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Includes video report Brewers prospect Nick Ramirez showcases significant power Double-A first baseman impresses with middle-of-the-order potential at plate By Bernie Pleskoff

Tim Dillard's latest -- “Good, Great, Grand, Wonderful. No Yelling On The Bus!"

Weather.com: Nashville, TN Pearl, MS Grand Chute, WI (Appleton) Billings, MT Maryvale, AZ Santo Domingo, DR

Sortable individual stat pages: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale Dominican Summer League Brewers

STANDINGS: (For split-season leagues, 2nd half standings are shown as the default, although overall standings are also available at the link.) AAA - Pacific Coast League American Southern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division Rookie Advanced - Pioneer League North Division Rookie - Arizona Summer League Central Division DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Nashville Media Notes - it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Roster" banner on the Sounds' site. Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog

To see tweets as to when the Link Report has been technically "completed" with available links, as well as to know when the new day's Report has been posted, please follow @Mass_Haas on Twitter.

Follow Monday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Huntsville Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

DVR Alerts: The next three televised Timber Rattlers games are all this week, Tue. 7/1 on MyNew32 TV, Wed. 7/2 on TWC Sportschannel, and then back to MyNew32 TV on Thurs. 7/3, 7:00 PM airtimes each night.

Monday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Mike Fiers at home vs. Memphis (Cardinals), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Jeff Hem is the play-by-play voice of the Sounds; follow him on Twitter @jeffhempbp; we'll link to his blog updates at On the Air…and Off MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Nashville 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. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. ********** Huntsville: LHP Jed Bradley at Mississippi (Braves), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link Steve Jarnicki is the new play-by-play voice of the Stars - welcome aboard! Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveJarnicki. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. MiLB.TV - It appears seven of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games (not the Stars). NOTE: Mississippi does broadcast their games via MiLB.TV. ********** Brevard County: Idle ********** Wisconsin: RHP Victor Diaz at home vs. Burlington (Angels), 11:45 AM pre-game, 12:05 PM gametime Free Live Audio Link - 1280 AM 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. For the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from seven Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. NOTE: Thirty-nine (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (30) 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. ********** Helena: LHP Luis Ortega at Billings (Reds), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link There's a new Voice of the Helena Brewers in 2014, as Dustin Daniel (@dustin__daniel on Twitter) takes over for legendary Steve Wendt. We look forward to Dustin building his own legacy moving forward. MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Grand Junction, Orem, and Idaho Falls (one series each), those games will be available to watch online. ********** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at home vs. the mini-Mariners, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league Miller Park Prospects - Arizona League Primer ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Braves, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day We're also going to lock in the link to Brad Krause's fantastic Miller Park Prospects - Dominican Summer League primer right here, at least for the first couple of months of the DSL campaign, for your easy review. Brad will also be adding DSL Link Report duties to his Brevard coverage for us here. Thanks, Brad!

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Final: Huntsville 9, @Mississippi 7 Paciorek Pinch Hits Stars To Victory Steve Jarnicki, Huntsville Stars Pearl, MS - Joey Paciorek came through with a clutch two-out two run single in the top of the ninth inning breaking a 7-7 tie and ultimately giving the Huntsville Stars a 9-7 win in the series opener against the Mississippi Braves Sunday night at Trustmark Park. The Stars and Braves exchanged leads several times and both blew leads. The Braves took a 3-0 lead in the second inning against Huntsville starter Jacob Barnes. With runners at second and third base with two outs, Daniel Castro blooped a single to right field. Braeden Schlehuber followed with an RBI when he reached on a fielder's choice. Mississippi starting pitcher Jason Hursh then came through on a soft single to right making it 3-0. The Stars tied the game in the top of the third inning. Kentrail Davis, who had a 3-3 game with three RBI on his 26th birthday, delivered a two-run single into center cutting the deficit to 3-2. The next batter, Josh Prince tied the game on his single to center. The Braves retook the lead in the bottom of the third. Cedric Hunter hit a solo home run to right against Barnes, giving Mississippi a 4-3 advantage. The Stars took their first lead of the game in the top of the sixth inning. Davis led off with a double, and then reached third on Prince's groundout to shortstop. Taylor Green brought Davis home on a groundout to the pitcher tying the game at 4-4. Lucas May was the next batter and he clubbed an RBI double down the left field line making it 5-4. Erik Komatsu singled through the left side of the infield for adding to the Stars 7-4 lead. Barnes, who took a no decision, worked six innings allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits. The Braves tied the game in the seventh against Eric Marzec. Kyle Wren and Cedric Hunter each had RBI singles. Seth Loman tied the game when he reached on a fielder's choice. Tommy Toledo 4-1) earned the win out of the Stars bullpen. Toledo pitched two scoreless innings allowing just one hit. David Goforth nailed down his 16th save in the bottom of the ninth recording a 1-2-3 inning. The Stars (7-4, 53-28) lead the Braves 1-0 in their five game series. Game two will be Monday night. LHP Jed Bradley (2-3, 3.81) will start for the Stars. Mississippi will have RHP Greg Ross (1-0, 3.18) on the mound. The game can be heard starting at 6:45 pm CDT on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM and wtkiradio.com. Huntsville Box Score Yadiel Rivera 2-for-3 with a sacrifice bunt and a stolen base; Erik Komatsu's been a nice addition; did you notice I bolded 53-28 above? Incredible, isn't it? Huntsville Game Log

Rattler Radio Blog - Postgame Entry Video highlights (sharp gold jerseys); somehow I had never put the whole Rattlers / Ratterree similarity together previously...

