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Wednesday, May 18 vs. Biloxi Shuckers: 6:35 PM: Trustmark Park

May 18, 2022 - Southern League (SL)
Mississippi Braves News Release


Wednesday, May 18, 2022, | 6:35 PM CT | Trustmark Park | Pearl, MS

Mississippi Braves (ATL) (14-20, 4th SL South, -4.5) vs.

Biloxi Shuckers (17-17, 2nd SL South, -1.5)

Starting Pitchers: RHP Alan Rangel (1-1, 5.40) vs RHP Justin Bullock (0-0, 9.00)

Game #35 | Home Game #17

Radio: 103.9 FM WYAB and (LISTEN LIVE LINK)

TV: MiLB.TV

Today's Roster Moves: N/A

Today's Promotions:

First Responders Wednesday: First responders receive free field or general admission tickets with valid ID at the Trustmark Park Box Office, presented by AMR!

Join Us 4 A Jackson: For just $20, receive a pack of four Field Level tickets and four soda vouchers! For $40, fans can get the same pack at the diamond level!

Wine Wednesday: Free Wine Tasting from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm inside the Farm Bureau Grill & Outfield Patio. Sample great wines and meet guest sommelier Justin Watts from Aplos restaurant in Jackson! 2022 M-BRAVES MEDIA GUIDE 2022 GAME PROGRAM TODAY'S GAME: The M-Braves and the Biloxi Shuckers continue a six-game series at Trustmark Park. The Shuckers took the season's first series at MGM Park, 5-1. Biloxi leads the season series, 5-1, and the all-time series 77-68. The two teams will meet a total of 30 times this season, with 18 games at MGM Park in Biloxi and 12 at Trustmark Park.

WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT: The M-Braves made a ferocious comeback bid scoring three runs in the ninth, but fell 6-5 to the Shuckers in Tuesday's series opener. Five different M-Braves finished with multi-hit nights in a 13-hit performance. Jalen Miller paced the offense going 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI to extend his hit streak to six games. Drew Lugbauer went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in his second straight multi-hit game. Delgado put up two hits to make it four consecutive games with a base hit. RHP Coleman Huntley III went three shutout innings with three strikeouts in relief of Hayden Deal and Jared Shuster. Huntley III holds a 2.70 ERA in 20 1/3 innings this season.

EVERYBODY LOVES MIKE: The Atlanta Braves' top prospect OF Michael Harris II had his season-long 31-game hit streak snapped on Saturday night in Chattanooga. In the first 31 games of the season, Harris II reached base safely - the only Double-A player to do so and one of two in minor league baseball. (Esteury Ruiz, SAM). The 21-year-old has reached base safely in 33 of 34 games, playing in every game.

- Harris II had his 15-game hit streak come to an end on Wednesday, which began on April 23. He recorded hits in 10 straight games to start the season - just one of three players in minor league baseball to do so. He's currently hit in 17 of his last 19 games.

- Harris II homered twice on Sunday, May 1 at Montgomery. It was the first multi-homer game of his career, including a 432-foot leadoff bomb to start the game.

- He ranks among the Southern League leaders in RBI (23, T-5th), hits (41, T-4th), stolen bases (10, T-4th), triples (2, T-4th), doubles (10, T-5th), XBH (17, T-5th) and total bases (68, T-8th).

LUUUUUUUUUUUKE: INF Luke Waddell had his 12-game hit streak snapped on Sunday, but he is currently on a 14-game on-base streak and has hits in 17 of his last 20 games and 16 RBI in his last 21 games. Over the streak, he is batting .385 with two homers, four doubles, 11 RBI, 12 walks, and .508 OBP.

THE M-BRAVES WENT TO JARED: Despite allowing three runs in 0.2 innings on Tuesday, M-Braves starter LHP Jared Shuster has a 2.25 ERA with 38 strikeouts to nine walks. The 2020 first-round pick leads the Southern League in innings pitched (36.0), WHIP (0.86), and batting average against (.173) while ranking top five in ERA (2.25, 5th), and strikeouts (38, 5th).

THE SLUGBAUER HAS POWER: 1B Drew Lugbauer is tied for sixth in the Southern League with eight home runs, including a 431-foot blast to the top of the Farm Bureau Grill in right field on May 3. He is top ten in XBH (18, 4th), doubles (10, T-6th), BB (18, T-8th), total bases (65, 9th), and runs scored (25, 6th).

- Lugbauer is batting .318 with four doubles over his last five games.

MILLER TIME: INF Jalen Miller recorded his first four-hit game on May 10 at Chattanooga, logging a pair of doubles. In nine games in May, the Atlanta native is batting .378 with two home runs, five doubles, 10 RBI, and nine runs scored. Miller is currently on a six-game hittings streak, batting .480 with a homer, five doubles, and six RBI.

ALEXANDER THE GREAT: INF CJ Alexander recorded his third career multi-homer game on Friday, May 13, at Chattanooga, matching an M-Braves record with six RBI. It was the first six-RBI game for a Mississippi hitter since Jaime Pedroza had six RBI at Huntsville on August 2, 2013. The Cape Coral, FL native, has all four home runs, eight RBI, and a .768 OPS in ten games during May.

MAESE SAVES THE DAY: RHP Justin Maese leads the Southern League and is 6-for-6 in save chances this season. He is tied for first in league with 13 appearances while posting 25 strikeouts to just three walks in 15.1 innings.

JUST CALL HIM DUCE: OF Trey Harris reached base in 11-straight games to start May, with a homer on his T-Shirt Jersey Night (May 6), five RBI, and seven walks in 12 games in May.

VINES SHINES: RHP Darius Vines is thriving in his first season in Double-A. Atlanta's No. 14 prospect sits among the Southern League leaders in strikeouts (43, 3rd), innings pitched (35.1, 2nd), and games started (7, T-1st).

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUTS: LHP Joey Wentz (5/11), RHP William Woods (4/27), and Bryce Elder (4/12) have all made their big league debuts this season, making 155 total MLB debuts for the M-Braves since 2005.

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