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Ege and Esch to New Orleans

Published on August 20, 2015 under Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Miami Marlins announced a pair of transactions that impact their Double-A affiliate Jacksonville Suns roster prior to tonight's games against the Mobile BayBears at Bragan Field at 5:35 p.m.

Left-handed relief pitcher Cody Ege has been transferred from Jacksonville to Triple-A New Orleans. Ege pitched in five games for the Suns, with no wins or losses and a 1.08 ERA in eight and a third innings pitched. Ege was recently acquired by the Marlins in a July 31 trade with the Texas Rangers in exchange for former Suns pitcher Sam Dyson.

Additionally, right-handed starting pitcher Jake Esch has been reinstated from Jacksonville's disabled list and transferred to Triple-A New Orleans. Esch had been on the disabled list since July 12 with a left oblique strain, and he went 6-5 with a 3.48 ERA in 15 starts for the Suns. Esch was also a 2015 Southern League Midseason All-Star.

The Suns roster now stands at 24 active players, and a revised roster is attached.

Thursday night will feature a pair of seven-inning games with first pitch for game one set 5:35 p.m. ET. The second game will begin roughly 30 minutes after completion of the first contest.

In game one Austin Brice (5-8, 5.20 ERA) will be on the mound for Jacksonville against Mobile's Braden Shipley (8-9, 3.61ERA). The Suns will send out lefty Matt Tomshaw (5-9, 4.11 ERA) in game two while the BayBears will counter with righty Johnny Shuttlesworth (0-0, ERA).

The biggest party in town returns on Thursday with Thursday Night Throwdown and College Night! Enjoy Buds for a Buck and 2 for 1 Cocktails at the hottest spot in Jacksonville! Plus it's College Night and all college students get in for $5 Dollars with ID! Sponsored by Budweiser, Jameson, Jim Beam, Jagermeister, Malibu Rum, Maverick's, 95.1 WAPE & X102.9!

Suns fans can listen to Thursday's doubleheader on the Suns Baseball Network, 102.3 FM "The Beach" or through http://www.jaxsuns.com, MiLB.com, or the TuneIn radio app, with the Memorial Hospital Suns Pregame Show beginning at 5:20 p.m. ET

The 2015 season of Suns baseball is presented by EverBank, the official banking partner of the Jacksonville Suns. Sponsorships, group outings, and season/individual game tickets are currently available by calling the Suns front office at (904) 358-2846.

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