (23-13) at Myrtle Beach Pelicans (17-20) RHP Seth Johnson (2-2, 3.00) vs. LHP DJ Herz (0-1, 4.82) Tonight’s Game: The Charleston RiverDogs (affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays) are back on the road this week as they head northeast to battle the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (affiliate of the Chicago Cubs). Tonight’s game is the third of six in the series. The teams met in Charleston to open the 2021 season in early May. RiverDogs-Pelicans Season Series in 2021: Overall: RiverDogs 6, Pelicans 2. At TicketReturn.com Field: RiverDogs 2, Pelicans 0. Last Time Out: The RiverDogs won a wild game 10-6 on Wednesday night in a contest that lasted 11 innings. The game entered extra frames with the score deadlocked at 6-6. Each team stranded a pair of baserunners in the tenth inning, but the RiverDogs would not miss out on a second chance to grab the lead. With a runner starting the inning on second base, Osleivis Basabe reached on an infield single and Garrett Hiott was hit by a pitch to load the bases. A wild pitch from Bailey Reid gave the RiverDogs the lead and back-to-back walks worked by Low-A East Standings Johan Lopez and Heriberto Hernandez forced in a second run. Curtis Mead stretched the margin to four with a two-run single to right that made it 10-6. Audry Lugo worked a scoreless North Division W-L GB inning in the bottom half to close out the game. The RiverDogs overcame deficits of 4-1, 5- Delmarva 23-13 -- 2 and 6-5 after the fifth inning. Both Lopez and Mead finished the night with three hits, a Salem 21-17 3.0 double, a home runs and three runs batted in. Lynchburg 19-17 4.0 Cole Blooded: Right-hander Cole Wilcox lowered his earned run average to 1.46 with a 5.0 Fredericksburg 12-26 12.0 inning performance in which he failed to allow an earned run. The right-hander out of Georgia Central Division W-L GB has held the opposition without an earned run in five of his eight starts this season in his first Carolina 22-15 -- professional campaign. Wilcox has registered six or more strikeouts in three straight games. Down East 22-15 -- Several Streaks: Four RiverDogs hitters enter tonight’s game with an active hitting streak Fayetteville 15-22 7.0 of at least seven games. Those players are Curtis Mead (10), Nick Schnell (9), Brett Wisely Kannapolis 9-28 13.0 (8) and Diego Infante (8). Mead’s current 10-game streak is the longest of the season for a RiverDogs player. South Division W-L GB Charleston 23-13 -- G’Days Mate: Australian Curtis Mead has been a problem for opposing pitching staffs all Columbia 20-15 2.5 season. After a quiet opening week, the third baseman has registered a hit in 23 of the last Augusta 18-20 6.0 25 games he has played in. Mead is batting .375 over that same span. He has hit a home run in back-to-back games and finished a triple shy of the cycle in both games against the Myrtle Beach 17-20 6.5 Pelicans. A Whole Lot of Nothing: The RiverDogs 7-0 win over Columbia last Friday night was their sixth shutout win of the season. The RiverDogs are tied with the Durham Bulls, Bowie Baysox, Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, Hudson Valley Renegades and Wilmington Blue Rocks. In the Low-A East, no other team has more than three. Strikeout City: The RiverDogs pitching staff leads the Low-A East with an average of 11.6 strikeouts per game. Starting pitchers John Doxakis (3) and Taj Bradley (T-8) each rank in the top ten of the Low-A East in strikeouts. Six pitchers combined to strike out 16 Myrtle Beach hitters while issuing just one walk, an intentional pass issued in the 10th inning. Roster Refresh: The RiverDogs saw four of their most impactful players receive promotions to High-A Bowling Green on Tuesday. Starter John Doxakis and relievers Colby White and Trevor Brigden, as well as outfielder Hill Alexander received the promotion as the RiverDogs activated Brayden Theriot from the injured list and added Matthew Peguero, Audry Lugo and Garrett Hiott from extended spring training. Doxakis was the Low-A East and Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May. White did not allow an earned run while in Charleston and struck out 36 of the 60 batters he faced this year. Brigden, who had pitched once for the RiverDogs since returning from a stint with Team Canada, also racked up strikeouts in bunches. He had recorded 25 strikeouts in 11.0 innings