This Day in Shuckers History: July 20
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 five games all-time on July 20 and have a 2–3 record.
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After entering in left field via double-switch, Josh Fellhauer recorded outfield assists on back-to-back plays in a 4–0 loss to Mobile in 2015. The next year, Angel Ortega and Chris McFarland each picked up two hits and a run batted in, but the Shuckers fell 6–4 in Pensacola. On this day in 2017, Biloxi suffered a walk-off loss for the fifth time in their last six road games when the M-Braves picked up a run in the 12th inning for a 5–4 win. Johnny Davis and Blake Allemand each had two hits and drove in a run for the Shuckers in the contest.
On July 20, 2018, the Smokies held a 2–0 lead over the Shuckers at the seventh-inning stretch before the game changed dramatically. Trent Grisham belted an opposite-field, go-ahead three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to make it 3–2 in favor of Biloxi. The power surge continued in the eighth when Clint Coulter and Corey Ray each smacked a two-run homer, with Ray’s being an inside-the-park job, and the Shuckers ended up with an 8–2 victory. Ray also reached 30 steals on the season when he swiped second and third with Keston Hiura at the plate in the seventh inning.
On this day last year, two-way player Clayton Andrews made his first start in center field for the Shuckers and went 2-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored in a 12–3 win over the BayBears. Joantgel Segovia and Bruce Caldwell paced the rest of the offense, as they each drove in four runs from the top two spots of the lineup. Segovia picked up his first four-hit game of the season, while Caldwell and Patrick Leonard both hit long balls. Dylan File pitched seven quality innings to earn his fifth victory in seven Double-A starts.
Biloxi’s offense has exploded on July 20 in the last two years, as they have scored a total of 20 runs in their last 11 innings at bat, including five home runs. The win over Mobile last year marked the final night game for the Shuckers at Hank Aaron Stadium, with a matinee to close out the series the next day.
