Link Report for Wednesday 9/10 - Game Two's On Tap

[MassBrew]

Wednesday's Daily Menu :

 

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

 

HUNTSVILLE: LHP Jeff Housman at home vs. Carolina (Marlins), 6:05 PM; Mudcats lead best-of-five, 1-0

 

Audio link:

espn1450.com/

 

BELOIT: RHP Jason Baker at Lansing (Cubs), 5:00 PM, -- no web audio; Lugnuts lead best-of-five, 1-0

[MassBrew]

Worthwhile Cecil Cooper Pre-Game Interview with Jim Powell from Monday:

 

www.brewersradionetwork.com/

[GoGoGirl]

I thought Luis Pena was going to pitch for Beloit?

[lend d money]

He is scheduled to pitch tomorrow. He hasn't started in a long time. Should they go on to lose this game, it won't be the best of circumstances for him. However, IF we were to lose tomorrow, I would much rather be it a result of the other team hitting not walking(i.e. Carpenter).

[MassBrew]

Lansing (Cubs) 3, Beloit 2

Snappers trailing in the best-of-five, 2-0

 

Beloit Line Score:

 MID FINAL R H E - - - BELOIT 2 8 1 LANSING 3 9 0

[batman]

Harshness.

 

~Bill

[MassBrew]

In progress: Carolina (Marlins) 2, Huntsville 1, after five innings

 SOU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CAROLINA 0 0 0 2 0 2 HUNTSVILLE 0 1 0 0 0 1 (END 5) HOME RUNS: CAR - CHRIS ASHBY (2) OFF JEFF HOUSMAN IN THE 4TH

[MassBrew]

Game note from Brewerfan poster "lend d money":

 

I got my final update. We scored a run in the top of the seventh. The inning ended on a deep fly ball by Chas Terni that was grabbed by an outfielder as he banged against the wall. I guess there was some controversy over whether he actually held onto the ball upon his descent. Nonetheless, umpire call him out. The game ended in the ninth when the Snappers had runners on first and second with one out. Weeks ended the game on a ground ball double play ball. Once again the Snapper parent said a main difference in the game was the Lugnuts flawless infield defense vs. our porous infield. Eure was the third baseman tonight and Vandy caught. I was told that Pena did in fact start the game, not Baker. Maybe I'm getting old, but my memory told me it was going to be Baker. At any rate, another one run loss and a sweep at home needed for a championship.

[MassBrew]

Huntsville now down, 4-1 in the 7th...

[GoGoGirl]

It would have been nice to come home with the series even but as long as the guys don't get too down on themselves we should be able to pull off a win tomorrow. I mean it isn't like Lansing is blowing us out of the water or anything. I wasn't at game 1 but from what I have gathered Lansing won the game solely as a result of our errors. It would also be nice if we could fill the stands a little more tomorrow night, I have to believe it is easier to play when you know more people are pulling for a win.

[NastyTwig]

Tie game, bases loaded, two outs, bottom of the 9th.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And Kade Johnson grounds out.

[edod]

Krembles reaches on error.

 

Machado reaches on fielder's choice. Steals second goes to thrid on throwing error by catcher.

 

Krynzel strikes out.

 

J.J Hardy walks.

 

New pitcher. House or Haus?

 

Hardy steals 2nd.

 

Corey Hart strikes out.

[guy2058]

Huntsville has stranded 15 over the course of the game, I think I heard.

 

Also, the Stars have been given 10 walks, and 12 total free base runners. Six errors committed by the opposition (If I heard correctly).

 

Saenz seemed to dominate. Struck out 4 of 6 that he faced, I believe.

[MassBrew]

In progress: Carolina 4, Huntsville 4, after 10 innings

 

Stars have stranded 15 thru ten innings!

 

Huntsville bullpen (Ray, Nolasco, Saenz) with five shutout innings thus far. Mike Adams now in for Chris Saenz -- Saenz retired all six men he faced, striking out four.

[edod]

Mike Adams pitching.

 

Willingham stirkes out looking on 2-2 pitch.

 

Ashby hits line drive single.

 

Next batter strikes out swinging on 2-2 pitch.

 

Polkavich stirkes out.

[tookej]

Where are we at?

[edod]

House/Haus pitching

 

Gemoll strikes out swinging on 3-2 pitch.

 

Varner on strikes out 3-2 pitch.

 

Nelson strikes out on 2-2 pitch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This play by play has been brought to you by bored guy out of time. Later.

[edod]

Mike Adams pitches.

 

Jorgenson line drive single on 0-1 pitch.

 

Niles hits for Craig House/Haus.

 

Niles sac bunt on 2-1 pitch. Jorgenson moves to 2nd.

 

Hall grounds out to 2b. Jorgenson moves to 3rd.

 

Machado(?) grounds out to SS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok got a little time left.

[edod]

Klinko pitches.

 

Johnson hits homerun.

 

Stars win 5-4.

 

 

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

[MassBrew]

Kade walk-off HR!

[Mike2k33]

Now THAT'S a great baseball game

 

Kade's the man(at least for tonight)!

[MassBrew]

Beloit Game Summary (Lansing Site):

 

LANSING -- The Lansing Lugnuts remained undefeated in the 2003 postseason Wednesday night and crept to within one game of the Midwest League championship with a 3-2 win over the Beloit Snappers at Oldsmobile Park.

