Biloxi Shuckers pitcher Nick Merkel

Nick Merkel Named Southern League Pitcher of the Week

BILOXI, MS - Minor League Baseball announced today that Biloxi Shuckers' reliever Nick Merkel was named the Southern League Pitcher of the Week for the week of August 12-18, 2024. It marks Merkel's first career weekly honor and the fifth time a Shuckers' pitcher has been awarded the Southern League's Pitcher of the Week award. Merkel joins Bradley Blalock (7/8) and Jacob Misiorowski (4/29, 6/24, 7/15) as the third Shuckers' pi... Full Story