SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS
04/17/2025
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 5434 - THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (4-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2
Mississippi Firebirds (4-3) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 3 8 1
Reid Now 1-0 After Beating Blue Wahoos
The Mississippi Firebirds beat the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 3-1, at Trustmark Park. Starting pitcher Jeff Reid was a big reason why. He held his opponent in check all game. With the loss, Pensacola falls to 4-3.

Reid, who was born in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, threw 100 pitches over 8 innings, while allowing 1 run.

"The only difference is executing pitches and not executing pitches," said Reid. "When you don't execute, you get beat. When you execute, you usually give your team a chance to win."
PENSACOLA BATTING LINESCORE MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Lefebvre 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 1 5
G. Jones CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .276 0 4
D. Jones DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273 2 4
D. Sheehan RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 0 2
J. Bautista LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .167 0 3
S. Marín 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .136 0 3
V. Carter 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
C. Muñíz C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
E. Mansvelt SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 3
   a-C. Chase PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 2
Totals 31 1 3 1 2 8 11      
a - C. Chase pinch hit for E. Mansvelt in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Sheehan (4, 7th Inning off J. Reid, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Sheehan 2 , V. Carter , C. Muñíz
2-out RBI: G. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Lefebvre , D. Jones , J. Bautista
Hit by Pitch: G. Jones
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Muñíz (2) , E. Mansvelt (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. O'Brien CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .241 0 0
J. Quintana 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .207 0 0
A. Hall 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .346 2 5
M. Cantrell DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .385 3 5
R. Hickman RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .304 5 12
   a-C. Wiggins RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
D. Rush 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .160 1 2
N. Alexander LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .192 0 3
E. Burton C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 2 4
M. Vaughn SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .208 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 8 16      
a - C. Wiggins substituted for R. Hickman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. O'Brien (6, 5th Inning off D. Merkel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Cantrell (3, 4th Inning off D. Merkel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. O'Brien 3 , J. Quintana , A. Hall , M. Cantrell 5 , N. Alexander , M. Vaughn
2-out RBI: N. Alexander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Quintana , M. Cantrell , R. Hickman
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Vaughn (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Rush (1)
PENSACOLA PITCHING LINESCORE MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Merkel L (1-1) 8.0 8 3 1 1 8 1 90 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Merkel 65
Batters Faced: D. Merkel 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Merkel 11-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Merkel 90-66
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Reid W (1-0) 8.0 3 1 0 1 7 0 100 0.79   
R. Thomas SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Reid 80
Batters Faced: J. Reid 30, R. Thomas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Reid 8-9, R. Thomas 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Reid 100-67, R. Thomas 12-6
Hit Batsmen: J. Reid
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Reid
Ballpark: Trustmark Park
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 5095
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