Southern League Announces Championship Series Schedule
BILOXI, MS - The Biloxi Shuckers will host the Chattanooga Lookouts on Wednesday and Thursday nights at MGM Park. First pitch of each game is scheduled for 7:10 pm and MGM Park gates will open at 6:00 pm. Monday night, the Lookouts closed out the North Division Series with a 4-1 victory and took the best-of-five series, 3-1. Biloxi will host games one and two of the Championship Series, then the best-of-five Championship Series will shift to the Lookout City.
Championship Series Schedule:
Game 1: Wednesday, Sept. 16 vs. Chattanooga, MGM Park, 7:10 pm
Game 2: Thursday, Sept. 17 vs. Chattanooga, MGM Park, 7:10 pm
Travel day on Friday, Sept. 18 to Chattanooga
Game 3: Saturday, Sept. 19 at Chattanooga, AT&T Field, 7:15 pm ET
Game 4: Sunday, Sept. 20 at Chattanooga, AT&T Field, 2:15 pm ET (if neccessary)
Game 5: Monday, Sept. 21 at Chattanooga, AT&T Field, 7:15 pm ET (if necessary)
The Shuckers are fresh off of a three-game sweep of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos on Saturday in the best-of-five South Division Series. The Shuckers finished the regular season 4-4 against the Minnesota Twins Double-A affiliate, winning three of four at Chattanooga, May 27-30 and dropped three of four at MGM Park, July 15-18.
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The South Division has won nine of the last 10 Southern League titles with the lone victory by a North Division club coming from Birmingham in 2013. Biloxi would be looking for a title in its Inaugural season while. The Lookouts last won a title in 1988 while the Shuckers are in their Inaugural season.
Southern League Most Outstanding Pitcher, Jorge Lopez will make the game one start for the Shuckers. Lopez finished the regular season 12-5 with a 2.26 ERA and was the winner in game one of the Southern League South Division series.
Radio coverage of the Southern League Championship Series will begin Wednesday night at 6:50 p.m. on 1240-AM WGCM, 1580-AM WPMO and the Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network. Fans can also listen to the game using the TuneIn Radio app or by going to www.biloxishuckers.com. The first two games of the Championship Series will be available on MiLB.tv.
In addition to purchasing playoff tickets at the MGM Park Box Office, fans may also use the options listed below from Ticketmaster. In order to purchase tickets over the phone, please call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000. The MGM Park Box Office does not process any phone sales. All phone sales must be made through Ticketmaster with the number provided. In order to purchase tickets online, please visit www.ticketmaster.com or www.BiloxiShuckers.com. Tickets may also be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets. Please visit www.ticketmaster.com for additional locations in your area.