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The prior post has been "enhanced" with three audio clips now available from Jeff's call of the Nashville game. Check them out if you had read it previously. *** Catching up from Wednesday: VIDEO, Montgomery feed via MiLB.TV: Huntsville's Greg Hopkins slugs his second homer of the game as the Stars beat Montgomery, 5-2

Former 1st round pick Clint Coulter has overcome the injuries that claimed his first professional season in the Brewers organization -- VIDEO: (WFRV-TV) - Clint Coulter's first season in the Brewers organization was ravaged by a number of injuries, but now that he's healthy he's putting up some of the top offensive numbers in the Midwest League. The Timber Rattlers catcher is tied for first in HRs with 8, and all alone at the top in RBI with 35. Local 5's Ryan Rodig caught up with the 2012 Brewers first round pick to talk about overcoming injuries, how his wrestling background has helped him mentally and physically, and much more.

Final: @Montgomery 7, Huntsville 6, 13 innings STARS FALL IN EXTRA INNINGS Steve Jarnicki, Huntsville Stars Montgomery, AL - The Huntsville Stars built a 5-1 lead early, but were unable to hang on as the Montgomery Biscuits outlasted the Stars Thursday night 7-6 in thirteen innings. Cameron Seitzer broke a 6-6 tie in the bottom of the 13th as he hit a ground rule double to straight away centerfield scoring Jeremy Moore which won the game for the Biscuits. The Stars had just taken the lead in the top of the twelfth inning when Kentrail Davis hit a home run over the right center field wall breaking a 5-5 tie and giving the Stars a 6-5 lead. The home run by Davis was his fourth hit of the night. More importantly for Davis it was the home run that he needed to become the first Stars player in the franchise’s 30 seasons to hit for the cycle. VIDEO, Montgomery feed via MiLB.TV: Huntsville's Kentrail Davis completes the cycle with a go-ahead homer in the 12th inning at Montgomery The Stars took a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Greg Hopkins laced a two-run double to right center field. The Stars made it 3-0 in the third after Nick Ramirez singled into right field for his team best 34th RBI of the season. The Biscuits got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third on a Richie Shaffer RBI single against starter Drew Gagnon. The Stars then added two runs in the fourth inning on a D’Vontrey Richardson RBI single and a bases loaded walk to Nick Shaw forcing home a run. The Biscuits mounted their comeback starting in the fifth. With two outs and the bases empty, Shaffer launched his seventh home run of the season against Stars reliever Tanner Poppe to cut the deficit to 5-2. In the eighth, the Biscuits tied the game as Stars reliever Casey Medlen allowed three runs. Jeff Malm had an RBI single making it 5-3. Willie Argo got a bunt down scoring Jake Hager making it 5-4. Pinch hitter Jeremy Moore then lined a double down the left field line tying the game at 5-5. Gagnon took a no decision after four innings on five hits. He walked four and struck out eight. David Goforth (1-2) took the loss as he allowed the game winning RBI double by Seitzer. Montgomery improves to 25-21, while the Stars are now 31-16. The Stars and Biscuits are tied 1-1 in their five game series. Game three will be Friday night at Riverwalk Stadium. The Stars will feature RHP Taylor Jungmann (4-4, 2.77). Montgomery will have RHP Dylan Floro (3-4, 4.50) on the hill. Friday’s game can be heard with Steve Jarnicki starting at 6:50 pm CDT on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM, and wtkiradio.com> *** Davis pedals to 'surprise' cycle for Stars Brewers prospect thought fourth-inning triple was only a double By Mark Emery / MiLB.com Kentrail Davis walked off the field in the wee hours Friday morning thinking he had merely performed well in Huntsville's extra-inning defeat at Montgomery. The Brewers outfield prospect thought he had collected a homer and two doubles on a four-hit night. But he thought wrong. After the game -- following a walk-off ground-rule double by Cameron Seitzer that gave the Biscuits a 7-6 win over the Stars in Thursday's 13-inning game -- Davis learned that his drive to the left-center gap in the fourth inning was ruled a triple, not a double. That meant his home run in the 12th inning was the finishing touch on the eighth cycle in the Minor Leagues this season. "I had no clue," Davis said. "It was a surprise to me. It feels good, man." With one out in the fourth, Davis laced a ball that split left fielder Willie Argo and center fielder Joey Rickard and reached the fence, where Argo needed two attempts to retrieve it. The Mobile, Alabama native made it to third base standing up, under the impression that he had another two-bagger to go with the one he hit to right in the second. "Pretty much everyone on the team thought it was a double, so I thought it was a double too," Davis said. "I just found out before I called you. I guess that's even better. "Now that I think about it, it was probably better that I thought it was a double and not a triple to keep if off my mind," he laughed. In his next two at-bats, the left fielder flew out to center in the fifth and reached on a fielding error by shortstop Jake Hager and got caught stealing in the eighth. Montgomery scored three runs in the eighth to tie the score and send the game to extras. The 2009 supplemental first-round pick (No. 39 overall) hit a liner into right for a single in the 10th, and in the 12th, he roped a solo shot over the center-field fence with two outs. "This is definitely at the top of my list as far as being in pro ball," said Davis, who scored three times in the game. "It's a great accomplishment. You can go your whole career without doing it. To have it happen now, five years in, it's awesome." The long ball was a go-ahead shot, but in the bottom of the frame, Montgomery's Richie Shaffer doubled and scored on a throwing error by shortstop Nick Shaw. In the 13th, Jeremy Moore led off with a single, advanced on Taylor Motter's sacrifice bunt and scored on Seitzer's double. The 25-year-old is hitting .239/.307/.398 with 14 RBIs, two homers and four stolen bases in five attempts across 31 games this season. After six games, he suffered a groin injury that sidelined him about two weeks. Davis said he struggled with timing when he returned April 24, but has been feeling better at the plate lately. His cycle was the first in Huntsville's 30-year history. "I had no clue about that," Davis said. "I guess it's a great accomplishment." It was also the second such feat in the Southern League this season. Pensacola's Donald Lutz completed one in a 17-1 win at Jacksonville on April 21. Huntsville Box Score Even the ending was bizarre in this one - was it a great catch? A home run? It was ruled a ground-rule double. Watch -- VIDEO: Cameron Seitzer's walk-off, ground-rule double gives Montgomery a 7-6 win over Huntsville in 13 innings. Huntsville Game Log

Brevard County - AUDIO, Game Lowlights: Palm Beach defeats Brevard County, 7-1

Audio via Jeff Hem's blog -- "Today’s interview is with Sounds infielder and former Omaha Storm Chaser Irving Falu, who is in first year with the Brewers organization after spending the first 11 years of his career with the Royals, including at least parts of five seasons with Omaha. Falu discusses facing his former team, winning in the minor leagues (he won 3 division titles and 2 league titles with Omaha), coming to the Brewers and having the ability to play several different positions."

Actually, than answers why Chris McFarland (ankle) landed on the DL, don't believe we have definitive word on Brevard's Michael Reed, although I'll have to re-listen to recent Manatee audio, thought for sure I heard something there.

Via Huntsville's Steve Jarnicki - With the two home run game by Greg Hopkins, Hopkins joins Josh Prince as the only other Stars player to hit two home runs in a game this year. Prince just had a two-homer game last Friday, May 16th against Birmingham...The Stars have homered at least once in six out of their last seven road games…Tyler Cravy turned in a quality start last night but was unable to get a win. Cravy allowed a home run to Ryan Brett. It was the 40th home run that the Stars have allowed which leads the Southern League. It was the 4th straight game that the Stars were outhit, and they’ve gone 3-1 in these games… Jason Rogers extended his hitting streak to nine consecutive games with a single in the 1st inning. During his hitting streak, he is 13 for his last 31 (.419 average) with a grand slam and seven RBI. Rogers now has 13 doubles which ties him with Tennessee’s Stephen Bruno for the most in the Southern League. Rogers has also been on base in 14 straight games…SS Nick Shaw extended his on base streak to 16 straight games with a walk in his first at bat. His on base streak which began on April 30th, is the second longest active streak in the Southern League. Shaw is batting .292 with 4 RBI and has 12 walks during his streak… John Hicks of Jackson has reached base in 19 straight games, which is currently the longest active streak….Josh Prince extended his on base streak to 13 straight on a single in his final at bat in the 8th.

AUDIO: Voice of the Sounds Jeff Hem was interviewed on Nashville Sports Talk 1025thegame Thursday.

Manatees Blog -- Mow-’Em-Down Magnifico – TBT 5/22

Baseball America's HITTER OF THE DAY: Victor Roache, of — high Class A Brevard County (Brewers) "Roache's calling card is power. He's got plenty of raw sock, some of which translates in games. On Wednesday, he doubled twice and homered as part of a 3-for-4 effort with a run and two RBIs. It's going to take more than power to get him out of the Florida State League, however, and his .211 batting average suggests he has plenty more work to do. Special mention to Jon Griffin, who at 25 at Double-A Mobile (Diamondbacks) is no longer a prospect but who homered in four consecutive at-bats."

Via Justin Rocke of the Manatees broadcast team -- "Tough break for Brevard as the flu bug effecting the lineup. Victor Roache, Garrett Cooper, and Yadiel Rivera all out as a result."

Via the Manatees -- Michael Reed placed on DL, retro to 5/20. Jose Sermo activated from DL.

Weather.com: Nashville, TN Montgomery, AL Jupiter, FL Beloit, WI

Sortable individual stat pages: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Wisconsin

STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Southern Division AA - Southern League North Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division

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

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

Former Brewers (unsigned) #1 draft pick RHP Dylan Covey (career stats) makes the start for Beloit tonight against Wisconsin.

Thursday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Johnnie Lowe at home vs. Omaha (Royals), 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: RHP Drew Gagnon at Montgomery (Rays), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 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). Montgomery does place their games on MiLB.TV. ********** Brevard County: LHP Hobbs Johnson at Palm Beach (Cardinals), 9:05 AM pre-game, 9:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the proper link based on listed schedule Dave Walkovic returns as the play-by-play voice of the 'Tees; follow the Brevard broadcast booth staff on Twitter @BCManateesRadio. All home games and many road games are scheduled to be broadcast. When road games are only available via the opponents' audio feed (or not at all), we'll let you know that. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Victor Diaz at Beloit (Athletics), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 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. DVR Alert: The next Wisconsin game scheduled for local TV is Saturday evening, May 31st (MyNew32 TV).

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We'll make this the "Affiliate Managing / Coaching / Training" thread in order to incorporate this feature article on and Q&A with Nashville trainer Red Hoback, via OnMilwaukee.com's Lindsay Garric. Train like a prospective Milwaukee Brewer, part. 1

LHP Hobbs Johnson toes the rubber for the Manatees this morning (yes, this morning), and the pre-game audio from the Manatees broadcast crew will be on the air at 9:05 AM Central Time. So yes, we'll effort another breakfast Link Report in time for everyone...

Brevard County -- AUDIO: Craig Counsell, the Brewers Special Assistant to the G.M., joins Justin Rocke on the Manatees Pregame Show. AUDIO, Game Highlights: Palm Beach turns a triple play in a 4-3 victory over Brevard County. Victor Roache goes 3-for-4 with a homer in the loss.