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AUDIO: RHP Austin Ross via Sunday's pre-game notes post

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 Brevard County Media Notes - It's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Manatees' site. Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio 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: Nashville, TN Mobile, AL Viera, FL Peoria, IL

Follow Sunday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Biloxi Completion of Saturday's Suspended Game Biloxi Regularly Scheduled Game Brevard County Wisconsin MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Sunday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Tyler Cravy at Nashville (Athletics), 1:35 PM pre-game, 2:05 gametime 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: First, LHP Mike Strong takes over in the completion of Saturday's suspended nine-inning game at Mobile (Diamondbacks) - Biloxi leads 3-0 after four innings; then, in a seven-inning nightcap, RHP Jorge Lopez gets the start. It all begins at 12:50 PM pre-game, 1:05 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: Mobile unfortunately, does not offer MiLB.TV as an option. ********** Brevard County: RHP Hiram Burgos at home vs. Dunedin (Blue Jays), 3:35 PM pre-game, 4:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Dave Walkovic returns as the play-by-play voice of the 'Tees; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio, as all games are scheduled to be broadcast in 2015. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Victor Diaz at Peoria (Cardinals), 4:40 PM pre-game, 5:00 gametime; RHP Orlando Torrez is expected to pitch in a tandem role 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.

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AUDIO: Pre-Game with Wisconsin Manager Matt Erickson via the Rattler Radio postgame entry

The Peoria Journal-Star has extensive video of the Rattlers blowout loss, should you dare. http://www.pjstar.com/storyimage/IP/20150418/SPORTS/150419198/EP/1/6/EP-150419198.jpg&MaxW=315 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers first baseman David Denson can't make the tag on a sliding Andrew Sohn of the Chiefs on his way back to first after leading off. Ron Johnson photo, Journal-Star

The Tennessean game story includes a couple of Sky Sox quotes.

Final: Colorado Springs 4, Nashville 2 Gagnon, Key Hits Propel Sky Sox To 4-2 Win Over Sounds Lockdown Bullpen Seals Game for Colorado Springs By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox http://www.milb.com/assets/images/5/4/6/119198546/cuts/04_12_028_pk_5r1iw7cy_rm8eevcj.jpg Drew Gagnon picked up his first Triple-A win, allowing two runs while striking out six over 5.1 IP. (File Photo by Paat Kelly) The Sky Sox cliqued on all cylinders Saturday night en route to a 4-2 win over the Sounds before a crowd of 9,211 at First Tennessee Park in Nashville. Both of the game's starting pitchers matched zeros through the first four frames before the Sky Sox were able to break through in the third inning against Sounds starter Brad Mills (0-2, 7.27). A single by Donnie Murphy and an error on an attempted force out allowing Nevin Ashley to reach first gave Colorado Springs runners on first and second with no outs. Left fielder Matt Long would line a 3-2 pitch from Mills into centerfield to score Murphy for the game's first run. With runners on the corners, and still no outs, Luis Sardinas grounded into a bases-clearing double play, allowing Ashley to score from third base. Elian Herrera would add a single before a Matt Clark groundout ended the inning with the Sox leading 2-0. In his second start of 2015, Drew Gagnon (1-0, 5.23) would work through two neat innings before encountering trouble in the next two. With one out in the home third, Gagnon walked Anthony Aliotti who was then moved over to second base on a sacrifice bunt by the speedy Billy Burns. Second baseman Joey Wendle delivered a clutch two-out RBI double to right field, plating Aliotti and cutting the deficit to one. The Sounds would score again in the fourth on the strength of two walks and two singles, tying the ballgame when Kent Matthes crossed the plate on an Aliotti infield single. Gagnon would set down his next five consecutive batters before being replaced by left-hander Brent Leach in the top of the sixth with one out and two on. Leach would induce an inning-ending double play off the bat of Sounds catcher Luke Carlin to seal the book on Gagnon and maintain the team's 4-2 lead. Gagnon would finish the day having given up just two runs on five hits while striking out six in 5.1 innings of work. The Sox would play a little small ball to score their final two runs in the top of the fifth inning. With Mills still on the mound, Ashley would work a leadoff walk before advancing to second base on a Long single. Sardinas moved the runners over on a sac bunt, giving the Sounds one out in the inning with Sox on second and third. Herrera would score Ashley with an infield single to short, breaking the tie. Clark followed with a deep fly ball to centerfield, allowing Long to cross the plate with the Sox' fourth run. Herrera would steal second base in hopes of creating a new scoring opportunity before a Shane Peterson pop out ended the threat. The Nashville bullpen would pitch well in relief of Mills with three pitchers tossing a combined four innings of scoreless ball. Brock Huntzinger, Eury De La Rosa and Kevin Whelan teamed up to strike out seven Sky Sox over those final frames while allowing just two hits along the way. The Sky Sox bullpen was just as effective as Leach led the way with 2.1 innings of sparkling relief, working out of a sixth inning jam before bridging the game to right-handers Rob Wooten and Corey Knebel to seal the win. Knebel struck out two in the ninth on his way to securing his second save of the season and, more importantly, the Sky Sox 4-2 win over the Sounds. The Sox will look to take control of the series on Sunday afternoon as Tyler Cravy (1-0, 3.00) takes the mound against fellow right-hander Chris Bassit (0-1, 4.76) at First Tennessee Park in Nashville. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 PM MDT (2:05 Central). Colorado Springs Box Score Sky Sox pitchers enjoying tossing closer to sea level... Colorado Springs Game Log

