Identity Crisis On-Field Aqua Player Jerseys

When the Frontier League awarded Pearl an expansion franchise in September 2024, it came just as the city was bracing for the departure of its longtime Double-A team. What could’ve felt like a goodbye instead became a chance to ask “what if?”

We started as “On Deck 2025,” with a blank canvas and a wide-open swamp. Over 5,600 fans weighed in between September 9 and 26, casting votes to help name the team. The final three? Grits. Soul Shakers. Mud Monsters.

On September 27, the people spoke. And the swamp answered.

Now, nearly a year later, we’re celebrating that moment with “Identity Crisis Night”—a triple-identity game honoring every part of the team’s origin story. 

Here’s the twist: each of the three custom-designed jerseys will take the field, worn live in-game by different players at the same time.

All three uniforms share a bold new twist on our signature style. For this game only, aquamarine—traditionally an accent—takes center stage as the base color. Each jersey features the team name across the chest in traditional Mud Monsters teal, with black piping along the sleeves and placket. On the back, our signature “Creature Flow” font drips across the numbers in bold black.

Each version also showcases a unique front wordmark and a custom mascot logo on the left sleeve—bringing Grits, Soul Shakers, and Mud Monsters to life in three distinct styles. The right sleeve proudly displays the National Folk Festival logo, and the Mississippi state flag sits at the nape of the neck as a tribute to the place that made this all possible.

“This night is a tribute to where we started,” said Assistant General Manager David Kerr, who helped launch the ‘Name the Team’ campaign and designed the jerseys. “We asked fans to help shape this team from the ground up, and these three names—Grits, Soul Shakers, and Mud Monsters—were the heartbeat of that process. Now, seeing them come to life on the field is our way of honoring that choice and reminding everyone that this team was always built for them.”

https://www.mudmonstersbaseball.com/team/news/2025/84/mississippi-mud-monsters-to-play-as-three-teams-in-one-game/