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BIRMINGHAM BARONS 4-9 (45-37) AT MISSISSIPPI BRAVES 6-7 (37-44)

RHP Jose Ramirez (0-0, 0.00) | RHP Lucas Braun (1-0, 2.31)

Game #83 | Wednesday – July 10, 2024 | 6:35 pm | Trustmark Park | Jackson, MS | MILB.tv | Bally Live

Upcoming Starters in Series

DATE TIME OPPONENT BARONS STARTERS OPPONENT STARTER
Thu, July 11 6:35 pm at Mississippi RHP Jordan Mikel (1-1, 3.77) vs LHP Luis De Avila (1-9, 3.97)
Fri, July 12 6:35 pm at Mississippi LHP Garrett Schoenle (1-1, 2.21) vs RHP Drue Hackenberg (1-0, 3.60)
Sat, July 13 6:05 pm at Mississippi RHP Riley Gowens (0-0, 0.00) vs RHP David Fletcher (0-2, 5.63)
Sun, July 14 2:05 pm at Mississippi LHP Tyler Schweitzer (2-1, 3.13) vs TBA

LAST TIME OUT: The Barons fell to the Rocket City Trash Pandas 6-0 before 1,435 on Tuesday at Trustmark Park. The Barons could only put together six hits in the game. LHP Tyler Schweitzer (2-2, 4.00) pitched 4.0 innings, giving up four earned runs, seven hits, and three walks with five strikeouts. Tyler Neslony and Troy Claunch had two hits in the game to lead the Barons.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH: First baseman Tim Elko batted .337/.382/.535 and led the league in average (.337), hits (34) and total bases (54), while finishing second in RBI (19), slugging percentage (.535) and OPS (.917). He was tied for third in triples (one) and was fourth in home runs (four) and fifth in runs (16). He recorded 11 multi-hit games and hit safely in 22 of 25 games. He began the month with a six-game hitting streak before going on a 14-game streak from May 11-28. Elko, 25, was selected by Chicago (AL) in the 10^th round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of the University of Mississippi.

BARONS STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Jose Ramirez was signed as a free agent by the Boston Red Box on May 26, 2018. In 2024, he played with A+ Winston-Salem (4-3, 5.52) and AAA Charlotte (0-1, 15.43).

LEAGUE LEADERS: Tim Elko is sixth in average at .294, is third in hits with 86, and third in total basis with 128. Wilfred Veras is tied for seventh in home runs with ten. Mason Adams is tied for third in the league with 88 strikeouts and third in ERA with a 2.19. Jairo Iriarte is seventh in strikeouts with 84 in the Southern League.

PROSPECT RANKINGS: The Barons current active roster features eight of the White Sox’s Top 30 prospects (according to MLB.com): LHP Noah Shultz (No. 2), infielder Jacob Gonzalez (No. 7), RHP Jairo Iriarte (No. 9), LHP Jake Eder (No. 10), RHP Mason Adams (No. 19), outfielder Wilfred Veras (No. 25), RHP Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa (No. 28), and outfielder Jacob Burke (No.30). The White Sox have promoted the following from Birmingham in the last 45 days: RHP Drew Thorpe (No. 3), C Edgar Quero (No. 4), 3B Bryan Ramos (No. 5), LHP Ky Bush (No. 17), SS Brooks Baldwin (No. 24), OF Duke Ellis, RHP Adisyn Coffey, and Jaimar Cousin.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDINGS:
North | 1^st Rocket City 9-4 (---) | 2^nd Tennessee 8-5 (1.0) | 3^rd Birmingham 4-9 (5.0) | 4^th Chattanooga 3-10 (6.0)
South | 1^st Biloxi 9-4 (---) | 2^nd Pensacola 7-6 (2.0) | 3^rd Mississippi 6-7 (3.0) | 3^rd Montgomery 6-7 (3.0)

SERIES vs BRAVES
7/9/24 | @Mississippi | 6:35 PM | L 0-6 | 45-37 | WP – I Mejia (7-2) | L – T Schweitzer (2-2) | 1,435 | 2:21