Link Report for Games of Wednesday, May 25th

[Mass Haas]

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[Mass Haas]

Wednesday's Daily Menu: Nice trifecta of starters today -- Nashville's up against the Brewers on ESPN this afternoon, but check out Dana Eveland and the Stars this evening while catching up on your web browisng...

 

All times Central; pitchers subject to change --

 

Nashville: RHP Ben Hendrickson at Portland (Padres), 1:45 PM pre-game; 2:05 PM gametime

 

Audio link:

www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/

 

Huntsville: LHP Dana Eveland at Carolina (Marlins), 6:00 PM pre-game, 6:15 gametime

 

Audio link:

www.espn1450.com/

 

If that link is down for bandwidth, use:

 

specs.eyecentric.com/pres...opup.shtml

 

Brevard County: RHP Tim Dillard at Lakeland (Tigers), 6:00 PM -- no web audio for this series

 

West Virginia: Idle

[Mass Haas]

Links to follow Wednesday's action as it happens:

 

Nashville:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_poraaa_1

 

Huntsville:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_cmcaax_1

 

Brevard County:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lakafx_1

[Mass Haas]

Heading into Wednesday's activity:

 AM-NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB MEMPHIS REDBIRDS (ST.LOUIS) 24 20 .545 [b]NASHVILLE SOUNDS (MILWAUKEE) 22 24 .478 3.0[/b] OMAHA ROYALS (KANSAS CITY) 21 25 .457 4.0 IOWA CUBS (CHICAGO CUBS) 18 27 .400 6.5

 NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 33 12 .733 CAROLINA MUDCATS (FLORIDA) 28 16 .636 4.5 CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS (CINCINNATI) 21 24 .467 12.0 [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 20 25 .444 13.0[/b] TENNESSEE SMOKIES (ARIZONA) 19 26 .422 14.0

 EAST DIVISION W L PCT GB VERO BEACH DODGERS (LOS ANGELES DODGERS) 27 19 .587 DAYTONA CUBS (CHICAGO CUBS) 24 18 .571 1.0 JUPITER HAMMERHEADS (FLORIDA) 25 21 .543 2.0 PALM BEACH CARDINALS (ST.LOUIS) 21 23 .477 5.0 [b]BREVARD COUNTY MANATEES (MILWAUKEE) 17 28 .378 9.5[/b] ST. LUCIE METS (NEW YORK METS) 15 28 .349 10.5

 NORTHERN DIVISION W L PCT GB LEXINGTON LEGENDS (HOUSTON) 28 17 .622 HAGERSTOWN SUNS (NEW YORK METS) 28 17 .622 LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS (CLEVELAND) 26 19 .578 2.0 KANNAPOLIS INTIMIDATORS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 23 23 .500 5.5 DELMARVA SHOREBIRDS (BALTIMORE) 21 25 .457 7.5 HICKORY CRAWDADS (PITTSBURGH) 19 27 .413 9.5 LAKEWOOD BLUECLAWS (PHILADELPHIA) 15 31 .326 13.5 [b]WEST VIRGINIA POWER (MILWAUKEE) 14 31 .311 14.0[/b]

[PrimetimeHater]

Is it just me or has Prince heated up around this time of year in the past? I remember people whining about him in draft chats both years, and then he would start heating up right after that. Maybe I'm just imagining this, but good luck to Prince. Prince is putting up those kinds of stats in the minors that the big time major league power hitters put up in their minor league stints, so this is getting me pretty excited.

[shelmark]

Good thing winning doesn't matter in the minors, because we suck at it. And just for the record, I have never whined about Prince Fielder.

[BrokenBat]

Don't you think the players get tired of losing, though.

It must affect their psyche after a while.

[shelmark]

It was sarcasm, difficult to read I know.

[Mass Haas]

Nashville Media Notes (PDF Format):

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

[Cyanogen5]

All right, where is Weeks? He has been out for (I believe) 3 games now. Did I miss something?

[Kraft4a3]

Game notes said Weeks was attending his Brother's Graduation. He will return with the team today.

[thevaccinator27]

Nail biter in Portland

 

3-2 Beavers top of 9.

 

Bennet gave up a dong in the bottom of the 8th. Rivera just misses 2 homers, second goes for a double driving in Hart in top 9.

