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VIDEO: WLOX Biloxi Game One Highlights *** PHOTO GALLERY: Via the Pensacola News-Journal Doubleheader Story (Biloxi)

Wow, my PC just ate and disappeared a mega-Biloxi post with audio and more (bummer), so until later today, here's the doubleheader recap from the Shuckers site.

Manatees' Coulter goes yard again Brewers' No. 4 prospect lifts average to .338 in Manatees' blowout By Jake Seiner / MiLB.com http://www.milb.com/assets/images/1/3/4/120689134/cuts/960_Coulter_Cliff_Welch_68ia0w3i_zsy6rkzb.jpg Clint Coulter has 28 homers in 143 Minor League games over the last two seasons. (Cliff Welch/MiLB.com) The wind tends to blow in from left field at Brevard County's Space Coast Stadium. If that breeze isn't going to hold back Clint Coulter's power, there probably isn't a park in the Florida State League that can keep him from going yard. That theory held Sunday afternoon as Coulter belted a two-run homer onto the berm in left-center field at Lakeland's Joker Marchant Stadium to help the Manatees stomp the Flying Tigers, 14-4. Coulter went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and three runs scored, completing the first four-hit game of his professional career. The Brewers' No. 4 prospect lifted his average to .338 and briefly moved into a four-way tie for the Minor League lead with six homers (Preston Tucker slugged his seventh for Triple-A Fresno). No. 14 prospect Victor Roache added his fifth, a three-run blast. Through 17 games, Coulter has a .434 on-base percentage and .708 slugging percentage. The catcher-turned-outfielder is coming off a breakout campaign with Class A Wisconsin that earned him Milwaukee's Minor League Player of the Year award and a Brewers' Organization All-Star nod. The 21-year-old has outstanding power, something that's shown as he's driven four balls out to left at Space Coast Stadium. Playing in Brevard County, the wind blows in from left. "It takes a strong man, driving the ball through that wind," Manatees manager Joe Ayrault said. "He's done that a couple of times. "He's coming off a great year in the Midwest League. He has a great eye at the plate. He's a very strong player with a quality approach at the plate, takes quality at-bats every time he's in there." After contributing an RBI single in a five-run third inning, Coulter connected with two outs in the top of the fourth. By the end of the fifth, Brevard County was up, 10-4. In an attempt to improve on a successful 2014 campaign, Coulter has been working daily with Minor League hitting coordinator Jeremy Reed and Manatees hitting coach Ned Yost IV. "He has a good feel for his swing," Ayrault said. "He's a good communicator and he's working hand-in-hand with Jeremy and Ned. They're communicating every day, talking about his swing." Coulter's also making progress transitioning to the outfield after spending his first three seasons behind the plate. The 2012 first-round pick (27th overall) has a strong arm, and the Manatees coaching staff has been teaching him how best to utilize it from the grass. "A big thing for him is getting reps in, more experience, get games under his belt," Ayrault said. "He has a plus arm. It's very strong. It's just the little things. What base to throw to, throwing through the cutoff man. He has a strong arm and we're just hammering him on keeping the ball down, throwing through the cutoff man. "He's making the improvements. He's one of those guys, he makes adjustments, learns from his mistakes. He's making a big improvement." Coulter isn't alone there. Roache, who went yard in the ninth, has performed dramatically better in his return to the Florida State League. After hitting .226 with 18 homers as a Manatee last season, he's hitting .338 with five long balls in 17 games this year. Offensively, the 2012 first-rounder (28th overall) has tried to adopt more of an all-fields approach. That's shown the past couple days, as the right-handed hitter homered to right-center field on Saturday and to right on Sunday. Each of Roache's five homers have flown out right of center, a stark jump from a year ago, when he hit six opposite-field home runs all season. "He's always had plus power," Ayrault said. "Now he's using the whole field. … He just has a good feel for his swing. He's driving the ball the other way. He did that at times last year, using the whole field." Ayrault said Roache also is improving in the outfield, where MLB.com's Prospect Pipeline team rated him as below average heading into the season. "His arm has gotten stronger," Ayrault said. "He's moving around a little better, too." Brevard County piled on 18 hits in Sunday's blowout. Third baseman Taylor Brennan had three, lifting his average to .306. Catcher Paul Eshleman was 3-for-5 with a double and a triple and is batting .440 through six games.

