Link Report for Games of Saturday, August 30th

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Saturday's Daily Menu :

We are enjoying the final courses of our gourmet season-long meal -- down the stretch we come!

 

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

 

INDIANAPOLIS: LHP Derek Lee at home vs. Columbus (Yankees), 5:00 PM; almost certainly the final appearance in the Milwaukee organization for General Lee after seven years of service -- thank you, Derek, and use your free agency wisely!

 

Audio link:

www.newstalk1430.com/

 

HUNTSVILLE: RHP Greg Bruso at Chattanooga (Reds), 6:15 PM; Y'know Bruso is just thinking "This team I was traded to was supposed to be like championship-caliber good, right?"

 

Audio link:

espn1450.com/

 

HIGH DESERT: LHP Chad Petty at home vs. Lake Elsinore (Padres), 9:05 PM; it's now or never for getting Chad a 2003 Maverick win!

 

Audio link:

www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm

 

BELOIT: RHP Jason Baker at Dayton (Reds), 6:05 PM

 

Audio link (opponent's):

www.streamaudio.com/liste...&filename=

 

HELENA: RHP Kenny Durost at home vs. Missoula (Diamondbacks), 8:05 PM

 

Audio link (opponent's):

www.1340kylt.com/Happenin...0A8052A72}

 

 NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB MISSOULA OSPREY (ARIZONA) 17 14 .548 [b]*HELENA BREWERS (MILWAUKEE) 17 14 .548[/b] GREAT FALLS WHITE SOX (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 17 14 .548 BILLINGS MUSTANGS (CINCINNATI) 11 20 .355 6.0 

ARIZONA: It's the season finale for the Maryvale bunch; RHP Miguel Garcia starts; I want an Arizona Brewer jersey!!!!!

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Quite a bit of news in the Indianapolis Media Notes for Saturday:

 

TONIGHT: The Indians meet Columbus in the final home game of the 2003 season. With a win tonight, the Indians will finish the season with a winning record on their last three homestands. The Tribe will finish the season with a sub .500 mark at home overall though. The Indians have a 297-232 (.561) regular-season record at Victory Field since moving in on July 11, 1996. Last year was the first time the Tribe did not finish above .500 at home (34-38).

 

The Indians are just 5-10 against the Clippers, and have dropped the last five meetings between the two clubs. The Tribe has managed to go 3-4 against them at Victory Field. This will be the first time the Indians have lost the season series to Columbus since 1999. Fernando Seguignol is hitting .429-8-21 in 15 games against the Tribe.

 

On Aug. 18, the Indians began a stretch of 16 straight games against IL West rivals to close out the year. The Tribe is 8-5 in this stretch, and 19-26 against division foes overall this season.

 

THE "HOME" STRETCH: The final month of the season is truly the "home" stretch for the Indians. From July 29 through Aug. 30, the Tribe plays 22 home games in 33 days. The Indians are 17-16 in that stretch, including a 12-9 mark at Victory Field.

 

YESTERDAY: Columbus held on to defeat the Indians 5-4. Curtis Pride had a three-run homer for the Clippers. Pete Zoccolillo led the Tribe with four hits and three RBI. He belted his 12th home run of the season. Doug Jennings added three hits and a home run.

 

ON THE MOUND: Lefthander Derek Lee makes his eighth start and 14th appearance. Lee is 2-3 with a 3.14 ERA as a starter. He is 1-2 with a 2.73 ERA in six games (three starts) in August striking out 25 in 26.1 innings while walking just six. Lee is coming off a win in his last start on Aug. 25 against Louisville. He held the Bats to two runs in 7.2 innings. Lee has worked 7.2 and 8.0 innings in his last two starts. He has not faced Columbus this season.

 

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Pete Zoccolillo has been named the Indians Most Valuable Player, and will receive a championship-style diamond ring prior to tonight's game. He leads the team with 130 games, 120 hits, 34 doubles, 72 RBI and 51 walks while hitting .277. See the separate press release for more details.

 

PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Jason Childers has been named the Indians Player of the Month for August after going 3-0 with four saves and a 0.00 ERA. He has a win or save in half of the Tribe's 14 victories this month, and has allowed just five hits in 11.2 innings. He will receive a commemorative watch before tonight's game.

 

AWARDS NIGHT: The Indians will honor five other players tonight as well as presenting two employee awards and rewarding five charities with $9,000. The $100 player awards are:

Jason Childers - Henry Smock Award as the top relief pitcher (in memory of a longtime Indians season ticket holder)

Jim Rushford - Highest Batting Average

Shane Nance - Lowest ERA

Jason Conti - Top Defensive Player

Keith Luuloa - Versatility Award

 

ON THE LEADER BOARD: Jim Rushford ranks fifth in the IL with a .311 average.

