Link Report for Saturday 8/29 - Maryvale Matinee to Finish Season; Birthday Boy Suter on Mound

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Saturday's Daily Menu:

 

All times are Central

 

Colorado Springs: LHP Brent Suter at Albuquerque (Rockies), 7:35 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

We welcome Dan Karcher, who is the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox; follow him on Twitter @SkySoxKarch

 

MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Colorado Springs games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. The video of each game is archived online, which is a nice feature. All MiLB.TV details available at the link.

 

NOTE: Notice that on MiLB.TV's page, you can click on "Filter", then "Milwaukee Brewers", and you'll see just the Crew's organizational TV lineup.

 

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Biloxi: TBD at Mississippi (Braves), 5:45 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

We also welcome Chris Harris as the very first play-by-play voice of the Shuckers! Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be linking to his fantastic "Shuck Dynasty" blog. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast.

 

MiLB.TV - Eight of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi is among them! All the Biloxi games for the rest of the season are available via MiLB.TV.

 

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Brevard County: RHP Javier Salas at home vs. Clearwater (Phillies), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

Dave Walkovic returns as the play-by-play voice of the 'Tees; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio, as all home games and the "commuter" road games are scheduled to be broadcast in 2015.

 

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Wisconsin: RHP Josh Uhen at home vs. Beloit (Athletics), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link - WNAM

 

Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio.

 

NOTE: Forty-two (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (34) will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and remember to refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule (scroll to bottom of link) so you can coordinate your DVR activity.

 

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Helena: RHP Conor Harber at home vs. Billings (Reds), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime

 

Free Live Audio Link

 

We welcome back and again look forward to hearing second-year Voice of the H-Crew Dustin Daniel (@dustin__daniel on Twitter).

 

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Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at home vs. the Indians' tykes, 12:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league

 

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DSL Brewers: Season complete, the team finished the season at 32-40.

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Follow Saturday's action as it happens with box score / game log links:

 

Colorado Springs

 

Biloxi

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

Helena

 

Maryvale

 

MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

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Look for these just prior to the respective game times --

 

Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog

 

Brevard County Media Notes - It's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Manatees' site.

 

Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog

 

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STANDINGS:

 

AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division

 

AA - Southern League South Division

 

High-A - Florida State League North Division

 

A - Midwest League Western Division

 

Pioneer League North Division

 

Arizona League Central Division

 

Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris

 

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Sortable individual stat pages:

 

Colorado Springs

 

Biloxi

 

Brevard County

 

Wisconsin

 

Helena

 

Maryvale

 

DSL Brewers

 

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Weather.com:

 

Albuquerque, NM

 

Pearl, MS

 

Viera, FL

 

Grand Chute, WI

 

Helena, MT

 

Maryvale, AZ

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Saturday's Farmhand Birthday --

 

LHP Brent Suter, celebrating a very solid season overall, gets the start for the Sky Sox on his 26th birthday.

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For you game log followers, the 23-32 Maryvale club wraps up their season this afternoon with a noon central game.

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One of the more disappointing spring assignments for a player had to have been LHP Stephen Peterson being assigned to Brevard County for a third season, instead of getting to take part in the Biloxi winning road trip fun. It hasn't seemed to faze the ever-positive Peterson...

 

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Peterson’s drive and commitment as strong as ever

By Mike Ippolito, Your Town Crier (MA) Sports Correspondent

 

PHOTOS at article link

 

The road to the major leagues is a long one, even for the best of prospects, as any minor league baseball player will tell you. The long bus rides and long season can be a grind that some are just not cut out for, if they do not have the commitment and love of the game required to keep pursuing their dream of making their debut in a major league ballpark.

 

Stephen Peterson knows this very well, now in his fifth season of minor league baseball and his third with the Brevard County Manatees, the High Single A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The talented lefty from Wilmington has clearly proven his ability to get batters out in the Florida State League, having posted a 2.98 ERA last season and a 3.12 mark this season, along with a 17-11 career won-loss record in the minor leagues, but still, he waits for the call to move up the organizational ladder, just like so many others.

