Biscuits Throttle Lookouts in Series Opener

Photo by Mike Krebs

MONTGOMERY, AL - The Montgomery Biscuits (12-9) throttled the Chattanooga Lookouts (10-11) in a 10-2 win to open the series on Tuesday night at Riverwalk Stadium. The club matched its season high with 15 hits and led from wire-to-wire.

Cooper Kinney got the scoring started with a two-run homer to left center in the first inning. The 22-year-old leads the league with six homers through his first 18 games.

Xavier Isaac pounded a 412-foot blast to center to make it 5-2 in the third. The long ball was his first at Riverwalk Stadium this season. Isaac walked in his next three plate appearances.

Brody Hopkins pitched six innings and allowed one earned run on six hits. The right-hander racked up eight strikeouts, and the Biscuits struck out 15 as a club. Trevor Martin struck out the side in order in the eighth inning, and Keyshawn Askew and Roel Garcia each notched a pair of strikeouts.

Leading by five runs in the seventh, Colton Ledbetter broke the game open with a three-run triple off the wall in center to make it 10-2. Ledbetter finished with four RBI.

Tatem Levins reached bases five times, becoming the first Biscuit to do so this season. The catcher went 3-for-3, all singles, with two walks. Homer Bush Jr. reached four times with three singles to improve his hitting streak to nine games.

The second game of the series is on Wednesday morning at Riverwalk Stadium. Jackson Baumeister will make the start for Montgomery while Jose Franco is slated to start for Chattanooga. The first pitch is at 11:00am CT. Fans can listen on Jox 740, MLB At Bat, and Bally Live.