 

HOT AT THE PLATE: Steve Scarborough has a seven-game hitting streak. He has four multi-hit games on the streak (.458, 11-for-24), and has raised his average to a season-high .240.

 

FIELDING PROWESS: Steve Scarborough leads IL shortstops with a .964 fielding percentage. In 450 chances, Scarborough has committed just 16 errors.

 

NANCE'S NUMBERS: In 28 appearances since May 23, LHP Shane Nance has allowed one run in 42.0 innings. In that period he has allowed just 22 hits and eight walks while striking out 42. Nance threw 34.2 scoreless innings, the longest streak in the minors this season, from May 16 through Aug. 18.

 

UPCOMING PROBABLES:

Sunday at Toledo - LHP Luis Martinez (4-0, 0.99) vs. RHP John Ennis (2-11, 5.68)

Monday at Toledo - LHP Nate Teut (3-5, 4.41) vs. RHP Pat Ahearne (4-5, 3.36)

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Arizona Brewers 2, Arizona Rangers 1

Always nice to go out a winner -- although the final mark is 18-37...

 

Arizona Line Score:

Box score during the overnight....

 ARI FINAL R H E - - - ARIZ RANGERS 1 9 3 ARIZ BREWERS 2 7 0

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Indianapolis 3, Columbus (Yankees) 2, 12 innings

Tribe wins home finale on a Cody McKay walk-off walk...

 

Indianapolis Box Score:

Shane Nance really needs to transfer all this AAA domination to his Milwaukee uniform; thanks for the memories, Derek Lee! Free agents Rich Paz, Keith Luuloa, and Alex Delgado would probably all be welcomed back, but would they choose to return?

 GAME DATE: 8/30/03 COLUMBUS 2 AT INDIANAPOLIS 3 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD COLUMBUS AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG C.Gipson LF 5 0 2 0 .274 R.Knox CF 6 0 1 0 .254 C.Wilson 2B 5 0 0 0 .263 R.Paz 2B 6 1 3 0 .344 B.Smith SS 5 1 2 0 .282 P.Zoccolillo RF 6 1 3 0 .280 F.Seguignol 1B 3 0 1 0 .340 K.Luuloa 1B 3 1 3 1 .256 M.Vento RF 4 0 0 0 .290 D.Jennings LF 5 0 1 1 .253 D.Henson 3B 5 0 0 0 .234 W.Veras 3B 5 0 0 0 .221 M.Hernandez DH 4 0 0 0 .280 C.McKay CAT 5 0 0 1 .234 J.Rodriguez CF 5 1 1 1 .263 S.Scarboroug SS 4 0 1 0 .241 M.Jensen CAT 4 0 2 0 .229 A.Delgado DH 2 0 0 0 .298 R.Choate PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Coco PH 1 0 0 0 .304 S.Proctor PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Coco DH 1 0 0 0 .304 B.Prinz PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Childers PIT 1 0 1 0 1.000 S.Marsonek PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Lee PIT 0 0 0 0 .400 T.Adkins PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Nance PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 40 2 8 1 TOTALS 45 3 13 3 COLUMBUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0- 2 8 0 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1- 3 13 0 DP--COLUMBUS 1, INDIANAPOLIS 3. LOB--COLUMBUS 6, INDIANAPOLIS 15. 2B--C.Gipson (4), B.Smith (36), F.Seguignol (27), R.Knox (7), R.Paz (8), P.Zoccolillo 2 (36), D.Jennings (13). HR--J.Rodriguez (10). HBP-- M.Vento, S.Scarboroug. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA COLUMBUS R.Choate 4.1 5 1 1 2 1 0 3.91 S.Proctor 3.2 2 0 0 1 5 0 1.42 B.Prinz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.03 S.Marsonek 2.0 5 1 1 0 0 0 4.84 T.Adkins (L,3-2) 0.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 3.45 INDIANAPOLIS D.Lee 7.0 4 1 1 2 4 0 3.75 S.Nance 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.38 M.Childers (W,3-0) 3.0 3 1 1 1 2 1 0.47 HB--R.Choate, D.Lee. WP--D.Lee. SO--C.Wilson, B.Smith, M.Vento, D.Henson 4, M.Hernandez, J.Rodriguez, D.Jennings, W.Veras, C.McKay 2, S.Scarboroug 2, P.Coco 2. BB--F.Seguignol 2, M.Hernandez, K.Luuloa 3, D.Jennings, W.Veras, C.McKay. T--3:26. A--16068

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Indy Site Game Summary:

 

INDIANAPOLIS -- Cody McKay drew a four-pitch, bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 12th inning Saturday night as the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Clippers 3-2 at Victory Field in front of the fourth-largest crowd in the ballpark's history, 16,068. The ballgame was the final contest of the season for the Tribe at Victory Field, and ended Columbus' chances for a division title.

