Biloxi Shuckers (MIL) 42-25 at Montgomery Biscuits (TB) 34-33 LHP Brent Suter (4-2, 1.97) vs. RHP Austin Pruitt (4-4, 3.33) Game #68/MGM #9 | Saturday June 20, 2015 | MGM Park | 7:10 p.m. TODAY’S GAME: Game 4 of a 5-game homestand against the Southern League First Half Standings RECORD BREAKDOWN Montgomery Biscuits at MGM Park (2-1), the final series of the first NORTH Rec GB SOUTH Rec GB half...61 days of Inaugural Season have been spent in first place...are Current Record: .....................................43-24 13-9 against AL affiliates and North Division clubs...are 5-3 at MGM Chattanooga (MIN) 41-25 -- SHUCKERS (MIL) 42-25 -- Streak ....................................................... W1 Park this season taking 3 of 5 from Mobile, June 6-10...the 4th of 10 Tennessee (CHC) 37-29 E Mississippi (ATL) 33-33 E Last 10 Games: .........................................7-3 meetings between the clubs in 2015. Montgomery (TB) 34-33 E Mobile (ARI) 32-35 E Long Winning Streak: ............................... W6 SHUCKERS COMEBACK FOUR TIMES TO WIN 11-10 IN 10 INNINGS: Birmingham (CHW) 31-35 E Jacksonville (MIA) 29-38 E Long Losing Sttreak: ...................................L3 • The Shuckers’ walked-off for the second time in 8 games at MGM Jackson (SEA) 28-37 E Pensacola (CIN) 25-41 E Home (MGM Park): ....................................5-3 Park, as Taylor Green delivered a RBI single to left with the bases Home (Joe Davis): .....................................9-6 loaded, scoring Michael Reed in the bottom of the 10th, breaking a Home (Other): ........................................... 6-4 10-10 tie on the 10th pitch of the at-bat for a 11-10 win over Montgom- *****************************SHUCK NOTES******************************* ery, taking a 2-1 series edge. SHUCKERS AMONG TOP 5 OF THE LEAGUE LEADERS: SS Orlan- Road ...................................................... 22-12 • On Friday, the Shuckers erased deficits of 2-0, 5-2, 6-5 and 9-6 to do Arcia: AVG (T-7th, .311), At-Bats (4th, 251), Hits: (1st, 78), Doubles June ..................................................... 11-6 eventually take a lead 10-9 after the first grand slam in franchise his- (T-1st, 19), Runs (4th, 41), Lowest SO/PA (4th, 10.22), 1B Nick Ramirez: tory by Nick Ramirez in the 8th. RBI (3rd, 44), Games (T-2nd, 65), RHP Austin Ross: Relivers High- VS. THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE • Starter Brooks Hall did not factor into the decision, giving up 5 R, 4 ER on 7 H over 4.0 IP with a BB and SO. Reliver Damien Magnificco • est SO/9IP (1st, 11.38) Games (T-2nd, 24), Holds (T-3rd, 6), LHP Mike North Home Road Total blew a save but in 2.0 IP, 2 H, R, ER, he notched his 3rd win of the Strong: Holds (1st, 8), Relievers Lowest BAA (3rd, .171), RHP Tyler season to improve to 3-0. Wagner ERA (6th, 2.43). RHP Brooks Hall Wins (T-1st, 7), WHIP (T- Birmingham 3-2 (5) 3-2 (5) 6-4 (10) • Ramirez matched a career-high with 6 RBI (last 6/20/14 at Pen- 5th, 1.09) Chattanooga 0-0 (5) 3-1 (5) 3-1 (10) sacola) in the game which is a franchise record for Biloxi. Ramirez • WHAT’S UP WIH THURSDAY?: The Shuckers fell to 3-9 on Thurs- Jackson (TN) 0-0 (5) 2-3 (10) 2-3 (15) was 3-for-5 with the grand slam and a double. day’s last night. It’s the only day of the week Biloxi is below .500. This SHUCKERS WITH 2ND-MOST ALL-STARS SINCE 1999 IN SL: season are 6-2 on Monday, 6-1 on Tuesday, 7-1 on Wednesday, 7-3 on Montgomery 2-1 (5) 0-0 (5) 2-1 (10) Starting pitcher Brooks Hall was added to the South Division roster Friday, 6-3 on Saturday and 6-6 on Sunday. Tennessee 0-0 (5) 0-0 (5) 0-0 (10) Wednesday, giving the Shuckers 11 All-Star selections and 80% of • THE GREEN TEAM: the starting rotation which leads the league. Only the 2011 Tennes- Taylor Green has 7 RBI over the first 2 games of the Totals: 5-3 (25) 8-6 (30) 13-9 (55) see Smokies had more selections (12) since Division vs. Division for- current series and a 4-game hit