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Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa 80 56 .588 - 46-22 34-34 L1 Memphis 72 64 .529 8.0 34-30 38-34 W1 Omaha 60 78 .435 21.0 29-41 31-37 L1 Nashville 58 79 .423 22.5 28-41 30-38 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 38 24 .613 - 20-10 18-14 W1 Tennessee 33 30 .524 5.5 15-18 18-12 W2 Huntsville 28 34 .452 10.0 15-17 13-17 L1 West Tenn 27 36 .429 11.5 13-20 14-16 L2 Chattanooga 26 37 .413 12.5 13-17 13-20 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daytona 33 22 .600 - 21-9 12-13 W4 Jupiter 37 26 .587 - 19-14 18-12 W1 St. Lucie 30 28 .517 4.5 13-14 17-14 L4 Palm Beach 31 30 .508 5.0 17-13 14-17 W1 Brevard County 29 34 .460 8.0 14-17 15-17 L1 Vero Beach 18 42 .300 17.5 6-22 12-20 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Virginia 43 22 .662 - 21-9 22-13 W2 Lakewood 39 25 .609 3.5 19-13 20-12 W1 Delmarva 35 28 .556 7.0 16-14 19-14 L1 Lake County 32 31 .508 10.0 17-16 15-15 W5 Greensboro 25 38 .397 17.0 12-18 13-20 L3 Hagerstown 24 40 .375 18.5 12-20 12-20 L2 Lexington 22 42 .344 20.5 12-23 10-19 L2 Hickory 20 43 .317 22.0 7-24 13-19 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Billings 15 11 .577 - 12-5 3-6 W2 Great Falls 13 15 .464 3.0 7-7 6-8 L3 Helena 11 17 .393 5.0 3-10 8-7 W4 Missoula 7 20 .259 8.5 5-6 2-14 L2

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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 several hours prior to gametime. Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format):

Follow Wednesday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Window". Open the Nashville Gameday. For the others, 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. Nashville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_27_albaaa_nasaaa_1 Huntsville Completion of Suspended Game: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_26_cmcaax_hunaax_1 Huntsville Regularly Scheduled Game: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_27_cmcaax_hunaax_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_27_jupafa_breafa_1 Helena: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_27_grfrok_helrok_1 Arizona: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_27_giarok_brrrok_1

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times Central except Arizona League; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Troy Cate at home vs. Albuquerque (Marlins), 11:45 AM pre-game; 12:00 PM gametime Audio link via WNSR, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/clubs/ip_index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=t556 Huntsville: First, it's the completion of Tuesday's suspended game (Stars lead, 4-1, bottom of the 4th), then it's LHP David Welch at home vs. Carolina (Marlins), 4:45 PM pre-game; 5:00 gametime; each contest seven innings Audio link via WUMP, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/multimedia/audio.jsp?sid=t559 Brevard County: RHP Josh Butler at home vs. Jupiter (Marlins), 6:00 PM gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... West Virginia: Idle Helena: RHP Rico Salmon at home vs. Great Falls (White Sox), 7:55 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Audio link via KCAP, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/clubs/ip_index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=t433 Arizona: TBD vs. the Giants' tykes in Maryvale, 7:00 PM local Mountain Standard Time Never any audio for the Maryvale Crew