 

It was the second time this season that the Indians defeated the Columbus Clippers by drawing a walk-off walk against Adkins to force the winning run home. On July 22nd, Pete Zoccolillo looked at ball four to allow Jim Rushford to score from second base in the bottom of the ninth inning at Victory Field.

 

Saturday, Zoccolillo led off the bottom of the 12th with a double to left. Keith Luuloa was then intentionally walked by Adkins before Doug Jennings flew out to center. Wilton Veras then drew a walk to load the bases for McKay, who walked on four pitches as Adkins dropped to 3-3 on the year.

 

With the score tied at 1-1, Matt Childers came on as the third Indians pitcher of the evening in the top of the 10th inning, giving up a one-out solo home run to John Rodriguez as the Clippers took a 2-1 lead. The run was the first earned run of Childers' Triple-A career, as the righthander had pitched 16.1 innings this season and 5.0 last season without allowing an earned run.

 

The Indians stormed back to tie the game in the bottom of the 10th when Luuloa singled to center with two outs and came around to score one batter later on Jennings' RBI double to right. Jennings' blast hit the top of the wall in right, narrowly missing leaving the yard for a game-winning homer.

 

Childers blanked the Clippers in the 11th and 12th innings to pick up the win and improve to 3-0 on the season.

 

Luuloa singled home Rich Paz in the bottom of the fifth inning for the first run of the game, putting the Tribe ahead 1-0. Luuloa, was 3-for-3 in the game with a run scored, an RBI, and three walks.

 

Columbus notched a run in the top of the seventh inning when Tribe starter Derek Lee threw a wild pitch with the bases loaded and no outs in the inning to allow Bobby Smith to score from third. Lee then struck out Drew Henson and Michel Hernandez before getting Rodriguez to ground out weakly to first base to get out of the jam. Lee pitched 7.0 innings allowing four hits and the one run while striking out four.

 

The Indians travel to Toledo on Sunday and Monday for the final two games of the season. Luis Martinez (4-0, 0.99) will bring his electric stuff to the mound on Sunday to face Toledo's John Ennis (5-11, 5.68).

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Huntsville 8, Chattanooga (Reds) 3

 

Huntsville Box Score:

Eleven baserunners in six innings for RHP Greg Bruso, but he guts out the win after being staked to a big early lead; night off for David Krynzel; LHP Jeff Hundley your first pinch-hitter in -- perhaps a sacrifice situation?

 GAME DATE: 8/30/03 HUNTSVILLE 8 AT CHATTANOOGA 3 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG CHATTANOOGA AB R H BI AVG A.Machado 2B 5 0 0 0 .220 W.Caceres LF 5 0 0 0 .269 N.Varner CF 5 1 1 0 .269 E.Encrnacion 3B 4 2 4 1 .278 J.Hardy SS 4 1 1 0 .277 D.Cesar 2B 4 1 3 0 .459 C.Hart 3B 5 1 2 1 .301 J.Gutierrez 1B 3 0 0 0 .220 B.Gemoll 1B 4 1 2 1 .264 D.Sardinha CAT 4 0 3 0 .256 B.Nelson LF 5 2 1 1 .215 B.Anderson RF 4 0 1 1 .211 D.Clark RF 3 1 1 1 .232 J.Bannon SS 4 0 1 0 .111 K.Johnson CAT 4 1 2 2 .192 K.Lewis CF 2 0 0 0 .071 G.Bruso PIT 3 0 1 1 .333 L.Rice PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Hundley PH 1 0 0 0 .333 E.Conley PH 1 0 0 0 .000 K.Ray PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Hall PIT 1 0 0 0 .189 T.Thompson PIT 1 0 0 0 .250 A.Diaz CF 2 0 0 0 .265 TOTALS 39 8 11 7 TOTALS 35 3 12 2 HUNTSVILLE 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0- 8 11 0 CHATTANOOGA 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0- 3 12 2 E--J.Bannon 2. DP--HUNTSVILLE 3, CHATTANOOGA 0. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 7, CHATTANOOGA 7. 2B--J.Hardy (26), C.Hart (37), K.Johnson (8), D.Cesar (4). HR--E.Encrnacion (5). SB--K.Lewis (2). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE G.Bruso (W,1-1) 6.0 9 2 2 2 3 1 3.60 K.Ray (S,4) 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 3.08 CHATTANOOGA J.Hall (L,8-10) 4.0 9 7 5 2 0 0 3.47 T.Thompson 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.89 L.Rice 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 WP--K.Ray. SO--B.Gemoll, B.Nelson, K.Johnson, J.Hundley, B.Anderson, J.Bannon, K.Lewis, J.Hall, A.Diaz. BB--J.Hardy, B.Gemoll, D.Clark, J.Gutierrez, K.Lewis. T--2:57. A--4438