 

Also posted in full within our season-long Manatee feature article archive thread...

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Wondering why the Timber Rattlers and Snappers aren't playing two today after Friday's rainout.

 

Two non-contenders in the Midwest League, but it's unusual to see a game not made up when it could be. Did the two organizations simply agree they're thin, perhaps in pitching availability?

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Saturday's Manatees/Threshers Game Called After Five Innings

Brevard County Manatees

08/29/2015 9:13 PM ET

 

VIERA, Fla. - Saturday's game between the Brevard County Manatees and the Clearwater Threshers at Space Coast Stadium has been called after five innings due to inclement weather.

 

The two clubs do not play each other again in 2015. Since five innings were played and the game is deemed official, the game will not be resumed. All statistics are official, despite there not being a winner.

 

For more information on the Brevard County Manatees, call (321) 633-9200 or go online to ManateesBaseball.com. Also, don't forget to like the Manatees on Facebook and follow the Manatees both on Twitter and Instagram.

 

Brevard County Box Score

 

Javi Salas went all 5 innings and his recent pattern continued. Not walking guys but not commanding the ball in the strike zone. Here he gave up 10 hits and 4 runs in the 5 innings. Clint Coulter got his 30th double of the year and Michael Ratterree his 10th. Dustin Houle drove in 2 runs.

 

Brevard County Game Log

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Final: Biloxi 2, Mississippi 8

 

Arcia sets franchise record by extending hit streak to 13 games in 8-2 loss

Garrett Cooper goes 3-for-4 with first Double-A RBI on Saturday night

Biloxi Shuckers

 

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Parker Berberet slammed his second homer in three games during Saturday's 8-2 loss at Trustmark Park. (Benton Reed Photography)

 

PEARL, MS - The Biloxi Shuckers fell behind early and couldn't make up ground for a second-consecutive night against the Mississippi Braves, dropping game two of the five-game set, 8-2, at Trustmark Park. Biloxi has dropped the first two games by a combined score of 15-3, the worst two-game stretch in the young franchise's history. The loss also ties the season-series between the two teams at 10 wins apiece.

 

Orlando Arcia (1x4, R, 2B) waited until his final at-bat, but hit his league-leading 36th double in the ninth to set a new franchise record with a 13-game hitting streak. The streak passes Nathan Orf's 12-game hit streak from May 25-June 8. Garrett Cooper (3x4, RBI) brought home Arcia, four batters later with his first Double-A, run-scoring hit on a single to left and is now batting .571 (4x7) in two games as a Shucker. The ninth inning outburst only cut the Braves lead to 8-2, which was the final score

 

Drew Gagnon (1-1) made his first start as a Shucker and carried a 8.1 inning scoreless streak into the outing. The 2011 third-round draft pick walked a batter in the first, but would leave the runner stranded, before surrendering three runs in the second.

 

Barrett Kleinknecht singled to start the second for Mississippi. A strikeout to Matt Kennelly gave Gagnon an out, but a walk to Levi Hyams and a single to left by Sean Godfrey plated Kleinknecht. The throw from Nathan Orf (2x4) beat the runner home, but Kleinknecht's slide knocked the ball out of the glove of Parker Berberet, sending the ball into the first-base dugout, allowing Hyams to score as well with Godfrey moving up to third on the error. John Gant struck out for the second out of the inning, but Emerson Landoni singled and scored Godfrey to put Biloxi (31-30) in a three-run deficit. The three-run inning ended Gagnon's scoreless streak at 9.2 innings.

 

The Shuckers got a run back in the fifth on Berberet's (1x4, HR, RBI, R) second homerun of the season and second in his last three games to make it 3-1, but the Braves would get the run back on a RBI single by KD Kang in the bottom-half.

 

Gagnon, making his first start since July 25 while in Triple-A with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, needed 104 pitches to work through five innings. The California native allowed four runs - three earned - on six hits, three walks and three strikeouts.

 

Mississippi (34-27) opened the gates in the sixth against reliever Jacob Barnes, plating four runs on four hits, capped by a three-run double by Rio Ruiz to put the Shuckers in a seven-run hole. Ruiz kept one-ahead of Arcia by extending his hit streak to 14 games.

