Biloxi Bangs Out 15 Hits To Down M-Braves 9-2

The Biloxi Shuckers (38-64) rattled off 15 hits in a 9-2 trouncing of the Mississippi Braves (59-40) on Friday night at MGM Park.

As they did on Thursday night, the Shuckers struck for a pair in the bottom of the first inning. Korry Howell doubled to left field with one out, extending his hitting streak to six games, and Thomas Dillard worked a two-out walk to put a pair of runners on base. With Chad Spanberger hitting, the Shuckers executed a double steal and Howell raced in to score on a throwing error by catcher Hendrik Clementina. Spanberger then singled to right off RHP Alan Rangel (L, 2-2), driving in Dillard to put the Shuckers up 2-0.

Howell would double for a second time with one out in the bottom of the third inning and Mitch Longo followed with a two-run blast to right, his eighth of the year, doubling the Shuckers’ advantage to 4-0.

LHP Andy Otero (W, 4-0) allowed his only run of the night on a solo home run by Drew Lugbauer in the top of the fifth inning. Over five frames, Otero surrendered just two hits and faced one over the minimum, not walking a batter and striking out six.

Biloxi put up another crooked number in the home half of the fifth. Longo led off the inning with a single and stole second before scoring on an RBI single from Dillard. After a fielder’s choice by Spanberger, the first baseman swiped second and scored on a double by Gabe Holt, pushing the Shuckers in front 6-1.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Dillard led off with a single and Spanberger reached on a fielding error by Jalen Miller. An infield single by Holt loaded up the bases and Cam Devanney drove in two more with a single to right, putting Biloxi up 8-1. After the M-Braves scored a run in the top of the eighth, Longo doubled with one out and came around to score on a pair of wild pitches, giving the Shuckers their 9-2 lead. It was the second consecutive three-hit night for Longo.

With the series tied at a game apiece, the Shuckers continue their matchup with the M-Braves on Saturday night. RHP Noah Zavolas (4-7, 4.74) is set to start for Biloxi against M-Braves’ RHP Freddy Tarnock (2-2, 2.64) for a 6:35 pm first pitch. The game can be heard locally on Cruisin’ WGCM AM 1240/FM 100.9 and can be seen on MiLB.TV.

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