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Dayton (Reds) 8, Beloit 0

 

Beloit Line Score:

 MID FINAL R H E - - - BELOIT 0 5 0 DAYTON 8 13 2

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Arizona Box Score:

10-inning victory; nice clean win based on fine pitching throughout; fittingly, SS Gilberto Acosta drives in both Brewer runs -- he'd have to be considered team MVP; among Acosta's fine overall numbers (.865 OPS coming into today's finale), he also stole 30 bases in 33 attempts, easily leading the league -- he'll be 21 years old in October; Helena SS Augustin Septimo won't be 20 until next May and has struggled some, so Acosta could be Beloit's starting SS in 2004...

 RANGERS AB R H BI AVG BREWERS AB R H BI AVG M.Furtado 2B 4 0 1 0 .342 W. Lewis 2B 3 0 1 0 .242 A.Pena SS 5 0 1 0 .229 B.DePaula 2B 2 0 0 0 .217 B.Cashman CF 3 0 0 0 .278 G.Acosta SS 3 0 1 2 .349 B.Jacobsen RF 3 1 1 0 .374 F.Plasencia CF 4 0 1 0 .283 I.Gac 1B 4 0 2 1 .242 A.Mannon RF 4 0 0 0 .274 T.Swope DH 4 0 0 0 .383 B.Opdyke CAT 1 0 1 0 .272 J.Mann CAT 4 0 3 0 .168 G.Olayemi CAT 2 0 0 0 .170 L.Charles LF 4 0 1 0 .292 S.Guhring DH 4 0 1 0 .281 E.Martinez 3B 4 0 0 0 .284 T.McCormack 3B 2 0 0 0 .260 T.Cunningham PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Phillips 3B 2 0 0 0 .191 S.Hill PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Pijuan 1B 4 1 1 0 .200 C.Bowman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Bates LF 2 0 0 0 .250 C.Fermaint LF 2 1 1 0 .300 M.Garcia PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Marion PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Wooley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 1 9 1 TOTALS 35 2 7 2 RANGERS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 9 3 BREWERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1- 2 7 0 E--A.Pena, I.Gac, C.Bowman. DP--RANGERS 0, BREWERS 1. LOB--RANGERS 7, BREWERS 8. 2B--I.Gac 2 (8), W. Lewis (5), B.Opdyke (8). SB--M.Furtado 2 (17), B.Cashman (24), W. Lewis (3), G.Acosta (30), S.Guhring (2). CS-- M.Furtado, A.Pena, F.Plasencia. HBP--B.Cashman. SF--G.Acosta. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA RANGERS T.Cunningham 3.0 2 0 0 2 5 0 0.00 S.Hill 4.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 2.66 C.Bowman (L,0-2) 2.1 4 2 1 0 1 0 5.00 BREWERS M.Garcia 5.0 6 1 1 0 3 0 7.59 R.Marion 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 4.55 R.Wooley (W,2-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 2.49 HB--R.Wooley. WP--M.Garcia. PB--G.Olayemi. SO--M.Furtado, A.Pena 2, B.Cashman 2, B.Jacobsen, I.Gac, T.Swope, E.Martinez, G.Acosta, F.Plasencia, A.Mannon 4, G.Olayemi, S.Guhring, T.McCormack, R.Pijuan, D.Bates. BB--M.Furtado, B.Jacobsen, G.Acosta, B.Opdyke. T--2:40.

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In progress: Missoula (Diamondbacks) 3, Helena 3, 7th inning stretch time in Helena

Enjoying this tight match-up; jump in if you're able (currently 10:00 PM Central) -- link above in the Daily Menu...

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Beloit Game Summary from the Dayton Site:

 

Dayton, OH - It took the Dayton Dragons (25-42, 60-77) six tries, but they finally knocked off the Beloit Snappers (42-25, 75-59) 8-0, Saturday night at Fifth Third Field. With the win the Dragons are 1-5 this season against Beloit.

