This Day in Shuckers History: Aug. 7
While we unfortunately won’t be able to bring you any live baseball until 2021, let’s take a look back at this date in Biloxi Shuckers history. The Shuckers have played just three games all-time on August 7 and have a 1–2 record.
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Biloxi dropped the series opener to Mississippi by a final score of 7–0 in 2015. Taylor Green had two knocks including a double, and starting pitcher Jorge Lopez extended his impressive hitting streak to four starts in a row by going 1-for-2. The Shuckers then fell 4–1 to Pensacola in 2016 in a game that featured two-baggers by Dustin DeMuth and Rene Garcia, and a pair of base hits by Clint Coulter.
After being rained out in 2017 and having a scheduled day off the next year, the Shuckers returned to the field on August 7 of last year in Kodak and took down the Smokies 6–5 in 11 innings. After Tennessee tied it with a run in the ninth, Biloxi waltzed in front on an RBI double by Dillon Thomas in the top of the tenth, but the Smokies once again squared matters up in the bottom half. Another double did the trick in the top of the 11th for the Shuckers, with Joantgel Segovia driving in Max McDowell. Daniel Brown entered and converted an impressive save, retiring three straight batters while not allowing Tennessee’s automatic runner to move past second base. Segovia went 3-for-6 while Max McDowell and Jake Gatewood each had two hits, with Gatewood adding a two-run homer. Brent Suter continued his rehab from Tommy John surgery by tossing a pair of hitless frames out of the Shuckers bullpen.
While the Shuckers won a thrilling game at Tennessee on this day last year, they spent their off-day on August 7, 2018 making the eight and a half hour bus ride from Biloxi to Kodak.
