JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Thanks to four home runs, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp defeated the Durham Bulls 11-5 in seven innings Thursday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Trailing 1-0 in the top of the fourth, Jacksonville (39-32) jumped out to a lead they would never relinquish. Rece Hindsstarted the frame with a single and scored two batters later on a two-run blast from Deyvison De Los Santos (8) off Durham starter Ty Johnson (L, 2-1).
The Jumbo Shrimp increased their lead in the fifth. Gage Miller started the inning with a single and Jared Serna (8) followed with a two-run blast increasing the lead to 4-1. Two batters later, Kemp Alderman (10) crushed a solo home run, giving Jacksonville a 5-1 advantage.
The Bulls cut into the deficit in the bottom of the fifth. With one out, Logan Davidson walked and scored on a triple from Connor Hujsak, making it a three-run game.
Jacksonville packed the power in the sixth. With one out, Johnny Olmstead walked and went to second on a base hit from Ethan O’Donnell. Two batters later, Serna plated Olmstead with a base hit, pushing the lead back to four. In the ensuing at-bat, Griffin Conine (1) blasted a three-run shot, pushing the Jumbo Shrimp advantage to 9-2.
Durham responded immediately in the bottom of the sixth. Carson Williams (8) started the frame with a solo homer, cutting the deficit to six. Three batters later, Homer Bush Jr. reached on an error and scored on a two-run home run by Cooper Kinney (3).
With the Jumbo Shrimp owning a four-run advantage, they kept the foot on the gas in the seventh. With one out, De Los Santos and Olmstead drew consecutive walks. A double steal coupled with a double from O’Donnell pushed the lead to 11-5.
The game went into a rain delay in the top of the eighth and never resumed and the Jumbo Shrimp won 11-5 in seven innings.
After trading zeroes in the first two frames, Durham plated the game’s first run in the bottom of the third. With one out, Hujsak doubled and scored two batters later on a base hit from Oliver Dunn, giving the Bulls a 1-0 lead.
The Jumbo Shrimp and the Bulls continue their series in Friday’s 6:45 p.m. contest. RHP Brandon White (1-3, 10.19 ERA) starts for Jacksonville and Durham will counter with RHP Mason Englert (0-1, 4.70 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN 690AM and www.ESPN690.com.
ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins and compete in the International League. The 2025 International League and Triple-A National Champions, the Jumbo Shrimp call VyStar Ballpark home for baseball but also a wide variety of additional community focused events with a goal of providing Affordable, Family, FUN to Northeast Florida. Winners of many marketing and sales awards and recognition since the team was rebranded prior to the 2017 season, the Jumbo Shrimp continually lead the state of Florida in attendance across all minor league professional sports organizations.