Campbell Spins Fourth Straight Quality Start; Offense Propels Mud Monsters to 11-4 Victory Over Crushers
PEARL, Miss. (June 26, 2026) - Kasten Furr and Slater Schield each picked up three RBIs behind another Tyler Campbell quality outing as the Mississippi Mud Monsters (17-26) jumped to an 11-4 victory over the Lake Erie Crushers (19-24) Friday evening.
Monster Notes
Campbell delivered another quality start, Schield and Furr each drove in three, and Mississippi answered every push from Lake Erie.
- Tyler Campbell earned the win with six innings, five hits, three runs, two walks and three strikeouts.
- Slater Schield went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and a run scored.
- Kasten Furr drove in three runs and added a sacrifice fly.
- Samil De La Rosa doubled twice, drove in a run and scored once.
- Chris Barraza struck out the side in the ninth inning.
Mississippi Strikes First
The Mud Monsters opened the scoring with a two-out rally in the second.
Unlike the previous two games in the series, it was the Mud Monsters jumping on Lake Erie early. In the bottom of the second, it was a two-out rally extending the inning to get two runs on the board.
Andrew Semo and Tevis Payne II walked to reach and Vantrel Reed followed with an infield hit to load up the bases for Schield.
The Mud Monsters shortstop followed up by smashing a groundball the other way to Lake Erie first baseman Jacob Tobias, who bobbled it, allowing Schield to dive in headfirst and reach.
Semo and Payne II both arrived home safely to put Mississippi up 2-0.
Later in the inning with Brayland Skinner batting, Fraynel Nova uncorked a wild pitch to bring home Reed.
The gift from the Crushers marked the fourth consecutive game to start this series that the Mud Monsters crossed home plate off a wild pitch. It was Schield in the opener, Furr in game two and Travis Holt in Thursday's ballgame.
Holt Goes Deep
The lead grew in the third on one swing from Travis Holt.
Mississippi kept their foot on the pedal in the bottom of the third as Holt left the yard for his third of the season, a no-doubt solo shot to make it 4-0 Mud Monsters.
Three More in the Fourth
Schield, Furr and Skinner helped push the lead to seven.
Runs continued to pour in as the bottom of the fourth rolled around as another three spot for Mississippi commenced.
Payne II's leadoff double was followed by a one-out RBI double by Schield, his third batted run of the day, to score the first run. Skinner followed with a single to put Mud Monsters on the corners for Furr, who hit a flyball deep enough to score a tagging Schield.
After Skinner stole second, he took off for third, and Lake Erie catcher Nick Chavez's throw sailed into left field to allow Skinner to score and close the inning out with a 7-0 Mississippi advantage.
Campbell Secures Quality Start
The left-hander worked through six innings for Mississippi.
After tossing five scoreless innings and only surrendering one hit, Lake Erie found success against Campbell in the top of the sixth, spotting three runs after Joe Redfield began the inning with a double and came in on a single by Jacob Tobias.
Tobias scored on an RBI double by Jarrod Watkins and Watkins came in on a base hit by James Jett.
The southpaw out of Albuquerque, New Mexico collected the final out of the inning to secure another quality outing to start his tenure with the Mud Monsters. Across the six frames, the three runs came in on five hits while he walked two and picked up three strikeouts.
Mississippi Answers Back
The Mud Monsters scored in the sixth, seventh and eighth.
As an answer, Mississippi plated another run in the home half of the sixth after Reed walked and Schield singled for his third hit of the day.
Later in the frame, Furr hit his second sacrifice fly of the day to score Reed and put Mississippi up 8-3.
Connor Langrell entered out of the bullpen in the seventh to take over for Campbell.
Leadoff man Sebastian Alexander was hit by a pitch and stole second to get into scoring position.
Following a strikeout of Joe Redfield, Pavin Parks singled to bring in Alexander as the fourth and final Lake Erie run.
Mississippi did not let up in the bottom half of the inning, immediately responding with AJ Fritz leading things off with a base hit, Samil De La Rosa getting plunked to put two on and, two batters later with two outs, Reed notching his second hit of the day, an RBI double to bring in Fritz to make it 9-4.
Barraza Slams the Door
Mississippi tacked on two more before Barraza struck out the side.
In the eighth, Furr and De La Rosa tacked on runs 10 and 11.
After Skinner was hit by an offering from Kenny Pierson, he stole second and came in on Furr's RBI single.
Furr scored on De La Rosa's second double of the game to make it 11-4 Mud Monsters.
Chris Barraza entered for the ninth to slam the door on the Crushers and did so, striking out the side to secure the game four victory for the Mud Monsters.
Full Box Score
Mississippi 11, Lake Erie 4 - June 26, 2026 at Trustmark Park
Line Score
Lake Erie Batting
Mississippi Batting
Lake Erie Pitching
Mississippi Pitching
Box Score Notes
Lake Erie extra-base hits: Redfield doubled in the sixth. Watkins doubled in the sixth.
Mississippi extra-base hits: Payne II doubled in the fourth. Schield doubled in the fourth. De La Rosa doubled in the fifth and eighth. Reed doubled in the seventh. Holt homered in the third.
RBIs: Lake Erie - Parks, Tobias, Watkins, Jett. Mississippi - Furr 3, Holt, De La Rosa, Reed, Schield 3.
Base running: Lake Erie stolen bases - Alexander and Jett. Mississippi stolen bases - Skinner 4, Furr, Reed, Schield. Skinner was caught stealing.
Pitching: Nova 91 pitches, 56 strikes. Traver 21 pitches, 9 strikes. Chabot 25 pitches, 15 strikes. Pierson 23 pitches, 13 strikes. Campbell 111 pitches, 70 strikes. Langrell 43 pitches, 22 strikes. Barraza 18 pitches, 10 strikes.
Game information: Trustmark Park - Pearl, Mississippi. Friday, June 26, 2026. First pitch: 6:33 p.m. Final out: 9:34 p.m. Time of game: 3:01. Attendance: 3,152. Weather: 89 degrees. Wind: 8 mph SW.
Up Next
The Mud Monsters continue their six-game series against the Crushers Saturday evening. It is Farmers Appreciation Night presented by Mississippi Farm Bureau. The Mud Monsters will wear farmer-themed jerseys that will be auctioned off following the game.
The first 1,000 fans will receive a Rodeo Rally Hat presented by Mississippi Farm Bureau and Kids Run the Bases will happen postgame. Mud Monsters right-hander Brian Williams (1-5, 6.99) is opposed by Lake Erie right-hander Adam Brouwer (0-0, 3.86). First pitch is scheduled for 6:01 p.m. CT, and gates open at 5:01 p.m. CT.
About the Mississippi Mud Monsters
Baseball Lives Here. It Just Got a Little Weirder.
The Mississippi Mud Monsters are a professional baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, competing in the Frontier League. Built in the mud and rooted in Mississippi, the Mud Monsters believe baseball should be unapologetically fun, a little weird, wildly welcoming, and deeply tied to the place it calls home. Real baseball. Real people. This is swamp-built, Mississippi-made baseball, where the vibes matter just as much as the final score.