SOUTHERN LEAGUE
TENNESSEE SMOKIES AT MISSISSIPPI BRAVES
09/19/2023
 
TENNESSEE SMOKIES AT MISSISSIPPI BRAVES
GAME ID: 13827 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tennessee Smokies 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 8 10 1
Mississippi Braves 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 9 0
Braves Hammered by Bowers, Drop Game 1 to Smokies
The Tennessee Smokies started the Championship in style today, winning on the road against the Mississippi Braves at Trustmark Park by a score of 8-5 to take an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Smokies catcher Brock Bowers excelled. He went 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once.

The Smokies took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Facing Mississippi hurler J.W. Hertzberg with two outs, Bowers hit a 3-run home run.

"I felt good up there," said Bowers. "I saw the ball well."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Trustmark Park in Pearl.

TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORES MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Jones 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .240 1 4
B. Gabbert RF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .238 1 3
B. Davis CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .182 0 2
M. Martin DH 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 .292 1 4
A. Pages LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .318 2 5
B. Bowers C 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .318 1 4
C. Mayo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .100 0 0
C. Scott 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .300 0 1
G. Perry SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 1 2
Totals 36 8 10 8 4 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Davis (3, 5th Inning off C. Cowan, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Pages (1, 5th Inning off C. Cowan, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Bowers (1, 1st Inning off J. Hertzberg, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Martin (1, 7th Inning off B. Bonin, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Jones , B. Gabbert 2 , B. Davis 2 , M. Martin 4 , A. Pages 2 , B. Bowers 5 , C. Scott 2
2-out RBI: , B. Bowers 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gabbert , C. Mayo , C. Scott
GIDP: G. Perry
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Jones (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Perry
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Perry-Scott)
PB: B. Bowers
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bauer SS 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 .294 0 3
S. McBride RF 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .294 1 3
M. Wallner DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .214 1 2
Z. Veen LF 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .091 1 4
M. Vientos 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .176 0 0
M. King C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 0 2
G. Lavigne 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .231 1 2
S. Ehlinger CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .385 1 4
L. Almanzar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 1 3
Totals 34 5 9 4 7 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. McBride (2, 3rd Inning off C. Beck, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Wallner (1, 1st Inning off C. Beck, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. McBride (1, 9th Inning off J. St. Helens, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bauer , S. McBride 7 , M. Wallner 4 , M. King , G. Lavigne , S. Ehlinger , L. Almanzar
2-out RBI: M. Wallner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bauer , M. Vientos 2
GIDP: G. Lavigne
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bauer (3)
CS: S. McBride (1) , S. Ehlinger (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Almanzar-Bauer-Lavigne)
TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORES MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Beck W (1-0) 6.1 6 2 1 3 6 1 97 55 1.42
J. St. Helens 1.2 3 3 2 4 1 1 45 22 3.52
K. Guzik SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 1.29
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Beck 58
Batters Faced: C. Beck 27, J. St. Helens 11, K. Guzik 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Beck 6-5, J. St. Helens 1-2, K. Guzik 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Beck 97-55, J. St. Helens 45-22, K. Guzik 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. St. Helens 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Hertzberg L (0-1) 2.2 6 5 5 2 2 1 62 33 16.88
C. Cowan 3.1 3 2 2 2 1 0 46 28 2.45
B. Bonin 3.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 41 25 1.08
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hertzberg 22
Batters Faced: J. Hertzberg 15, C. Cowan 15, B. Bonin 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hertzberg 2-3, C. Cowan 5-4, B. Bonin 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hertzberg 62-33, C. Cowan 46-28, B. Bonin 41-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Cowan 2-0 , B. Bonin 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brock Bowers
Ballpark: Trustmark Park
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 7463
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