M-Braves end season with 8-3 win over Birmingham
PEARL, MS -- The Mississippi Braves (24-44, 58-80) ended the 2017 season with impressive pitching and powerful offense, taking four of five games from the Birmingham Barons (27-42, 53-85) at Trustmark Park. The series and season finale went the way of the M-Braves 8-3, as the home team recorded double
Power propels M-Braves to series clinching win over Birmingham
PEARL, MS -- The Mississippi Braves (23-44, 57-80) produced one of their top offensive games of the year to defeat the Birmingham Barons (27-41, 53-84) 7-2 and clinch the final series of the season in front of a crowd of 5,869 at Trustmark Park Sunday afternoon.The M-Braves tallied seven runs
Lookouts score late, take series finale 3-1
CHATTANOOGA, TN -- The Chattanooga Lookouts plated two runs in the bottom of the eighth, breaking a tied game and ultimately claiming a 3-1 victory in Friday evening's series finale at AT&T Field. The M-Braves now travel to Pensacola for a five-game set against the Blue Wahoos.Mississippi (18-40, 52-76) scored
Pensacola offense too much for M-Braves
PEARL, MS -- The Mississippi Braves (14-37, 48-73) fell to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (26-27, 66-57) at Trustmark Park for the third consecutive game to start the series, as the visiting Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds capitalized on extra-base hits to chase the Braves out of the park with
Jacksonville defeats Braves 5-2
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Mississippi and Jacksonville, behind great pitching from Tyler Pike and Trevor Richards, were scoreless through five innings until Taylor Ard hit a three run homer to put the Jumbo Shrimp out front en route to a 5-2 victory Saturday evening. The win gives the Jumbo Shrimp a
M-Braves drop series finale to Shuckers
PEARL, MS -- After taking the first four games of the series, the Mississippi Braves (10-19, 44-55) fell to the Biloxi Shuckers (12-18, 48-51) in the series finale Sunday at Trustmark Park.The M-Braves had not allowed a home run in the series until the third inning of Sunday's game when Jacob
M-Braves win fourth straight in dominating performance
PEARL, MS -- The Mississippi Braves (10-18, 44-54) continued its hot streak with an 8-0 win over the Biloxi Shuckers (11-18, 47-51) in game four of a five-game series at Trustmark Park Saturday night. The M-Braves have now won four in a row, and seven straight against the Shuckers.Lefty Luiz Gohara
Riley, Braves defeat Shuckers 6-4
PEARL, MS -- Austin Riley blasted a three-run home run to lead the Mississippi Braves to a 6-4 victory over the Biloxi Shuckers Friday night at Trustmark Park. With the win, the M-Braves notched its third straight victory and clinched the series with two games still to play. The Braves and
Mobile hands Mississippi eighth-straight loss
MOBILE, AL -- Balls flew out of Hank Aaron Stadium again as Mobile defeated Mississippi 6-3 for the second win of the series and handed the M-Braves its eighth consecutive loss. The home run derby in Mobile continued Wednesday night with three more long balls, one by the BayBears and two
Soroka, James claim monthly honors
PEARL, MS -- The Atlanta Braves announced the minor league pitchers and players of the month for June. For the Double-A Mississippi club, RHP Mike Soroka and outfielder Jared James were selected for the monthly accolades. Soroka, 19, posted a record of 3-1 with a 0.79 ERA in five starts during the month of
James, Biddle claim weekly honors
PEARL, MS-Outfielder Jared James and LHP Jesse Biddle have been named Mississippi Farm Bureau Player and Pitcher of the Week for the week ending Sunday, July 2.James, 23, posted a .333 average (5-for-15) in four games. He's hitting .256 with nine doubles, four triples, two home runs and 19 RBI
M-Braves take series with extra-innings victory
BILOXI, MS -- For the third time in five games it took extra innings to decide a winner in an evenly matched series between the Mississippi Braves and the Biloxi Shuckers as Kade Scivicque blasted a solo home run in the top of the 11th to ultimately claim the victory in
Soroka pitches M-Braves past Shuckers
BILOXI, MS -- Mississippi pitchers scattered 13 hits and got timely double plays four times to limit Biloxi (38-34) to only one run, edging out a 2-1 win over the Shuckers in game three of the five game series at MGM Park on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Saturday night.Mike Soroka pitched
James, Soroka claim weekly honors
PEARL, MS -- Outfielder Jared James and RHP Mike Soroka have been named Mississippi Farm Bureau Player and Pitcher of the Week for the week ending Sunday, June 18.James, 23, posted a .308 average over the past five games. He's hitting .238 with eight doubles, four triples, two home runs and 15 RBI
M-Braves clinch series in come-from-behind 12-inning affair
PEARL, MS -- For the second straight game, the Mississippi Braves (30-29) fell behind early to the Biloxi Shuckers (31-28) at Trustmark Park. This time, however, the M-Braves mounted three separate comebacks to clinch the series three-games-to-one, with the series finale still schedule for Thursday at 7:00 PM. Max Fried got the
Generals walk off with win on Braves error
JACKSON, TN -- Mississippi (26-27) took an early lead with three runs in each of the first two innings, but Jackson (28-25) put up two in the bottom of the first and three more in the third to make it a one run game. It stayed that way until the sixth
Braves sink Barons on cold, rainy night
BIRMINGHAM, AL -- The Braves and Barons got underway at Regions Field after an 11 minute rain delay to start the game. The two teams were interrupted again the the third but resumed play after a 30-minute delay. Amidst a rainy night and temperatures in the 50's, Mississippi (14-14) battled
Braves Even Series with Biscuits
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James, Allard claim weekly honors
PEARL, MS -- Outfielder Jared James and LHP Kolby Allard have been named Mississippi Farm Bureau Player and Pitcher of the Week for the week ending Sunday, April 23. James, 23, led the M-Braves with a .286 average (8-for-28) with a double and a triple in seven games during the week. He's hitting .222
M-Braves drop heartbreaker to Mobile in 10
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Smokies walk-off, defeat Braves 8-7
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M-Braves smoke Tennessee 6-2
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M-Braves Announce Opening Day Roster
PEARL, MS -- The Mississippi Braves, Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, has unveiled its opening day roster for the 2017 season which begins Thursday at Trustmark Park. As ranked by Baseball America, the M-Braves club features four of the Atlanta Braves top 10 prospects including Kolby Allard (3), Mike