Jim Goulart

To make room for Mitch Haniger at Brevard County, IF Adrian Williams goes back to the disabled list. Williams, out of UCLA, is only 22, but he's been relegated to the 26th man role, last year as well with the Timber Rattlers. Has to be tough, but he's still in affiliated pro ball, so it's like they say, until they take the uniform off you...

As was first hinted at her via Wednesday's Link Report -- Via the Brewers: Roster moves: Mitch Haniger receives a well-deserved promotion to Brevard County. Max Walla will move up to Wisconsin to take his spot.

And it seemingly is a go - Haniger to Brevard County, should help their playoff push.

OF Max Walla tweets he's on his way to Wisconsin after recovering from a broken left hand. The 22-year-old will formally begin his 5th pro season, a 2nd round New Mexico high school pick in 2009. Another tease that a Mitch Haniger promotion could be forthcoming? The Rattlers will need to make a corresponding move.

Sounds Drop Third Straight In Tacoma, Fall 5-4 Late Nashville Rally Comes Up Short Nashville Sounds TACOMA, Wash. - A late rally came up just short for the Nashville Sounds on Wednesday evening at Cheney Stadium as they dropped their third straight game to the Tacoma Rainiers, losing by a 5-4 margin. The loss was the PCL-leading 11th one-run defeat suffered by Nashville (12-32) this season. Rainiers starter Andrew Carraway (5-1) stifled the Sounds to earn a quality start victory. The right-hander held Nashville to one run on six hits while matching his season high with six strikeouts over 6 2/3 frames. The Sounds broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fifth inning on excellent hustle by Hainley Statia on the basepaths. After Statia drew a two-out walk from Carraway, he was moving on the hurler's 3-2 offering to Josh Prince, which the Nashville shortstop blooped to center for a single. Statia kept going all the way to the plate and scored the night's first run on the play (audio). The single extended Prince's season-best hitting streak to seven games, the longest active run by any Sounds player. Tacoma knotted the score with a two-out run-scoring hit of its own in the home half of the frame. After Tyler Thornburg allowed the first two batters to reach on a hit by pitch and single, he retired the next two batters before allowing a game-tying single off the bat of Franklin Gutierrez. The Rainiers took a 5-1 lead in the sixth with four runs off Thornburg, chasing the right-hander from the contest in the process. After Tacoma loaded the bases with no outs against the right-hander, Thornburg got a grounder from Carlos Triunfel that resulted in a force out at the plate before Jesus Sucre delivered a go-ahead, two-run double. Abraham Almonte greeted Sounds reliever Tim Dillard with an RBI infield single and Nick Franklin followed with a sac fly to up the home team's lead to four. Thornburg (0-6) remained winless on the year, taking his sixth loss after being touched for five runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. He struck out eight batters during his 97-pitch outing. Nashville got three runs back in the top of the eighth against Rainiers reliever Logan Bawcom to pull back within a run at 5-4. However, the Sounds were unable to advance the potential tying run past second with only one out in the frame. Blake Lalli got things started when he cut the deficit to 5-3 with an opposite-field two-run double to left-center. Scooter Gennett (single) and Caleb Gindl (walk) scored on the two-bagger (audio). Hunter Morris followed Lalli with an infield single to put runners on the corners with one out for Nashville. Bobby LaFromboise took over on the hill for Tacoma and was greeted by an RBI single off the bat of Stephen Parker (2-for-4) (audio). The lefty escaped the jam without further damage by retiring Dayton Buller on a flyout before catching Statia looking at a called third strike to end the frame. Tacoma looked to add an insurance run in the home half of the eighth against Michael Olmsted, but Statia made a strong throw to the plate from right field following a Sucre single to nail Triunfel at the dish as he attempted to score from second on the play. LaFromboise retired the Sounds in order in the ninth to close out the victory for Tacoma and earn his second save. The Sounds will look to avoid a sweep when the teams wrap up the four-game set with a 9:00 p.m. CT finale on Thursday evening. Left-hander Zach Kroenke (1-6, 5.75) will make the start for the Sounds to face Tacoma right-hander Jeremy Bonderman (2-3, 3.79). Nashville Box Score Tyler Thornburg fanned eight, got six groundouts (no fly balls), walked only one (one HBP), yet finishes with another mediocre-to-poor line - there's just no chance at any real innings length out of him. Nashville Game Log Tacoma Bottom of the 4th Eric Thames strikes out swinging. Alex Liddi called out on strikes. Stefen Romero strikes out swinging. Wild pitch by pitcher Tyler Thornburg. Stefen Romero to 1st. With Nate Tenbrink batting, Stefen Romero steals (4) 2nd base. Nate Tenbrink strikes out swinging. Were you counting them up that half-inning by Thornburg? Tacoma Bottom of the 7th Pitching Change: Travis Webb replaces Tim Dillard. Eric Thames strikes out swinging. Alex Liddi strikes out swinging. Stefen Romero strikes out swinging. Two of those bats were right-handed, nice job by the southpaw veteran, still waiting for a big league debut.

