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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): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

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 "Log" or "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_06_10_nasaaa_orhaaa_1 Brevard County: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_06_10_breafa_lakafa_1 West Virginia: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2008_06_10_kanafx_wvaafx_1

Nashville's game at Oklahoma is also available for subscription viewing at MiLB.TV.

Tuesday's Daily Menu: We're heading to Ned Flanders' Leftorium tonight... All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Lindsay Gulin at Oklahoma (Rangers), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: Idle Brevard County: LHP Zach Braddock at Lakeland (Tigers), 6:00 PM gametime Sorry, no audio for this series... West Virginia: LHP Dan Merklinger at home vs. Kannapolis (White Sox), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Audio link via WSWW, be sure to select the proper date (game will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

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Closing this thread -- this topic is a big part of the Weeks to the DL thread already...

At Nashville, LHP Chris Narveson (ankle) has been activated from the DL. OF Mel Stocker was placed on the Temporary Inactive List, which was another reason for the Lorenzo Cain call-up, otherwise you'd think Nashville could have covered the Hernan Iribarren promotion without Cain. No news on how or when the Brewers will backfill Cain's spot at Brevard. As for Narveson, he's not listed within the Nashville media notes in their upcoming five-game rotation, but Jeff Weaver, one way or another, makes his final start for Nashville on Wednesday the 11th (you'd think), so Narveson will slide into that spot.

Nashville Media Notes: IRIBARREN CALLED UP BY BREWERS; CAIN JOINS SOUNDS: Outfielder Hernan Iribarren, who was riding a season-best seven game hitting streak (8-for-23, .348) for Nashville, was recalled by Milwaukee today to fill the roster spot of former Sounds second baseman Rickie Weeks, who was placed on the 15-day D.L. yesterday due to a left knee sprain. To fill Iribarren's roster spot, outfielder Lorenzo Cain, who was ranked as the Brewers' #9 prospect by Baseball America entering the 2008 campaign, joins Nashville from Advanced-A Brevard County, where he batted .276 (69-for-250) with 18 doubles, four triples, four home runs, 34 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases in 21 attempts to open the year. Cain's first Sounds appearance will mark his first career game played above the Class A level.

Biggie here, official signing Friday -- Lintz will sign with Milwaukee Brewers Anthony S. Puca, Marshall (TN) Tribune Staff Writer Marshall County High School's Seth Lintz will become the latest in a long line of Tiger baseball players to sign a major league baseball contract after being drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the MLB draft. Lintz, selected fifty third overall, won 23 games in his last two years and sported an 11-1 record with an earned run average of 1.33 in his senior season. He will sign on the dotted line Friday for $900,000 and a provision for a fully paid college education at the institution of his choice. More, including colbyjack's Brewerfan.net Scouting Report, can be found here Seth Lintz is off to Phoenix to begin his quest to reach the major leagues after signing with the Milwaukee Brewers this week. Tribune photo by Louis J. Scheuchenzuber http://www.marshalltribune.com/photos/11/54/35/1154353-H.jpg