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SAINTS' KRAUSE SOLD TO MILWAUKEE http://www.americanassociationbaseball.com/images/news/1219855136.jpg St. Paul OF Among League Leaders in Five Offensive Categories DURHAM, NC - The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball announced today that St. Paul Saints OF Brent Krause (pictured) has been purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers. Krause will be sent to Double A Huntsville. Krause batted .317 for St. Paul with 19 home runs, 56 RBI and 112 hits in 93 games. He also scored 71 runs, collected 25 doubles and had a slugging percentage of .555. The resident of Andover, MN finished tied for first in extra base hits (45), tied for third home runs, fourth in slugging percentage, tied for fourth in doubles and tied for eighth in batting average. Krause was just recently named to the 2008 Postseason All-Star Team and was a starter for the North Division team in the 2008 American All-Star Game in St. Paul on July 22. The 26-year-old becomes the 11th league player sold to a major league organization since the beginning of the 2008 season. *** Independent League Stats 2004 - 2007 Krause is a corner outfield RH bat, 6'3", 220... *** From April 2007, text follows: Anoka grad Brent Krause is riding baseball's winding road by Zach Nienaber of the Coon Rapids (MN) Sportsweek staff It has been a long trip for Brent Krause whose baseball career has taken him from high school in Anoka to the St. Paul Saints and several Upper Midwest baseball clubs in between. Krause, who signed with the St. Paul Saints just over a week ago, began his playing days in the Anoka program. The 2000 graduate went on to play college ball at Jamestown College in North Dakota, where he set virtually every hitting record on the books for the Jimmies. Krause then bounced around the Northern League. He spent time in Schaumburg, Sioux City, and eventually Fargo-Morehead when he found a home. "I didn't really know what to expect from professional ball," said Krause. "It was a good experience once I got Fargo. I knew a lot of people in the area and had some friends from college there." It didn't take long for Krause to fit in. During that 2005 season Krause earned rookie of the year honors in the Northern League hitting .327 with 14 home runs and 51 runs batted in for the Redhhawks. During that season the Minnesota Twins began showing interest in the slugging outfielder. "Once the [Fargo-Moorhead] season was over they [the Twins] contacted me again and we signed a contract," said Krause who headed to Florida for spring training in 2006. While there, however, Krause pulled his oblique muscle that caused him to miss 11 games and ultimately led to his release. Krause subsequently returned to Fargo Morehead where he continued to put up solid numbers in hopes of a return to affiliated minor league baseball. While this did lead to a few workouts this spring in Florida, Krause ultimately signed with the St. Paul Saints now of the American Association. "It will be nice to come home and play in front of the home town fans," he said of his deal with the Saints. During the off season Krause spent time in San Andres, Mexico as apart of the Liga Invernam Vera Cruz Ana Winter League. Since his return to Minnesota, Krause has been working with Corey Eckhoff at Velocity Sports Performance in Champlin on his speed and base running. "Working in Mexico was different. The pitchers there rely more on off speed pitches so you have to change your approach at the plate," said Krause. Now back in Minnesota with the Saints, Krause is looking for one more chance to catch on with an affiliated minor league team. "Consistency will be the key," he says. Regardless of his key, his hometown fans can now check him out in St. Paul. *** (among them HR derby, grand slam, depending on selection)

Link while active, text follows: Brewers win 4th straight By CURT SYNNESS - Helena Independent Record The Helena Brewers won their fourth straight game Tuesday, beating the Great Falls Voyagers 5-3 at Kindrick Legion Field and moving to within one game of second place for the overall standings in the Pioneer League's Northern Division. Starting pitcher Cody Adams of Helena went seven innings for the win. He allowed eight hits and one run, the lone tally being a home run by the Voyagers' Johnny Celis. Adams, who is now 4-4 on the season, struck out six batsmen and gave up two bases on balls. "He (Adams) pitched a darn good game," said Brewers manager Rene Gonzales. "He was able to stay out in front by consistently getting strike one. Adams was using three pitches tonight, his off-speed stuff was there. He only made one mistake all night, on a high change-up." The local hurler worked himself out of a tough jam in the sixth frame, when with runners on second and third and only one out, Adams bowed his neck and struck out Mike Grace and Kyle Shelton to end the inning. The Voyagers outhit the home team, 9-6, but Helena took advantage of their base knocks, while the local defense twisted three double plays to kill Electric City rallies. Brock Kjeldgaard put the Brew Crew out in front in the opening stanza, scalding a two-run dinger on an 0-0 pitch over the left field fence. They added two more in the third, when left-handed hitting Erik Komatzu drilled a ball to deep right-center, which reached the wall on one bounce for an RBI triple. He then sprinted home on Kjeldgaard's infield grounder to third. The hosts closed out their scoring on a John Delaney solo bomb in the seventh, putting them up by a score of 5-1. The Voyagers threatened in the top of the ninth, tallying a pair of runs, before reliever Adam Arnold ended the contest with a whiff to collect his fifth save. The Brewers also used relievers Brandon Rapoza and Santo Manzanillo. Joshua Balleaud was hung with the loss. Helena's John Delaney went 2-for-2, while the Voyagers' Jesus Avila was 2-for-4 with a double. The Capital City group did not commit an error, as Kjeldgaard and centerfielder Cutter Dykstra flashed the best leather. Kjeldgaard dug several balls out of the dirt at first for outs, and Dykstra made a spectacular diving catch after a long run on a sinking line drive in the right-center gap. Helena is now 31-35 on the year, just one game back of Great Falls, at 32-34. The two teams meet again tonight at Kindrick at 7:05 (8:05 Central), and the Brewers can move into a second-place tie in the overall standings with a win. Photos by Lisa Kunkel, IR staff photographer - Helena Brewer Brock Kjeldgaard makes contact with the ball for a home run hit during the first inning to bring in John Delaney Tuesday night in their game against Great Falls at Kindrick Legion Field. http://www.helenair.com/content/articles/2008/08/27/sports/local/100spl_080827_brewers.jpg Helena Brewers' David Fonseca hurdles over Great Falls' Kent Gerst while turning the double play during Tuesday night's game at Kindrick Legion Field. http://images.townnews.com/helenair.com/content/articles/2008/08/27/sports/local/100spl_080827_brewers-2.jpg