The Shuckers place 40-man LHP Mike Strong on the 7-day DL. He left his outing on Saturday. When you click on that link, you'll see he's been excellent, but with too many walks, following a career pattern. It was suspected he tweaked his back, but that is not verified at all. Given Strong's 40-man status, maybe we can get an official Gord Ash update via Adam McCalvy. Taking his spot is 6th-year farmhand RHP Eric Marzec, activated from the DL, per MiLB.com. His activation was also listed as a transfer from Helena by Shuckers' staff, so it's likely any "injury" to Marzec was simply a taxi-squad type way of maintaining organizational depth.

You'll read this in Chris Mehring's game story later on -- A controversial call added to Wisconsin's lead in the bottom of the seventh inning. DeMuth sent a slicing fly ball down the left field line. Andrew Sohn, playing as an outfielder for the first time as a professional, made a dive for the ball but missed it. The ball appeared to land in foul territory, but was ruled fair - after a brief hesitation - by the plate umpire. Sohn, who landed hard was trying to get his breath back as the ball rolled to the corner where centerfielder Blake Drake had track it down. DeMuth kept running and circled the bases easily for an inside-the-park home run and his third hit of the game.

Sky Sox, Cubs Postpone Sunday's Game Due To Weather Colorado Springs Sky Sox With inclement weather and cold temperatures expected throughout the day, Sunday's 1:35 PM (2:35 Central) game between the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and Iowa Cubs has been postponed and rescheduled as part of a double-header on Monday, April 27. The games will both be seven inning contests with the first game starting at 4:30 PM (5:30 Central) and the second game to follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one.

Manatees pound out 18 hits in 14-4 win over Lakeland Donald Rieber Jr., Examiner.com http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/53/fb/53fbcaca30c8330083f590228cb448da.JPG?itok=oByZ6T4G Clint Coulter, photographed here in an earlier game, hit his sixth home run of the season on Sunday in the Manatees 14-4 win over Lakeland. Photo Credit: Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Sports Photography The Brevard County Manatees traveled to Lakeland on Sunday to start a three-game series against the Flying Tigers and the visitors brought their big bats. Brevard County pounded out a season-high 18 hits on the day, with Garrett Cooper, Clint Coulter and Victor Roache each homering, leading the ‘Tees to a 14-4 win at Joker Marchant Stadium. Coulter finished the day 4-for-5 with three RBI, while Cooper was 2-for-5 and had three RBI on one swing, a home run in the Manatees five-run third inning. Roache hit his home in the ninth inning, a three-run shot that highlighted a four run frame. Taylor Brennan had a big day as well, going 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored. The five-run third erased a 1-0 deficit that came about thanks to a solo home run by Lakeland’s Ben Verlander in the bottom of the second against Brevard County starter Wei-Chung Wang. It was Verlander’s second homer of the season, both coming against the Manatees. The Manatees (8-9) third inning started with Steven Halcomb slapping a single to left and stealing second base. Two outs later, Brennan doubled to right, bringing Halcomb home and tying the game at one. Coulter followed with an RBI single and Roache was then hit by Lakeland starter Jonathan Maciel, putting runners at first and second. That brought Cooper to the plate and he belted one over the right field wall, making it a 5-1 game. Lakeland got one run back in the bottom of the third when Bobby Borchering singled home Dominic Ficociello, who doubled with two outs in the inning, cutting the lead to 5-2. The Brevard County offense got right back at it in the bottom of the fourth when Brennan brought home Omar Garcia with a single, upping the lead to 6-2. Coulter made it 8-2 with a two-run bomb to left, his sixth home run of the season. Lakeland loaded the bases in their half of the fourth with a single and two walks. Javier Betancourt singled on a ball to shortstop Angel Ortega, allowing two runs to score and cutting the lead in half. Ortega’s throw to first was wild and Cooper got a throwing error of his own at first, but the Lakeland base runner Drew Longley went no further than third. Wang got out of further trouble in that inning, but his day on the mound was done. He allowed four runs (three earned), on seven hits, walked three and struck out one, leaving him with a no-decision. The Flying Tigers (7-11) made a pitching change in the top of the fifth, but their woes continued. Brevard County got the two runs back that they had surrendered in the fourth. Julio Felix gave up a single to Cooper to start the inning and he came home on the Paul Eshleman triple that followed, making it a 9-4 game. Eshleman scored one out later when Halcomb singled to left field, meaning the Manatees hit double digits on the scoreboard. That was all the scoring in the game until the ninth when Roache belted his fifth homer of the season and second in consecutive games. It was a three-run shot and meant that every Brevard County starter had at least one hit. The final run of the game came on an RBI double by Eshleman, putting a cap on his 3-for-5 day. Trevor Seidenberger (1-0), who took over for Wang in the fifth inning, pitched three innings of scoreless relief to get the win. He didn’t allow a hit and walked one, while striking out four. Tristan Archer pitched the final two innings of the game, allowing one hit in his second appearance with the Manatees. Game two of the series will be played Monday night at Lakeland. Brandon Woodruff (0-1, 11.42 ERA) will start for Brevard County. He will be opposed by Ryan Longstreth (1-2, 3.95 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 PM (5:30 Central, no audio).

