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Lugbauer Smacks Fifth Homer in 6-3 Series Opening Win over Biscuits

April 26, 2022 - Southern League (SL)
Mississippi Braves News Release


MONTGOMERY, AL - Drew Lugbauer went 3-for-4 with a double and fifth home run of the season, and the Mississippi Braves opened their road trip with a 6-3 victory over the Biscuits at Riverwalk Stadium.

The M-Braves (5-11) fell behind early for the third-straight game but came back to take the lead. The Biscuits got to M-Braves starter AJ Puckett in the first inning with a pair of two-out runs. Austin Shenton hit a triple that slipped by M-Braves centerfielder Michael Harris II to plate the first run. Kameron Misner singled home Shenton to make it 2-0.

Puckett struggled early, but he finished his 80 pitch, 4.0 inning-outing by retiring six of the final seven batters and striking out eight overall. Puckett did walk four, seeding two runs on three hits.

Jefrey Ramos provided some two-out production for the Braves in the fourth inning to tie the game. Dominican Republic native blasted a ball off the top of the left-field wall scoring Lugbauer and Trey Harris to tie the game at 2-2.

Lugbauer hit the first pitch by Caleb Sampen (L, 0-1) 408 feet to right-center for his fifth home run, giving Mississippi (5-11) their first lead at 3-2. Jordan Qsar answered right back in the bottom of the sixth with a homer off of reliever Troy Bacon (W, 2-0) to the game. Bacon allowed just the one run over 2.0 innings to earn his second win.

Michael Harris II was 0-for-3 entering his fourth at-bat but singled to shallow center, extending his on-base streak to 16 games. He scored two batters later on a sacrifice fly by Jacob Pearson to make it 4-3.

Tyler Ferguson tossed a scoreless seventh inning, and then Victor Vodnik made his 2022 season debut in the eighth, striking out two. The M-Braves added two more runs in the eighth inning on Yariel Gonzalez's RBI double, and the second scored on a throwing error. Gonzalez was 2-for-4 on the night.

Indigo Diaz (S, 1) struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning to earn his first save.

Game two of the six-game series is on Wednesday night at Riverwalk Stadium. RHP Darius Vines (1-1, 2.51) makes the start for Mississippi against RHP Taj Bradley (1-0, 1.29) for Montgomery. The first pitch is at 6:35 pm, with coverage starting at 6:20 pm on 103.9 WYAB, TuneIn Radio, First Pitch App, and MiLB.tv.

The M-Braves return to Trustmark Park May 3-8 against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting mississippibraves.com or by calling 888-BRAVES4.

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