Pensacola Blue Wahoos Double-A Affiliate Miami Marlins Double-A South Game #6, Away #6 (4-1), Pensacola Blue Wahoos (4-1) Vs
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2021 Game Notes Pensacola Blue Wahoos Double-A Affiliate Miami Marlins www.BlueWahoos.com/Media Double-A South Game #6, Away #6 (4-1), Pensacola Blue Wahoos (4-1) vs. Mississippi Braves (1-4), 2:05 PM CT Probable Pitching Matchup LHP Will Stewart (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Matt Withrow (0-0, 0.00) Sunday, May 9, Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Mississippi Braves, 2:05 PM CT Monday, May 10 -- OFF DAY Tuesday, May 11, Birmingham Barons vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 6:35 PM, RHP Blake Battenfield (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Max Meyer (1-0, 0.00) Wednesday, May 12, Birmingham Barons vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 6:35 PM, TBA vs. LHP Jake Eder (1-0, 0.00) Thursday, May 13, Birmingham Barons vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 6:35 PM, RHP Emilo Vargas (1-0, 3.60) vs. LHP Brandon Leibrandt (0-0, 0.00) Friday, May 14, Birmingham Barons vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 6:35 PM, TBA vs. TBA 2021 At A Glance Blue Wahoos vs. M-Braves Record 4-1, 1st, -- GB 2021 Overall: 4-1 Home: 0-0 Away: 4-1 Home Attendance (Total/Average) 0/0 2019 Overall: 14-10 Home: 6-3 Away: 8-7 Come From Behind Wins 1 Last Shutout By Blue Wahoos (0 in 2021) 9/2/19 at MTG (8-0) -The Blue Wahoos and M-Braves will play each other 30 times in 2021. Last Shutout By Opponent 8/19/19 at MIS (0-1; F/7) -As an affiliate with the Twins, the Wahoos won 14 of 24 against the Vs. RHS/LHS 2-1/2-0 M-Braves in 2019. The Jumbo Shrimp (Marlins AA affiliate in 2019) had a Blue Wahoos/Opponents scoring first 4-0/0-1 record of 11-10 (3-7 on the road) against Mississippi. Games decided in final AB/Walk-Off 0-0/0-0 2021 Matchups: 1-Run Games 2-0 May 5-9 in Pearl (4-0) Home/Road 0-0/4-1 June 1-6 in Pensacola (6) Series Openers/Finales 1-0/0-0 July 6-11 in Pearl (6) After 7.0 Ahead/Tied/Trailing 4-0/0-1/0-0 July 27-Aug 1 in Pensacola (6) After 8.0 Ahead/Tied/Trailing 4-0/0-0/0-1 August 24-29 in Pearl (6) Extra Inning Games/Home/Road 0-0/0-0/0-0 Franchise Best Last Night’s Recap: With Friday’s 3-2 win over Mississippi, the Blue Wahoos started the season 4-0 for the first time in fran- -The Wahoos came from behind in a cagey affair against the M-Braves, 3-2, to chise history. It is also the first time that five Wahoo starters have begun the season throwing at least 3 improve their record to 4-0 on Friday night. Pensacola scored twice in the top of the innings and not allowing an earned run. 6th of Brooks Wilson, and the Wahoos bullpen allowed just 1 hit over the games final 4 innings. Undefeated -Brandon Leibrandt made his 2021 was for the Blue Wahoos and pitched 3 innings The Blue Wahoos and the Akron Rubberducks (4-0) are the only remaining undefeated teams in Dou- allowing 2 runs (0 ER) on 3 hits while walking 5 and striking out 3. Despite pitching ble-A. There are currently 10 full-season MiLB teams who have a 4-0 record. only three innings, he adds to an impressive start to the Pensacola’s starting ERA of 0 ER allowed in 16 IP. Need a Place to Crash? -The biggest storyline in 2020 for the Blue Wahoos was the transformation of Blue Wahoos Stadium -Blue Wahoos batters walked a season-high 12 times but also struck out a sea- into the first ever stadium Airbnb available for rent. The newly renovated and furnished home clubhouse son-high 14 times offered 10 beds, the batting cage and entire playing field to players for overnight stays. After its -Brian McKenna pitched 3 perfect innings in his Double-A debut, striking out 3 and announcement, the team’s Airbnb was featured in over 350 media outlets in 7 countries and guests earning the win. traveled to Pensacola from over half the states in the nation to stay a night. -The club was awarded the 2020 Golden Bobblehead Award for Best Overall Promotion and the MiLB 2021 Offensive Leaders award for Best Non Game-Day Promotion. Games: Several 5 Runs: Victor Victor Mesa 4 Triple Crown -In 2020, the Blue Wahoos became the first time in MiLB history to win the ‘triple crown’ of major Hits: Riley Mahan 5 Minor League awards, taking home the MiLB Best Overall Golden Bobblehead, Ballpark Digest’s Best Doubles: Several 1 Double-A Ballpark, and the Baseball America Bob Freitas Award as the Best Double-A Organization. Triples: N/A 0 Home Runs: Peyton Burdick 1 Top Prospects -According to MLB Pipeline, the Miami Marlins possess the 4th best farm system in baseball. Runs Batted In: Lazaro Alonso 5 -Pensacola’s roster features five of the Marlins top 30 prospects: OF JJ Bleday (2), RHP Max Meyer (3), Total Bases: Peyton Burdick 6 OF Jerar Encarnacion (18), LHP Jake Eder (29) and OF Victor Victor Mesa (30). Stolen Bases: N/A 0 Off To a Great Start Average Lazaro Alonso .330 -In his 1st pro start, Meyer twirled 5 shutout innings in which he allowed 1 hit, 1 walk, and struck out 5. On-Base: Lazaro Alonso .600 Not only did he pick up the win in his first ever pro start, but he also became the first Wahoo since Tyler Slugging: Lazaro Alonso .417 Mahle (4/6/17) to throw at least 4 no-hit innings in Opening Day. -LHP Jake Eder (Marlins #24 prospect according to MLB Pipeline) hurled 5 shutout innings in which he 2021 Pitching Leaders yielded one-hit and 3 walks while striking out 12. -Eder struck out 4 M-Brave hitters in his 1st professional inning on 5/6 (Game 1) Games: Hock, Maldonado 2 Wins: Several 1 Two Fish, One Affiliation: Starts: Several 1 -In the newly realigned Double-A South, the Blue Wahoos accepted an invitation to become the new Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. This is Pensacola’s 3rd Major League affiliate in as many Saves: Hock, Maldonado 1 seasons. From 2012-2018 the Wahoos partnered with the Cincinnati Reds and in 2019 affiliated with Innings Pitched: Eder, Meyer 5.0 the Minnesota Twins. The affiliation allows Miami to have 3 of its 4 minor league clubs in the state of FL Strikeouts: Jake Eder 12 (Beloit being the exception). ERA Several 0.00 Smoke On the Water: WHIP: Anthony Maldonado 0.00 -Kevin “Smoke” Randel enters the season as the Wahoos 6th manager in franchise history. 2021 will be Randel’s sixth as a manager in the Marlins system: Greensboro Grasshoppers (2015-16); Jupiter Around The Farm: Hammerheads (2017-18), Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (2019); Blue Wahoos (present). AAA-Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (3-2): Norfolk scored twice in the 9th and -Randel was a 13th round selection by the Marlins in 2002 and played 8 seasons in the minors with the club. He hit .267 in his career with 83 HRs in 824 games. once in the 10th to come from behind and win 5-4 over Jacksonville at 121 Financial Ballpark. Lewin Diaz homered for the third time this season while Jesus Sanchez went Big Arms: 1-for-5 with a double. -Pensacola’s Starting pitchers have thrown 19 innings this season without giving up an earned run. -Pensacola’s 1.58 ERA is the lowest in all of Double-A High A-Beloit Snappers (1-4): Despite two hits from Griffin Conine and three Busy Ballpark: hits from Connor Scott, the Snappers lost to Wisconsin 4-3 on Saturday. Devin Hairston -Despite the pandemic, over 200 community events were safely held at Blue Wahoos Stadium in 2020 also clubbed his 1st homer for the Snappers in the loss. including concerts, golf, movie nights, flag football, a frisbee golf course designed by Bubba Watson, high school graduations, proms, military ceremonies, a Crossfit competition, college and high school A-Jupiter Hammerheads (1-4): Jupiter was doubled up on Saturday night, baseball, a pumpkin patch, dinners, and fundraisers. -Due to the generosity of team owners Quint & Rishy Studer, the Blue Wahoos were one of the only losing 8-4 to the St. Lucie Mets. Jose Mesa Jr. went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI in arguably his teams in the nation not to lay off any staff in 2020, allowing the team to operate its ballpark throughout best performance of the season. Osiris Johnson also went 2-for-4 with a double and a the year and perform over 1,000 hours of community service in the community. home run. Shut Down Relief -In 2019 and 2020, pitchers in the 2021 Blue Wahoos bullpen held a cumulative 2.63 ERA across 342.1 innings, striking out 350 batters. Starting Pitcher Will Stewart, LHP, #25 Hometown: Huntsville, AL Age: 23 Year Team LEVEL W-L ERA G GS IP H ER BB K AVG WHIP 2015 PHI GCL 1-0 4.79 12 0 20.2 18 11 15 20 .228 1.60 2016 PHI GCL 2-3 4.06 11 7 44.1 34 20 19 35 .217 1.20 2017 WIL A (SHRT) 4-2 4.18 13 13 60.1 64 28 25 58 .267 1.48 2018 LWD A 8-1 2.06 20 20 113.2 90 26 21 90 .218 0.98 2019 JUP A+ 6-12 5.43 23 21 129.1 137 78 42 96 .275 1.38 MiLB Career 21-18 3.98 79 61 368.1 343 163 122 299 .247 1.26 B/T: L/L HT: 6’1” WT: 180 Born: 7/14/1997 2021 Highs Acquired: Traded from PHI to MIA on 2/7/2019 along with C Jorge Alfaro and RHP Sixto San- Innings: 0 chez for C J.T.