 

Hector Mateo sparked the Dragons in the first inning with a leadoff single. He then stole second base and scored on a RBI single from Kevin Howard. Dayton took the 1-0 lead, and that would be more than enough run support for Dragon starting pitcher Thomas Pauly (W, 2-5). Pauly picked up the win allowing just two hits in 5.0 innings. He didn?t walk any and struck out five.

 

Dayton scored three more times in the second inning to take a 4-0 lead. Many Paula reached on a fielder?s choice in front of Mateo. Jarrod Schmidt then walked to load the bases. Paula scored on a wild pitch by Jason Baker (L, 5-4). Howard then delivered again with another single scoring Mateo and Schmidt to put Dayton in front 4-0. Baker lasted just 4.0 innings allowing eight runs on ten hits. He walked one and struck out five taking the loss.

 

The finishing touch came in the fourth inning when the Dragons scored four more runs to cap the scoring giving Dayton the 8-0 lead, and the win. Tiago Campos singled leading off the fourth inning. He moved up to second on a groundout. Schmidt drove home Campos with a single. Howard followed with his third single of the game. Ryan Fry then blasted a three run homerun scoring both Schmidt and Howard.

 

Kyle Edens (S, 1) finished off the Snappers picking up his first save of the season. Edens went the final 4.0 innings allowing no runs on three hits. He struck out one and walked one in the contest.

 

The Dragons will continue the four game series against the Snappers Sunday with the first pitch scheduled for 2:00 PM. 1410 ESPN Radio WING AM will carry the game live with the pre game show beginning at 1:30 pm. RHP Kyle Lucas will make the start for Dayton while Beloit will start RHP Calvin Carpenter.

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Final: Helena 5, Missoula (Diamondbacks) 4

 

The Osprey went up 4-3 in the eighth, but the Brewers rally for two in the ninth to win it. Worth listening to just to hear the Missoula announcer rail on "the two worst umpires in the league".

 

Great Falls is losing as of post time, so the Brewers should be alone in first place Sunday morning.

 

The Helena Independent Record will fill us in then...

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In progress: Lake Elsinore (Padres) 11, High Desert 0, after seven innings

 

Well, at least I checked in on the score -- final in the AM...

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Final: Lake Elsinore (Padres) 14, High Desert 1

 

High Desert Site Game Summary:

 

ADELANTO, CA ? The High Desert Mavericks suffered one of their worst losses of the season, as the Lake Elsinore Storm won convincingly in front of a sell-out crowd on Saturday night at Mavericks Stadium. The Storm wrapped up a playoff berth with a 14-1 victory in the second game of the four-game series.

 

Ben Johnson led the way for the Storm, blasting two long home runs and collecting five RBIs on the night. Cal League MVP Josh Barfield had two hits, including a mammoth home run, his 16th of the year.

 

Mike Thompson (10-11) of the Storm picked up the win with six innings of shutout ball. The Mavs broke up the shutout in the ninth on an RBI single by Ozzie Chavez, finally giving the Mavs fans a chance to cheer.

 

The Storm jumped on Mavs starter Chad Petty (0-10) in the first and scored in all five innings against the left-hander. Leading 2-0 in the third, Lake Elsinore?s Michael Johnson picked up an RBI single, making it 3-0. Petty hit Josh Carter with the bases loaded to force in another run, making it 4-0. Petty walked in a run in the fourth, for a 5-0 Storm lead.

 

They put the game out of reach with two bombs off Petty in the fifth, one by Johnson and one by Barfield, for a 9-0 lead.

 

After Aaron Dean pitched a scoreless sixth, Nick Trzesniak homered to left field in the seventh for an 11-0 advantage. Johnson homered for the second time in the game in the eighth, a three-run blast to round out the scoring for the Storm.

 

Padres closer Trevor Hoffman made his third rehab appearance for the Storm on Saturday night. Hoffman gave up a leadoff single to Chris Morris, then hit Scott Candelaria with one out. Hoffman struck out the next two men for a scoreless eighth inning.

 

Froilan Villanueva went 0-4, ending his season-best 12-game hitting streak.

 

The Mavs and Storm meet on Sunday at 5:05 (7:05 Central) in the third game of the four-game set. Hubie Pruett makes his Mavs debut on Sunday, while Gabe Ribas (4-4) works for the Storm. The first 1,000 fans and all DCB Diamond Club Members will receive Derrin Ebert player magnets, thanks to Desert Heights Christian Fellowship.