Link while active, text follows: Error-prone Power loses at home again by Jacob Messer Charleston Daily Mail sportswriter For reasons unbeknownst to their manager, the West Virginia Power players couldn't catch, field or throw the baseball as well as they normally do Monday night. West Virginia committed a season-high five errors in an 8-5 loss to visiting Kannapolis (N.C.) in front of an Appalachian Power Park crowd of 1,809. To make matters worse, Power pitchers Amaury Rivas, Curtis Pasma and Corey Frerichs surrendered 13 hits, issued four walks, uncorked two wild pitches and committed one balk. "We didn't give ourselves a chance," West Virginia Manager Jeff Isom said. "That's the bottom line." Murphy's law plagued Isom's team. "We made it tough on ourselves," he said. "That's what happened tonight. "I can't remember the last time we had two or three errors in a game, let alone five. That's one thing that irks me a little bit." Although he allowed five runs on six hits in five innings, Kannapolis starter Jason Rice (2-5) got the victory. He fanned three and walked one. Kannapolis relievers Santo Luis, Tyson Corley and Henry Mabee combined to throw four scoreless innings, allowing only one hit each. Mabee pitched the ninth to earn his 14th save. Rivas (5-2) took the loss, which was his first since April 24. The South Atlantic League All-Star allowed seven runs (four earned) on seven hits and one walk in two innings. Isom had a hunch his team was in for a long night after the first at-bat. After nine pitches, Kannapolis leadoff hitter Sergio Morales reached on the first of West Virginia shortstop Matt Cline's two errors. "I knew he didn't have his best stuff," Isom said of Rivas. "I knew we were going to have to do some things behind him to help him out, and we didn't do that." The Power committed another error (this one by second baseman Eric Farris) and Rivas unleashed two wild pitches in the top of the first inning. The Intimidators used those miscues and two singles from Jim Gallagher and Mark Fleisher to score four runs (two unearned). The first four batters in the third reached on three singles and one walk, prompting Isom to yank Rivas. Pasma induced a run-scoring, 6-4-3 double play from the next batter, Lyndon Estill. Already trailing 6-0, the Power could have escaped the inning without suffering any more damage. But Cline committed another error (his sixth in 11 games this season), allowing the Intimidators to add another run. Kannapolis scored again in the fourth when Gallagher hit a two-out double, stole third and scored on a Pasma pitch that got away from West Virginia catcher Jonathan Lucroy. The Power cut the lead in half with four runs in the home half of the same frame. Lee Haydel, David Fonseca, Lucroy and Zelous Wheeler started the inning with four consecutive singles. West Virginia combined those hits with a Kannapolis error, a fielder's choice by Caleb Gindl, a sacrifice fly from Steffan Wilson, a single by Curt Rindal and a double by Eric Fryer to manufacture its runs. The Power added its final run in the sixth when Wheeler was hit by a pitch, stole second, took third on a wild pitch and scored on Wilson's RBI groundout. "I told the guys we had to go out there and show a little life," Isom said. "I like the way the guys responded." Wheeler and Haydel extended their hitting streaks to nine and six games, respectively. Lucroy has collected a hit and scored a run in seven consecutive games. The teams will continue their three-game tonight. The Power (27-36) will start left-hander Dan Merklinger (0-5, 7.82). The Intimidators (28-36) will counter with right-hander Charlie Shirek (1-2, 2.81). * * * WEST VIRGINIA pitcher Chris Cody is this week's South Atlantic League Player of the Week. He is the first Power player to earn that honor this season. Cody was 1-0 with one no-decision in two starts during the first week of June. The southpaw allowed only one earned run and six hits in 15 innings while striking out 15 batters during that stretch. Cody has a 2-0 record and 1.08 earned run average in four appearances, including three starts, since the Milwaukee Brewers demoted him from high Class A Brevard County (Fla.) on May 20.

Link for official signing # 5: Cimarron-Memorial High School graduate Mark Willinsky, a redshirt sophomore at Santa Clara, signed a contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. Willinsky, a right-handed pitcher, was selected in the 15th round of last week's major league draft. He went 4-2 with six saves last season for Santa Clara. More, including colbyjack's Brewerfan.net Scouting Report, can be found here http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/colbyjack/2008%20Draftees/mark_willinsky.jpg

