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Link Report Bonus: Audio of Zack Minasian, Coordinator of Pro Scouting/Manager of Minor League Personnel From a Cincinnati Red-based site, hat tip to BrewCrewBall for the "heads up".

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This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated a few hours prior to gametime. Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): *** We're going to include the link to Kraig McNutt's Nashville blog in the same post as the Nashville media notes link going forward. *** AAA All-Star voting is here with your MiLB.com online account.

Follow Friday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Tab or New Window". Choose "Recap". While you're listening to your minor league game of choice (or watching/listening to the big league Crew when they are playing), simply refresh your game log browsers every so often. MiLB.com now has Gameday available for AA as well as AAA this season. Nashville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_06_12_mrbaaa_nasaaa_1 Huntsville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2009_06_12_jaxaax_hunaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2009_06_12_breafa_pbcafa_1 Wisconsin: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2009_06_12_kccafx_wisafx_1&did=t572&sid=t572 Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&gid=2009_06_12_dchrok_dobrok_1&cid=3130&t=g_box

Friday's Daily Menu -- TGIF! All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Link here for the live audio choices - audio will no longer archive. For this Brevard County series, you can pick up the Cardinals' audio via this link. Nashville: LHP Chris Cody at home vs. Memphis (Cardinals), 6:35 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Huntsville: RHP Donovan Hand at home vs. Jacksonville (Marlins), 6:45 PM pre-game; 7:00 gametime Brevard County: RHP Michael Bowman) at Palm Beach (Cardinals), 6:05 PM gametime Wisconsin: RHP Cody Scarpetta at home vs. Kane County (Athletics), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Dominican Summer League Brewers / Orioles: at home vs. the DSL Cubs #2 squad (see this thread for some roster background) -- all games are 10:30 local time in the Dominican, and no need to ask about web audio; we usually won't see updated box scores until the overnight...

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17-year-old 29th round outfielder Chandler McLaren (Ontario) Guelph's McLaren drafted by Brewers GuelphMercury.com Tony Saxon Mercury Staff It was a trip to Florida last fall that put Guelph's Chandler McLaren on the radar of major league baseball teams. Wednesday the Guelph CVI Grade 12 student was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the Major League Baseball amateur draft. The 6-foot-4, 185-pound outfielder was taken in the 29th round. "It feels great," McLaren, 17, said yesterday. "I wasn't really expecting it and I was kind of surprised by how fast it happened." McLaren was the second Guelph player drafted in as many days. On the first day of the draft the Cincinnati Reds took Josh Garton in the 12th round. McLaren played for the Intercounty Terriers elite team. He hadn't even considered professional baseball, thinking more of trying to get an NCAA scholarship. "I was just hoping I could use baseball to continue my education," he said. That all changed in March. The Terriers made a trip to Florida and scouts started to take notice of the hard-hitting outfielder with the strong arm. On a Terriers trip to Arizona last fall had been hampered by an injured ankle. "I did really well down in Florida and a lot of scouts saw me and started to show up at my games up here," McLaren said. "It helped that two other guys on my team were getting drafted too." McLaren travelled to Cincinnati and Seattle for workouts, but Milwaukee didn't invite him to a workout, instead using London-based Canadian scout Jay Lapp to assess the Guelph player. McLaren said Milwaukee was hoping to keep him off other teams' radars by not inviting him to a workout. "Once you go to a workout all the other teams find out," the lefthanded hitting McLaren said. Apparently the Brewers are eager to get him signed and playing rookie ball this summer. They like his makeup and feel his frame will fill out and he'll be a power hitter. His father, Carey, is doing the negotiating with the Brewers. If a contract can't be worked out, McLaren plans on returning to high school for a fifth year and then either turning pro before the next draft or signing an NCAA scholarship. McLaren, who also played for the Guelph CVI Green Gaels team this spring, said his late emergence this year left it a bit late for NCAA schools to offer him a baseball scholarship for this fall. Photo by ROB MASSEY, MERCURY STAFF http://media.guelphmercury.topscms.com/images/bd/9f/11ecdb61482784d1d146be37620a.jpeg

Video interview with UConn's Peter Fatse, highlighted a few posts above

30th round infielder Brandon Sizemore (College of Charleston) -- article blurb John Leonard, Waynesboro Generals co-owner and publisher of the All Things Valley League Web site, a popular VBL fan site, said that Brandon Sizemore was picked later than he expected. "I think Brandon Sizemore going in the 30th was disappointing," he said. "There are always guys you expect to go higher that don't."

