Jim Goulart

Follow Tuesday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Game One Colorado Springs Game Two Biloxi Wisconsin MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Tuesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: LHP Nick Additon and RHP Drew Gagnon in a doubleheader at home vs. Iowa (Cubs), 5:00 PM pre-game, 5:30 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Free Live Audio Link We welcome Dan Karcher, who is the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox; follow him on Twitter @SkySoxKarch MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Colorado Springs games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. The video of each game is archived online, which is a nice feature. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. NOTE: Notice that on MiLB.TV's page, you can click on "Filter", then "Milwaukee Brewers", and you'll see just the Crew's organizational TV lineup. ********** Biloxi: LHP Hobbs Johnson at Pensacola (Reds), 6:05 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link We also welcome Chris Harris as the very first play-by-play voice of the Shuckers! Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be looking off to his very promising "Shuck Dynasty" blog. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast. MiLB.TV - Seven of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi staff indicates it is hopeful it will be eight when the new stadium opens. NOTE: This series from Pensacola is airing on MiLB.TV, nice. ********** Brevard County: Idle; game at Lakeland scheduled for this morning has been rained out; it will be made up as part of a doubleheader on the evening of Monday, June 22nd. ********** Wisconsin: RHP David Burkhalter at Clinton (Mariners), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 gametime Free Live Audio Link - WNAM Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio. NOTE: Forty-two (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (34) will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and remember to refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule so you can coordinate your DVR activity. *** So, for the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sky Sox games, most Shuckers games, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. We'll let you know when a Wisconsin road series is available via MiLB.TV.

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Sky Sox broadcast member Ryan Kaufman points out Matt Long has reached base in every game this season and grabs a comment from Manager Rick Sweet on catcher Nevin Ashley.

This feature interview Q&A just posted in our Sky Sox thread as well -- Sitting with Colorado Springs Sky Sox utility player Brandon Macias Kevin Henry, Examiner.com

Sitting with Colorado Springs Sky Sox utility player Brandon Macias Kevin Henry, Examiner.com http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/01/d0/01d013ed62b1244c8896f43b509d32c4.jpg?itok=_FiJ7NA6 Brandon Macias made an impact with his first Triple-A hit, ripping his eighth career triple. Photo by Robert David/Colorado Springs Sky Sox Prior to the start of the series against the Iowa Cubs, I had the chance to sit down with new Colorado Springs Sky Sox third baseman Brandon Macias. Earlier this month, Macias made the jump directly from Advanced Class A to Triple-A by hitting .357 for the Brevard County Manatees in the Florida State League. His best professional season thus far came in 2012, when he hit .288 with eight homers and 63 RBIs for Wisconsin in the Class A Midwest League. Kevin Henry: How has Triple-A been for you so far? Macias: It’s been fun. Being here was a little unexpected for me, but I’ve always said that wherever and whenever I’m needed, I will be there. When I was being called up to Triple-A, I knew I was needed there and I’ll be ready to do whatever I can here. Henry: So you said the call-up was a little unexpected. Tell me about that. Macias: Yeah, it was a little bit of a surprise, but I’ve been preparing for it all year. I knew when I was called up that I would be needed, so I’m ready to do whatever I can for this team. Henry: And what’s the adjustment to Triple-A pitching been like for you? Macias: It’s been a little bit of an adjustment. I haven’t seen as many fastballs here as I have in the past. It’s forcing me to make some adjustments and I’m starting to get there. Henry: Your first Triple-A hit was a triple. Tell me about it. Macias: It felt really good. It always feels good when you have that first hit at a different level. I don’t really consider myself to be a “speed” guy so I was really surprised it turned into a triple. The ball just went into the corner and I saw the coach waving me on to third. Honestly, I felt like I kind of ran out of gas when I got to second. I need to get used to the altitude here. Henry: What was the biggest thing you worked on in the offseason? Macias: The last couple of years, I’ve really been trying to focus on hitting the ball the other way. Hitting the ball to the opposite field is a big focus for me right now and I think it’s coming along. Henry: The Sky Sox have you listed as a third baseman right now, but you’re playing multiple positions. Is that something that comes naturally to you? Macias: Absolutely. I’ve played right field, shortstop, third base, and even first base in spring training. My defense has always been one of the strongest parts of my game. Being able to play multiple positions is one of the things I can bring to the team and help out where needed. Henry: Where do you feel the most comfortable? Macias: I’ve moved around for a couple of years so I’m pretty comfortable anywhere. It keeps things interesting when you don’t know where you’re going to be playing from night to night. I’ve spent most of my career at third base but played shortstop growing up. There are a lot of darn good shortstops in this system so I’m glad to play wherever I am needed. I do like playing third because everything comes at you fast and you always need to be ready.