Chris' post-game Rattlers Radio Blog entry kicks off with a classic Hank Aaron quote

Rattlers' Reed legs out three triples Brewers prospect ties Midwest League mark in 11-inning win By Ashley Marshall / Special to MLB.com http://www.milb.com/assets/images/8/0/2/48369802/cuts/reed480_07id8fsz_dx3pa3bu.jpg Michael Reed has 13 extra-base hits in 36 games this year. (Mike Janes/Four Seam Images) Wisconsin outfielder Michael Reed considers speed one of the biggest parts of his game, but he surprised even himself on Wednesday night. The Brewers prospect collected three triples, drove in one run and scored another as the Class A Timber Rattlers outlasted the Quad Cities River Bandits, 12-5, in 11 innings. The triples tied the Midwest League record, set in 1950 by Andy Smith of the Mattoon Indians -- then of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League -- and matched by Quincy Giants teenager Oscar Flores in 1960 and Jason Smith of the Rockford Cubbies in 1998. "It's awesome. It's actually the first time," Reed said. "I've had two [in a game] in high school, but this is a wonderful blessing. The Lord gave me the chance to play baseball in the first place and it's a blessing to be part of history." Selected in the fifth round of the 2011 Draft out of Leander High School in Texas, the 20-year-old laced a two-out triple to right field off starter Jordan Jankowski in the third inning, then went the other way again in the fifth off Mitchell Lambson to score Alfredo Rodriguez. In the 11th, Reed pulled Richard Rodriguez's offering to left field for his record-tying third triple before scoring on Mitch Haniger's double. "The first at-bat, he threw me a lot of off-speed curveballs, so I went to the plate with that in the back of my mind," Reed said of his first triple. "I was sitting fastball but reacting to the curveball. He left [a curveball] up in the zone and I took it the other way. "I know if I hit it in the right-center field gap, there's a possibility that I can get three bases. It's a big park. The second triple was a line drive over the right fielder's head and the third was over the center fielder's head. The first one, I went in sliding. The second and third, I got in standing up." Reed, who plays right field and hits second in the Timber Rattlers lineup, raised his average to .311 and more than doubled his triples total from two to five. After totaling three triples in 76 games in his first two years in the Minor Leagues, he's tied for third in the Midwest League behind Bowling Green's Andrew Toles (eight) and Cedar Rapids' Jorge Polanco (six). "[My teammates] were excited for me and they congratulated me," said Reed, who missed time for Rookie-level Helena last season after he was hit by a pitch on the right index finger. "I have great teammates and they made me feel good about it. "I consider myself a fast guy. I have pretty good speed and speed is a big part of my game. But tomorrow is another day. I can enjoy this through the night, but when I step on the field tomorrow, it's a new day. I can't get complacent." Brewers No. 9 prospect Clint Coulter smacked a two-run homer in the second, then delivered an RBI single and scored in the 11th for Wisconsin. Rodriguez also had three hits, drove in two runs and scored twice.

