Shrimp Central: Jumbo Shrimp vs. BayBears August 25, 2019
Sunday doubleheader at the Baseball Grounds
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp will continue their six-game series with the Mobile BayBears tonight at 4:35 p.m.
Last night the Jumbo Shrimp bats got going in the late innings to push Jacksonville past Mobile 3–1.
Below are video highlights from yesterday as well as the radio recap with highlights from the Jumbo Shrimp Network, presented by Community First.
After the game Scott Kornberg had a chance to catch up with our Navy Mutual MVP of the Game, Josh Roeder:
Scott Kornberg also visited postgame with Jumbo Shrimp manager Kevin Randel:
Jacksonville host Mobile in a Sunday doubleheader beginning at 4:35 p.m.. RHP Jorge Guzman (7–10, 3.50 ERA) faces off with BayBears RHP Luis Madero (4–10, 5.69 ERA). LHP McKenzie Mills (1–8, 5.45 ERA) makes the start in the finale. Coverage begins at 4:20 p.m. on MiLB.tv, Sunny 102.3 FM, TuneIn and jaxshrimp.com.
Gates open at 3:35 p.m. for Fan Appreciation Day presented by 121 Financial. On a day designed for the Jumbo Shrimp to say a sincere “Thank You” to fans, the club will host a season-ending swap meet on the concourse in which fans can bring a non-perishable food item to donate in exchange for a Jumbo Shrimp item (while supplies last). In between games of the doubleheader, the Jumbo Shrimp will hold their largest T-shirt toss of the season, throwing 1,000 shirts into the stands. The Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center Home Run for Life means a patient from local Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center will complete a trot around the bases to celebrate his Home Run for Life during the fifth inning of game one of the doubleheader. On a Baptist Health Sunday Family FUNday, families are welcome to play catch on the field before the game, plus Jumbo Shrimp players will be signing autographs. Each Sunday also features free face painting, balloon animals and popular kids show and movie characters roaming the park. Following the game, kids 12 and under can run the bases. In addition, every Sunday, 24 oz. Corona cans will be available for $5.
Get ready for today’s game with “Shrimp Show.”
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 and Scott Kornberg providing play-by-play. Hoover and Kornberg will will also host the pregame show “Shrimp on Deck” beginning at 4:20 p.m. 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.
