SL1 Biloxi Shuckers

Wagner Homers and Collects League-Best Fourth Win

Published on April 27, 2015 under Southern League (SL1)
Biloxi Shuckers News Release


PENSACOLA, FLA. - Tyler Wagner did it all for the Shuckers on Monday night at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, blasting a go-ahead two-run homer in the fourth and collecting his league-best fourth win in an 8-2 victory over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. The league-leading 12th win and a Mobile rainout on Monday gives Biloxi a 1.5 game edge in the South Division. The Shuckers have won six of seven.

Wagner (W, 4-0) labored through the third inning after getting two quick outs to Daniel Wright and Ryan Wright. Back-to-back walks to Jesse Winker and Sean Buckley put a runner in scoring position for Kyle Waldrop, who singled in Winker from second. Seth Mejias-Brean doubled in Buckley from second to put the Shuckers in a 2-0 hole.

The ninth-ranked prospect settled down afterwards, retiring six of the final seven batters he faced after the third. On the night, the righty tossed five innings of three-hit ball with the two runs, four walks and five strikeouts. It was Wagner's second win over Pensacola and made him only the third pitcher in minor league baseball to start 4-0, joining New Britain's (COL) Shane Carle and Visalia's (ARI) Zack Godley.

Biloxi (12-6) answered with a vengeance in the top of the fourth, plating four runs.

Michael Reed (3x5, RBI, R) singled with one out and Nathan Orf (1x3, RBI, R, 2B, 2 BB) doubled him home to make it a one-run game. The third baseman advanced to third on a wild pitch to Tyrone Taylor (1x4, RBI, BB), who grounded out to short to score Orf and tie the game.

A walk to Adam Weisenburger (2x3, 2 R, BB) set the stage for Wagner, who helped himself out with a two-run homer that caromed off the glove of the right fielder Winker and over the fence for the pitcher's first professional home run. Wagner's long ball was the second of the year for a Biloxi pitcher as the first came off of the bat of Brooks Hall on Tuesday.

Yadiel Rivera (2x4, RBI, R) gave the Shuckers some insurance in the ninth by squeezing in Weisenburger from third to give Biloxi a 5-2 lead. Nick Ramirez (2x5, 2 RBI) opened the game up with a two-run single and Reed drove in another run to give Biloxi a sizeable 8-2 cushion.

Rivera's performance extended his on-base streak to a Southern League-best 17 games after Tennessee Smokies' first baseman Dan Vogelbach failed to reach base against the Chattanooga Lookouts.

Austin Ross (2 IP, 2 H, 4 SO), Tanner Poppe (IP, H, 2 SO) and Martin Viramontes (IP, H, SO) locked down the Blue Wahoos in the final four frames to keep the Shuckers' record perfect in nine-inning games at 9-0.

The 12 combined strikeouts for the four pitchers are the most punch outs by Biloxi's staff in a game during the 2015 season.

Pensacola (5-12) starter Daniel Wright (L, 0-3) allowed four runs through five innings and suffered the loss. Reed collected his first multi-hit game of the season while Ramirez Weisenburger and Rivera tacked on multi-hit affairs.

Biloxi will try to earn its second straight series with a win tomorrow night. The Shuckers will send out LHP Hobbs Johnson (1-0, 0.79) while the Blue Wahoos will counter with RHP Josh Smith (1-0, 6.10). First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. and can be heard starting at 6:20 p.m. with the Beau Rivage Biloxi Shuckers Pregame Show on 1240-AM WGCM and the Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network. Fans can also listen to the game using the TuneIn Radio app or by going to www.biloxishuckers.com.

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