SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
06/08/2023
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
GAME ID: 6004 - THURSDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Mississippi Firebirds (25-35) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 9 0
Tennessee Smokies (25-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Extra-Inning Win by Firebirds Over Smokies
Mississippi beat Tennessee on the strength of starter Jim Wade's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a win, 4-1. Tommy Jones notched the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.2 innings. His record now sits at 2-0. Mississippi is now 25-35. Tennessee is 25-35.

Mississippi used a clutch hit from Willie Harris to get the win. The second baseman drilled a 3-run home run in the top of the 11th inning to put the Firebirds ahead, 4-1. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Good win for us, tough loss for them," said Harris.
MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Walker CF 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 .288 2 11
   e-R. Stoltz LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 0 7
J. McCullogh LF 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270 0 6
J. Choi 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .156 2 5
B. Diaz RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .317 1 2
T. Krieger DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 .171 1 2
C. McJannett 3B 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .204 3 12
R. Clark 2B, SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .231 3 11
   d-L. Alarcon PR, SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .323 0 2
J. Robles C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208 0 4
   b-J. Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 1 1
   c-R. Ortíz C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 1 6
A. Aquino SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 2 8
   a-W. Harris PH, 2B 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .203 2 12
Totals 41 4 9 4 6 7 17      
a - W. Harris pinch hit for A. Aquino in the 8th
b - J. Wilson pinch hit for J. Robles in the 9th
c - R. Ortíz substituted for J. Wilson in the 9th
d - L. Alarcon pinch ran for R. Clark in the 11th
e - R. Stoltz substituted for P. Walker in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Clark 2 (9, 5th Inning off J. Webb, 0 on, 1 out; 11th Inning off Q. Bixler, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Choi (1, 6th Inning off J. Webb, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Diaz (1, 2nd Inning off J. Webb, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Harris (2, 11th Inning off Q. Bixler, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. McCullogh , J. Choi 3 , B. Diaz 6 , T. Krieger , R. Clark 4 , W. Harris 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Krieger 2 , J. Wilson , A. Aquino
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McCullogh (11)
CS: C. McJannett (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Clark-Aquino-Choi, Aquino-Clark-Choi, Clark-Aquino-Choi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wilcox RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 8 21
A. Gracía CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221 4 13
   d-J. Trevino PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .215 2 12
S. Jordan 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .268 10 29
J. García DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .193 7 23
J. Crosby 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .190 3 13
R. White SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232 1 10
R. Muncloa LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 2 13
   c-C. Brown PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .243 0 12
R. Pena C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .189 2 5
J. Cotton 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 0 5
   a-J. Lawrence PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 2 8
   b-K. Wright 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 1 2
Totals 39 1 9 1 1 7 13      
a - J. Lawrence pinch hit for J. Cotton in the 6th
b - K. Wright substituted for J. Lawrence in the 7th
c - C. Brown pinch hit for R. Muncloa in the 7th
d - J. Trevino pinch hit for A. Gracía in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: R. White (7, 7th Inning off J. Wade, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. García (7, 7th Inning off J. Wade, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Wilcox , J. Trevino , S. Jordan , J. García 4 , J. Crosby , R. White 2 , R. Muncloa , C. Brown , J. Cotton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. García , C. Brown
GIDP: J. Crosby , R. White , R. Pena
Team LOB: 6
MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wade 9.0 6 1 1 1 4 1 97 2.74   
T. Jones W (2-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 1.93   
M. Heesch 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wade 74
Batters Faced: J. Wade 31, T. Jones 6, M. Heesch 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wade 15-5, T. Jones 2-0, M. Heesch 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wade 97-64, T. Jones 22-14, M. Heesch 10-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Webb L (5-7) 10.0 7 2 2 6 6 1 148 2.33   
Q. Bixler 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 18 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Webb 70
Batters Faced: J. Webb 42, Q. Bixler 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Webb 14-9, Q. Bixler 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Webb 148-91, Q. Bixler 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: Q. Bixler 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Wade
Ballpark: Smokies Park
Weather: Rain (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 6326
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 9th inning. SS Rhett Clark was injured while running the bases.
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