SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
05/12/2025
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
GAME ID: 5859 - MONDAY, MAY 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Mississippi Firebirds (19-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11 0
Tennessee Smokies (15-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 X 5 7 0
Mississippi Dispatched, 5-2, by Tennessee
The Tennessee Smokies welcomed the Mississippi Firebirds to an night game at Smokies Park.

Tennessee registered a win at Smokies Park by beating the Mississippi Firebirds, 5-2. Pitcher Bobby Hockley was one reason why the Smokies triumphed. Hockley got the win, improving to 1-0. He gave up 9 hits and walked 1 over 8.1 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Bob Petersen recorded the save for Tennessee, his 7th of the season.

Ambrosio Cantú hit a bases-clearing double off Spencer Adams in the bottom of the seventh, which put the Smokies in front, 3-0. In addition to the double, Cantú had 1 single, while going 2 for 4.

Said losing manager Chris Herrmann: "It's very easy to sit in an ivory tower and critique the pitching, but the bottom line is we need to score runs."

The defeat makes Mississippi 19-12.
MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gamboa SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .293 1 10
M. Tesch CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .429 0 0
A. Hall 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .263 7 23
M. Cantrell DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .246 4 10
R. Hickman LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .196 8 20
B. Stevenson 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .273 4 12
C. Wiggins RF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .229 0 4
A. Thompson C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .364 0 1
F. van Enk 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .143 0 1
Totals 37 2 11 2 1 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Gamboa (6, 9th Inning off C. Hill, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gamboa 3 , M. Tesch 3 , M. Cantrell , R. Hickman , B. Stevenson , C. Wiggins , A. Thompson 2
2-out RBI: A. Gamboa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gamboa , M. Tesch , M. Cantrell 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Tesch (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gracía LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .214 5 14
S. Keddy CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .278 0 11
R. Wade RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .202 3 8
J. Allen 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .222 0 0
M. Allen 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .260 3 11
Á. Pimentel DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .260 5 21
B. Talley SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 1 8
   a-K. Clark PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .290 2 10
   b-O. Camelo SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 0 0
A. Cantú C 4 1 2 3 0 2 2 .204 1 8
A. Wilson 3B 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .246 0 3
Totals 29 5 7 5 5 8 12      
a - K. Clark pinch hit for B. Talley in the 7th
b - O. Camelo substituted for K. Clark in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Wilson (4, 7th Inning off S. Adams, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Cantú (4, 7th Inning off S. Adams, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Allen , M. Allen , Á. Pimentel , A. Cantú 3 , A. Wilson 3
2-out RBI: A. Cantú , A. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Keddy 2 , A. Cantú
Hit by Pitch: Á. Pimentel
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Allen (5)
CS: J. Allen (1) , A. Wilson (1)
MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Adams L (1-2) 7.1 5 5 5 5 7 0 118 4.98   
J. Mercado 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Adams 50
Batters Faced: S. Adams 31, J. Mercado 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Adams 10-3, J. Mercado 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Adams 118-71, J. Mercado 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mercado 1-1
WP: J. Mercado
Hit Batsmen: S. Adams
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hockley W (1-0) 8.1 9 2 2 1 8 0 130 2.16   
C. Hill 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.90   
B. Petersen SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hockley 64
Batters Faced: B. Hockley 34, C. Hill 3, B. Petersen 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hockley 7-9, C. Hill 0-1, B. Petersen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hockley 130-79, C. Hill 12-7, B. Petersen 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hill 2-2 , B. Petersen 2-0
WP: B. Hockley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Hockley
Ballpark: Smokies Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 5653
Monday, May 12th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.3 Build 55