Biloxi Shuckers (MIL) 41-25 at Montgomery Biscuits (TB) 34-32 RHP Brooks Hall (7-3, 3.05) Vs
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Biloxi Shuckers (MIL) 41-25 at Montgomery Biscuits (TB) 34-32 RHP Brooks Hall (7-3, 3.05) vs. RHP Jamie Schultz (5-3, 3.11) Game #67/MGM #8 | Friday June 19, 2015 | MGM Park | 7:10 p.m. TODAY’S GAME: Game 3 of a 5-game homestand against the Southern League First Half Standings RECORD BREAKDOWN Montgomery Biscuits at MGM Park...this is the final series of the firstNORTH Rec GB SOUTH Rec GB half...60 days of Inaugural Season have been spent in first place...are Current Record: .....................................42-24 12-9 against AL affiliates and North Division clubs...are 4-3 at MGMChattanooga (MIN) 40-25 -- SHUCKERS (MIL) 41-25 -- Streak .........................................................L1 Park this season taking 3 of 5 from Mobile, June 6-10. Tennessee (CHC) 36-29 E Mississippi (ATL) 32-32 E Last 10 Games: .........................................7-3 BISCUITS SNAP SHUCKERS’ FIVE-GAME WIN STREAK THURSDAY: Montgomery (TB) 34-32 E Mobile (ARI) 31-34 E Long Winning Streak: ............................... W6 • Biloxi’s third 5-game win streak of 2015 came to an end on Thursday, Birmingham (CHW) 31-35 E Jacksonville (MIA) 29-37 E Long Losing Sttreak: ...................................L3 11-5 to the Montgomery Biscuits at MGM Park. Home (MGM Park): ....................................4-3 • The two clubs exchanged 4 runs in the first inning and a single run Jackson (SEA) 28-37 E Pensacola (CIN) 24-40 E in the second inning. Montgomery plated 3 runs in the fourth and sev- Home (Joe Davis): .....................................9-6 enth including 3 home runs and coasted to the win. *****************************SHUCK NOTES******************************* Home (Other): ........................................... 6-4 • Starter Hobbs Johnson (4-4, 3.61) suffered the loss and allowed SHUCKERS AMONG TOP 5 OF THE LEAGUE LEADERS: SS Orlan- Road ...................................................... 22-12 7 R, 5 ER on 4 H over 3.1 IP. The bullpen of Trevor Seidenberger, do Arcia: AVG (7th, .314), At-Bats (T-4th, 244), Hits: (1st, 77), Doubles June ..................................................... 11-6 Manny Barreda and Martin Viramontes combined to allow 4 R, 3 (T-1st, 18), Runs (4th, 40), Lowest SO/PA (4th, 10.80), 1B Nick Ramirez: HR over the final 5.2 IP. • Taylor Green (2x3) continued to stay hot at the plate with a 3-run RBI (T-5th, 38), Games (T-2nd, 64), RHP Austin Ross: Relivers High- VS. THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE 2B in the first and has posted 6 RBI in• the first 2 games of the series. est SO/9IP (1st, 11.38) Games (T-2nd, 24), Holds (T-3rd, 6), LHP Mike North Home Road Total Nathan Orf blasted his first HR of the season in the second inning Strong: Holds (1st, 8), Relievers Lowest BAA (3rd, .171), RHP Tyler and was 2-for-4 with 2 R. Orlando Arcia added his 23rd multi-hit Wagner ERA (6th, 2.43). RHP Brooks Hall Wins (T-1st, 7), WHIP (T- Birmingham 3-2 (5) 3-2 (5) 6-4 (10) game going 2-for-4 with an RBI. 2nd, 1.03), Lowest BB/9IP (2nd, 1.80). Chattanooga 0-0 (5) 3-1 (5) 3-1 (10) SHUCKERS WITH 2ND-MOST ALL-STARS SINCE 1999 IN SL: Start- • WHAT’S UP WIH THURSDAY?: The Shuckers fell to 3-9 on Thurs- ing pitcher Brooks Hall was added to the South Division roster Wednes- day’s last night. It’s the only day of the week Biloxi is below .500. This Jackson (TN) 0-0 (5) 2-3 (10) 2-3 (15) day, giving the Shuckers 11 All-Star selections and 80% of the starting season are 6-2 on Monday, 6-1 on Tuesday, 7-1 on Wednesday, 7-3 on Montgomery 1-1 (5) 0-0 (5) 1-1 (10) rotation which leads the league. Only the 2011 Tennessee Smokies had more selections (12) since Division vs. Division formatting began in the Friday, 6-3 on Saturday and 6-6 on Sunday. Tennessee 0-0 (5) 0-0 (5) 0-0 (10) Southern League. SS Orlando Arcia, 1B Nick Ramirez, OF Michael • THE GREEN TEAM: Taylor Green has 6 RBI over the first 2 games of the Reed, OF Kyle Wren (promoted), RHP Jaye Chapman (promoted), current series and a 3-game hit streak. The Comox, BC Canada native is Totals: 4-3 (25) 8-6 (30) 12-9 (55) RHP Damien Magnifico, LHP Hobbs Johnson and RHP Tyler Wagner batting .454 (5x11) with a HR, 2B 7 RBI and upped AVG from .226 to .241. South Home Road Total were selected. Last Thursday C Adam Weisenburger and RHP Jorge • FELLY AT THE TOP: Josh Fellhauer has hit in 4 straight games and 3 of Lopez were added to the roster. The game will be played on