Mississippi Braves (Mandi)

Dan got me into the Biscuits too. Check out how awesome their logo is!

August of 2010: I was moving to Mississippi to go to college.  Dan and I made it a fun road trip and after unpacking all my things and rearranging my room many times until I liked it (Dan had to loft my bed multiple times which he wasn't too happy about), we decided to see if the minor league team was in town for a game.  The Mississippi Braves are an AA affiliate team for the Atlanta Braves. One of Dan's favorite minor league teams is the Montgomery Biscuits (AA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, whose single A affiliate Hudson Valley Renegades played in Dan's home town) and it just so happened that the Braves were playing them the night we planned to go. 

Dan and I cheered for both teams but I definitely think Dan was cheering more for the Biscuits and by the middle of the game, the Braves were losing so bad, I was rooting for the Biscuits too!  The Biscuits did play much better than the Braves and won the game with a huge lead.  It was a fun date night for Dan and I though. We got really close, cheap seats and the stadium was pretty empty.  I have also been there with a bunch of friends of college and it was a nice girls night out as well.  It was a little more crowded because it was the beginning of the season and nice weather (not too hot yet), but still a fun time.  

  

Here's the breakdown for this stadium:  

Food:  5/10 - You have your basic hot dogs, nachos, ice cream, etc.  They did just put in a chick fila so people were very excited about that.  My favorite is the dip and dots though!!

Crowd:  2/10 - It was a weeknight crowd, probably under a thousand people.  The people we did come across though were very nice.

Cleanliness: 8/10 - Pretty clean, including the bathrooms, but was probably distorted with the few amount of people there.

Transportation to stadium: 10/10 - There is never any traffic going to the game. There is only one entrance into the parking lot but many roads to get to it.  

Stadium Location: 5/10 - Trustmark Park - The stadium is very easy to get to.  It is built out in the middle of nowhere like most of Mississippi.  It is next to a Bass Pro Shop, some restaurants including a Cracker Barrel (my family's favorite place to eat), and close to hotels and movie theater.  The stadium is actually located in Pearl, MS which is literally ten minutes from Jackson, where my school is.  Downtown Jackson is about ten minutes away as well, but is pretty deserted.  The capital building is located here which is pretty but looks like every other capital building in the world.  Jackson is a nice area during the day but very dangerous at night. Do NOT walk alone or really be anywhere in Jackson at night.  Pearl is a much nicer area.  Flowood is also a nicer area with a lot of shopping but literally everything but the Whataburger closes around 9pm. 

Stadium Appearance - 4/10 - For minor league stadiums, it has modern amenities such as an open concourse but overall the stadium is bland. 

Cost: 10/10 - We were able to get front row first base line seats for $5 on a promotional night but there really aren't any seats above $15 at all.  

Entertainment: 5/10 - They may have better things on the weekends but as far as a weeknight, it was just baseball, which is not what you expect at a minor league game considering the typical in between inning gimmicks.  

Overall:  5/10 - It was a nice place for a date or a girls night out if you so happen to be in Jackson, MS...which is not necessarily a good place for a date or a leisure trip. 

The only photographic evidence of this game: a picture of some Biscuits' players with the concourse in the background; shot from Dan's cell phone.