Errors prove costly as Smokies sweep doubleheader from M-Braves
KODAK, TN - The Mississippi Braves saw their three-game winning streak snapped on Saturday at the hands of the Tennessee Smokies, dropping both games of a doubleheader. Tennessee (22-20) rallied for a 4-3 extra-inning win in game one and shut out Mississippi 4-0 in the nightcap.
KODAK, TN - The Mississippi Braves saw their three-game winning streak snapped on Saturday at the hands of the Tennessee Smokies, dropping both games of a doubleheader. Tennessee (22-20) rallied for a 4-3 extra-inning win in game one and shut out Mississippi 4-0 in the nightcap.
The game one loss spoiled a brilliant pitching performance by 20-year-old
Wilson rebounded after a two-walk, 33-pitch bottom of the first inning by retiring 14 of the next 16 batters faced. With the M-Braves leading 1-0 in the bottom of the sixth, Wilson was an out away from getting through the sixth when M-Braves first baseman
The Braves went ahead 1-0 in the top of the sixth inning on a single from
It took until the M-Braves' 42nd game of the season to see the new Minor League Baseball extra-inning rule in which a runner is placed at second base to start each extra frame. The Braves plated that bonus runner in the eighth as
Tennessee failed to sacrifice their runner to third base, but
In the ninth, Mississippi went ahead 3-2 quickly when Tennessee pitcher
The Smokies took advantage of two
The nightcap belonged to Tennessee starter Thomas Hatch as the No. 8 prospect for the Chicago Cubs tossed a seven-inning complete game shutout. The Braves collected just three hits in the contest.
Toussaint left the game following 2.2 innings after being struck in the lower left leg by a line drive off the bat of Burks earlier in the inning. The 21-year-old starter allowed three runs, one earned on three hits with no walks and four strikeouts. Toussaint touched 99 mph in a first-inning strikeout.
The Smokies tacked on one more run in the sixth against reliever
Luis Valenzuela extended his hitting streak to 10 games in game one but saw it end in game two.
The M-Braves will continue their five-game series in East Tennessee with a 1:00 pm (CT) first pitch against the Tennessee Smokies at Smokies Stadium on Sunday. RHP
The M-Braves will return home to Trustmark Park on Wednesday, May 23 for a five-game series against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. The game will feature two promotions in AMR First Responders Wednesday presented by AMR (All First Responders/Emergency Response personnel, including law enforcement and firefighters, may purchase a $7 ticket in all seating areas, excluding Suite Level, when presenting ID. Excluding July 4) and Strike Out Hunger presented by the Mississippi Food Network (Fans who bring a canned food item to the Trustmark Park Box Office will receive a voucher for one $3 Field Level ticket).