Link while active, text follows: Isotopes take advantage of Sounds pitcher's struggles By STEVE SILVER Tennessean Staff Writer Sounds starting pitcher Chris Narveson can't even blame his worst performance of the season on the rain. With rainbows replacing the recent stormy weather at Greer Stadium, Narveson struggled to throw strikes Tuesday night as the Albuquerque Isotopes shelled the 26-year-old lefty for a season-high eight runs en route to a 9-8 victory in front of 2,084 fans. Narveson, who now owns the worst record (6-13) on the Sounds' roster, allowed the runs - seven unearned - on four hits in 4 2/3 innings. "He was doing fine but got a little bit wild there," Sounds Manager Frank Kremblas said. "Maybe he got a little tired there. The pitches were just missing." Although Narveson put the Sounds in an early two-run hole thanks to two consecutive walks in the first inning, his teammates bailed him out with a four-run effort in the bottom of the first. Brendan Katin blasted a three-run shot to right field. But Narveson could not hold onto that lead as he allowed five more runs in the fifth inning, including a three-run home run by Isotopes' left fielder Michael Ryan. One mean Heether: Adam Heether went 3-for-4 Tuesday and is batting .417 (35-for-84) over his past 20 games. Washed away: Monday's rain out against the Isotopes was officially canceled and will not be made up. Warm welcome: Third baseman Mat Gamel notched his first career hit at the Triple-A level in his first trip to the plate Tuesday with a single to left-center field. Gamel finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs. He was 0-for-4 Sunday against Round Rock. "Oh yeah, he was hitting the ball well tonight, much better than the last game," Kremblas said. Baseball America named Gamel the Southern League's "best batting prospect" after he hit .329 with 19 home runs and a league-high 96 RBIs in 127 games with the Stars this year.

Helena Pre-Game Audio Interview with LHP Efrain Nieves, coming off eight one-hit innings Monday Click on the KCAP archive of August 26th, then browse to the 03:30 minute mark; includes an interesting discussion on some tweaks in his mechanics recently; topic about fall instructional league as well; 18-year-old product of Puerto Rico especially mature and well-spoken -- very reminiscent of Carlos Villanueva, a Dominican player...

