SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS AT MONTGOMERY BISCUITS
05/05/2025
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS AT MONTGOMERY BISCUITS
GAME ID: 5829 - MONDAY, MAY 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi Firebirds (17-8) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Montgomery Biscuits (10-15) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 10 0
Montgomery Dials Up 3-2 Win
Thanks in large part to catcher Chuck Bond, the Montgomery Biscuits beat the Mississippi Firebirds, 3-2. Bond was 2-3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Montgomery reliever Sergio Díaz was the winner. His record is now 2-0. The losing pitcher was António Martínez. Mississippi now has a record of 17-8.

A crucial at-bat came with the bases empty and no one out in the bottom of the eighth inning. That's when left fielder Ian Gustafson, who leads the SL in stolen bases with 9, hit a triple. The Biscuits went on to win.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Gustafson.
MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE MONTGOMERY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gamboa 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .303 0 5
R. Hickman DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .171 6 15
R. Swanson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 0 3
M. Cantrell LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .280 4 10
D. Rush 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .354 3 7
C. Comstock RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .357 0 1
N. Alexander CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .220 2 11
E. Burton C 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .182 2 9
M. Vaughn SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .262 0 9
Totals 30 2 5 1 4 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Cantrell (5, 2nd Inning off J. Fernández, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gamboa , M. Cantrell 2 , D. Rush , C. Comstock , E. Burton
2-out RBI: E. Burton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickman , M. Cantrell , C. Comstock
GIDP: A. Gamboa , N. Alexander
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gamboa (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Vaughn (4)
OF assists: 1 (Comstock(Peterson at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Bailey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .225 4 11
J. Peterson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .323 0 8
I. Gustafson LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .270 1 4
B. Crosby 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 0 12
   a-J. Pérez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .233 3 11
   b-T. Brown 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 4
S. Pruitt SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .342 0 7
D. Phillips DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .173 0 9
S. Aguilar RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .250 6 17
S. Stover CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .140 0 3
C. Bond C 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .318 1 2
Totals 34 3 10 3 1 9 14      
a - J. Pérez pinch hit for B. Crosby in the 8th
b - T. Brown substituted for J. Pérez in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: S. Pruitt (2, 6th Inning off A. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Gustafson (2, 8th Inning off A. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Bond (1, 5th Inning off A. Martínez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Bailey , J. Peterson , I. Gustafson 4 , B. Crosby , J. Pérez , S. Pruitt 3 , D. Phillips , C. Bond 5
2-out RBI: C. Bond
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Peterson , S. Pruitt , S. Stover 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Crosby-Peterson-Bailey, Pruitt-Peterson-Bailey)
MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE MONTGOMERY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martínez L (2-1) 7.0 9 3 3 0 8 1 99 4.12   
E. Sanders 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martínez 55
Batters Faced: A. Martínez 30, E. Sanders 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martínez 9-3, E. Sanders 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martínez 99-73, E. Sanders 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Sanders 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fernández 2.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 41 5.14   
G. Randi 4.1 1 0 0 2 6 0 66 1.17   
S. Díaz W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
G. bin Ma'mun SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fernández 38
Batters Faced: J. Fernández 12, G. Randi 15, S. Díaz 3, G. bin Ma'mun 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fernández 4-2, G. Randi 6-0, S. Díaz 0-2, G. bin Ma'mun 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fernández 41-25, G. Randi 66-39, S. Díaz 9-6, G. bin Ma'mun 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Randi 1-0
Balk: G. Randi
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chuck Bond
Ballpark: Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium
Weather: Rain (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 2871
Special Notes: SP Jesús Fernández was injured while pitching.
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