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And Yoho came in for the 7th, so Myers had a very very nice night. Sounds up 4-0. Shuckers still up big 10-4

OK, so the plan is to make the deficit bigger so that the comeback is epic and full of fireworks, right??? T Rats down 10-3 (it was 5-3 after 8 innings). But this is where the 6 run 9th makes it so worth it right?

Oh boy it's getting tense in Fayetteville, NC. Hodges comes in and walks the first batter. Then walks the next on 4 pitches, including giving up a fielder's indifference runnder advance and a mound visit. But he gets the next guy to ground out and end the game. But Yerlin is making his own fireworks now. 3 walks and 2 HBP. And 20 balls to 2 strikes. OH boy

4 batters, 1 HBP and 3 walks, in fact 14 pitches and one show me strike. Yerlin Yerlin Yerlin.

OH boy it's Yerlin time in Appleton. And it's that Yerlin. 8 pitches and all balls (including one that hit a batter) 😒

Dubanewicz gets 2 outs in the 9th. And he is at 82 pitches which must be his limit as he is removed with 2 outs in the 9th and no one on. But also 3rd time through the line up (gets the first guy he faced to pop out to center), and his body language told you he didn't want to come out, after the out slaps his glove on his leg. Alright Jayden, love the emotion, and very nice performance, something solid to build on. Now for Hodges to get the last out here let's go Muddies!

Tobias Myers is having a good night I think. Let's see 6 IP so far, and only at 84 pitches , and 8K with 0 BB and only 2 hits. And hitting 95-96 mph in the 6th inning. May have room for the 7th, or just let it ride and let him build off that?

And Dubanewicz gets Holy to fly out. And it's 72 pitches for 4 solid innings of relief. Gives up 3 walks but only 2 hits, and gets 5 K. Wonder if he will go out for the 9th. Mudcats up 5-2 now. Unfortunately P Aquino can't keep it tied and has given up now 2 runs for T Rats, who are down 5-3 with still only 1 down in the 8th, and runners on.

Dubanewicz strikes out the first batter, and walks the next batter. And he gets the next batter, but guess what? Another stolen base. Yikes.

Fayetteville Woodpeckers have stolen 11 bases against Walther, and no pick off or caught stealing. So 11-11 and it's only the 7th inning 😶

Is Matthew Wood putting himself into prospect status? He just hit it hard to right and almost over the wall, but off the RF glove and it's an RBI double, now 9-3. Wood in Biloxi with an .855 OPS, and 7 K to 9 BB and solid defense. in Appleton, E. Garcia just smoked it to deep left center and it's 3-3. And Burke just to the warning track in left, and it's out #3, but it's a tie game now. DeBerry went 6 solid innings, pretty dominant other than the 3 run HR.

Ethan Murray hits it off the top of the wall, and 2 run double makes it 8-3 Shuckers. Nearly had a homer there. Shuckers are just finding ways to score runs despite the biggest bats out (Adams/Wilken)

Tate Kuehner has been on a roll lately. And was cruising until giving up 2 runs in the 4th inning and gives up the tying run. His offense gets him three back. And how does he reward them? With a 3 up and 3 down 5th inning striking out the side, thank you very much

Jaron DeBerry can get strikeouts, but is also giving up runs. Tonight a 3 run HR, otherwise a respectable 6K and 1BB in 5 IP and only 77 pitches. But gives up 4 hits, 3 singles and 1 big HR. T-Rats were up 2-0 now down 3-2 in Appleton in the bottom of the 5th inning.

This year is a lot like 2022 - not great, and and the offense is low, and not a lot of production from the "names" (J. Barrios and J. Severino), but you can find a Luis Lara and get a serviceable player in Anthony Flores, and trade chips in Barrios and Severino. Not all classes will have generational talents. But if one of the players can turn into Barrios/Severino/Lara/Flores/Galindez, that is still a good year. Also the basic stats don't always tell the story, listening the MicroBrew podcast with JR and Curt, and Curt was saying that predicting success from DSL stats is not easy to do, and we don't have EVs or swing decision data, and that is what scouts seem to rely on more from hitters rather than batting average or OPS.

So that leaves Tyler Renz (ACL) and Joey Broughton (IL) as the only '24 drafted pitchers in the organization (so signed and not traded) yet to make it full season ball. And the '23 group has fared pretty well too as most (same criteria) are at high A or higher (except Bjorn Johnson and Josh Timmerman in low A and Josh Knoth on full season IL)

Well happy almost birthday @Joseph Zarr and Steven Duran. And you guys are about the same age, right? 😉 Let's hope for some fireworks in the affiliates today ... and I mean of the good variety please 🙄

With Crow and Hardin pitching well recently, and moving up the chain they seem like current front runners for minor league pitchers of the year (like Hunt and Yoho had a lot of buzz this time last year). Which begs the question of is this a good thing? I mean yes it is, but there is not a lot of great success from the recent Pitcher of Year (or co-pitchers) in the past few seasons. In 2015 - 2017 there were three pitchers who had good success (even if Lopez was delayed and not with the Brew Crew 2015: Jorge Lopez 2016: Brandon Woodruff 2017: Corbin Burnes Then in 2018 it was Zac Brown, who did not have an MLB career at all 2019 was Andy Ashby with mixed results in his mostly injured riddled career. And 2020 none was awarded But from 2021 on it has been given to pitchers whose subsequent seasons have not fared as well as hoped: 2021: Ethan Small - struggled in 2022 and eventually traded out of the organization. A bit more success than Zac Brown, but nowhere near what we would expect from a 1st rounder and Pitcher of the Year. 2022: Carlos Rodriguez - did well and was an award winner the next year. 2023: Carlos Rodriguez & Robert Gasser (co-pitchers of the year) - Carlos' MLB debut was less than encouraging (probably too early but injuries made him a call up) and Gasser got hurt last year after a very promising start. 2024: Craig Yoho & KC Hunt (co-pitchers of the year) - Yoho made his MLB debut but has had limited action and is trying to find his command and try to become the elite reliever he looked like last year, and Hunt has not been able to replicate his rise last year, and is still struggling with consistency in AA where he excelled late last year. Maybe 2024 and on will start a trend like 2015 - 2017. But feels like a mini-"Madden" curse for the pitchers. (FWIW - the hitters have mixed results with the obvious of Chourio winning in '22 along, and '23 with Black who has struggled, and '21 was Wiemer with a good season in '23, but the '24 awardees are holding their own this year, and will not name them because I'll blamed myself for jinxing them if I say anything )

Fine outing by the Carolina 9. No one stat line jumps off the page, but with 6 H and 9 BB divided up everyone got on base, a couple twice and two more (Ordonez and Lameda) both on three times with 1 H and 2BB each. Travis Smith may have had the best start by stats this season with 6 full innings and 1 R (unearned) and 5 K to 3 BB and 4 hits. Boy it would be so nice if he were to start to come into his own the second half and help out the Mudcats and get his prospect status back on track again.

Crow's line looks amazing. Relief outings from Liranzo and Hudson not so much. Tough year from Hudson. The Brewers always seem to get a great year (or sometimes more) out of a pitcher, but only the very good ones continue this success. They got an All Star half season from Hudson. Maybe better days are ahead later this summer or in 2026.

This is a very disappointing few weeks. Feels like very prospect keep getting injured. ugh.

And he does it. Comes back from a 3-1 count to get the K. I’ll take it. Shuckers cut their deficit to 2-1now. TRats up to their last at bat. Top of down 4-1

DeCarlo walks the bases full around a fly out. 2-1 still. Got to get that third out. DeCarlo will need to hone it in. Not really close with a lot of pitches.

Double against Hernandez and he is likely out now. 2-1 lead. He’s at 83 pitches He is out and it’s Nick DeCarlo.

Just what we needed. An injury delay mound visit for Melvin Hernandez🙄 But he was checked out and is still in there….. ‘Hopefully nothing worrisome, but he is still pitching.