For most teenage boys, when school lets out for summer it’s time to hit the baseball diamond. Some families spend most of their summertime on the road traveling from tournament to tournament around the country. One team traveled to Ocean…
As the Biloxi Shuckers can attest to, some losses hurt more than others. Last night, they fell to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in a ninth inning walk-off and they played another close one in the series finale earlier today. All…
Another guy that could make it to the show sooner than later is current Biloxi Shucker Corbin Burnes. Today the man with the goggles was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week and why not. Burnes didn’t allow a single…
On a Good Friday where kids everywhere were hunting for Easter eggs, the Biloxi Shuckers were still busy searching high and low for a win. Four straight losses heading into tonight’s game versus the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Shuckers end the…
After starting the season with three straight wins, the Biloxi Shuckers entered tonight’s game riding a three game losing streak that includes yesterday’s home opener which was a one-hit shutout loss to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. The flag was at…
Including tonight, four of the five highest attended Biloxi Shuckers games were on the weekend of July 4th. So what is it about this patriotic holiday that inspires baseball fans from all walks of life to get decked out in…
Under recruited leading up to his senior season at Ocean Springs, Garrett Crochet made up for lost time in 2017. Last month, the lefty ace of the Greyhounds was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 34th round of the…
The Fourth of July is always a popular time to do some traveling and the Biloxi Shuckers are no different. Even though their road trip isn’t really a vacation, maybe it would kinda feel like one with a win tonight.…
In terms of ERA, the best pitcher in all of Minor League Baseball plays for the Biloxi Shuckers. Corbin Burnes was a fourth round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2016 and that may not have been high enough. If…
On the other side of the diamond, former Southern Miss closer Bradley Roney is back with the Mississippi Braves this season. After getting all the way to AAA Gwinnett in 2016, he was plagued by a shoulder injury at the…
It only took Mauricio Dubon half a season to break the Biloxi Shuckers single season steals record and it didn’t take him much longer to get a promotion. Now, Dubon is just one step away from becoming the first born…
Tonight the Biloxi Shuckers play host to the Mississippi Braves. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. News 25’s Jeff Haeger joins us from MGM Park in Biloxi with a preview.
On the eve of the 2017 College World Series, there's a fine line between work and play. The distractions of trying to soak in the experience are greater than ever before and yet so is LSU's desire to win. The…
Life comes at you fast would be a good way to describe the last couple weeks for former Ocean Springs pitcher Garrett Crochet. Even as a senior, he mainly flew under the radar when it came to college recruiting and…
After Taylor Braley and Kirk McCarty were selected on the second day of the MLB Draft, all the focus shifted to which team would pick Southern Miss first baseman Dylan Burdeaux. As it turns out, his name was called much…
Having options is a good problem to have for outgoing high school baseball seniors, especially when one of the things on the table is a contract with a major league organization. That’s the position former Ocean Springs pitcher Garrett Crochet…
Only five times this year have the Biloxi Shuckers given up double digit runs in a game, the most recent of those came last night in a 13-1 loss to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. That ties their season high for…
It’s only fitting that a record-setting season for Southern Miss baseball is culminating with a busy second day of the MLB First Year Player Draft that saw two Golden Eagles off the board today. First up was second-team All American…
A quick turn of the page for Mississippi State’s Brent Rooker who was taken on the first day of the MLB First Year Player Draft. He went to the Minnesota Twins at 35 overall, after posting the best numbers for…
One of the biggest individual accolades a high school athlete can receive is Mississippi’s Gatorade Player of the Year. For baseball, this year’s recipient hails from right here on the Gulf Coast. Yesterday, the award went to former Biloxi Indian…
The Biloxi Shuckers postponed the first Shuckers Kids Clinic at MGM Park due to the possibility of rain. The clinic scheduled for this morning has been postponed until tomorrow. If you have a conflict with Thursday’s date, those registered can…
The Biloxi Shuckers are hosting the first Shuckers Kids Clinic Wednesday and Thursday morning at MGM Park. The kids clinic aims to help youth baseball players along the Mississippi Gulf Coast improve their baseball skills while receiving hands on instruction…
In terms of former high school baseball players hailing from the Gulf Coast, Michael Gilbert is about as local as it gets. The Harrison Central alum went on to play at Mississippi Gulf Coast before spending the rest of his…
The Conference USA Tournament is back for day three and the number of teams remaining is starting to dwindle. By the time Southern Miss takes the diamond at MGM Park, there will only be five schools remaining. News 25’s Jeff…