SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
05/14/2025
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
GAME ID: 5867 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi Firebirds (20-13) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
Tennessee Smokies (16-17) 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 5 12 1
Tennessee Topples Mississippi, 5-4
The Tennessee Smokies and Mississippi Firebirds played an entertaining game for Smokies Park patrons.

The Tennessee Smokies turned back the Mississippi Firebirds, 5-4, at Smokies Park. Mike Allen, in particular, had a fine performance. He went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles. With the win, Tennessee has a record of 16-17. Mississippi falls to 20-13.

Tennessee took a 5-4 lead on Matt Blagdon's 1st home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which Blagdon hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Mississippi pitcher Jim Wade visibly frustrated.

"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Mississippi manager Chris Herrmann.
MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. van Enk 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 .120 0 1
M. Cantrell DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .257 5 15
B. Stevenson 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 4 12
A. Hall 1B 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .287 8 26
R. Hickman RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .234 8 23
E. Burton C 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .212 2 10
   a-A. Gamboa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 1 12
M. Vaughn SS 5 0 1 1 0 3 8 .262 1 12
M. Tesch LF 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 .455 1 4
   b-A. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 1
F. Manuel CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 .200 0 1
Totals 38 4 12 4 7 10 27      
a - A. Gamboa pinch hit for E. Burton in the 9th
b - A. Thompson pinch hit for M. Tesch in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hickman (3, 6th Inning off J. Mill, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Hall (7, 8th Inning off J. Mill, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Gamboa (7, 9th Inning off B. Petersen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Hall 3 , R. Hickman 3 , E. Burton 2 , A. Gamboa 2 , M. Vaughn , M. Tesch 2 , F. Manuel 2
2-out RBI: M. Vaughn , M. Tesch , F. Manuel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. van Enk 2 , R. Hickman , M. Vaughn , F. Manuel
GIDP: F. van Enk
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
PB: E. Burton
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Talley 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 1 8
   a-K. Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 2 10
   b-A. Wilson 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 0 3
S. Keddy CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .283 0 11
R. Wade RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .196 3 8
J. Allen 1B 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 0 0
   c-M. Blagdon PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 1 2
   d-A. Gracía 1B, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 5 14
M. Allen SS 4 1 3 1 0 1 3 .279 3 12
Á. Pimentel LF, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .262 5 22
B. Gonzáles 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .304 0 12
J. García DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .244 2 8
A. Cantú C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .207 1 8
Totals 35 5 12 5 3 10 18      
a - K. Clark pinch hit for B. Talley in the 6th
b - A. Wilson substituted for K. Clark in the 7th
c - M. Blagdon pinch hit for J. Allen in the 7th
d - A. Gracía substituted for M. Blagdon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Allen (4, 3rd Inning off A. Álvarez, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Wilson (5, 8th Inning off J. Wade, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Blagdon (1, 7th Inning off J. Wade, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Talley , A. Wilson 2 , S. Keddy , R. Wade , M. Blagdon 4 , M. Allen 4 , Á. Pimentel , B. Gonzáles , J. García , A. Cantú
2-out RBI: Á. Pimentel , B. Gonzáles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Keddy , R. Wade , B. Gonzáles
Sac Bunt: B. Talley
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Allen (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Allen (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Allen, Allen-Cantú-Allen)
MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Álvarez 4.1 5 3 3 3 6 0 90 1.98   
J. Pope 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 28 2.89   
J. Wade L (1-3), BS (2) 1.2 4 1 1 0 2 1 33 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Álvarez 44
Batters Faced: A. Álvarez 21, J. Pope 9, J. Wade 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Álvarez 4-3, J. Pope 1-3, J. Wade 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Álvarez 90-53, J. Pope 28-18, J. Wade 33-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wade 1-1
WP: A. Álvarez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wilkinson 5.0 9 4 1 5 5 0 108 5.06   
J. Mill W (1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 45 0.82   
B. Petersen SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wilkinson 39
Batters Faced: K. Wilkinson 28, J. Mill 13, B. Petersen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wilkinson 4-4, J. Mill 2-4, B. Petersen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wilkinson 108-58, J. Mill 45-26, B. Petersen 15-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Allen
Ballpark: Smokies Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 4827
Wednesday, May 14th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.3 Build 55