Tempers Flare Late As Barons Best Suns 5-1

JACKSONVILLE, FL - After multiple brawls resulted in six ejections in the top of the ninth inning, the Birmingham Barons (18-16, 47-57) emerged with a 5-1 win over the Jacksonville Suns (21-14, 57-48) to earn a 3-3 series split on Friday night from Bragan Field.

Hear manager Andy Barkett's postgame comments here:

Myles Jaye (W, 2-9) earned his second win of the season on Friday night, limiting the Suns to one run (earned) on three hits while walking and striking out three batters each.

Dustin Moseley (L, 0-1) took the loss for Jacksonville, allowing four runs (all earned) on six hits, walking one batter and striking out six Barons in his Friday night outing.

Steve Ames tossed a scoreless inning of relief, surrendering just one hit while recording out strikeout.

Greg Nappo continued his hot 2014 season with the Suns, tossing a 1-2-3 eighth inning.

Matt Ramsey allowed a lone run (earned) on two hits in 0.2 innings of work before getting ejected from the ballgame.

Nick Wittgren struck out the only batter he faced to end the top of the ninth inning.

Birmingham wasted no time getting on the scoreboard on Friday night, scoring three times in the top of the first inning. The Barons received a Josh Richmond RBI double, a RBI infield single from Rangel Ravelo and a Christian Marrero RBI single to take a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

Jacksonville answered back with a run in the bottom of the first, as Austin Barnes scored on Alex Burg's sacrifice fly to make it a 3-1 Barons lead after one inning of play.

The Barons added to their lead when Kevan Smith came in to score on Chris Curley's RBI fielder's choice, extending Birmingham's lead to 4-1 in the top of the fourth.

That 4-1 score held up until the top of the ninth inning, when Luis Sierra plated Jeremy Farrell with a two-out RBI single to extend Birmingham's to 5-1 late in the ballgame.

After the play, two separate benches-clearing brawls broke out between the two clubs. Matt Ramsey, Wilfredo Gimenez and manager Andy Barkett were ejected for the Suns, while Jeremy Farrell, Michael Earley and Josh Richmond were ejected for the Barons during the 19-minute delay.

The Suns will now travel to Montgomery to begin a five-game series with the Biscuits, with first pitch set of Saturday night's series-opening game set for 6:35 p.m. CT (7:35 p.m. ET). The Suns will start right-hander Jose Urena (8-7, 4.11) while the Biscuits will send out a righty of their own in Mike Colla (6-9, 4.73).

Suns fans can listen to Saturday's game on the Suns Baseball Network, 94.1 WSOS-FM or through www.jaxsuns.com, MiLB.com or the Suns iPhone or Android app, beginning at 7:20 p.m. ET with the Memorial Hospital Suns Pregame Show.

The 2014 season of Suns baseball is presented by EverBank, the official banking partner of the Jacksonville Suns. Sponsorships, group outings, and season / individual game tickets are currently available by calling the Suns front office at (904) 358-2846.

Below are two highlights from Friday's ballgame: