Jacksonville falls to Gwinnett in extra innings

Etzel homers and Milbrandt delivers six strong innings

Karson Milbrandt fires six innings with four strikeouts Friday night for Jacksonville. (Skylar Catherwood/Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp)

By Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

12:37 AM EDT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Despite six strong innings from Karson Milbrandt, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp fell to the Gwinnett Stripers 3-2 in 10 innings Friday night at VyStar Ballpark in front of 10,768 fans. With the game tied at one in the top of the 10th, Jim Jarvis started the inning

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Despite six strong innings from Karson Milbrandt, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp fell to the Gwinnett Stripers 3-2 in 10 innings Friday night at VyStar Ballpark in front of 10,768 fans.

With the game tied at one in the top of the 10th, Jim Jarvis started the inning at second as the zombie runner for Gwinnett (73-68, 36-32). Jarvis stole third and Lizandro Espinoza drew a walk, putting runners at first and third. A fielding error plated the go-ahead run for the Stripers. With runners at the corners following an error, Luke Williams stole second and Espinoza scored from third on the throw, giving Gwinnett a two-run advantage.

Jacksonville (70-71, 28-39) had Logan Driscoll start the bottom of the frame as the zombie runner at second. Following a groundout, Cam Cannarella drew a walk, putting runners on first and second. Matthew Etzel knocked a base hit, plating Driscoll which cut the deficit to one, 3-2. Blake Burkhalter (S, 1) got the next two outs, closing the win for Gwinnett.

The Jumbo Shrimp opened the scoring in the first inning on a solo blast from Etzel (18)

The Stripers evened the score in the fourth. Rowdy Tellez walked and advanced to third on a single from David McCabe. Jordan Groshans plated Tellez on a groundout.

Jacksonville and Gwinnett continue their series with Saturday’s 6:35 p.m. contest. LHP Patrick Monteverde (4-2, 6.19 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Jumbo Shrimp and the Stripers will counter with RHP Cedric De Grandpre (1-2, 4.09 ERA). Coverage begins at 6:20 p.m. on Bally Live, MLB.tv, MiLB.tv, ESPN 690, and espn690.com.

The final Saturday of the season begins with a Saturday Block Party at the Main Gate on Georgia St. at 4p.m. Join the Jumbo Shrimp for Fan Appreciation Day as they open the Baptist Health Centerfield Plaza at 4 p.m. for a pre-party with DJ Mas Appeal. The first 2,000 fans through the Main Gate on Georgia St. will receive a shrimp neck pillow, presented by Boeing & VyStar Credit Union. Following Saturday’s contest, stick around for post game fireworks, presented by Boeing & VyStar Credit Union. **Giveaways to be distributed starting at 4 p.m. at the Main Gate on Georgia St. ONLY.** **One giveaway per person, not per ticket.**

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.