M-Braves hammer Chattanooga, 14-1
Published 10:00 am Monday, June 9, 2014
PEARL — Cedric Hunter went 3-for-5 with five RBIs and three runs scored, and the Mississippi Braves took a combined no-hitter into the seventh inning Sunday night on their way to a 14-1 rout of the Chattanooga Lookouts at Trustmark Park.
The M-Braves (37-26) had 11 hits, including two each by Seth Loman and Gustavo Nunez. Barrett Kleinknecht had a two-run single, and Hunter a three-run triple in the fourth inning as the M-Braves scored seven times to take an 8-0 lead.
Hunter also hit a solo home run in the sixth inning.
Mitch Atkins (1-0) struck out seven and walked only one batter in six innings to get the win.
Reliever Jorge Reyes lost the no-hitter when he gave up a one-out single to Daniel Mayora in the top of the seventh inning. John Cornely worked the ninth and gave up a run to end the shutout.
The win, combined with Mobile’s doubleheader sweep of Huntsville, kept the M-Braves 1 1/2 games back of the BayBears (38-24) in the Southern League’s South Division. There are six games left in the first half.
The M-Braves host Chattanooga tonight at 7 in the finale of a five-game series, then hit the road to play Tennessee in the last series of the first half.