Link while active, text follows: Salome's stance belies sweet swing Stars catcher cruising toward batting title despite odd approach By BRAD SHEPARD For The Huntsville Times Huntsville Stars catcher Angel Salome cringes when he sees video of himself at the plate. Head up, foot pointing toward third base - he seems a mechanical disaster. Yet from those flawed fundamentals comes a hitter chasing the Southern League batting title. "When they take pictures of me, I'm like, 'Oh my God, what am I doing up there?' " Salome said. "To be honest with you, I don't know how I manage to hit the ball sometimes. I'm natural." Every sport has its mechanical misfits. Athens native Philip Rivers short-armed his way to being an NFL Pro Bowler. Golf instructors cover their eyes when Jim Furyk swings. The Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo has a hideous hitch in his jumper. Yet they all produce, much like Salome, who's hitting .356 - 23 points higher than anybody else in the league - as the season enters its final week. Salome also has 11 homers and 80 RBIs, and he was at it again Tuesday, launching a two-run homer in a game suspended by rain with Huntsville leading 4-1 in the fourth. Though Salome bails out on many pitches, he has good upper-body strength and plate coverage, considering his 5-foot-7 frame. He frequently drives the ball to all fields. "After seeing him all year last year and this year, I'm amazed how he squares up on every ball he hits," Stars left fielder Cole Gillespie said. "His mechanics are anything but typical, but he's found a way to make his work. "I wouldn't recommend that swing to anybody who doesn't have 22-inch biceps." Though minor league coaches are hired to get players mechanically ready for the big leagues, Stars manager Don Money has left Salome alone at the plate. He said there's no need fixing what isn't broken. "There was a guy who I played against named Roberto Clemente who kind of had an oddball hitting form, and he was a pretty good hitter," Money said. "With Salome, you can't teach it, but you can't tell him to stop it, either. He has good eye-hand coordination, and his upper-body strength is unbelievable." Though he doesn't talk a whole lot about it, Salome's numbers have somewhat given him a feeling of vindication after being suspended 50 games for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs last year. With strict testing occurring post-suspension, he knows people will take notice that these numbers are clean. "Thank God I am proving it right now that I can do it without (drugs), even though I was doing it without it before," he said. "I wanted people to trust me after what happened last season."

By the way, we believe Michael Brantley would replace Mat Gamel on the roster if Mat was in Milwaukee (first AFL game is October 7th). And yes, I did check Cleveland's list -- no "To Be Detrermined". Not seeing Brantley's name (or Taylor Green's) sure adds to the speculation, though, doesn't it?

Rosters released for the AFL (.pdf format) Peoria Javelinas Organizational Affiliations: Brewers, Rays, Reds, Mariners, Yankees Home Games: Peoria Sports Complex Manager: Darren Brown (SEA) As of August 26, 2008 Pitching Coach: Ted Power (CIN) Scott Aldred (NYY) Coach: Ozzie Timmons (TB) Trainers: Tommy Craig (MIL) Tim Lentyck (NYY) Pitchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB Birthplace 2008 Club Omar Aguilar MIL R R 5-11 236 03/31/85 Merced, CA Huntsville (AA) Charles Fisher CIN R R 6-4 220 02/22/83 West Covina, CA Louisville (AAA) Gabriel Hernandez SEA R R 6-3 215 05/21/86 Miami, FL West Tennessee (AA) James Houser TB L L 6-4 185 12/15/84 Sarasota, FL Montgomery (AA) Jeremy Jeffress MIL R R 6-0 190 09/21/87 South Boston, VA Huntsville (AA) Robert Manuel CIN R R 6-3 190 07/09/83 Houston, TX Chattanooga (AA) Chris Mason TB R R 6-1 190 07/01/84 Gastonia, NC Durham (AAA) Alex Periard MIL L R 6-1 205 06/15/87 Montreal, CN Huntsville (AA) Ryan Reid TB R R 6-0 210 04/24/85 Portland, ME Montgomery (AA) Justin Thomas SEA L L 6-3 220 01/18/84 Toledo, OH Tacoma (AAA) Pedro Viola CIN R L 6-1 185 06/29/83 San Juan de la Maguna, DR Chattanooga (AA) Sean Watson CIN R R 6-2 215 07/24/85 Miami, Fl Chattanooga (AA) David Welch MIL R L 6-4 215 06/02/83 Sydney, AU Huntsville (AA) Mike Wlodarczyk TB L L 6-5 230 12/02/82 Marlton, NJ Vero Beach (A) Joe Woerman SEA R R 6-3 200 12/12/82 Edmonds, WA West Tennessee (AA) Brae Wright* MIL L L 6-4 205 11/01/83 Laurel, MS Huntsville (AA) TBA NYY TBA NYY TBA NYY TBA NYY TBA SEA Catchers Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB Birthplace 2008 Club Adam Moore SEA R R 6-3 220 05/08/84 Longview, TX West Tennessee (AA) Angel Salome MIL R R 5-7 200 06/08/86 Santo Domingo, DR Huntsville (AA) Matt Spring TB R R 6-2 215 11/07/84 Phoenix, AZ Montgomery (AA) Infielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB Birthplace 2008 Club Mat Gamel MIL L R 6-0 205 07/26/85 Jacksonville, FL Huntsville (AA) Sean Henry* CIN R R 5-10 154 08/18/85 San Francisco, CA Chattanooga (AA) Rhyne Hughes TB L L 6-2 175 09/09/83 Picayune, MS Montgomery (AA) Kevin Russo NYY R R 5-11 190 07/08/84 West Babylon, NY Trenton (AA) Justin Turner CIN R R 5-11 180 11/23/84 Long Beach, CA Chattanooga (AA) Chris Valaika CIN R R 6-1 180 08/13/85 Santa Monica, CA Chattanooga (AA) TBA NYY TBA SEA Outfielders Team B T Ht. Wt. DOB Birthplace 2008 Club J.T. Hall TB L R 6-3 225 05/19/84 Port Gibson, MS Montgomery (AA) Greg Halman SEA R R 6-4 192 08/26/87 Haarlem, NL West Tennessee (AA) Austin Jackson NYY R R 6-1 185 02/01/87 Denton, TX Trenton (AA) Drew Stubbs CIN R R 6-4 200 10/04/84 Texarkana, TX Louisville (AAA) *Denotes "Taxi Squad" activated only on Wednesdays and Saturdays (Brae Wright).