38th round infielder Casey Stevenson (UC-Irvine) -- article blurb Coach Mike Gillespie said Stevenson falls in the draft-and-follow category. He will be evaluated over the summer before potentially being offered a contract lucrative enough for him to sign. Stevenson hit .346 with three homers, 41 RBIs and eight stolen bases in 2009. A second-team all-conference honoree, he was eight for 15 in the Irvine Regional to make the all-regional team.

Kimberly baseball player Schreiber expected to stick with Purdue Appleton Post-Crescent Kimberly High School senior pitcher Brad Schreiber, who was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers with the 1,276th pick of the Major League draft in the 42nd round Thursday, expects to stick to his game plan. Schreiber, 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, is likely to attend Purdue University this fall and play baseball. He has a full ride with the Boilermakers. "I'd say it's about a 90-10 percent chance that I'll go to Purdue," he said. "Getting an offer from the Brewers is really awesome. I've followed them for so long and the Timber Rattlers are now their minor-league team. "But I still think I will go to Purdue to get an education because that's what you need these days, and I can keep up my baseball skills there."

43rd round infielder Kyle Dhanani (June 4th Pre-draft article) Dhanani hoping to hear his name called For anyone who's ever picked up a ball and bat, playing Major League Baseball is a dream. For a member of the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack (Kamloops, Canada), he'll move a step closer to that dream beginning Saturday. Shortstop Kyle Dhanani from Blaine, Wash. is one of a few top prospects to be invited to Miller Park in Milwaukee for the Brewers Prospect Evaluation Camp. "A bunch of prospects will practice and play against each other," said Dhanani, who was a Canadian Colleges Baseball Conference first team all-star for the second year in a row in 2009. "We are going to go through hitting, infield, outfield and play a few games." The six-foot-two-inch, 21-year-old had a banner campaign hitting .352 with 48 RBI, four homers, six triples and 16 doubles. Dhanani stole 30 bases as well in the spring. He is also being looked at by other Major League teams including the Los Angeles Angels. "It's a bit nerve racking, but it'll be a great experience if anything." he said. WolfPack head coach Ray Chadwick says the invite to Milwaukee is a major feather in Dhanani's cap "It's really good for him. They are inviting only the top 30 or 40 players that they are interested in." "The West Coast scouts have seen him and know what he can do, but the rest of the organization doesn't," Chadwick said. "If he does something phenomenal, he will definitely move his stock up the priority list."

