SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT MISSISSIPPI BRAVES
06/04/2111
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT MISSISSIPPI BRAVES
GAME ID: 5996 - THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Barons (27-26) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 6 3
Mississippi Braves (26-27) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Birmingham Wins, 4-3, Over Braves
Mississippi got a terrific performance from pitcher Matt Rauscher, but it wasn't enough to beat the Birmingham Barons. Birmingham won the Trustmark Park contest, 4-3. Rauscher threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball for the losing team. Birmingham now has a record of 27-26 with the win.

Derrick Hudson came through with a big-time hit for Birmingham. The left fielder smacked a 2-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to give his team the lead, 4-3. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"We put together a nice win," Hudson said.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hudson LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .253 6 22
B. Corey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .286 3 17
B. DePue CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .255 4 23
N. Selfridge RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .289 8 29
   a-M. Kimball RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 1 6
S. Henderson SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .302 7 22
E. Esparza 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271 6 28
S. Hostler DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .228 3 10
J. Reihl 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .429 0 2
J. Hosler C 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .333 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4 1 11 9      
a - M. Kimball substituted for N. Selfridge in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Henderson (11, 5th Inning off M. Rauscher, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Selfridge (8, 7th Inning off M. Rauscher, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Hudson (6, 8th Inning off J. Bearden, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hudson 4 , N. Selfridge 4 , S. Henderson 3 , J. Reihl 2
2-out RBI: J. Reihl
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reihl
GIDP: E. Esparza
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Henderson (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Corey (8) , B. DePue (5) , S. Henderson (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Reihl-Henderson-Esparza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Spalinger CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .255 3 16
T. Supico LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .247 2 12
R. Ramos DH 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 .571 0 0
J. Garlington 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .224 2 14
   b-D. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 2 8
M. Reyes SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .319 1 6
J. Torres RF 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Clements 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
   a-C. Oliveros 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 3 11
F. van Mook 3B 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .279 1 6
N. Fraley C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .176 0 2
Totals 33 3 5 3 7 9 29      
a - C. Oliveros substituted for J. Clements in the 8th
b - D. Martinez pinch hit for J. Garlington in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. van Mook (2, 5th Inning off M. Grupe, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ramos , M. Reyes , F. van Mook 4
2-out RBI: F. van Mook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Supico , R. Ramos , N. Fraley
GIDP: M. Reyes
Sac Bunt: N. Fraley
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: M. Rauscher (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Reyes-Garlington-Clements)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Grupe 5.2 4 3 0 7 3 0 108 4.61   
D. Perez W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 18.00   
J. Alvarado SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 23 0.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Grupe 51
Batters Faced: M. Grupe 30, D. Perez 4, J. Alvarado 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Grupe 7-6, D. Perez 0-1, J. Alvarado 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Grupe 108-58, D. Perez 18-11, J. Alvarado 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Perez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rauscher 7.0 5 2 2 0 10 1 79 3.98   
J. Bearden L (0-2), BS (1) 2.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 38 7.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rauscher 69
Batters Faced: M. Rauscher 26, J. Bearden 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rauscher 5-5, J. Bearden 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rauscher 79-56, J. Bearden 38-29
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Rauscher
Ballpark: Trustmark Park
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 7383
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