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Late surge lifts to Jacksonville win over Memphis

Bullpen holds strong in one-run win
Ethan O'Donnell smacks a two-run go-ahead double in Jacksonville's 4-3 win over Memphis Saturday night. (Skylar Catherwood/Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp)
By Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
June 27, 2026

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Johnny Olmstead’s two-run homer and Ethan O’Donnell’s go-ahead double lifted the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to a 4-3 win over the Memphis Redbirds Saturday night at VyStar ballpark in front of 6,179 fans. Jacksonville (46-33, 4-1) narrowed the deficit 3-2 in the sixth. Garret Forrester led off with

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Johnny Olmstead’s two-run homer and Ethan O’Donnell’s go-ahead double lifted the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to a 4-3 win over the Memphis Redbirds Saturday night at VyStar ballpark in front of 6,179 fans.

Jacksonville (46-33, 4-1) narrowed the deficit 3-2 in the sixth. Garret Forrester led off with a walk and scored on a two-run blast from Olmstead (6) off Memphis (48-32, 1-4) hurler Quinn Mathews.

The Jumbo Shrimp took the lead in the seventh. Matthew Etzel walked and Jacob Berry singled. A bunt coupled with an error allowed Jared Serna to reach and load the bases. In the ensuing at-bat, O’Donnell smacked a two-run double giving Jacksonville the lead.

The Redbirds opened the scoring in the second. Three walks to Nolan Gorman, Yohel Pozo, and Ramon Mendozaloaded the bases and Noah Mendlinger singled, plating two Memphis runs.

The Redbirds padded their lead in the fifth. Mendlinger, Victor Scott II, and Thomas Saggese walked. With bases loaded, César Prieto hit a sac-fly plating Memphis’s third run.

Jacksonville and Memphis conclude their series with Sunday’s 2:05 p.m. contest. Memphis will counter with LHP Bruce Zimmermann (5-3, 4.09 ERA). Coverage begins at 1:50 p.m. on Bally Live, MLB.tv, MiLB.tv, ESPN 690AM and www.ESPN690.com.

Gates open Sunday at 1 p.m. for Baptist Health Sunday Family FUNday. There will be a pregame catch on the field for the first 20 minutes after gates open, plus each Sunday kids can feel like the pros by rounding the bases after the game, presented by Goodwill Industries of North Florida. Join the Jumbo Shrimp for their salute to the Negro Leagues as they take the field as the Jacksonville Red Caps. The Red Caps played in the Negro American League from 1938-1942 in Durkeeville at what is now Henry Aaron Field at JP Small Park.

ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins and compete in the International League. The 2025 International League and Triple-A National Champions, the Jumbo Shrimp call VyStar Ballpark home for baseball but also a wide variety of additional community focused events with a goal of providing Affordable, Family, FUN to Northeast Florida. Winners of many marketing and sales awards and recognition since the team was rebranded prior to the 2017 season, the Jumbo Shrimp continually lead the state of Florida in attendance across all minor league professional sports organizations.

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