Link Report for Fri. 4/15 -- Sounds, Stars, and Rattlers all rained out

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Well-penned by Baseball America's Matt Eddy via twitter --

 

Irony 1, Storm Chasers 0. Renamed Royals Triple-A affiliate has home opener delayed by one day due to inclement weather.

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Nashville is now scheduled for a doubleheader Sunday afternoon.

 

The rest of the Link Report will be up within the hour.

 

-- Jim

[Mass Haas]

Friday's Daily Menu:
Times Central; pitchers subject to change --

Nashville: RHP Frankie De La Cruz at Omaha (Royals), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime -- Game Postponed, see above
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Huntsville: RHP Jesus Sanchez at home vs. Carolina (Reds), 6:43 PM gametime
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Brevard County: RHP Adrian Rosario at home vs. Clearwater (Phillies), 6:05 PM gametime
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Wisconsin: LHP Del Howell at home vs. Peoria (Cubs), 6:15 PM pre-game; 6:35 gametime
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[Mass Haas]

Manny Parra is scheduled to start Saturday's Nashville game, we imagine pitchers will be pushed back in such a way that Frankie De La Cruz will now follow Parra Saturday.

[Mass Haas]

Follow Friday's action as it happens:

Huntsville (Gameday also available)
Brevard County
Wisconsin

[Mass Haas]

PCL American North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Nashville	5	3	.625	-	-	5-3	0-0	5-3	L1
	Iowa	4	4	.500	1.0	136	0-0	4-4	4-4	W1
	Memphis	3	5	.375	2.0	135	3-5	0-0	3-5	L4
	Omaha	2	6	.250	3.0	134	0-0	2-6	2-6	L4

SOU North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Huntsville	5	2	.714	-	-	2-0	3-2	5-2	W3
	Tennessee	5	2	.714	-	-	2-0	3-2	5-2	W2
	Chattanooga	4	3	.571	1.0	63	2-3	2-0	4-3	W3
	Jackson	3	4	.429	2.0	62	0-2	3-2	3-4	L2
	Carolina	1	6	.143	4.0	60	1-4	0-2	1-6	L2

FSL North
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Daytona	6	2	.750	-	-	4-1	2-1	6-2	L2
	Clearwater	5	3	.625	1.0	62	2-0	3-3	5-3	L1
	Lakeland	5	3	.625	1.0	62	2-1	3-2	5-3	W1
	Tampa	4	4	.500	2.0	61	2-3	2-1	4-4	W1
	Brevard County	3	5	.375	3.0	60	1-2	2-3	3-5	W3
	Dunedin	1	7	.125	5.0	58	1-5	0-2	1-7	L1

MID Western
	Club	W	L	PCT	GB	*ELIM #	Home	Away	L 10	Streak
	Burlington	6	2	.750	-	-	3-1	3-1	6-2	W2
	Beloit	5	3	.625	1.0	-	3-1	2-2	5-3	L1
	Quad Cities	5	3	.625	1.0	-	2-2	3-1	5-3	L1
	Cedar Rapids	4	4	.500	2.0	62	2-2	2-2	4-4	W2
	Wisconsin	4	4	.500	2.0	62	2-2	2-2	4-4	L2
	Kane County	3	5	.375	3.0	61	1-3	2-2	3-5	W1
	Peoria	3	5	.375	3.0	61	2-2	1-3	3-5	L2
	Clinton	2	6	.250	4.0	60	1-3	1-3	2-6	W1

[bthurley19]

I'll be in Omaha tomorrow for the game, so I'll try to provide some updates on Parra and others, should be a good time with it being the first game in Werner Park. Got some pretty nice seats right behind Sounds dugout, so I'll try to provide pictures as well.

[battlekow]

Tonight's game postponed

Huntsville Stars

HUNTSVILLE, AL. – Tonight’s game between the Carolina Mudcats and the Huntsville Stars has been postponed due to inclimate weather. The game will be made up tomorrow as part of a double header. First pitch is scheduled for 4:43 p.m. Gates will open at 4 p.m.

Saturday is McDonald’s Youth Sports Saturday. All children wearing their youth sports or scout uniform will receive free admission to Joe Davis Stadium. There will be a salute to the Negro Leagues for Jackie Robinson Night before the first pitch. Former Negro League players Carl Holden and Eugene Scruggs will throw out the honorary first pitches. They will be joined by other Negro League players in Skybox 2 to tell stories about their playing days and the trials and tribulations they faced. Fans are welcome and encouraged to join them and hear more about the history of America’s pastime. The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library will also be on the concourse to discuss the traveling exhibit they are currently hosting “Pride and Passion: The African American Baseball Experience.”

The Bud Light Bullpen will be open from the time gates open at 4 p.m. until the last out of the first game. Twenty-ounce drafts of Bud Light and AmberBock are only $2!

Jesus Sanchez will start for the Stars in game one. Cody Scarpetta is scheduled to take the mound for Huntsville in game two.