Update from Buck Rogers: Here's the latest update on our jersey auction. Get your bids in, the auction ends at 11:59 pm, September 1st. Want the jersey now? Cut thru the chase and help the MDA at the same time...$600 gets you the jersey of your choice, an uncut card sheet and free shipping. First come, first served on buy-it-now jerseys. ## Size Player Red Gray Blue 1 L Mike Bell $150 $150 2 L Jay Gibbons, Anderson de la Rosa $150 $150 3 L Matt LaPorta $150 SOLD 4 L $150 $150 5 XL Mike Bell, # Retired $150 SOLD $150 Treece Page 6 XL $150 $150 7 XL Don Money $150 $150 8 XL Guilder Rodriguez $150 $150 9 XL Cole Gillespie $150 $150 10 XL Juan Sandoval $150 $150 11 XL Michael Garciaparra, Ryan Crew $150 $150 12 XL $150 $150 13 XL $150 $150 14 XL $150 $150 15 XL Alcides Escobar $325 Louis Kaufman $150 16 XL Sandy Guerrero $150 $150 17 XL Ozzie Chavez, Mat Gamel $205 Markys Wagner $150 18 XL Lorenzo Cain, Steve Hammond $150 $150 19 XL Steve Bray, Thomas Atlee $150 $150 20 XL Jeremy Jeffress, Derek Miller $205 Markys Wagner $150 21 XL Martin Maldonado, Joe Bateman $150 $150 22 XL Chris Errecart $150 $150 23 XL Mike Jones, Rusty Tucker $150 $150 24 XL Michael Brantley $150 $150 25 XL Alex Periard, Carlos Corporan $150 $150 26 XL Angel Salome $150 $150 27 XL Robert Hinton $150 $150 28 XL $150 $150 29 XL Omar Aguilar, EJ Shanks $150 $150 30 XL Brae Wright $150 $150 31 XL Ben Howard $150 $150 32 XL Freddy Parejo $150 $150 33 XL Patrick Ryan $150 Kathleen Wood $150 34 XXL David Johnson $150 $150 35 XXL Yohannis Perez, Troy Cate, JR Hopf $150 $150 36 XXL Nick Ungs, Melqui Torres, Ben Stanczyk $150 $150 37 XXL Chris Hook $150 $150 38 XXL David Welch $150 $150 39 XXL Donovan Hand $150 Louis Kaufman $150 40 XXL Jason Shiell, Sam Narron $150 $150 All jersey sales include free shipping and a 2008 uncut card sheet!

colby, thanks for your help. I defer for the rest of the evening, thanks again...