 

1st and 3rd, no outs....

 

Edit: Nelson pinch hit 3 run bomb! Sounds lead 5-3.

[Cyanogen5]

Thanks Kraft, I didn't read the game notes (my bad), but I did hear it later during the game...I was relieved to say the least!

[1e Corbeau]

Enrique Cruz just hit one off the scoreboard, now 2-2 w/ 1B, HR in the game.

 

That's his 3rd in the series. The announcer mentioned that he hit two out to the same spot in BP. Good to see the power and average from Enrique.

 

(Hard to ignore that 14th error of the season..)

[Mass Haas]

Final: Carolina (Marlins) 4, Huntsville 3

Aarghhh! Bases loaded, one out in the 9th -- Tony Gwynn strikes out in the key at-bat; Vinny Rottino grounds out...

 

Huntsville Box Score:

Enrique Cruz HR? Big deal. He gets picked off second to squelch a rally in the second inning, and another error by Cruz (# 14) leads to another unearned run in this one-run loss...

 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG CAROLINA AB R H BI AVG C.Crabbe 2B 3 0 0 0 .221 J.Shanks CF 4 1 1 0 .291 A.Gwynn CF 5 0 1 1 .302 R.Andino SS 4 0 0 0 .299 V.Rottino 1B 4 0 2 0 .296 J.Hermida RF 4 0 2 2 .314 T.Zuniga 3B 4 0 0 0 .248 J.Hill CAT 4 0 0 0 .292 J.Vandn Berg CAT 2 1 0 0 .257 M.Tucker 1B 4 1 2 0 .319 E.Cruz SS 4 1 2 1 .296 J.Muniz LF 3 0 0 0 .256 B.Vn Idrstne RF 3 0 1 1 .288 C.Bass 3B 3 1 1 1 .235 T.Ezi PR 0 0 0 0 .233 K.Cave PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Bibbs LF 3 0 0 0 .296 E.Reed PH 1 0 1 0 .284 D.Eveland PIT 3 1 1 0 .056 J.Fuell PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Bradley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Rundgren 2B 2 0 1 0 .260 B.Gemoll PH 0 0 0 0 .198 L.Lockwood PIT 1 0 1 0 .333 T.Rogers PH 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Baker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Moore 3B 2 1 0 0 .462 TOTALS 31 3 7 3 TOTALS 33 4 9 3 HUNTSVILLE 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0- 3 7 1 CAROLINA 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 X- 4 9 1 E--E.Cruz, R.Andino. DP--HUNTSVILLE 0, CAROLINA 1. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 9, CAROLINA 8. 2B--V.Rottino (8), D.Eveland (1), M.Tucker 2 (5), C.Bass (8). HR--E.Cruz (5). SB--E.Reed (13). SH--C.Crabbe, K.Bibbs. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE D.Eveland (L,3-4) 6.2 8 4 3 2 6 0 3.61 D.Bradley 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.69 CAROLINA L.Lockwood 4.0 4 2 2 2 4 1 2.59 R.Baker 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 3.31 K.Cave (W,1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.32 J.Fuell (S,3) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.26 WP--D.Eveland. SO--A.Gwynn 2, V.Rottino, T.Zuniga, J.Vandn Berg, E.Cruz, K.Bibbs, D.Eveland, J.Shanks, R.Andino 2, J.Hill 2, M.Tucker 2, J.Muniz, C.Bass. BB--C.Crabbe, V.Rottino, J.Vandn Berg 2, B.Vn Idrstne, B.Gemoll, J.Muniz, R.Rundgren 2. T--2:45. A--1688

Huntsville Game Log:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_cmcaax_1

[Mass Haas]

Final: Nashville 5, Portland (Padres) 3

Much needed victory!

 

Nashville Site Game Summary:

 

PORTLAND ? Pinch-hitter Brad Nelson ended Nashville?s five-game losing streak in dramatic fashion, belting a one-out, three-run homer off PCL saves leader Brad Baker in the top of the ninth inning on Wednesday afternoon at PGE Park to erase a 3-2 deficit and propel the Sounds to a 5-3 victory in the third game of a four-game series.

