By CHRIS HOBBS
HobbsDailyReport.com
DEAL
Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal got his first work since Tuesday with an inning on Sunday in the Mississippi Braves’ 6-1 home win over Biloxi (Miss.).
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Deal, a left-handed reliever, worked the seventh inning and protected a 5-1 lead. He allowed one hit and struck out one, throwing strikes on eight of his 15 pitches to four batters.
The outing improved Deal to 1-0 this season with an ERA of 1.88 with 23 strikeouts in 24 innings pitched.
He is 21-15 after 98 pro games with an ERA of 3.04 — he was previously a rotation starter — and with 303 strikeouts in 341 innings.
The Braves (18-21) share second place with Biloxi in the Southern League’s South Division, both trailing Pensacola (Fla.) by 3 1/2 games.
Mississippi is off on Monday and then starts a six-game series on the road at Pensacola on Tuesday.
SUNDAY’S BOXSCORE: https://www.milb.com/gameday/shuckers-vs-braves/2022/05/22/674389#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=674389
CURRENT DOUBLE-A SOUTHERN LEAGUE SOUTH STANDINGS: https://www.milb.com/standings/southern/
HAYDEN DEAL’S PRO CAREER STATS: https://www.milb.com/player/hayden-deal-677421
OPENING DAY ROSTER: https://www.milb.com/mississippi/roster
MISSISSIPPI BRAVES SCHEDULE: https://www.milb.com/mississippi/schedule/2022-04