Jim Goulart

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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

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

DVR ALERT: The next Timber Rattlers game available on local TV is Thursday evening May 8th on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel. "Timber Rattlers Field Pass" airs at 6:00 PM, followed by the game at 6:30.

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Jimmy Nelson at Colorado Springs (Rockies), 11:45 AM pre-game, 12:05 PM 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 Taylor Jungmann at home vs. Jackson (Mariners), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:30 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). ********** Brevard County: RHP Damien Magnifico at Daytona (Cubs), 5:35 PM pre-game, 6:05 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 Taylor Williams at Kane County (Cubs), 10:40 AM pre-game, 11:00 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.

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Of course there are two more matinee games today. These schedule-makers don't make it easy on me . Look for Wednesday's Link Report by mid-morning in time for Rattlers and Sounds early action. Also, all the media (video and audio links) from Tuesday night will be included in that report, thanks.

Gagnon's Gem Leads Stars To Another Shut Out Win Huntsville, AL - Huntsville Stars RHP Drew Gagnon is the latest pitcher to contribute to throwing zeroes up on the scoreboard for the Stars as he threw seven shutout innings Tuesday night leading the Stars past the Jackson Generals 5-0 at Joe Davis Stadium. Gagnon, who improved to 3-1 on the season stuck out four and allowed just four hits. The Stars latest victory was the team's third straight shutout. The Stars pitching staff has now thrown thirty consecutive innings of scoreless baseball. The Stars scored all five of their runs in the third inning. With the bases loaded and Mitch Haniger batting, Haniger lifted a line drive heading towards right fielder Kevin Rivers. Rivers dropped the ball on a sliding attempt which allowed Nick Ramirez, Shawn Zarraga and Kentrail Davis to score. The Stars made it 5-0 in the same inning on a two-run double down the left field line by Josh Prince. Greg Hopkins and Prince each had two hits for the Stars, but the night belonged to the pitching. Tim Dillard threw a scoreless eighth and Tommy Toledo nailed down a scoreless ninth, to secure the Stars third straight shutout victory. The Stars are now a season best ten games over the .500 mark with a 21-11 record, which is the best record in the Southern League. They lead the Southern League North by three games. The Stars lead Jackson 2-0 in their series as it continues Wednesday night in Huntsville at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars have RHP Taylor Jungmann (2-3, 3.74) starting. Jackson will turn to RHP Trevor Miller (0-4,5.22). The game can be heard starting at 6:15 PM CT with Steve Jarnicki on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM, and wtkiradio.com. Huntsville Box Score Bearing down, as Generals' bats were 0-for-8 with RISP. Sorry to be repetitive, but Shawn Zarraga reached three more times (single, BB, HBP), OBP is now .513. Seriously. Huntsville Game Log

Final: @Huntsville 5, Jackson 0 Gagnon, Stars hurlers keep posting zeros Brewers' No. 17 prospect helps extend shutout streak to 30 innings By Robert Emrich / MiLB.com Drew Gagnon didn't realize what kind of run his Double-A Huntsville club was on entering Tuesday's game. But he sure does now. The Brewers' No. 17 prospect gave up four hits over seven innings as the Stars blanked the visiting Jackson Generals, 5-0, on Tuesday. Gagnon struck out four and walked three for the first-place Stars. The 23-year-old right-hander threw 57 of his 93 pitches for strikes while lowering his ERA to 2.66. "The big thing was me and [catcher Shawn Zarraga] were working good," Gagnon said. "I shook him off once, so basically we were on the same page all night. All three pitches were working. When you have that in your back pocket, you're good for a start any day. " Gagnon recorded 10 of his 21 outs via the ground ball, a bit unusual for a pitcher who entered the start with a groundout-to-flyout ratio of 1.03. "Curveball, I threw that any count, had it going," he said. "The changeup came into play and then the curveball. They were just missing it, getting a ground ball and the defense was taking care of it." The Stars extended their team shutout streak to 30 innings in the process. They have not allowed a run since May 2, when Montgomery pushed across a run in the sixth inning of Huntsville's 9-1 win. A surprised Gagnon (3-1) was impressed by the streak. "I didn't know we were on a streak," the California native said. "I figured it out after the game. If we could keep it going, that would be awesome. That's pretty cool to do that." Gagnon earned his first win since April 15, even though he hasn't allowed more than three runs in a start since that time. The Long Beach State University product was pleased by his outing, both personally and for the club. "It's always good to have the win on your side," he said. "As long as the team gets the win ... but getting that win, it's always nice." Tim Dillard followed Gagnon with a perfect inning and Tommy Toledo tossed a hitless ninth to close out the game. Huntsville's Josh Prince was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Greg Hopkins reached base three times and scored once. Jochi Ogando fell to 0-3 after allowing five unearned runs on four hits over 2 2/3 innings for the Generals. Drew Gagnon has limited Southern League hitters to a .197 batting average this season. (Photo - Huntsville Stars) http://www.milb.com/assets/images/7/1/4/74591714/cuts/13940570920_2d97d5e724_b_w9w2rz6n_8ur6e7ze.jpg