Per Buck Rogers, Joe Davis Stadium in Huntsville looking good for later this week...

Farmhand birthdays Sunday: Manatees CF Johnny Davis, currently sidelined (knee), turns 25 RHP Joshua Torres, the Arizona Rookie League ERA champ in 2014, turns 21; he should be a mainstay on Helena's staff this June

Chris Mehring just uploaded the game highlights of Saturday's win --

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Colorado Springs Media Notes - It's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Sky Sox' site. Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog *** STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League South Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin *** Weather.com: Colorado Springs, CO Pensacola, FL Lakeland, FL Grand Chute, WI

Follow Sunday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Biloxi Game One Biloxi Game Two Brevard County Wisconsin MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

NOTE: Not sure if Pensacola will have their MiLB.TV feed back today - storm knocked it out on Saturday.

Sunday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Tyler Thornburg at home vs. Iowa (Cubs), 2:05 PM pre-game, 2:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link We welcome Dan Karcher, who is the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox; follow him on Twitter @SkySoxKarch MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Colorado Springs games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. The video of each game is archived online, which is a nice feature. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. NOTE: Notice that on MiLB.TV's page, you can click on "Filter", then "Milwaukee Brewers", and you'll see just the Crew's organizational TV lineup. ********** Biloxi: RHP's Brooks Hall and Jacob Barnes in a doubleheader at Pensacola (Reds), 1:35 PM pre-game, 2:05 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Free Live Audio Link We also welcome Chris Harris as the very first play-by-play voice of the Shuckers! Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be looking off to his very promising "Shuck Dynasty" blog. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast. MiLB.TV - Seven of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi staff indicates it is hopeful it will be eight when the new stadium opens. NOTE: This series from Pensacola is airing on MiLB.TV, nice. ********** Brevard County: LHP Wei-Chung Wang at Lakeland (Tigers), 12:00 PM gametime NOTE: One of the very few series with no online audio at all. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: LHP Zach Hirsch at home vs. Peoria (Cardinals), 12:45 PM pre-game, 1:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link - WNAM Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio. NOTE: Forty-two (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (34) will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and remember to refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule so you can coordinate your DVR activity. *** So, for the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sky Sox games, most Shuckers games, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games.

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Walk-off home run breathes life to struggling Colorado Springs Sky Sox By Brent Briggeman, Colorado Springs Gazette It's not like one swing fixes all ills, but it sure made things look a bit better for the Sky Sox for at least one day. The Sky Sox notched a morale-boosting 9-8 victory Saturday night on a walk-off, two-out, two-run home run from Matt Clark. Before that, it looked like another long night in what has been a young season full of them. The Sky Sox trailed Iowa 6-0, then 7-1, as they gave up another pile of runs and were on the verge of adding another loss to the worst record in Triple-A. Then a slow rally that was aided by a pair of runs on wild pitches inched Colorado Springs back into the game and Clark brought home Luis Sardinas with the blast to right field. "It was bound to happen eventually," Clark said. "Someone was going to do it. I just happened to be the right guy today. "We've just had a lot of bad luck lately, balls bouncing the wrong way. Maybe this will get us going." The team was certainly in need of something, anything, positive. Colorado Springs (5-11) is giving up the most runs per game in the Pacific Coast League. It's offense is smack in the middle of the pack. The record is the worst in the league, mirroring the parent club. The Milwaukee Brewers own the worst record in the major leagues and are last in both runs scored and runs allowed. Manager Rick Sweet preaches winning as an important part of development. When losses happen, his approach is to figure out why, address it and fix it. Well, he's had a lot of try and fix early on as a 2-5 opening home stand was followed by a 2-6 road trip. "There's no doubt it's a little bit of everything," Sweet said before Saturday's game. Sweet had hoped that having his opening day starter Taylor Jungmann on the mound would help Saturday. But Jungmann gave up four runs in the first inning - three on a 425-foot home run to Iowa's Christian Villanueva - and he exited with a 7-4 deficit after four innings. "It starts with our starting pitching," Sweet said. "We've got to pitch better. We've got to throw more strikes. We've got to be more aggressive. We need to get deeper in games and not put so much pressure on our bullpen. "But I've also not been happy with our defensive play, especially in the outfield. Pitching and defense go hand-in-hand. Those things have to be working. Right now they're better, but they're not where they need to be." There had been signs of improvement. On the recent road trip the Sky Sox gave up three or fewer runs four times. Now we'll see what a shot of adrenaline can do for this team. "It's no fun when you're losing," Clark said. "And we were down 6-0 today. I think it would have been easy to say, 'Well, that's another one for the loss column.' But we did that and hopefully we can bring this back with us tomorrow and keep this going."

VIDEO: What's that, you want to see the Matt Clark walkoff? Yes, we can oblige you! Oh, off a southpaw, too...

