Biscuits use a seven-run third inning to beat M-Braves on Saturday night
PEARL, MS (June 29, 2024) — The Montgomery Biscuits used a seven-run third inning and beat the Mississippi Braves on Saturday night 9-1 in front of 3,276 fans at Trustmark Park. Montgomery (2-3, 42-32) starter Cole Wilcox (W, 5-2) controlled the game on the mound and worked 6.0 shutout innings
PEARL, MS (June 29, 2024) — The Montgomery Biscuits used a seven-run third inning and beat the Mississippi Braves on Saturday night 9-1 in front of 3,276 fans at Trustmark Park.
Montgomery (2-3, 42-32) starter Cole Wilcox (W, 5-2) controlled the game on the mound and worked 6.0 shutout innings on 64 pitches, giving up four hits, with two walks and four strikeouts.
In his five starts, Mississippi starter David Fletcher (L, 0-2) struggled for the first time. Tanner Murray started the scoring for the Biscuits with a solo homer to the left-field bullpen in the second inning, his third long ball of the season.
In the third inning, the Biscuits sent 11 batters to the plate and scored seven runs. Bob Seymour doubled in two runs off the wall in left-center, and Dru Baker lined in two more runs. Montgomery led 8-0 after three innings. Fletcher gave up eight runs on seven hits over 2.1 innings with three walks.
The M-Braves (3-2, 34-39) broke up the shutout in the seventh inning. Cade Bunnell finished the night 2-for-2 and drew a bases-loaded walk to score Tyler Tolve for the first run.
Jonathan Hughes provided quality relief with 2.2 scoreless innings on two hits, two walks, and one strikeout, and Rolddy Munoz added 2.0 shutout innings with two strikeouts. Montgomery tacked on one run in the ninth to complete the 9-1 final score.
The final game of the six-game series is on Sunday afternoon at Trustmark Park. The first pitch is set for 2:05 pm with LHP Drew Parrish (5-5, 3.98) starting for Mississippi against RHP Haden Erbe (1-4, 5.68) for Montgomery. Coverage begins at 1:50 pm on 102.1 The Box, Bally Live, and MiLB.tv.
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