Back-to-back-to-back was the goal for the Pelicans in 2017, as the high-A affiliate aimed to win their third straight Mills Cup Championship in 2017. The team floundered around .500 for most of April and well into May before they caught fire, winning 20 of 24 to win the first half Southern Division title and giving themselves a shot to complete the trifecta in September.
As well as they did in the first half, the Pelicans struggled to even get to a winning record in the second half. If not for a stretch in August where they won 10 of 12, I had serious doubts that they would even win a game in the playoffs.