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

MONTGOMERY (GG) — Despite the teams combining for 24 runs across the first five games of the series, the Biloxi Shuckers (66-60, 24-33) fell to the Montgomery Biscuits (71-55, 33-24), 12-5, at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama on Sunday afternoon, August 31. The two teams combined for 17 runs, 23 hits and seven extra-base hits in the series finale.

The Biscuits struck first with an RBI groundout and an RBI single four batters in, making it 2-0. The Shuckers responded and tied the game at two in the fifth inning on a two-RBI double from Mississippi native Cooper Pratt to center. The Biscuits re-took the lead in the bottom of the inning at 3-2 when a batter was hit with the bases loaded, scoring Jadher Areinamo from third.

The lead extended to 5-2 two batters later when Gregory Barrios and Brock Jones both walked with the bases loaded. Colton Ledbetter made it 7-2 later in the inning with a two-RBI double to right. An RBI single from Homer Bush Jr. and a two-RBI single from Brayden Taylor later in the frame made it 10-2.

In the seventh, a pair of RBI doubles from Jadher Areinamo and Cooper Kinney made it 12-2. In the ninth, Biloxi rallied back on the board with an RBI groundout from Luis Lara, scoring Garrett Spain from third.

A pair of RBI singles from Cooper Pratt and Brock Wilken later in the inning made it 12-5. Jack Snyder (1-0) earned the win for the Biscuits while Raúl Alcantara (2-2) took the loss for the Shuckers.  From the plate, Cooper Pratt (3-for-5) and Bladimir Restituyo (2-for-4) each recorded multi-hit performances for the Shuckers. Eight of the nine players in the Shuckers starting lineup reached base at least once, while seven players recorded a hit.

Biloxi returns home for a series-opener on Monday at 6:35 p.m. against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Former Mississippi State alum Tyson Hardin (2-2, 3.34) is slated to start for the Shuckers against Alex Williams (4-3, 4.50) for the Blue Wahoos.

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.