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Duly noted -- you guys don't miss a thing. TBD is now the Power pitcher tonight. The Power stated McClendon last night prior to today's promotion -- State of flux! State of flux! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

Standings through Thursday's action: Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iowa 36 23 .610 - 18-7 18-16 W3 Nashville 33 27 .550 3.5 21-10 12-17 L1 Omaha 31 29 .517 5.5 23-10 8-19 W1 Memphis 27 34 .443 10.0 17-15 10-19 L3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huntsville 32 27 .542 - 17-13 15-14 L1 Tennessee 32 27 .542 - 14-14 18-13 L1 Chattanooga 27 34 .443 6.0 17-18 10-16 W1 West Tenn 27 34 .443 6.0 17-14 10-20 W2 Carolina 21 40 .344 12.0 12-14 9-26 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brevard County 33 27 .550 - 19-10 14-17 L6 Palm Beach 31 28 .525 1.5 14-15 17-13 L3 Daytona 29 30 .492 3.5 18-11 11-19 W2 Vero Beach 28 31 .475 4.5 18-12 10-19 W1 Jupiter 26 33 .441 6.5 12-18 14-15 L1 St. Lucie 25 34 .424 7.5 12-17 13-17 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Virginia 41 16 .719 - 20-10 21-6 W4 Greensboro 31 29 .517 11.5 19-9 12-20 L4 Lakewood 29 28 .509 12.0 14-17 15-11 L1 Delmarva 28 29 .491 13.0 17-12 11-17 W7 Lake County 28 31 .475 14.0 16-13 12-18 W1 Lexington 27 33 .450 15.5 15-17 12-16 L1 Hagerstown 24 35 .407 18.0 14-14 10-21 L3 Hickory 23 34 .404 18.0 10-14 13-20 L2

These links will be included in each daily report when the Nashville Sounds and/or Huntsville Stars are scheduled to play. Normally they are updated an hour or two prior to gametime, with Nashville's usually earlier: Nashville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf Huntsville Media Notes (Adobe .pdf format): www.huntsvillestars.com/i...eNotes.pdf

You can pony up $3.95 ($29.95 for the season) to watch tonight's Power and Legend game from Lexington. web.minorleaguebaseball.c...p;sid=t495

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 Window". Open the Nashville Gameday. For the others, choose "Log". 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: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_omaaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wtdaax_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_1 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lexafx_1

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: LHP Zach Jackson at Omaha (Royals), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 PM gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP Manny Parra at West Tenn (Mariners), 6:50 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.huntsvillestars.com/ Brevard County: LHP Steve Garrison at home vs. Lakeland (Tigers), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:00 gametime Audio link (game will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp West Virginia: TBD at Lexington (Astros), 5:55 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Audio link (game will also archive at this link): www.minorleaguebaseball.c.../audio.jsp

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gregmag1, check out the Transaction Thread re: Brantley / Fermaint. Spot on, I'd say you were. We dropped Charlie six spots, a pretty precipitous drop for a player that close to the top of the rankings. Sure seems we could have used your specific insights on those two in our Power 50 huddle this month. Good going!

Pretty cool to see reinforcements from the Power in place to assist the two other competing-for-postseason squads. Brantley bypasses A+ (will he ever see Brevard), Fermaint to W.V. -- wow...

I'll work on summarizing things this evening, but I hope the Power kids enjoyed their non-alcoholic champagne last night -- the group is getting broken up pretty quickly: West Virginia Outfielder/First Baseman Michael Brantley has been promoted to Double A Huntsville. Former Power RHP's E.J. Shanks and Mike McClendon join the Brevard County staff, along with OF Darren Ford, as noted above. To make room on Brevard's roster, RHP Josh Baker and CF Charlie Fermaint have been sent to West Virginia from High A Brevard County. To make room at Huntsville for Brantley, OF Anthony Wycklendt has been sent to West Virgnia from the Stars' roster. Wycklendt did not appear in a game in his brief stay with Huntsville. RHP Shawn Ferguson, 24, will join West Virginia from Extended Spring Training. Ferguson, the Brewers' 9th round pick in 2006 out of TCU, saw action in Helena and West Virginia last season. No word on whether he was nursing an injury this spring. That seems likely.

