Link Report for Games of Friday, April 25th

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Indianapolis, Toledo

 

Postponed

 

IndyIndians.com Site Summary:

 

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Indians game against the Toledo Mud Hens scheduled for Friday night has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Monday, August 18th at 6:00 p.m.

 

The Indians homestand continues Saturday at 7:00 when the Tribe welcome the Columbus Clippers, top affiliate of the New York Yankees, to Victory Field.

 

Saturday is the first Team Autograph Night of the season. Indians players and coaches will be signing autographs in the concourse from 5:45-6:30

 

Plenty of good seats remain for all four remaining games on the homestand. Ticket prices are $7 and $11 for adults.

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Huntsville, Mobile

 

Suspended

 

Looks like some strong rains in the southeast tonight

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Lansing (Cubs) 3, Beloit 2

 

LansingLugnuts.com site summary

 

LANSING - Lansing shortstop Buck Coats, whose extra-inning, RBI single won a game for the Lugnuts on Tuesday at Oldsmobile Park, repeated the feat on Friday, lining a single to center field to score Felix Pie and beat the Beloit Snappers 3-2 in 10 innings.

 

Before a season-high 5,985 fans who clamored to the park to get Corey Patterson bobblehead dolls, the Lugnuts' pitching staff surrendered only two hits over 10 innings. Starter Carlos Vasquez pitched 7 1/3 innings, the longest start for a Lugnut this year, fanning eight Snappers and allowing two hits.

 

Beloit scored its first run in the second inning, when Prince Fielder tagged and scored on a sacrifice fly by left fielder Nic Carter. A throwing error by Lansing third baseman Milo Salas led to another run - unearned to Vasquez - in the third.

 

But a night after Beloit's stunning come-from-behind win, it was Lansing's turn to roar back.

 

The Lugnuts hung two runs on starter Manny Parra in the seventh, when J.J. Johnson scored Jason Fransz on a groundout and Salas, gaining redemption for his error, singled and scored on a hit by Jose Reyes.

 

Unlike Thursday, when the Lansing bullpen crumbled, it hung tough in the late innings Friday. Righty Weston O'Brien entered in a difficult circumstance in the eighth, with runners at first and second and one out. But the batter, Callix Crabbe, hit a line drive to second baseman Ryan Theriot, who caught the ball and stepped on second to complete the unassisted double play. O'Brien pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless ball.

 

Lefty Mark Carter entered in the 10th and struck out the side in order, leaving the door open for his third win of the season.

 

The Lugnuts gave him that win, as Pie walked to lead off the inning. Theriot sacrificed him to second and Coats, the next hitter, delivered his second game-winner in four days.

 

Lansing, now 3-0 in extra-inning games, will play the third game of the series Saturday night as lefty Justin Jones (1-1) takes the hill. It will be Jones' first start since he pitched seven hitless innings in the Lugnuts' first-ever no-hitter April 20. Pitching for Beloit is righty Tom Wilhelmsen (1-0). Game time is 6:05 p.m.; a fireworks display sponsored by LAFCU follows the game.

 

Beloit Box Score:

 BELOIT 2 AT LANSING 3 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG LANSING AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs CF 4 1 0 0 .255 F.Pie CF 4 1 1 0 .328 C.Crabbe 2B 3 0 0 0 .262 R.Theriot 2B 3 0 1 0 .269 J.VandenBrg DH 4 0 1 1 .340 B.Coats SS 5 0 1 1 .302 P.Fielder 1B 4 1 1 0 .382 J.Fransz DH 4 1 1 0 .225 J.Eure 3B 3 0 0 0 .206 F.Salas 3B 3 1 2 0 .382 M.Mendez RF 3 0 0 0 .275 C.Medlin CAT 1 0 0 0 .111 N.Carter LF 3 0 0 1 .133 K.Butler LF 3 0 0 0 .296 P.Esparragz CAT 3 0 0 0 .345 J.Johnson RF 4 0 1 1 .143 C.Terni SS 3 0 0 0 .152 J.Reyes CAT 3 0 1 1 .227 M.Parra PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Chirinos PR 0 0 0 0 .172 G.Mendoza PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Chirinos 3B 0 0 0 0 .172 J.Alliston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Creighton 1B 4 0 0 0 .160 C.Vasquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.O'Brien PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Carter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 30 2 2 2 TOTALS 34 3 8 3 BELOIT 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 2 2 1 LANSING 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1- 3 8 2 E--P.Fielder, F.Salas, C.Vasquez. DP--BELOIT 1, LANSING 2. LOB-- BELOIT 3, LANSING 8. 2B--B.Coats (4), F.Salas (4). SB--K.Bibbs (9), R.Theriot (4). HBP--J.Eure. SF--N.Carter. SH--C.Crabbe, R.Theriot, K.Butler. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT M.Parra 7.1 6 2 2 1 4 0 3.57 G.Mendoza 1.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 1.29 J.Alliston (L,2-2) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.86 LANSING C.Vasquez 7.1 2 2 1 2 7 0 2.37 W.O'Brien 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 M.Carter (W,3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.00 HB--C.Vasquez. WP--M.Parra. SO--K.Bibbs 2, J.VandenBrg, P.Fielder, J.Eure 2, M.Mendez, N.Carter 2, P.Esparragz 3, F.Pie, B.Coats, J.Fransz, C.Medlin, K.Butler, J.Johnson, J.Reyes, M.Creighton. BB--M.Mendez, P.Esparragz, F.Pie, R.Theriot, R.Chirinos. T--2:21. A--5985

