Ladwig Solid, But Blue Wahoos Silenced in Mississippi
July 6, 2022 - Southern League (SL)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos News Release
Pensacola Blue Wahoos' A.J. Ladwig in action
(Pensacola Blue Wahoos)
Pearly, Miss. - The Pensacola Blue Wahoos were kept quiet at the plate on Wednesday, falling 5-1 to the Mississippi Braves in their series opener.
A.J. Ladwig (L, 2-3) turned in a quality start, but took the loss as the Pensacola offense mustered only three hits in a dominant pitching effort from Jared Shuster (W, 5-7) and the Mississippi staff.
The Braves jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the first, as C.J. Alexander hit a hanging slider into the right field bullpen for his 15th home run of the year. After a Yariel Gonzalez double in the second, Hendrik Clementina brought him home with a sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 2-0.
Shuster completed 6.0 shutout innings, allowing only three hits and striking out four. Ladwig completed 6.0 frames as well, earning a quality start, but the early damage was too much to overcome.
Clementina added a solo homer in the seventh against new Pensacola reliever Sean Reynolds, and the Braves tacked on a pair of runs in the eighth with RBI singles from Cade Bunnell and Andrew Moritz against Eli Villalobos.
Ray-Patrick Didder hit a solo homer in the ninth to break up the shutout bid, but Justin Maese got J.D. Orr to fly out with the bases loaded to snuff out Pensacola's final attempt at a rally and end the game.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the M-Braves with a doubleheader on Thursday. First pitch of game one from Trustmark Park is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. CT, with a live broadcast beginning at 5:30 on ESPN Pensacola 1330 AM/99.1 FM and WYCT 98.7-HD4 (radio) and MiLB.tv (streaming). For more information, visit bluewahoos.com or call the box office at (850) 934-8444.
Images from this story
 Pensacola Blue Wahoos' A.J. Ladwig in action |
Southern League Stories from July 6, 2022
- Early Lead Evaporates in Shuckers' Defeat - Biloxi Shuckers
- Trash Pandas' Winning Streak at Five with 7-4 Victory - Rocket City Trash Pandas
- Smokies Shut Out Barons in Game Two, 8-0 - Knoxville Smokies
- Biscuits Come Back, Top Shuckers, 8-4 - Montgomery Biscuits
- Shuster Rolls in M-Braves 5-1 Win over Blue Wahoos - Mississippi Braves
- Tennessee Smoked Birmingham 8-0, Burying Them in 3rd Place - Birmingham Barons
- Ladwig Solid, But Blue Wahoos Silenced in Mississippi - Pensacola Blue Wahoos
- Ky Bush Named to All-Star Futures Game - Rocket City Trash Pandas
- Ole Miss Night on Thursday to Feature College World Series Championship Trophy - Mississippi Braves
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Pensacola Blue Wahoos Stories
- Wahoos Begin Second Half with Furious Comeback, 9-8 Win over Lookouts
- Wahoos Take First Half Finale in Win over Biscuits
- Wahoos Thwarted Late, Drop Close Contest to Biscuits
- White Debuts, Wahoos Fall in Wild 10-Inning Finish
- Furious Comeback Falls Short in 7-6 Loss to Biscuits
