This Day in Shuckers History: May 7
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 7 and have a 2–3 record.
Tyler Wagner started and threw seven scoreless innings with seven strikeouts against the M-Braves in Pearl in 2015, but the Braves got to the Shuckers bullpen late for a 4–0 victory.
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Brett Phillips had a night for the ages in Pensacola on May 7, 2016, as he became the first Biloxi player to hit three home runs in a game. His exploits powered the Shuckers to a 9–3 victory over the Blue Wahoos. All of Phillips’ homers were two-run blasts — they came in the first, second and seventh innings. Kyle Wren scored ahead of Phillips on each of the home runs, as Wren walked in the first and seventh and connected on a run-scoring double in the second inning.
The Shuckers dropped a 6–4 heartbreaker to the Biscuits in 10 innings on this day in 2017. Angel Ortega briefly put Biloxi in front with a three-run home run in the sixth inning.
Biloxi was held to three hits in an 11–0 loss at Montgomery in 2018, but turned in an all-around solid performance in a 6–2 victory over the Biscuits at home last year. Trey Supak was in all-star form with a seven-inning, two-run outing. Biloxi turned three double plays in the game and also received three outfield assists, two from Michael O’Neill and one from Dillon Thomas. At the plate, Luis Aviles Jr. hit a three-run homer for his first long ball of the season while Thomas connected on a two-run triple. Trent Grisham also chipped in two doubles.
Both of Biloxi’s wins on May 7 have featured impressive offensive performances. Phillips led the Shuckers with 16 home runs in the 2016 season after he had gone deep twice in the previous year’s championship series against Chattanooga.