Final: Colorado Springs 7, Iowa 0 Sky Sox Romp Cubs 7-0 In Tidy 7-Inning Contest Backed by Tenacious Offense, Thornburg and Leroux Shine In Win Over Iowa By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox http://www.milb.com/assets/images/6/6/2/120918662/cuts/04_11_100_pk_ggwp5so3_jgco5qs0.jpg Chris Leroux tossed 3.1 scoreless innings in relief of a sharp Tyler Thornburg to secure the Sox 7-0 win over Iowa. (Photo by Paat Kelly) COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - With the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate in town, it only seemed right to be prepared to play two at Security Service Field on Monday evening after Sunday afternoon's washout. Unfortunately things would not shake out in favor of the great Mr. Cub's signature catch phrase as game two of the twin bill would be cancelled due to inclement weather after the Sky Sox crisp 7-0 win over Iowa in seven innings before a crowd of 1,531. Making his first start for the Sox after being sent down by Milwaukee, Tyler Thornburg tossed 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing two singles and a walk while striking out four. The right-hander was removed with two outs in the fourth after a Chris Valaika line drive single to left field, leaving two runners on for righty-reliever Chris Leroux (1-2, 4.15). A strictly enforced pitch-limit would take Thornburg from the ballgame early after making an electrifying first impression on the Colorado Springs faithful. His steady mix of 93-94 MPH fastballs and devastating curveballs would keep Iowa's lineup off-balance for the first half of the ballgame. Veteran Japanese import Tsuyoshi Wada (0-2, 5.40) would not fare nearly as well for the Cubs as the Sky Sox offense would put a few crooked numbers up on the scoreboard in the second, third and fourth innings. The right-hander earned a big-league call up to Chicago after the MLB All-Star break last year, pitching to the tune of a 3.25 ERA over 69.1 innings in 13 starts to finish his season. The Sox would not be intimidated by the track record however as six of their seven runs would be earned and charged to Wada. After a scoreless first, Saturday night's walk-off hero Matt Clark would single to right field to open the second. Nevin Ashley would then strike out swinging, bringing Shane Peterson to the plate with one out. Peterson drilled a line drive off the left field wall, plating Clark with a booming RBI double. A Ben Guez flyout to left two outs in the inning before a Christian Villanueva throwing error on a softly-hit grounder by Brandon Macias allowed Peterson to score the Sox second run. Colorado Springs tacked on another run in the third on the strength of a Luis Sardinas two-out double and Clark RBI single to right. Leroux turned in his sharpest outing of the young season in relief of Thornburg, twirling 3.1 innings of scoreless baseball to keep Iowa of the scoreboard, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out four. Peterson would continue his excellent game at the plate, leading off the fourth inning with a single. He would leadoff the very next inning with a standup triple off the top of the wall in left center. He would fall just a home run shy of hitting for the cycle in the shortened game. Guez would follow the leadoff single with a beautiful bunt single down the third base line. Macias and Leroux would continue the trend, both adding singles of their own, with Leroux's plating Peterson for the Sox fourth run. The hot-hitting Matt Long flew out to deep left, scoring Guez on the sacrifice fly before Pete Orr really broke the game open in the next at-bat. Orr cranked a line drive double high off of the left field wall, allowing Macias and Leroux to scoot around the bases for the game's final runs. The four-run inning gave the Sky Sox a 7-0 lead that would not be relinquished. The efficient performance by Rick Sweet's club gave the Sox their first back-to-back wins of the season, finishing the game in a tidy one hour and fifty minutes. The game two rainout will be made up on Tuesday at Security Service Field as part of a newly scheduled double-header beginning at 4:30 PM MDT (5:30 Central). The two seven-inning contests are slated to feature a matchup between Sox lefty Nick Additon (1-1, 3.94) and I-Cubs right-hander Donn Roach (1-0, 2.60) in game one with Drew Gagnon (1-1, 5.65) set to lead the way in game two. Iowa's game two starter is TBD. Colorado Springs Box Score 44 degree temperatures may have helped Tyler Thornburg's effort, but that's still encouraging, especially with a 14 MPH wind blowing out to left at game time; Matt Long fan here, just a very consistent pro career thus far for the 27-year-old CF/2B... Colorado Springs Game Log Col. Springs Bottom of the 1st Matt Long singles on a line drive to right fielder Rubi Silva. Iowa Cubs Manager Marty Pevey ejected by HP umpire Greg Stanzak. C'mon, he was cold!

