Suns Take Two Games from Barons, Leave for Road

August 17, 2013 - Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Suns (32-21, 67-54) finished off their five-game series against the Birmingham Barons (27-28, 71-54) with a walk-off hit in the tenth inning of game four, followed by a 7-1 rain-shortened victory in the series finale at Bragan Field.

Before playing the fifth and final game of the series, the Suns and Barons needed to finish a game suspended in Saturday's early morning hours due to league curfew. Scoreless into the tenth inning, Jacksonville earned a series victory when Austin Barnes singled home Michael Main with the winning run.

The 1-0 Suns win propelled Jacksonville into the finale, where left-hander Andrew Heaney surrendered only a solo home run while the Suns offense exploded.

Jacksonville, down 1-0, took the lead in the bottom half of the first inning on Derek Dietrich's three-run home run and never relinquished the advantage. Barnes' RBI single made it a 4-1 Suns lead in the second, and the home squad plated three more runs in the third to finish off the night's scoring.

Heaney, meanwhile, struck out four batters over five innings, while allowing just two hits. After the left-hander retired Keenyn Walker for the final out in the fifth, the game was sent into a rain delay and ultimately called final once the weather did not let up.

The Suns now head out on the road for an 11-game, ten day road trip in Chattanooga and Montgomery. The trip begins against the Lookouts on Sunday, with right-hander Anthony DeSclafani (4-3, 3.65) set to make the start for Jacksonville. The Lookouts will go with right-hander Duke von Schamann (3-4, 4.92). First pitch is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. ET.

Suns fans can listen to Sunday's game on the Suns Baseball Network, 94.1 WSOS-FM or through jaxsuns.com, MiLB.com or the Suns iPhone or Android app, beginning at 5:15 p.m. ET with the UF Health Suns Pre-Game Show.

Southern League Stories from August 17, 2013

• Stars' Pitchers Two-Hit BayBears - Huntsville Stars
• Dietrich's Homer Gives Suns Win in Rain Shortened Finale - Birmingham Barons
• Smokies Fall to Lookouts in Series Finale Saturday, 6-4 - Knoxville Smokies
• Montgomery Stops Generals Winning Streak At Four - Jackson Generals
• Biscuits Cruise to Victory, Snap Skid - Montgomery Biscuits
• Suns Take Two Games from Barons, Leave for Road - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
• Around the Horn: Series Finale Washed Out - Pensacola Blue Wahoos
• Saturday Series Finale with Braves Cancelled - Pensacola Blue Wahoos
• M-Braves and Blue Wahoos Cancelled by Rain - Mississippi Braves
• Suns Walk-Off in Continuation of Suspended Game - Birmingham Barons
• Game Information and Mariners Minor League Report (Saturday, August 17) - Jackson Generals
• Bantz Added from AAA Tacoma, Snow Promoted to AAA Tacoma - Jackson Generals
• Stars RHP Mark Williams Heads to DL - Huntsville Stars
• Suns top Barons - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
• Suns Beat Barons 6-3, Have Nightcap Suspended Due to Curfew - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
• Baez's Walk-Off the Difference in Smokies' Win Friday - Knoxville Smokies

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