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Kleinknecht's Heroics Give Braves 6-5 Win

Published on May 2, 2014 under Southern League (SL1)
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PEARL, MS - The Mississippi Braves (13-15) rallied for a run to tie the game in the and walked off on Barrett Kleinknecht's game winning two-out RBI single in the bottom of the 10th to defeat the Jacksonville Suns (12-16) 6-5 Friday night at Trustmark Park.

Hear manager Andy Barkett's postgame comments here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?vRILa4yqzcPg

In a back-and-forth contest that saw five lead changes, it was the Braves who had the last laugh, walking off with a 6-5 win on Barrett Kleinknecht's RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th.

Chasen Shreve (W, 1-0) earned the win for the Braves after striking out two batters in the top of the 10th inning.

After not allowing a run through his first 12.2 innings of 2014, Grant Dayton (L, 0-1; BS, 1) took the loss for the Suns after allowing two runs on six hits in 1.2 innings.

Angel Sanchez did not factor into the decision after allowing four runs (all earned) on nine hits in 6.0 innings of work, finishing with three strikeouts and no walks. Greg Nappo worked two perfect innings in relief of Sanchez, finishing with a pair of punchouts.

With Friday's win, the Braves have already won the series with two games to go.

Three Jacksonville hitters had multi-hit efforts in Friday's ballgame, with Danny Black and Isaac Galloway finishing with two hits apiece and Ryan Fisher recording his second three-hit game of the season.

The Suns and Braves will be back at it at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday for game four of this five-game series at Trustmark Park. Jacksonville trots out the lefty Justin Nicolino (2-2, 2.83) while Mississippi counters with the right-hander Williams Perez (2-2, 1.32).

Suns fans can listen to Friday's game on the Suns Baseball Network, 94.1 WSOS-FM or throughwww.jaxsuns.com, MiLB.com or the Suns iPhone or Android app, beginning at 6:45 p.m. ET with the Memorial Hospital Suns Pregame Show.

The 2014 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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