 

The longball, Nelson?s fourth of the season, capped a four-run Nashville ninth and was the first pinch-hit blast by a Sounds player this season.

 

The victory was the Sounds? tenth last at-bat win of the year as well as the club?s seventh come-from-behind victory in a game in which Nashville trailed in the seventh inning or beyond.

 

After Corey Hart opened the ninth with a single, recently-added Sounds catcher Mike Rivera recorded his first Nashville RBI in dramatic fashion, drilling a run-scoring double off the wall in left to make it a 3-2 game. Ryan Knox followed with a bunt single to put runners on the corners with none out. After Steve Scarborough struck out, Nelson delivered his game-winning shot while batting for pitcher Jeff Bennett.

 

Audio Link to Nellie's Game-Winner:

 

www.nashvillesounds.com/a...205-25.mp3

 

Nashville jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on Kevin Orie?s RBI single, which scored Trent Durrington. The Aussie infielder had singled and moved to second when Prince Fielder was hit by a pitch.

 

Durrington continued his recent hot hitting by pacing the Nashville offense with a 2-for-4 effort. In addition, he stole his team-leading 14th base of the year.

 

Portland tied it in the fifth during an inning that included four singles against Sounds right-hander Ben Hendrickson, none of which left the infield. Former Sound Adam Hyzdu tied the contest when he came home on J.J. Furmaniak?s two-out RBI single to third.

 

Beavers first baseman Jon Knott propelled the home team to a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth with a leadoff home run to left off Hendrickson, his team-leading eighth roundtripper of the year.

 

Ben Johnson tacked on an insurance run for Portland in the bottom of the eighth with a one-out solo homer off Bennett. It was the outfielder?s fifth blast of the season.

 

Fielder saw his seven-game hitting streak snapped following an 0-for-3 afternoon for the Sounds.

 

Bennett (1-0) earned his first win of the year after allowing one run in his two frames of work. Baker (1-3) took the loss after permitting the four-run outburst in the ninth. Chad Paronto tossed a perfect bottom of the ninth, including two strikeouts, to notch his third save of the year for Nashville.

 

Both starting pitchers performed well but took no-decisions following the late Nashville comeback. Portland?s Clay Hensley missed a chance at his first victory as a result of Baker?s blown save. His solid outing included one run allowed on five hits with seven strikeouts over seven innings. Hendrickson took a no-decision for Nashville following a strong performance, allowing two runs on six hits over six innings.

 

The Sounds will shoot for a series split when the teams wrap up the four-game set at 9:05 p.m. on Thursday evening. Left-hander Jeff Housman (2-3, 4.17) takes the hill for Nashville to face Portland right-hander Mike Bumstead (0-1, 3.95).

 

Nashville Box Score:

Ben Hendrickson putting up nice PCL numbers -- not the gaudy IL numbers from 2004, but OK...

 YTD YTD NASHVILLE AB R H BI AVG PORTLAND AB R H BI AVG D.Krynzel CF 5 0 1 0 .259 K.Robinson CF 4 0 2 0 .287 T.Durrington 2B 4 1 2 0 .292 J.Furmaniak SS 4 0 1 1 .252 P.Fielder 1B 3 0 0 0 .250 B.Johnson RF 3 1 1 1 .241 K.Orie 3B 4 0 1 1 .313 J.Knott 1B 4 1 1 1 .259 C.Hart RF 4 1 1 0 .224 B.Scales 3B 3 0 0 0 .349 M.Rivera CAT 4 1 1 1 .250 J.Barfield 2B 4 0 1 0 .230 R.Knox LF 4 1 2 0 .234 A.Hyzdu LF 4 1 1 0 .137 S.Scarboroug SS 4 0 1 0 .244 B.Risinger CAT 3 0 0 0 .217 B.Hendrkson PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Hensley PIT 1 0 0 0 .333 C.Barnwell PH 1 0 0 0 .240 J.Gerber PH 1 0 0 0 .109 J.Bennett PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Kershner PIT 0 0 0 0 1.000 B.Nelson PH 1 1 1 3 .256 B.Baker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Paronto PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 .100 TOTALS 35 5 10 5 TOTALS 32 3 7 3 NASHVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4- 5 10 0 PORTLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0- 3 7 1 E--J.Kershner. DP--NASHVILLE 0, PORTLAND 1. LOB--NASHVILLE 6, PORTLAND 6. 2B--M.Rivera (1). HR--B.Nelson (4), B.Johnson (5), J.Knott (8). SB--T.Durrington (14), R.Knox (3), B.Scales (5). CS--K.Robinson. HBP--P.Fielder, B.Risinger. SH--B.Hendrkson, C.Hensley. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA NASHVILLE B.Hendrkson 6.0 6 2 2 1 2 1 4.35 J.Bennett (W,1-0) 2.0 1 1 1 1 4 1 4.43 C.Paronto (S,3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.96 PORTLAND C.Hensley 7.0 5 1 1 0 7 0 2.18 J.Kershner 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.08 B.Baker (L,1-3) 1.0 4 4 4 0 2 1 6.86 HB--B.Hendrkson, C.Hensley. SO--D.Krynzel 2, T.Durrington 2, P.Fielder, C.Hart 2, R.Knox, S.Scarboroug, K.Robinson, B.Johnson 2, J.Knott, J.Barfield, A.Hyzdu, B.Risinger 2. BB--T.Durrington, B.Johnson, B.Scales. T--2:31. A--3266

