Shuckers hosting playoff baseball armed with one of baseball’s top prospects
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- Biloxi Shuckers host playoff game Thursday against Montgomery Biscuits.
- Top Brewers prospect Jesus Made makes playoff debut at Keesler Federal Park.
- Shuckers seek first Southern League title since 2001 despite early series deficit.
Playoff baseball is coming to the Mississippi Coast.
The Biloxi Shuckers will be armed with one of Major League Baseball’s top prospects when they host the Montgomery Biscuits in Game 2 of the Southern League division series Thursday.
The Shuckers are facing elimination after dropping the first game of the best-of-three series in Montgomery Tuesday, 7-2, but it will be the first time the No. 5-ranked prospect shortstop Jesus Made plays in at Keesler Federal Park.
Made is the Milwaukee Brewers’ top prospect and the first top-five prospect to play for the Shuckers since Jackson Chourio in 2023. He was the youngest player ever to debut with the Shuckers at 18 years and 124 days old when he joined the team ahead of the final regular season series at Birmingham.
While Made makes history, the Shuckers are hoping to do the same. The Biloxi franchise has yet to win a Southern League title since arriving in 2015. It won a South Division pennant in its debut season and earned two more in 2018 and 2019.
But the last time the franchise won the Southern League was in 2001 as the Huntsville Stars. This is the second year in a row the Shuckers have faced the Biscuits in the divisional round. This time they’ll have the help of Made, as well as former Mississippi State pitchers K.C. Hunt and Tyson Hardin.
Thursday’s game has a first pitch set for 6:35 p.m. and tickets can be purchased at biloxishuckers.com. The if-necessary Game 3 would also be played in Biloxi Friday at 6:35 p.m.
