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Biloxi Shuckers

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May 26, 2017 - Southern League (SL1)
Biloxi Shuckers News Release


The Biloxi Shuckers try to snap their three-game losing streak and get back into a tie for first place as they take on the Tennessee Smokies...Angel Ventura makes his return to Biloxi after making a spot start with Triple-A Colorado Springs.

SIX-RUN SIXTH SINKS SHUCKERS: The Shuckers lost 10-4 on Thursday night...Taylor Williams allowed two runs, one earned in 3.1 innings...Jorge Lopez made his first relief appearance of the season, allowing five runs in 0.1 innings...Bubba Derby collected his second hit and RBI of the season with a single in the seventh inning...Javi Salas allowed a run in his 2017 debut in the eighth inning...Javier Betancourt collected three hits.

THE COWBOY: Shuckers closer Matt Ramsey is tied for the league lead with 12 saves in 12 opportunities...the reliever previously played for Montgomery and Jacksonville in the Southern League before being acquired by the Brewers orga - nization in the 2016 Rule V Draft.

WILY WILKERSON: Shuckers righty Aaron Wilkerson was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week on Monday after pitching 7.0 innings of one-run ball last Wednesday against Mississippi...he took a no-hitter through 6.2 innings before allowing a home run to Carlos Franco...he is the first Shuckers player to win a weekly award this year...on Monday, he received a no-decision while allowing three runs in 7.0 innings against Chattanooga.

TOUGH DRAW: The Shuckers have now played 35 of their first 47 games against teams at or above the .500 mark...they are 17-18 in those games...their final 20 games in the first half come against Mississippi, Mobile and Jacksonville.

ROSTER REMIX: After one start with Triple-A Colorado Springs, Angel Ventura was returned to Biloxi on Tuesday...Ventura had gone 1-4 with a 3.00 ERA in seven appearances (five starts) for the Shuckers, and won his only start with the Sky Sox with 6.0 innings pitched and two runs...after one rehab start in Biloxi, RHP Junior Guerra completed his rehab assignment with Colorado Springs on Saturday.

AGAINST THE SMOKIES: The Shuckers are 10-12 all-time against the Smokies, with a 5-7 record at Smokies Stadium...in 2016, the Shuckers went 5-5 against the Smokies, winning their series at home 3-2 and dropping their series on the road.

GRAND THEFT: Infielder Mauricio Dubon leads the Southern League with 23 stolen bases this season, including four in his April 15 game against Pensacola...he is two stolen bases away from the Shuckers single-season record of 25 set by Orlando Arcia and Michael Reed in 2015...outfielder Johnny Davis ranks second in the league with 12 swipes in 12 attempts...the team's 55 stolen bases rank third in the Southern League.

A LOOK BACK: The Shuckers finished 2016 with a 72-67 record, just missing out on the playoffs a year after making it to the Southern League championship...they finished 1.5 games back of Pensacola in the first half with a 39-30 record, and despite a last-place (33-37) finish in the second half finished just 1.5 games behind Mississippi for second place overall in the South Division...RHP Brandon Woodruff joined the Shuckers on May 16th and led the Southern League in WHIP (1.04), opponent batting average (.211), strikeouts per nine innings (9.82), and fewest base runners per nine innings (9.66)...Woodruff led all of Minor League Baseball in strikeouts with 173, and led the Brewers organization in starts and innings pitched en route to being named Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Year...pitchers Tristan Archer, Josh Hader and Stephen Peterson, outfielders Brett Phillips and Kyle Wren, and catcher Jacob Nottingham were named Southern League All-Stars in 2016.

PROSPECTING: Five members of the MLB.com Pipeline Brewers Top 30 are playing in Biloxi...RHP Luis Ortiz (#4), Mauricio Dubon (#9), Jorge Lopez (#13), Jacob Nottingham (#14) and Michael Reed (#27) all made the list.

BROTHERS GUERRERO: Manager Mike Guerrero and hitting coach Sandy Guerrero are the second coaching brother combination in affiliated pro baseball (Stu and Stan Cliburn, Twins org 2001-2008). The Dominican duo's father was Epy Guerrero, the famed Dominican scout who signed more than 50 players including Carlos Delgado, Cesar Cedeño, Tony Fernandez and most recently Alcides Escobar. Brother Fred Guerrero is a Twins scout who signed Miguel Sano, Danny Santana and Jorge Polanco. Mike picked up his 1,000th career victory on Thursday, July 14, 2016 in Biloxi's 3-2 walk-off win over Birmingham at MGM Park.

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