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Ownership/Management

Ken Young

Ken Young has presided over the Biloxi Shuckers organization since its inception, overseeing their move from Huntsville at the end of the 2014 season and their eventual relocation to MGM Park in 2015.

Young has been in the recreation and facility industry for over four decades since graduating from Penn State University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Food Service and Housing Administration. Since 1985, Young has owned a number of food service companies specializing in arena and stadium business. He is currently President of Spectra by Comcast-Spectacor, a company that contracts and consults about food service and marketing in mass-seating facilities. Young’s company manages food service contracts at more than 80 venues in the United States and Canada. In addition to the Shuckers organization, Young presides over the Norfolk Tides (Orioles Triple-A), Albuquerque Isotopes (Rockies Triple-A), Bowie Baysox (Orioles Double-A), Frederick Keys (Orioles Class-A Advanced) and the Norfolk Admirals, AHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Young, who is a native of Philadelphia, now resides in Tampa and has been very active in community affairs. He has been Chairman of the licensing committee for the Outback Bowl since its beginning in 1986. He has also been on the Board of Trustees of Minor League Baseball since 1996. In 2002, Penn State University gave him the honor of Alumni Fellow.

Hunter Reed

Hunter enters his sixth season with the Shuckers in 2022 and fifth as the team’s General Manager. Prior to joining the Shuckers, he worked 12 seasons for the Appalachian League’s Greeneville Astros and ten as the Assistant General Manager. Previously, Hunter served as the Director of Marketing and Media Relations for the Astros during 2006 and worked as an operations assistant during the 2005 season. Hunter’s experience also included the classroom, serving as adjunct faculty at East Tennessee State University, teaching sports marketing and public relations courses.

Hunter received his B.S. (2001) and M.A. (2005) in Sport Management from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN. He was active in the community and served as the President of the Kiwanis Club of Greeneville and is part a member of the club here in Biloxi. He is also part of the Gulf Coast Business Council and Emerging Executive Initiative. Hunter and his wife Sabrina are both natives of east Tennessee and proud parents to their daughter, Delaney. The Reed family lives in Ocean Springs.

Trevor Matifes

Trevor begins his eighth season with the Shuckers in 2022 and fifth as Assistant General Manager. In his first three seasons with the Shuckers, Trevor served as the Director of Stadium Operations. Prior to the Shuckers, Trevor served as the Stadium Operations Assistant with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He also spent a year working for the Kansas City T-Bones of the American Association.

Trevor graduated from the University of Saint Mary with a Sport Management degree and is originally from Alton, Illinois. In his free time, he enjoys watching St. Louis Cardinals baseball and Blues hockey.

Club Info

Accounting/Administrative

Pam Hendrickson

Pam comes to Biloxi from Sarasota, FL where she worked as the VP of Accounting in the Property Management business. Pam graduated from Vincennes University in Indiana with a degree in Accounting and Business Administration. Her love of baseball started with being a Chicago White Sox fan from a young age, and her three daughters played fast pitch softball for the Sarasota Obsessed that her and her husband, Carl, coached and managed. Pam's children are grown now and she is blessed to be the grandparent of Wesley, Jade, Bella and Camden, which are now her obsession.

Sales & Marketing

Johnny Tribbett

2022 will be Johnny’s second season with the Shuckers as the Ticket Operations Coordinator. Before coming to Biloxi, Johnny worked for the Fort Myers Miracle (now known as the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels) as a game day box office seller and the Rocky Mountain Vibes as the assistant box office and merchandise manager. He also worked at the Baltimore Orioles Spring Training site as the box office supervisor and Minnesota Twins Spring Training site as the game day operations assistant .

A 2018 graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University with a B.S. in sport management, Johnny studied abroad in Auckland, New Zealand for half a year learning about the differences between how sports are/perceived in New Zealand and the US. In his free time, Johnny likes to “attempt” to play golf, travel the world and visit all different sporting events throughout the country.

His favorite teams are the Chicago Cubs, LA Lakers (more specifically whatever team Lebron James is on), and the Denver Broncos.

