Despite Hopkins' Strong Start, Biscuits Drop Series Opener to Shuckers
Photo by Mike Krebs BILOXI, MS - Brody Hopkins delivered a season-high nine strikeouts in six innings, but the Montgomery Biscuits (28-24) fell 2-0 to the Biloxi Shuckers (31-21) in the series opener on Tuesday night at Keesler Federal Park. Hopkins went six innings for the second time this season,
Photo by Mike Krebs
BILOXI, MS - Brody Hopkins delivered a season-high nine strikeouts in six innings, but the Montgomery Biscuits (28-24) fell 2-0 to the Biloxi Shuckers (31-21) in the series opener on Tuesday night at Keesler Federal Park.
Hopkins went six innings for the second time this season, allowing one run on six hits with no walks and nine strikeouts. He was one strikeout short of matching his career high of 10 punch outs. Despite the strong performance, Hopkins took the loss and is now 3-3 with a 3.33 ERA over his first 11 starts.
Biloxi scored a run in the fourth and added another in the seventh.
The Biscuits mustered three hits. After leaving runners on the corners in the first inning, the club failed to garner multiple baserunners in an inning the rest of the night. Homer Bush Jr. went 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, and a hit by pitch to reach base three times.
The second game of the series is on Wednesday night at Keesler Federal Park. Ty Cummings will make the start for Montgomery while Brett Wichrowski is slated to start for Biloxi. The first pitch is at 6:35pm CT. Fans can listen on Jox 740, MLB At Bat, and Bally Live.