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Via this Baseball America link, you'll note how hot Logan Schafer's been, hopefully the tweaked knee from Sunday is nothing.

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Wow, the Cardinals' AAA club is even worse record-wise than the Sounds... *** 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 DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris

Follow Monday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Huntsville Game One Huntsville Game Two Brevard County Wisconsin DSL Brewers

Monday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Brian Baker at Memphis (Cardinals), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Jeff Hem is the new 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). We imagine the audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. ********** Huntsville: RHP Kyle Heckathorn and TBD (likely RHP Hiram Burgos) in a doubleheader at Mobile (Diamondbacks), 4:50 PM pre-game, 5:05 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Free Live Audio Link -- Select the Huntsville feed from the MiLB main audio page I-Phone friendly audio link Alex Cohen is the new play-by-play voice of the Stars; follow him on Twitter @alexmcohen. It's fantastic that Huntsville is returning to what will be a traditional broadcast format this year. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. MiLB.TV subsciption note: Huntsville road games in four locales (Mississippi, Tennessee, Jacksonville and Pensacola) will be broadcast. ********** Brevard County: LHP Jed Bradley at home vs. Lakeland (Tigers), 5:35 PM gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... Once again this season, Brevard does not have its own audio coverage. It appears two teams in the Manatees North Division (within which the majority of games are played) have audio, and all six teams in the South Division have audio (at least for their home games), so there will be opportunities to listen to approx. 70% or Brevard's games this season, just all from the opponent's perspective. There are no Florida State League games on MiLB.TV this year. ********** Wisconsin: RHP David Goforth at home vs. Beloit (Twins), 11:45 AM pre-game, 12:05 PM gametime; expect RHP Chad Pierce to be the tandem 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. MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; Wisconsin is one of only two (Great Lakes) Midwest League clubs that have all their home games available via MiLB.TV; Chris' call provides the audio. So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, all Timber Rattlers home games, and 24 Stars' road games (one Helena series this summer, too). ********** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Tigers, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until late afternoon at the earliest

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Still no 3B Sthervin Matos for the DSL Crew; that's three games missed since he was sidelined. The Brewers will need to figure out what they're doing behind the plate, as ironman Carlos Pena has started and caught all seven games thus far. Newcomer Kevin Martinez is listed as a catcher, but has only DH'd thus far. Leudi Otano has also caught in prior season, but it looks like he's another injury case, with only one OF appearance in the early going thus far.

That was a stinker, although the first big inning included some dribblers, dinks, and dunks. From the Nashville pre-game media notes: MARK TIME: Right-hander Mark Rogers -- who has tossed quality-start victories in two of his last three outings -- has allowed more than three earned runs in only two of his 10 outings this season. He is 2-1 with a 2.87 ERA (10 ER / 31.1 IP) while holding opponents to a .252 average in six home starts at Greer Stadium, but is just 0-2 with a 7.11 ERA (15 ER / 19.0 IP) and .312 average against in four road outings. Rogers’ recent quality starts are two of only four tossed by Nashville hurlers in the last 21 games. *** But yes, given that he's out of options, one can easily envision Mark finally being part of another organization in 2013.

Mobile Press-Register: Several Huntsville Stars broke the boredom of a rainy day by slip-sliding in the outfield and on the infield tarp before Sunday's game, even videotaping some of it. But it didn't sit well with Mobile groundskeeper Caleb Adams, who brought Huntsville manager Darnell Coles out to show where the outfield grass was damaged. More possible bad blood between these two teams who already had a fracas Saturday night.

Former Theodore, Tennessee standout Kentrail Davis shooting for big leagues with Huntsville Stars By Bruce Gentry, Mobile Press-Register MOBILE, Alabama -- Kentrail Davis' love of baseball started at an early age, and his hard work at the game has carried him to the Double-A level with the Huntsville Stars. Davis is in town for a series against the Mobile BayBears at Hank Aaron Stadium, where his family got to see him play for the first time since high school. The fourth game of a five-game series was scheduled for Sunday, though rain played havoc with the starting time until it was eventually postponed. The game will be played as part of a doubleheader today starting at 5:05 p.m. "My mom, dad, aunts, brothers, sisters, friends, even my high school coach, have been here," said Davis, a Theodore native. "The rain has messed us up all week." Davis signed with the Brewers in 2009 after a collegiate career at Tennessee. He's in his third year of pro baseball and, like most, hopes for the big leagues. "As long as I can play," Davis said. "I'm still going at it. I love playing. I show up every day, work on my craft every day." He's hitting .239 and doesn't have a home run yet. But he makes his living with his speedy legs. He has 11 doubles, a triple and has stolen eight bases in 10 tries. "It's been up and down," Davis said. "I've been struggling a little bit. It's starting to pick back up." An old injury, a hamstring, cropped up again early this season, putting him on the DL. "I pulled it and missed two and a half weeks," Davis said. "It's one of those minor setbacks. I'm feeling good running, and I'm starting to steal bases again." The hamstring injury cropped up in his first pro season. He pulled it twice, then tore it while playing in the Advanced A Florida State League. He was sent to Wisconsin in the Low-A Midwest League. Most would say it was a demotion. "At Florida, I got dehydrated and was cramping a lot," Davis said. "So they said, 'Go to Wisconsin. It's cooler up there, get your feet back under you and see what happens.' "I went up there and finished strong. Obviously, they believed in me because they wouldn't have sent me to the fall league if they didn't." Davis hit .335 in Wisconsin, wound up hitting .304 for the year. His second season at Brevard County in the Florida State League he hit .245 and stole 33 bases, then went to the Arizona Fall League. While there, he hit .325 and had 12 steals. "That was best talent I've ever played against," Davis said. "It was a good experience for me. I learned a lot about myself because the talent was so good and so legit. "I got to show the organization what I can do. I just got to pick it up this season and get back on track. I'm getting my legs under me. We'll see how many bases I can get." Davis is one of those players who throws right-handed but bats left-handed. As a kid, he was a switch-hitter, then stayed with the left side because it felt more comfortable. "I wish I was a switch hitter," he said. "Facing those tough lefties, sometimes that gets a little rough. "I know if I have a son, he'll be a switch hitter, for sure." Former Theodore star Kentrail Davis is hitting .239 with 11 doubles this year for the Huntsville Stars. (Press-Register/Chip English) http://media.al.com/sports_impact/photo/11161823-large.jpg

American Fork, Utah and Utah Valley University product Mangum signs with Brewers Neil K. Warner - Provo (Utah) Daily Herald The Major League Baseball draft came and went last week and it seemed as though so did Taylor Mangum’s chances of playing professional baseball. Mangum was hoping he would be chosen in one of the 40 rounds of the draft, but when the draft ended on Wednesday and he wasn’t chosen, the American Fork native decided to get away from the disappointment and distractions of the draft. Mangum spent Saturday afternoon hiking with his girlfriend in American Fork canyon. That’s when he saw one of the strangest things - his mother driving up the canyon, honking the horn, trying to get his attention. “The Milwaukee Brewers have been trying to get a hold of you, they want to sign you.” Free agency is a beautiful thing. Mangum, 22, thought he may not get a chance to see how his 94-95 mile-an-hour fastball would fare at the next level, but now he will. On Sunday, he was bound for Arizona where he will join the Brewers farm system and likely begin his career in Phoenix or in Helena. If he is assigned to Helena, that means he would get a chance to pitch against the Orem Owlz. The Helena Brewers could feature three local players since BYU’s Austin Hall and Utah’s Tyler Wagner were both drafted by the Brewers. “It’s a dream come true. Being at Utah Valley was a great experience for me,” Mangum said. “Dave (Carter) and Eric (Madsen) did so much for me. I’ve grown a lot and was given a great opportunity to play at home.” Carter, UVU’s pitching coach, thought Mangum would be drafted somewhere between rounds 15-20. His velocity and ability to throw an above average slider and curveball made him an intriguing prospect, so he wasn’t surprised the Brewers wanted to sign him as a free agent. “The dumb thing is to think you know how it’s (the draft) going to pan out. It’s like trying to predict the score of a game,” Carter said. “He’s got a chance. He’s touched 95 before and when his ball is moving and he throws strikes he’s pretty effective. He’s very capable he’s going to have a chance.” Mangum finished his career at UVU with a 6-0 record. He had a 5.44 ERA in 44 innings of work. Photo at link above

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Look for Nashville and Wisconsin media notes at the links just prior to thier game times. *** Another family Sunday out of town for yours truly, as usual you'll be in good hands with our team otherwise. Enjoy your day, catch up with you Monday AM.

DVR Alert! Giving you notice as the finale of the Beloit - Wisconsin series will be televised on Time Warner Cable Sports 32 at noon on Monday the 11th while many of you are at your workplace. If the Rattlers don't clinch at least a wild card spot today (magic number is two as of Sunday AM), then they very well could in this televised game.

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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 DSL - Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris

Follow Sunday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Nashville Huntsville Brevard County Game One Brevard County Game Two Wisconsin DSL Brewers

Normally RHP Mark Williams tandems with Chad Thompson, but Chris indicated Williams is now slated to tandem Monday behind David Goforth. *** The DSL Brewers had all Sundays off in 2011 and prior seasons, but with their five-team league set-up in 2012, expect some Sunday games to make up for additional days off mid-week.

Sunday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Nashville: RHP Mark Rogers at Iowa (Cubs), 12:50 PM pre-game, 1:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Jeff Hem is the new 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). We imagine the audio feed is from the home team. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. ********** Huntsville: RHP Kyle Heckathorn at Mobile (Diamondbacks), 1:50 PM pre-game, 2:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link -- Select the Huntsville feed from the MiLB main audio page I-Phone friendly audio link Alex Cohen is the new play-by-play voice of the Stars; follow him on Twitter @alexmcohen. It's fantastic that Huntsville is returning to what will be a traditional broadcast format this year. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be broadcast. MiLB.TV subsciption note: Huntsville road games in four locales (Mississippi, Tennessee, Jacksonville and Pensacola) will be broadcast. ********** Brevard County: RHP Taylor Jungmann and TBD (likely RHP Brandon Williamson) in a doubleheader at home vs. Lakeland (Tigers), 3:05 PM gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Sorry, no audio for this series... Once again this season, Brevard does not have its own audio coverage. It appears two teams in the Manatees North Division (within which the majority of games are played) have audio, and all six teams in the South Division have audio (at least for their home games), so there will be opportunities to listen to approx. 70% or Brevard's games this season, just all from the opponent's perspective. There are no Florida State League games on MiLB.TV this year. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Chad Thompson at home vs. Beloit (Twins), 12:45 PM pre-game, 1:05 gametime; expect RHP Chad Pierce to be the tandem 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. MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; Wisconsin is one of only two (Great Lakes) Midwest League clubs that have all their home games available via MiLB.TV; Chris' call provides the audio. So for the $39.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sounds games, all Timber Rattlers home games, and 24 Stars' road games (one Helena series this summer, too). ********** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Blue Jays, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until late afternoon at the earliest

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Audio: Victor Roache with Joe Block on Brewers Pre-Game

It was Star Wars Night in Appleton, one of many Twitter photos from the evening. Cool scene.

AUDIO: Jay Gibbons' Go-Ahead HR *** Catching up with Friday video: Nashville's Andy Gonzalez hits an RBI double in the Sounds' 5-4 loss to Iowa Nashville's Logan Schafer swipes second base in the fourth inning of the Sounds' 6-0 win over Iowa