Brevard County Pre-Game Audio Interview with RHP Brooks Hall

Via Jeff Hem's blog -- Audio from Tacoma — “Talking Hitting with Bob Skube” Tonight’s interview is with Sounds hitting coach Bob Skube, who discusses the Sounds’ hot hitters on the road trip (.312 with 10 HRs in 6 games as an offense), the team’s start to the year, his first year coaching in the Brewers’ organization, and his days as a player, including the major leagues for the Brewers in ’82 and ’83.

Anybody willing to host your old Link Report buddy from Massachusetts for some tailgating vs. the A's in June, please read my plea here in Off Topic. Thanks! See you June 4th and 5th!

Wow, I can't believe it'll be almost exactly ten years since my last (and only prior) visit to Miller Park. My first game was this pretty amazing Saturday battle with the Red Sox. Among the many recollections from that game: - Rickie Weeks was in town, having just been drafted, and was being interviewed on the field for TV. - The one-and-only Jim Powell, appreciative of our early "Link Report" efforts, hosted my traveling party in the radio booth post-game, and we were in the booth as he did the postgame live. Awesome lifetime memory. - Having no idea where our hotel was (as we failed to take a hotel business card) and racking up a huge cab bill until we figured it out. It was in one of those "W" indian name towns you have so many of... Also, what is not mentioned in the game story is that reliever Jayson Durocher had a "uniform malfunction" in the crotch area and basically ran into the dugout to pull his broken jock off and up from above his belt. He then promptly surrendered the Kevin Millar grand slam upon his return to the mound. It was actually one of the wildest games I've ever seen, in person or not. The Sunday game we saw totally sucked. *** Well, it looks like I may have picked the wrong year to return, but I'll be in attendance (along with my cousin Tom) Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon against the A's on June 4th and 5th. I'm all set with tickets, and hotel (much closer), thanks. One thing we didn't get to experience last time was a roof open game, hoping for at least one, but more importantly, the tailgate experience. We've tailgated for football, but baseball tailgating is most definitely not a New England tradition. So if you're willing to be entertained by a thick Boston accent (although I don't hear it) while we hang out with you for a bit (we won't overstay our welcome), I'm not much of a drinker so I won't kill your budget that way, but despite a slight build, I'm definitely a carnivore, so I'm up for an invite. If I can toss a beanbag or two, all the better. The night game, the day game, both ( ), we'd be thrilled. You don't need to be a Minor League guru to host us (no need to know who southpaw Brian Adams was vs. draft bust Cody Adams vs. now Phillie Mike Adams -- gee, that was just the first "A" example I came up with, won't go through the whole alphabet). I guess the easiest way to reach me would be via my Brewerfan email account, which I hope won't be home to spambots now, but give me a shout-out at "jgoulart (at) brewerfan.net". Once I find host buddies, we'll trade cell phone texts so we can find each other Tuesday late afternoon / Wed. late morning. Hope this works out, if not, I completely understand. Still looking forward to a great time despite the Brewers' current plight. Thanks guys (and gals), especially any long-time Link Report readers seeing this. When (and if) I have "reservations", I'll post that here so folks know I was able to find some hospitality. And special thanks to hawing (Laura) of Brewerfan fame, who we will be enjoying the game with on Tuesday night. --Jim G.

McCalvy: A 'Magnifico' gesture for Brewers prospect

Weather.com: Tacoma Viera (Melbourne) Davenport, IA

Look for Nashville and Wisconsin media notes at the links just prior to their game times. New this season: Brevard County has media notes; as of now, it's a unique link each day, but look for it just prior to game time each day within the "Stats and Scores" banner here.

