This Day in Shuckers History: Sept. 15
While we unfortunately won’t be able to bring you any live baseball until 2021, let’s take a look back at this date in Biloxi Shuckers history. The Shuckers have played two playoff games all-time on September 15 and have dropped both of them.
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On this day in 2018, Biloxi dropped a 3–2 heartbreaker to Jackson at MGM Park, ending the Shuckers season and clinching the Southern League title for the Generals. Jackson immediately went in front on a two-run homer off the bat of Kevin Medrano in the top of the first, but Biloxi responded as they had done all year. Troy Stokes Jr. belted a solo shot in the fourth and Keston Hiura brought the Shuckers even with an RBI single in the sixth. Nate Griep entered for the ninth inning and gave up a pair of singles before pinch-hitter Evan Marzilli stepped in with two outs as Jackson’s final available bench player. Marzilli snuck a double inside the first-base base, plating Marty Herum with the go-ahead run before the Shuckers cut down Dom Miroglio trying to score. Needing a run to keep their season alive, Biloxi was retired in order by Kevin Ginkel in the bottom half, with Weston Wilson grounding out to third base to end it and send the Generals onto the field in celebration.
The Shuckers were in Jackson last year for a winner-take-all Game 5 and the Generals plated five runs in the bottom of the first inning off Drew Rasmussen en route to a 6–2 victory, defeating Biloxi in the championship series for the second consecutive season. Weston Wilson delivered a run-scoring single in the top of the first to give Biloxi the lead, but they would not score again until Bruce Caldwell brought home Cooper Hummel with a base hit in the ninth. Jake Gatewood then bounced into a double play to end it and clinch the title for Jackson. Caldwell was 2-for-4 and Alec Bettinger turned in 3.2 scoreless frames in his only relief outing of the season.
