SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
05/13/2025
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
GAME ID: 5864 - TUESDAY, MAY 13TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi Firebirds (20-12) 2 0 1 5 0 1 1 9 0 19 19 0
Tennessee Smokies (15-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
Martínez Tosses 19-0 Shutout Against Tennessee
António Martínez of the Mississippi Firebirds spun his magic on the Tennessee Smokies. He blanked them, 19-0, on 5 hits, registering 7 strikeouts and 1 walk.

"The bottom line was I just kept the ball down," Martínez said. "My breaking stuff was down. Everything was down."

Talking to reporters in the postgame interview, Mississippi skipper Chris Herrmann said the team "got solid pitching, good defense and took great team at-bats in a lot of different situations."

"António pitched really well but this was a solid performance by everyone," he said.

This year, Martínez has compiled a 3-1 mark with a 3.00 ERA in 4 starts.
MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gamboa SS 5 2 2 2 0 3 2 .302 1 12
M. Tesch CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 6 .421 1 2
A. Hall 1B 3 5 2 3 3 0 0 .276 8 26
M. Cantrell DH 5 3 3 5 1 2 1 .273 5 15
R. Hickman LF 6 1 4 3 0 2 1 .223 8 23
B. Stevenson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276 4 12
   a-M. García PH, 3B 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .400 0 2
C. Wiggins RF 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 .231 0 5
E. Burton C 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .193 2 10
F. van Enk 2B 6 2 1 0 0 1 5 .150 0 1
Totals 44 19 19 19 7 12 22      
a - M. García pinch hit for B. Stevenson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Hall (6, 1st Inning off R. Byrd, 1 on, 1 out) , M. García (1, 8th Inning off S. Choo Jr., 3 on, 0 outs) , R. Hickman (2, 8th Inning off D. Flores, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Cantrell (6, 8th Inning off S. Choo Jr., 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Hall (8, 3rd Inning off R. Byrd, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Cantrell (5, 4th Inning off R. Byrd, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Tesch (1, 6th Inning off S. Choo Jr., 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Gamboa 2 , M. Tesch 5 , A. Hall 6 , M. Cantrell 7 , R. Hickman 5 , B. Stevenson , M. García 3 , C. Wiggins , E. Burton , F. van Enk
2-out RBI: A. Hall , M. Cantrell , R. Hickman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tesch , M. García , E. Burton
GIDP: F. van Enk
Sac Fly: A. Gamboa , M. Tesch , E. Burton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gamboa (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gamboa-van Enk-Hall, Gamboa-van Enk-Hall)
OF assists: 1 (Tesch(Pimentel at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gracía CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .210 5 14
   b-S. Keddy PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 0 11
B. Talley SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .233 1 8
J. García DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244 2 8
R. Wade RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196 3 8
Á. Pimentel LF, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .263 5 21
K. Clark C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 2 10
B. Gonzáles 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .307 0 11
A. Wilson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 0 3
J. Allen 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
   a-M. Blagdon PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0 1 7 10      
a - M. Blagdon pinch hit for J. Allen in the 8th
b - S. Keddy pinch hit for A. Gracía in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Á. Pimentel (5, 5th Inning off A. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Keddy , Á. Pimentel 2 , B. Gonzáles 2 , J. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Blagdon
GIDP: B. Talley , J. García
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: A. Wilson (3) , J. Allen (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Talley-Gonzáles-Allen)
MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martínez W (3-1) 9.0 5 0 0 1 7 0 108 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martínez 83
Batters Faced: A. Martínez 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martínez 9-8
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martínez 108-73
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Byrd L (2-4) 3.1 9 8 7 2 6 2 86 5.65   
S. Choo Jr. 4.1 9 11 6 5 4 1 92 6.16   
D. Flores 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Byrd 14
Batters Faced: R. Byrd 22, S. Choo Jr. 27, D. Flores 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Byrd 2-2, S. Choo Jr. 3-5, D. Flores 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Byrd 86-53, S. Choo Jr. 92-54, D. Flores 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Flores 2-2
WP: R. Byrd
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Hall
Ballpark: Smokies Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 5663
Special Notes: Al Hall ties the SL regular season game record for runs with 5.
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