RECAP: Generals Cook Biscuits in May-Ending Win

June 1, 2018 - Southern League (SL1)
Jackson Generals News Release

MONTGOMERY, ALA. - For the fifth time in 2018, the Jackson Generals climbed into double digits in the run column, and like each of the previous four occasions, they earned a victory. The visiting side burned the Montgomery Biscuits on Thursday night with six runs across the first three innings on the way to a 14-8 victory at Riverwalk Stadium. The win for Jackson vaults them back into the series lead, and they now stand just one win behind first-place Chattanooga in the Southern League's North Division.

Facing former Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Sam McWilliams, the Generals began the siege on Riverwalk Stadium with a leadoff home run from Daniel Robertson on the second pitch of the game. Josh Prince would double home Rudy Flores and Jamie Westbrook later in the frame, and from there the assault was on, as the top three hitters in the Jackson order (Robertson, Flores, and Westbrook) combined for 14 total bases with seven hits, six runs, and four RBI. Galli Cribbs picked up his league-leading seventh triple of the year as part of a 2-for-4 night, and Jose Vinicio cleared the fence for the first time this season with a lined shot that just cleared the left field wall in the sixth inning. The Generals tied a season high in runs scored, and they matched a season-best mark when Rudy Flores homered-their third homer of the contest-to tie for the league lead with 10 on the year.

Pitching-wise, the Generals didn't end up needing a lot from starter Jayson McKinley, who allowed three runs in three innings of work but kept the outburst small enough to not threaten the Jackson lead. Kirby Bellow picked up the win by throwing a scoreless fourth inning, as the Generals improved their road record in May to 7-6. Jackson enters Friday's contest with a chance to win the series and deny a rubber game to the opposition, a position in which they've only gone 2-2 previously this season.

TOP PERFORMERS - GENERALS

CF Daniel Robertson - 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR, 2B

1B Rudy Flores - 2-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR

LF Jamie Westbrook - 2-6, 2 R

2B Jose Vinicio - 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR

SS Galli Cribbs - 2-4, R, RBI, 3B

TOP PERFORMERS - MONTGOMERY

SS Jake Cronenworth - 2-4, 3 R, 2 BB, 2B

LF Ryan Boldt - 2-5, 2 R, RBI

2B Nick Solak - 2-5, 2 RBI, BB

1B Dalton Kelly - 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B

NEXT GENERALS GAME:

6:35pm CT Friday (6/1) vs. Montgomery Biscuits

Riverwalk Stadium - Montgomery, Ala.

RHP Ryan Atkinson (2-4, 4.01 ERA) vs. Montgomery Biscuits Bullpen

UPCOMING GENERALS HOMESTANDS:

June 3-7 vs. Tennessee Smokies

June 21-26 vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos

...featuring Sarge's Carnival Weekend (June 22-23)!

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Jackson Generals outfielder Daniel Robertson (Cody Cunningham)

Southern League Stories from June 1, 2018

• Biscuits Defeat Generals, 5-3 - Montgomery Biscuits
• Shrimp Shut out Wahoos, 4-0, Set for Doubleheader Saturday - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
• Wahoos Shut out by Shrimp 4-0 - Pensacola Blue Wahoos
• Relentless Shuckers' Offense Persists over M-Braves - Biloxi Shuckers
• Late Homer Dooms M-Braves in 5-4 Loss to Shuckers on Friday Night - Mississippi Braves
• Smokies Split Doubleheader with BayBears - Knoxville Smokies
• Appleyard Signs 5-Year No Cut Contract with Wahoos Broadcast Team - Pensacola Blue Wahoos
• LHP Michael Mader Returns To M-Braves From Triple-A Gwinnett - Mississippi Braves
• Jon Olczak Named Southern League BC Relief Pitcher of the Month - Biloxi Shuckers
• O'Brien to Jacksonville; Ewing to Extended Spring Training - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
• Jon Olczak Named BC Powder Relief Pitcher of the Month: May - SL1
• Smokies to Host ETBCA East Tennessee High School All-Star Game - Knoxville Smokies
• M-Braves Homestand Highlights, June 3-7 - Mississippi Braves
• RECAP: Generals Cook Biscuits in May-Ending Win - Jackson Generals

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