Final: West Virginia 7, Lexington (Astros) 3 West Virginia Site Game Summary: POWER WIN GAME AND SERIES The West Virginia Power offense provided a pair of three-run innings and Evan Anundsen tossed seven strong innings as the Power took the final game of the series at Applebee's Park on Tuesday night with a 7-3 victory over the Lexington Legends. The Legends struck first in the fourth inning on Brian Pellegrini's RBI groundout. The lead didn't last long, as the Power scored three times during the next half inning to take the lead for good. Zelous Wheeler began the inning with a base hit and scored on Curt Rindal's double. Eric Farris then hit a two-run homer with two outs to put the Power ahead. It was Farris's second homer of the series and his third of the season. Eric Fryer walked to start the sixth inning and Steffan Wilson followed with his first of two singles. Caleb Gindl doubled in Fryer and Wheeler knocked in the next two runs on a base hit. The Power scored one final time on Farris's run-scoring single in the eighth inning. The Legends plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth. Bryan Brown singled in the first run and Steve Brown scored on Craig Corrado's groundout. Anundsen (12-7) allowed just an unearned run on one hit over seven sensational innings to earn the victory. He allowed a double to Craig Corrado in the bottom of the first, and no hits after that. Anthony Bello (7-7) was tagged with the loss after allowing six runs on eight hits over five innings of work. Curtis Pasma provided an inning and a third out of the pen, and retired all four batters he faced. The Power improved to 75-59 on the year and 43-22 in the second half with the win. The Legends fell to 43-90 on the year and 22-42 in the second half with the loss. Five Power players turned in multi-hit games, including Curt Rindal, who paced the Power with a 3-for-4 performance. Gindl went 2-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. Lee Haydel went hitless, bringing his 11-game hitting streak to an end. West Virginia now has a 3.5 game lead on the second place Lakewood BlueClaws with five games remaining. The Power are off on Wednesday, but will begin a five-game series against the Kannapolis Intimidators to finish the regular season at Appalachian Power Park on Thursday night. The Power will start left hander Lucas Luetge (2-1, 3.09) and the Intimidators will counter with right hander Miguel Socolovich (6-6, 4.54). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central). West Virginia Box Score Evan Anundsen improved his remarkable ground ball ratio to 2.68 with 13 ground ball outs here... West Virginia Game Log

Notes from David Weiser at www.starsboxscore.com The Stars are now 3-10 in free "extra inning" baseball. They haven't had a winning record in extra inning games in a season since 2004 when they were 10-5. They are 16-31 since 2005. We may still see Alcides Escobar break the club record for hits, but a more ignominious record was tied Sunday night when Michael Bell committed two errors, giving him 22 on the season, tying him with Scott Brosius who has held the record for a second baseman since 1989........ We won't see anyone pass the 300 mark in total bases now that Mat Gamel has gone to Nashville. He finishes with 273, the most since the late Mike Coolbaugh set the mark. Gamel was one away from Brosius's total of 274 -- the second-most in Stars history....... One record that did fall this year was the record for singles in a season (131) held by Jeff Pickler since 2001. Escobar has 138 and counting....... One record that will fall when the season is done is the record for highest batting average in a season. That has held since 1997 when Mike Neill won the batting championship with a mark of .340. Angel Salome, with just enough plate appearances now to qualify (378) is hitting .356. This was the last Sunday game at the Joe this season. They go on the road to Chattanooga after this to finish out the season, and I plan to be in Chattanooga on August 30. It may also be the last Sunday twi-night game for awhile, too. It's rumored they're making Sunday's all day contests next year....... The Stars need 6,499 at the gate to match last year's attendance. With three games left at home in the middle of the week with rain threatening, it's doubtful they'll get it. More approachable is the record season-low of 158,775 established in 2006. The Stars need just 1,196 to pass it.