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Lake Elsinore (Padres) 15, High Desert 4

Thankfully, we don't know the details quite yet; the fact the teams combined for eight errors couldn't have helped make it a classic...

 

 Lake Elsinore 15 18 4 High Desert 4 13 4

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Huntsville Site Suspended Game Summary:

Scoreless in the 7th...

 

www.huntsvillestars.com/n...?newsid=46

 

David Weiser note:

 

Just-traded Mike Nicolas joins a list of phantom Stars. I don't mean players who played just one game --- I mean players who had worn the uniform or come close, but never played a single regular season game........ It's a topic I've never had the opportunity to delve into, but here it presents itself, so off the top of my head, are some of those phantom Stars:

 

??? Pete Smart. Currently on High Desert's roster, he was promoted to Huntsville on the last day of the 2002 season, just in case Huntsville needed him for the playoffs, since the Western Division title had come down to the last day vs. Birmingham. The Stars lost, 1-0. Smart still has a shot to wind up with the Stars, though. Maybe before the season's done.

 

To learn about others prior to Huntsville's association with the Brewers, scroll to the bottom of David's site:

 

www.starsboxscore.com/

 

And speaking of Pete Smart...

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High Desert Site Game Summary:

 

Mavs Fall Hard in Road Trip Opener

LAKE ELSINORE, CA ? The High Desert Mavericks began a seven-day road trip on Friday night, losing to the Lake Elsinore Storm by a score of 15-4 at the Diamond in Lake Elsinore.

 

The Mavs looked sloppy in one of their worst defeats of the year, committing a season-worst four errors, while allowing 15 runs on 18 hits.

 

The Storm took the early lead in the first as Josh Barfield picked up a two-run double to make it 2-0 off Mavs starter Pete Smart (1-3) after one inning. The Storm added five more in the second as Smart lasted a season-worst, two innings. Greg Sain and Jason Clements each had home runs for the Storm in the second frame. They went up 9-0 in the third, scoring two runs off of Mavs reliever Aaron Dean.

 

The Mavs tried to chip away at the lead, scoring two in the fourth, when Froilan Villanueva collected an RBI single and Scott Candeleria drove in a run with a fielder's choice. Storm starter Mike Thompson (1-2) lasted just five innings, giving up two runs, while allowing ten hits. He struck out five and didn't walk a batter.

 

The Storm quickly got those two runs back, scoring two more in the fourth off of Dean.

 

Lake Elsinore plated four more off releiver J.M. Gold in the seventh, who allowed four runs, three earned, in three innings of relief.

 

The Mavs scored a run in the sixth and a run in the eighth to round out their scoring. Kade Johnson, who had an 18-game hitting streak halted on Thursday night, had three hits on the night for the Mavs. Jason Belcher and Ralph Santana also had three hits for the Mavericks. Candelaria finished the night hitless, but did drive in two runs to lead the Mavs in that categtory.

 

The Mavs are now four games behind the first place Storm, who take over the top spot in the South Division with the win. The Mavs face the Storm on Saturday and Sunday before heading to Lancaster on Monday for four straight.

 

On Saturday, the Mavs throw right-hander Chris Saenz (1-2) against Justin Germano (1-1) at 7:05 in Lake Elsinore.

 

The Mavs return home on Friday, May 2nd to battle Rancho Cucamonga.

 

High Desert Box Score:

About as ugly as we feared...

