Ninth-Inning Explosion Lifts Shuckers to 6-1 Win over Blue Wahoos

PENSACOLA, FL – Behind a four-run ninth inning and 11 strikeouts from the pitching staff, the Biloxi Shuckers (47-47, 17-10) earned a 6-1 win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (52-43, 14-13) at Blue Wahoos Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Shuckers split the week’s series and the second-half series between the two teams. If the two teams are tied for the Southern League South Division title in the second half, the tiebreaker of the better record over the final 20 games would be used. The Shuckers also outscored the Blue Wahoos 14-5 over the final 2 games of the series.

Shuckers’ starter Jacob Misiorowski dominated the early innings, hitting 100 MPH in the first and striking out two over two scoreless innings. In the third, a walk, error and hit batter put runners on the corners, but a flyout preserved three shutout innings for Misiorowski. In the fourth, he recorded two outs before a walk ended his night at 64 pitches.

The Shuckers gave him a 2-0 lead in the fourth when Connor Scott drove in Dylan O’Rae with a single and a wild pitch brought home Brock Wilken from third. Scott’s RBI was his 14^th in 14 games since joining the Shuckers. O’Rae reached on a single to lead off the inning, breaking up a streak of nine consecutive batters retired by Blue Wahoos’ starter Patrick Monteverde to start the day.

Pensacola struck back with a run in the seventh off a single from Paul McIntosh, but the Shuckers got the run back on a bases-loaded RBI single from Ernesto Martinez Jr. in the ninth inning. The Shuckers padded the lead with an RBI single that dribbled up the first-base line from Zavier Warren and made it 6-1 on a two-RBI single from Nick Kahle.

Out of the Shuckers’ bullpen, Craig Yoho finished the game with a scoreless ninth inning that included two strikeouts, working on back-to-back days for the first time in his Double-A career. Will Childers (1-2) earned the win after 1.1 innings of scoreless relief work while Patrick Monteverde (1-2) took the loss.

Connor Scott (2-for-4) and Zavier Warren (2-for-4) both tallied multi-hit performances for the Shuckers while Brock Wilken (1-for-3, 2 BB) and Dylan O’Rae (1-for-3, 2 BB) both reached three times.

After an off-day on Monday, the Shuckers will welcome the Rocket City Trash Pandas for a six-game series beginning on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. at Keesler Federal Park for the series opener. The Shuckers will kick off the series with Brew Crew Tuesday presented by Coors Light and a T-Shirt Tuesday giveaway featuring team dogs Barqs and Shuck for the first 250 fans. Fans can purchase a 20oz souvenir tumbler for $13 with $7 refills at the first and third-base Beer Gardens. Fans can listen live on Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network with pregame coverage beginning at 6:15 p.m. from the Ground Zero Blues Club Broadcast Booth.

Fans can save up to 50% off day-of-game pricing by securing their 2024 Shuck Nation membership today. Shuck Nation memberships, Flex Plans and group outings are available now by visiting biloxishuckers.com, the ballpark offices and by calling (228) 233-3465. Fans can also receive more information regarding the full promotion schedule and single-game tickets on the Shuckers website.

ABOUT THE BILOXI SHUCKERS:

The Biloxi Shuckers are the Double-A Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Shuckers are members of the Southern League and play at Keesler Federal Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. For more information please visit biloxishuckers.com and follow us on Twitter @biloxishuckers and at facebook.com/biloxishuckers.

ABOUT SHUCKERS BASEBALL, LLC:

Shuckers Baseball, LLC is a MS entity owned and operated by John Tracy. Shuckers Baseball operates the Biloxi Shuckers baseball franchise, including operating Keesler Federal Park for Biloxi Shuckers minor league baseball games and other entertainment and recreational events.