 

Yhonathan Barrios (IP, 6 pitches) and Damien Magnifico (IP, H, BB, SO) tossed the final two frames and did not allow a run to cross to the plate.

 

Biloxi will look to avoid dropping the series in game three on Sunday night. RHP Adrian Houser (3-0, 2.17) will try to stay perfect as a Shucker, while the Braves will counter with RHP Andrew Thurman (1-2, 3.68). First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 p.m., with coverage beginning at 4:45 p.m. on 1240-AM WGCM, 1580-AM WPMO and the Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network. Fans can also listen to the game using the TuneIn Radio app or by going to www.biloxishuckers.com.

 

Biloxi Box Score

 

Biloxi Game Log

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Beloit scores twice in the ninth to beat Wisconsin

By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

 

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Josh Uhen pitched six scoreless innings for the Timber Rattlers on Saturday night agains the Beloit Snappers. (Wisconsin Timber Rattlers/Ann Mollica)

 

GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers were two outs from a 1-0 win over the Beloit Snappers Saturday night at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The Snappers would rally with two runs in their final at bat to beat Wisconsin 2-1.

 

Jake Gatewood put the Timber Rattlers (47-83 overall, 24-26 second half) in front with Wisconsin's first hit of the game. The shortstop hit a leadoff homer to the bullpen in right-center in the fifth inning.

 

Starting pitcher Josh Uhen tossed six scoreless innings for the Timber Rattlers. He pitched around six hits, including three doubles, with four strikeouts. Uhen did not walk a batter in his longest outing of the season for Wisconsin.

 

The Snappers (52-78, 26-34) nearly tied the game in the top of the eighth inning against reliever Luis Ortega. James Harris started the inning with a triple. Ortega got the next batter on a shallow fly to left. Gatewood saved a run by making a leaping grab of a liner off the bat of Max Kuhn. Ortega walked Sandber Pimentel before giving way to Gian Rizzo. The inning ended with the Rattlers still up 1-0 when Rizzo got a foul pop for the third out.

 

Beloit rallied again in the ninth and this time they cashed in on the opportunity. Rizzo walked Justin Higley to start the inning. Higley stole second to get into scoring position. Tim Proudfoot dropped a one out double down the line in right to score Higley with the tying run.

 

Joe Bennie followed with a single to put runners at the corners with one out. Then, Harris dropped a safety squeeze bunt up the first base line to score Proudfoot with the go-ahead run. The hit was the third of the game for Harris.

 

Wisconsin's defense fell asleep on the play and didn't cover third or second base after the bunt. This allowed Bennie to take third and Harris to get to second base. Rizzo issued an intentional walk to load the bases and escaped more damage when Kuhn's fly ball to center was caught by Luis Aviles, who threw home to get Bennie at the plate for the third out.

 

Blake Allemand lead off the Wisconsin ninth inning with a single against Koby Guana, the third Beloit pitcher of the night. Allemand extended his hitting streak to seven games with that hit. A sacrifice bunt by Elvis Rubio moved Allemand to second base with the tying run, but Guana retired the next two batters to close out the Rattlers.

 

The Timber Rattlers have scored four or less runs in a game 94 times and are 12-28 in one run games this season.

 

The Timber Rattlers hit the road for a three-game series against the Clinton LumberKings with game one scheduled for Sunday afternoon at Ashford University Field. Kodi Medeiros (4-4, 4.48) is the scheduled starting pitcher for Wisconsin. The LumberKings have Eddie Campbell (2-2, 3.05) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 4:00pm.

 

The radio broadcast is on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 3:40pm. The broadcast is also available on Tune In Radio and IHeartRadio. If you are a subscriber to MiLB.TV, the game is also available on that platform.

 

HOME RUN:

WIS:

Jake Gatewood (3rd, 0 on in 5th inning off Heath Fillmyer, 0 out)

 

WP: Jonnie Massad (1-0)

LP: Gian Rizzo (0-3)

SAVE: Koby Guana (4)

 

Rattler Radio Postgame Post – August 29, 2015

The usual.