50th round catcher Darren Farmer (June 7th pre-draft article) He's much more than an all-star now Todd Kelly clarionledger.com (Mississippi) Darren Farmer finished his career as the most prolific hitter in West Lauderdale (MS) High School's storied baseball history. Maybe that's what a chip on the shoulder and an extra dose of motivation do for a player. Arthur Farmer still remembers going by Phil Hardin Park on the north side of Meridian each summer at his son's urging to check the freshly posted all-star roster. "Darren's name was never on it," Arthur Farmer said. "He handled it well, but you could tell it upset him. Right there, we would go straight to the ballfield and start working. We'd plan to be out there for 30 or 40 minutes, but it would it turn into three or four hours. He just kept working and working and working - and now's it really paid off." An afterthought in youth leagues, Farmer is recognized today as Mr. Baseball on The Clarion-Ledger All-State team for 2009. Coach Jerry Boatner - a man who's won 12 state titles and coached three big leaguers in his remarkable tenure at West Lauderdale - can't imagine any other selection after Farmer's spectacular senior season that included a school-record 18 home runs, 60 RBIs and a .535 batting average for the MHSAA Class 4A champions. "Darren had the best offensive season in the 41 years I've been coaching," Boatner said. "He was great during the year, but he was unreal in the playoffs. A lot of folks intentionally walked him, but he still probably hit over .600. "We wanted to move him to the outfield, but we ended up needing him back at catcher. He called pitches and was a great leader for us." Boatner, 64, is quick to credit Farmer's long hours of practice with his father. The player hasn't forgotten the routine - but how could he? "I always liked to hit," said Farmer. "But before he'd let me hit, my dad would make me go to left field and I'd practice there. Then I'd go to center field and practice there. Then to right field and practice there. Then I'd go the infield positions and practice there. Then I'd pitch. Then, finally, I'd get to hit. "But if it wasn't for all that, I wouldn't be half the player I am." A preseason Dandy Dozen pick, Farmer's stock climbed steadily as word spread about his eye-popping statistics. A full academic qualifier who graduated with a 3.6 GPA, Farmer signed with Meridian Community College after attracting interest from Jackson State and UAB but little from more high-profile Division I programs. One major league scout from Mississippi suggested the 5-foot-10, 195-pound Farmer could crack the top 10 rounds - or even top five - in the Major League Baseball draft that starts Tuesday. "Darren's a five-tool player in my opinion," Boatner said. "He can hit, hit for power, run, throw and field. I think his best position is outfield, which is where he started with that super bunch we had (that won 4A) in 2007. He's got good instincts, plus he doesn't overswing like a lot of big power hitters. He puts the ball in play really well." Farmer delivered a pair of clutch singles on 0-2 counts in the 4-2 victory over East Central that clinched the 4A championship at Trustmark Park on May 18. "We developed a brotherhood," Farmer said. "At the beginning of the year we weren't that close, but we went on that run at the middle of the year and got how a team was supposed to be." Farmer's success at West Lauderdale wasn't limited to the diamond. He rushed for nearly 3,000 yards in three years at wingback. "Darren had the talent and the toughness," Knights football coach Stan McCain said, "and he was always going to work at it. He made himself into a great player and great leader for us." While Farmer has retired his football pads, he's not sure where he's headed next with his baseball career. The Giants, Padres and Brewers organizations seemed to have shown the most interest. "It all depends on where I go or how much money I get offered on whether I sign or go to college," said Farmer, who grew up rooting for the Atlanta Braves. "My dad has told me if the money's good and it's really something I want to do, then go for it." If Farmer decides to leave his baseball, bass fishing and deer hunting buddies in Lauderdale County, he plans on remembering the advice passed on from his father. "When I was younger, people would always tell me I couldn't do stuff like play college baseball or college football," Farmer said. "They'd say, 'Nah, that's too hard to do.' But my dad would always say to me, 'Don't let people tell you you can't do something.' He was always there to pick me up when I was down." http://cmsimg.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=D0&Date=20090607&Category=SPORTS06&ArtNo=906070321&Ref=AR&Profile=1117&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0

Final: DSL Blue Jays 5, DSL Brewers / Orioles 4 DSL Brewers / Orioles Box Score RHP Rolando Pascual got the start and pitched five innings, allowing three runs while walking four, throwing a wild pitch, and striking out five; LHP Jose Ramos took the loss as he followed up Pascual; 19-year-old RHP Edwin Linares has only allowed one unearned run in his 11 innings this year, with only five hits (and seven walks); Brewer pitchers threw all nine innings in this one, so review the box score lines for more details; catcher Jhonatan Javier singled twice; 17-year-old Andres Martinez was the DH, singled in four AB's; LF Luis Chirinos went 0-for-4... DSL Brewers / Orioles Game Log

