The Pensacola Blue Wahoos lost 19-1 to the Biloxi Shuckers on Saturday night at Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, Florida, in the penultimate game of the regular season. The 18-run defeat was the biggest blowout in Pensacola Blue Wahoos history. Blue Wahoos pitchers issued 12 walks and allowed 15 hits.
Ian Lewis Jr. made his first professional pitching appearance and became the sixth different position player to pitch in a game for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He was the first Blue Wahoos position player to pitch since Jordan Gore appeared in two games in 2019. Lewis Jr. entered in the eighth inning with Biloxi leading 13-0.
Lewis Jr. records first career strikeout
Lewis Jr. pitched a scoreless, hitless eighth inning before allowing Andrew Fischer’s Minor League Baseball-leading 48th home run in the ninth. He recorded his first career strikeout by fanning Damon Keith on an eephus. Dylan O’Rae also grounded into a double play to end the eighth inning.
Emmett Olson made his Double-A debut and took the loss after allowing two runs and one hit in 3.1 innings. He walked seven batters. Braylon Payne hit two home runs for the Biloxi Shuckers, including a three-run homer off Justin Storm in the fourth inning and a solo homer against Mason Vinyard in the sixth.
Pensacola Blue Wahoos prepare for postseason
Josh Knoth earned his first Double-A win for the Biloxi Shuckers after pitching five scoreless innings and allowing four hits. Dylan Jasso hit an RBI double in the ninth inning to prevent a shutout. Cristian Hernández went 2-for-3 and hit his 29th double of the season, tying the Pensacola Blue Wahoos franchise record set by Josh VanMeter in 2017.
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos entered the game with a 79-57 record and can secure their best-ever regular-season winning percentage with a victory in Sunday’s finale. The regular-season finale is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. CT Sunday at Blue Wahoos Stadium. The Pensacola Blue Wahoos will then face the Biloxi Shuckers in a best-of-three Division Series beginning Tuesday.
The live broadcast of Sunday’s finale is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Yurview, Bally Sports Live, MLB.tv and bluewahoos.com/radio.
Source: Original report