Mississippi Braves center fielder Mycal Jones rounds third after a solo home run to give the South a 1-0 lead early in the game Tuesday night in the Southern League All-Star game at AT&T Field.Montgomery outfielder Taylor Motter went 3-for-3 and had a sixth-inning home run to propel the South Division to a 6-4 victory Tuesday night in the Southern League All-Star Game at AT&T Field.
Motter, who earned the MVP honor, hit .319 with 32 RBIs during the first half with the Biscuits.
“He had two hits, and I told him that you don’t win an MVP trophy in an all-star game if you don’t go deep,” said Mobile manager Andy Green, who directed the South Division. “He said, ‘I’ll do it right here.’ He went up there with a bomb or bust mentality, and it was pretty cool to see him hit one right down the line. It was an impressive performance.”
Said Motter: “I definitely went for it, that’s for sure. It was a fastball low and in, and I was swinging on the first pitch. This was just a fun experience all around.”
It was the third consecutive win for the South Division, which survived a two-run homer by Chattanooga’s O’Koyea Dickson in the ninth inning. The North had won seven in a row before the South’s current run.