ARTICLE LINK INCLUDES VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL RATTERREE Brewers prospect Ratterree showing power with Rattlers Ratterree hits 13th home run, has three hits in Rattlers loss Tim Froberg, Post-Crescent Media Two years into his pro baseball career, Michael Ratterree is establishing himself as a legitimate prospect whose best tool is coveted in the big leagues. The kid can hit the ball out of the park. Ratterree was a bright spot Sunday afternoon for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in a 5-3 loss to the visiting Burlington Bees. The 23-year-old right fielder went 3-for-3 with a long home run and knocked in two runs. It was the 13th home run of the season for Ratterree, tying him with teammate Clint Coulter and Lake County's Eric Haase for second in the Midwest League in homers. Ratterree leads Wisconsin in runs scored (54) and doubles (21) and is second on the Rattlers in RBI (44). His batting average (.253) is nothing special, but his slugging percentage is over .500. "Even though his average isn't tremendous, he's been a pretty good production guy for us," said Wisconsin manager Matt Erickson. "He's been pretty decent in all facets of the game." A 10th-round draft pick out of Rice University in the 2013 first-year player draft, Ratterree showed instant power in his first season at Helena, socking 12 homers and collecting 58 RBI while hitting .314 in 258 at-bats. He impressed the Milwaukee organization in spring training and turned some heads with a home run at Miller Park while playing for the Brewers in the team's exhibition finale against the Kansas City Royals. "He's had to work on the tempo and rhythm of his swing," Erickson said. "There's been a major adjustment there. He'll get into it for a while and then get out of it. But no matter what his rhythm is, his swing creates a lot of backspin. And if you can create backspin, you can generate power and find the gaps." There was no doubt about Ratterree's solo homer Sunday. He jumped on a fastball by Bees right-hander Brian Loconsole and hammered it well over the wall in left-center. Both Ratterree and Coulter have a shot at the Rattlers' single-season home run record of 22, shared by current Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Khris Davis and Victor Roache. "I'm just trying to be aggressive up there," said Ratterree, a right-handed hitter. "I'm looking for fastballs and trying to stay toward the middle of the field. I'm a pull hitter, though, so it usually ends up going to left." Even with his impressive power numbers, Ratterree sees plenty of room for improvement. "I feel like I can play a lot better," said Ratterree, a Houston native. "I've been working with (hitting coach) Chuckie Caufield and have come to the field prepared and ready to work. I got some good results today." Ratterree has also played well defensively in right field, showing good range and a strong arm. "Defensively, I just try and stay ready for every pitch," said Ratterree. "It's always nice to be able to help out your pitchers when you get a chance." Second baseman Chris McFarland, activated Saturday following a long stay on the disabled list with a sprained ankle, added two hits for Wisconsin. The Rattlers, though, were outhit 10-7 and hit into three double plays. Wisconsin dropped to 42-37 overall and 6-4 in the second half. Burlington starter Harrison Cooney went 5 2/3 innings to pick up the win before a Neuroscience Group Field crowd of 3,185, outpitching Wisconsin starter Preston Gainey. "We had the potential for some big innings the first three innings, but couldn't get it done," said Erickson. "We had a chance to get to Cooney early, but couldn't get the big hit. Cooney is a pretty decent pitcher. He sinks the ball a little bit and changes speeds well." Gainey allowed four runs on seven hits in five innings, surrendering back-to-back homers by Eric Aguilera and Brandon Bayardi in the top of the fifth which broke open a 2-2 game. Tyler Spurlin followed with three innings of effective relief for the Rattlers, lowering his ERA to 2.49. "Gainey was a little sporadic," said Erickson. "He managed to stay out of the real big inning, but those back-to-back homers hurt. They put two pretty good swings on him."

Just enjoyed listening to tail end of Steve's eventful Huntsville call, and now have Jeff and the Sounds on air in a 4-4 game in the 5th. Join us!

Because of the Figaro-Bianchi swap Saturday, the Sounds didn't have to make a 2nd move after all, which allowed OF Kevin Mattison to avoid one of those phantom DL stints (and hit a three-run pinch-hit triple Saturday night). However, Nashville will need to drop someone once Figaro formally reports back to the team.

