SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MONTGOMERY BISCUITS AT MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS
08/20/2025
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MONTGOMERY BISCUITS AT MISSISSIPPI FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 6306 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montgomery Biscuits (50-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0
Mississippi Firebirds (76-45) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
Firebirds Throttled by Biscuits, 2-1
Runs were at a premium in the Montgomery-Mississippi matchup.

The Mississippi Firebirds were defeated, 2-1, by the Montgomery Biscuits at Trustmark Park, even though Jim Wade pitched well for Mississippi. Montgomery is now 50-71. Mississippi is 76-45.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Brad Crosby? The 24-year old third baseman Crosby stroked a 2-run double in the top of the seventh inning to put Montgomery up, 2-0. For the game, he was 2 for 3, including 1 double and 1 single.

"Tough loss," said Mississippi manager Chris Herrmann. "This one will stick in my craw."
MONTGOMERY BATTING LINESCORE MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Bailey 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .235 17 43
T. Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298 4 29
T. Miller SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .288 1 18
I. Gustafson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .279 12 50
E. Mahoney C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .075 0 0
S. Pruitt LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .269 3 33
   a-S. Stover RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 2 33
A. Johnston CF 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .259 3 48
S. Aguilar RF, LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .236 13 47
B. Crosby DH 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 .255 4 42
Totals 33 2 10 2 2 16 13      
a - S. Stover substituted for S. Pruitt in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Crosby (21, 7th Inning off J. Wade, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Johnston (23, 9th Inning off J. Wade, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Brown , T. Miller , S. Pruitt 2 , A. Johnston 4 , S. Aguilar , B. Crosby 3
2-out RBI: B. Crosby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Johnston , S. Aguilar
GIDP: G. Bailey , T. Brown
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Aguilar (15)
CS: T. Miller (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gustafson-Miller-Bailey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Tesch LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .246 4 18
C. Comstock CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .354 1 4
A. Hall 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 12 36
B. Stevenson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .240 10 28
M. Cantrell DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .286 17 62
A. Thompson C 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .271 3 11
   c-R. Swanson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 9 38
F. van Enk 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .244 5 28
C. Wiggins RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .251 2 33
M. Vaughn SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 4 38
   a-R. Hickman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 18 67
   b-J. Allison SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 0 5 10 11      
a - R. Hickman pinch hit for M. Vaughn in the 7th
b - J. Allison substituted for R. Hickman in the 8th
c - R. Swanson pinch hit for A. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Comstock , A. Hall , F. van Enk 2 , C. Wiggins , J. Allison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Tesch 2 , A. Thompson , C. Wiggins
GIDP: A. Hall
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: B. Stevenson (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Vaughn-van Enk-Hall, van Enk-Thompson-Hall)
OF assists: 2 (Tesch(Pruitt at 3rd base), Tesch(Crosby at 3rd base))
MONTGOMERY PITCHING LINESCORE MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. LaGarde 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 2.63   
M. Hoffman 4.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 63 3.44   
G. Foster W (2-1) 1.2 0 0 0 3 4 0 45 5.96   
G. Randi H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.56   
J. Díaz SV (3) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 31 6.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. LaGarde 45
Batters Faced: E. LaGarde 7, M. Hoffman 14, G. Foster 8, G. Randi 2, J. Díaz 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. LaGarde 1-2, M. Hoffman 5-4, G. Foster 1-0, G. Randi 1-1, J. Díaz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. LaGarde 28-15, M. Hoffman 63-38, G. Foster 45-24, G. Randi 7-3, J. Díaz 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Hoffman 2-0 , G. Foster 1-0
WP: G. Foster , J. Díaz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wade L (3-5) 9.0 10 2 2 2 16 0 130 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wade 73
Batters Faced: J. Wade 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wade 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wade 130-88
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Wade
Ballpark: Trustmark Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 7378
Special Notes: SP Ed LaGarde was injured while pitching. Jim Wade ties the Mississippi Firebirds regular season game record for strikeouts with 15. Jim Wade sets the Mississippi Firebirds regular season game record for strikeouts with 16.
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