Biloxi Shuckers 2021 Game Notes
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Biloxi Shuckers 2021 Game Notes Double-A Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers MGM Park, 105 Caillavet St, Biloxi, MS 39530 Contact - Garrett Greene Cell: (817) 937-9572 Home Games can be heard on WGCM 1240-AM, FM 100.9 FM Streak: L4 Last 5: 1-4 Last 10: 1-6 Home Record: 0-1 Road Record: 1-5 Biloxi Shuckers (1-6) vs. Mississippi Braves (3-4) LHP Leo Crawford (0-1, 9.00) vs. LHP Hayden Deal (0-1, 1.80) Thursday, May 13 ● 6:35 P.M. ● MGM Park ● Biloxi, MS ● Game #8 / Home Game #2 Last Time Out: Biloxi was able to jump ahead 2-1 on a Brice Turang RBI single in the 3rd, but a two-run top of the fifth and a solo homer by Justin Dean were enough for the M-Braves to top the Shuckers 6-3 on Wednesday... Tristen Lutz homered and Bobby Wahl struck out three in his one inning of work on Major League rehab with the Shuckers. At the Plate: Hot Start: OF Tristen Lutz has gotten out to a fast start with the Shuckers, reaching base safely in all seven games and hitting safely in six of seven... Lutz went 2-for-4 on Wednesday with a double, a home run, an RBI and two runs scored... In his last three games, Lutz is 5-for-11 with 2 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 4 R, BB, K. Good Eye: Biloxi drew a franchise-record 16 walks against the Barons on May 6... They did fall short of the Southern League record for walks in a game (19 - Huntsville vs. Columbus 4/20/89)... The Shuckers 13 walks in the 6th inning is more than the record for base on balls in a single inning in both the American League (11 - Yankees in ‘49) and National League (9 - Cincinnati in ‘57)... Every batter drew at least one walk in the 6th as Biloxi sent 18 men to the plate against four differnt Barons pitchers... The lone hit of the inning was a 2 RBI single by Brice Turang. Welcome To Double-A: Six of the Shuckers 13 Opening Day position players bypassed High-A on their way to Biloxi (Cabrera, Castillo, Devanney, Fry, Garcia, Lujano)... The Shuckers added three position players from Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday as 2019 California League Co-MVP INF Luis Castro, OF Chad Spanberger and longtime Southern League veteran Jamie Westbrook were assigned to Biloxi... In a trio of corresponding moves, Jesus Lujano & Gabriel Garcia were assigned to High-A Wisconsin and Daniel Castillo was sent to the Complex League. On the Mound: The Twist of Fate: In his Double-A debut, RHP Matt Hardy struck out the first seven batters that he faced. Overall, Hardy went 3.1 scoreless innings, surrendering just a walk in his first outing with the Shuckers. Wonder Wahl: Bobby Wahl became the first Major League rehab assignement for the Shuckers since August 7, 2019 when Brent Suter pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in Tennessee... The Ole Miss product tossed one inning and struck out three, allowing a solo home run to Justin Dean. Long Ball Blues: In their first seven games, the Shuckers pitching staff surrendered 17 home runs, tied for the fifth most in all of Minor League Baseball.. Starters have allowed 5 home runs through 24.0 innings while the bullpen has surrendered 12 homers in 30.0 innings. Two-Way Player: After hitting in the Shuckers lineup for each of the first three games, Lucas Erceg made his professional pitching debut on Friday night, tossing a scoreless inning with two walks, a pickoff and a strikeout... It was the first appearance on the mound for Erceg since he pitched at Menlo College in 2016... The Shuckers have had a two-way player on the roster in each of the last four season (Nick Ramirez: 1B/LHP - 2017 & 2018, Clayton Andrews: LHP/OF - 2019) What’s Shuckin: New League, Old Friends: With the reorganization of Minor League Baseball, the Shuckers now play in the South Division of the Double-A South... they are joined in the South Division by the Mississippi Braves (Atlanta), Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Miami) and Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay)... The North Division is comprised of the Birmingham Barons (Chicago -AL), the Chattanooga Lookouts (Cincinnati), the Tennessee Smokies (Chicago - NL) and the new addition to the league, the Rocket City Trash Pandas (Los Angeles - AL)... Gone from the league are the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (now Triple-A Miami) and Jackson Generals. #ShuckersInTheShow: Ten players from the 2019 Biloxi Shuckers have made their Major League debut: Anthony Bender (MIA), Alec Bettinger (Brewers), Mario Feliciano (Brewers), Trent Grisham (Brewers), Angel Perdomo (Brewers), Cody Ponce (Pirates), Drew Rasmussen (Brewers), Corey Ray (Brewers), Justin Topa (Brewers), and Devin Williams (Brewers)... There have now been 43 Biloxi Shuckers go on and make their Major League debut including five in 2021 (Ray, Feliciano, Bettinger, Bender, Stokes) \UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS Shuckers 2021 at a Glance 5/14 G1 5:35 PM CT Biloxi - RHP Bowden Francis (1-0-, 3.60) vs. Mississippi -RHP Victor Vodnik (0-0, 0.00) Stat AA-S 5/14 Game 2 Biloxi - TBA vs. Mississippi - RHP Odalvi Javier (0-0, 3.00) Avg: .223 4th 5/15 6:35 PM CT Biloxi - LHP Ethan Small (0-1, 12.00) vs. Mississippi - RHP Matt Withrow (0-0, 5.10) Runs: 28 6th Hits: 49 5th 5/15 6:35 PM CT Biloxi - RHP Luis Contreras (0-1, 2.45) vs. Mississippi - TBA HR: 6 6th BB: 34 3rd Hitting Streaks On-Base Streaks SO: 52 1st (lowest) Top Prospects SB: 2 7th #2 - Brice Turang Player Current Sea. High Sea. Low Current Sea. High Sea. Low #4 - Ethan Small Ryan Aguilar -1 1 -2 -1 1 -2 #12 - Tristen Lutz ERA: 6.83 1st (highest) #19 - Payton Henry Jhonnys Cabrera -1 - -1 -1 - -1 Runs Allowed: 45 2nd (highest) Source: MLB Pipeline Luis Castro 1 1 - 1 1 - Hits: 69 2nd (highest) Daniel Castillo -3 1 -3 -2 2 -2 HR: 17 1st (highest) Cam Devanney -3 1 -3 -2 2 -2 BB: 27 3rd (lowest) Roster Breakdown Lucas Erceg 5 5 - 5 5 - K: 72 4th (highest) Brewers Drafts: Tyler Friis 2 2 -2 2 2 -1 HBP: 8 3rd (highest) 2015 Draft . 1 David Fry 1 1 -2 1 4 -1 2016 Draft . 3 2017 Draft . 4 Gabriel Garcia 1 2 -1 1 2 -1 Shuckers 2021 Splits 2018 Draft ..................3 Payton Henry -1 3 -1 6 6 - 2019 .......................2 Mitch Longo -1 1 -1 -1 2 -1 South Division Home Road Overall Rounds 1-6 . .7 Tristen Lutz 4 4 -1 7 7 - Pensacola 0-0 0-0 0-0 Free Agents................11 Alexander Palma 4 4 -1 6 6 - Mississippi 0-1 0-0 0-1 Trade ......................5 Rule 5......................0 Chad Spanberger -1 - -1 -1 - -1 Montgomery 0-0 0-0 0-0 Brice Turang 1 1 -2 1 3 -1 Total - South 0-1 0-0 0-1 Shuckers Play Season Against Mississippi (0-1) 2019 vs... North Division Home Road Overall Date H/R W/L WP LP SV Team # of Times Team Record Birmingham 0-0 1-5 1-5 5/12 H L, 6-3 Kingham (1-1) Zavolas (0-1) White (1) Mississippi 30 Jacksonville 12-8 Rocket City 0-0 0-0 0-0 Pensacola 11-9 Pensacola 30 Tennessee 0-0 0-0 0-0 Mississippi 13-8 Montgomery 24 Chattanoog 0-0 0-0 0-0 Mobile 14-4 Tennessee 12 Total - North 0-0 0-0 0-0 Birmingham 12 SL South 50-29 Tennessee 8-2 Totals 0-1 1-5 1-6 Rocket City 12 Montgomery 6-9 Chattanooga 0 Birmingham 5-5 Chattanooga 10-5 Jackson 3-7 SL North 31-27 The Shuckers Starter 7 LHP Leo Crawford 6-0, 180 (0-1, 9.00) Profile Full Name ..................Leonardo Lenard Crawford School ....................................................................... Career Firsts Career Highs Born ............................................................2/2/97 Acquired ..... Trade with LAD on 12/1/20 to complete MiLB Debut .............. 5/30/15 Innings Pitched ................. 9.0 (7/9/19) Bats / Throws ...................................................L/L 12/2/20 trade for RHP Corey Knebel Start ......................... 5/30/15 Hits Allowed ........ 11 (2x, last, 7/31/17) Win ........................... 5/30/15 Home Runs ........................ 3 (5/26/19) Scouting Report: 2-seam Fastball 4-seam Fastball Changeup Slider Save ..................................... Runs Allowed ....................... 6 (4/9/19) CG .............................. 7/9/19 Walks ....................5 (2x, last, 8/26/17) Season Highlights: Shutout ....................... 7/9/19 Strikeouts ............................11 (8/6/19) 2021 Shuckers Game-by-Game 2019 • Named MiLB.com Organizational All-Star with Dodgers.... Texas League Pitcher of the Week for 8/5-11, 2 Game Dec. IP H R(E) BB K HR ERA Final starts, 11.0 IP, 0 R, 2 BB, 18K 5/5 @ BIR (G1) L, 0-1 4.0+ 4 4 2 5 2 9.00 L, 1-6 • Struck out career-high 11 batters on 8/6/19 against Springfield in his Double-A debut... took a perfect game into the 5th inning. • Tossed first career complete game shutout on 7/9/19 2018 • MiLB.com Organizational All-Star with Dodgers • Earned Cal League Pitcher of the Week 7/2-8 after throwing 7.0 scoreless innings at San Jose. 2017 • Named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week 5/1-7 Notable • Participated in the Brewers Minor League Mini Camp that reported to Phoenix at the same time as the Big League team. • Won the 2018 California League Title with Rancho Cucamonga..