SL Mississippi Braves

Saturday, July 10 vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos: 6:05 PM: Trustmark Park

Published on July 10, 2021 under Southern League (SL)
Mississippi Braves News Release


Mississippi Braves (ATL) (36-22, 1st, AA-S South, +3.0) vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos (MIA) (33-25, 2nd, AA-S South, -3.0)

Starting Pitchers: RHP Bryce Elder (1-0, 5.00) vs. RHP Zach McCambley (0-0, --)

Game #59 | Home Game #35

Radio: 103.9 FM WYAB and (LISTEN LIVE LINK)

TV: MiLB.TV

Today's Promotions:

Country Western Night: Come for a boot-scootin' good time as we celebrate Country Western themes throughout the night

Post-Game Fireworks: Stay after the game for another exciting Post-Game Fireworks Show, presented by Watkins Construction!

Today's Roster Moves:

LHP Chris Nunn released by the Atlanta Braves

TODAY'S GAME: The Mississippi Braves (ATL) play game five a six-game homestand on Saturday night against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (MIA). The M-Braves are 4-0 in the current series, and 9-7 against the Wahoos this season, including 6-4 at Trustmark Park.

ANOTHER SERIES WIN: With Friday's 5-4 win over Pensacola, the M-Braves have clinched their fourth series win out of the last five. The M-Braves haven't dropped a series since the second one of the season, May 11-16, at Biloxi (2-4). Overall, the club is 5-2-3 in series' this season.

SEASON TURNAROUND: The 36-22 record is the best record in the Double-A South, and 3rd-best in Double-A. Since May 19 (starting 4-8), the Braves are 32-14. The 32 wins are the most over that period of time in minor league baseball.

M-BRAVES GET SIXTH WALK-OFF WIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT: Wendell Rijo hit a two-out RBI single to right, scoring Justin Dean in the bottom of the ninth, to secure a series win and comeback win on Friday night at Trustmark Park. Trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Jalen Miller hit a two-run single to pull the Braves within a run at 4-3. Shea Langeliers brought home Rijo with a two-out single in the seventh inning to tie the game at 4-4. Victor Vodnik made his return to the rotation on Friday with 3.0 innings of one-run ball, only surrendering a solo home run in the third, after retiring the first six. He struck out two and walked none.

STREAKING SHEWMAKE: Currently, Braden Shewmake is on a league-best and Double-A-best 12-game hitting streak, batting .404 (19-for-47) with four doubles, two triples, two home runs, and 12 RBI. After batting just .099 in May with three extra-base hits, and six RBI, Shewmake hit .264 in June with nine extra-base hits, 15 RBI. Over his last 21 games, Shewmake is batting .338 with 12 extra-base hits and 19 RBI.

RIJO MANIA: M-Braves utility man Wendell Rijo has six home runs over his last 12 games, batting .349 with two doubles, 12 RBI, six walks, four stolen bases, and a .451 OBP.

THE PRIDE OF POWDER SPRINGS: Trey Harris has hit in seven of his last eight games, and over his last 23 games since June 8, the Powder Springs, GA native is batting .304 with three home runs and nine RBI.

AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS: Shea Langeliers ranks among the league leaders in home runs (T-1st, 14), slugging (1st, .539), OPS (2nd, .889), extra-base hits (T-10th, 19), RBI's (T-7th, 29), and total bases (8th, 89). Justin Dean ranks among the leaders in stolen bases (1st, 17) and OBP (6th, .373). Braden Shewmake ranks among the leaders in triples (T-4th, 3) and RBI (T-9th, 28). Drew Lugbauer ranks among the leaders in OBP (2nd, .394), OPS (4th, .860), batting (9th, .278), and slugging (10th, .466). Trey Harris is 8th in hits (49). Greyson Jenista is T-7th in walks (27). Brandon White is T-3rd in saves (7). Hayden Deal is 10th in ERA (3.98), and 10th in IP (52.0). Odalvi Javier ranks among the league leaders in ERA (4th, 3.10), opponent's batting AVG (4th, .201), and WHIP (7th, 1.16).

RECORD MONTH OF JUNE: The M-Braves went 18-8 in June, the most wins during the month in club history (previous, 17, 2008. The most wins in a single month in M-Braves history was 21 during May 2014.

LEADING THE LEAGUE IN PITCHING AND DEFENSE: The M-Braves lead the league, are 4th in MiLB, with a 3.36 ERA. The 209 runs allowed, is the 4th-fewest in MiLB this season. M-Braves hurlers have served up just 29 home run balls, which is 2nd-fewest in all of minor league baseball. The starting rotation holds a 3.22 ERA, ranking 5th in all of minor league baseball.

- The M-Braves lead the Double-A South and are T-4th in Double-A baseball with a .982 fielding percentage, just 36 errors in 57 games.

DON'T RUN ON SHEA: Shea Langeliers is 19-for-37 in catching opposing base stealers, 51%. His 19 caught stealings are T-1st in MiLB, while 9 double plays and 39 assists are first among catchers in minor league baseball.

66 HOME RUNS ON THE YEAR: The M-Braves have 66 home runs so far this season, in 58 games, ranking 3rd in the Double-A South. Of the 249 runs scored this season, 101 have come via the home run ball.

- The M-Braves are over halfway to the 2019 total (in 139 games) of 87 and have surpassed the total hit at Trustmark Park in 2019 (28 in 70 games) with 29 (34 games). The most home runs in club history were 97 in 2017. The Braves are on pace for 137 home runs in 120.

PLAYOFFS?!?: At the Double-A, High-A and Low-A levels, the top two teams in each league will compete in a best-of-5 championship series, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 21. The two teams from each league will be determined by best full-season winning percentage, regardless of division.

KINGHAM NAMED DOUBLE-A SOUTH PITCHER OF THE MONTH: Braves right-hander Nolan Kingham led the league in innings pitched (32.2) and went 3-0 with a 0.83 ERA in five starts. He held opponents to a .193 batting average and had a streak of 27 scoreless innings when he was promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett on June 29. Kingham, 24, was selected by Atlanta in the 12th round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of the University of Texas.

151 MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUTS: LHP Kyle Muller made his major league debut for the Atlanta Braves in the top of the fifth inning on June 16 vs. Boston. Muller became the first M-Braves alum to debut in 2021 and 151st all-time.

FIRST ROUND PICKS AND PROSPECTS: The squad features both of Atlanta's first-round selections from the 2019 draft in catcher Shea Langeliers (#9) and shortstop Braden Shewmake (#21). They represent the third and fourth-ranked prospects in the organization, according to MLB.com and Langeliers is #64 on the MLB.com Top 100 and sixth-ranked catching prospect in baseball.

- Overall, the M-Braves feature 10 of the Braves' Top 30 prospects by MLB Pipeline. After Langeliers and Shewmake, OF Trey Harris (#14), RHP Victor Vodnik (#15), RHP Bryce Elder (#16), RHP Daysbel Hernandez (17), INF Greyson Jenista (#19), RHP Spencer Strider (20), INF C.J. Alexander (#20) and OF Justin Dean (#26) are among the Top 30.

WELCOME TO THE DOUBLE-A SOUTH: In MLB's new structure for the 2021 season, the M-Braves will be part of the Double-A South. The eight-team circuit consists of eight former members of the Southern League, split into two divisions. Mississippi will be in the South Division along with the Biloxi Shuckers (Milwaukee Brewers), Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays), and Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Miami Marlins). The North Division will consist of the Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox), Chattanooga Lookouts (Cincinnati Reds), Rocket City Trash Pandas (LA Angels), and Tennessee Smokies (Chicago Cubs).

2019 SEASON IN REVIEW: The Mississippi Braves concluded their 15th anniversary season in Central Mississippi with a 64-75 overall record, finishing fourth in the Southern League South Division. While the club missed out on the postseason for the third-straight season, the 2019 campaign saw the 3 millionth fan enter Trustmark Park, 1,000th franchise win, third no-hitter in club history, record three postseason All-Stars and the first Southern League Most Valuable Player.

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