For more information, call (256) 882-2562 or visit huntsvillestars.com!

[battlekow]

Wisconsin game notes and lineup:

Nick Shaw 2B

Reggie Keen CF

Cody Hawn DH

Jason Rogers LF

Greg Hopkins 3B

Mike Walker 1B

Taylor Roberts C

Carlos George SS

Franklin Romero RF

Del Howell SP

[battlekow]

And now the Rattlers are rained out as well. Figues the one team left standing (so far) is the rain-plagued Manatees.

Rattlers and Chiefs postponed on Friday night

Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

GRAND CHUTE, WI – Friday’s series opening game between the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and the Peoria Chiefs at Time Warner Cable Field has been postponed. A combination of extremely strong winds and cold temperatures forced the postponement about two hours before the scheduled 6:35pm pitch.??

The teams are scheduled to play a single game on Saturday afternoon at 1:05pm. Friday’s postponement will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon. Game one on Sunday is scheduled to begin at 1:05pm. Both games on Sunday are scheduled for seven innings.??

The Miller Lite Seat Cushion giveaway that was scheduled for Friday night has also been rescheduled to Sunday. The first 1,000 fans who are 21 or older will receive a seat cushion courtesy of Miller Lite.

[Hammer]

What a bunch of crap! I called the T-Rats ticket office at 4:00 and was told that the game was still on. We drove from Omro up there to the game and found out that it was cancelled due to wind. Garbage! What a waste of gas and food!

[battlekow]

Final: Clearwater 4, @Brevard County 2

Brevard County's win streak snapped by Threshers

Frank Longobardo/Brevard County Manatees

VIERA, Fla. -- The Brevard County Manatees had their three-game winning streak snapped as the Clearwater Threshers rallied to score three runs in the eighth inning and handed the Manatees a 4-2 loss on Friday night at Space Coast Stadium.

The Manatees (3-6) got on the board first as Khris Davis drove in both Mike Brownstein and Scooter Gennett with a double in the third inning, to put Brevard County up 2-0. But those would be the only runs that the Manatees could muster, as Clearwater's (6-3) bullpen threw six innings of two-hit shutout ball.

Brevard County starting pitcher Adrian Rosario, who allowed five earned runs in four innings in his first start, bounced back in a big way as he threw five shutout innings and allowed just three hits, while striking out six.

The Manatees bullpen though couldn't close the door for Rosario. In the eighth, Manatees reliever R.J. Seidel left the game with runners on second and third with two outs, as Jonathan Pokorny came in.

Pokorny proceeded to walk the first batter he faced, to load the bases and then Clearwater third baseman Travis Mattair cleared the bases with a double to the left field wall that was a couple of feet away from being a grand slam. The Threshers took a 3-2 lead and never looked back. Clearwater would score another run in the ninth off of Mark Willinsky.

Scooter Gennett and Kentrail Davis both had two-hit nights for the 'Tees, while Khris Davis drove in the only two runs for Brevard County.

Brevard County and Clearwater will conclude their three-game series at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday night at Space Coast Stadium.

Brevard County box score

Well, hardly an ideal ending, but Rosario's start is very encouraging. He walked two and kept the ball on the ground, getting five groundouts against just one flyout. Really glad to see Kentrail Davis back in the lineup after missing yesterday's game; he also walked, so he was on in three out of four plate appearances. Josh Prince was 0-4 but managed to steal two bases; Gennett was caught stealing and also committed two errors, somewhat mitigating his two-hit performance. Hunter Morris doubled once in four trips.

Brevard County play-by-play
This is one way to keep a leadoff walk from scoring--take matters into your own hands:

Clearwater Top of the 1st

• Jiwan James walks.
• With Brian Gump batting, Adrian Rosario picks off Jiwan James at 1st on throw to Hunter Morris.

BC squandered a couple opportunities for more runs in the early going:

Brevard County Bottom of the 2nd

• Hunter Morris doubles (5) on a fly ball to right fielder Leandro Castro.
• Kentrail Davis walks.
• Brock Kjeldgaard strikes out swinging.
• Shawn Zarraga flies out to left fielder Brian Gump.
• Chris Dennis grounds out, third baseman Travis Mattair to first baseman Joe Savery.

Brevard County Bottom of the 3rd

• Mike Brownstein singles on a ground ball to shortstop Troy Hanzawa.
• Josh Prince grounds out, shortstop Troy Hanzawa to first baseman Joe Savery. Mike Brownstein to 2nd.
• Ryan Gennett singles on a ground ball to shortstop Troy Hanzawa. Mike Brownstein to 3rd.
• Khristopher Davis doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Brian Gump. Mike Brownstein scores. Ryan Gennett scores.
• Hunter Morris reaches on fielding error by third baseman Travis Mattair. Khristopher Davis to 3rd.
• Kentrail Davis strikes out swinging.
• Brock Kjeldgaard strikes out swinging.