Tue. 8/19 - DSL Season Ends, The Full-Season Squads Roll On

[Joseph Zarr]

Hernandez comes back and gets a swinging K on a beautiful 79 mph change-up that dipped below the zone. Man, I've seen that pitch and that result so many times in 2025. It never gets old. Final out comes via a first pitch shallow pop out to very shallow LF. 2-0 and we'll head to the 2nd with the Muddies leading.

[Joseph Zarr]

4 minutes ago, snoogans8056 said:

Smashed that one. Was a change up, and this guy seems to have a good one (lots of bad swings at it).

Indeed. Actually, Handelfry had a pretty terrible swing and miss on a change-up in the dirt low and away two pitches before he smashed that. That was clearly a mistake pitch. BUT, you have to the hit the mistakes. He certainly smacked the heck out of that ball indeed.

[Joseph Zarr]

Walther with a two out shallow flare to RF. Man aboard for Payne who continues to absolutely swing and miss at every change-up. I am unsure if he's been within a foot of those change-ups. LOL. Oh, he does foul a change-up there. Wayyyyyyy out in front again. 1-2 count. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Payne pulls a grounder to 2B on a, you guessed it, change-up. He did manage to hit the ball in play on that pitch. Baby steps! On to the bottom of the 2nd.

[Joseph Zarr]

Braylon Payne runs down a deep fly to the right CF warning track. Leaping grab. Good jump. One down. 

[wiguy94]

Payne hit a hard grounder unfortunately right at the second baseman in his 2nd AB

[Joseph Zarr]

I already have a healthy amount of unrealistic admiration for Ebel's swing. Obviously there is going to be an adjustment...he lines out an 0-2 pitch to LF in his second AB. BUT, man alive, what a pure pure lefty stroke.

[Joseph Zarr]

Welcome to High-A Josh. Here's a righty sitting 96-97 mph with off-speed that is clearly landing.

[Joseph Zarr]

Man, Bitonti missed an oppo taco by about a 1/2" on that barrel. Absolutely was on that pitch. It will just be a casual high fly to LF. He barrels that? Way gone.

[Joseph Zarr]

Fischer and Made K - looking and swinging, respectively. Peña follows with a 101 mph liner single to RF. Josh is at the dish.

[Joseph Zarr]

We have @Spencer Michaelis sightings behind home plate at Beloit. He is about four rows up to the right side of the camera. I know that look!

[Joseph Zarr]

Man, José Anderson is a really solid defensive OF'er. He just made a charging back-handed diving grab on a hard hit dipping liner. Heck of a grab for the first out in the 3rd. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Adamczewski hits a high chopper to 2B. T-Rats first frame ends. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Holguin having a really nice game at 3B tonight. Firing rockets. Everything handled cleanly. Impressive work.

[Joseph Zarr]

Oh it's good to be back at Keesler Federal Park and their renowned CF 'Smudge Camera'.  🥴

[Joseph Zarr]

Made just gunned a runner out at Home Plate. That was a really nice throw. And, that was one of the Midwest League's fastest players. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Cornielle puts his first runner aboard with a heater up and in and a HB. One down. Man on 1st.

[Joseph Zarr]

Meanwhile, RHP Melvin Hernandez is cruising. One hit allowed. Muddies still lead 2-0. They come to the plate for their half of the 6th frame. Ragsdale opens the inning with an oppo line drive single down the 3B line into LF. 

[Joseph Zarr]

T-Rats bats getting absolutely overmatched by Milbrandt. 7 K through 2 2/3 IP. And five straight punch outs at that. Milbrandt is really good at Home. T-Rats are helping drive that Home.

[Joseph Zarr]

8 K for the T-Rats bats through 3 IP. LOL. Absolutely overmatched tonight. Who didn't K? Peña (single) and Adamczewski (ground out to 2B). Amazing.

[Joseph Zarr]

Ahhhhh, Mr. Cornielle. Ahead 0-2. Batter lays off a couple pitches. Grand Slam absolutely slaughtered to the parking garage in RF. His season just continues to plummet.

[Joseph Zarr]

Three consecutive 2 out hits against Cornielle. 111 mph ball roped to the RF warning track. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Handelfry is having a game. Just hit an oppo single liner for his second RBI. Nice work! Scored Ragsdale who had stolen 2B.

[Joseph Zarr]

RHP Travis Smith just struck out the side in his third inning. He says "Hold my beer Mr. Milbrandt! I can do this too!" T-Rats trail 1-0 headed to the 4th.

[Joseph Zarr]

101 mph ground out to 1B in Adamczewski's second AB. He's looking good. Not chasing. 1-0 T-Rats trail headed to the bottom of the 4th.