Link while active, text follows: www.dailymail.com/story/S...ion-title/ Power wraps up first-half SAL division title Jacob Messer Charleston Daily Mail Sportswriter With 11 games remaining before the All-Star break, the West Virginia Power clinched the South Atlantic League's Northern Division first-half title Thursday night with a 9-5 win over the host Lexington Legends at Applebee's Park. The championship is the franchise's first since 2004. The title also is the team's first in its three years as the Power, which earned a berth in the SAL Playoffs in September. "It's exciting," West Virginia second baseman Kenny Holmberg said Thursday during a postgame telephone interview from Lexington, Ky. "We have jelled since spring training. We knew we had something special going. "But we still have two weeks to go. It's not time to throw it in. We still want to win games. That's our goal." If the Power continues its winning ways, it could establish itself as the franchise's best. West Virginia is only the eighth team in the 20-year history of Charleston's SAL membership to win 40 games in a half. The record is 47, which belongs to the Charleston Wheelers in 1990. The best winning percentage in a half is .657, which was set by the Wheelers in 1991 when they were 46-24. The Power (41-16, .719) has an opportunity to break both of those marks. "That just goes along with winning games," Holmberg said. "The more you win, the closer you get to things like that. If we go out and execute what we do, records are going to happen for us." Designated hitter Andrew LeFave provided four hits, including a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning, to lift West Virginia to its fourth consecutive victory. "As a team, we just believe in ourselves," LeFave said. "We feel like we can beat anybody if we apply ourselves and play our best baseball. That has taken us a long way as an offense, as a defense and as a pitching staff. "You have to tip your hat to everybody." And everybody includes the Power staff -- Manager Mike Guerrero, hitting coach Corey Hart and pitching coach John Curtis. "You have to give our coaches a lot of credit, too," LeFave said. "They believe in us and they do a great job. They don't try to change us too much. They just try to work with us." The Power finished with 17 hits, marking the eight consecutive game in which they have recorded double digits in that category. LeFave, whose blast (his fifth this season) sparked a five-run ninth off Lexington closer Santo Luis, was one of five West Virginia players with multiple hits. "I was seeing the ball real good all night long," LeFave said. "I got a lot of pitches that I could handle. I wasn't trying to hit the ball too hard. I was just trying to put it in play. Their pitchers threw pretty good, but they left some balls over the plate." First baseman Michael Brantley, shortstop Brent Brewer and catcher Andy Bouchie added three hits apiece. Holmberg had two hits, including one of the Power's three home runs. Holmberg and third baseman Taylor Green hit back-to-back solo shots in the third. Holmberg's homer was his sixth, and Green's was his eighth. Incidentally, Green on Thursday was named the Milwaukee Brewers' Minor League Offensive Player of the Month for May. He hit .400 with five homers, seven doubles, 18 runs and 23 RBI in 21 games last month. West Virginia reliever Travis Wendte (4-0) got the win for the Power. He pitched four perfect innings, striking out five of the 12 batters he retired. Lexington starter Casey Hudspeth (2-5) took the loss for the Legends (27-33). He allowed four runs on 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings. West Virginia also tagged Luis for five runs on three hits and one walk in one inning. The teams will play the second of their four-game series at 7:05 tonight (6:05 Central). The Power will start right-hander Mike McClendon (5-2, 2.87). The Legends will throw left-hander Polin Trinidad (3-3, 4.32).

If it is possible, could you guys update the players' I.D.s. I like clicking into the player and looking at their 2007 stats and age and looking at why they are ranked so high or low. This is on Brian's to-do list -- he has to work some of that behind-the-scenes magic, please understand if it may be a little while, thanks.

