This Day in Shuckers History: June 9
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 five games all-time on June 9 and have a 4–1 record.
The first high-scoring game at MGM Park broke out on June 9, 2015, and the Shuckers prevailed with a 7–5 win over Mobile. Biloxi used two big rallies, scoring three runs in the fourth inning and four times in the sixth to account for all of their offense. Taylor Green and Tyrone Taylor hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth, and a two-run double by Adam Weisenburger was the big hit in the sixth.
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About 2016? Yikes, let’s not talk about that one. The Shuckers fell 17–2 in Montgomery in the series finale. Hey, it’s baseball, it happens. Bright spots in that game were a triple by Brett Phillips and a perfect appearance on the mound by catcher Rene Garcia in the eighth inning.
Biloxi defeated Jacksonville 6–2 on this day in 2017 behind a sterling start on the mound by Aaron Wilkerson. The right-hander allowed just three hits and one earned run in 7.2 innings while not walking a batter and striking out 11. Nick Ramirez then got the final four outs to record his first professional save. The Shuckers also powered up at the plate as Clint Coulter homered twice and Blake Allemand added a solo shot.
Jake Hager’s power surge continued on this day in 2018 as he hit two more home runs to propel the Shuckers to a 6–3 win in Jacksonville. Troy Stokes Jr. also had three hits, including a double and a home run. Cody Ponce worked five innings in a starting role and earned the win, and Luis Ortiz recorded an ultra rare four-inning save. Ortiz allowed just one hit in four scoreless innings with seven strikeouts to put an exclamation mark on the victory.
Trey Supak was once again dominant on this day in 2019, throwing seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball with eight strikeouts as Biloxi cruised to an 8–0 victory over Pensacola. Dillon Thomas homered and drove in five runs as part of a three-hit day, Patrick Leonard had three hits of his own, and Luis Aviles Jr. stole four bases on the afternoon. The win moved the first-place Shuckers two games ahead of Pensacola with seven games to play in the first half.
June 9 has been a very successful day for the Shuckers, from gems thrown by Aaron Wilkerson and Trey Supak to Jake Hager playing at another level. Hager’s two home runs in 2018 gave the shortstop four long balls in the last three games.