Nashville Game Log:

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_poraaa_1

[Mass Haas]

In progress, Brevard County 6, Lakeland (Tigers) 6, after nine innings

Drew Anderson's third hit of the game was a one-out solo blast in the top of the ninth to tie things up -- audio, we need audio!!!

[Mass Haas]

Final: Lakeland (Tigers) 10, Brevard County 9, ten innings

See Manatees jump out to big lead. See Manatees blow that lead and fall behind. See Manatees hit dramatic 9th inning HR to tie. See Manatees grab three-run lead in the 10th. See Manatees blow a three-run lead in the bottom of the 10th for the worst loss by any Brewer affiliate this season. See Brewerfan readers shake heads in disgust.

 

Brevard County Box Score:

Steve Moss seems to either get three hits or grab the collar -- collar tonight; what else can you say, just a hideous "learn how to lose" box score...

 YTD YTD BREVARD COUNTY AB R H BI AVG LAKELAND AB R H BI AVG D.Anderson LF 6 2 3 1 .295 J.Francia 2B 5 2 2 2 .341 S.Sollmann 2B 3 1 1 1 .231 V.Blue CF 5 1 1 0 .308 S.Moss CF 5 0 0 0 .291 B.Clevlen RF 6 0 1 2 .293 J.Eure DH 5 1 1 0 .235 K.Hunt 1B 3 1 3 2 .222 L.Palmisano CAT 4 2 2 0 .268 J.Knoedler DH 5 0 1 1 .267 W.Campana 3B 3 1 2 1 .288 K.Kirkland 3B 4 1 0 0 .279 O.Chavez SS 4 1 1 1 .253 S.Tousa SS 5 3 3 0 .327 C.De La Cruz 1B 5 0 1 1 .196 D.Sanchez CAT 4 0 1 1 .244 R.Deevers RF 5 1 0 1 .179 E.Rodland PR 0 0 0 0 .367 T.Dillard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Cleveland CAT 1 0 0 0 .278 J.Lewis PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.McKinney LF 4 2 2 1 .218 L.Stockman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Delacruz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Evert PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Zell PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Rodriguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Baldwin PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Homer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.McDowell PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 40 9 11 6 TOTALS 42 10 14 9 BREVARD COUNTY 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 3- 9 11 1 LAKELAND 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 4-10 14 4 E--W.Campana, J.Francia, V.Blue, K.Hunt, K.Kirkland. DP--BREVARD COUNTY 1, LAKELAND 1. LOB--BREVARD COUNTY 7, LAKELAND 10. 2B--J.Eure (12), L.Palmisano (4), K.Hunt (8), J.Knoedler (3), S.Tousa (3), D.Sanchez (7). HR--D.Anderson (2). SB--R.Deevers (3). CS--V.Blue. HBP--K.Hunt, K.Kirkland, G.McKinney. SH--S.Sollmann. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BREVARD COUNTY T.Dillard 6.1 6 3 2 1 5 0 3.34 J.Lewis 0.2 2 2 0 0 1 0 3.52 L.Stockman 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.82 B.Evert (L,0-2) 1.1 4 4 4 2 0 0 6.14 LAKELAND E.Delacruz 4.2 5 5 5 3 6 0 3.82 D.Zell 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 J.Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.76 A.Baldwin 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.77 C.Homer 1.2 3 4 3 2 0 1 3.63 K.McDowell (W,1-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.57 HB--T.Dillard 2, B.Evert. WP--E.Delacruz 2. SO--S.Moss 3, C.De La Cruz 2, R.Deevers 3, V.Blue, B.Clevlen 3, K.Kirkland, D.Sanchez, G.McKinney. BB--S.Sollmann, L.Palmisano, W.Campana 2, O.Chavez, J.Francia, V.Blue, K.Hunt. T--3:16. A--978