 

Wisconsin Boxscore

There's been too many of these heartbreaking losses this year.

 

Wisconsin Recap

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Friday's game --

 

Orlando Arcia triples in Biloxi's 7-1 loss to Mississippi

 

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Final: Albuquerque 6, Colorado Springs 5

 

Sox Rally, Fall In 6-5 Walk-Off Loss

Isotopes Overcome Sox Three-Run Eighth with Two-Run Ninth

By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox

 

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Matt Dominguez collected three hits and two runs scored while driving in one on his ninth homer of the year in Saturday night's loss. (File photo from prior game by Paat Kelly)

 

The Sky Sox suffered a tough 6-5 walk-off loss at the hands of the Albuquerque Isotopes on Saturday night before a crowd of 14,299 at Isotopes Park.

 

The Isotopes would get on the board right away against Sox starter Brent Suter with a Wilin Rosario two-out RBI double, scoring Christian Adames with the game's first run. The southpaw would allow four total runs (three earned) on eight hits while walking none and striking out six over five solid frames.

 

Colorado Springs would strike back immediately against Albuquerque lefty Rudy Owens with a run of their own in the top half of the second. Luis Sardinas would plate Pete Orr with a vindictive two-out double to knot the contest at one early. Owens would be tagged for just one more run on a Matt Dominguez fifth-inning solo blast. The Isotopes starter gave up just five hits and two walks while striking out eight over six strong two-run frames.

 

Albuquerque retook the lead on Roger Bernadina's run-scoring sac fly to center in the fourth. Tom Murphy crossed the plate on the play to give the home squad a 2-1 advantage after four innings of play before Dominguez's ninth homer of the season once again tied the contest.

 

The Isotopes tacked two late runs on Suter as the reliable lefty would be let down by a Kyle Wren fielding error that allowed Jeremy Barfield to score in the fifth before serving up a leadoff dinger to Rosario in the home sixth. Brandon Kintzler would relieve Suter after the starter failed to record an out, keeping the contest at 4-2 through six in Albuquerque.

 

Nelson Gonzalez gave the Isotopes a scoreless seventh before coming back out for the Sky Sox eighth. The right-hander would not fare so well this time around, allowing three runs on two hits and a walk with the first coming around to score on a Nevin Ashley RBI single. The catcher's 60th run driven in cut the Sox deficit to 4-3. Matt Long followed with a sac bunt to put two runners in scoring position with one out and Miguel Castro coming in to relieve Gonzalez. (2-0, 1.32). Michael Reed cashed in on the pitching change, drilling an RBI double to right to score Matt Clark and Ashley with the Sox fourth and fifth runs to give the visitors their first lead of the night. The righty would get the next two outs in order to send the ballgame to the home eighth with the Isotopes now trailing 5-4.

 

Jim Henderson worked a scoreless seventh for the Sox before turning the ball over to Preston Guilmet (2-2, 3.38) in the eighth. The right-hander kept the Isotopes off the board in the eighth to maintain the newly established 5-4 lead. Castro worked a perfect ninth for Albuquerque, giving his team a chance at a late comeback at home.

 

The Isotopes would award their reliever, who just an inning and a half prior had blown his fourth save of the season, with the comeback he would hope for. The Albuquerque offense loaded the bases against Guilmet with one out in the frame to bring third baseman Trevor Story to the plate in the critical at-bat. Story plated Angelys Nina and Tim Smalling with the tying and winning runs on a line drive single to Wren in center, sending the Isotopes home with a 6-5 walk-off win over the Sox in a difficult loss. With the win, Albuquerque improves to 59-76 as Colorado Springs falls to 57-77 on the season.

 

The Sox will look to avenge Saturday night's loss and secure a four-game series-split with a win on the Sunday finale against these same Isotopes. Coming off of a hitless, five-inning performance in his last start, Hiram Burgos (3-3, 3.25) gets the ball as he leads Colorado Springs against Albuquerque and lefty John Lannan (6-9, 5.50) with first pitch slated for 6:05 PM MDT (7:05 Central) from Isotopes Park.

