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Pensacola Drops 10-2 in 14 Innings to Mississippi

August 5, 2016 - Southern League (SL1)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos News Release


PENSACOLA, Fla. - The Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Mississippi Braves were locked in a 2-2 tie for 13 innings and then the 14th inning happened.

That's when the Braves sent 12 batters to the plate scoring eight runs on four walks, four singles and four errors by the Blue Wahoos. Mississippi won, 10-2, over Pensacola Thursday in a four hour, 57 minute game at Blue Wahoos Stadium to stay tied with Mobile for first place in the Southern League South Division. Both teams are 24-16, while Mississippi improved to 58-51 this season.

Pensacola fell to 9-4 on the season in extra-inning games. They also dropped to 9-2 in five-game series at home on the year after going a perfect 7-7 in the first half.

Pensacola is now 19-21 in the second half and 60-50 on the season.

In the top of the 14th inning, Pensacola relief pitcher Jake Ehret gave up a one out, bases loaded walk to center fielder Connor Lien to score third baseman Johan Camargo, who started the inning with a single. It gave the Braves a 3-2 lead and opened a flood gate of runs for Mississippi.

Pensacola set a franchise record with 20 strikeouts in the extra-inning game. The previous high was 18, including one that was a regular nine inning game.

Pensacola second baseman Ronald Bueno came to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning. Bueno, who was called up from High-A Daytona Tortugas Tuesday, took a 2-2 pitch and sent a liner to left field to score right fielder Brandon Dixon to tie the game, 2-2, and send it into extra innings for the second time this series.

It was no pressure on the 23-year-old Bueno, who in his last bases loaded situation this season hit a double and drove in two runs for Daytona.

The Braves scored first, going up, 2-0, when first baseman Carlos Franco hit a two-out, two-run line drive over the center field wall in the sixth inning.

Pensacola got a run back in the seventh inning when the Blue Wahoos loaded the bases with one out and right fielder Brandon Dixon scored from third on a wild pitch, pulling them within 2-1.

Pensacola went 6-50 or .120 with runners in scoring position against Mississippi in the series. In the previous series against the Montgomery Biscuits, the Blue Wahoos hit .190.

Sean Newcomb, the top Atlanta Braves pitching prospect, retired 16 in a row Thursday. He struck out a season-high 10 Blue Wahoos and gave up three hits in 6.2 innings.

Newcomb, who has allowed one run or less in nine of his 22 starts, did not get a decision Thursday and remains 5-7 on the year with a 4.26 ERA.

A first round pick in 2014, Newcomb dueled Pensacola spot starter Barrett Astin matched goose eggs through the first five innings. Astin, who had started in his last three outings and eight times this season, finished his outing pitching 5.2 innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits and one walk and striking out six.

Pensacola relievers pitched 7.1 scoreless innings before the 14th inning, while Mississippi relievers threw five scoreless innings. Pensacola used seven pitchers total, while Mississippi used six pitchers.

The only players on the 25-man roster for Pensacola who didn't get into Thursday's game were Carlos Gonzalez, Taylor Mahle and Jimmy Moran. Mississippi used 16 of its 23 players.

GAME NOTES

Pensacola hits the road to play the first game of a five-game series at 7:10 p.m. Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers Double-A affiliate Biloxi Shuckers. Pitching for the Shuckers is RHP Angel Ventura (1-3, 4.62), who will face Blue Wahoos RHP Taylor Mahle (5-2, 3.45).

The games are broadcast live on the Blue Wahoos flagship station 97.1 The Ticket. Listen for free at bluewahoos.com and by using the TuneIn Radio app on your mobile, desktop or home devices. Stream Wahoos games on MiLB.TV, a subscription-based service provided by Minor League Baseball.

BIG FISH Shortstop Zach Vincej's nine game hitting streak ended as he went 0-4 with two walks...Center fielder Jeff Gelalich went 3-7 on the night...Right fielder Brandon Dixon was 2-6 and scored both Blue Wahoos runs Thursday...Second baseman Ronald Bueno went 1-5 and drove in the tying run to send the game into extra innings.

PENSACOLA OLYMPIANS Former Olympians Roy Jones Jr., Catie (Ball) Condon and Theresa Michalak all threw out a first pitch at Blue Wahoos Stadium on the eve of the Opening Ceremony for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Roy Jones Jr., a silver medalist in the 1988 games, said he was honored to throw out the first pitch for the first time at the Blue Wahoos game Thursday. The only professional fighter to go from a light middleweight champion to a heavyweight champion was even more honored to represent the USA in Seoul, South Korea.

"It was the best experience of my life," Jones said. "It was my first worldwide experience that I ever had. The Olympics are something where everyone pays attention."

Pensacola has two athletes competing in Rio de Janeiro in the Summer Olympics. Justin Gatlin, a gold medalist in the 100 meters in the 2004 Athens Olympics and a bronze medalist in the 100 meters in the 2012 London Olympics. Bubba Watson, the No. 6 ranked golfer in the world, is competing in golf which is making its first appearance as an Olympic sport since 1904.

Condon swam in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, winning a gold medal as a member of the U.S. 4x100-meter medley relay team. She is the former world record holder in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke.

Michalak, a current University of West Florida All-America swimmer, has been a member of the German National Swim Team for the past six years. She represented Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, finishing 12th in the 200 individual medley and 13th as part of the 800 freestyle relay team.

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos return home Thursday, August 11 to take on the Tennessee Smokies! Blue Wahoos tickets are available for purchase at Hill-Kelly Dodge Pick-Up Window and by calling (850) 934-8444. Follow the team at BlueWahoos.com, facebook.com/PensacolaBlueWahoos and twitter.com/BlueWahoosBBall.

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