Final: Colorado Springs 9, Iowa 8 Clark's Walk-Off Blast Stuns I-Cubs in 9-8 Sox Win Colorado Springs Erases Seven-Run Deficit To Win Series Opener By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox http://www.milb.com/assets/images/9/9/6/120581996/cuts/04_09_038_pk_ob2hbgp4_1sx9rra1.jpg Matt Clark's two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth would seal an exciting 9-8 victory for the Sky Sox. (Photo by Paat Kelly) COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - There was certainly no shortage of excitement in Colorado Springs on Saturday night as the Sky Sox dug themselves out of an early seven-run deficit to shock the Iowa Cubs in a 9-8 walk-off victory in front of 3,750 fans at Security Service Field. Sox starter Taylor Jungmann would strike out the first batter of the game, I-Cubs second baseman Arismendy Alcantara, on three straight pitches. This promising result would not be a trend however as Jungmann would hit a rough patch starting with the very next batter. The Cubs would wind up putting four runs on the scoreboard in the first frame on the strength of a Junior Lake RBI single and a towering three-run home run off the bat of third baseman Christian Villanueva, giving him three of his five RBI on the ballgame. Right-hander Dallas Beeler made the start for Iowa after a late activation from the disabled list. Beeler would face the minimum six batters through his first two innings of the 2015 season, striking out two Sky Sox along the way. He would bend a bit in the third inning however, allowing one run to score after the recently-promoted Brandon Macias got his team rolling with a triple to the right field corner with just one out. The triple represented the first Triple-A hit of Macias' professional career. In his first at bat with the Sky Sox, Jungmann would help his own cause, driving Macias home from third on a 5-3 RBI groundout. The Colorado Springs offense would continue on the comeback trail over the following two innings after Jungmann allowed three more runs between the second and fourth. In all, Jungmann would allow seven runs on ten hits and two walks while striking out three. The Sox would quickly chip away at the 7-1 deficit starting in the home fourth, sending eight batters to the plate en route to a three-run frame. The runs would be scored without the benefit of an extra-base-hit as the Sky Sox compiled three singles and a walk off of Beeler. Ariel Peńa would take the mound in the fifth and retire the side in order in relief of Jungmann with the help of a sharp slider and crisp fastball. More importantly, Peńa kept Iowa off the board and maintained the 7-4 score heading into the Sky Sox fifth. Rick Sweet's club would once again send eight batters to bat in the fifth, scoring three more runs to add to Beeler's final line. The game's original starter, Carlos Pimentel, would come on for Iowa in the fifth after Beeler failed to record an out after allowing a leadoff double to the hot-hitting Matt Long and consecutive walks to Pete Orr and Luis Sardinas. Each of Pimentel's inherited runners would score as the right-hander threw two wild pitches, each scoring one run for the Sky Sox, and allowed the third runner to cross the plate on Nevin Ashley's RBI fielder's choice groundout. The Sky Sox would come all the way back to tie the game at 7-7, taking advantage of any and all miscues made by the opposition. The game would remained knotted at seven until Peńa, in his third inning of work, gave up a leadoff triple to catcher Taylor Teagarden and RBI single to Villanueva. Upon Iowa taking the lead, Brent Leach came on to limit the damage with one out in the seventh. He would single-handedly end the inning with a pickoff of Villanueva at first and swinging strikeout of right fielder Rubi Silva. Cubs reliever Yoanner Negrin held the Sky Sox scoreless for two innings, striking out two before turning the ball over left-hander Joseph Ortiz (0-1, 4.70) to close out the ballgame with his team holding a late 8-7 lead. Right-handers Brandon Kintzler, making his first appearance since being activated from the disabled list, and Corey Knebel (1-0, 1.29) pitched beautifully out of the Sox 'pen, making quick work of the eighth and ninth innings. The relievers combined to pitch two scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out one. With his team trailing by one heading into the bottom of the ninth, leadoff hitter Matt Long would double to left-center to keep the home team's hopes alive. Long would move to third on a Pete Orr sacrifice bunt before being cut down at home on a weekly hit Luis Sardinas grounder. Sardinas would reach first base to keep the game going but, with two out in the inning, things were not looking up. Matt Clark would immediately ease the Colorado Springs faithful's collective minds as he took the first pitch he saw from Ortiz over the right field wall to send an electrified stadium crowd home happy with a 9-8 walk-off victory. New Sox addition Tyler Thornburg (NR) gets the call on Sunday afternoon as he is set to face off with I-Cubs right-hander Donn Roach (1-0, 2.60). First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 PM MDT (2:35 Central) at Security Service Field. Colorado Springs Box Score Five innings of one-run ball from the 'pen; LHP Brent Leach's pickoff move is, wait for it, legendary; Luis Sardinas was 0-for-4 but scored three times... Colorado Springs Game Log

