Game Info: Wednesday, July 3 at Biloxi Shuckers: 6:35 PM: Keesler Federal Park

July 3, 2024 – Southern League (SL)
Mississippi Braves News Release

Mississippi Braves (4-4, 35-41) at Biloxi Shuckers (5-3, 35-40)

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 – 6:35 PM – Keesler Federal Park – Biloxi, MS

Game 77 of 137 – 2nd Half Game 9 of 69 – Away Game 47 of 73

Starting Pitchers: RHP Lucas Braun (0-0, 4.76) vs. RHP Brett Wichrowski (1-0, 5.35)

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Recent Roster Moves

7/1: OF Bryson Worrell transferred from Mississippi to High-A Rome

TODAY’S GAME: The M-Braves and Biloxi Shuckers continue a six-game series on Wednesday night at Keesler Federal Park. The first three games, July 1-3, will be played in Biloxi, while the final three games, July 4-6, will be played at Trustmark Park in Pearl. This is the third of six series against the Shuckers. The M-Braves are 7-7 against the Shuckers this season. The M-Braves make return trips to Biloxi in the second half, August 13-18, and September 10-15.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Biloxi Shuckers hit three home runs on Tuesday night and scored four runs in the seventh inning to run away with an 8-1 victory at Keesler Federal Park to take a 2-0 series advantage. Biloxi starter Bradley Blalock tossed 7.0 innings of one-hit baseball to control the contest. Despite the loss, M-Braves starter Ian Mejia recorded his seventh quality start. Over 6.0 innings, the Tuscon, AZ native gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

THE DEAN OF THE CLUB: Justin Dean ranks second in the Southern League with 31 steals, the third 30+ stolen base season in his career. Over 298 games with the M-Braves, Dean has 101 steals.

THE JUCO BANDIT HAS POWER: Cody Milligan homered in back-to-back games on June 25-26 for the first time as an M-Brave and had three multi-hit games in the Montgomery series. The Binger, OK native, went 9-for-24 with two doubles, two homers, four RBI, three runs, and two stolen bases in the set. In June, Milligan hit .300 and was T-5th in the league with 11 extra-base hits, plus eight RBI, five walks, and six stolen bases. His .538 slugging percentage ranked seventh in the league.

“MAY” BE A GOOD SIGN…NO JUNE SWOON: After going 7-15 in April, the M-Braves went 28-26 the past two months, completing a 16-10 May and 12-14 June. The 16 wins in May were the fifth-most in Double-A. The Mississippi pitching staff gave up the second-fewest runs in Double-A (86) during the month and posted a 3.19 ERA.

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