Jacksonville sweeps doubleheader behind pair of walk-offs

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Walk-offs from Joe Dunand and Bryson Brigman on Sunday vaulted the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to 2-1 and 4-3 wins over the Mississippi Braves in a doubleheader sweep from the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.
The doubleheader opener was tied at one when Jacksonville (42-51, 13-10) started the bottom of the eighth with Rodrigo Vigil on second base. Corey Bird laid down a bunt, but Mississippi (42-51, 9-15) reliever Claudio Custodio's (3-3) throw to third base was late, putting runners on the corners. The Braves elected to intentionally walk Brian Miller to load the bases. After a strikeout, Dunand was hit by a pitch to force in a run and win the game 2-1 for the Jumbo Shrimp.

Ryan Casteel's fourth-inning home run was Mississippi's only offense in the opener. Edward Cabrera yielded just one run on six hits in six innings. He struck out six against one walk before ceding to Brett Graves (2-4), who fanned four in two scoreless frames. 
With the Jumbo Shrimp down 1-0, Bird pinch-hit for Cabrera and singled to start the sixth. Bird stole second base and went to third on an error. He scored later in the inning on J.C. Millan's RBI single to tie the tally at one.
Jacksonville trailed 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh in the finale. Stone Garrett and Bird each singled to start the frame against Braves reliever Jason Hursh (2-3). After a force out, Millan's RBI single tied the game at three. Two batters later, Brigman cashed in the winning run with an RBI base knock to give the Jumbo Shrimp a 4-3 win.
The finale was scoreless in the second when Lazaro Alonso walked with one out. After advancing to second on a ground out, Alonso scored on Bird's RBI double. 
Mississippi finally got on the board in the fifth. Ray-Patrick Didder led off with a single. After a pair of outs, Cristian Pache tripled to equalize the tally at one. 
Brigman doubled to begin the sixth. After a pop out, Dunand's single scored Brigman to give Jacksonville a 2-1 advantage.
The lead, however, was short-lived. Daniel Lockhart's sacrifice fly off Tommy Eveld (2-3) tied the score in the seventh before Greyson Jenista's pinch-hit home run vaulted the M-Braves to a 3-2 margin.
Kolton Mahoney surrendered just one run on six hits in 5.2 frames in his game two start. He struck out five and walked one.

Sunday's winning raffle number of 1528120011 won a prize of $118.
Jacksonville meets Mississippi in Monday's 7:05 p.m. contest. LHP Daniel Castano (1-1, 4.82 ERA) starts for the Jumbo Shrimp against Braves RHP Jaseel De La Cruz (2-4, 2.92 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on MiLB.tv, Sunny 102.3 FM, TuneIn and jaxshrimp.com.
The Jumbo Shrimp are honoring to 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, baseball's first team, in Monday's contest by taking things back 150 years. The public address announcing will be live via a megaphone on the concourse and all music throughout the park will be performed by a live band at the ballpark. All Monday home games mean VyStar Credit Union members can get a buy-one, get-one-free ticket special by showing their VyStar credit or debit card at the box office. On a VyStar Credit Union Charity Begins at Home Monday, Habitat For Humanity will raise funds through ticket sales and the Launch-A-Ball promotion. In addition, every Monday game features half-price Yuengling 16 oz. cans ($3).
ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp offer affordable family fun at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. Their inaugural season garnered the Southern League's Don Mincher Organization of the Year, Promotional Trophy and Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year, won by General Manager Harold Craw. To experience the excitement with the terrific value of ticket and group options, call the Jumbo Shrimp at (904) 358-2846 or visit www.jaxshrimp.com.