Link while active, text follows: Stars win rubber game, leave town one game up LaPorta's two HRs fuel 8-6 win over rival West Tenn By BRAD SHEPARD For The Huntsville Times The Huntsville Stars are leaving town and headed to their personal house of horrors, but at least they packed an extra cushion Monday night. With an 8-6 win over West Tenn at Joe Davis Stadium, the Stars are on their way to Jacksonville's Baseball Grounds with a one-game advantage over the Diamond Jaxx and five games left in the first half. They may need it. In the past two seasons, Huntsville is 1-9 against the Suns in Florida. West Tenn goes home to play Chattanooga. "This is a huge win for us," right fielder Matt LaPorta said. "West Tenn is a good ball club, and this was five great games we played. Hopefully, we'll go into Jacksonville and do our best and see what happens." With West Tenn and Huntsville deadlocked heading into the rubber game of the five-game series, the Stars needed to win for the 2,193 fans. They built just enough of a lead for an up-and-down bullpen. A half-inning after Huntsville starter Donovan Hand blew a 3-0 lead in the sixth, the Stars made sure the relievers had a decisive advantage to work with, and West Tenn provided assistance. LaPorta launched his second solo home run to give the Stars a 4-3 lead. It was his league-leading 18th homer of the year. After Michael Bell followed with a single, the Diamond Jaxx self-destructed defensively. Cole Gillespie reached on an error by third baseman Matt Mangini, and when Chris Errecart tried to sacrifice the runners over, relief pitcher Craig James threw wide of third for the Jaxx's second consecutive error. Two Stars scored to make it 6-3, and Michael Brantley and Mat Gamel followed with RBI hits to make it a five-run advantage. Robert Hinton walked two in his 1/3 of an inning, and both scored to close the gap to 8-5. Joe Bateman allowed Hinton's runners to score and gave up another before settling down and going 2 2/3 innings for the save. "I just got amped up and really wanted to do the job," Bateman said. "I was really focused tonight." Hand was cruising until the sixth when he allowed three singles and a walk before getting an out. Patrick Ryan (2-2) gave up a single and an RBI groundout to tie the game, but got out of a big jam without any further damage. With one out, Mangini was thrown out by catcher Carlos Corporan trying to steal second, and Ryan struck out Valbuena as the Jaxx helped Huntsville get out of the trouble. Along with the offense and Bateman, Corporan turned in two brilliant defensive plays when every aspect of the game was magnified. Besides throwing out the runner during the sixth, he also blocked the plate and applied the tag on a brilliant throw from Brantley to gun down a runner at the plate early in the game. "I had it on my mind to win this game and do whatever it takes," Corporan said. "It's our goal to win the first half." Now, the Stars travel to Florida trying to get that done. They'll take a one-game cushion with them. "It was getting interesting again, wasn't it," Stars manager Don Money said. "I brought in Hinton in an 8-3 game, and he walks two guys, and I'd seen enough. (Bateman) came in and did a good job, though. "We control our own destiny now. If we go down there and win five, there's nothing they can do."

There are many more, but this is confirmed signing # 4: Link while active, text follows: Krestalude signs with Brewers By Eric Pfahler, TCPalm.com PORT ST. LUCIE - Former Port St. Lucie High pitcher Damon Krestalude opted to forego his college eligibility and shoot straight from high school to professional baseball. Krestalude signed a contract with the Milwaukee Brewers after being selected in the 17th round of last week's Major League Baseball First-Year Player draft. Krestalude had signed previously to play at Indian River Community College. "It feels great," Krestalude said Monday a day after inking the deal. "It's a load off my shoulders. I can focus on my professional career now." Terms of the contract were undisclosed, but Krestalude said he will have a portion of his college paid for should he choose to attend. Krestalude said he heads to Arizona on Thursday to begin work with the team. *** This was an article we had linked to earlier confirming Krestalude's pre-draft visit to Miller Park. More, including colbyjack's Brewerfan.net Scouting Report, can be found here http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/colbyjack/2008%20Draftees/damon_krestalude.jpg

