Link Report for Games of Tuesday, September 2nd

[MassBrew]

Tuesday's Daily Menu :

 

Hopefully you've been gorging yourself and stuffing your cheeks on minor league audio all summer because it's almost time to go into hibernation -- in fact, even with one game this evening, you're not hearing it unless you're in Big Sky country, so it's a taste of "cold turkey" tonight!

 

INDIANAPOLIS: Season complete

 

HUNTSVILLE: PLAYOFFS -- The Stars will face Birmingham in a best-of-five series with the first two games at home on Wednesday and Thursday nights this week; more details tomorrow...

 

HIGH DESERT: Season complete

 

BELOIT: PLAYOFFS -- The Snappers will face Wisconsin in a best-of-three series with the first game at home on Wednesday night this week; more details tomorrow...

 

HELENA: LHP Carlos Ramirez at home vs. Great Falls (White Sox), 8:00 PM; no audio; the Brewers' regular season ends this Friday...

 

Here's the playoff scoop on the Pioneer League playoff picture. The Brewers, first-half Northern Division champs, have only bragging rights to play for, for a second-half crown as well. Here's the current second-half standings:

 

 NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]*HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 20 14 .588[/b] GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 18 16 .529 2.0 MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 17 17 .500 3.0 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 13 21 .382 7.0

Helena will open the divisional playoffs on the road for the first game of a best-of-three this Saturday. Game Two will be in Helena on Sunday, and Game Three will also be in Helena, on Monday, if necessary (opponent to be determined).

 

The Championship Series would then also be a best-of-three, with Game One scheduled for Wednesday September 10th on the road at the Southern Division representative. Thursday the 11th is a travel day, as the Northern Division champion (hopefully Helena) will host Game Two on Friday the 12th, and if necessary, a final game on Saturday the 13th.

 

ARIZONA: Season completed

[MassBrew]

Huntsville Times Playoff Preview:

 

www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...213961.xml

[MassBrew]

Helena 5, Great Falls (White Sox) 4

Get outhit by more than a 2-to-1 margin? No problem. These kids must be having a pretty good time up north. Does anybody else see a similarity between this team and last year's Ogden bunch (which produced a pretty solid 2003 Beloit club, by the way). If anything, this year's Pioneer League squad has gaudier numbers, especially on offense. Just keep filling that pipeline...

 

Helena Line Score:

Box score and game details in the AM...

 PIO FINAL R H E - - - GREAT FALLS 4 13 1 HELENA 5 6 2

[homer]

The Brewers farmhands had 3 players of the year in their respective leagues - Captain Lou, Prince, and Corey Hart. Not too shabby.

[MassBrew]

Helena Independent Record Game Story:

Second-half champs as well!

 

www.helenair.com/articles...303_01.txt

 

Helena Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 9/02/03 GREAT FALLS 4 AT HELENA 5 YTD YTD GREAT FALLS AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG A.Gray 2B 5 1 2 1 .286 G.Rodriguez 2B 4 0 1 0 .227 M.Myers SS 4 1 2 0 .290 M.Melo LF 0 0 0 0 .263 M.Valenzuela DH 4 0 2 1 .396 M.Melo RF 4 2 1 0 .263 C.Lee 1B 4 0 2 2 .295 T.Trofholz CF 3 3 2 1 .349 S.Morris RF 4 0 0 0 .259 D.Anderson LF 1 0 0 1 .322 R.Sweeney LF 4 0 1 0 .375 R.Deevers PH 1 0 0 0 .316 M.Schnurstei 3B 4 0 2 0 .269 R.Deevers RF 0 0 0 0 .316 C.Lisk CAT 4 0 1 0 .270 V.Rottino 1B 3 0 1 1 .321 C.Young CF 4 2 1 0 .185 B.Whitney DH 3 0 1 2 .275 K.Kane PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Ramirez PH 0 0 0 0 .324 J.Johnson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Barnes 3B 4 0 0 0 .242 R.Surratt PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Lozada CAT 4 0 0 0 .083 A.Septimo SS 2 0 0 0 .216 C.Ramirez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Moreira PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Dillard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Eveland PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 37 4 13 4 TOTALS 29 5 6 5 GREAT FALLS 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0- 4 13 1 HELENA 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X- 5 6 2 E--A.Gray, G.Rodriguez, D.Anderson. DP--GREAT FALLS 0, HELENA 1. LOB--GREAT FALLS 8, HELENA 6. 2B--A.Gray (20), M.Myers (11), C.Lee (10), C.Lisk (11). 3B--T.Trofholz (3). SB--M.Melo 2 (11), T.Trofholz (37). CS--R.Sweeney. HBP--T.Trofholz. SF--M.Valenzuela, D.Anderson, V.Rottino. SH--M.Myers. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA GREAT FALLS K.Kane (L,0-1) 2.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 5.14 J.Johnson 3.1 3 3 3 1 2 0 4.46 R.Surratt 2.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 2.25 HELENA C.Ramirez (W,7-3) 5.0 9 2 2 0 5 0 3.46 G.Moreira 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.65 T.Dillard 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 D.Eveland (S,14) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.80 HB--J.Johnson. WP--J.Johnson, C.Ramirez 2, G.Moreira. PB--C.Lisk. SO--A.Gray, M.Valenzuela, S.Morris 3, M.Schnurstei, C.Lisk 2, M.Melo 2, J.Barnes, C.Lozada 2. BB--D.Anderson, M.Ramirez, A.Septimo. T--2:32. A--1449

[DHonks]

Just wondering, but is it expected that Dillard and Eveland will be starting next year in Beloit's rotation? Both are relieving now, but I have a hard time thinking the Brewers won't toy w/them in a rotation.

[Member]

I think the only reason that Eveland is closing is to keep down the number of innings he's pitched this year. Every indiciation is he's going to be in Beloits rotation next season.