Link Report for Games of Wednesday, May 12th

[MassBrew]

Wednesday's Daily Menu:

 

All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed...

 

INDIANAPOLIS: Idle

 

HUNTSVILLE: RHP Dennis Sarfate at Mobile (Padres), 7:05 PM

 

Audio link:

www.espn1450.com/

 

HIGH DESERT: TBD at Inland Empire (Mariners), 9:10 PM

 

Audio link:

www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm

 

Alternate audio link (Sixers' feed):

www.sportsjuice.com/provi...tname=ie66

 

BELOIT: RHP Brian Montalbo at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Angels), 6:30 PM; Montalbo's been as hot as any organizational pitcher over the last two weeks...

 

Audio link (Kernels' feed):

www.kernels.com/radio.html

[Kraft4a3]

Can I put in a request for more day games. It makes grading papers go by much faster.http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/glasses.gif

[DHonks]

Every time I see Sarfarte listed I get excited. Hopefully he's making adjustments and it's just a matter of time before he finds his groove.

[hardytheman]

Every time I see Sarfarte listed I get excited.

 

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Me too, seems like he has the tools to be a top notch prospect. Correct me if Im wrong those who pay more attention,

 

I thought I read somewhere that he throws in the mid nineties and has a wicked curve ball, but needs to work on a third pitch, and commad of all his pitches.

[filthyfrog]

I thought I read somewhere that he throws in the mid nineties and has a wicked curve ball,

 

I'm not sure about the wicked curve ball part. I know in his Brewerfan.net interview (link on the left side of the page) he mentioned that he'd pretty much always been a one pitch pitcher, because he'd never had to use anything other than his fastball. I took that to mean that his breaking ball is a work in progress, but I haven't seen him pitch yet. Maybe some of the guys who've seen him can chime in...

 

Edit: Here's the relevant part of the article I was referring to. Sounds like he's more confident in his change than his curve.

 

BF: What sort of pitches do you throw right now?

 

DS: Mainly my fastball. I'll use that a lot. This year I started working with a curveball. Our pitching coach, Rich Sauveur, showed me how to throw a curveball. I really had no idea how to throw one. I had never really thrown one. It was always a fastball. I was a closer so I never really knew about the starting. So I finally started getting the curveball. That started helping me out now. And then my change-up has gone from being an average pitch to an above average pitch for me. I'll use a 3-0, 3-1, 2-0, whenever I get to use it on a fastball count. That's it - fastball, curveball, change-up.

[hardytheman]

thanks for the info. i remember that artible now, i must have been thinking of someone else.

 

Well,i can see why he has had his ups and downs this year so far. High potential I would think though.

[hardytheman]

Beloits game got rained out. DH tomorrow. Starting at 11am.

[hardytheman]

after 1 stars down 2-1

 

Weeks with a leadoff dinger.

 

Baybears with a triple, then a basehit. Sarfate pickoff attempt went past fielder, totally on Sarfate according to announcer. Runner gets to third. K, ground out scores run, k.

 

Both K's came on fastballs. 93mph and then 95 to end the inning.

[DHonks]

Thanks hardytheman.

 

When I hear about Sarfarte being a fastball pitcher, I am reminded of Schilling, who--according to myth--once threw a CG victory throwing nothing but fastballs.

[brewcrewkid14]

Beloit game postponed due to rain.

 

I live about 5 miles south of Beloit and it is really coming down hard. It isn't going to get started at all, because this rain isn't going to let up.

 

6th inning: Mobile 3, Huntsville 1

 

hardytheman, if you are still listening to the game and know what happened let us know. Sarfate must not have pitched terribly bad, I am guessing he isn't in there anymore cnonsidering how the Star's startes are averaging 4.1 innings per start.

[hardytheman]

sorry, had a work meeting, havent checked in since early on.

[MassBrew]

Final: Mobile (Padres) 4, Huntsville 1

 

Huntsville Box Score:

Brad Nelson seeing action in right field...