 

High Desert Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 8/30/03 LAKE ELSINORE 14 AT HIGH DESERT 1 YTD YTD LAKE ELSINORE AB R H BI AVG HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG M.Nettles LF 5 3 2 0 .222 C.Morris CF 5 0 1 0 .262 J.Santora SS 5 1 1 0 .322 R.Santana RF 4 0 0 0 .290 J.Barfield 2B 5 2 2 3 .341 S.Candelaria 3B 3 0 1 0 .288 J.Benick 1B 5 0 1 0 .298 F.Villanueva 1B 4 0 0 0 .291 G.Sain 3B 4 1 2 1 .268 J.Frost CAT 4 0 2 0 .238 M.Johnson DH 6 1 2 1 .269 B.Foster DH 4 0 0 0 .193 J.Carter RF 3 2 1 2 .304 J.Toner LF 4 1 1 0 .200 B.Johnson CF 4 3 3 5 .274 O.Chavez SS 3 0 2 1 .226 N.Trzesniak CAT 5 1 2 2 .249 T.West 2B 4 0 0 0 .238 M.Thompson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Petty PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Craker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Dean PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Hoffman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Morel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 42 14 16 14 TOTALS 35 1 7 1 LAKE ELSINORE 1 1 2 1 4 0 2 3 0-14 16 1 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 1 7 0 E--J.Benick. DP--LAKE ELSINORE 0, HIGH DESERT 1. LOB--LAKE ELSINORE 10, HIGH DESERT 9. 2B--M.Nettles (8), G.Sain (33), B.Johnson (9), J.Frost 2 (14), J.Toner (5). HR--J.Barfield (16), B.Johnson 2 (7), N.Trzesniak (8). HBP--J.Carter, S.Candelaria. SH--J.Santora. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA LAKE ELSINORE M.Thompson (W,10-11) 6.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 4.42 J.Craker 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.02 T.Hoffman 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 E.Morel 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.00 HIGH DESERT C.Petty (L,0-10) 5.0 10 9 8 5 4 2 7.41 A.Dean 4.0 6 5 5 2 4 2 6.87 HB--T.Hoffman, C.Petty. PB--J.Frost. SO--M.Nettles 2, J.Santora 2, M.Johnson, J.Carter, N.Trzesniak 2, C.Morris 2, F.Villanueva 2, J.Frost, B.Foster, T.West. BB--M.Nettles, J.Barfield, J.Benick, G.Sain 2, J.Carter, B.Johnson, O.Chavez. T--2:33. A--3808

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Helena Independent Record Game Story:

Article indicates a first-inning Missoula HR came off Dana Eveland, but that's an editing error -- you'll see...

 

www.helenair.com/articles...103_04.txt

 

Helena Site with a few additional details:

 

Manny Ramirez singled to centerfield with two on in the bottom of the ninth, scoring Terry Trofholz, Drew Anderson then scored the winning run on an error by the centerfielder to give the Brewers a 5-4 victory Saturday Night at Kindrick Field in Helena. Trofholz set a team record with his 35th steal as well as Helena setting a single season team record 130 SB's for the team on the same play.

 

Ramirez was two-for-five with three RBI on the night. Trofholz had three hits and three runs scored with a double for the home town club. Justin Barnes added two hits of his own.

 

Kenny Durost started for the Brewers going five innings allowing just one run on four hits while striking out five. Dana Eveland pitched the final inning and a third of scoreless baseball to pick up his second win of the season.

 

Helena Box Score:

 GAME DATE: 8/30/03 MISSOULA 4 AT HELENA 5 YTD YTD MISSOULA AB R H BI AVG HELENA AB R H BI AVG J.Kaplan CF 3 0 0 0 .274 G.Rodriguez 2B 3 1 0 0 .231 T.Vanzile CF 1 1 0 0 .091 T.Trofholz CF 5 3 3 0 .345 C.Gonzalez RF 5 1 2 1 .268 D.Anderson LF 2 1 1 0 .322 A.Murillo 3B 5 1 2 0 .304 M.Ramirez DH 5 0 2 3 .330 A.Mottram 1B 3 1 1 0 .272 V.Rottino CAT 3 0 1 0 .324 M.Montero CAT 4 0 2 1 .298 B.Whitney 1B 4 0 0 0 .279 J.Acosta DH 3 0 0 1 .246 R.Deevers RF 4 0 0 0 .304 C.Melendez LF 4 0 0 0 .241 J.Barnes 3B 4 0 2 0 .247 J.Olivares SS 4 0 1 0 .227 A.Septimo SS 3 0 1 0 .226 E.Bonifacio 2B 3 0 0 0 .198 A.Gomez PH 1 0 1 0 .204 T.Yamaguchi PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Gomez SS 0 0 0 0 .204 T.Vaillancou PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Durost PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Novosel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Beresford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Grybash PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Eveland PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 4 8 3 TOTALS 34 5 11 3 MISSOULA 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0- 4 8 2 HELENA 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2- 5 11 3 E--J.Kaplan, T.Vanzile, D.Anderson, V.Rottino, R.Deevers. DP--MISSOULA 0, HELENA 0. LOB--MISSOULA 11, HELENA 11. 2B--A.Murillo (20), T.Trofholz (10). HR--C.Gonzalez (6). SB--T.Vanzile (1), E.Bonifacio (15), T.Trofholz (35), D.Anderson (9), V.Rottino (5). HBP--A.Mottram, M.Montero, J.Acosta. SF--J.Acosta. SH--D.Anderson. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA MISSOULA T.Yamaguchi 5.0 8 3 3 3 5 0 4.31 T.Vaillancou 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 6.08 W.Novosel (L,4-1) 0.1 2 2 1 1 2 0 0.30 HELENA K.Durost 5.0 4 1 1 3 5 1 5.83 S.Beresford 1.1 1 2 1 0 0 0 5.33 D.Grybash 1.1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2.97 D.Eveland (W,2-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.88 HB--K.Durost 2, S.Beresford. WP--W.Novosel, K.Durost, S.Beresford. SO--J.Kaplan, C.Gonzalez 2, A.Murillo, J.Acosta, C.Melendez 2, E.Bonifacio, G.Rodriguez, T.Trofholz, D.Anderson, M.Ramirez, B.Whitney, R.Deevers, J.Barnes, A.Septimo 2. BB--J.Kaplan, A.Mottram, E.Bonifacio, G.Rodriguez 2, D.Anderson 2, V.Rottino. T--2:39. A--979

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Beloit Box Score:

RHP Luis Pena cleaned up nicely; Jason Baker or Pena in the playoffs as a starter?

 GAME DATE: 8/30/03 BELOIT 0 AT DAYTON 8 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG DAYTON AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs LF 4 0 2 0 .301 H.Tiburcio SS 4 2 2 0 .232 J.Eure 3B 3 0 0 0 .244 J.Schmidt DH 3 2 2 1 .281 T.Gwynn CF 4 0 1 0 .274 K.Howard 2B 5 1 3 3 .283 P.Fielder 1B 4 0 0 0 .311 R.Fry LF 4 1 1 3 .237 R.Weeks 2B 4 0 1 0 .333 R.Hanigan CAT 4 0 1 0 .273 T.Hinton DH 4 0 1 0 .232 T.Wong 1B 4 0 0 0 .180 J.VandenBrg CAT 3 0 0 0 .297 M.Boone 3B 4 0 1 0 .190 M.Mendez RF 3 0 0 0 .247 T.Campos CF 4 1 2 0 .192 C.Terni SS 3 0 0 0 .238 M.Paula RF 4 1 1 0 .181 K.Bohanan SS 0 0 0 0 .187 T.Pauly PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Baker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Edens PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Pena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 0 5 0 TOTALS 36 8 13 7 BELOIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 5 0 DAYTON 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 X- 8 13 2 E--M.Boone, T.Pauly. DP--BELOIT 0, DAYTON 2. LOB--BELOIT 6, DAYTON 7. 2B--K.Bibbs (13). HR--R.Fry (15). SB--H.Tiburcio 2 (22), M.Paula (7). CS--M.Paula. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT J.Baker (L,5-4) 4.0 10 8 8 1 5 1 4.08 L.Pena 4.0 3 0 0 2 6 0 3.86 DAYTON T.Pauly (W,2-5) 5.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 4.02 K.Edens (S,1) 4.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1.80 WP--J.Baker, L.Pena, K.Edens. SO--J.Eure 2, P.Fielder, R.Weeks, J.VandenBrg, C.Terni, H.Tiburcio, J.Schmidt, K.Howard, R.Fry 3, T.Wong 2, M.Boone, T.Campos, M.Paula. BB--J.Eure, H.Tiburcio, J.Schmidt 2. T--2:22. A--8531

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Indianapolis Star Game Story:

A couple of Pete Zoccolillo quotes is all that's new here...

 

www.indystar.com/print/ar...4-036.html

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Huntsville's site is down, so we turn to David Weiser for game details...

