At tonight’s game against the Jacksonville Suns, the Shuckers had a very special guest throw out the first pitch. Marcus Dupree, former Oklahoma Sooner and a running back in the United States Football League and the NFL was on the…
Tonight, the Biloxi Shuckers play host to the Jacksonville Suns. One of the best college football players of all time will throw out the first pitch. Mississippi native and former Oklahoma Sooner star Marcus Dupree has the honor. News 25’s…
Former Major League Baseball player and member of the “Miracle Mets” team Ron Swoboda stopped in Biloxi today. Swoboda was the guest speaker at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art’s “Our Love Affair with Baseball” all-star luncheon. Best known for a…
A Gulfport native and current member of the U.S. Men’s Sitting Volleyball Team was named to the 2016 Paralympic roster. Charlie Swearingen will join the ninth ranked team in the world which most recently finished fifth at the World Para-Volley…
Kids in Jackson County kicked it into high gear for their final day at Gulf Coast Crew’s Soccer Camp. The future soccer stars learned dribbling and control of the ball on Monday. Tuesday focused on passing and shooting, along with…
Legendary women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt has passed away at the age of 64. On Sunday, Summit’s family released a statement that they were preparing for the worst as her health was declining. Summitt announced in August 2011 that she…
After addressing the crowd at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum, Darryl Strawberry made his way to MGM Park. Strawberry took the mound to throw out the first pitch at tonight’s Shuckers game before stopping to sign autographs and meet fans. Behind the…
The principles in life are more important than the game of baseball. This is one of the opening lines four-time World Series champ Darryl Strawberry used in his speech in Biloxi today. A sold-out crowd gathered for the “Our Love…
The Biloxi Shuckers announced a two year extension of the club’s player development contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. The contract extension keeps the Shuckers as the Brewers Double-A affiliate through the 2020 season. Biloxi has already seen many of the…
Let the games begin for the 25 annual state games of Mississippi. Earlier this morning Jourdyn Combs ran the lit torch in her hometown of Gulfport to honor the games. Combs was selected as athlete of the year in 1999…
Minor League Baseball today announced its list of top 25 teams in licensed merchandise sales for 2015, with the combined totals of all 160 teams setting a Minor League Baseball record with more than $65 million in retail sales. The…
Gowns, crowns and baseball: if you were at MGM Park in Biloxi, you may have seen all three. It was Little Princess Night at the Biloxi Shuckers game. It started off with a princess parade before the game. There were…
We all have to start from somewhere. A former Major League Baseball player says his start was right here on the Coast. Jim Howarth, who played for the San Francisco Giants, was today’s guest speaker for the “Our Love Affair…
The Southern League announced the roster for the South Division All-star squad today and five Biloxi Shuckers were selected. Pitchers Josh Hader and Stephen Peterson, catcher Jacob Nottingham, infielder Garrett Cooper and Outfielder Brett Phillips will head to Pearl, Mississippi…
The Jones County Junior College baseball team took home the NJCAA Division II national championship on Saturday. The final win came at the hands of a former Gulfport High School Pitcher. Bobcats freshman Ben Stiglets picked up the win over…
With the opening of 2016 NFL training camps looming, the New Orleans Saints and Saints Hall of Fame will make a special visit to Biloxi July 8-9 for a weekend of activities on the eve of the teams summer camp.…
Southern Miss has been eliminated by South Alabama in the Tallahassee Regional elimination game Sunday afternoon. The Jaguars scored six straight runs at the bottom of the sixth inning and held on to a 7-5 win. Southern Miss finished their…
Congratulations to Jones County Junior College on winning the NJCAA Division II World Series. Jones County beat Gateway College of Arizona 7-1 in the championship game Saturday night in Oklahoma.
Today marks the official one year anniversary of the Biloxi Shuckers. Although the Shuckers franchise began play last April, June 6th, 2015 was the first official home game at MGM Park. It was a long process and after 54 games…
It’s not everyday Biloxi gets a chance to celebrate a former Major League Baseball star’s birthday right here in his hometown. Guests filled the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art for the “Our Love Affair with Baseball” luncheon series. This week’s baseball…
The NCAA Baseball Tournament started today. Southern Miss crushed South Alabama today 14-2. USM will take the field again Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in Tallahassee. Mississippi State was in action today as well. State defeated SE Missouri 9 to 5…
It may be hard to believe, but the Biloxi Shuckers will celebrate their one year anniversary on Monday. Celebrating an entire year of Shuckers baseball on the Coast, a ceremony was held today at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in…
The Biloxi Shuckers are back in action at MGM Park against the other Mississippi pro baseball team, the Braves. The Shuckers will continue their eight game homestand until Saturday. Making his debut on the mound for the Milwaukee Brewers AA…
Today, Fox Sports reported that former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith’s blood alcohol level was three times over the legal limit when he was shot and killed April 9th after a car collision with his attacker. One of…