 

Lansing starter Andrew Sisco pitched an outstanding game and the team played error-free defense that at times was sparkling. The club needs to win just one of three games at Beloit's Pohlman Field to bring home the city's first championship since 1997.

 

Sisco and Beloit starter Luis Pena battled scorelessly through four innings, allowing only a handful of hits. Lansing finally broke the silence in the fifth as Pena tired.

 

In that inning, Keith Butler, who had reached on an error by Beloit shortstop Chas Terni, was tagged out at the plate on a contact play for the second out of the frame, but Brian Dopirak followed with a clutch single to take the 1-0 lead.

 

Beloit made a bid to even it up in the sixth when leadoff man Kennard Bibbs dumped a blooper into left. Butler, who has played spectacular defense during the postseason, dove and gloved it, but the ball popped out for a double. Callix Crabbe sacrificed him to second base, and Tony Gwynn followed with a fly ball to left. Butler robbed Gwynn of a sacrifice fly and held the lead for Lansing by gunning down the speedy Bibbs at the plate to end the inning.

 

Lansing rode that momentum and tagged reliever Craig Breslow for two runs in the sixth inning on a Butler single to score Jose Reyes and a run-producing groundout by Buck Coats.

 

Sisco slipped up a bit in the seventh, allowing a leadoff single to Prince Fielder and a one-out single to John Vanden Berg. He also threw a wild pitch in the inning and a Reyes passed ball allowed Fielder to score. But the run stayed unearned to Sisco as relievers Weston O'Brien and B.J. Benik each recorded an out to finish the seventh for him.

 

Sisco finished with 6 1/3 innings of work, allowing six hits and one unearned run. He struck out three and hit a batter.

 

Benik was saved in the seventh when J.J. Johnson made a running catch to end the inning on a drive by Terni. Johnson slammed into the wall and collapsed to the ground with a sore collarbone and shoulder. Johnson is clear to play on Thursday.

 

Benik, who has pitched in all six postseason games, also threw a scoreless eighth inning.

 

In the bottom of the eighth, Lansing put runners at the corners with no outs after singles by Reyes and Chris Walker, but reliever Forrest Martin held them there.

 

In the ninth, Jason Wylie came in to close it out. He allowed a one-out double by Jeff Eure and an ensuing RBI single by pinch-hitter Travis Hinton. But Terni grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game.

 

Lansing will go for the sweep on Thursday and attempt to go a perfect 7-0 in the postseason at Pohlman Field with an 8 p.m. game. Lansing righty Rocky Cherry will match up against Beloit's Jason Baker.

[huntsvillefan]

It simply doesn't get any better than this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[huntsvillefan]

Neither Mike Adams nor Kade have lost in a playoff game this year.

[MassBrew]

Beloit Box Score:

Rickie Weeks hitting .130 in seven post-season games...

 GAME DATE: 9/10/03 BELOIT 2 AT LANSING 3 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG LANSING AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs LF 4 0 2 0 .269 F.Pie CF 3 1 0 0 .480 C.Crabbe DH 3 0 1 0 .435 B.Coats SS 3 0 2 1 .316 T.Gwynn CF 3 0 0 0 .385 C.McGehee 3B 5 0 0 0 .185 P.Fielder 1B 3 1 2 0 .414 B.Dopirak 1B 4 0 2 1 .304 R.Weeks 2B 3 0 0 0 .130 M.Creighton 1B 0 0 0 0 .250 J.Vanden Ber CAT 4 0 1 0 .214 J.Fox DH 4 0 1 0 .235 J.Eure 3B 4 1 1 0 .143 R.Chirinos 2B 4 0 0 0 .091 M.Mendez RF 2 0 0 0 .000 J.Reyes CAT 3 1 1 0 .267 T.Hinton PH 1 0 1 1 .300 J.Johnson RF 2 1 1 0 .389 C.Terni SS 4 0 0 0 .240 C.Walker RF 1 0 1 0 .333 L.Pena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Butler LF 4 0 1 1 .304 C.Breslow PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Sisco PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Martin PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.O'Brien PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Benik PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Wylie PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 2 8 1 TOTALS 33 3 9 3 BELOIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1- 2 8 1 LANSING 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 X- 3 9 0 E--C.Terni. DP--BELOIT 0, LANSING 2. LOB--BELOIT 7, LANSING 12. 2B--K.Bibbs (1), J.Eure (1). SB--J.Johnson (1), K.Butler (1). HBP-- R.Weeks. SH--C.Crabbe, B.Coats. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT L.Pena (L,0-2) 5.0 5 1 0 2 5 0 4.05 C.Breslow 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 27.00 F.Martin 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 LANSING A.Sisco (W,1-0) 6.1 6 1 0 0 3 0 0.00 W.O'Brien 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 B.Benik 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 J.Wylie (S,3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.80 HB--A.Sisco. WP--L.Pena, C.Breslow, W.O'Brien. PB--J.Reyes. SO-- K.Bibbs, C.Crabbe, C.Terni 2, F.Pie, C.McGehee, J.Fox 2, R.Chirinos 2, J.Reyes 2. BB--T.Gwynn, P.Fielder, M.Mendez, F.Pie 2, B.Coats, J.Reyes, J.Johnson. T--2:29. A--1704