Brewers Minor League Link Report (6/22): Seigler, Spain and Ordonez Deliver Clutch Hits in 3-Win Sunday

[Ro Mueller]

Image courtesy of Biloxi Shuckers

For the week, Nashville, Biloxi and Carolina each captured their series by a 4-2 margin, while Wisconsin (1-4) fell short

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Nashville Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Nashville 1, Iowa 0
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Sounds’ website, game details, and we encourage readers to review affiliate write-ups as part of their Link Report routine: Sounds Take Series with Shutout Win

Starting RHP Tobias Myers spun 5 scoreless innings (0 R, 4 H – all singles, 0 BB, 1 HBP, 6 Ks) for his second straight solid start, although the main story through 6 innings was 37-year old Iowa starter Kenta Maeda’s no-hitter to that point. 

 

Myers consistently hit 94mph with his four-seam fastball, while the gun had him at 96.7mph and 96.8mph for two pitches in the 4th inning.

RHP Sam McWilliams (1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 Ks) conceded the game’s only extra-base hit – a double to open the 6th inning, ultimately escaping a 1st and 3rd situation with a swinging K.

DH Jeferson Quero’s 2-out single in the bottom of the 8th inning was Nashville’s 2nd hit of the contest and put a runner on 3rd base for only the second time in the game, with Seigler following with his clutch full count RBI single:

Sounds’ Extras:

• Kudos to LHP Tyler Jay and RHPs Easton McGee and Craig Yoho for their solid high leverage work (combined 2 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 Ks).
• Per the linked game report, that’s Nashville’s MILB-leading 12th shutout win of 2025.

Next week’s outlook: Nashville (44-29) heads 8.5 hours south to face Marlins’ affiliate Jacksonville (47-28) in a 6-game series starting on Tuesday.

Biloxi Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Biloxi 3, Knoxville 2
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Shuckers’ website, game details: Shuckers Record Most Wins in a Half Since 2015, Earn 5th Straight Home Series Win

Back-to-back singles to open the game didn’t derail starting LHP Tate Kuehner (3 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 1 WP, 5 Ks), who escaped three major jams (2-on, nobody out 1st inning; 2-on, 2-out 2nd inning; bases loaded, nobody out 3rd inning) while throwing on 4 days’ rest:

The teams combined to go 1-for-16 with runners in scoring position, with OF Garrett Spain’s RBI double constituting the sole hit with RISP for a 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning:

RHP Zach Peek (2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 Ks) impressed again to lead the stellar bullpen work, with SS Ethan Murray (impressive season OPS of .892) providing a valuable insurance run via his 4th inning solo homer:

After RHP Ryan Middendorf allowed 2 runs in the 8th inning to narrow the lead to 3-2, it was up to RHP Will Childers to close it out, pitching his 3rd game in 5 days. Childers worked around a 1-out double, inducing a ground out and then a strikeout swinging on the 8th pitch of the game’s final at-bat to send 2,518 fans home happy: 

Shuckers’ Extras:

• Spain had a 2-for-3 evening with 2 doubles, while DH Cooper Pratt also doubled and stole a base.
• With Luke Adams and Brock Wilken out injured, Zavier Warren (1-for-3) played third base for the first time in 2025. Following Peek in the bullpen, LHP Brian Fitzpatrick and RHP Bo Bowman each delivered a scoreless inning.
• Peek (0 R with 8 Ks in last 7 IP), whom the Brewers signed in the Minor League portion of the Rule 5 draft in December, is set to become a Minor League free agent at season's end. His steady 2025 progress from prior injuries reminds me of a similar situation with former farmhand (and future Major Leaguer) Max Lazar in 2023.

Next week’s outlook: Biloxi (42-27) hit the road, heading 4.5 hours northeast to take on Braves’ affiliate Columbus (26-40) for a 6-game set, with RHP Tyson Hardin (2.40 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 9.5 K/9 in 63 2/3 IP) expected to make his 2nd AA start on Tuesday.

Wisconsin Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: West Michigan 5, Wisconsin 3
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Timber Rattlers’ website, game details: Rattlers Fall in Road Trip Finale

Starting RHP Jaron DeBerry was making his 3rd start in 11 days, so was understandably limited to 3 innings (1 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 4 Ks – 52 pitches), handing it over to the bullpen with a 3-1 lead behind the SS Jadher Areinamo and DH Hedbert Perez solo shots.

The linked game report capably captures the Whitecaps’ comeback in the 5th inning (and the above Twitter/X highlights and so much more!) against RHP Bayden Root, aided by a tough luck HBP and bunt single.

Timber Rattlers’ Extras:

• Crucial ground ball double plays limited the Timber Rattlers to one run in the 3rd inning and ended the 7th inning, with the team only producing one infield hit over the final 6 frames.
• Slugging C Marco Dinges exited after a 6th inning strikeout, so we’ll have to watch for his availability when Wisconsin plays again on Tuesday.
• Other than Areinamo (2-for-4), Luiyin Alastre was the only Wisconsin batter to reach base twice (HBP, infield single).

Next week’s outlook: Wisconsin (34-34) returns home to battle Royals’ affiliate Quad Cities (41-28), with LHP Anthony Flores (4.22 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 8.0 K/9 in 55 IP) scheduled to start Tuesday’s series opener.

Carolina Pre-Game Media Notes
Final: Carolina 6, Columbia 5
Box Score and Game Log

Via the Mudcats’ website, game details: Ordonez Double Lifts Mudcats to Walk-off Win

Sunday’s series finale in Zebulon was an entertaining one, with 6 lead changes, including 3 in the final 1 1/2 innings.

Starting RHP Ethan Dorchies became the youngest pitcher (18 years, 243 days) to make a start in the 12-team Carolina League in 2025, retiring 9 of 11 batters in 3 impressive innings (1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 Ks):

After DH Gery Holguin tripled home 3B Filippo Di Turi in the 2nd inning, 1B Eric Bitonti doubled and scored in the 4th frame for the Mudcats’ first lead at 2-1. https://x.com/CarolinaMudcats/status/1936841250205995047

Two Columbia runs on 4 hits off RHP Jayden Dubanewicz (3 IP, 0 BB, 1 K) in the middle innings had Carolina in a bind until 2B Luis Pena legged out an infield hit with 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th inning, followed by Bitonti’s league leading 11th blast:  

Two walks, a double and sacrifice fly against LHP Bjorn Johnson gave the Fireflies the lead back at 5-4 in the top of the 9th inning and Carolina was down to its final out when OF Luis Lameda (1-for-3, double) drew a walk and C Edgardo Ordonez walked it off in a full count on the 8th pitch of his at-bat:

Mudcats’ Extras:

• The Fireflies had 4 stolen bases to the Mudcats’ zero but ran themselves out of a chance for more runs in a failed steal of home attempt to end the top of the 9th inning.
• OF Jose Anderson, SS Jesus Made and OF Tyler Rodriguez weren’t able to get their bats going on this particular day (combined 0-for-12 with 9 Ks).

Next week’s outlook: Carolina (39-28) takes a 5-hour drive north to Salisbury, Maryland to play 6 games against Orioles’ affiliate Delmarva (27-42), commencing on Tuesday.

We hope that you enjoy the Minor League Link Report. On Monday, the DSL squads get things started at 10:00am CST (6-8 Blue host 5-9 LAD Bautista, 6-8 Gold play at 6-8 Orioles Orange), the Milwaukee Brewers host the Pirates at 6:40pm CST and the ACL Brewers (18-18) host the ACL Dodgers (19-18) at 8:00pm CST.

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[Jake McKibbin]

Tobias Myers again with just five changeups used in all. As @Ro Mueller said, the velocity spiked mid game and the stuff graded out exceptionally well although I would point out he averaged89-91 mph to start the game and didn't finish strongly either.  That being said, a lot of fastball whiffs in the middle portion of the game, but he's missing that changeup to add the wrinkle that completes his profile.

[Joseph Zarr]

I am going back to watch the fifth and sixth frame to check in on muh guy C Marco Dinges and his early exit. AND, I just have to say, having watched games 1,2,3, and 6...the pitching plan versus the uber-talented Whitecaps continued to showcase a strange approach and/or poor execution in key spots. The number of sliders I saw absolutely hanging to their lefty power bats in favorable counts is my core contention. Root was ahead 1-2 to McGonigle. Hung an absolute dead-to-rights slider over the heart of the plate. What are we even thinking here? 3-1 game. 3-3 just like that. Just not the pitch choice there any day of the week. Regardless of the execution. DeBerry suffered the early fates of this exact same pitch choice (slider) early in game one. They then went away from that to a more strategically likely to succeed change-up. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Dinges 2:40:30 and 2:40:43 takes some prototypical massive hacks. He ultimately goes down on an inside change-up. After the second swinging missing strike he does remove his helmet and take a batters timeout to walk down the third base line. Maybe tweaked something in these massive swings. That's really all we see. I would also say he looked tired and a bit dejected after Root's fifth inning and that AB. Could be any combination of things. Nothing obvious.