This Day in Shuckers History: July 26
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 26 and have a 3–2 record.
Biloxi unleashed a barrage of offense on this day in 2015, hammering out ten runs and 14 hits to defeat Pensacola 10–2 in the rubber match of the series after dropping the first two games. Victor Roache capped his red-hot series with a double and another three-run homer, Nick Shaw and Tyrone Taylor each had three hits, while Shaw, Roache, Nate Orf and Michael Reed combined to drive in nine of the ten runs for the Shuckers. Starting pitcher Jorge Lopez allowed two runs in six innings to earn his ninth win of the season.
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Angel Ventura was dominant in 2016, allowing just three hits and striking out eight batters in 5.1 innings as the Shuckers blanked the BayBears 2–0 in Mobile. Tayler Scott, Junior Rincon, Tristan Archer and Stephen Kohlscheen combined to hold Mobile hitless out of the bullpen over the final 3.2 frames to seal the victory. Biloxi scored both of their runs in the fourth inning, coming on a single by Dustin DeMuth and a double play grounder.
Jon Perrin started and threw six scoreless innings at Pensacola in 2017, but the Blue Wahoos plated four unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth to hand Biloxi a 4–1 loss. Johnny Davis had three hits to lead the Shuckers offensively.
Despite scoring three runs in the first inning, including a two-run homer by Lucas Erceg, the Shuckers let the early advantage slip away in a 9–5 setback to the Generals in Jackson in 2018. Corey Ray also had three hits for Biloxi including a double.
Dillon Thomas was the hero for the Shuckers in 2019, belting a two-run blast to break a scoreless tie in the seventh inning in a 3–1 victory at Jacksonville. Max McDowell knocked in a run later in the frame, Dylan File earned the win by pitching six scoreless innings, and Nate Griep put a bow on a nine-game road trip with his 17th save of the season. Biloxi won seven of nine games on the trip to Mobile and Jacksonville.
The Shuckers have seen many of the ups and downs that baseball brings on this date in team history, from a blowout victory to a couple of blown leads resulting in losses to a late-inning win over the Jumbo Shrimp last year.