Brevard County Game Log:

Despite Brad Nelson's heroics for Nashville, another down night for the system...

 

www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lakafx_1

[Mass Haas]

Huntsville Site Game Summary:

 

Jeremy Hermida singled home the tying and winning runs in the seventh inning and Jerrod Fuell worked out of a bases loaded jam in the ninth to preserve Carolina?s 4-3 win over Huntsville Wednesday night in the third game of a four-game set at Five County Stadium. The Mudcats have won the last two nights to improve to 29-16 overall and 6-1 at home against the Stars, who dropped to 20-26 overall and 5-10 in one run games. The Stars have lost 11 out of 13 road games to divisional opponents and are 9-17 overall away from home.

 

Ben Van Iderstine led off the ninth inning for Huntsville against Jerrod Fuell, who took over for winner Kevin Cave to start the inning, and reached second base when shortstop Robert Andino could not cleanly field his ground ball. Travis Ezi came on to pinch-run and moved to third base when Kennard Bibbs dropped down the Stars second sacrifice bunt of the night. Pinch-hitter Brandon Gemoll and Callix Crabbe walked to load the bases before Tony Gwynn, Jr. struck out swinging and Vinny Rottino grounded out to end the game. Fuell earned his third save in his league-high 22nd appearance and Cave celebrated his 25th birthday by retiring all six hitters he faced.

 

The Stars led 3-2 in the seventh before Carolina tallied to take the lead for good. Rex Rundgren led off with a walk and was forced at second on a ground ball off the bat of Frank Moore, who had entered the game in the top of the inning as part of a double-switch. James Shanks singled and moved Moore to second before Andino struck out for the second out of the inning. Stars? starter Dana Eveland uncorked a wild pitch that advanced the runners before Hermida sent a ground ball past a diving Crabbe into right field for a base hit that scored both runners to make it 4-3 Mudcats. Eveland was taken out and replaced by David Bradley, who struck Jason Hill to end the inning.

 

Michael Tucker led off the home second with a double and scored one out later on a two-base hit by Chris Bass, who knocked in his third run of the series. Enrique Cruz booted a ground ball off the bat of Andino with two outs and the bases loaded that allowed Bass to score to put Carolina on top, 2-1. Rex Rundgren, who had singled, rounded third base and slipped and was thrown out by Cruz on the same play for the final out of the frame.

 

Cruz?s one-out home run in the fourth, off the scoreboard in left-center field, tied the game at two. It was his fifth of the season and third of the series and third allowed by Mudcats starter Luke Lockwood, who was making his third start since joining the rotation after Logan Kensing was called up to join the Florida Marlins. The Stars moved ahead 3-2 in the fifth when Eveland doubled for his first hit of the season, moved to third on a Crabbe sacrifice and scored on a base hit by Gwynn, who picked up his first hit of the series. Eveland, who joined Manny Parra as the only Stars pitchers to score a run this season, allowed four runs, three earned, on eight hits and a pair of walks. The southpaw struck out six and suffered the loss to fall to 3-4.

 

The series concludes Thursday night with right-hander Dennis Sarfate getting the starting assignment against Mudcats? Yorman Bazardo. Coverage of the game gets underway at 6:00 p.m. central time on ESPN 1450 AM and through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.

