Charleston, S.C. – The Myrtle Beach Pelicans soured opening night for the Charleston RiverDogs, racking up 13 runs on 16 hits for a 13-2 rout on Friday night at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
The night started on a high note for the RiverDogs and their 5,813 home fans, as starting pitcher and Rays’ No. 11 prospect Trevor Harrison struck out the side swinging in the top of the first inning.
The Pelicans opened the scoring in the top of the second inning on an RBI single by Leonel Espinoza after Harrison issued three walks. The lead swelled to 4-0 in the third inning, as Myrtle Beach tallied three runs on three hits and an error to chase Harrison…