SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS AT MOBILE BAYBEARS
08/15/2025
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS AT MOBILE BAYBEARS
GAME ID: 6289 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi Firebirds (74-43) 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 5 16 15 1
Mobile BayBears (48-69) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 0
Firebirds Humble BayBears, 16-2
The Mississippi Firebirds easily defeated the Mobile BayBears, 16-2, at Hank Aaron Stadium, with right fielder Rob Hickman a main contributor to the win. He was 1 for 3 with a home run and 3 walks, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3 for Mississippi. Edgar Rodríguez, credited with the win in relief, is now 1-1. He allowed 1 run on 4 hits in 4.2 innings. Mississippi is now 74-43, 4 games up in the South Division.

The Firebirds got a big hit from third baseman Manny García. Facing Mobile pitcher Rob Watson in the top of the ninth, García pounded a grand slam home run to right. His 1st home run of the season put the Firebirds ahead, 16-2.

"Their at-bats were really impressive against us," said losing manager .
MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE MOBILE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bermúdez DH 5 3 1 0 1 0 6 .214 1 9
R. Hickman RF 3 3 1 3 3 0 0 .235 17 65
R. Swanson 1B 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 .310 7 35
D. Rush 3B 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 .302 8 32
   a-M. García PH, 3B 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .229 1 6
L. Listov LF 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 .306 2 6
F. van Enk 2B 6 1 1 1 0 1 4 .239 5 27
C. Wiggins CF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .250 2 33
A. Thompson C 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .280 3 11
M. Vaughn SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .258 4 38
Totals 41 16 15 16 10 8 21      
a - M. García pinch hit for D. Rush in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. van Enk (12, 4th Inning off M. Adriansen, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Listov 2 (7, 4th Inning off M. Adriansen, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off T. Hernández, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Bermúdez (2, 1st Inning off M. Adriansen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Hickman (17, 1st Inning off M. Adriansen, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Rush (8, 4th Inning off T. Hernández, 3 on, 2 outs) , R. Swanson (7, 8th Inning off T. Hernández, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Wiggins (2, 9th Inning off T. Hernández, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. García (1, 9th Inning off R. Watson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bermúdez 3 , R. Hickman 4 , R. Swanson 4 , D. Rush 5 , M. García 4 , L. Listov 4 , F. van Enk 2 , C. Wiggins 6 , A. Thompson 2 , M. Vaughn
2-out RBI: R. Hickman , R. Swanson , D. Rush , M. García
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bermúdez , F. van Enk 2
GIDP: J. Bermúdez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Swanson (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Preston-Vaughn-Swanson, García-van Enk-Swanson, Vaughn-van Enk-Swanson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Harris RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .256 2 28
A. Rivera 2B 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .179 4 24
M. Echevarría DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .303 9 56
R. Skinner CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .228 13 52
J. López 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .271 9 37
J. Ayala 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .237 4 34
A. Sosa LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .233 4 22
D. Monroe C 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .167 1 12
T. Carveth SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .163 3 11
   a-G. Palermo PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .165 0 4
Totals 33 2 9 2 5 7 22      
a - G. Palermo pinch hit for T. Carveth in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rivera 2 (18, 1st Inning off S. Preston, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off E. Rodríguez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Harris , A. Rivera 4 , M. Echevarría , R. Skinner , J. López , A. Sosa , D. Monroe 2
2-out RBI: A. Sosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. López , D. Monroe
GIDP: M. Echevarría , R. Skinner , A. Sosa
Hit by Pitch: J. Ayala
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ayala-Carveth-Hernández)
MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE MOBILE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Preston 3.1 5 1 1 0 4 0 41 3.61   
E. Rodríguez W (1-1) 4.2 4 1 0 4 2 0 83 8.10   
J. Wade 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Preston 48
Batters Faced: S. Preston 14, E. Rodríguez 22, J. Wade 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Preston 2-3, E. Rodríguez 4-7, J. Wade 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Preston 41-30, E. Rodríguez 83-40, J. Wade 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rodríguez 2-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Rodríguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Adriansen L (9-13) 3.2 6 8 8 3 3 1 72 4.79   
T. Hernández 4.1 7 5 5 5 3 3 89 6.31   
R. Watson 1.0 2 3 3 2 2 1 34 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Adriansen 15
Batters Faced: M. Adriansen 20, T. Hernández 24, R. Watson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Adriansen 5-3, T. Hernández 6-3, R. Watson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Adriansen 72-44, T. Hernández 89-52, R. Watson 34-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hernández 3-3 , R. Watson 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rob Hickman
Ballpark: Hank Aaron Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 5923
Special Notes: SP Steve Preston was injured while pitching.
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