[molitor fan]

Final: Lakeland (Tigers) 10, Brevard County 9, ten innings

See Manatees jump out to big lead. See Manatees blow that lead and fall behind. See Manatees hit dramatic 9th inning HR to tie. See Manatees grab three-run lead in the 10th. See Manatees blow a three-run lead in the bottom of the 10th for the worst loss by any Brewer affiliate this season. See Brewerfan readers shake heads in disgust.

 

Anyone else think a Mass intervention might be necessary?

[huntsvillefan]

Kennard Bibbs dropped down the Stars second sacrifice bunt of the night.

 

I know the small ball purists amongst you will heartily approve, but I am sick of watching this Star's team gift outs to the opposition. Ezi on second is quite capable of scoring on any sort of hit and Bibbs is playing well enough at the minute to get a hit. Also if Bibbs gets on base he has plenty of speed to give the Mudcats even more trouble.

I am so tired of watching successive Stars managers micro manage the base paths badly!

I used to love small ball, but Kremblas and Money have driven me into the Earl Weaver fan club!

[Mass Haas]

Link while active, text follows:

 

www.theledger.com/apps/pb...002/SPORTS

 

Extra-Inning Rally Extends Win Streak

By DAVID YATES

Lakeland Ledger Correspondent

 

LAKELAND -- In their most improbable win of an improbable season, the Lakeland Tigers rallied for four runs in the bottom of the 10th inning and stunned Brevard County, 10-9, in Florida State League baseball on Wednesday night.

 

Those in a Marchant Stadium crowd of 978 who left before the end of the game missed a series of dramatic hits by Scott Tousa, Garth McKinney, Juan Francia and Brent Clevlen, whose two-run single provided the tying and winning runs.

 

"With the count 0-2, I was willing to give myself up any way I could to get that tying run home, but managed to get just enough wood on his curve to get the ball over the infield," said Clevlen, who got the game-winning hit off of Brevard reliever Brett Evert (0-2).

 

Of the 213 professional baseball teams in North America, only Double-A West Tennessee (33-13) and the Chicago White Sox (33-14) have better records than Lakeland (32-14).

 

The Tigers continue to hold a 3 1/2-game lead over Dunedin (2918) in the West division of the FSL. The Blue Jays staged their own miracle rally and slipped past Daytona, 11-10, Wednesday.

 

The Manatees tallied five runs in the fifth inning on five hits, three Lakeland errors, and two wild pitches, one of which allowed Robby Deevers, a .189 batter, to reach first after striking out.

 

Brevard County right-hander Tim Dillard, who has pitched much better this season than his 1-5 record indicates, limited Lakeland to six hits and one run over 6 1/3 innings. But the Tigers scored four times in the bottom of the seventh to tie.

 

Tousa, Francia, and hot-hitting Kelly Hunt all singled in the inning, which included an untimely Manatee error.

 

Lakeland forged ahead, 6-5 when Tousa and Danilo Sanchez belted back-to-back doubles in the eighth, but Drew Anderson homered off Tiger closer Chris Homer to tie the game in the ninth.

 

Brevard then scored three more runs off Homer in the 10th but that just set the stage for Lakeland's dramatic comeback.

 

The Tigers and Manatees will conclude their four-game series tonight, when Preston Larrison (0-0, 7.36 ) is expected to oppose Brevard southpaw Ryan Anderson (0-0, 0.00).

 

Larrison will be making his second start after coming off the disabled list last week. The highly-touted but injury-plagued 6-foot-11-inch Anderson will be making his first start in more than four years.

[ja002h]

The victory was the Sounds? tenth last at-bat win of the year

 

That seems like a really big number.

[madbad2000]

Huntsvillefan,

 

I know exactly how you feel. I was so glad to see Money leave Beloit. Too many times he blew perfect chances and opted for the sacrifice. His obsession with the bunt and stealing was killing me. One moment that I love was during one game the Snappers got a guy on first...can't remember whom....I yell out "No! Don't steal!" Money whips around and looks directly at me. Sure enough the runner goes on 1st pitch and is nailed by a few feet. I don't mind the steal, but when you start to get a pattern that casual fans like me can figure out. It gets bad. And to bunt away outs all the time is nuts.

[clancyphile]

Enrique is coming around... .296 average, fifth home run... might be an option at third or second.