SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI HAMMERS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
05/18/2026
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI HAMMERS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
GAME ID: 5893 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi Hammers (21-17) 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 13 1
Tennessee Smokies (15-23) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 9 0
Hammers Deck Smokies, 9-3
The timely hitting of Desi Rush helped the Mississippi Hammers down the Tennessee Smokies, 9-3. Rush went 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Hammers. Tim Williams was the winner. He's now 7-2. The loser was 23-year old right-handed pitcher Sergio Acosta. Mississippi is now 21-17, while Tennessee is 15-23.

With Mississippi leading 3-0 in the top of the second, Rush hit a changeup from Sergio Acosta for a 3-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Hammers ahead, 6-0.

"I'm proud of the way we took care of business and got the 'W' today," Rush told the Mississippi News. "Whatever it takes."
MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ferrer LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .292 1 9
D. Martínez 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .256 3 18
M. Cantrell DH 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .258 4 12
D. Rush SS 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 .330 2 20
M. Tobías 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .333 3 21
J. Rúbio 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .214 2 7
J. Buckley CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .269 0 16
J. Powers RF 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 .222 3 20
E. Burton C 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .275 4 13
Totals 38 9 13 9 5 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rúbio (4, 2nd Inning off S. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ferrer (5, 2nd Inning off S. Acosta, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Tobías (10, 5th Inning off J. Mill, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Martínez (9, 8th Inning off D. Young, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Rush (2, 2nd Inning off S. Acosta, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ferrer 2 , D. Martínez 3 , M. Cantrell , D. Rush 5 , M. Tobías 2 , J. Rúbio 2 , J. Buckley , J. Powers 2 , E. Burton 2
2-out RBI: D. Rush , J. Powers , E. Burton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ferrer , M. Tobías 2 , J. Powers
Sac Fly: D. Martínez , J. Rúbio
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Williams (1)
PB: E. Burton
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gracía RF, CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .185 1 19
   c-H. Ramírez PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. McGillivantic 3B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .245 1 5
Á. Pimentel DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .316 0 20
B. Gonzáles 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .353 0 3
M. Blagdon LF, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .208 4 18
J. Cortéz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .214 3 11
S. Keddy CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 0 4
   a-R. Paz PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 4
J. González C 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .278 0 8
O. Camelo SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264 2 17
   b-C. Gray PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2 1 6 16      
a - R. Paz pinch hit for S. Keddy in the 7th
b - C. Gray pinch hit for O. Camelo in the 7th
c - H. Ramírez pinch hit for A. Gracía in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Camelo (5, 3rd Inning off T. Williams, 0 on, 1 out) , D. McGillivantic (4, 6th Inning off T. Williams, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gracía , D. McGillivantic 4 , B. Gonzáles , J. Cortéz , J. González 2 , O. Camelo 2
2-out RBI: J. González
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Blagdon , C. Gray
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: D. McGillivantic (1)
MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Williams W (7-2) 6.2 6 2 1 0 5 0 25 102 2.35   
J. Jiménez 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 11 50 1.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Williams 61
Batters Faced: T. Williams 25, J. Jiménez 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Williams 5-8, J. Jiménez 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Williams 102-69, J. Jiménez 50-32
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Acosta L (2-4) 2.2 6 6 6 3 3 1 17 70 10.97   
J. Mill 3.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 13 58 3.40   
D. Young 3.0 5 2 2 1 2 0 15 65 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Acosta 18
Batters Faced: S. Acosta 17, J. Mill 13, D. Young 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Acosta 1-4, J. Mill 3-5, D. Young 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Acosta 70-35, J. Mill 58-35, D. Young 65-40
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mill 1-0 , D. Young 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Desi Rush
Ballpark: Smokies Park
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 4071
Monday, May 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60