Shuckers and BayBears Suspended After Four innings Game to resume on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. with Sunday's regularly scheduled game to follow Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/0/2/0/119157020/cuts/DSC06973a_fny9zacl_yquqmkil.jpg Hobbs Johnson delivers a pitch through the rain on Saturday night (Photo by John Shadrick) MOBILE, ALA. - After four innings of baseball on Saturday night through a steady rain, the game was finally suspended after a 48 minute delay with the Shuckers holding a 3-0 advantage over the Mobile BayBears. The game will be resumed on Sunday afternoon in the top of the fifth inning at 1:05 p.m. Sunday's regularly scheduled game will immediately follow and be a seven-inning contest. The Shuckers jumped on the scoreboard in the top of the first, thanks to an RBI single from Taylor Green that scored Orlando Arcia from second. It was Green's first run batted in this season and gave the Shuckers a 1-0 lead. The next batter, Michael Reed smacked a fly ball to center that was deep enough to score Nathan Orf from third and give Biloxi a 2-0 advantage. Taylor opened the second frame with a double to the gap in left-center, and would come around to score on the next batter, Adam Weisenburger's single to center. The 3-0 lead is where we stand after four innings. Starter Hobbs Johnson, making his second start of 2015, surrendered three hits in the first inning, but retired the next ten batters he faced, including five strikeouts. The former North Carolina Tar Heel didn't walk a batter during the four-inning outing. LHP Mike Strong will resume tonight's suspended game for the Shuckers and RHP Jimmie Sherfy will pick things up for the BayBears, RHP Jorge Lopez (0-1, 12.00) will get the ball for Biloxi, and be opposed by BayBears' RHP Gabriel Arias (1-0, 3.00). Coverage of Sunday's action will begin at 1:00 PM 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. After tomorrow's games, the Shuckers will bus to Jacksonville, Florida where they will begin a five-game series against the Suns (MIA) on Monday night at 6:05 PM CT. The Shuckers are also scheduled to play a doubleheader next Sunday in Pensacola, a makeup of the April 13 postponement against the Blue Wahoos.

Suspended after four innings: Biloxi 3, Mobile 0 Biloxi Partial Box Score LHP Hobbs Johnson gets gypped out of a likely win - stellar with three hits allowed and no walks, fanning five. Michael Reed and Tyrone Taylor off to perfect nights at the plate... 1:05 PM Sunday for the completion of this nine-inning game, to be followed by a now seven-inning nightcap. Biloxi Partial Game Log

