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: L3 Last 5: 1-4 Last 10: 2-8 Home Record: 6-9 Road Record: 6-12 Biloxi Shuckers (12-21) vs. Mississippi Braves (18-15) RHP Jesus Castillo (0-1, 12.00) vs. RHP Jose Rodriguez (0-1, 2.53) Friday, June 11 ● 6:35 P.M. ● MGM Park ● Biloxi, MS ● Game #34 / Home Game #16 Last Time Out: The M-Braves scored two in the first and two in the third to jump out to a 4-0 advanatage... Brice Turang extended his hitting streak in the bottom of the fourth and scored on an RBI single by Tristen Lutz... Trailing 6-2 in the 8th, the Shuckers rallied for two runs on an RBI walk to Alexander Palma and a fielder’s choice to Chad Spanberger, but fell by a final of 6-4. At the Plate: Brice is Nice: Since May 15, Turang is slashing .358/.398/.505, 4 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 17 R, 6-10 SB... He has also hit safely in 21 of his last 22 games and has 11 multi-hit games in his last 20 played.... The Brewers 2018 first-round pick is on an 14 game hitting streak, the longest in Double-A... Over the last 14 games, he’s hitting .377 with 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI and 12 runs scored... Turang has also scored at least one run in five straight contests Long(o) Hitting Streak: Mitch Longo is on a season long five-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in his last 11 games... Over the last five games, Longo has recorded a pair of three-hit games, going 9-for-18 (.500), 2B, 3B, RBI, 5 R, BB, HBP Hittin’ Henry: Payton Henry went 4-for-5 with a double, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored on Wednesday night... It was the first four-hit night for any Shuckers player, and the third four-hit game for Henry (5/1/18 @ Lake County & 5/14/18 vs. Beloit with Wisconsin)... Henry started the series against the M-Braves with two consecutive RBI base hits. The Friis: Tyler Friis has vaulted his way to the leadoff spot with his productivity over the last 11 games... The second baseman hit safely in 8 of his last 11 appearances including six multi-hit efforts, and reached base in 10 of 11... During the stretch, he’s slashing .385/.457/.513 3 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 6 BB, 5 K, 8 R, 4-6 SB On the Mound: It’s a Small World: Lefty Ethan Small was named the Double-A South Pitcher of the Week on Monday after making two appearances against the Biscuits... Over 10.2 innings, Small allowed just three hits and struck out 19 batters, the most by any pitcher during the week in Minor League Baseball... Small set a new career-high with 11 strikeouts on Tuesday night against Montgomery, including 7 straight strikeouts from the end of the 1st through the 3rd... He came one strikeout shy of tying the Shuckers single-game record of 12 (Alec Bettinger and Bowden Francis - ‘19, Freddy Peralta - ‘17, Taylor Jungmann - ‘16). Long Ball Blues: Biloxi has allowed 54 home runs this year, tied for the 4th most in all of Minor League Baseball (1st - Las Vegas: 60) and the most in Double-A... In their last four contests against Mississippi, Biloxi has allowed 12 home runs. What’s Shuckin: No Base For You: Payton Henry has thrown out 12 of 26 attempted runners (.461), including 6 of the last 8 attempted base stealers. Early Leads Lost: Biloxi scored first in five of their last nine games but has only gone to win two of those contests. But That Late Rally Tho: Over their last five games, the Shuckers have outscored their opponents 14-0 in the eighth and ninth inning. #ShuckersInTheShow: Dillon Thomas made his Major League debut on Wednesday night for the Seattle Mariners, meaning 11 players from the 2019 Biloxi Shuckers have made their Major League debut: Anthony Bender (Miami), Alec Bettinger (Brewers), Mario Feliciano (Brewers), Trent Grisham (Brewers), Angel Perdomo (Brewers), Cody Ponce (Pirates), Drew Rasmussen (Brewers), Corey Ray (Brewers), Dillon Thomas (Mariners), Justin Topa (Brewers), and Devin Williams (Brewers)... There have now been 45 Biloxi Shuckers go on and make their Major League debut including six in 2021 (Ray, Feliciano, Bettinger, Bender, Stokes, Hager, Thomas) \UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS Shuckers 2021 at a Glance 6/12 6:35 PM CT Biloxi - LHP Ethan Small (1-1, 2.60) vs. Mississippi - RHP Nolan Kingham (2-1, 3.82) Stat AA-S 6/13 1:05 PM CT Biloxi - RHP Noah Zavolas (2-2, 6.18) vs. Mississippi - LHP Hayden Deal (1-2, 4.05) Avg: .233 4th 6/14 OFF DAY Runs: 152 4th Hits: 249 4th 6/13 6:35 PM CT Biloxi - LHP Leo Crawford (1-3, 8.10) @ Rocket City - TBA HR: 27 6th BB: 132 3rd Hitting Streaks On-Base Streaks SO: 327 4th (lowest) Top Prospects SB: 26 3rd #2 - Brice Turang Player Current Sea. High Sea. Low Current Sea. High Sea. Low #4 - Ethan Small Ryan Aguilar -3 2 -5 -3 11 -3 #12 - Tristen Lutz ERA: 4.94 1st (highest) #19 - Payton Henry Luis Castro -6 6 -6 1 7 -2 Runs Allowed: 178 2nd (highest) Source: MLB Pipeline Cam Devanney -1 3 -4 -1 5 -2 Hits: 261 2nd (highest) Brent Diaz 3 3 -2 9 9 -1 HR: 54 1st (highest) Lucas Erceg 2 5 -1 2 6 -1 BB: 142 2nd (highest) Roster Breakdown Tyler Friis 3 3 -3 3 7 -1 K: 335 2nd (highest) Brewers Drafts: David Fry 2 2 -2 2 7 -1 2015 Draft . 1 HBP: 25 4th (highest) Payton Henry 3 5 -5 10 10 -2 2016 Draft . 3 2017 Draft . 3 Mitch Longo 5 5 -4 11 11 -1 2018 Draft ..................3 Tristen Lutz 1 5 -5 1 8 -1 Shuckers 2021 Splits 2019 Draft . 3 Alexander Palma -1 7 -3 9 9 -2 South Division Home Road Overall Rounds 1-6 . .7 Chad Spanberger -2 3 -2 1 7 -1 Pensacola 2-4 0-0 2-4 Free Agents................10 Brice Turang 14 14 -2 14 14 -1 Mississippi 4-5 0-0 4-5 Trade ......................5 Rule 5......................0 Jamie Westbrook -1 8 -2 -1 13 -1 Montgomery 0-0 2-4 2-4 Total - South 6-9 2-4 8-13 Shuckers Play Season Against Mississippi (4-5) 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 5/13 H W, 7-5 Hardy (1-0) Latcham (0-1) Cousins (1) Rocket City 0-0 0-0 0-0 Pensacola 11-9 5/14 G1 H W, 3-2 (7) Francis (2-0) Vodnik (0-1) Cousins (2) Pensacola 30 Tennessee 0-0 3-3 3-3 5/14 G2 H L, 2-0 (7) McLaughlin (1-0) Erceg (0-1) Graham (1) Mississippi 13-8 Montgomery 24 Chattanooga 0-0 0-0 0-0 5/15 H W, 1-0 Small (1-1) Mora (0-1) Hardy (1) Mobile 14-4 5/16 H W, 14-10 Hintzen (1-0) Stallings (0-2) - Tennessee 12 Total - North 0-0 3-8 4-8 6/8 H L, 6-10 Hoekstra (2-0) Zavolas (2-2) - Birmingham 12 SL South 50-29 6/9 H L, 4-5 Javier (3-0) Crawford (1-3) - Tennessee 8-2 Totals 6-9 6-12 12-21 Rocket City 12 6/10 H L, 4-6 McLaughlin (3-1) Erceg (0-2) White (6) Montgomery 6-9 Chattanooga 0 Birmingham 5-5 Chattanooga 10-5 Jackson 3-7 SL North 31-27 A Shuckers Out-Getter 40 RHP Jesus Castillo 6-3, 205 (0-1, 12.00) Profile Full Name ........................ Jesus Ronaldo Castillo School ....................................................................... Career Firsts Career Highs Born ...........................8/27/95 (25), San Felix, VZ Acquired ........... Minor League Free Agent, 11/22/19 MiLB Debut ................ 6/2/12 Innings Pitched ................. 8.2 (5/6/19) Bats / Throws ..................................................R/R Start ........................... 6/9/12 Hits Allowed ........................11 (6/8/17) Scouting Report: Fastball (Sinker) Curveball Changeup Win ............................. 7/9/12 Home Runs ................................2 (5X) Save ...........8/17/19 (@ BLX) Runs Allowed ....................... 9 (6/8/17) Season Highlights: CG ........................................ Walks .........................................4 (2X) • Made 7 appearances, 1 start, with Triple-A Nashville, going 0-0, 6.75 ERA Shutout ................................. Strikeouts ..........................11 (6/27/16) 2019 • Tossed a career-high 8.2 innings on 5/6/19 vs. Jacksonville, allowing two runs on four hits while walking 2021 Shuckers Game-by-Game one and striking out four in an 8-2 Mobile win. Game Dec. IP H R(E) BB K HR ERA Final • Started 12 of first 14 games before converting to the bullpen. 6/5 @ MTG L, 0-1 3.0 6 4(4) 1 3 2 12.00 L, 6-7 • Recorded the first save of his career on 8/17/19 @ Biloxi, the last game ever between the Shuckers and BayBears. 2018 • Named Southern League Pitcher of the Week on 4/29/18..