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First place Shuckers hang on for fourth straight win Orlando Arcia doubled, homered and helped Biloxi to 4-3 win at Pensacola Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/6/3/8/120565638/cuts/DSC07339_pt6v0b2f_9t93nqbb.JPG Orlando Arcia hit his first Double-A homerun on Saturday night in the win (Photo by John Shadrick) PENSACOLA, FLA. - The Shuckers won their fourth straight game Saturday night with a heart-pounding 4-3 victory over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, in the opener of a six-game series in five days at Bayfront Stadium. The win catapulted the Shuckers into first place in the Southern League South all by themselves and also become the first team in the league to reach double-digit wins. The four-game win streak is the longest in the young inaugural season. 20-year-old Orlando Arcia supplied much of the magic again with a double, two runs scored, a home run and 2-for-4 night at the dish, now having reached base safely in all 15 games. The game was delayed by 31-minutes to repair the left-field wall at Bayfront Stadium that had fallen earlier during a storm that passed through Pensacola. Biloxi got out to an early lead on Saturday night with a two-spot in the second on a two-run single by Parker Berberet (2x4, 2 RBI) that plated Taylor Green (1x4, R) and Nathan Orf (1x3, R, BB). Biloxi starter Brent Suter took the mound for the first time in 13 days and struggled with his command throughout the start. The lefty walked the leadoff man in the second and gave up a single to Kyle Waldrop before walking Seth Mejias-Brean to load the bases. After getting Juan Perez to fly out, Suter hit Chris Berset to bring in a run. Opposing pitcher Robert Stephenson hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Waldrop and back-to-back walks to Juan Silva and Ryan Wright loaded the bases brought in another run to give Pensacola a 3-2 lead. Nine Wahoos batters came to the plate in the second frame. Suter went just 4.2 innings and allowed three runs on one hit, but walked four and hit three with one strikeout on 80 pitches. In total, Biloxi pitching would walk a season-high eight batters, but hold Pensacola to just three hits. The Shuckers were quick to respond in the top half of the third. Arcia doubled with two outs to extend his on-base streak to a Southern League-high 15 games and his hitting streak to seven games. Nick Ramirez (1x4, RBI) brought Arcia home from second with a single to center to tie the game at 3-3. The second-ranked prospect in the organization was at it again in the fifth with a bomb into Pensacola Bay to put Biloxi back on top, 4-3. Mike Strong (IP, H, BB, SO) took over for Suter with two down the fifth and walked Marquez Smith before getting Waldrop to ground out. The 26-year-old lefty had to be removed with two outs in the sixth after suffering an injury during an at-bat to Sean Buckley. Jaye Chapman (W, 1-1) came on for Strong and worked 2.1 scoreless innings with two walks and a strikeout. Biloxi called on Wirfin Obispo (IP, H) for a second straight night to lock down a save, and the seasoned vet stepped up to the challenge. Pensacola had a man at second base, but left him stranded as Kyle Wren (1x5) chased down a drive to center by Jesse Winker and crashed into the wall to secure the win. Arcia ended the night with a .458 batting average and is currently second in the Southern League. Yadiel Rivera finished the night 0-for-3 with a walk, extending his on-base streak to 14, but ending his league-leading 11-game hitting streak. The two teams will have a twinbill tomorrow with RHP Brooks Hall (2-0, 1.13) taking on RHP Tim Adleman (0-2, 2.70) in game one. Then, RHP Jacob Barnes (0-2, 3.72) faces off against RHP Layne Somson (0-0, 1.13) in game two. Both games can be heard, with coverage beginning at 1:50 PM on 1240-AM WGCM, 1580-AM WPMO and the Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network. Fans can also listen to the game using the TuneIn Radio app or by going to www.biloxishuckers.com. Biloxi Box Score Former Brewers' 40-man roster member RHP Kevin Shackelford has struggled for Pensacola, this was his first scoreless outing in four tries... Biloxi Game Log