Link while active, text follows: Feeling all wrong at home 8-5 loss sends Power to 8-19 at Appalachian Power Park By Nick Scala Charleston Gazette Staff writer Be it ever so humble, there's no place like ... The road. Home may be where the heart is, but for the West Virginia Power, Appalachian Power Park has been a house of horrors this season. Fresh off a successful trip that improved its record in road games to a respectable 19-17, the Power opened its first-half-ending seven-game home stand with an ugly 8-5 loss Monday night to the Kannapolis Intimidators. The Power, which has won nine of its last 11 road games, fell to an unseemly 8-19 in games at The App. Could Dorothy have been wrong when she clicked her heels in the "Wizard of Oz?" "I don't have an answer to what it is," Power manager Jeff Isom said. "We do very well on the road, we're [two] games over .500 there, and we've won eight games at home all season long. "My philosophy has always been that to make the playoffs, you've got to win two out of three at home and go .500 on the road. We've got to figure it out, what the difference is between home and the road." The difference was made apparent early Monday night, when two Power errors and two wild pitches led to four Kannapolis runs in the top of the first off West Virginia ace Amaury Rivas (5-2). The Intimidators' lead was 8-0 by the top of the fourth, and that was enough to hold off the Power the rest of the way. The Power, which finished the night with a season-high five errors, has lost six of its last seven home games. "We're all aware of it," Power outfielder Caleb Gindl said of the home-road discrepancy. "We just can't figure it out. We don't know what to do." A cleaner start might help. The first inning began when Power shortstop Matt Cline made the first of his two errors on a leadoff grounder by Sergio Morales, and the inning didn't end until after another boot by second baseman Eric Farris gave Kannapolis a 4-0 lead. "Obviously tonight, when you come out here and make two errors in the first inning and you have two pitches that we don't block and we give them a couple of runs ... We made it tough on ourselves," Isom said. "Rivas didn't have his best stuff tonight by any means, but we certainly didn't help him out with our defense, either." Rivas, who came in with a sparkling 2.50 ERA, hadn't suffered a loss since April 24, but he was gone before he could record an out in the third inning. In two-plus innings, he allowed seven hits and seven runs (four earned) and had two wild pitches. Relievers Curtis Pasma (four innings, one run) and Corey Frerichs (three shutout innings) stopped the bleeding, but the damage had been done. Kannapolis starter Jason Rice (2-5) retired the first nine batters he faced before the Power made its move. Consecutive singles to start the fourth inning by Lee Haydel, David Fonseca, Jonathan Lucroy and Zelous Wheeler led to four runs, but the Power was able to add just one run the rest of the way off the Kannapolis bullpen. Jim Gallagher led the Intimidators' 13-hit attack by going 3-for-5 with two runs. Wheeler and Eric Fryer had two hits apiece for the Power, and Steffan Wilson drove in two West Virginia runs on a ground out and a sacrifice fly. Isom pointed out that the Power isn't the only South Atlantic League team having trouble on the home front. "Looking at other teams and what they're doing, it seems like the majority of teams are doing much better on the road," he said. "I have no idea why that is. It's very unusual to me." Indeed, 12 of the Sally League's 16 teams are faring better (in terms of winning percentage) in road games than they are at home. The Power, though, has the fewest home wins in the league. More bad news: The final six games on the Power's first-half schedule will be played at Appalachian Power Park. Don't look for any changes in approach, though. "We're playing every game to win. We're not doing anything different," Isom said. "We've got a batch of new players in here and we're seeing guys playing much better. We're a much more competitive team now than we were at the start of the season." If they could only take the show on the road ... POWER POINTS: Wheeler extended his hitting streak to nine games, while Haydel has hit safely in six in a row. ... Kannapolis manager Chris Jones and right fielder Lyndon Estill were ejected in the top of the eighth for arguing a call at third base, where Dale Mollenhauer was nailed trying to steal third. ... The three-game series resumes tonight with lefty Dan Merklinger (0-5, 7.82 ERA) taking the mound for the Power. Righty Charlie Shirek (1-2, 2.81) will go for Kannapolis. ... Monday's attendance was announced at 1,809. Photo by Chip Ellis West Virginia Power catcher Jonathan Lucroy tags out Kannapolis Intimidators runner John Curtis in the third inning Monday, following a strong relay throw from second baseman Eric Farris. http://www.wvgazette.com/images/thumbs275/Power2_G0806093d3wyy.jpg

