This Day in Shuckers History: June 20
While we wait until we can bring you live baseball, let’s take a look back at this date in Biloxi Shuckers history. The Shuckers have played just two games all-time on June 20 and have a 1–1 record.
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Playing in extra innings for the second straight game, the Shuckers contest against the Biscuits in 2015 was vastly different from the 11–10 victory the night before. The teams remained tied deep into the night, all the way until the bottom of the 15th inning when Victor Roache hit the second pitch over the wall in left field for a walk-off solo homer. Brent Suter started for Biloxi and threw seven innings of five-hit ball with seven strikeouts. Austin Ross, Mike Strong and Manny Barreda combined to work the final eight frames, allowing just one hit.
On this day in 2017, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos were slated to host the Southern League All-Star game but the contest was ultimately postponed due to the effects of Tropical Storm Cindy. Shuckers pitchers Aaron Wilkerson, Angel Ventura and Matt Ramsey earned midseason All-Star honors in addition to first baseman Dustin DeMuth and shortstop Mauricio Dubon.
Biloxi opened up the second half of the season with an 11–6 loss to the M-Braves at home last year. The Shuckers offensive highlights were a two-double night from C.J. Hinojosa, a three-hit game by Dillon Thomas, and a two-run single off the bat of Weston Wilson.
The Shuckers win in 2015 marked the second consecutive Saturday home game to play a substantial amount of extra frames, after the inaugural game at MGM Park lasted 14 innings two weeks prior. The 15-inning triumph over Montgomery remains the longest game in ballpark history, a record that figures to stand for quite some time due to the extra-inning rule introduced in the minor leagues in 2018.
