Shrimp Central: Jumbo Shrimp vs. Barons August 21, 2019

Daniel Castano starts in Birmingham

Roger Hoover
Shrimp & Grits
2 min readAug 21, 2019

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The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp will continue their five-game series with the Birmingham Barons at Regions Field at 8:05 p.m. eastern.

Last night the Barons rallied to defeat the Jumbo Shrimp 9–3.

Below is the radio recap with highlights from the Jumbo Shrimp Network, presented by Community First.

The Jumbo Shrimp have had guests from Miami watch the club in Birmingham the past two days in Marlins CEO Derek Jeter and President of Baseball Operations Michael Hill. Here are my interviews with them from the past two days:

The Jumbo Shrimp and Barons will continue their series with the fourth game of the five-game set at Regions Field on Wednesday night at 8:05 p.m. eastern. Left-handed pitcher Daniel Castano (6–1, 2.97 ERA) will start for Jacksonville against Birmingham right-handed pitcher Blake Battenfield (5–5, 4.24 ERA).

Here are today’s official Jumbo Shrimp game notes, compiled by Scott Kornberg.

Fans can listen to the game live on the Jumbo Shrimp Network, presented by Community First Credit Union, with Roger Hoover providing play-by-play. Hoover will will also host the pregame show “Shrimp on Deck” beginning at 7:50 p.m. eastern. The game can be heard locally on Sunny 102.3 FM, on the TuneIn Radio app, as well as online by clicking the link below:

ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp offer affordable family fun at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. Their inaugural season garnered the Southern League’s Don Mincher Organization of the Year, Promotional Trophy, and Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year, won by General Manager Harold Craw. To experience the excitement with the terrific value of ticket and group options, call the Jumbo Shrimp at (904) 358–2846 or visit www.jaxshrimp.com.

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Roger Hoover
Shrimp & Grits

Sports Broadcaster: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Alabama Basketball, SEC Network+.