Birmingham Barons News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Solid pitching and single runs in the second, third and fourth innings gave the Jackson Generals a 3-0 shutout win on Saturday night over the Birmingham Barons .

The bottom of the lineup stepped up big Thursday night as the Jackson Generals took game one of the series against league-leading Birmingham, 7-2.

Regions Field - home of the Birmingham Barons - will be home to Games 1 and 2 in the 2013 Southern League North Division playoffs.

But instead of beer and champagne raining in the clubhouse, the Birmingham Barons showered the stands with baseballs, hitting four home runs in their 10-0 blowout of Jacksonville before an announced crowd of 5,507 fans.

A five-run second inning set the Birmingham Barons on their way to beating the Jacksonville Suns 7-3 to win the first-half championship in the Northern Division of the Southern League before an announced crowd of 4,276.

The Birmingham Barons' bid for a first-half championship in the Northern Division of the Southern League has been stalled slightly by a rain delay.

The Tennessee Smokies fell behind early in Austin Kirk's first Double-A start of the 2013 season to the Mobile BayBears .

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The Birmingham Barons and the Huntsville Stars split a doubleheader Thursday, handing the series win to Birmingham as the Barons head home for a series against Jacksonville.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- It came down to the final out, but Taylor Thompson held off a furious Huntsville comeback and the Birmingham Barons got their fourth win in a row with a 9-8 victory against the Stars .

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Tennessee's batters got to Spencer Arroyo early and often, picking up 10 hits off the Birmingham starter and scoring in four different innings as the Smokies rolled to a 5-1 win over the Barons at Regions Field Thursday night.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A Birmingham comeback in the eighth inning came up just short Tuesday night as the Barons opened a home series against the Tennessee Smokies with a 3-2 loss.

The Birmingham Barons on Tuesday will unveil its Outfield Entertainment Area at Regions Field, which features barbecue, beer, batting and more.

Yeiper Castillo struck out seven batters in six innings in his Double-A debut, but the Tennessee Smokies failed to overcome a pair of late home runs as they fell to the Huntsville Stars, 6-2, Friday night at Smokies Park.

Birmingham kept the game close, but a two-run home run in the eighth inning by Jacksonville was too much as the Barons lost the first game of a five-game series on the road against the Suns 5-3 Thursday night.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama-- Penny the dog on the Birmingham Hide and Tallow Co. sign on 1st Ave.

JACKSON, Tennessee -- The Birmingham Barons won't have to play again until Thursday night in Jacksonville, and they have a lot to work on during those two days off.