BRAVES THRASH JAXX TO EVEN SERIES

JACKSON, TENN. (September 1, 2010) – The Mississippi Braves (30-34) got revenge on Wednesday afternoon after dropping the opener to the Diamond Jaxx (68-66) on Tuesday night. The Braves beat the Jaxx 10-1. The loss is the fifth in six games for the Diamond Jaxx. The magic number to make the postseason remains at three and the lead is at 3 ½ games over Huntsville and Chattanooga in the wildcard race. Newcomers to the M-Braves, L.V. Ware and Mycal Jones combined to go 5-for-9 on Wednesday afternoon. Ware drove in a run and had three hits, while Jones added a grand slam homer and a pair of hits. Christian Colonel and Michael Daniel had two hits apiece of the 15 total by the Braves. Nate Tenbrink led the Jaxx at the plate with a 2-for-2 day, including a walk and the Jaxx only run. J. J. Hoover (2-1) won for the Braves despite walking six in the game. Hoover allowed one run on three hits in five innings. Jimmy Gilheeney (0-2) left after three innings and suffered the loss for the Jaxx. Gilheeney, in his third Double-A start gave up six runs (four earned) with five strikeouts and two walks. For the first time this season, the Jaxx used six pitchers in a game. Gilheeney, Brian Moran, Wes Littleton, Steven Richard, Cesar Jimenez and Mumba Rivera all pitched for West Tenn on Wednesday afternoon. The Braves opened the scoring in the top of the second inning. The ninth place batter for the M-Braves, Mycal Jones hit a grand slam homer to cap off a five-run inning. The Braves went up 5-0 in the second frame. It was the first homer in Double-A for Jones. L.V. Ware collected his first Double-A hit and RBI in the top of the third inning. The double scored Yasser Gomez to put Mississippi on top, 6-0. The Jaxx finally pushed a runner across in the bottom of the third inning. Alex Liddi singled home Nate Tenbrink to make the score, 6-1. The Braves pushed three more runs across in the fourth and one run in the fifth to coast to the 10-1 victory over the Jaxx. The Jaxx and Braves meet for the rubber game of the series on Thursday night at 7:05. RHP Luis Munoz (6-6, 3.97) starts for the Diamond Jaxx against RHP Jacob Thompson (8-9, 4.93) for Mississippi. Thursday is the final Dollar Night of 2010 and is also Back 2 School Night. Fans can purchase tickets online at diamonjaxx.com or by calling the Pringles Park box office Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm at 731-988-JAXX. The game can be heard on Jackson’s NewsTalk 101.5 FM or online at diamondjaxx.com. Mississippi Braves (60-72) 10, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (68-66) 1 September 1, 2010
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi       0 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 15 0
West Tenn       0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3
 
Mississippi AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG  
Gomez, LF 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 .305  
Nelson, 2B 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 .196  
Duncan, E, DH 5 0 0 1 0 4 8 .270  
Gomez, M, 1B 5 1 1 1 1 1 4 .274  
Colonel, 3B 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 .286  
Ware, CF 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 .571  
Daniel, RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 .252  
McGill, C 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .321  
Jones, My, SS 5 2 2 4 0 1 5 .222  
  Hoover, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000  
  Chapman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000  
  Castro, Y, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000  
Totals 37 10 15 9 8 11 29 .256  
                   
                   
                   
                   
   
   
   
BATTING 2B: Ware (1, Gillheeney, J), McGill (3, Moran), Gomez, M (40, Moran), Colonel (1, Richard, S). HR: Jones, My (1, 2nd inning off Gillheeney, J, 3 on, 1 out). TB: Gomez; Nelson; Gomez, M 2; Colonel 3; Ware 4; Daniel 2; McGill 4; Jones, My 5. RBI: McGill (6), Jones, My 4 (4), Ware (1), Duncan, E (64), Gomez, M (77), Nelson (6). 2-out RBI: Ware; Gomez, M; Nelson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Daniel; Colonel; Duncan, E 2; Gomez, M 2; Jones, My. SF: Duncan, E. GIDP: Duncan, E; Daniel. Team RISP: 7-for-19. Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING CS: Nelson (1, 2nd base by Gillheeney, J/Bantz). FIELDING DP: (Nelson-Jones, My-Gomez, M).  
West Tenn AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG  
Tenbrink, RF 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .283  
  a-Mendez, M, PH-CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500  
Bonilla, L, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .263  
Liddi, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 3 5 .271  
Limonta, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .297  
Quiroz, DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .287  
Peguero, C, CF-RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .252  
Dunigan, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213  
Bantz, C 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .254  
Triunfel, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254  
  Gillheeney, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000  
  Moran, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000  
  Littleton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000  
  Richard, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000  
  Jimenez, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000  
  Rivera, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000  
Totals 32 1 6 1 6 12 23 .270  
   
a-Singled for Tenbrink in the 7th.  
   
BATTING 2B: Tenbrink (11, Hoover), Bantz (6, Chapman), Bonilla, L (14, Chapman). 3B: Tenbrink (5, Hoover). TB: Tenbrink 5; Mendez, M; Bonilla, L 2; Liddi; Bantz 2. RBI: Liddi (88). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Peguero, C 2; Quiroz 3; Triunfel. GIDP: Triunfel. Team RISP: 1-for-10. Team LOB: 10. FIELDING E: Bantz 2 (2, catcher interference, catcher interference), Triunfel (30, throw). Outfield assists: Dunigan (Gomez at 3rd base). DP: 3 (Gillheeney, J-Triunfel-Limonta, Dunigan-Liddi, Bonilla, L-Triunfel-Limonta).  
 
Mississippi IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA  
Hoover (W, 2-1) 5.0 3 1 1 6 6 0 4.30  
Chapman  2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 5.51  
Castro, Y  2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6.08  
Totals 9.0 6 1 1 6 12 0 3.99  
                   
                   
                   
West Tenn IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA  
Gillheeney, J (L, 0-2) 3.0 5 6 4 2 5 1 10.22  
Moran  0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 40.50  
Littleton  1.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 7.84  
Richard, S  2.0 3 0 0 2 1 0 3.90  
Jimenez, C  1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.13  
Rivera, M  1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.97  
Totals 9.0 15 10 8 8 11 1 4.33  
  WP: Littleton. HBP: Ware (by Jimenez, C). Pitches-strikes: Hoover 100-52, Chapman 22-18, Castro, Y 20-14, Gillheeney, J 72-45, Moran 32-21, Littleton 27-14, Richard, S 37-20, Jimenez, C 23-15, Rivera, M 11-6. Groundouts-flyouts: Hoover 4-5, Chapman 0-2, Castro, Y 0-2, Gillheeney, J 2-0, Moran 0-1, Littleton 0-2, Richard, S 3-2, Jimenez, C 0-1, Rivera, M 2-0. Batters faced: Hoover 23, Chapman 9, Castro, Y 6, Gillheeney, J 16, Moran 6, Littleton 8, Richard, S 10, Jimenez, C 5, Rivera, M 4. Inherited runners-scored: Littleton 1-0. Umpires: HP: Quinn Walcott. 1B: Spencer Flynn. 2B: . 3B: Chris Graham. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, R to L. T: 3:12. Att: 624.