Franchise Welcomes Two Millionth Fan

PENSACOLA, Fla. - On the day the Blue Wahoos opened their gates to the two millionth fan in franchise history, the BayBears rallied from behind to win the first-half finale 6-4 on a warm Sunday afternoon at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
Rob Norton and his family were visiting from Birmingham and made their first trip to Blue Wahoos Stadium for Sunday's contest. He was greeted by staff with confetti and silly string as it was announced that he was the two millionth fan in the club's history.
Norton was gifted a Blue Wahoos fan pack, which contained tickets to a future game, access to the Hancock Whitney seating area, a ceremonial first pitch, a custom jersey, and an in-game interview.
In the game, Vladimir Gutierrez was excellent again today for the Blue Wahoos. He went six innings and allowed two runs on three hits. Those two runs were courtesy of Zach Houchin's two-run home run in the fourth. Outside of that mistake, the Cuban right-hander was exceptional as he finished his outing with a season-high eight strikeouts and only one walk allowed.
The Wahoos rallied for runs in the fourth and fifth inning to tie the game at 2-2. In this sixth, after back-to-back hits from Nick Longhi and Brian O'Grady, the Wahoos scored on a wild pitch from Samil De Los Santos. Gavin LaValley later lifted a sac fly to center to score O'Grady to give Pensacola a 4-2 edge.
Wyatt Strahan (L, 5-6) entered the game in the eighth and struggled. He allowed a run in the eighth after Luis Rengifo tripled and later scored on Brennon Lund's groundout. In the ninth, he surrendered a leadoff single to Hutton Moyer who scored on Brendon Sanger's game-tying double. In extras with a runner beginning on second base, Wade Wass homered on the first pitch he saw, which gave Mobile a 6-4 edge.
Jesus Castillo started the first three innings for Mobile. After that, the BayBears used six different relievers for the final seven innings of the game, which included two position players in Bo Way and Jared Walsh. The Wahoos loaded the bases in the tenth but Dario Beltre worked around trouble to pick up the win (1-0). 
The second-half starts on the road in Jackson when the Wahoos open up a six-game series against the Generals after the All-Star break. Four Wahoos will be participating for the South Division this year in Birmingham, AL. The Wahoos return to Blue Wahoos Stadium on June 28 when they host the Mississippi Braves. That game is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. CT and can be heard on the radio at 97.1 The Ticket/1490 AM Milton, and www.bluewahoos.com. Television coverage is presented by Cox Sports TV.
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