Atlanta Braves Minor League Weekend Wrap, Memorial Day

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Thursday

The series between two of the best pitching teams in the Southern League lived up to the hype on Thursday as Pensacola defeated Mississippi on Thursday 2-0. Kolby Allard was outdueled, but he hrew well, going 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks, striking out 5.

Joey Meneses had two singles. Travis Demeritte had a double.

Friday

Two excellent starters at the beginning of the game gave way to the bullpens, and the Mississippi squad fell to Pensacola 6-5. Matt Withrow got the start, going 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 his and a walk, striking out 4.

Keith Curcio had four singles. Ronald Acuna had a double, two singles, and stole a base. Travis Demeritte had a triple and a single. Levi Hyams had a pair of singles.

Saturday

Pensacola put up an excellent attack plan with Max Fried, but he also showed good resolve pitching through that approach, as Mississippi lost 4-2. Fried went 5 2/3 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks, striking out 6.

Kade Scivicque had a solo home run and was hit by a pitch. Jared James had a triple and a walk. Keith Curcio had a triple. Ronald Acuna had a double.

Sunday

Mississippi scored 3 in the bottom of the 7th inning to take away a 3-2 victory over Pensacola on Sunday. Michael Mader made the start, going 4 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and 4 walks, striking out 4. Jesse Biddle provided 3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing 1 hit and striking out 2.

Ronald Acuna had two singles. Jared James had a single and a walk. Reed Harper had two walks.

Leaders

BA: Ronald Acuna .375
OBP: Ronald Acuna .439
HR: Carlos Franco 11
SB: Connor Lien 11
W: Mike Soroka 5
SV: Akeel Morris 4
SO: Max Fried and Mike Soroka 51
ERA: Kolby Allard 1.83

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