Behind Lamar Sparks’ two home-run and three-RBI day, Adam Hall and his Biloxi Shuckers teammates finished out the 2024 regular season with a 7-4 win over the Mississippi Braves at Keesler Federal Park.
The Shuckers will host game one of the best-of-three Southern League Division Series on Tuesday against the Montgomery Biscuits with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
The M-Braves started the scoring in the first inning with an RBI single from Bryson Horne, taking a 1-0 lead. In the second, Lamar Sparks’ first home run of the day tied the game at one before his second, in the fourth, gave the Shuckers a 3-1 lead. Horne brought the M-Braves within one with an RBI groundout in the fifth and gave them a 4-3 lead in the seventh with a two-RBI single. In the bottom of the seventh, Nick Kahle gave the Shuckers a 5-4 lead with a two-RBI double to left and Felix Valerio extended the lead to 7-4 with a two-run home run to left.
In the ninth, Justin Yeager tossed a scoreless frame to earn the save, making him the fifth pitcher in franchise history to reach 20 saves in a season and the second Southern League pitcher to reach the mark since 2019. Will Childers earned the win while Jake McSteen took the loss.
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