Shuckers' Arcia clubs first Double-A homer Brewers prospect notches eighth multi-hit game, hikes average to .458 By Ashley Marshall / MiLB.com http://www.milb.com/assets/images/1/8/6/120559186/cuts/arcia_klia8hp7_wotx9ijx.jpg Orlando Arcia has reached base by a hit or walk in all 15 games for Biloxi this season. (Photo by Kevin Pataky/MiLB.com) On paper, Saturday's game between Biloxi and Pensacola should have been the start of the Shuckers' second series on their first homestand. In reality, Milwaukee's Double-A affiliate won't play a game at MGM Park for six more weeks. Orlando Arcia is loving his time on the road. The Brewers' top prospect smacked his first Double-A homer, doubled and scored twice as Biloxi held on for a 4-3 win at Pensacola. "It was a good performance," Shuckers manager Carlos Subero said. "He's had a good year so far ... and he had quality at-bats tonight and hit the ball hard. Overall, tonight was another good night for Orlando." Batting third and playing shortstop, Arcia lined to left field in the first inning, doubled off the left field wall in the third and homered to left-center in the fifth. Signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2010, he was hit in the back by a pitch with one out in the seventh, then grounded to third base on the eighth pitch of his at-bat to end the ninth. "He took two curveballs for balls and waited for a pitch that stayed middle-in," Subero said of the homer. "Off the bat, you knew it was gone. It was a no-doubter. What he did tonight and what he's done all year is lay off breaking balls that are not strikes and put himself in good hitting counts. Pitchers just aren't giving him good pitches early, but there's no chase in Orlando right now." The outing raised MLB.com's No. 86 overall prospect's average to .458. Only Tennessee's Daniel Vogelbach (.460) and Bradenton's Jin-De Jhang (.487) have higher averages than Arcia, the younger brother of Twins outfielder Oswaldo Arcia. The 20-year-old Venezuela native has eight multi-hit efforts in his first 15 games, including each of his last three contests. Arcia, who missed the entire 2012 season with a fractured right ankle suffered while sliding into second base in Spring Training, has reached base in every game and hit safely in eight straight. What makes Arcia's numbers -- as well as the fact that Biloxi is the first Southern League team to record 10 wins -- more impressive is that the Shuckers have yet to play a game at home. The franchise relocated from Huntsville to Biloxi in the offseason, but construction delays on $36 million MGM Park means the team likely will not play at its new field until at least June 6. That's a 55-game, 60-day road trip through eight cities before the Shuckers get to step inside their own locker room. "We've only had 15 games so far, but it's a mind-set thing," Subero said. "We know that after five games we'll hit the road again, go to another hotel and then play on somebody else's field. I think once we're around 40 games in, then it'll be unique. But right now, the season is fresh, so you can't pick up on much. It will be interesting." Subero said the road trip has an effect on a number of things, from practice schedules and routines to familiar food and locker room furniture. "When you're at home, you get plenty of work in. On the road, you minimize the work load," he added. "At home, you get your early work and you have a regular routine. On the road, you get one hour, that's what the other team gives you. You try to compensate, to add a little bit more in because you're not getting that regular work, but you have to be wise because you're always going from one state to another. "At home, you can go back to an apartment. Kids all have their own rooms, it's a privacy thing. Then you get to the stadium and you know it's your own place. You have your locker and your couch and your pregame meal. But that's baseball and we knew the situation and we can't use it as an excuse." Catcher Parker Berberet was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Biloxi. Jaye Chapman (1-1) earned the win, working 2 1/3 innings of hitless relief. Pensacola starter Robert Stephenson (0-2), the Reds' top prospect, gave up four runs -- two earned -- on six hits and three walks while striking out five over 5 2/3 innings.

VIDEO: Biloxi game highlights via WLOX includes Chris Harris' audio call while you're watching Orlando Arcia's home run "into Pensacola Bay"; nice defensive play by Yadiel Rivera at second base, too... *** AUDIO: Other game highlights from Chris' broadcast also available at that same link, including Kyle Wren's game-ending catch