Chris begins his first year with the Shuckers organization as the Corporate Partnerships Coordinator.

Prior to his time on the coast, Pharis served as the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications at West Virginia University. At West Virginia, Pharis was the primary media contact for the WVU women’s soccer and wrestling teams. Additionally, he assisted in the communication and promotion efforts of the Mountaineer football program.

Pharis has also served as the Assistant Director of Media Relations at USA Baseball, where he led all communication efforts for the 12U, 15U, and 18U Baseball National Teams. He was the primary media contact for the record-breaking 18U National Team at the 2018 COPABE Pan-American Championships and the 12U National Team at the 2019 WBSC U-12 World Cup. Pharis also oversaw all publicity efforts for USA Baseball’s identification events, including the National Team Championships in Arizona and Florida and the Futures Invitational.

The Mill Creek, West Virginia, native graduated from WVU in 2016 with a Bachelors degree in sport management and minors in business administration and communication studies. He obtained his master’s degree in communication studies with an emphasis in corporate and organizational communication from West Virginia University in 2018.

Zachary Cardenez

2022 is Zachary's first season with the Shuckers. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a B.A. in Communications and a minor in Spanish in December 2021. Born and raised in Biloxi, Mississippi, Zachary has spent time in New York City working for multiple fashion houses as a design intern. His favorite sports teams are the Atlanta Braves, the New Orleans Saints, and whoever Odell Beckham Jr. is playing for. In his free time, he enjoys designing clothes, painting, watching sports, and going to concerts with his friends.

Mason Fitzpatrick

Mason joins the Shuckers for his first year as an Account Executive for the 2022 season. Mason recently graduated from Central Michigan University with a B.A. in Sports Management and a Minor in Business Administration. Originally from Fowler, Michigan, Mason enjoys watching sports and spending time outdoors in his free time. He's a fan of the Michigan Wolverines, Detroit Tigers and Detroit Lions.

Macon McCarter

Macon joins the Shuckers staff in 2022 as an Account Executive after working as a Sales Trainee. Macon graduated from the University of West Florida in May 2022 with a B.A. in Sport Management and a minor in finance.

Originally from Dallas, he enjoys watching sports, the outdoors, and trying new foods. He's a fan of the 2019 Division II champion West Florida Argonauts, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, and Texas Rangers.

Makenzie Crampton
Dani Polen

Community

David Blackwell

David joined the Shuckers in the fall of 2022. He has previously worked for several non-profits along with being involved with the Great New Orleans Sports Foundation. Born in Mobile and raised in New Orleans, David has spent most of his life on the Gulf Coast, playing baseball at Mississippi College before moving into a student assistant role.

A published songwriter and festival performer, David is a fan of good country music, strong coffee, spending time with family and friends and trips to the Smoky and Appalachian Mountains. He is a fan of ALL University of Alabama athletics, the Chicago Cubs, motor sports, but especially enjoys college baseball and basketball.

Production/Communications

Daniel Clapper

Daniel starts this year with the Shuckers as the Ballpark Entertainment Manager. He has previous experience at the Double-A level in baseball at the Altoona Curve, where he worked in production for six seasons. He also worked with television stations in Pennsylvania producing live sports, like football and basketball.

Daniel graduated from Full Sail University in 2017 with a Bachelors of Science in the field of Graphic Design. He attributes his choice in career path, and education to the Altoona Curve for giving him his start in sports in 2014.

Garrett Greene

Garrett begins his fourth season as ‘The Voice of the Shuckers’ after joining Biloxi in 2018. He has previous experience in the Brewers system, working as the Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the Advanced-Rookie Helena Brewers of the Pioneer League in 2017. His first experience with professional baseball came with the St. Paul Saints of the American Association.

Garrett graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2013 with a Bachelor of Journalism. He began calling games for the University of Texas softball team as a sophomore and transitioned to calling high school and D-III baseball. Following graduation he stayed in the Austin area, working for 104.9 The Horn as a host, producer and audio engineer while calling Texas high school football, baseball and basketball.

