Late Runs, Home Runs Power Shuckers to 10-4 Win over Blue Wahoos

PENSACOLA, FL – After entering the seventh inning down, 4-2, the Biloxi Shuckers (38-40, 4-5) tallied eight unanswered runs, including homers from Jackson Chourio, Noah Campbell and Zavier Warren, to defeat the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (45-32, 4-5), 10-4, at Blue Wahoos Stadium on Thursday night.

The Blue Wahoos started early with offense. They tallied a run in the first after Nasim Nuñez reached on a walk, was pushed to second with a sacrifice bunt and scored off a throwing error. Will Banfield then drove in Cody Morissette from first with a double, extending the lead to 2-0. They scored another in the third off an RBI single from Troy Johnston. Biloxi then got on the board in the top of the third when Isaac Collins reached on a single and a throwing error on the play allowed Carlos Rodriguez to score from third.

With the Shuckers down, 3-1, starter Tobias Myers settled in after the first two reached in the third. He retired the next two batters on strikeouts, starting a streak of 11 straight that he retired. Despite an RBI double from Chourio in the sixth that scored Lamar Sparks, making it 3-2, the Blue Wahoos tallied a solo shot to increase the lead back to two. Myers’ night ended after six innings and nine strikeouts, the second this year he’s reached both marks in the same game.

In the seventh, the Shuckers started the comeback trail with a leadoff home run from Zavier Warren that traveled 406 feet. Chourio then lead off the eighth with a solo shot of his own, smashing it off the batter’s eye in center at 422 feet, tying the game at four. The Shuckers took the lead three batters later with a two-RBI double from Felix Valerio that was smashed down the left-field line. Zamora was then brought in on a sacrifice fly from Trsiten Lutz, making it 7-4.

An error brought in Sparks in the ninth after he reached with a bloop double, but the Shuckers’ offense continued. Campbell launched a 417-foot home run off the batter’s eye, marking his first Double-A home run since May 19 at Chattanooga.

Cam Robinson earned his fourth save of the year after three strikeouts over the final two innings. Luis Amaya (1-0) earned the win after a scoreless inning of work, and Matt Pushard (1-1) took the loss for Pensacola.

Game four of the series is set for 6:35 p.m. on Friday in Pensacola. Christian Mejias is set to start for Biloxi against Luis Palacios for Pensacola.

Tomorrow’s game can be heard on Cruisin’ WGCM 1240 AM, 100.9 FM with coverage beginning at 6:20 p.m. with the Biloxi Shuckers Pregame Show. The game can also be seen live on MiLB.tv

Individual tickets, group outings, Shuck Nation memberships and Flex Plans for the 2023 Biloxi Shuckers season are available now by calling (228) 233-3465 or visiting biloxishuckers.com.

ABOUT THE BILOXI SHUCKERS:

The Biloxi Shuckers are the Double-A Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Shuckers are members of the Southern League and play at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. For more information please visit biloxishuckers.com and follow us on Twitter @biloxishuckers and at facebook.com/biloxishuckers.

ABOUT SHUCKERS BASEBALL, LLC:

Shuckers Baseball, LLC is a MS entity owned and operated by John Tracy. Shuckers Baseball operates the Biloxi Shuckers baseball franchise, including operating MGM Park for Biloxi Shuckers minor league baseball games and other entertainment and recreational events.