streak. The Comox, BC Canada native is matting began in the Southern League. SS Orlando Arcia, 1B Nick batting .353 (6x17) with a HR, 2B 8 RBI and upped AVG from .226 to .238. South Home Road Total Ramirez, OF Michael Reed, OF Kyle Wren (promoted), RHP Jaye • FELLY AT THE TOP: Josh Fellhauer has hit in 5 straight games and 4 of Jacksonville 8-2 (10) 0-0 (5) 8-2 (15) Chapman (promoted), RHP Damien Magnifico, LHP Hobbs John- those in the leadoff spot. Over those 4 games, Felly is batting .357 (5x14) son and RHP Tyler Wagner were selected. Last Thursday C Adam with 2 2B, 4 R, 5 BB and a .500 OBP. Mississippi 2-3 (13) 4-1 (10) 6-4 (23) Weisenburger and RHP Jorge Lopez were added to the roster. The • FIRST HALF TITLE MEANS?: The Shuckers won the first half title in game will be played on Tuesday, June 23rd at Riverwalk Stadium in Mobile 5-5 (17) 2-3 (10) 7-8 (27) Montgomery, AL. the SL south. That officially ended Mobile’s 3-year run of South titles. The Shuckers host game 1 and 2 of the South Division Series, September 10- Pensacola 0-0 (5) 8-2 (15) 8-2 (20) FIRST HALF CHAMPS: The Shuckers clinched the SL South title 11 at MGM Park in Biloxi. If the Shuckers were to win the 2nd half, they Totals: 15-10 (40) 14-6 (45) 29-16 (95) on Sunday with a 9-0 win at Mississippi. They clinched with 6 games would host Game 1, 2 and 4 and 5 if necessary. remaining in the half, joining only the Texas League’s Corpus Christi TEAM LEADERS (SL RANK) Hooks (HOU) as the first teams to secure a first half title. The Shuck- • SOUTH DIVISION LINEUP: Friday the Southern League revealed ers will host game 1 and 2 of the South Division Series at MGM Park, Jacksonville manager David Berg’s South Division lineup. SS Orlando Average ................Orlando Arcia, .311 (T7) September 10-11. Arcia, 1B Nick Ramirez and LF Michael Reed will bat 3-4-5 in the game. Hits ........................... Orlando Arcia, 78 (1) HALL, TAYLOR SWEEP WEEKLY LEAGUE HONORS: RHP Most Wins in Minor League Baseball (at least 41 wins) Home Runs ................Nick Ramirez, 9 (T6) Brooks Hall and OF Tyrone Taylor were named Pitcher of the Week Corpus Christi (TEX) - 46-20 Hickory (SAL) - 43-24 RBI .............................Nick Ramirez, 44 (3) and Player of the Week respectively for their play June 8-14. Hall Oklahoma City (PCL) - 45-22 SHUCKERS (SOU) - 42-25 .............. went 2-0 with an 0.50 ERA in 2 starts and 14 IP while Taylor batted Quad Cities (MID) - 44-22 Indianapolis (IL) - 42-26 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. Port Charlotte (FSL) - 44-23 Visalia (CAL) - 42-26 Wins ..............................Brooks Hall, 7 (T1) ERA .......................... Tyler Wagner, 2.43 (4) SIDE-BY-SIDE STAT COMPARISON 2015 Series Results vs. Montgomery (Biloxi 2, Montgomery 1) Strikeouts .................. Jorge Lopez, 58 (T12) (SL Rank) Date Site Result Winner Loser Save WHIP ......................... 6/17 BLX W, 6-2 Lopez (5-2) Stanek (2-1) Brooks Hall, 1.09 (5) Stat Saves .................... 6/18 BLX L, 11-5 Mortensen (5-3) Johnson (4-4) Damien Magnifico, 7 (T6) .270 (1) AVG .262 (3) 6/19 BLX W, 11-10 Magnifico (2-0) Stowell (0-1) 286 (4) RUNS 318 (2) 6/20 BLX 31 (T5) HR 48 (2) 6/21 BLX 108 (4) 2B 129 (1) 7/4 @MTG 13 (9) 3B 29 (2) 7/5 @MTG 69 (2) SB 63 (3) 7/6 @MTG 3.29 (2) ERA 3.79 (7) 7/7 @MTG 7/8 @MTG 517 (2) SO 533 (1) 2015 games will be aired on the inaugural 212 (2) LOW BB 265 (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 21 - 7:10 Montgomery TBD Lucedale vs. LHP Blake Snell (4-2, 1.71) WMXI FM-98.1 June 25 - 6:05 at Jacksonville LHP Brent Suter (4-2, 1.97) vs. TBD Hattiesburg/Laurel June 26 - 6:05 at Jacksonville RHP Tyler Wagner (5-2, 2.43) vs. TBD WRJW AM-1320 June 27 - 6:05 at Jacksonville RHP Jorge Lopez (5-2, 3.02) 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. The letters “BS” to make up the Berberet 1.000 1 1 0 1 road cap designation - the Biloxi Lighthouse logo, resiliently rising above historic storm waters.