Press Release: THREE POWER PLAYERS NAMED POST SEASON ALL STARS Lexington, KY (August 25, 2008) - Caleb Gindl, Steffan Wilson and Eric Fryer have had fantastic 2008 seasons for the West Virginia Power and on Tuesday, all three were rewarded by being named members of the 2008 South Atlantic League Post Season All Star Team. Gindl, a fifth round pick in 2007 got out to a slow start after winning the Pioneer League batting title with a .372 batting average last season. However, Gindl took his game to a totally different level when the second half of the season began. Gindl was recently named the South Atlantic League Offensive Player of the week after hitting .429 with 12 hits, four homers and ten RBI during the week of August 17th. Gindl's .306 batting average is currently ninth best in the SAL. His 13 home runs are second most on the team and his 80 RBI are third most on the club. Gindl made the team as a utility outfielder. Wilson made the team as a utility infielder. The second year player out of Harvard currently leads the South Atlantic League with 97 RBI. He is six RBI away from breaking a franchise record set by Jason Parsons in 1997. Wilson is also the team leader in home runs with 19. Like Gindl, he also started out slowly with a .203 batting average in April, but Wilson is hitting .323 in the second half of the season. Wilson has made starts at third base, first base, right field and left field. Wilson's .291 batting average is fourth best on the club. Perhaps the most intriguing Power All Star is the guy who didn't even make the opening day roster, yet still has a great shot to win the league batting title. Fryer, a second year player out of Ohio State has been a key cog in the middle of the Power lineup. He is leading the league with his .335 batting average and he has registered 123 hits, despite missing the first month of the season. Fryer made the team as a designated hitter. He was named the Offensive Player of the Week in early June after he went 5-for-5 on July 6th against Hagerstown, capping off a home stand where he went 21-36. In addition to his .335 batting average, he has also homered ten times and he's knocked in 61 runs.

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Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa 80 55 .593 - 46-22 34-33 W1 Memphis 71 64 .526 9.0 33-30 38-34 L1 Omaha 60 77 .438 21.0 29-40 31-37 W2 Nashville 58 78 .426 22.5 28-40 30-38 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 38 24 .613 - 20-10 18-14 W1 Tennessee 33 30 .524 5.5 15-18 18-12 W2 Huntsville 28 34 .452 10.0 15-17 13-17 L1 West Tenn 27 34 .443 10.5 13-18 14-16 W2 Chattanooga 26 37 .413 12.5 13-17 13-20 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daytona 32 22 .593 - 20-9 12-13 W3 Jupiter 36 26 .581 - 19-14 17-12 L2 St. Lucie 30 27 .526 3.5 13-14 17-13 L3 Palm Beach 30 30 .500 5.0 16-13 14-17 L2 Brevard County 29 33 .468 7.0 14-16 15-17 W2 Vero Beach 18 41 .305 16.5 6-22 12-19 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Virginia 42 22 .656 - 21-9 21-13 W1 Lakewood 38 25 .603 3.5 18-13 20-12 L4 Delmarva 35 27 .565 6.0 16-14 19-13 W1 Lake County 31 31 .500 10.0 16-16 15-15 W4 Greensboro 25 38 .397 16.5 12-18 13-20 L3 Hagerstown 24 39 .381 17.5 12-20 12-19 L1 Lexington 22 41 .349 19.5 12-22 10-19 L1 Hickory 20 43 .317 21.5 7-24 13-19 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - PIO North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Billings 14 11 .560 - 11-5 3-6 W1 Great Falls 13 14 .481 2.0 7-7 6-7 L2 Helena 10 17 .370 5.0 2-10 8-7 W3 Missoula 7 19 .269 7.5 5-6 2-13 L1

Arizona League Standings

REMINDER: The big West Virginia series in Lexington is available on a live or archived basis via MiLB.TV. It looks like $6.95 gets you all four games. So there you go, Power player family and friends, West Virginia fans in the Charleston area, Brewer front office staff, etc. *** This link will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds are scheduled to play. Normally it is updated several hours prior to gametime. Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format):

Follow Tuesday's action as it happens: Here's what you do, right click on each of the links below and choose "Open in New Window". Open the Nashville Gameday. For the others, 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. Nashville: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_26_albaaa_nasaaa_1 Huntsville Game One: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_26_cmcaax_hunaax_1 Huntsville Game Two: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t559&gid=2008_08_26_cmcaax_hunaax_2&cid=559&t=g_box Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t503&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_26_jupafa_breafa_1 West Virginia: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_26_wvaafx_lexafx_1 Helena: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_08_26_grfrok_helrok_1