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

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

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Tyler Thornburg at Tacoma (Mariners), 8:40 PM pre-game, 9:00 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 $39.99 season-long package ($9.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. ********** Huntsville: Idle ********** Brevard County: LHP Brent Suter at home vs. Palm Beach (Cardinals), 5:05 PM pre-game, 5:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the link based on listed schedule Manatees audio, hooray! Dave Walkovic is the first play-by-play voice of the 'Tees since 2007, he's joined by Andy Towne; 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, we'll let you know that. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Austin Blaski at Quad Cities (Astros), 6:40 PM pre-game, 7:00 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. So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, Stars' road games from four Southern League locales, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. NOTE: 32 of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel has seventeen games scheduled and WACY-TV My NEW32 plans to show fifteen games. We'll let you know when, but won't be providing day-before DVR reminders, so regularly check for proper channel and time planning (scroll to the bottom of this link).

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From August 2011, but still a good write-up. Remember, he had hamate bone surgery earlier in 2011 (his problems originally started when he developed carpel tunnel syndrome in the hand area from extensive computer use). Now we're seeing some power again. He may possibly end up a 40-man roster addition this fall similar to the fashion Brock Kjeldgaard did in November 2011 (since taken off).

Surprisingly informative feature article on the role of the Nashville Sounds bat boys (bat men) and all their responsibilities - worth your time

Nearly three minutes of Huntsville audio highlights - with 11 runs scored, you know the "OH, YEAH" frequency from Alex was high.

Sounds Edged By Rainiers, 8-7 Nashville Homers Four Times In Loss; Parker With Two Nashville Sounds TACOMA, Wash. - Despite 15 hits and four home runs Tuesday night at Cheney Stadium, the Nashville Sounds fell 8-7 to the Tacoma Rainiers. The Sounds tied the game in the ninth inning after loading the bases with no outs. Outfielder Khris Davis, 3-for-5, drove a base hit up the middle (audio) to score Josh Prince, who reached base on balls. An intentional walk to catcher Blake Lalli loaded the bases again, but Nashville did not plate another. Instead, Tacoma finished the game in the home half of the inning with two hits off Sounds reliever Kyle Heckathorn (1-1), who entered the game on a stretch of 11 consecutive scoreless frames. Designated hitter Stefen Romero sent the game-winning hit to the base of the left-field wall to score Alex Liddi from second. Heckathorn was charged with the loss. From the start, the Sounds jumped out to a quick lead against Rainiers starting pitcher Hector Noesi with home runs from Caleb Gindl and Stephen Parker. Gindl lifted a two-run shot off the top of the wall in right-field to score Scooter Gennett for the 2-0 start (audio). Gennett, 3-for-4, slipped a single through the infield prior to Gindl's fifth home run of the season. The Sounds added another run in the first on Sean Halton's sac-fly (audio). Parker attacked Noesi in the second inning with a leadoff home run to right field (audio). The solo shot made it 4-0, but the Rainiers quickly answered the Sounds with a five-spot in the bottom of the inning off of Sounds starter Johnny Hellweg. After working a 1-2-3 first inning, Hellweg let the first six batters of the second to reach base on four hits and two hit by pitches. Run-scoring doubles from Mike Zunino and Abraham Almonte tied the game before their first out. Nick Franklin gave the Rainiers their first lead of the game with a single into left-center field. Hellweg only allowed one hit to the Rainiers outside of the second inning, and left with the lead, in line for his second consecutive victory if not for Tacoma's rallies. He allowed the Rainiers five runs on six hits through five innings, walking two with one strikeout. The Sounds regained the lead with another pair of homers in the fourth inning. Parker sent the first to right field to tie the game at five runs apiece and becomes the third Sounds hitter this season to record multiple homers in a single game. He joins Hunter Morris and Khris Davis. Parker's second homer (audio) was followed later in the inning by a solo shot from Prince (audio) for the go-ahead run. The blast, Prince's first of the year, extends his season-long hit streak to six games. The four homers from Sounds hitters match a season-high for the club and give the team a season-best six consecutive games with at least one dinger. Tacoma's Nick Franklin helped the Rainiers tie the game in the seventh inning by moving around the horn on a walk, stolen base and a fly ball, before scoring on a wild pitch by reliever Donovan Hand. The home team plated the go-ahead run in the eight on Almonte's drag bunt single towards first base. Reliever Bobby LaFromboise (3-0) netted the win for Tacoma, with his two bases-loaded outs against Hunter Morris and Dayton Buller in the ninth. The Sounds play game three against Tacoma on Wednesday night at 9:05 p.m. RHP Tyler Thornburg (0-5, 6.80) looks to bounce back from his rough start earlier in the road trip for Nashville. The Rainiers will send RHP Andrew Carraway (4-1, 3.19) to the hill. Baseball returns to Greer Stadium on Friday, May 24, as the Sounds host the Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA-Dodgers) to a four-game set. Nashville Box Score[/b] 15 hits, four walks, four home runs, seven runs a nice offensive showing despite a 2-for-11 night with RISP; Johnny Hellweg K'd only one and put four on via two BB's and the key two HBP's you'll see in the 2nd inning log... Nashville Game Log