Dunedin summary above, now from the 'Tees' perspective -- Dunedin Long Balls Sink Manatees Coulter Collects Three Hits, HR in Loss Viera, Fla. – The Dunedin Blue Jays (5-5) smacked home runs in consecutive innings en route to a 4-2 victory over the Brevard County Manatees (4-5) at Space Coast Stadium on Friday night. Leading 1-0 in the third inning, Dunedin’s Roemon Fields led off the frame with a bunt single. Dawel Lugo followed up with a long two-run homer to left field off of Brevard County starter Jorge Ortega (1-1, 3.21 ERA). It was Lugo’s second home run of the season and extended the Blue Jays lead to 3-0. Clint Coulter would get a run right back in the bottom of the third. Coulter smacked a solo homer to left-center to put the ‘Tees on the board. For Coulter, who also homered in last night’s game, it was his third homer of the year. The right fielder finished the night with three hits, a walk and two RBI. The Blue Jays responded to Coulter’s home run immediately. Emilio Guerrero led off the top of the fourth with a solo blast of his own against Ortega, and gave Dunedin a three run cushion. The Manatees would battle back in the seventh inning. With one out, Johnny Davis legged out a bunt single. Davis left the game on the play. Pinch runner Omar Garcia stole second. After a strike out, Coulter delivered with an RBI single to plate Garcia. Chad Girodo was summoned from the Dunedin bullpen to replace Tiago Da Silva (1-0, 3.38). After a walk to Taylor Brennan, Girodo retired Victor Roache on a comebacker to end the threat. The Manatees sent the tying run to the plate in the ninth, but Wil Browning struck out Brennan to end the ballgame with Coulter on first. Browning earned his third save of 2015. Despite the two home runs allowed, Ortega pitched eight full innings. He allowed four runs on six hits and did not walk a batter. Dunedin starter Jairo Labourt did not qualify for the win after he was replaced to start the fifth. Labourt surrendered one run on four hits and fanned eight in his four innings of work. Da Silva allowed a run in 2.2 innings of relief to collect his first win of the year. Brandon Macias went 3-for-4 in the loss with a fourth-inning leadoff double. Kaleb Earls pitched a scoreless ninth for Brevard County, despite two hits allowed. The Manatees and Blue Jays will play the rubber match tomorrow at Space Coast Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 PM (4:05 Central). RHP Hiram Burgos (1-1, 2.25) will start for Brevard County. Murphy Smith (0-0, 6.75) will make his first start for the Blue Jays.

From Biloxi staff -- ROSTER MOVE: OF Josh Fellhauer has been placed on temporary inactive list and C Tyler LaTorre has been activated from ® Helena. *** LaTorre has been traveling with the club all along. Helena is a paper placeholder.

AUDIO: Chris Harris posted the game highlights from Friday night's 4-2 Biloxi win

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 Brevard County Media Notes - It's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Manatees' site. Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio 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: Nashville, TN Mobile, AL Viera, FL Peoria, IL

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

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Drew Gagnon at Nashville (Athletics), 6:05 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime 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 Mobile (Diamondbacks), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 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: Mobile unfortunately, does not offer MiLB.TV as an option. ********** Brevard County: RHP Jorge Ortega at home vs. Dunedin (Blue Jays), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link Dave Walkovic returns as the play-by-play voice of the 'Tees; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio, as all games are scheduled to be broadcast in 2015. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Milton Gomez at Peoria (Cardinals), 5:40 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime; LHP Luis Ortega is expected to pitch in a tandem role 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.

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On our minor league forum here at Brewerfan, we have long focused on the positive aspects of the farm system, both in our Link Reports and collection threads of articles and features from around the web. Earlier this week a since-removed post from a valued Brewerfan contributor mentioned that a listed injury of a farmhand (one of many young players rehabbing in Maryvale) was not as such and that there had been some sort of disciplinary action taken by the Brewers. I personally complicated matters by tweeting a link to the post. I was very wrong to do that. I have since deleted the tweet as well, and am actually thankful that no modified version of the tweet was sent out by others, so in effect, there is no remaining record online, to my knowledge. As a forum community, we should recognize the difference between acknowledging documented trouble on these types of issues, such as a formal announcement by the Brewers or MiLB, and the message that was posted, even if it was intended as purely an informative post to fans with a vested interest in the future of the Brewers system. That did not make it right from an ethical standpoint. Please be aware that when this particular player returns to action, we will be carefully and actively monitoring (and removing) any implied comments referring to this week's post. Please continue to discuss batting stances, pitching windups, and all the stats and on-field results (promising results and yes, even the not-so-promising results) associated with Brewer prospects. This will hold true for all farmhand comments down the road. Thanks for your cooperation going forward in this regard. -- Jim G.

