First-place Jumbo Shrimp pull off a comeback, then a sweep
Championship teams often look back at a particular game as a “season-changer,” a game that sparked the surge to a first-place finish.The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp might have played such a game in the...
View ArticleRichards rolls as Shrimp shut out Barons
Trevor Richards rebounded from his worst outing last week to one of his best this season with 6 1/3 scoreless innings to power the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to a 5-0 win over the Birmingham Barons on...
View ArticleJumbo Shrimp top Pensacola, take second-half division title
John Norwood clubbed a triple and home run to knock in three runs, and the Jacksonville Shrimp scored three runs in the eighth inning to post a 5-2 win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos on Thursday night...
View ArticleGene Frenette: Jumbo Shrimp catch fire in August, champagne for everyone
As the baseball dog days of August rolled around, nobody outside the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp locker room had this Southern League Double-A franchise ticketed for a champagne celebration.The Shrimp...
View ArticleJumbo Shrimp salute fans, fall to Wahoos
It was Fan Appreciation Night at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, a chance for the 8,046 fans – the largest Sunday night crowd of the season – to receive reduced tickets, discounted food and...
View ArticleJumbo Shrimp crowd increase highest in Double-A
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’s winning streak hasn’t just been on the diamond.The Southern League team posted the highest increase in attendance among Double-A ballclubs during the past season.A total...
View ArticleJumbo Shrimp won’t host any playoff games; semifinal series winners to share...
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp will only need to win their best-of-5 semifinal playoff series with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos to be Southern League champions for the 2017 season. That’s the good...
View ArticleJumbo Shrimp drop first game of playoff series
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp were no match for Pensacola Blue Wahoos right-hander Deck McGuire who struck out a career high 13 batters in eight scoreless innings Wednesday night in leading the Wahoos...
View ArticleBlue Wahoos top punchless Jumbo Shrimp, take 2-0 series lead
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp offense failed to show up for the second night in a row, and they are now one loss away from elimination in the Southern League South Division playoffs against the...
View ArticleBlue Wahoos top Jumbo Shrimp in 12, win playoff series
Jacksonville allowed a run in the top of the 12th inning, and the host Pensacola Blue Wahoos topped the Shrimp 5-4 to win the Southern League South Division playoff series Friday.The win completed a...
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