Link while active, text follows: PRO BASEBALL: Laurel grad Brandon Drespling signs with Milwaukee By Ron Poniewasz Jr. New Castle (PA) News Brandon Drespling's dream became a reality yesterday. Drespling, a 2003 Laurel High graduate, signed a free-agent contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. "I'm very excited to sign with the Brewers," Drespling said. "Ever since I was little it was always a big dream of mine to play professional baseball. "I'm really excited to have the opportunity." Drespling will leave today for Arizona to report to Brewers camp and will either remain there to compete for Milwaukee's Arizona Rookie League team or depart for Helena, Mont. to play for the Rookie League team there. "Hopefully I'll do well wherever I go and get my chance to move up through the organization," Drespling said. Should Drespling play for the Arizona Brewers, he would join 2006 Mohawk graduate Jesse D'Amico on the squad. D'Amico is a catcher. Note: Baseball America had reported hat D'Amico was released about a month ago. Perhaps that has changed, we'll learn in the next two weeks. -- Jim (Mass Haas) Versatility is a key advantage for Drespling. He can play any outfield position and played the majority of the time collegiately in center field. In high school, he competed at second base his freshman year before making the switch to shortstop his next three seasons. "It didn't matter to me where I played; I just want to play," Drespling said. After high school, Drespling moved to the outfield in his freshman year at Division I North Carolina-Asheville. He made the switch because of an injury to a teammate and it was a way to get in the game. Drespling said he will work some in the infield in the Brewers organization. "We're excited to give Brandon the opportunity to compete at the minor league level," said Jack Zduriencik, who is a New Castle native and a special assistant to the general manager and director of amateur scouting for the Brewers. "I'm excited about the opportunity Brandon has." Drespling stayed at UNC-Asheville for one season before moving on to West Virginia University for another season. He hit .296 at UNC-Asheville and slightly above .300 at WVU before transferring to Westminster College for his final two years of eligibility. "I think I did all right at the D-I level," Drespling said. "I left UNC-Asheville because I wanted to be closer to home and I didn't like the program at West Virginia and I wasn't happy there. "I had a blast at Westminster. (Head coach) Carmen (Nocera) is an excellent coach and a great guy." Nocera had a quality centerfielder in Drespling as he led the team in batting this year at .372 with three home runs and 33 RBIs. "Brandon was one of the most unselfish players I've ever had," Nocera said. "He was a winner and a a tremendous team leader." Drespling thought he had a great shot of being selected in last week's Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. "I was expecting to go in the draft and I was pretty upset that I didn't," he said. "Right after the draft I got a call saying Milwaukee was really interested in me." Brewers scout Tim McIlvaine noticed the tools immediately that Drespling possesses. "He stuck out because he's such a great athlete; he can run and throw," McIlvaine said. "He's a good player and he's got a lot of tools to like. "The intention was there to draft him but a couple of different things happened and we made it a point to get together immediately and get him signed." Drespling, who will turn 24 in December, kept his skills sharp by competing for Mark Elisco's Summertime Heroes team in the North County League. "The best baseball I've played has been playing for Mark Elisco," Drespling said. "Overall, his knowledge for the game and how much fun it is sets it apart." "He's had good coaching and he's been schooled real well from the likes of Elisco and Nocera," Zduriencik said. "He's been around serious baseball people and we're looking to bring that knowledge to the Brewers organization."

Wow, really? I was wondering what they were going to do with him with all the OF spots at Huntsville taken up. That's from Josh's DDSM agent thread (Josh is Cain's agent). Wow, that's all about keeping Huntsville's squad together during their big playoff run this week, so it's Cain to fill Hernan Iribarren's spot. Nice thinking by the Brewers, and look for one of the AA guys to swap with Lorenzo next week.

Final: Huntsville 8, West Tenn (Mariners) 6 Huntsville Site Game Summary: Stars Take Over Top Spot, Again Final Series of Half Could Determine Division Winner By Brett Pollock / Huntsville StarsMatt LaPorta hit two home runs and Joe Bateman helped stave off a late rally to preserve Huntsville's 8-6 win Monday night over West Tenn in the last of a tremendous five-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars improved to 39-26 and moved into first place, one game ahead of the Diamond Jaxx, with five games left in the first half. The Stars took three of five in the set, winning each of the odd numbered games. LaPorta's leadoff long ball in the second staked the Stars and starter Donovan Hand to a 1-0 lead before Angel Salome doubled in two runs in the third to push the advantage to 3-0. West Tenn starter Denny Stark was taken out after four frames, allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits, while walking two and fanning one. Hand blanked the visitors through five innings before two singles and a walk loaded the bases with nobody out. Johan Limonta singled into center field to drive in Mark Kiger to cut the lead to 3-1 and knock Hand out of the game. Patrick Ryan took over and allowed a run-scoring single to Kevin Reynolds and a run-producing fielder's choice grounder that tied the game. Ryan worked out of further trouble when Matt Mangini was thrown out trying to steal and Luis Valbuena fanned to end the inning. Hand was charged with all three runs on eight hits, while Ryan wound up earning his second win with one scoreless inning of work. LaPorta led off the home sixth with a home run off of Craig James, who had retired the side in order in the fifth, to put the Stars back on top at 4-3. Mike Bell singled and Cole Gillespie reached on an error before James threw wildly past third base on an attempted sacrifice bunt by Chris Errecart, allowing both runners to score and Errecart to advance to second base. Michael Brantley doubled home Errecart and scored on a two-out single by Mat Gamel to give the home side an 8-3 edge. Robert Hinton relieved Ryan and was removed after two walks and a strikeout and was followed to the hill by Bateman, who gave up a looping single to Mike Wilson that loaded the bases. Adam Moore bounced into a force out at second to knock in a run and Limonta followed with a single to drive in Kiger to cut the lead to 8-5. Brent Johson's RBI hit with one out in the eighth trimmed the margin to 8-6 before Bateman retired the next five hitters in a row, four with a strikeout, to close out the win and earn his first save since April 16. The Stars begin the final series of the first half Wednesday night in Jacksonville with left-hander Steve Hammond taking the hill against Suns' right-hander B.J. LaMura. Coverage of the game begins at 5:50 pm central time and can be heard locally on SportsRadio 730 WUMP and through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com and www.730ump.com. Huntsville Box Score This just in -- Matt LaPorta is strong... Huntsville Game Log