Link while active, text follows: Stars' new reliever showing promise on road to majors Axford is bringing bigger heat than last season By Brad Shepard For The Huntsville Times Just when John Axford had found a home, he had to pack up and leave. And the newest Huntsville Stars relief pitcher isn't disappointed at all. The 6-foot-5, 195-pound Canadian was called up from High-A Brevard County to replace Juan Sandoval on the Stars roster in time for Thursday's game against Jacksonville. At least for the time being, one of the top setup men in the minors this season also will start out in middle relief. But a promotion is a promotion. "I don't care where I pitch, but I'm sure it'll be in relief," Axford said. "This year is the first I've been on the back end of relief, and I like it. It seems to suit me well so far." Though Axford is in town to take the place of an injured player, the 26-year-old should continue to progress if he keeps pitching the way he has. He teamed with Rob Wooten who has already set a club record with 15 saves for the Manatees to make one of the most formidable eighth- and ninth-inning tandems in the minor leagues. Setting up Wooten, Axford was 4-1 with a 1.75 earned run average with 39 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings. Opponents were hitting just .149 against him, and he was recently named a Florida State League All-Star for his efforts. He bounced around as a starter and middle reliever the past three years, but some mechanical adjustments prior to this season helped Axford add several miles per hour to his fastball. He subsequently wound up pitching in crunch time. "This year's been a lot different than last year," said Axford, who was 5-10 with a 4.55 ERA, mostly as a starter with Brevard last year. "I did some work with pitching coordinator Lee Tunnell, and the small tweaks he did with me has added about four miles per hour to my fastball." Now, Axford's heater routinely hits 94-95 and has topped out at 98 That's to go along with a repertoire that includes a curve ball, slider and change-up. Axford is getting mileage out of all those pitches. That has helped him pitch more effectively than he has since his sophomore year at Notre Dame, before Tommy John surgery derailed a promising career that began with him being picked in the seventh round by Seattle out of high school. Since then, he basically rehabbed for two years, transferred to Canisius College, signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees and was later picked up by the Brewers. Now, he's just trying to stick with the Stars. "He's going to come in the middle of games for now," Stars manager Bob Miscik said. "We're just going to hand him the ball, and I'm going to watch." Said Axford: "I think throwing out of the pen is one of the quickest ways to get to the big leagues, and I'm going to keep working as hard as I can to move up the ladder."

Final: Jacksonville (Marlins) 2, Huntsville 0 Huntsville Site Game Summary Huntsville Holds Steady in Division Race Suns Slow Down Stars in Series Starter By Brett Pollock / Huntsville Stars Nic Ungs and three relievers combined to blank Huntsville 2-0 Thursday night, as Jacksonville claimed the opener of a five-game series at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars dipped to 35-24 but maintained their two and a half game lead in the North Division over Carolina, which fell at home to West Tenn, while Suns improved to 29-32. The Stars fell to 12-14 on home soil after being shutout for only the second time this season. Scott Cousins led off the fifth inning with a bunt base hit and advanced to second base on a one-out walk to Lee Mitchell before Brad Davis drove them both in with a double. Stars' starter David Welch took the loss after tossing 6 1/3 innings, giving up seven hits while walking one and striking out four in his longest start at home this season. Ungs, who won four times in seven starts for Huntsville last season, spun six shutout frames, giving up five hits, walking one and fanning two. He did not allow a runner past second base and did not face more than four batters in any inning. Ungs improved to 2-0 in three turns with the Suns. Carlos Vasquez struck out Johnny Raburn with runners at second and third and one out in the seventh before he was replaced by Kasey Olenberger, who got pinch-hitter Chuck Caufield to fly out to end the inning. Olenberger worked a perfect eighth inning and was followed by Matt Peterson, who retired Raburn on a ground out to end the game with two runners on base. Peterson earned his 12th save of the season. The series continues Friday night with right-hander Donovan Hand taking the hill for the Stars against Jacksonville right-hander Willie Glen. Coverage of the game begins at 6:45 PM central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com. Huntsville Box Score Not a game the veteran utility infielder Johnny Raburn will remember fondly -- in fact, Raburn only came in after Yohannis Perez grounded into a double play to end the 2nd inning and was lifted, no word on whether Perez was injured or not on the play; Taylor Green with two hits, including a double -- he's hit safely in nine-of-ten games with five walks and is doing just fine in his first shot at AA pitching; Vinny Rottino two singles and a walk while playing left field... Huntsville Game Log In the 2nd, Jonathan Lucroy made up for his sixth passed ball of the season by snuffing out the subsequent stolen base attempt at third base...

