Pratt, Spain Lead Heroics in Shuckers Doubleheader Sweep Against Lookouts

BILOXI, MS – After a 33-minute delay prior to game one of a doubleheader, the Biloxi Shuckers (64-54, 22-27) swept the Chattanooga Lookouts (62-51, 24-23) with two different comeback wins at Keesler Federal Park on Friday night. The Shuckers won game one, 7-4, after a go-ahead grand slam from Garrett Spain in the sixth inning, and won game two, 3-2, on a walk-off double from Cooper Pratt.

The Shuckers fell behind early in game one on an RBI double from Cam Collier in the first and a two-run home run in the second from Ruben Ibarra, giving the Lookouts a 3-0 lead. The Shuckers struck back in the third with an RBI double from Cooper Pratt, making it 3-1. The Shuckers then tied the game in the fifth on a two-RBI double from Luis Lara to center. The Lookouts briefly retook the lead after a solo home run from Leo Balcazar, but Garrett Spain’s second career grand slam made it 7-4. Raúl Alcantara (2-1) earned the win while Easton Sikorski (1-1) took the loss. Travis MacGregor tossed a clean seventh with a strikeout, earning his first save in the Brewers organization.

The Lookouts struck first in game two and took a 2-0 lead on an RBI single from Ethan O’Donnell in the first and a solo home run from Cade Hunter in the second. The Shuckers fought back and tied the game with an RBI infield single from Luis Lara in the fourth and an RBI single into center from Eduardo Garcia in the sixth. In the seventh, Cooper Pratt recorded his second career walk-off hit with an RBI double to left, scoring Jheremy Vargas from second for the win. Kaleb Bowman (2-1) earned the win while Thomas Farr (0-1) took the loss…

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