 GAME DATE: 5/12/04 HVL at MOB HUNTSVILLE 1 AT MOBILE 4 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG MOBILE AB R H BI AVG R.Weeks 2B 4 1 1 1 .267 F.Guzman CF 4 1 1 0 .309 A.Gwynn CF 4 0 2 0 .221 T.Donovan LF 4 1 1 1 .315 P.Fielder 1B 3 0 1 0 .320 J.Barfield 2B 4 2 2 2 .246 B.Nelson RF 3 0 0 0 .257 J.Gerber 1B 4 0 1 1 .278 B.Gemoll LF 4 0 0 0 .262 J.Gautreau 3B 3 0 1 0 .267 K.Johnson CAT 3 0 0 0 .240 B.Johnson RF 3 0 1 0 .196 C.Barnwell 3B 3 0 2 0 .214 N.Trzesniak CAT 4 0 0 0 .217 J.Raburn SS 2 0 0 0 .246 R.Merrill SS 3 0 0 0 .125 D.Sarfate PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 S.Watkins PIT 2 0 0 0 .333 B.Adams PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 G.Sain PH 1 0 1 0 .242 R.Spiehs PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Baker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 29 1 6 1 TOTALS 32 4 8 4 HUNTSVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 6 1 MOBILE 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X- 4 8 0 E--D.Sarfate. DP--HUNTSVILLE 0, MOBILE 2. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 4, MOBILE 6. 2B--G.Sain (7). 3B--F.Guzman (1). HR--R.Weeks (2), J.Barfield 2 (5). CS--C.Barnwell. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE D.Sarfate (L,1-3) 6.0 5 3 2 2 7 1 5.28 B.Adams 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 4.18 MOBILE S.Watkins (W,2-2) 7.0 5 1 1 2 5 1 5.17 R.Spiehs 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.50 B.Baker (S,10) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 WP--B.Adams. SO--A.Gwynn, P.Fielder, B.Nelson, K.Johnson, D.Sarfate 2, T.Donovan, J.Barfield 2, J.Gautreau, B.Johnson, S.Watkins 2. BB-- P.Fielder, B.Nelson, J.Raburn, J.Gautreau, B.Johnson. T--2:28. A--1729

Huntsville Game Log:

Tying run at the plate with one out in the ninth, but not to be...

 

www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=15773

[DHonks]

Very encouraging game for Sarfarte. 2 ER, only 2 BB, fewer hits than innings pitched, and more K's than innings pitched.

[MassBrew]

In progress: Inland Empire (Mariners) 5, High Desert 0, after two innings

What a horrid week it's been for the Mavs; only the 66ers' feed is available tonight...

[gregmag]

Great start for Sarfate; Gwynn's average creeps slowly but surely upward.

 

Greg.

[MassBrew]

Final: Inland Empire (Mariners) 8, High Desert 0

First shutout loss of the year, Mavs have been outscored 50-13 during the current five-game losing streak -- ugh...

 

High Desert Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 5/12/04 HD at INL HIGH DESERT 0 AT INLAND EMPIRE 8 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG INLAND EMPIRE AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs CF 4 0 2 0 .313 J.Gonzalez SS 5 2 1 0 .315 S.Candelaria 2B 4 0 0 0 .231 J.Guzman 3B 3 1 1 1 .286 J.Eure 3B 4 0 1 0 .221 G.Harris CF 5 2 3 3 .267 T.Hinton 1B 4 0 1 0 .331 T.Bohn RF 3 0 1 2 .318 F.Villanueva DH 3 0 0 0 .177 P.Balet DH 4 0 1 0 .326 J.Frost RF 1 0 0 0 .261 R.Rivera CAT 3 1 2 0 .311 M.Mendez RF 2 0 0 0 .208 B.Lentz PH 1 0 0 0 .231 J.Vanden ber CAT 3 0 0 0 .324 B.Lentz CAT 0 0 0 0 .231 P.Rasmusen LF 3 0 0 0 .065 H.Cho 2B 4 1 2 0 .316 O.Chavez SS 3 0 0 0 .303 M.Hagen 1B 3 1 1 1 .239 E.Henderson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Arroyo LF 4 0 1 0 .300 D.Bradley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Fulmer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Soto PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 0 4 0 TOTALS 35 8 13 7 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 4 2 INLAND EMPIRE 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 X- 8 13 0 E--P.Rasmusen, O.Chavez. DP--HIGH DESERT 1, INLAND EMPIRE 0. LOB-- HIGH DESERT 4, INLAND EMPIRE 7. 2B--R.Rivera 2 (9), M.Hagen (6). 3B--J.Eure (2), J.Gonzalez (2), G.Harris (4). SB--G.Harris (6), H.Cho (1). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT E.Henderson (L,1-3) 5.0 11 7 7 3 3 0 6.57 D.Bradley 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.23 INLAND EMPIRE T.Fulmer (W,3-2) 7.0 3 0 0 0 8 0 3.86 D.Soto 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 7.71 SO--S.Candelaria, J.Eure 2, T.Hinton, F.Villanueva 2, J.Vanden ber 2, P.Rasmusen, O.Chavez 2, G.Harris, T.Bohn, M.Hagen, C.Arroyo 2. BB--J.Guzman 2, T.Bohn, M.Hagen. T--2:23. A--4246

High Desert Game Log:

Jeremy Frost left the game after one AB...

 

www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...meID=18038

[batman]

What year is it again? 2003?

 

Poor Mavs' fans... or are there any left?

