Sat. 8/16 - Full Slate

[duewizard]

Bottom of the 4th and Pratt hits a line drive over the fence to continue his power binge! 6-0 Suckers lead

[duewizard]

Merryweather gives up a leadoff double to right. Herron almost got the runner at 2nd but not quite.

 

Meanwhile in Wisconsin Birchard gets a nice K at the op of the zone on a fastball. Blew it past the hitter. Gets a pop up that Peña cathces in the outfield grass and on to the 4th we go. 0-0

[duewizard]

Fine outing by Wichrowski so far. 5 innings, 1 hit and 4 strikeouts. When he's on he can be great

[duewizard]

Merryweather gives up a walk and a steal. Now Keegan singles to left and a run scores. Gets a K and now there are 2 outs

[duewizard]

Merryweather gets another strikeout and escapes.

 

In Biloxi, Lara triples and Wood drives him in with a single up the middle. Up 7-0

[Joseph Zarr]

Man, I love it when I come into a game thread and the Fanatic troops have given the play-by-plays! We truly are a one-of-one Minor League enthusiasts community. Thanks, gents!!

[Joseph Zarr]

Sure seems like that rare night in 2025 when both Birchard and Wichrowski brought their 'A' games. You absolutely love to see it!

[biedergb]

Pratt with a huge HR to left.  But he exits the game the next half inning - Vargas enters at 3B, Garcia over to SS.

Javik doesn't report anything and guesses out loud that maybe precautionary after a long week to get him rest with a 6-0 lead. Still watching the 5th inning to see if hear anything. Otherwise Wichrowski is cruising.

[biedergb]

Pratt was hit by a  pitch in the 2nd inning - so something to watch - precautionary, rest or injury. Oh boy just as he was starting to heat up.

Lara is hitting, and Burke is hitting HRs. Imagine if this line up had Adams and Wilken as well.

[biedergb]

Restituyo launches one to left, but foul. Not that close, but if he straightened it out like 50-80 feet to the right, it's a 3 run HR. Shuckers head to 6 leading 7-0 (yes I'm watching on delay as I went back to the 4th inning)

[biedergb]

Wichrowski cruising until he isn't. Get through 5.2 IP and then loses command and walk Jarvis. Pitch away, then grooves a fast ball that McCabe hits for a single. Next guy up ... Workinger. Makes him look silly on the first pitch. But then after just missing it low, the next pitch is ropes just fair into the RF corner and scores two. But he tries to go to third, and Spain to Warren to Vargas and it's out #3.  Wichrowski has been good - only 67 pitches to get trhough 6 IP.

Spain sets a records with his 13th outfield assist. Very impressive under the radar things he has added to this club.

[biedergb]

Vargas slides and clearly see his clete pop up after hitting the bag just before the glove hits his back.

And the call? Obviously out 🙄

[biedergb]

Ugh.  Wichrowski goes in to the 7th and again 2 outs, and then Conley just crushes it to right for a HR. 7-3 now. 

But he gets the next batter to swing and miss, and Ks him. Gets through a total of 7 full innings in just 87 pitches. Great night by Brett who just turned 23 yesterday 

[Joseph Zarr]

Man, the Blake Burke Southern League power surge - under the new hitting coach, no less ye ol' Yankee Dog - is even more stunningly awesome than Double-A Matt Wood. A HR and another Double tonight?!? Epic.

[biedergb]

Looks like Dorchies has a good start - 4 IP gives up 2 runs, but 3 K (yet 4 hits and 4 BB).

Dubanewicz pitches an inning in relief so far and keeps it tied 2-2, giving up just 1 hit.

Mudcats up to try to get some more runs across.

[biedergb]

Lara who has been on base all at-bats maybe, reaches on an error and gets to 2nd. Wood just gets a hit through the right side to score Lara. Eduardo Garcia lines a ball just over the third baseman and that scores Wood. Shuckers up 9-3. 

Workinger feasts on the Shuckers pitching, but the Shuckers offense like the Clingstone pitching a lot as well.

A lot of hits and runs.

[Joseph Zarr]

Hey now! Even EBJ gets in on the action with a two-run double. 11-3 Shuckers!

[biedergb]

Birchard having a nice start so far, but very-Birchard-like outing with 5K, 2 walks (actually that is very good for him!) but a WP and HBP and he is at 86 pitches in the 6th. (for comparison Wichrowski got through 7 innings on 87 pitches)

[biedergb]

And George steals bases #81 and #82 against Birchard. C'mon Ryan let's get out of this inning.

[Joseph Zarr]

Oppo Taco for Burke, no less!

 

[biedergb]

1 minute ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Hey now! Even EBJ gets in on the action with a two-run double. 11-3 Shuckers!

Hot dang. He hit that to deep center. And tries to go to third and looks clumsy, but avoided the tag, but apparently the ump thought he came off the bag and is out at third.  11-3 Shuckers

[biedergb]

Birchard walk Munoz and he is out now.

Yerlin time 😬

[biedergb]

Yerlin 11 pitches and only 3 strikes and it's back-to-back walks. His last ball was 97 but to the back stop. 😲 1-0 Loons

[biedergb]

McCabe has a RBI double to left center gap - except he doesn't!  Lara with yet another amazing catch to get the third out. Just fantastic play by Lara. Now to bottom of 8 and Shuckers up 11-3.

[biedergb]

Yerlin to a 3-1 count, but doesn't walk him, it's a double that scores 2. Hope is gunned down at the plate for out #2. Castillo to Pena who throws a laser to Dinges. Great play.

Yerlin struggling as he throws another wide of Dinges and in the dirt and it goes to the back stop.

It's that Yerlin we get tonight.