May 7, 2024 – Southern League (SL)
Mississippi Braves News Release
Mississippi Braves (9-18) at Rocket City Trash Pandas (13-13)
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 – 6:05 PM CT – Toyota Field – Madison, AL
Game 28 of 138 – Away Game 16 of 69 – 102.1 The Box – Bally Live – MiLB.tv
Starting Pitchers: LHP Drew Parrish (2-2, 3.55) vs. RHP Jack Kochanowicz (0-3, 9.43)
Watch Live: Bally Live / MiLB.TV / MLB At Bat
Listen Live: 102.1 The Box
Today’s Roster Move
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TODAY’S GAME: The Mississippi Braves and Rocket City Trash Pandas open a six-game series tonight at Toyota Field … This is the first 12 meetings between the clubs this season … Rocket City will visit Pearl for a six-game series, June 11-16 at Trustmark Park.
ABOUT SUNDAY: Pensacola won Sunday’s series finale over the M-Braves at Trustmark Park, 9-1, using a five-run seventh inning to take the series. After a 58-minute weather delay pushed back the starting time, both offenses were scoreless through the first six innings. Mississippi starter Luis De Avila turned in his second straight quality start. After not allowing a run through 6.0 innings, the 22-year-old left-hander gave up a run in the seventh and exited with a 1-0 deficit, but two additional runs scored. De Avila struck out six and walked none, yielding the three runs on six hits. Pensacola added one more run in the eighth inning and three more in the ninth to stretch the lead to 9-1. Overall, the M-Braves surrendered a season-high 16 hits and were held to just four. Cal Conley had the only multi-hit game, reaching base three times and going 2-for-3 with a walk.
FINAL TRIP TO THE ROCKET CITY: This week marks the final meeting between the Mississippi Braves and Rocket City Trash Pandas at Toyota Field … Since Rocket City’s first season in 2021, the M-Braves are 15-9 against the Angels Double-A affiliate … The two teams did not meet during the 2021 season. In the first-ever matchup at Trustmark Park, the M-Braves swept the Trash Pandas in a six-game set, July 12-17, 2022 … Against the previous iteration of minor league baseball in North Alabama, the Huntsville Stars, Mississippi was 81-82 against the Stars from 2005-14.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE WEEK: RHP Ian Mejia, Mississippi’s Opening Day starter tossed 7.0 shutout innings, on two hits with one walk, and seven strikeouts on Saturday to earn Southern League Pitcher of the Week … In a team-best six starts, the New Mexico State product has a 2.40 ERA, which ranks 10th in the Southern League,…
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