by Hunter Dawkins, Owner/Publisher – editor@thegazebogazette.com or hdawkins@supertalk.fm

BILOXI (GG) — Despite six strong innings from Mississippi State alum and starting pitcher K.C. Hunt, the Biloxi Shuckers (62-54, 20-27) fell to the Chattanooga Lookouts (62-49, 24-21), 6-3, at Keesler Federal Park on Wednesday night, August 20. The two teams combined for 22 hits for the second consecutive game, bringing the combined total to 44 through two games in the series.

The game remained scoreless until the fourth inning, when an RBI single from Jay Allen II gave the Lookouts a 1-0 lead. A wild pitch during the next at-bat allowed Cam Collier to score from third, making it 2-0. Edwin Arroyo extended the lead to three with a solo home run to right in the eighth. In the ninth, the lead extended to 6-0 with RBI singles from Ethan O’Donnell and Jay Allen II and an RBI groundout from Cam Collier.

The Shuckers struck back in the bottom of the ninth inning with a two-RBI triple from Bladimir Restituyo and an RBI groundout from Luis Lara, making it 6-3. T.J. Sikkema (6-3) earned the win while Hunt (7-9) took the loss despite two runs allowed and seven strikeouts over six innings.

Mississippi native Cooper Pratt (3-for-5) and Eric Brown Jr. (2-for-4) each recorded multi-hit performances for the Shuckers. Blake Burke (10g), Cooper Pratt (7g) and Matthew Wood (7g) each extended their hit streaks. Burke’s 10-game streak is tied for the longest by a Shuckers player this season and has raised his average to .339 with a 1.039 OPS through 16 Double-A games.

The Biloxi Shuckers are the Double-A Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Shuckers are members of the Southern League and play at Keesler Federal Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. For more information, please visit biloxishuckers.com and follow us on Twitter @biloxishuckers and at facebook.com/biloxishuckers.

Shuckers Baseball, LLC is a MS entity owned and operated by John Tracy. Shuckers Baseball operates the Biloxi Shuckers baseball franchise, including operating Keesler Federal Park for Biloxi Shuckers minor league baseball games and other entertainment and recreational events.