In his free time, he enjoys hiking, playing golf and disc golf and watching sports. His favorite sports teams are the Texas Longhorns, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks and, across the pond, Manchester United.

Retail

2022 will be Veronica's first season with the Shuckers. Prior to coming to the Shuckers she interned at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium (Spring Training site for the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals) and Coca-Cola park (home of the Triple-A affiliate for the Philadelphia Phillies) as part of their merchandise team. She then moved on to become the Team Store Manager for the Kansas City Mavericks, the ECHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames.

Veronica Graduated from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania with a B.S in Sport Management and minor in Business Management in 2019 and an M.S. in Sport Management in 2021. In her free time she enjoys reading, cooking, and watching Whelen Modified races. Her favorite sports teams to follow are the New York Mets, Washington Capitals, Cincinnati Bengals, Boston Celtics, and the Philadelphia Union.

Stadium Operations

Vandy Mitchell

Food & Beverage

Edwin Medina Miranda

Chef Edwin Medina Miranda begins his first full season with the Shuckers and second overall in 2022. He was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and started in the restaurant industry at 17 as a dishwasher. He worked his way up the ranks until he was promoted to Sous Chef. He ultimately moved to Florida and started in the hotel industry while in the meantime studying to complete a culinary degree.

Chef Edwin graduated with honors from the Orlando Culinary Academy and worked with Master Chef Russell Scott at Ilseworth Country Club. He was a Junior Sous Chef for celebrity chef Todd English at his fine dining restaurant, Blue Zoo, at the Swan and Dolphin Hotel in Disney World Orlando. Chef Edwin has also worked various food and wine events with celebrity chef Michael Mina from Miami.

He became the Executive chef for Spectra in 2021 and has worked throughout his career in fine dining restaurants, banquet kitchens, private functions and helped with Catered events. He is the proud father of two wonderful kids, one boy and one girl.

Team Ambassador

Barry Lyons

The Biloxi Shuckers announced in January of 2017 that Biloxi native Barry Lyons, former Major League Baseball Player for the Dodgers, Angels, White Sox and member of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets was joining the organization as the team ambassador. Lyons makes appearances on behalf of the organization and serve as a team representative in the community and throughout baseball.

Lyons was born and raised in Biloxi, MS - a 1978 graduate of Biloxi High School and a 1984 graduate of Delta State University. Lyons was drafted by the Mets in 1982 and enjoyed a fourteen-year professional baseball career as a catcher and first baseman. He played a total of seven seasons in Major League Baseball.

After retiring in 1996, Lyons was a manager for three years in Minor League Baseball, two of which were with the Charleston Alley Cats, a Cincinnati Reds Class-A affiliate in Charleston, WV. He later served as a television and radio broadcaster for three years with the Nashville Sounds, Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates in Nashville, TN.

Lyons moved back to Biloxi in 2002 and began an effort to bring Minor League Baseball to his beloved hometown of Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Lyons also assisted the club in the organizing of Shuckers’ Youth Baseball Camps in the summer. Over the past thirty years, he has organized, coached, and directed numerous instructional clinics, camps, teams, and leagues, as well as taught individual private hitting and catching lessons.

Mascot

Schooner the Seagull

Born on Deer Island on June 6, 2015, was a seagull named Schooner. Schooner was a bird that loved MGM Park.His first ever flying experience was an event at MGM Park. He and his family constantly flew over the ballpark during games, watching the Shuckers win in exciting fashion.

Schooner became friends with the members of the Biloxi Shuckers front office staff and expressed his concerns with the team. He said he couldn't always fly over to inspire comebacks. Following his talk with the staff, Schooner began vigorous training all over the Mississippi Gulf Coast to become the Shuckers official mascot; he never wanted to miss a home game again!

Schooner starts each and every day with a balanced breakfast of blue wahoo and biscuits before taking on the most fun job in baseball, hanging out with his favorite fans to cheer on the team and dancing with his Schooners squad!