 

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville Update:

 

SO LONG TO THE MONKEY

This looked more like the team that won the 1st half championship....... "The first inning was the key," said manager Frank Kremblas. "That's more two-out hits then we've had in a long time."

 

Ballplayers are a superstitious lot........ The scene in which Cerrano's "bats needing hats" in the movie, "Major League" isn't far from the truth. Minnie Minoso once showered with his clothes on during a slump "to remove the evil spirits." (It worked and the next day, eight of his teammates did the same.)........ Some won't cross the chalkline after the third out and I'm sure some players on the Huntsville Stars have some superstitions........ In desperation, they tried one tonight.

 

The entire lineup swung the same stick, a 33-inch model with a medium barrel, to score as many runs in the first inning as they had in their last five games........ They used it until pitcher Greg Bruso broke it in the top of the 5th inning....... Eleven men came to the plate in the 1st off Josh Hall, and no less than six two-out hits keyed the outburst, putting to rest another evil spell.

 

The rally started with Noochie Varner's one-out infield single off the pitcher, Josh Hall. One out later, Corey Hart singled him to second....... Then the two-out monkey jumped ship........

 

Brandon Gemoll singled a 2-1 pitch to right to drive in a run. For the first time in six games, the Stars had the lead in a game........ Brad Nelson, 2-for his last-16, then ripped an RBI single into center field. Daryl Clark, with runners on first and second, singled to the right side as Gemoll scored. Then Kade Johnson, with runners on first and second, launched a two-run double off the wall in left-center. That made it 5-0, tying the largest 1st inning the Stars had this season....... Bruso then stroked his first hit in professional ball and even Alejandro Machado, who is still fighting off a 3-for-34 monkey, had his pop-up dropped by Jeff Bannon in shallow left field, scoring Johnson for the final run of the inning........ The six-run 1st was the Stars' largest opening frame of the season........ Josh Hall's troubles against the Stars this season continued to the bitter end. The Reds' # 9 prospect in their organization finishes 0-3 against the Stars in six appearances with a 6.48 ERA.

 

Bruso had his first RBI in the 3rd inning to make it 7-0....... Hart hit a rocket into right-center, a stand-up double in the 6th inning to drive in J.J. Hardy for the Stars' final run....... The Lookouts scored late, but too little, and were no threat. The Stars' outstanding defense turned three double plays to help keep the Lookouts from getting serious.........

 

The Lookouts come back on Sunday evening with Ryan Mottl (6-5, 3.80). Pedro Liriano will try to become the Stars' 2nd 10-game winner of the season and avoid his 14th loss, the most since Curtis Shaw lost 16 in 1993........ Chris Saenz arrived to join the Stars Saturday afternoon, and is scheduled to start the final game of the regular season for the Stars on Monday, an afternoon start.

 

Pick up a copy of the latest issue of Baseball America, Stars fans...... You'll find a shot of Joe Davis Stadium in the background and J.J. Hardy, Mike Jones, and Brad Nelson on the cover........ On the inside, in the Double-A report, is a feature article on Hardy........

 

The truth comes out on Dave Krynzel's knee. He didn't injure it in the final game of the Birmingham series. It was actually in the batting cage before that game, when he felt something in the back of his knee. No word yet if he'll be available for the playoffs. Krynzel says its just some tightness........

 

The Stars are now back at .500. The last time the Stars were under .500, was on April 14th, when they were 5-6........ The Stars are now 12-17 in August. Their worst August in their history was in 1999, when they went 13-23 (that includes September)........

 

Derek Lee is holding International League hitters to a .245 average. Saturday, he had another fine game, throwing seven innings and giving up just four hits to Columbus and getting out of a bases-loaded jam in the 7th inning, allowing just one run. The Indians won in 12 innings, 3-2....... Richard Paz had three hits, raising his batting average since he joined Indy to .344. Pete Zoccolillo and Keith Luuloa, a pair of last year's Stars, also had three hits.........

 

The Reds promoted a pair of players from the Gulf Coast League to Chattanooga before this series began. One of them, center fielder Kenny Lewis can really fly and I expect to hear more of him in years to come......... Jeff Deardorff, who hit .254 and led the Stars with 19 HRs and 61 RBIs last year, is hitting .314 for the Twins' AA affiliate, the New Britain Rock Cats, 9th best in the Eastern League right now. He's also 4th among EL slugging leaders.

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Huntsville Times Weekly Stars' Notes Column:

 

www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...689952.xml

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Daily Press High Desert Game Story:

"It's pretty cheesy in your own home ball park when they play the visiting guy's anthem coming in. That was kind of tacky."

 

www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...140,44760,