while limiting the opposition to a .154 batting average. Alexander was hot over the week before his promotion, hitting .346 with 12 RBI and 8 runs scored over his last 9 games. Prized Pups: The RiverDogs roster contains seven members of MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 Rays prospects. The highest ranked of that group is starting pitcher Cole Wilcox who came in at #9. Outfielder/catcher Heriberto Hernandez is the most highly regarded position player at #13. The rest of the list is filled out by starting pitchers Seth Johnson (#15) and Taj Bradley (#21), shortstops Osleivis Basabe (#24) and Alika Williams (#25) and outfielder Nick Schnell (#30). Upcoming Schedule and Probable Pitchers Date Time Opponent Charleston Starter Opposing Starter Friday, June 18 7:05 p.m. Myrtle Beach RHP Taj Bradley (3-2, 3.28) vs. LHP Didier Vargas (2-1, 3.65) Saturday, June 19 6:05 p.m. Myrtle Beach RHP Matthew Peguero vs. RHP Richard Gallardo (1-2, 4.78) Sunday, June 20 6:05 p.m. Myrtle Beach LHP Jose Lopez (2-2, 6.56) vs. TBA TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER #17 SETH JOHNSON Height: 6-1 Bats: R Birthdate: September 19, 1998 Acquired: Competitive Balance Round A, 2019 Weight: 195 Throws: R College: Campbell Birthplace: Concord, NC Notes: Making third start of the season and eighth appearance overall…7 of the 9 runs he has allowed have come in his two starts…allowed just 1 earned run in 5 relief appearances…notched 6 strikeouts in each of last 2 appearances…pitched in the Instructional League in October of 2020...ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 15 prospect in the Rays system leading up to the season…split his first professional season between the GCL Rays and Rookie-level Princeton, going 0-1 with a 2.12 ERA (17-IP, 4-ER) in 9 starts…selected out of Campbell University, and was the highest draft selection in program history...ranked by Baseball America as the No. 28 overall player in the 2019 Amateur Draft...spent his first two seasons at Louisburg (N.C.) Junior College, primarily as a shortstop Career Stats 2021, Charleston RiverDogs (Low-A East League) 2021 Starter Totals: W-L: 7-8 3.49 ERA 141.2 IP 109 H 43 BB 167 K 69 R 55 ER 7 HR RIVERDOGS POSITION PLAYERS #9 Osleivis Basabe INF #15 Michael Berglund C 2021 Season Highs 2021 Season Highs Last Game: 2-4, RBI, SB, BB, 2 runs H: 2 (Multiple) Last Game: DNP H: 2 (June 15 vs. Myrtle Beach) Current Streak: 3 Current Streak: 1 R: 2 (June 16 at Myrtle Beach) R: Longest Hit Streak: 3 Longest Hit Streak: 1 HR: HR: Last HR: August 14, 2018 vs. DSL Cubs Last HR: N/A This Series: 4-8, 2B, 2 RBI, SB, BB, 3 RBI: 2 (June 11 vs. Columbia) This Series: 2-2, RBI, SF, BB RBI: 1 (June 15 vs. Myrtle Beach) runs 2B: vs. MB: 2-2, RBI, SF, BB 2B: vs. MB: 4-8, 2B, 2 RBI, SB, BB, 3 runs K: 1 (Multiple) Last Series: DNP K: Last Series: 2-10, 2 RBI, SB, BB BB: 1 (Multiple) BB: 1 (June 15 vs. Myrtle Beach) • Has a hit in 6 of 7 games with team • Added to the roster from extended spring training on June 11 • Has collected at least 1 RBI in 3 straight games(4 total) • Missed all of 2019 with injury • Acquired by the Rays in Nate Lowe trade this winter along with Heriberto • Played 24 games in 2018 with GCL Rays; 2 w/ Hudson Valley and 1 w/Princeton Hernandez and Alexander Ovalles • Hit .257 with 14 RBI in GCL; walked 24 times and struck out just 18 • Hit .325 in 35 games for Arizona League Rangers during 2019 season (7 steals) • Selected in the 8th round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Cisco College in Texas • Ranked by MLB Pipeline as the #24 Rays prospect entering the season • Was committed to Arizona before signing with Rays • Cousin of fellow Minor Leaguers Luis Alexander Basabe (Giants), Luis Alejandro • In 2018 at Cisco, hit .387 with 11 home runs and 61 RBI in 58 games Basabe (Diamondbacks) and Olivier Basabe (Padres) • Transferred to Cisco after playing 2017 season at Texas Tech • Named to 2017 All-Big 12 Freshman Team after hitting .307 in 49 starts at catcher • Played prep ball at Corpus Christi Carroll High School #1 Jonathan Embry C #11 Heriberto Hernandez OF 2021 Season Highs 2021 Season Highs Last Game: 0-6, run H: 2 (Multiple) Last Game: 1-5, 2B, RBI, BB H: 2 (Multiple) Current Streak: Current Streak: 2 R: 2 (Multiple) R: 2 (Multiple) Longest Hit Streak: 5 Longest Hit Streak: 4 HR: 1 (Multiple) HR: 1 (Multiple) Last HR: May 30 vs.