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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

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

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! All times are Central Nashville: RHP Mike Fiers at Oklahoma City (Astros), 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 Brooks Hall at Tennessee (Cubs), 6:00 PM pre-game, 6:15 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). Tennessee does host MiLB.TV broadcasts - be among those hoping Steve's audio link synchs up nicely with your MiLB.TV investment. ********** Brevard County: RHP Tyler Wagner at home vs. Daytona (Cubs), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 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 Zach Quintana at Kane County (Cubs), 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: Next local TV game is Mon. 4/28 on MyNEW32.

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Vogelbach tears up Manatees pitching Michael Parsons, FLORIDA TODAY Daytona Cubs first baseman Dan Vogelbach was hitting line drive after line drive during batting practice a couple of hours before Thursday night's game against Brevard County at Space Coast Stadium. And then he went 4-for-4 in the Cubs' 7-3 victory in front of 1,271 fans on Bark at the Park night. After hitting three singles, Vogelbach came up in the seventh inning and crushed a 2-1 pitch over the right field wall, hitting the roof of the building beyond the wall. The night started off well for the Manatees, who scored once in the first and two more in the second. "We had a good start to the ball game, jumping out and getting some runs," Manatees manager Joe Ayrault said. "It's just those middle innings, we have got to keep the gas pedal down. We need to keep that intensity in those middle innings that we had in the end of the ball game." And that hurt the Manatees again on Thursday night as a 2-1 lead turned into a 7-3 deficit by the seventh inning. The Cubs broke open a tight game in the third inning, taking advantage of an error to plate three runs before Manatees starter Hobbs Johnson settled back down. Down 4-3, Johnson retired the next seven hitters before his pitch count forced a change. "He mixed his pitches well, filled the zone and attacked the hitters," Ayrault said of his starter, who gave up four runs, but just one was earned, striking out four. The Manatees threatened in the ninth, loading the bases, but Arodys Vizcaino shut the door, striking out Michael Reed and Victor Roache before Alfredo Rodriguez lined out to the shortstop to end the game. "He has big-league stuff, Ayrault said. For our guys to jump out and load the bases, bringing the tying run to the plate, giving us a chance to win the ballgame, it was a great job." The Manatees are 3-6 in the past nine games and have scored just 11 runs in that stretch. They will try to get on track tonight, hosting the Cubs again. Tyler Wagner takes the hill for the 6:35 p.m. start (5:35 Central).

Manatees' Wagner making strides as a starter Michael Parsons, FLORIDA TODAY Tyler Wagner's transformation has gone about as well as anyone could have hoped. The starting pitcher for the Brevard County Manatees was drafted in the fourth round of the 2012 Major League Draft as a closer for the University of Utah. And a good one. As a sophomore, he recorded 17 saves for the Utes, which was a team record. But the Milwaukee Brewers saw him more as a starter. So the transformation began. "I think that is something I had to learn — to pace myself throughout the five plus innings I am throwing rather than blowing it out in one inning," Wagner said before Thursday night's game against Daytona. And early on the transition was a rough one. Wagner finished his first professional season with a 1-4 record and an ERA of 7.77. "I have definitely learned how to pitch," Wagner said. "I had to learn a new pitch in order to get through the lineup three or four times. I think it was just a matter of learning how to pitch and learning to make adjustments throughout the game." He has definitely learned to pitch, using a fastball that hits 94, with a slider and an improved changeup to baffle Florida State League hitters, who are hitting just .222 against him. "I am throwing the changeup pretty well for strikes," Wagner said of his start. "That's a pitch I have seen develop over the past two years of pro ball." And he has used that pitch to help record a 3-0 record with an ERA of 1.17 heading into tonight's start against the Daytona Cubs. But the Las Vegas native says he still has a lot of work to do and is focused on lowering his walk rate, something he has done in each of his pro seasons. So far, he has walked eight in 23 innings. But in his last start, he tossed six innings of shutout ball, allowing just four hits without issuing a walk. "That is where I would like to be," Wagner said of his last outing. "Throwing the ball over the plate and pitching to contact." And that is the goal when he takes the mound Friday night against the Daytona Cubs. (Photo: Hawk-Eye photography) http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/942e06e341d35ac16dab065e922d4d5532631cda/c=213-0-3713-2631&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/Brevard/2014/04/25/-tylerwagner2.jpg20140409.jpg

Brooklyn Cyclones Think Their ‘Star Wars’ Jersey Is Minors’ Best, but the Rattlers get the last laugh (link)

Brevard County -- AUDIO: Infielder Alfredo Rodriguez joins Andrew Luftglass on the Manatees Pregame Show to discuss his family ties to baseball and the Brewers AUDIO: Game highlights / lowlights - The Manatees fall to the Cubs, 7-3

Gee, Michael Blazek has fooled no one this year - eight walks in five fairly miserable spring training innings, and twenty (!) hits (though only four walks) in 10.1 innings in April thus far.

