This Day in Shuckers History: May 18
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 six games all-time on May 18 and have a 5–1 record.
On May 18, 2015, the Shuckers swept a doubleheader for the first time in franchise history with 4–0 and 5–1 victories over Jacksonville in Huntsville. In the opener, Jacob Barnes pitched five shutout innings while Nick Ramirez went 3-for-3 with a home run and two runs batted in. Orlando Arcia and Michael Reed also doubled for Biloxi. Hiram Burgos made the start in his Shuckers debut and gave up just one run in 5.1 innings. Brandon Macias highlighted a four-run fifth inning with a two-run triple, while Reed and Kyle Wren also contributed with run-scoring hits.
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Biloxi scored two runs in the fourth and seventh innings for a 5–4 win over Chattanooga in 2016. Victor Roache homered and Wren drove in two runs, and Tristan Archer recorded the last eight outs of the game for the save.
The Shuckers hosted the Lookouts in 2017 and Biloxi’s bats led the way to a 9–3 victory to open a five-game series. 11 of the 12 hits for the Shuckers were singles. Johnny Davis, Blake Allemand, Angel Ortega and Jacob Nottingham all had two hits, and Art Charles drove in three runs.
In yet another matchup between Biloxi and Chattanooga in 2018, the Lookouts claimed a 3–2 victory at MGM Park despite home runs by Troy Stokes Jr. and Clint Coulter. Cody Ponce started and gave up just one run in six innings for the Shuckers.
In 2019, the Shuckers were hosting — wait for it — the Lookouts, and Trey Supak threw another masterpiece on the mound. The right-hander retired the first 14 batters he faced and did not allow a hit until the sixth inning. He ended up with seven innings of two-hit ball and did not allow an earned run in a 6–1 victory for Biloxi. Supak struck out eight batters, and relievers Marcos Diplan and Nate Griep combined for five strikeouts in the final two frames. Supak also had two hits and scored two runs, while Jake Gatewood and Patrick Leonard both went deep.
A remarkable coincidence in the calendar has seen the Shuckers take on Chattanooga in four straight years on May 18, including the last three years at MGM Park. The quirk has worked out just fine for Biloxi, as they have won three of the four games with the lone loss being a one-run decision.