 

http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/eyes.gif

 

~Bill

[MassBrew]

Huntsville Site Game Summary:

 

In the words of his pitching coach Fred Dabney, Stars right-hander Dennis Sarfate has displayed ?electric stuff? at times this year. On Wednesday night in Mobile, Sarfate nearly put it all together in his best performance of the season, fanning a personal season-high seven in Huntsville?s 4-1 loss to Mobile (17-16) at Hank Aaron Stadium. The Stars (17-16) fell 1 ½ games behind Southern League West leader West Tenn.

 

Sarfate?s six-inning stint was his longest this year. Subtract two bad pitches and an errant pick-off throw, and Sarfate shut down the Bay Bears. He retired 10 of the last 12 batters he faced, not allowing a base hit or a runner past first over his final three innings. Sarfate went to only three three-ball counts all night, and just three of the five hits against him left the infield.

 

In the first, Sarfate left a 1-2 fastball over the plate to Freddie Guzman, who tripled to left-center, just beyond the reach of a diving Tony Gwynn, Jr. Guzman scored on Todd Donovan?s infield single. Sarfate?s wild pick-off attempt eluded first baseman Prince Fielder and sent Donovan racing to third. Donovan scored on Joe Gerber?s groundout for a 2-1 Bears lead. In the third, Sarfate hung a 1-2 breaking ball to Josh Barfield ? son of former big league slugger Jessie Barfield ? and Josh lined a homer to left, the first of his two solo homers in the game, accounting for the Bears? final two runs.

 

Mobile starter Steve Watkins made but one mistake, a 2-1 pitch Rickie Weeks ripped for a leadoff homer in the first. Watkins (2-2) authored seven outstanding innings, fanning five and allowing just one run on five hits and two walks for his second win. Watkins set down 12 of the last 13 hitters he faced. Sarfate (1-3) absorbed a tough loss, permitting three runs, two earned, on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six frames. Bears closer Brad Baker notched his 10th save in 10 tries, giving up one hit and one walk while fanning one in a scoreless ninth. Baker still has not allowed a run this season.

 

In Thursday?s series finale, Stars lefty Jeff Housman (0-2, 3.67) meets Bears righty Tim Stauffer (0-0, 0.00), making his first start for Mobile after a promotion from high-A Lake Elsinore. Game time is 7:05 p.m.

[MassBrew]

 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (MILWAUKEE) 18 12 .600[/b] TOLEDO MUD HENS (DETROIT) 16 17 .485 3.5 COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (NEW YORK YANKEES) 14 16 .467 4.0 LOUISVILLE BATS (CINCINNATI) 14 18 .438 5.0

 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 18 14 .563 BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 17 15 .531 1.0 MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 17 16 .515 1.5 [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 17 16 .515 1.5[/b] MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 12 21 .364 6.5

 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 22 12 .647 LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 20 12 .625 1.0 LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 17 15 .531 4.0 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 15 17 .469 6.0 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 13 21 .382 9.0[/b]

 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 19 13 .594 KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 19 14 .576 .5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 18 14 .563 1.0 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 17 15 .531 2.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 17 16 .515 2.5 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 16 16 .500 3.0[/b] WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 14 19 .424 5.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 12 20 .375 7.0

[MassBrew]

Michelle Gardner of the San Bernadino Sun does a nice job with a weekly California League notes column:

 

SAN BERNARDINO - Pitching coach Dwight Bernard of the Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino admits he silently roots for the High Desert Mavericks.

 

Bernard, who is in his first year with the Seattle Mariners organization, spent the previous five years with the Mavericks' parent club, the Milwaukee Brewers. He served as pitching coordinator last season, so he knows the Mavericks well.

 

"I know 90 percent of those kids,' he said, before Wednesday's game at Arrowhead Credit Union Park. "They're all good kids. There isn't a bad apple over there. I want them to do well, just not too well against us.'

 

Bernard said that he definitely tries to relay the information he knows about those pitchers to the Sixers hitters.

 

He also said it is difficult to see the Mavericks pitchers struggle. David Nolasco, a Rialto native, gave up seven runs Tuesday and had to be left in because the Mavericks didn't have another reliever left. Nolasco was with the Mavericks last year, but was promoted to Double-A Huntsville late in the season mostly on Bernard's recommendation.

 

"I hate to see that happen to any kid but it happens to everyone,' Bernard said. "I hope he bounces back ... against someone else.'

 

REUNION WILL WAIT: This series is the first between the Mavericks and the Sixers this season, and it was supposed to be a meeting between two former Citadel teammates, Sixers pitcher T.A. Fulmer and Mavericks outfielder Chris Morris. Fulmer was on the mound Wednesday, but Morris was out of the lineup for the seventh consecutive game because of a thumb injury.

[MassBrew]

Daily Press on the High Desert loss:

 

www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...579,28128,