 

Colorado Springs Box Score

 

It'd be a decent night without the Wisconsin and Sky Sox 9th innings...

 

Colorado Springs Game Log

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Final: Helena 9, Billings 0

 

Brewers one-hit Mustangs, win 9-0

Helena Brewers

 

The Helena Brewers (11-17) collected their first shutout of the season, topping the Billings Mustangs (14-15) 9-0 on Saturday at Kindrick Field in Helena.

 

Conor Harber made the start for Helena, his third start in professional baseball. The former Oregon Duck went three innings, giving up just one hit, a bunt single for Zach Shields in the third inning. It would be the only hit of the night for Billings.

 

The Brewers opened the game with six runs on four hits in the bottom of the first inning. Junior Arias (2-2) would not make it out of the inning for Billings, being pulled after just recording two outs. Gilbert Lara and Yerison Pena each added two-RBI doubles in the frame.

 

Steven Karkenny hit his eighth home run of the season in the second inning, a two-run liner that bounced off the top of the left field wall. He leads Helena in round-trippers, jumping one ahead of Jose Cuas.

 

Milton Gomez (3-2) and Jon Olczak combined to retire the last 14 Mustangs batters that came to the plate. Billings did not have a baserunner after the fifth.

 

Helena has now won six consecutive games at home and have won seven of their last eight games overall. They are now just three games back of the Billings Mustangs in overall record. Should the Osprey win the second half in the North Division, tiebreaker would fall to overall record between the three remaining teams.

 

Helena and Billings will face off in the second game of their four-game series Sunday at Kindrick Field. First pitch is set for 1:05 PM (2:05 Central).

 

Helena Box Score

 

Amazing to think the H-Crew have worked their way back into the edges of the playoff picture, what was it, 4-17 at one point this half? This was the first of eight straight games vs. Billings.

 

21st round NC State RHP Jon Olczak now has a 37-to-5 K-to-BB ratio in just 23.2 pro innings (1.10 WHIP).

 

Malik Collymore lifted his Brewer average to .323 with a 3-for-5 night as the designated hitter; 3B Jose Cuas was on base after all four trips to the plate...

 

Helena Game Log

 

Helena Bottom of the 1st

 

Troy Stokes reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Brantley Bell.

With Malik Collymore batting, wild pitch by Junior Joselin Arias, Troy Stokes to 2nd.

Malik Collymore singles on a ground ball to pitcher Junior Joselin Arias. Troy Stokes to 3rd.

Steven Karkenny out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Kevin Garcia. Troy Stokes scores.

Jose Cuas hit by pitch. Malik Collymore to 2nd.

With Trent Clark batting, passed ball by Mitch Trees, Malik Collymore to 3rd. Jose Cuas to 2nd.

Trent Clark walks.

Gilbert Lara doubles (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Zach Shields. Malik Collymore scores. Jose Cuas scores. Trent Clark to 3rd.

Yerison Pena doubles (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Dalton Carter. Trent Clark scores. Gilbert Lara scores.

With Charles Galiano batting, wild pitch by Junior Joselin Arias, Yerison Pena to 3rd.

Charles Galiano grounds out, shortstop Hector Vargas to first baseman Jose Duarte.

Jonathan Oquendo singles on a line drive to left fielder Dalton Carter. Yerison Pena scores.

Pitching Change: Tyler Parmenter replaces Junior Joselin Arias.

Troy Stokes grounds into a force out, shortstop Hector Vargas to second baseman Shane Mardirosian. Jonathan Oquendo out at 2nd.

 

The three Helena pitchers retired the Mustangs in order in eight of the game’s nine innings and Billings left just two runners on base for the game.

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Final: AZL Indians 6, AZL Brewers 1

 

Maryvale Box Score

 

The picked-over Maryvale club finished at 23-33, losing ten of their last 12.

 

Four of the seven Maryvale hits were doubles, but the team was 0-for-11 with RISP.

 

Maryvale Game Log

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Biloxi's Parker Berberet rips a solo shot to left as the Shuckers fall, 8-2, to Mississippi