Rogers, Offense Power Stars to Victory Alex Cohen, Huntsville Stars On Tuesday, the Stars offense cranked out 11 runs and 14 hits en route to their fourth win in five games over the Montgomery Biscuits at Joe Davis Stadium. Overall, Huntsville scored at least one run in seven of their eight innings, starting in the first inning off of Montgomery starting pitcher Victor Mateo. Following a one-out single by shortstop Hector Gomez, an RBI double from right fielder Kentrail Davis made the score 1-0. When Davis advanced to third on the throw home, first baseman Jason Rogers drove him in the next at-bat with an RBI groundout to put the Stars up two. After the Biscuits tacked on a run in the top of the first against Stars starter Arcenio Leon (W, 1-3), the Stars scored the next three unanswered runs. Second baseman Nick Shaw hit a sacrifice fly in both the second inning and the fourth inning to make the score 4-1. Then, in the fifth inning, a booming solo home run from Davis well over the right-field wall put Huntsville up by four. However, the Biscuits kept putting themselves in position to make a comeback. After the Biscuits (RBI groundout from outfielder Mikie Mahtook) and Stars (RBI single from Shawn Zarraga) traded runs in the sixth, a sacrifice fly from catcher Mark Thomas and RBI single from shortstop Shawn O’Malley cut the Huntsville lead to two. In the bottom of the seventh, Rogers started heating up with a solo homer to make the score 7-4. Then, after the Biscuits tacked on a run in the top of the eighth inning, the 24-year-old first basemen put the icing on the cake for his night. With Zarraga and Davis aboard, Rogers launched his second homer of the game off of Biscuits reliever Braulio Lara to put the game out of reach. For Rogers, the multi-homer game was his second of the season. In addition to that, his five RBI’s on the game ties his season high. Aside from Rogers on offense, Huntsville was paced by catcher Robinzon Diaz, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles. Outfielder Brock Kjeldgaard and Davis also each chipped in with two hits apiece. The 11-7 victory concluded the best home stretch for the Stars this season, as they took four out of five games against the Biscuits at Joe Davis Stadium. Overall, the Stars have won seven of ten and nine out of their last 14 games. Following an off-day on Wednesday, the Stars will hit the road for ten games, opening up a five-game against the Tennessee Smokies at Smokies Park on Thursday. The Stars will send RHP Jimmy Nelson (5-2, 3.06 ERA) to the bump to face off against Smokies RHP Kyle Hendricks (3-2, 2.86 ERA).

Audio highlights from the Manatees' 2-1 win *** Pre-game Brevard County pre-game audio with RHP Tyler Cravy