Bruce Gentry of the Mobile Press-Register filed three reports. Here they are in chronological order -- *** Bench-clearing brawl erupts at Stars-BayBears game Both benches emptied Saturday night at Hank Aaron Stadium in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader between the Huntsville Stars and the homestanding Mobile BayBears. Huntsville starting pitcher Tyler Thornburg hit Mobile batter Alfredo Marte for the second time in the fifth inning. Marte charged Thornburg, who ducked under the first punch and wrestled Marte to the ground as players swarmed into the fray. Few punches connected and order was restored in less than a couple of minutes. Home plate umpire Spencer Flynn conferred with the other two umpires to sort out who would be ejected. Marte was hit by Thornburg in the fourth inning, and umpire Flynn walked him halfway to first base. Marte doubled in his first at-bat. Thornburg and bench players Juan Sanchez and Matt Cline were ejected for Huntsville. Marte and first basemann Yazy Arbelo were ejected for Mobile. Matt Davidson was also ejected in the fifth before the melee for arguing a third strike call. When play resumed, Huntsville reliever Darren Byrd hit pinch-hitter Kyle Greene to force in run to make it 4-0. *** Mobile BayBears fight for win over Huntsville Stars MOBILE, Alabama -- Brett Lorin bounced back from his worst outing of the season to pitch five shutout innings, and Ed Easley cleared the bases after a bench-clearing brawl as Mobile beat Huntsville 7-3 in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader at Hank Aaron Stadium. The BayBears' second win in the five-game series extended their lead in the Southern League South Division to three games as second-place Montgomery's game with Chattanooga was rained out. Mobile has eight more games to clinch the first-half crown before the all-star break. The second game of Saturday's doubleheader started after 10 p.m., and Sunday's forecast called for more rain. The brawl was triggered when Stars starter Tyler Thornburg (8-1) hit Mobile batter Alfredo Marte for the second time in the fifth inning and Marte charged Thornburg, who ducked under the first punch and wrestled Marte to the ground as players swarmed into the fray. Few punches connected and order was restored in less than a couple of minutes. Thornburg and bench players Juan Sanchez and Matt Cline were ejected for Huntsville. Marte and first baseman Yazy Arbelo were ejected for the BayBears. Marte was hit by Thornburg in the fourth inning, and home plate umpire Spencer Flynn walked him halfway to first base. Marte doubled in his first at-bat. Mobile's Matt Davidson was also ejected in the fifth before the melee for arguing a called third strike. When play resumed, Huntsville reliever Darren Byrd hit pinch-hitter Kyle Greene to force in run to make it 4-0 with the bases still loaded, and Easley ripped a pitch to the center-field wall. The BayBears' clubhouse was closed to the media after the game. Mobile staked Lorin (2-4) to a 3-0 lead in the second thanks to Thornburg's wildness and a throwing error by third baseman Domnit Bolivar. A leadoff walk to Marc Krauss and Marte's double set the inning up. Thornburg fielded Arbelo's hot shot back to the mound and had Krauss picked off at third, but Bolivar hurried his throw home for an error and a 1-0 lead. Easley's grounder up the middle was knocked down by Thornburg behind the mound as Marte scored from third. Wladimir Sutil's sacrifice fly made it 3-0. Lorin bounced back from his previous start in which he lasted 2 2/3 innings in a 15-10 loss to Birmingham. The Stars avoided a shutout with three runs in the seventh off reliever Eric Smith. Second baseman Scooter Gennett drove in two runs for Huntsville. Benches clear and fists fly during a fight between the Huntsville Stars and the Mobile BayBears Saturday at Hank Aaron Stadium. The fight started when Mobile's Alfredo Marte charged the mound after being hit for the second time by Huntsville pitcher Tyler Thornburg. (Photo by Correspondent, Chip English). http://media.al.com/sports_impact/photo/11158481-large.jpg *** Davidson homers twice as Mobile sweeps Huntsville in DH The BayBears completed a sweep over the Huntsville Stars with a 7-6 victory powered by two home runs from Matt Davidson. With the homers, Davidson surpassed teammate Alfred Marte for the league lead with 14 homers. Mobile took the series by winning the first three games in the five-game series to extend its Southern League lead in the South Division to 3 1/2 games as second-place Montgomery's game was rained out against Chattanooga. The BayBears have eight more games to clinch the first-half crown before the All-Star break. Davidson's three-run homer highlighted a five-run first off Stars starter Evan Anundsen (4-3) in the nightcap that started after 10 p.m. His two-run homer gave the BayBears a 7-1 lead after two innings. Huntsville made it a one-run game in its final at-bat when Hunter Morris doubled and Tommy Manzella blooped an RBI single behind first base. Matt Gorgen, however, struck out Theodore, Alabama native Kentrail Davis to leave the tying run on base for his seventh save. Bryan Woodall (1-0) gave up one run on two hits in 2 1/3 innings of relief. Sunday's forecast called for more rain with a single game at 2:05 p.m.

VIERA, Fla. - The scheduled game on Saturday, June 9 between the Brevard County Manatees and the Lakeland Flying Tigers has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Sunday, June 10 beginning at 4:05 PM (3:05 Central). Brevard County and Lakeland will play two seven-inning games. *** Also, rain (again) has pushed the start of the Huntsville doubleheader to 7:05. Mobile is very moist right now, no? Tyler Thornburg jumps ahead of Evan Anundsen to start Game One.