Early Home Run Barrage Too Much to Overcome as Y'alls Take Down Mud Monsters
FL Mississippi Mud Monsters

Early Home Run Barrage Too Much to Overcome as Y'alls Take Down Mud Monsters

Published on May 13, 2026 under Frontier League (FL)
Mississippi Mud Monsters News Release


FLORENCE, Ky. - In the first of a twelve-game road trip, the Mississippi Mud Monsters (2-2) fell to the Florence Y'alls (1-3) by a score of 13-5 for their first road loss of the season.

Things looked great off the bat as the Mud Monsters took an early 1-0 lead in the first. Brayland Skinner and Kyle Booker led off the frame with back-to-back singles. Two batters later, Skinner would come into score off a Jack Holman sacrifice fly.

Holding the early 1-0 lead, 7ft tall righty, Brenton Thiels, making his appearance as a starter for the Mud Monsters, saw the Y'alls go back-to-back-to-back in the first. The two run shot by Hank Zeisler, his first, was followed by a Brendan Bobo solo homer, his first, and that was followed by a Zade Richardson solo homer to make it 4-1.

The Mud Monsters responded by tying it in the next half-inning after a leadoff walk to Kasten Furr and a one-out walk to Slater Schield put two on for Brayland Skinner.

Furr stole third and came into score on a wild pickoff throw by Florence starter Jonaiker Villalobos. Skinner then drove in Schield on an RBI single to make it 4-3.

After stealing second, Skinner moved to third on a sac fly by Kyle Booker, later coming into score on an RBI single by Travis Holt to tie things up at 4-4.

With a brand-new ball game in front of them, Thiels went back to work, getting the first out of the inning but after the next two batters got on, Zeisler hit a three-run home run for his second of the game to make it 7-4.

Thiels would hold Florence scoreless in the third. In the fourth, the Y'alls would put up another run to make it 8-4.

Thiels would strike out five, Florence batters before turning it over to Braden Forsyth.

Forsyth entered for his second game of the year striking out one and allowing a run in the fifth that made it 9-4 Florence.

Seth McCartney made his second appearance of the season and struck out his first two batters as a member of the Mud Monsters during a scoreless sixth.

Mississippi brought home a run after Booker was plunked by a pitch with the bases loaded to make it 9-5.

McCartney remained on the hill for the seventh, allowing a run on consecutive doubles in the seventh and then surrendering a three-run homer to Bobo to make it 13-5.

Infielder AJ Fritz came on in relief, pitching a scoreless eighth inning and Florence took game one 13-5.

The Mud Monsters continue the three-game road series at Thomas More Stadium in Florence as right-hander Preston Johnson (1-0, 0.00) makes his second start for Mississippi, and the Y'alls send fellow righty Bradley Wilson (0-0, 0.00) to the hill.

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