Final: Nashville 11, Memphis (Cardinals) 3 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for new Josh Butler photo, text follows -- Sounds Rout Redbirds In Series Opener NASHVILLE - The Nashville Sounds posted their highest scoring output of the year on Thursday evening at historic Greer Stadium, pounding the cross-state rival Memphis Redbirds, 11-3, in the opener of a four-game series. The first-place Sounds (35-26) extended their winning streak to four games with the triumph. Josh Butler (1-1) picked up his first career Triple-A victory for the Sounds after allowing two runs on five hits while striking out five batters over five innings. Right fielder Brendan Katin drove in four runs and catcher Angel Salome went 3-for-5 on the evening to pace the Sounds' offense. Memphis took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when catcher Bryan Anderson led off with a single and later scampered home on a Butler wild pitch. Nashville tied the contest in the home half of the frame when Katin scored on a Cole Gillespie sacrifice fly. The Redbirds pulled back in front by a 2-1 margin in the fourth when shortstop Donovan Solano ripped a two-out RBI single through the right side of the infield to bring home Shane Robinson, who had been hit by a Butler pitch after the first two batters of the frame were retired. For the second time on the night, the Sounds answered a Memphis score in the top of a frame with a rally of their own in the bottom of the inning. Adam Heether walked, Salome singled, and Butler loaded the bags by reaching on a bunt single before center fielder Jason Bourgeois laced a two-run, go-ahead double to left off Redbirds starter Adam Ottavino that gave Nashville a 3-2 advantage. The Sounds tacked on another run in the fifth when Heether opened the inning with a double and Salome followed with an RBI single to center, which chased Ottavino and extended the lead to 4-2. Nashville second baseman Hernan Iribarren extended the club's longest hitting streak to nine games when his sixth-inning RBI single off Memphis reliever Matt Scherer plated Alcides Escobar. Katin continued his recent hot hitting when he delivered a two-out run-scoring single to left that made it a 6-2 game. The Sounds put the game well out of reach by sending men to the plate during a five-run seventh inning against Redbirds Kat Maekawa. Gillespie opened the outburst with his third homer of the season, a solo shot to left before Katin wrapped up the Nashville scoring when he continued his big night with a bases-loaded, three-run double to left to extend the cushion to 11-2. AUDIO: Katin Three-Run Double Memphis closed out the scoring in the ninth when Solano singled home Mark Shorey with a single off Nashville reliever Wes Littleton. Ottavino (0-8) dropped his eighth consecutive decision to open the year as he took the loss for Memphis after giving up four runs (three earned) in his 4 2/3 frames of action. The teams continue the series with a 7:00 PM contest on Friday evening. Left-hander Chris Cody (0-1, 1.42) will make the start for Nashville in search of his first career Triple-A win. Memphis will counter with right-hander Mitchell Boggs (2-1, 4.50). It will be another Purity Faith Night at the ballpark, featuring a pre-game concert by Christian recording artist Revive in the back parking lot. A spectacular fireworks show will follow the game. Nashville Box Score Chris Narveson still shining in his relief role -- two scoreless middle relief innings here; Alcides Escobar steals two bases -- now 24-for-29; Jason Bourgeois a big game, two doubles, a walk, a stolen base (15-for-18 in SB attempts) and three RBI -- he's a nice little player; Brendan Katin now with 51 RBI; Hernan Iribarren on base three more times, OBP at .385 -- same goes for Adam Heether, OBP at .410, including his AA at-bats; Angel Salome's three singles nice, but there's still much to do, slugging only .333, yikes... Nashville Game Log

Nashville Pre-Game Audio Coaches Chat with Manager Don Money Brendan Katin discussion early, and then detailed conversation regarding the starting rotation after that -- the two successful youngsters (Chris Cody and Josh Butler), Lindsay Gulin, what to do with six starters now, including Mike Burns, back from Milwaukee...