Blue Wahoos final swing falls short Bill Vilona, Pensacola News-Journal Photos by Bruce Graner, News-Journal http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/fe20eba487484f1c3ca0686418f52c87e8a77193/c=350-0-2849-3332&r=537&c=0-0-534-712/local/-/media/Pensacola/2015/04/26/B9317117422Z.1_20150426001345_000_GG0AK0CDE.1-0.jpg Kyle Waldrop of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, No. 15, is caught at second base for the out by Orlando Arcia of the Biloxi Shuckers during their game in Pensacola Saturday night. http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/ad24a308d1680176df9bd6ccfc57a2b195af8147/c=395-0-3199-2108&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/2015/04/25/Pensacola/Pensacola/635656001166162335-Wahoos-vs-Shuckers-1.jpg Yadiel Rivera, No. 13 of the Biloxi Shuckers, makes it safely back to first base on this pickoff play at first base as Marques Smith of the Blue Wahoos waits for the throw to try and make the tag Most of the sellout crowd had stayed, anyway, because of Saturday's post-game fireworks show. With the team's final at-bat, Blue Wahoos outfielder Jesse Winker nearly applied a special charge. That is, until Biloxi Shuckers center fielder Kyle Wren's brilliance took it away. What appeared to leave Winker's bat as a possible walk-off home run, or at worst a run-tying hit, was caught a few inches short of the wall in deep center. A few feet short of a dramatic win. Instead it became a long, final out in the Wahoos 4-3 loss at Blue Wahoos stadium. "I thought he got it," Blue Wahoos manager Pat Kelly said. "Just seeing him the past couple years hit balls ... I thought it had a pretty good chance. It was close. But unfortunately, the wind was blowing quite hard enough. "When it was first hit, I thought it was over Wren's head. He can really fly, because he ran the ball down and caught almost with ease." Winker had hit two homers in a four-game streak in the Blue Wahoos last series at Birmingham. After just missing a fifth, he stood between first and second base with his hands on the back of his head, staring in disbelief that the ball was caught. "I definitely thought it was gone for sure," said Winker, ranked as the Cincinnati Reds No. 3 prospect. . "I thought I got it. PK (Pat Kelly) wants to win and so do we." Wren hit the wall and held on to the ball, the win and continued Biloxi's fast start (10-5) as the relocated affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. All of the Shuckers games will be road games until at least the first week in June until MGM Park opens across the street from the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi. The Shuckers, formerly the Huntsville Stars, opened the season winning three of four games against the Blue Wahoos at the bayfront ballpark. The two teams will play a doubleheader today beginning at 2:00 PM as part of a six-game series. So far this season, Wren and the top of their entire batting order is filled with young stars. But the Blue Wahoos (4-10) squandered many chances last night. They were handed eight walks and had three others reach after being hit by a pitch. But even with all those baserunners, they trailed into the late innings. Until Sean Buckley led off the ninth with a single, they had only two hits against four Biloxi pitchers. "When you only get two hits and one of 'em is a bunt, that is kind of tough," Kelly said. "I thought we did a good job taking the walks, but we couldn't get that big hit.. "I see improvement, I see us getting better, but a game like this is a game have to win. A one run game, your bullpen does a great job keeping you in the ball game. You have to find a way to scratch out a couple runs." The Blue Wahoos got three runs in the second inning with just one hit. They had Biloxi starter Brent Suter, a Harvard University grad, in trouble after he loaded the bases with two walks and Kyle Waldrop's single. He hit catcher Chris Berset to force in one run. Blue Wahoos pitcher Robert Stephenson drove in another on a sacrifice fly. Two more walks forced in another run. But from that point, Suter settled into a groove. And the Shuckers' bullpen didn't allow another run.

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Pensacola Bottom of the 6th Seth Mejias-Brean walks. Juan Perez singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Nick Ramirez. Seth Mejias-Brean to 2nd. With Chris Berset batting, Parker Berberet picks off Seth Mejias-Brean at 2nd on throw to Orlando Arcia. Chris Berset strikes out swinging. Pitching Change: Jaye Chapman replaces Mike Strong, batting 9th. With Sean Buckley batting, Juan Perez steals (4) 2nd base. Sean Buckley flies out to right fielder Tyrone Taylor in foul territory. *** LHP Mike Strong left the game with an injury, perhaps lower back, hoping to learn more during the overnight.