Final: Biloxi 4, Mobile 2 Shuckers blast by BayBears on Friday 4-2 Michael Reed and Nick Ramirez homer, helping snap 3-game slide Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/7/8/2/118986782/cuts/DSC_0178_uh8i36my_wdiee5dd.JPG Michael Reed blasted his first home run of the season on Friday night (Photo by Cristina Coca) MOBILE, ALA. - The Biloxi Shuckers used two homers and six extra-base hits to snap a three-game losing streak on Friday night, downing the Mobile BayBears, 4-2, at Hank Aaron Stadium. The win puts the Shuckers back over the .500 mark and within a game of the first-place Jacksonville Suns. Starter Tyler Wagner became the first two-game winner on the mound, earning the victory in his second start of 2015. Biloxi fell behind early after Mobile pushed two runs across in the first inning. Three straight batters reached with one out before Raul Navarro drove in Brandon Drury on a single and Alex Glenn plated Socrates Brito on a fielder's choice to third giving the BayBears an early 2-0 advantage. The Shuckers got a run back in the third after Kyle Wren (1x4, 2B, R) roped one off the third-base bag and legged out a double and was followed by a walk to Orlando Arcia (0x3, BB) put two on with one out. A passed ball with Nathan Orf (0x1, 2 BB, RBI) at the plate advanced the runners and the third baseman promptly lifted a sacrifice fly to left field to bring in Wren, making the score 2-1. Biloxi scored again in the fourth when Michael Reed (2x3, HR, 2 R, SB) launched his first long ball of the season onto BayBear Mountain in left field tying the game at 2-2. Wagner (W, 2-0, 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 SO) worked out of jams in the fourth and fifth to keep the game tied and managed to force the BayBears to strand five runners over the course of his outing. The right-handed pitcher had a runner at third with one out in the fourth, but picked up his first strike out of the game against Mark Thomas and induced a grounder to third by Ryan Gebhardt to hold the score. The No. 9 prospect in the Brewers' organization (Baseball America) got Rudy Flores to ground out to Nick Ramirez on a ball that glanced off the glove of the first baseman, but was recovered quickly with Wagner covering the bag in time to record the out. Ramirez broke the tie (1x4, HR, R, RBI) and showed his power stroke at the plate the next half inning when he led off the frame with a solo blast to right, his third home run of the season to lead the Southern League. Biloxi added insurance later in the sixth when Yadiel Rivera (2x4, 2 2B, RBI) doubled home Reed from second to give the Shuckers a 4-2 advantage. The 13th-ranked prospect in the Brewers' organization (Baseball America) now has a team-high, season-long hitting streak at five games. Austin Ross (3 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 SO) took over to start the sixth inning for Wagner and loaded the bases with two outs before getting Tom Belza to ground out to second to keep the Shuckers ahead by two. The 6'2" right-hander worked a clean eighth to ensure the Shuckers would have a chance at snapping their losing streak. Wirfin Obispo (SV, 1) picked up his first save of the season and first save in Shuckers' history by working a scoreless ninth and collecting a strike out. Yoan Lopez (L, 0-2) allowed four runs - three earned - on six hits and three walks, while striking out six. The two teams will meet again on Friday night, for game four of the series at Hank Aaron Stadium. LHP Hobbs Johnson (0-0, 3.86) will take the mound for the Shuckers against RHP Gabriel Arias (1-0, 3.00). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM, with coverage beginning at 6:50 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 http://www.biloxishuckers.com. Biloxi Box Score Extra-base hits accomplish this -- your team wins despite being 1-for-10 with RISP; RHP Austin Ross is about as quality as you can get as a AA long reliver, biding his time for a rotation spot to open up; still way too early to worry about Tyrone Taylor's slow start... Biloxi Game Log

Congratulations to the Nashville community, especially their fans, on their new ballpark, regardless of their new affiliation with the A's. You can learn about and see the new ballpark in the Tennessean's coverage. Nashville resident Tim Dillard's tweet works for us.