Didn't you mean Rivas? You've been slippin! Yeah, even the major leaguers can only go 20 days in a row -- I need better union representation. I am due to ask my fellow staffer pogokat to bail me out for a night soon, although he's quite the world traveler these days...

Link Cody Adams, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound right-hander, was taken by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round. The 62nd overall pick, Adams became the highest-picked Saluki since outfielder Mike Rogodzinski was taken by the Philadelphia Phillies in the second round of the 1969 draft. Adams went 6-4 with a 3.75 ERA in 14 starts this past spring. He threw a pair of complete games, led the Salukis in strikeouts with 78, and walked 23 in 96 innings. Adams did not immediately return a message left on his cell phone Monday afternoon, but told the Quad-City Times he expects contract negotiations to last up to two weeks in a story that ran Monday morning. "I am extremely anxious," he told the Times. "I wish they would send me off (today) to start me on the road to Milwaukee. It has been my dream since I was a kid to have an opportunity to play pro ball. I kind of have to go with it." Milwaukee drafted seven pitchers, including Adams, with its first 12 picks last week. The Brewers drafted 50 in all.

Frequent Brewerfan poster and BrewCrewBall stalwart, battlekow, with an excellent interview with 36th round pick Evan Bronson BCB: So despite falling a little bit, do you think you'll sign? EB: It's possible; [the Brewers] are going to watch me up in the Cape [Cod League] for a few weeks. I would definitely like to sign. With my own proximity to the Cape League (and the New England Collegiate Baseball League, gaining in respectability to the Cape League), I'm always interested in catching any Brewer "draft-and-follows", which is what they would be, except for only a few weeks, not into 2009 under the new rules. I don't see Bronson on a Cape League roster, so please keep me posted for him or any others I may have missed, thanks.

Huntsville Pre-Game Audio (from Sunday's game) with reliever Patrick Ryan From Sunday, so be sure to go the WUMP audio archive of June 8th, right off the top...

Final: Kannapolis (White Sox) 8, West Virginia 5 West Virginia Site Game Summary: ERRORS HAUNT POWER IN LOSS TO KANNAPOLIS The West Virginia Power committed five errors at Appalachian Power Park on Monday night and could not recover after they fell behind 8-0 after three and a half innings, dropping the first game of the series to the Intimidators 8-5. The Intimidators sent eight batters to the plate in the first inning and scored four times on three hits. Sergio Morales and Jim Gallagher both scored on wild pitches before Logan Johnson singled in a run and scored later in the inning on Eric Farris's fielding error. Sergio Miranda singled in the first of three runs in the third inning before Lyndon Estill grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to plate Johnson and Joe Persichina scored the final run of the inning on Matt Cline's fielding error. Kannapolis scored their final run in the fourth on Johnson's sacrifice fly. Jason Rice took a no-hitter into the fourth inning where West Virginia cut the 8-0 deficit in half by scoring four runs on six hits. Jonathan Lucroy singled in Lee Haydel, Caleb Gindl reached on a fielder's choice and brought in David Fonseca before Steffan Wilson brought in a run with a sacrifice fly and Eric Fryer completed the four-run frame with an RBI double. Wilson's groundout in the sixth inning plated West Virginia's final run of the game. Rice (2-5) held the Power to five runs on six hits over five innings and got the victory. Henry Mabee (14) pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save. Amaury Rivas (5-2) allowed seven runs on seven hits over two innings and was tagged with his first loss since April 24th. The Power fell to 27-36 with the loss and the Intimidators improved to 28-36 with the win. Seven Power players hit safely, including Fryer and Zelous Wheeler who paced the Power with two hits apiece. Wheeler has now hit safely in nine straight games. Lucroy has now hit safely and scored in his last seven games. Haydel also extended his hitting streak to six games. The five errors were the most in a single game this season. The Power will continue the three game series with Kannapolis Tuesday night. Left hander Dan Merklinger (0-5, 7.82) will get the start for the Power and the Intimidators will counter with right hander Charlie Shirek (1-2, 2.81). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central). West Virginia Box Score The Power falls to 8-19 at home, ouch -- not a lot of fun for the Toastman; Dan Merklinger doesn't inspire a lot of confidence for tomorrow's hopeful turnaround -- prove us wrong, Dan; relievers Curtis Pasma and Corey Frerichs did their job over the final seven innings; after committing two errors in the first three innings, shortstop Matt Cline was pulled -- that's tough managing, total speculation, but did Matt come off the field a bit too upset with himself, or could there even be an injury concern? Despite three of his seven runs allowed being unearned, it was still a very rough outing for Roque Mercedes... West Virginia Game Log Some sort of blowup in the 8th with three Kannapolis folks ejected...

