Mississippi Tops Pensacola 2-0

April 9, 2016

It was a battle of top pitching prospects and this time Pensacola Blue Wahoos southpaw Amir Garrett lost out to Mississippi Braves right-hander Chris Ellis 2-0 in Pearl, MS.

Ellis, the No. 14 prospect in the Atlanta Braves system, threw six shutout innings, allowed four hits and struck out eight to lead Mississippi to a 2-0 victory over Pensacola at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Miss. The win ties the five-game series at one game apiece.

Ellis joined the Braves in November in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels where he was considered the No. 2 ranked prospect. He cruised in the game, retiring the side three times.

Meanwhile, Amir Garrett, Baseball America’s No. 3 prospect in the Cincinnati Reds organization, pitched six innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits, walking one and striking out four.

Mississippi scored its winning runs when it scored twice in the bottom of the sixth inning off Garrett.  The Braves started the sixth with three straight hits with Braves shortstop Ozzie Albies getting things going with his third hit of the game when he singled to center. Then centerfielder Matt Lipka tripled to score him. Left fielder Dustin Peterson then doubled to score Lipka and put Mississippi ahead, 2-0.

It would be all the Braves needed as three relievers came in and continued to shutdown Pensacola’s hitters.

Pensacola did have opportunities to score in the sixth and seventh innings. However, left fielder Phillip Ervin struck out stranding centerfielder Beau Amaral at third base in the sixth. Then in the seventh the Blue Wahoos loaded the bases with two outs but Amaral struck out leaving the bases full.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News