Final: Nashville 3, Colorado Springs 2, ten innings Strong Pitching Leads To Sounds' Walk-Off Over Sox Dazzling Bullpen Performances Result in 3-2 Extra-Inning Loss By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox http://www.milb.com/assets/images/3/0/6/119007306/cuts/04_11_013_pk_2ibzn2m6_hjtlg1zc.jpg Nick Additon pitched 5 innings, allowing just two runs in a no decision on Friday night. (Photo by Paat Kelly) COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The Sky Sox first trip to Nashville as the top minor league affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers ended in nail biting fashion as they would take the Sounds into extra innings before falling 3-2 in the inaugural game at First Tennessee Park in front of a sold out crowd of 10,459. Pitching was the true story of this game as both starters turned in solid performances before giving way to strong bullpens in the ten-inning affair. Making his second start of the season, both against the Sky Sox, Arnold Leon struck out five batters through three innings of work, allowing just two singles over that span. Sky Sox starter Nick Additon would match zeros with Leon through those first three innings, albeit with a little more traffic on the bases. After a 1-2-3 bottom of the first, Additon would find himself in the bottom of the second with runners on the corners and one out. Additon avoided any damage, striking out Sounds designated hitter Alden Carrithers swinging before Sox catcher Juan Centeno caught Jason Pridie stealing to end the second on a "strike 'em out, throw 'em out" double play. Scoreless through three, the Sky Sox would open the scoring with two runs off of Leon in the top of the fourth. Luis Sardinas led off the inning with a line drive single to left, extending his season-starting hitting streak to eight games. Elian Herrera followed with a walk, leaving runners one first and second with no outs and slugging first baseman Matt Clark coming to the plate. Clark would single to centerfield, scoring Sardinas and moving Herrera to second. After strike outs by Shane Peterson and Bryan Petersen, Ben Guez stepped up with a chance to provide his team some two-out thunder. Guez wouldn't miss his opportunity, lining Leon's offering to left field for an RBI single that scored Herrera and gave the Sox a two-run lead heading into the bottom of the fourth. Additon would suffer a similar fate in the fourth inning as Nashville would answer with two runs of their own. Back-to-back walks to Joey Wendle and Max Muncy opened the inning before Additon got Bryan Anderson on a deep fly ball to left fielder Matt Long, allowing the runners to advance 90 feet apiece, and Kent Matthes on a line out to Sardinas at short. Pridie then came up with a clutch two-out, two-run single to centerfield, tying the ballgame. Additon would finish his day with two runs allowed over 5 IP, a significant improvement on his season debut that saw him pitch 4.1 innings of five run ball against these same Sounds on April 11th at Security Service Field. The ballgame would remain tied until the bottom of the tenth inning as both teams' bullpens put forth lights out performances for the next five and a half frames. The Sounds deployed a bullpen combination of the switch-pitching Pat Venditte, right-hander Chad Smith and former A's set-up man Ryan Cook (2-0, 0.00). The trio gave Nashville six scoreless innings of two-hit baseball while striking out six. The Sky Sox 'pen was equally impressive after Additon's departure. Ariel Peńa was first in line, tossing two perfect innings with two strikeouts before handing the ball to Corey Knebel for the 8th. Knebel would strike out two of his own batters in his lone inning of work, maintaining the tie for Colorado Springs heading into the ninth. David Goforth (0-1, 7.20) returned for the bottom of the tenth after his scoreless ninth led the Sky Sox to extras. Goforth would not be able to prolong the ballgame as a leadoff single by speedster Billy Burns would eventually lead to a Max Muncy double to right field. Burns crossed the plate representing the game's winning run, giving Nashville the walk-off win in their new ballpark's inaugural game. The Sky Sox will look to create some of their own magic at First Tennessee Park on Saturday as Drew Gagnon (0-0, 7.20) will take the mound in his second start of the season against Sounds right-hander Chris Bassitt (0-1, 4.76). First pitch is scheduled for 5:35 PM MDT. Colorado Springs Box Score Luis Sardinas moved up to the two-spot in the order; Elian Herrera got the start at third base; all seven Sky Sox hits were singles, three walks, 13 K's; my goodness, we should all be legitimately excited about now-reliever Ariel Pena -- should he ever be added to the Brewers' 25-man roster, he needs to stick, no minor league options left. Colorado Springs Game Log Love the game-log notes for Pat Venditte -- Col. Springs Top of the 7th Bryan Petersen singles on a line drive to right fielder Kent Matthes. Pat Venditte is now pitching right-handed. Ben Guez out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Max Muncy to second baseman Joey Wendle. Bryan Petersen to 2nd. Pat Venditte is now pitching left-handed. Juan Centeno grounds out, shortstop Andy Parrino to first baseman Max Muncy. Bryan Petersen to 3rd. Pete Orr pops out to second baseman Joey Wendle.

Coulter leads Brevard County to 4-0 win over Dunedin Don Rieber Jr., Brevard County Manatees Examiner http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/a3/0c/a30ca03ef084c050b16dd3aaad5e6ba6.jpg?itok=6Tg2tWL5 Javi Salas pitched eight shutout innings Friday night, leading the Brevard County Manatees to a 4-0 home win over Dunedin (Photo by Don Rieber Jr.) The Brevard County Manatees suffered two lopsided losses on the road on Wednesday and Thursday night, but looked to right the ship on Friday when they returned home to Space Coast Stadium, to take on the Dunedin Blue Jays in the first game of a three-game weekend series. Home runs by Victor Roache and Clint Coulter combined with eight strong innings from pitcher Javi Salas were just what the doctor ordered, as the Manatees rolled to a 4-0 victory, sending 2,945 fans home happy. Coulter hit his home run in the fourth inning and added an RBI triple in the fifth. He drove in two of the Manatees four runs on the night. Jim Henderson, who is down on an MLB rehab assignment, pitched the first inning of the game for Brevard County. He walked Roman Fields to start the game, but came back to strike out two of the next three hitters. “Henderson had a runner in scoring position, but (he) shut ‘em down and put up a zero,” said Manatees manager Joe Ayrault. “Salas cruised the rest of the way, it was a nice outing from him.” This was the second start of the year for Salas. He was on the short-end of a 2-0 loss to Daytona, back on April 12. He pitched well in that game, allowing only one earned run. On Friday, he was in command for much of the night and when he did get into trouble, his defense bailed him out. He scattered six hits over eight innings of work, walking three and striking out three. He dropped his ERA from 1.80 to 0.69. “He did a real good job”, said Ayrault. “He filled the zone, was very aggressive and had real good sink on his fastball. He got a lot of ground ball outs and our infielders had a heck of a game. (Angel) Ortega played a solid shortstop, (Garrett) Cooper had a couple nice plays at first, and it was an outstanding ballgame in the field. The Manatees (4-4) offense did their part against Blue Jays starter Luis Santos. Leadoff man Johnny Davis had two singles and showed off his speed in the fifth, beating out a ball on the infield. Roache got the scoring started with a line drive home run over the right field wall, one of his two hits. That made it 1-0. “Vic smoked that ball to right,” Ayrault said of the Roache long ball. “That was an impressive swing.” Coulter added a solo shot in the fourth to make it 2-0 and had another ball that just missed going out in the fifth, which was good enough for an RBI triple. “His first AB was phenomenal,” said Ayrault. “I don’t know how many pitches it was, but he fouled off numerous pitches and finally got the pitch he liked and drove it out of the ballpark.” Despite the fact that the homerun was measured at 448 feet and seemed like a no-doubter when it left the bat, Coulter was taking no chances. “You never know if it is going in this park, especially to left field,” he said. “So I was making sure I was running around the bases. It felt good though, yeah.” In the bottom of the fifth Davis hit a one-out single and after Chris McFarland was retired, Coulter came up again. He hit another fly ball deep to center that just missed going out of the yard. “I thought he was gonna catch that one,” said Coulter. It was a curve ball so I didn’t get everything into it. I was running on that one too.” Coulter ended up with a triple, giving the Manatees a 3-0 lead. They would add one more in the inning when Taylor Brennan scored on a Garrett Cooper single, making it 4-0. Brennan had walked following the Coulter triple, thus ending the night for Blue Jays starter Luis Santos. Brennan got into scoring position with a steal of second base. “It’s always nice when you can crank the music in the clubhouse,” said Coulter. You definitely don’t do that after a loss, so it’s nice to get that W. Look forward to getting here tomorrow and getting back out there.” Game two of the series is Saturday night at Space Coast Stadium. Lefty Jairo Labourt will start for Dunedin (4-5). He’ll be opposed by Jorge Ortega, who will make his second start for Brevard County. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 PM (5:35 Central).

Second set of Wisconsin highlights (in addition to Chris' linked above), this one from the MyNew32 TV broadcast