Wow Huntsville, five-run 3rd, all the runs score with two outs, up 5-0 early! All unearned, huge error in right field, but still...big two-run double for Josh Prince at the bottom of the order. Prince with a no-no to end the inning, though. Huntsville Bottom of the 3rd D' Vontrey Richardson grounds out, shortstop Patrick Brady to first baseman Mickey Wiswall. Nick Ramirez singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Melendres. Shawn Zarraga walks. Nick Ramirez to 2nd. Jason Rogers flies out to center fielder Nathan Melendres. Kentrail Davis walks. Nick Ramirez to 3rd. Shawn Zarraga to 2nd. Mitch Haniger reaches on a fielding error by right fielder Kevin Rivers. Nick Ramirez scores. Shawn Zarraga scores. Kentrail Davis scores. Mitch Haniger to 2nd. Greg Hopkins singles on a soft ground ball to second baseman Ketel Marte, deflected by pitcher Jochi Ogando. Mitch Haniger to 3rd. With Josh Prince batting, Greg Hopkins steals (2) 2nd base. Josh Prince doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Daniel Paolini. Mitch Haniger scores. Greg Hopkins scores. Pitching Change: Stephen Shackleford replaces Jochi Ogando. Nick Shaw walks. With D' Vontrey Richardson batting, Josh Prince caught stealing 3rd base, catcher Manny Pina to third baseman Jack Marder.

Looks like LHP Brent Leach, not RHP Alfredo Figaro, gets the Nashville start tonight. *** AUDIO via Jeff Hem's blog -- "Tonight’s interview is with Sounds catcher Matt Pagnozzi, who offers insight on hitting and catching in hitter-friendly Colorado Springs, where he played in 2011, and on Skysox starter Yohan Flande, with whom he played last year for the Braves at Triple-A Gwinnett. Pagnozzi also discusses his love for hunting and what he’s learned from his uncle, former all-star Cardinals catcher Tom Pagnozzi."

Looks like we'll have Wisconsin transactions Wed. or Thurs. 24-year-old RHP Mark Williams (career stats), a 2011 independent league signee who split 2013 between Brevard County and Huntsville, is off to Wisconsin, as per his own tweet. It's unclear at this time what caused the delay (injury rehab?) in Williams' 2014 debut, or in his low placement now. Regardless, welcome back, Mark.

Via the Sounds Media Notes, OF Kevin Mattison (shoulder strain) activated from the DL -- Mattison was riding a season-best three-game hit streak (.500, 3-for-6) with two homers and five RBIs before the injury.

From the Huntsville Media Notes: FROM LAST NIGHT: The Stars moved to a season high nine games above .500. It was the second time this year that the Stars had produced back-to-back shutout wins. They also did it April 17th and 18th in Mississippi against the Braves. The Stars lead the Southern League with five shutouts…Entering tonight’s game, the Stars pitching staff has thrown up 21 consecutive scoreless innings. The last time a run was scored against them was three games ago in the 6th inning on Richie Shaffer’s RBI double against Taylor Jungmann….Entering tonight, the 21 consecutive scoreless innings by the Stars matches their season long for consecutive scoreless innings when they held Mississippi off the scoreboard for two straight games and then Mobile in the first three innings of the April 19th game. Huntsville starters enter tonight with 13 straight scoreless frames, while the bullpen has eight consecutive scoreless innings. With Adam Weisenburger’s two-run double in the 5th, he extended his on base streak to 13 straight games…His on base streak is currently tied for the 3rd longest active streak in the league. During the streak, he is batting .368 with 8 RBI. John Andreoli of Tennessee has reached base safely in 24 straight games…Nick Ramirez failed to reach base last night, ending his on base streak at 15 consecutive games which is tied for the third longest streak of the season. Dating back to last season, last night’s Stars win was their 4th straight win over Jackson. The Stars ended last season by playing the Generals in Huntsville and won their final three games of the season…In each of their last four home games, the Stars have done all their scoring in one inning. The Stars are just 6-5 at home, and they are actually being outscored by their opponents 47-41…During the Stars three game winning streak they are outscoring their opponents 22-1. The pitching staff is 3-0 with a 0.33 ERA during this span. MORE WEISENBURGER: Stars C Adam Weisenburger has raised his batting average nearly 100 points over his last 11 games. On April 19th, he was batting just .185. In his last 11 games, he is 11 for his last 31 (.355) Seven of his 11 hits are extra base hits including six doubles.

VIDEO: More Huntsville local TV coverage from Monday's pre-game - interview with Voice of the Stars Steve Jarnicki Well, can't say they're being ignored locally in their lameduck home season...

Huntsville, Monday's game -- VIDEO: Local TV Sports Highlights Tyler Cravy rocking a pretty serious beard. Believe the Brewers enforced a minor league facial hair policy in years past..

Jim Callis - MLB Pipeline, Brevard OF Michael Reed

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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

The Brevard County Media Notes are already up for your morning perusal. *** 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 Tuesday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Wisconsin MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers