This Day in Shuckers History: May 29
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 four games all-time on May 29 and have a 2–2 record.
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Tyrone Taylor was the hero for the second time in three nights in Chattanooga on May 29, 2015, as his eighth-inning double proved to be the game-winning run in a 3–2 triumph over the Lookouts. Nate Orf also came through with a two-run single in the second inning and Damien Magnifico earned his fourth save of the season.
A pair of fan favorites provided excitement on this day in 2016 as Brett Phillips and Nick Ramirez both hit two-run homers in the sixth inning to lead the Shuckers to a 7–3 victory over Mobile at MGM Park. Brooks Hall turned in an outstanding start with one hit allowed and seven strikeouts over five scoreless innings.
The Shuckers fell to the M-Braves 11–1 at home in 2018 and dropped a 2–1 decision to Tennessee last year despite another good outing from Johan Belisario in which he allowed just one run in six innings. Belisario also drove in a run with a single for his second straight start in which he was allowed to hit.
A footnote about the game against the Braves in 2018; it marked the first game former Shuckers broadcaster Chris Harris called in the visiting radio booth at MGM Park. Harris called the first 421 games in Biloxi franchise history before he left in the 2017–18 offseason to take the same position with the M-Braves.