Tuesday, those in the leadoff spot. Over those 3 games, Felly is batting .400 (4x10) Jacksonville 8-2 (10) 0-0 (5) 8-2 (15) June 23rd at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, AL. with 2 2B, 2 R, 4 BB and a .571 OBP. Mississippi 2-3 (13) 4-1 (10) 6-4 (23) FIRST HALF CHAMPS: The Shuckers clinched the SL South title on Sun- • NOW THAT IS QUALITY: Biloxi starters have posted 12 quality starts Mobile 5-5 (17) 2-3 (10) 7-8 (27) day with a 9-0 win at Mississippi. They clinched with 6 games remaining in over their last 16 starts dating back to 6/2 at Birmingham, but had a string the half, joining only the Texas League’s Corpus Christi Hooks (HOU) as the of 5 straight snapped last night. Since June 2, they have given up just 21 Pensacola 0-0 (5) 8-2 (15) 8-2 (20) first teams to secure a first half title. The Shuckers will host game 1 and 2 of earned runs over 93.1 IP, a 2.03 ERA with 84 strikeouts and 33 walks. Totals: 15-10 (40) 14-6 (45) 29-16 (95) the South Division Series at MGM Park, September 10-11. Overall the rotation has a 3.03 ERA this season and 25 quality starts. BRING ON THE BISCUITS: The Tampa Bay Rays Double-A affili- • FIRST HALF TITLE MEANS?: The Shuckers won the first half title in TEAM LEADERS (SL RANK) ate Montgomery Biscuits make their first ever visit to MGM Park. The 2004 season was the team’s first in Montgomery. The Biscuits play the SL south. That officially ended Mobile’s 3-year run of South titles. The Average ................Orlando Arcia, .314 (T7) in Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium, which has a capacity of 7,000. Shuckers host game 1 and 2 of the South Division Series, September 10- Hits ........................... Orlando Arcia, 77 (1) HALL, TAYLOR SWEEP WEEKLY LEAGUE HONORS: RHP 11 at MGM Park in Biloxi. If the Shuckers were to win the 2nd half, they Home Runs ..................Nick Ramirez, 8 (7) Brooks Hall and OF Tyrone Taylor were named Pitcher of the Week would host Game 1, 2 and 4 and 5 if necessary. and Player of the Week respectively for their play June 8-14. Hall • SOUTH DIVISION LINEUP: Friday the Southern League revealed RBI ...........................Nick Ramirez, 38 (T5) went 2-0 with an 0.50 ERA in 2 starts and 14 IP while Taylor batted Jacksonville manager David Berg’s South Division lineup. SS Orlando Stolen Bases ..............Michael Reed, 19 (6) .423 with 11 H, 8 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 21 TB, 8 RBI and 2 SB in the week. Arcia, 1B Nick Ramirez and LF Michael Reed will bat 3-4-5 in the game. Wins ..............................Brooks Hall, 7 (T1) ERA .......................... Tyler Wagner, 2.43 (6) SIDE-BY-SIDE STAT COMPARISON 2015 Series Results vs. Montgomery (Biloxi 1, Montgomery 1) Strikeouts ...................Jorge Lopez, 58 (T11) (SL Rank) Date Site Result Winner Loser Save WHIP .........................Brooks Hall, 1.03 (2) 6/17 BLX W, 6-2 Lopez (5-2) Stanek (2-1) Stat Saves .................... 6/18 BLX L, 11-5 Mortensen (5-3) Johnson (4-4) DamienMagnifico, 7 (T5) .270 (1) AVG .261 (3) 6/19 BLX 275 (4) RUNS 308 (2) 6/20 BLX 30 (T) HR 45 (2) 6/21 BLX 107 (T4) 2B 127 (1) 7/4 @MTG 13 (9) 3B 28 (2) 7/5 @MTG 69 (2) SB 63 (3) 7/6 @MTG 3.22 (1) ERA 3.69 (4) 7/7 @MTG 7/8 @MTG 512 (2) SO 526 (1) 2015 games will be aired on the inaugural 208 (2) LOW BB 256 (10) Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network: 19 (5) SV 12 (10) WPMO AM-1580 – Pascagoula-Moss Point WVGG AM-1440 UPCOMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS (ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL) Lucedale Date - Time Opponent: Pitching Matchup: WRBE FM-106.9 June 20 - 7:10 Montgomery LHP Brent Suter (4-2, 1.97) vs. RHP Austin Pruitt (4-4, 3.33) Lucedale WMXI FM-98.1 June 21 - 7:10 Montgomery TBD vs. LHP Blake Snell (4-2, 1.71) Hattiesburg/Laurel June 25 - 6:05 at Jacksonville TBD vs. TBD WRJW AM-1320 June 26 - 6:05 at Jacksonville TBD vs. TBD Picayune © 2015 BILOXI SHUCKERS | www.BILOXISHUCKERS.com PAGE 1 SHUCKERS NOTES/ABOUT THE SHUCKERS WHO ARE THE SHUCKERS?: Formerly the Huntsville Stars, the new Biloxi professional baseball team re- PINCH HITTING vealed the new identity on November 24, 2014, as the Biloxi Shuckers took center stage during a ceremony inside Biloxi’s historic Saenger Theatre. The team name was selected after nearly 60,000 votes were cast Player AVG H AB HR RBI after the month-long “Name the Team” contest yielded six finalists. A tenacious oyster is the centerpiece of Arcia N/A 0 0 0 0 the identity, seen both in the club’s primary logo, home and alternate caps.