SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT MONTGOMERY BISCUITS
04/09/2026
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT MONTGOMERY BISCUITS
GAME ID: 5405 - THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Barons (1-0) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 8 1
Montgomery Biscuits (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1
Barons Pocket 4-1 Win Against Montgomery
The 2026 season began for the Montgomery Biscuits with a loss to the Birmingham Barons at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium. The final score was 4-1. Birmingham pitcher Doug Beck had a fine performance.

Brad Dobson had a direct impact on the outcome. Dobson contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put Birmingham up, 2-0.

Birmingham manager Casey Kopitzke commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE MONTGOMERY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Washington RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
B. Dobson 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .250 0 1
T. Lucero DH 4 1 1 0 1 3 3 .250 0 0
K. Perry C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
J. Pierson SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .000 0 0
J. Fernández 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-B. Cross PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
   b-L. Mejia 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Díaz CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
J. Davis LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
J. Ortíz 3B 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .750 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 3 3 14 18      
a - B. Cross pinch hit for J. Fernández in the 8th
b - L. Mejia substituted for B. Cross in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Davis (1, 3rd Inning off J. Fox, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ortíz (1, 5th Inning off J. Fox, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Cross (1, 8th Inning off D. Clark, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Dobson , T. Lucero , B. Cross 2 , B. Díaz , J. Davis 2 , J. Ortíz 4
2-out RBI: B. Dobson , B. Cross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Dobson , B. Díaz , J. Davis
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pierson (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Geremek DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Guzmán CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1
G. Bailey RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
J. Mencío 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
D. Phillips 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
D. Moreno LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
R. Smith C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
R. Gill SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
O. Rodríguez 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .667 0 0
Totals 35 1 7 1 0 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Bailey (1, 4th Inning off D. Beck, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Guzmán (1, 8th Inning off D. Beck, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Guzmán 3 , G. Bailey 2 , D. Phillips , D. Moreno , O. Rodríguez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mencío , D. Moreno , R. Gill
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: O. Rodríguez (1)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE MONTGOMERY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Beck W (1-0) 8.0 7 1 1 0 8 0 31 94 1.12   
J. Jones SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Beck 72
Batters Faced: D. Beck 31, J. Jones 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Beck 7-9, J. Jones 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Beck 94-66, J. Jones 19-12
WP: D. Beck
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Fox L (0-1) 6.0 3 2 1 2 8 0 24 113 1.50   
D. Clark 2.2 5 2 2 1 5 0 14 66 6.75   
M. Fernández 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fox 66
Batters Faced: J. Fox 24, D. Clark 14, M. Fernández 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fox 5-5, D. Clark 2-1, M. Fernández 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fox 113-64, D. Clark 66-40, M. Fernández 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Fernández 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Doug Beck
Ballpark: Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM CT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 4430
Special Notes: Rain delay of 30 minutes in the 3rd inning.
Tuesday, April 21st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.1 Build 52