South Defeats North 5-1 In Southern League All-Star Game Tuesday

Lookouts Open Second Half Thursday At Home Against Jackson Generals

  • Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Travis Harrison's base knock was the only hit for a Lookouts' player.
Travis Harrison's base knock was the only hit for a Lookouts' player.
photo by Tim Evearitt

PEARL, Mississippi -- The crowd Tuesday at Trustmark Park was mostly quiet early on during the Southern League All-Star Game. 

That is until, MLB.com's No.6 overall prospect Dansby Swanson took his first turn at-bat in the bottom of the first inning. Then the majority of the 4,172 fans in attendance stood and roared with excitement. The Mississippi Braves shortstop received the largest ovation of any player.

Then things got even better for the South Division, which beat the North, 5-1.

The squad scored all its runs in that frame, capped by No. 10 Reds prospect Phil Ervin's pinch-hit grand slam. The Blue Wahoos outfielder was named the midsummer classic's Top Star.

Montgomery's Kean Wong singled to center to score Tennessee's Victor Caratini to cut the deficit to 5-1 with two outs in the ninth.

Lookouts Travis Harrison singled and a wild pitch by reliever Mauricio Cabrera advanced the runners, but the Mississippi southpaw used a 100-mph heater to get Jake Peter to fly out to center to end the game.

Chattanooga's Daniel Palka went 0-for-4, Mitch Garver was 0-for-2 and Harrison was 1-for-2.

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