Final: Brevard County 6, Palm Beach (Cardinals) 3 Cards Drop Game One MiLB.com (Palm Beach Site) Jupiter, FL- The Cards lost tonight to the Manatees 6-3. The Cardinals starter Scott Gorgen pitched great for six innings and allowed one run. The Birds relief was not on key however. A combined three-inning effort for the Cards relievers resulted in five runs, four of those runs earned. The offense was there but in spurts, Palm Beach left nine on base. Tommy Pham had a nice night. Pham went 2-4 with two runs scored. Jose Garcia went 2-2 with two RBI tonight capping off a productive night. Palm Beach faces Brevard County for game two of the four game series Friday. Game time is set for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central). Brevard County Box Score Manatee pitchers did not allow an earned run, as the 'Tees committed four errors -- Brewer (12, throw), Haydel (2, fielding), Wheeler (9, fielding), Wooten (1, throw); LHP Lucas Luetge with seven sweet innings -- that's 12 innings without an earned run in his last two games; some small ball -- three sacrifices (Farris, Maldonado, Wheeler); Steffan Wilson 3-for-5... Brevard County Game Log Lee Haydel's 9th inning leadoff single injured the Palm Beach pitcher; Brett Whiteside was productive upon entering the game for Caleb Gindl, including a two-run 9th inning triple on which he also scored on an error...

Final: Wisconsin 7, Kane County (Athletics) 3 Wisconsin Site Game Summary Meadows moves to 10-1 as Wisconsin wins By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to defeat the Kane County Cougars 7-3 on Thursday night at Time Warner Cable Field. Rattlers pitcher Daniel Meadows tossed five scoreless innings out of the bullpen to pick up his tenth win of the season. John Delaney and Juan Sanchez both had two RBI for Wisconsin's offense. Kane County (36-24) scored three times in the top of the first inning against Timber Rattlers starting pitcher Cody Adams. A double and a walk started the inning. Steve Kleen drove in both runners. A double by Grant Desme sent Kleen home for the 3-0 lead. Wisconsin (29-31) answered right away in the bottom of the first against Cougars starter Shawn Haviland. Sanchez walked and was sacrificed to second. A single by Corey Kemp drove in Sanchez for the first Rattler run. After another walk issued by Haviland, a potential inning ending double play ball was booted to load the bases. Delaney tied the game with a two-run double down the left field line. Edgar Trejo put the Rattlers in front with an infield single. Adams was on a limited pitch count and was just shy of it after the first inning. Meadows was scheduled to come on for Adams at some point on Thursday and he entered the game in the second inning. Meadows shut down the Cougars over the next five innings. The 49th round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2008 draft allowed three hits and struck out four without allowing a run. Kemp and Brock Kjeldgaard helped extend the Rattlers lead with a two out rally in the seventh. Kemp drew a walk. Then, Kjeldgaard doubled to right-center and Kemp raced all the way home from first for a 5-3 lead. Sanchez drove in the final two runs of the game with a two-out double in the bottom of the eighth inning. Liam Ohlmann worked a pair of scoreless innings out of the bullpen and closer Jim Henderson pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to finish off the Cougars for Wisconsin's third straight win. Game three of the series is set for Friday night. Cody Scarpetta (1-4, 3.98) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Pedro Figueroa (5-2, 3.99) is set to start for the Cougars. Game time is 7:05 PM. Wisconsin Box Score No official word on why Cody Adams is on a pitch count (that's probably as much as Chris can technically say), but it's clear something is up there -- at least he's throwing; what more is there to say after TheCrew07's notes above but thanks! Wisconsin Game Log

We actually have a Florida State League fan who contacts us from time-to-time, who happened to be in Palm Beach for the game last night. Gindl apparently was only suffering from cramps (probably due to five games in three days in 90+ heat), no serious injury to report. He was walking around on the field after the game and appeared to be fine.

The awesomeness that is battlekow's BCB interview series with Brewer draft picks commences with # 1 pick Eric Arnett. We bow in your presence, kow.

The alliterative lefty, Lucas Luetge, is your Brevard starter tonight.