Final: Huntsville 3, @Tennessee 1 CRAVY LEADS STARTS TO WIN Kodak, TN - The Huntsville Stars received a terrific starting pitching performance for the second straight day, this time from RHP Tyler Cravy as he threw five shutout innings leading the Stars past the Tennessee Smokies 3-1 Thursday night at Smokies Park. Cravy who improved to 3-1 on the season, allowed just two hits while striking out four. He received some early run support from the offense. D’Vontrey Richardson launched his first home run of the season in the first inning. He took a 3-2 pitch and hammered it over the left field wall against Smokies starter Ivan Pineyro (0-2) giving the Stars a 1-0 lead. The Stars added to their lead in the fifth inning. Richardson tripled and was later brought home when Nick Ramirez lined an RBI double down the left-field line. The Stars made it 3-0 in the sixth after Adam Weisenburger’s RBI double scoring Mitch Haniger. Weisenburger had a two-hit night. Tennessee scored their lone run of the night off Stars’ reliever David Goforth in the bottom of the seventh. Rafael Lopez produced an RBI double scoring Stephen Bruno. Arcenio Leon pitched the ninth and recorded a 1-2-3 inning, earning his second save of the season. The first place Stars improve to 13-8 with the win and the Smokies are now 10-11. The Stars continue their five game series Friday night against the Smokies. RHP Brooks Hall (1-1, 3.43) will start for the Stars while Tennessee will start RHP Matt Loosen (1-1-1, 5.27). The game can be heard starting at 6:00 PM with Steve Jarnicki on 92.9 FM, 1450 AM, and wtkiradio.com. Huntsville Box Score RHP Tyler Cravy has been strong since his 2012 Wisconsin return, and was rewarded with an Arizona Fall League stint in 2013. After a scoreless seven-pitch RHP Casey Medlen inning, fellow righty David Goforth went a second inning for just the 2nd time this April. An extremely busy Venezuelan Winter League season for 27-year-old former 40-man roster RHP Arcenio Leon has translated to a fantastic first eight appearances for Huntsville this spring. Hey D'Vo, ! Home run, triple, walk, two runs scored for Richardson. Also on base three times were Jason Rogers (singled twice and walked, plus a stolen base), and Adam Weisenburger (double, single, walk). Huntsville Game Log Each half-inning tells us a little story, from Richardson's game-opening blast and beyond. If you're not in the habit of skimming the game log links, this is a nice little 3-1 win to get your feet wet. Go ahead, you know you want to!

OF Michael Ratterree has been returned to Wisconsin's roster. In his brief AA stint, Ratterree was 3-for 26 (.115, double, HR, 5 RBI), with four walks and 12 K's (.503 OPS). Not quite ready for that jump yet... The Timber Rattlers will need to free up a roster spot prior to Friday's game.

Reminder - the extended deadline for the Giraffe Jersey bidding is Friday night, 10:59 PM Central. Here's the link to the auction.

Yes *** At Huntsville, Kentrail Davis is over his groin strain and has been activated from the Stars' DL. We've asked to learn what the accompanying move will be, as that would place the roster at 26.

RHP Alfredo Figaro optioned to make room for the return of Brandon Kintzler. There was an open sopt on the Sounds' roster, so Nashville is back at 25.

Weather.com: Oklahoma City, OK Kodak, TN Viera, FL (Melbourne) Burlington, IA

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

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

Thursday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Ariel Pena at Oklahoma City (Astros), 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 Tyler Cravy at Tennessee (Cubs), 6:00 PM pre-game, 6:15 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). Tennessee does host MiLB.TV broadcasts - be among those hoping Steve's audio link synchs up nicely with your MiLB.TV investment. ********** Brevard County: LHP Hobbs Johnson at home vs. Daytona (Cubs), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 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 Tristan Archer at Burlington (Angels), 11:10 AM pre-game, 11:30 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: Next local TV game is Mon. 4/28 on MyNEW32.

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