VIDEO: Doink! Watch Tyler Wagner's HR! PHOTOS: Michael Reed's sliding technique (times two) via this gallery

Final: Biloxi 8, Pensacola 2 Wagner homers and earns league-leading fourth win Shuckers blast Wahoos 8-2 and lead South Division by 1.5 games Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/8/3/0/120967830/cuts/Wagner1_lcuubmpg_oyo284rv.jpg Tyler Wagner became the first in the Southern League to four wins and he homered on Monday night (Kevin Pataky) PENSACOLA, FLA. - Tyler Wagner did it all for the Shuckers on Monday night at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, blasting a go-ahead two-run homer in the fourth and collecting his league-best fourth win in an 8-2 victory over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. The league-leading 12th win and a Mobile rainout on Monday gives Biloxi a 1.5 game edge in the South Division. The Shuckers have won six of seven. Wagner (W, 4-0) labored through the third inning after getting two quick outs to Daniel Wright and Ryan Wright. Back-to-back walks to Jesse Winker and Sean Buckley put a runner in scoring position for Kyle Waldrop, who singled in Winker from second. Seth Mejias-Brean doubled in Buckley from second to put the Shuckers in a 2-0 hole. The ninth-ranked prospect settled down afterwards, retiring six of the final seven batters he faced after the third. On the night, the righty tossed five innings of three-hit ball with the two runs, four walks and five strikeouts. It was Wagner's second win over Pensacola and made him only the third pitcher in minor league baseball to start 4-0, joining New Britain's (COL) Shane Carle and Visalia's (ARI) Zack Godley. Biloxi (12-6) answered with a vengeance in the top of the fourth, plating four runs. Michael Reed (3x5, RBI, R) singled with one out and Nathan Orf (1x3, RBI, R, 2B, 2 BB) doubled him home to make it a one-run game. The third baseman advanced to third on a wild pitch to Tyrone Taylor (1x4, RBI, BB), who grounded out to short to score Orf and tie the game. A walk to Adam Weisenburger (2x3, 2 R, BB) set the stage for Wagner, who helped himself out with a two-run homer that caromed off the glove of the right fielder Winker and over the fence for the pitcher's first professional home run. Wagner's long ball was the second of the year for a Biloxi pitcher as the first came off of the bat of Brooks Hall on Tuesday. Yadiel Rivera (2x4, RBI, R) gave the Shuckers some insurance in the ninth by squeezing in Weisenburger from third to give Biloxi a 5-2 lead. Nick Ramirez (2x5, 2 RBI) opened the game up with a two-run single and Reed drove in another run to give Biloxi a sizeable 8-2 cushion. Rivera's performance extended his on-base streak to a Southern League-best 17 games after Tennessee Smokies' first baseman Dan Vogelbach failed to reach base against the Chattanooga Lookouts. Austin Ross (2 IP, 2 H, 4 SO), Tanner Poppe (IP, H, 2 SO) and Martin Viramontes (IP, H, SO) locked down the Blue Wahoos in the final four frames to keep the Shuckers' record perfect in nine-inning games at 9-0. The 12 combined strikeouts for the four pitchers are the most punch outs by Biloxi's staff in a game during the 2015 season. Pensacola (5-12) starter Daniel Wright (L, 0-3) allowed four runs through five innings and suffered the loss. Ramirez, Weisenburger and Rivera had multi-hit affairs. Biloxi will try to earn its second straight series with a win Tuesday night. The Shuckers will send out LHP Hobbs Johnson (1-0, 0.79) while the Blue Wahoos will counter with RHP Josh Smith (1-0, 6.10). First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 PM and can be heard starting at 6:20 with the Beau Rivage Biloxi Shuckers Pregame Show on 1240-AM WGCM and the Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network. Fans can also listen to the game using the TuneIn Radio app or by going to www.biloxishuckers.com. Biloxi Box Score Seventeen baserunners for the Shuckers, and that's with 0-for-5 nights for Kyle Wren and Orlando Arcia -- lineup depth, multiple players stepping up each night; speaking of depth, now that the Shuckers get to play nine innings more often, the relief corps gets to shine more, as they did here... Biloxi Game Log Ridiculously fun team to follow, as I suggested to Fox Sports Wisconsin last night...

AUDIO: Tonight's notes include a pregame interview with Manager Carlos Subero Very worthwhile interview, and a touching discussion of how this group of players is honoring OF Josh Fellhauer, on personal leave to be with his mother.

Who had Paul Eshleman in the pool for first Brewers farmhand to take home league Player of the Week honors? Kudos, sir. Manatees Press Release

The only farmhand birthday Monday is for this 21-year-old: We posted this on March 12th, this player will be assigned to the 2015 DSL squad -- We know the Brewers scout pretty heavily in Puerto Rico, as noted by the number of draft picks used on that island's players during the Melvin era. Milwaukee has signed a soon-to-be 21-year-old CF who the Royals drafted in the 17th round in 2012, but released this past season (on July 1st, only four games played in 2014). Ariel Estades is a LH bat, listed at only 5'11", 150 on his most recent MiLB.com player page. Baseball Reference Page

: Sky Sox Pre-Game Warmup Interview with LHP Nick Additon 4-23-15 *** : Sky Sox Pre-Game Warmup Interview with IF Pete Orr 4-24-15

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Colorado Springs Media Notes - It's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Sky Sox' site. Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog *** STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League South Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin *** Weather.com: Colorado Springs, CO Pensacola, FL Lakeland, FL

Follow Monday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Game One Colorado Springs Game Two Biloxi Brevard County MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Monday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Tyler Thornburg and LHP Nick Additon in a doubleheader at home vs. Iowa (Cubs), 5:00 PM pre-game, 5:30 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Free Live Audio Link We welcome Dan Karcher, who is the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox; follow him on Twitter @SkySoxKarch MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Colorado Springs games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. The video of each game is archived online, which is a nice feature. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. NOTE: Notice that on MiLB.TV's page, you can click on "Filter", then "Milwaukee Brewers", and you'll see just the Crew's organizational TV lineup. ********** Biloxi: RHP Tyler Wagner at Pensacola (Reds), 6:05 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link We also welcome Chris Harris as the very first play-by-play voice of the Shuckers! Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be looking off to his very promising "Shuck Dynasty" blog. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast. MiLB.TV - Seven of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi staff indicates it is hopeful it will be eight when the new stadium opens. NOTE: This series from Pensacola is airing on MiLB.TV, nice. ********** Brevard County: RHP Brandon Woodruff at Lakeland (Tigers), 5:30 PM gametime NOTE: One of the very few series with no online audio at all. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: Idle *** So, for the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sky Sox games, most Shuckers games, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games.

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Brewers announce first, then McCalvy followed up with the ERA: Chris Perez has opted out of his MiLB deal with Brewers. Colorado Springs wasn't working; 9.39 ERA in six Triple-A appearances. *** And thus the "Chis Perez chose Colorado Springs because of the legalized marijuana" jokes can end. The Sky Sox had 14 pitchers vs. 11 position players, maybe they'll wait until Gomez / Gennett are activated before returning to a 25-man squad.

VIDEO: Adam Weisenburger hits an RBI double as the Blue Wahoos fall, 2-1, to Biloxi, in Game One. *** VIDEO: Biloxi's Yadiel Rivera hits a go-ahead double as the Shuckers top Pensacola, 2-1, in Game One. *** VIDEO: Biloxi's Orlando Arcia hits a sacrifice fly as the Shuckers fall, 2-1, to Pensacola, in Game Two.

Hope you read the recap, here are the two audio highlights the Shuckers released from Game One: Yadiel Rivera RBI double Jim Henderson final out And just in case you didn't get a chance to review box scores / game logs: Biloxi Game One Biloxi Game Two

Over the weekend, the Brewers announced the signing of LHP Trevor Lubking, a 22-year-old 14th round draft pick last summer by the Rays. He had been released on March 28th, and to be honest, it's hard to figure out why Tampa Bay let the 6'0", 205 southpaw go (click on that player page) -- we would be scratching our heads if the Brewers had made such a move after just one season which included an Appalachian Pitcher of the Week honor in July of his rookie season. This detailed draft-day article is worth your while and includes the following paragraph: His success caught the eye of major league scouts, who made themselves known earlier this spring. It was clear the pros were interested, Lubking said, adding that it was the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Angels who showed the most interest. Brief scouting report via the Rays' Fansided page AUDIO: Can't say I'm a big fan of the drawn-out and a bit silly "27 Outs Podcasts", but Lubking took part in one this winter, linked here. Find Trevor Lubking on Twitter here. Lubking is in Maryvale, and will either make his Brewer debut with Helena or perhaps a call-up direct to Wisconsin before then. http://static.wixstatic.com/media/daf2ed_67a9e16d1ae449f1ba76ba314c619ac6.jpg_srb_p_428_600_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb

VIDEO via NBC26: Timber Rattlers Kodi Medeiros off to hot start in snowy conditions

VIDEO: More highlights from Saturday's Colorado Springs win on the right sidebar of the KKTV site

PHOTO GALLERY: Many pictures from Saturday's Sky Sox game via the Gazette (Tip if you've exceeded your Gazette page views...)

Very good article on Luis Sardinas just linked within our Sky Sox thread. *** So Orlando Arcia is batting 3rd for the Shuckers (Yadiel Rivera 2nd), and Sardinas is batting 3rd for Colorado Springs. Rick Sweet sees 15-HR potential.