Nice Instagram photo from 14th round Maryvale RHP Caleb Smith out of Rice -- Throwing up a Shaka with my new Hawaiian friends @kodi_medeiros @jyamaz21

Jungmann dominates in Sounds' shutout Brewers prospect fans eight, gives up two hits over seven innings By Josh Jackson / MiLB.com Taylor Jungmann's outing on Saturday night paved the way for Triple-A Nashville to record its second straight shutout, but the 24-year-old right-hander and his teammates weren't dwelling on that factoid. "We're in a race for first place in our division. We take it game by game and forget about yesterday," Jungmann said. "Guys try to play with momentum, but we don't think about what we did the day before." The Brewers' eighth-ranked prospect collected eight strikeouts and allowed two hits and two walks over seven innings in the Sounds' 13-0 rout of visiting New Orleans. "I was able to get the sinker down in the zone, and that was the best that's felt [this season]," he said. "It was definitely my best start since I've been up here, and it might have been might best start all year." Jungmann, who was selected out of the University of Texas in the first round of the 2011 Draft, made the jump to Triple-A in late May after putting up a 2.77 ERA in nine Southern League starts. "I've been trying to get back to where I was last year and in college, so I've made a few adjustments," he said. "The adjustments were to my mechanics in general. They help the [sinker], but they help the other pitches, too, obviously. When I'm able to throw the [sinker] down and then I come with a tight curveball down, guys have to think about it. That allowed the breaking pitches to be better tonight." In lowering his Pacific Coast League ERA to 5.14, Jungmann (4-4) worked around a walk in the first, pitched a 1-2-3 second and struck out the side in the third, although those punchouts didn't come easily. "To be honest, I was still a little erratic with my fastball that inning," he said. "I threw a good breaking ball and got guys to swing at some bad pitches, but I wasn't really locked in all the way." In the fourth, he gave up a one-out double to Mark Canha and a single to Justin Bour before walking Kyle Jensen on six pitches to load the bases. "After I had bases loaded, I made six really good pitches in a row," he said. "I think that was a mental thing. I [bore] down and made sure to hit my spots. Sometimes guys get lazy. I think I did get a little lazy early in that inning to put those guys on." Jungmann struck out Juan Diaz and retired Danny Black on a grounder to second base to get out of the inning. "I got those two guys out and went into the next inning, and at that point, I was starting to feel like I was in a little bit of a groove," he said. After hitting Kyle Skipworth to start the fifth, he retired nine in a row. "I always have confidence in my stuff. I got in a groove and just relaxed and was throwing strikes," the Southern League midseason All-Star said. Arcenio Leon and Donovan Hand each pitched a hitless frame as Nashville recorded its PCL-best seventh shutout. Jason Rogers, playing his second game with the Sounds, hit his first Triple-A homer. Kevin Mattison batted for Jungmann in the seventh and delivered a bases-loaded triple to highlight a six-run inning. Hunter Morris, ranked 10th in the Milwaukee system, tripled, singled, collected three RBIs and scored twice.

Final: @DSL Braves 8, DSL Brewers 5 DSL men fall to 13-12... DSL Brewers Box Score Outside of a big night from 20-year-old 4th year DSL pro and former Nationals property Juan de Los Santos, not a lot to highlight here. This game was the only blemish on an otherwise stellar day for the organization. DSL Brewers Game Log The good guys scored two in the top of the 8th, and then fell apart with four (of their seven) errors in the bottom of the inning, ugh... Sigh... DSL Braves Bottom of the 8th Defensive switch from left field to right field for Joantgel Segovia. Defensive Substitution: Geuris Santana replaces right fielder Nicolas Pierre, batting 3rd, playing third base. Defensive switch from third base to left field for Juan De Los Santos. Alejandro Salazar singles on a ground ball to center fielder Yerald Martinez. Mattia Mercuri hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher Melvin Tejada. Alejandro Salazar to 2nd. Mattia Mercuri to 1st. Bryan Philips hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by third baseman Geuris Santana. Alejandro Salazar to 3rd. Mattia Mercuri to 2nd. Bryan Philips to 1st. Elias Arias grounds out, second baseman Julio Mendez to first baseman Nicol Valderrey. Alejandro Salazar scores. Mattia Mercuri to 3rd. Bryan Philips to 2nd. Jeyson Cabrera reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Franly Mallen. Mattia Mercuri scores. Bryan Philips to 3rd. With Ruben Perez batting, wild pitch by Melvin Tejada, Bryan Philips scores. Jeyson Cabrera to 2nd. Ruben Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Yerald Martinez. Jeyson Cabrera to 3rd. With Reangelo Willems batting, Ruben Perez steals (3) 2nd base, Jeyson Cabrera scores. Throwing error by catcher Kevin Martinez. Reangelo Willems strikes out swinging. Carlos Castro lines out to first baseman Nicol Valderrey.

Weather.com: Nashville, TN Pearl, MS Clearwater, FL Grand Chute, WI (Appleton) Billings, MT

Sortable individual stat pages: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale Dominican Summer League Brewers

STANDINGS: (For split-season leagues, 2nd half standings are shown as the default, although overall standings are also available at the link.) AAA - Pacific Coast League American Southern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division Rookie Advanced - Pioneer League North Division Rookie - Arizona Summer League Central Division DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Nashville Media Notes - it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Roster" banner on the Sounds' site. Brevard County Media Notes - again, 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

To see tweets as to when the Link Report has been technically "completed" with available links, as well as to know when the new day's Report has been posted, please follow @Mass_Haas on Twitter.

Follow Sunday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Wisconsin Helena MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers