The Captains defeated the Pelicans 3-2 on Tuesday in a game that saw Pensacola score first. Jimmy Heard earned the win for Shreveport-Bossier while Randy Beam was tagged for the loss.

The Pelicans earned the game’s first run in the top of the third. Lou Palmisano led off the inning with a walk and moved up to second on Dallas Christison’s sacrifice bunt. Kevin Reynolds drove Palmisano in with a double and the Pelicans were on top 1-0.

The Captains rallied back for three runs in the bottom half of the inning. Angelo Fermin walked to start, stole second and third, and scored on Bryan Sabatella’s double. After Chris Garcia walked, Andres Rodriguez scored both runners with a double of his own and the Captains had a two-run advantage.

The Pelicans rallied for a run in the seventh, but left a man at third base. Marcos Rodriguez started the inning with a base hit. After Rodriguez advanced to second on a wild pitch, Chase Burch flied out to centerfield, allowing Rodriguez to tag and move to third. Rodriguez scored on a wild pitch to pull the Pelicans within one. With two out, Lou Palmisano doubled and moved to third on a passed ball. Dallas Christison succeeded him and lined a ball up the middle, but second baseman Luis Guance stabbed the ball in a diving catch to the end the inning and the threat.

Starter Randy Beam pitched six innings, allowing three runs on five hits and four walks, striking out eight. The Pelicans brought in Francisco Butto to pitch the seventh. With one out, White singled, Garcia walked, and Rodriguez singled. The bases were loaded, but Butto induced Alavarez to ground into a 4-6-3 double play to escape the jam.

The Pelicans threatened again in the top of the ninth, when Chase Burch hit a double with one out. Adam Darby singled, but Burch held at third. A strikeout and fly out later the ballgame was over and the Captains won. With the win, Shreveport-Bossier pulls into a tie for second place with the Grand Prairie Air Hogs, three games behind the first place Pelicans.

The Captains will look for the sweep tomorrow, as Drew Coffey pitches for Shreveport-Bossier against the Pelicans’ Aaron Jackson. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 with all the action live on NewsRadio 1620 and online via SportsJuice.com.