 

 GAME DATE: 4/25/03 HIGH DESERT 4 AT LAKE ELSINORE 15 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG LAKE ELSINORE AB R H BI AVG C.Morris CF 4 0 0 0 .244 M.Nettles CF 5 1 1 1 .185 J.Raburn SS 5 0 1 0 .296 J.Furmaniak SS 4 3 3 0 .368 D.Clark LF 4 0 0 0 .402 J.Barfield DH 4 0 2 4 .386 K.Johnson CAT 5 1 3 0 .359 J.Hastings PH 2 1 0 0 .240 J.Belcher RF 5 1 3 0 .383 J.Benick 1B 6 2 2 0 .347 B.Foster DH 5 1 1 0 .289 G.Sain 3B 4 2 2 2 .278 R.Santana 2B 4 1 3 0 .304 J.Carter RF 4 2 2 1 .306 F.Villanueva 3B 4 0 2 1 .352 M.Richardson LF 4 0 1 1 .273 S.Candelaria 1B 4 0 0 2 .246 N.Trzesniak CAT 4 2 3 2 .333 P.Smart PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Clements 2B 3 2 2 2 .667 A.Dean PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Thompson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gold PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Craker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Jones PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Richards PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 40 4 13 3 TOTALS 40 15 18 13 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0- 4 13 4 LAKE ELSINORE 2 5 2 2 0 0 4 0 X-15 18 4 E--C.Morris 2, K.Johnson, S.Candelaria, J.Furmaniak, J.Benick, G.Sain, G.Jones. DP--HIGH DESERT 1, LAKE ELSINORE 2. LOB--HIGH DESERT 11, LAKE ELSINORE 10. 2B--J.Belcher (6), J.Furmaniak (5), J.Barfield (8), J.Benick 2 (5), G.Sain (2). HR--G.Sain (4), J.Clements (1). SB-- C.Morris (12), R.Santana (6), N.Trzesniak (3). HBP--J.Clements. SF--M.Nettles, N.Trzesniak. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT P.Smart (L,1-3) 2.0 8 7 7 1 3 2 9.00 A.Dean 3.0 5 4 4 3 1 0 16.36 J.Gold 3.0 5 4 3 2 2 0 5.56 LAKE ELSINORE M.Thompson (W,1-2) 5.0 10 2 2 0 5 0 4.74 J.Craker 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.71 G.Jones 2.0 1 1 0 0 4 0 3.48 J.Richards 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.75 HB--A.Dean. WP--P.Smart. BALKS--P.Smart. SO--C.Morris 3, J.Raburn, D.Clark 2, J.Belcher, B.Foster 2, J.Furmaniak, J.Benick, G.Sain 2, M.Richardson, J.Clements. BB--C.Morris, D.Clark, J.Furmaniak 2, G.Sain, J.Carter, M.Richardson, J.Clements. T--2:56. A--6134

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Daily Menu :

 

All Times Central, pitchers subject to change...

 

INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Francisco Campos at home vs. Columbus (Yankees), 7:00 PM -- at some point in the future, Indianapolis will have significance as a Brewer affiliate -- it just hasn't happened yet...

 

HUNTSVILLE: LHP Luis Martinez at home vs. Greenville (Braves), 7:05 PM -- we'll have plenty of Sunday AM analysis for you on this one...

 

HIGH DESERT: RHP Chris Saenz at Lake Elsinore (Padres), 9:05 PM; What was the headline in Tuscon, Chris' hometown, when he committed to play pro ball with the Brewers -- Saenz signs?

 

BELOIT: RHP Tom Wilhelmsen and the Snappers visit Lansing (Cubs), 5:05 PM; if anyone has found on-air web audio of the Lugnuts' games, let us know...thanks.

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With Wilhelmsen pitching Saturday as mentioned above, good place to note the following:

 

Q: Josh from Sherwood, WI asks:

Tom Wilhemson has been throwing well thus far this season for the Brewers' minor league affiliate in Beloit. For those of us who don't know much about him, what kind of repertoire does he have, and how fast can he pitch? Is he a prospect for this Brewers fan to keep his eye on?

 

A: Josh Boyd: His velo fluctuated as an amateur, but at his best he gets it into the low 90s. With his size and arm strength, he's definitely worth tracking.

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Daily Press High Desert Game Story:

Manager Tim Blackwell says an attitude adjustment is in order...

 

www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...088,44663,

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Beloit Daily News Game Recap:

Just an additional detail or two; it's tough to get anything from a Snappers' perspective when the team is on the road...

 

www.beloitdailynews.com/403/snap26.htm