This Day in Shuckers History: May 12
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 May 12 and have a perfect 5–0 record.
Tyler Wagner improved to 5–0 on the season with six innings of three-run ball in Jackson in 2015, as the Shuckers scored three runs in two separate innings for a 6–3 victory over the Generals. Nick Ramirez doubled twice and drove in three runs, Orlando Arcia had three hits and Michael Reed homered to lead the offense.
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The Shuckers completed a huge comeback against Jacksonville on this day in 2016, as they trailed 6–2 in the seventh inning before plating six unanswered runs over their final two at-bats for an 8–6 win. Nick Shaw went 4-for-4, while Javier Betancourt and Victor Roache both hit two-run homers for the Shuckers.
Biloxi completed their first ever five-game road sweep in 2017 with a 4–3 victory over the Jumbo Shrimp in Jacksonville. The Shuckers hit six doubles in the game and three of them belonged to Javier Betancourt. Angel Ortega doubled twice and starting pitcher Aaron Wilkerson came through with a run-scoring hit. With the score tied at 3, Jacob Nottingham singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the top of the ninth. Bubba Derby pitched two perfect innings of relief to earn the victory.
Thomas Jankins pitched seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to earn his sixth victory of the season as the Shuckers nipped Pensacola 1–0 in 2018. Clint Coulter singled in Jake Gatewood for the lone run of the contest in the second inning, and Nate Griep earned his 14th save of the season.
In his first at-bat in a competitive game in nearly 10 months following an ACL tear, Jake Gatewood returned to the Shuckers with a bang, as he hit a two-run homer in the first inning at Jacksonville last year. Weston Wilson followed with a solo blast of his own, and Johan Belisario worked six innings of four-hit, one-run ball in a 7–1 victory over the Jumbo Shrimp. Wilson added another homer later in the game and Cooper Hummel also went deep.
May 12 has been a very good day in Shuckers history, from a big comeback to a five-game road sweep to a four-home run game in Jacksonville. The unfortunate delay of the minor league season means one positive thing for this day: the Shuckers will remain undefeated on May 12 for at least another year.