Final: Brevard County 4, Lakeland (Tigers) 1 Brevard County Box Score Brent Brewer, hitless in his last six games, idle for a second consecutive night -- given the vast wasteland that is Florida State League media reports, anything could be a possibility; the 11 Manatee base hits were spread among all nine starters; clean defense and four double plays turned, outstanding night in that regard; southpaw Bobby Bramhall has been much more effective against right-handed batters this year, so stretching him out may make some sense -- the Brewers like him, he skipped low-A with the exception of one end-of-season appearance in '07; we wouldn't say Taylor Green isn't getting enough love, at least within the confines of the Link Report and Power 50; 309 friends and family in the stands in Lakeland, the least-supported outpost in the FSL... Brevard County Game Log Not a bad first inning for Bramhall as a starter; finally, the return of E.J. Shanks to 2007 form -- a 1-2-3 save on ground ball outs...

Inman throws 97 pitches in 5.1 innings, but gets the win, allowing only one run

Final: Oklahoma (Rangers) 5, Nashville 2 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Brad Nelson photo, text follows -- Sounds Open Trip With 5-2 Loss to RedHawks OKLAHOMA CITY - The Nashville Sounds started their road trip on the short end of a 5-2 loss to the Oklahoma RedHawks on Monday evening at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in the opener of a four-game series. Nashville (27-36), which fell to 0-5 against Oklahoma this season, grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning with a two-out rally against RedHawks starter Dustin Nippert. After the first two batters were retired, Laynce Nix drew a walk and came around to score the evening's first run on Brad Nelson's RBI double to center. AUDIO: Brad Nelson RBI Double Former Sound Nelson Cruz put Oklahoma in front in the home half of the frame when he belted a two-run homer to left off Sam Narron, the outfielder's team-leading 19th longball of the year. The RedHawks increased the lead to 4-1 in the second on Jason Ellison's two-out, two-run double to right. The Sounds pulled within two at 4-2 in the third when Callix Crabbe legged out a triple then scored on an RBI double off the bat of Tony Gwynn, the outfielder's first extra-base knock of the season. Nashville attempted to add another run later in the frame when Vinny Rottino singled to extend the club's longest hitting streak of the year to 18 games, but Cruz gunned down Gwynn at the plate from his post in right to end the inning. Oklahoma plated an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning against Sounds reliever Luis Pena to increase the lead to 5-2. Ryan Roberts drew a leadoff walk and later scored on Nate Gold's RBI infield single to third. Nippert (5-1) got the win after he turned in a quality start for the RedHawks, allowing two runs on four hits over his six innings of action. Paul Komentani followed with two hitless innings before Warner Madrigal worked a scoreless ninth to earn his third save of the season. Narron (3-1) took his first Triple-A loss of the year after giving up four runs on seven hits in six frames. The teams continue the series with another 7:05 p.m. meeting on Tuesday. Left-hander Lindsay Gulin (2-4, 3.10) will make the start for Nashville and face RedHawks right-hander Luis Mendoza (1-2, 8.36). Nashville Box Score Brendan Katin 62 K's in 162 AB's, he also walked here, just his 6th of the season... Nashville Game Log