First Season, First Half Recap 2026

The Joplin Jailbirds have got out on the right foot after wrapping up the first half of their #BreakoutSeason. The Jailbirds currently sit 3rd in the MINK with a 16-9 conference record and 17-9 record overall. They are 2 games back from the Clarinda Athletics who currently sit in 1st.

    16 players have taken the mound for the Jailbirds. They have collectively pitched 169 innings, kept an ERA of 5.22 (#4 MINK), struckout 158 batters (#4 MINK), averaged 8.41 strikeouts per 9 innings (#5 MINK), allowed only 98 earned runs (#2 MINK), allowed 118 runs in total (#1 MINK), walked only 108 batter (#2 MINK), and kept a WHIP of 1.48 (#1 MINK).

    17 Jailbirds have stepped up to the plate so far. They’ve stepped to the plate 673 times and hit 207 times (#T2 MINK), scored 167 times (#4 MINK), hit 46 extra base hits (#T2 MINK), hit 18 home runs (#2 MINK), Jailbirds stole 63 bases (#1 MINK), they batted a .308 average (#1 MINK), had a .431 On Base Percent (#3 MINK), and had a .462 slugging percent (#2 MINK).

    Gabe Perry has started the most games for the Jailbirds with 6 while pitching in over 31 innings. He has a 3-1 record and those 3 wins are tied for the most in the MINK. Perry has recorded 26 strikeouts (#T6 MINK). Lucas Vanlanduit has a 1.62 ERA in 16.2 innings (#2 MINK). 

Jordan Tucker has the highest batting average for the Jailbirds at .447 (#4 MINK) and Tucker has recorded 34 hits (#T2 MINK). Drew Vonder Harr has recorded the most home runs for the Jbirds at 5 (#T3 MINK) while Austin Marsh and Landin Midgett have 4 (#T4 MINK). Landin Midgett leads Joplin and the MINK in RBIs at 27. Jordan Tucker is number 1 in the MINK in stolen bases totaling 21.

Article by Austin Dye

Photo by Josh Franklin Photography