This article was also linked in the "Official" Draft Pick Thread. Link for new photo while active, text follows: Cajuns' Lucroy goes in the third round to Brewers Amateur Draft 101 Cajuns' Lucroy goes in the third round to Brewers Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com Maybe it was just by chance that Jonathan Lucroy's off-the-field, knock-around baseball cap was an old-school lid of the Milwaukee Brewers. But maybe it was kismet. Lucroy became the second-highest University of Louisiana-Lafayette draft selection since Tony Robichaux took over as head coach in 1995 Thursday, being tabbed in the third round of Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft by the Brewers. The Ragin' Cajun junior catcher was the 101st player picked in the annual draft of amateur talent, and was the second selection for the Milwaukee club. "They're one of the teams that had been following me," Lucroy said. "Brian Sankey is their area scout and I saw him at several different games, and he and one of his national people saw me play at McNeese when I had a good game." That good game included a grand-slam homer and one throw-out on an attempted stolen base, but Lucroy's body of work was more important than one game. The Umatilla, Fla., native is UL's all-time career leader in runs batted in (184), total bases (414) and doubles (54), ranks second in hits (241), third in home runs (35) and slugging percentage (.612), and fourth in average (.356). All of those figures are in three years since Lucroy just completed his junior season. But with a high third-round draft selection, one where the slot money for the 101st pick is approximately $337,000, it's expected that Lucroy will sign a contract and by-pass his senior season. Lucroy said that his former coach and advisor Doug Rogalski will talk to Sankey and members of the Brewers front office today to begin negotiations. "I feel good about it because the Brewers are a good organization and they're successful," Lucroy said Thursday evening. "They have a lot of good players in their system, and I'm lucky to be wanted in an organization such as that." Rogalski may have helped bump Lucroy's selection up a couple of slots, after receiving a phone call early in the third round. "He called me and said that the (Cincinnati) Reds had called and said they were going to definitely take me with their next pick," Lucroy said. "He called the Brewers and the (Colorado) Rockies, teams that had picks right in front of the Reds, and told them if they wanted to draft me they needed to do it now. It put a little pressure on them." The Brewers had pick number 101, with the Rockies picking next at 102 ahead of the Reds' No. 104 pick. Colorado took catcher Lars Davis of Illinois right after Lucroy's selection. "I got a call back from the Brewers and they said they were going to take me," Lucroy said. "I had just hung up the phone and heard my name called." The MLB draft ran much later than normal, mostly because the first round was televised on ESPN2. The first round of 30 picks took three and one-half hours, and that was followed by 34 compensatory ("sandwich") picks before the second round began. Milwaukee's only selection before Lucroy was Florida outfielder Matt LaPorta, who was the seventh overall pick. Lucroy was the 11th catcher selected and the seventh collegiate catcher picked. "I figured I'd be in the middle there, late in the second or early in the third round," Lucroy said. "I felt I was right in there with the college catchers drafted before me. It took a long time, but I'm pretty happy." Milwaukee's rookie teams are Helena (Mont.) of the Pioneer League and Maryvale (Ariz.) of the Arizona League. The Class A affiliate is the South Atlantic League's West Virginia Power in Charleston, W.Va., and the High-A affiliate is not far from Lucroy's hometown - the Brevard County Manatees of Viera, Fla., in the Florida State League. Lucroy is the 12th UL player taken in the top 10 rounds under Robichaux, with the only higher selection coming in 1995 when Rayne's Darrin Babineaux was a second-round selection of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

I read about Seidel and 3 DFE's on the Power 50 the same night after I listen to (not listed) Travis Wendte (4-0, 3.23) throw 4 perfect innings with (5 strikeouts) of relief tonight in tonight's WV pennant clincher, or (not listed) Andrew LaFave's(.323) 4th hit of the game being a game clinching 3 run HR. I just have a tough time figuring that out (though I have been told I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed). Nobody in this thread has posted rudely or without passion on their opinions, please don't feel badly about that -- no apologies necessary. It's great that Travis Wendte can feel great about his performance last night and can celebrate that Power win. That being said, he'll be 25 in November, and he's neither starting nor closing in low-A ball. He'll likely move up the chain, at least a bit (and hey, we hope a lot more than that --- it'll mean he's earned it), but you simply have to place those factors in context when reviewing the Power 50. Lefave, an undrafted free agent, homered on Opening Day and has been more than solid since, but is in a similar situation, although as pogokat said above, was listed on his ballot.

Steve Sollmann photo in West Tenn Game Story: www.jacksonsun.com/apps/p...006/SPORTS

Link while active, text follows: www.omaha.com/index.php?u...id=2398426 PCL: Huber, Royals blast off on top prospect BY ROB WHITE OMAHA WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER Fans at Rosenblatt Stadium got to see the guy generally considered the best pitching prospect in the minor leagues. Hint: It wasn't the guy who took a shutout into the seventh inning. Omaha's Ben Hendrickson pitched well in picking up his fourth straight victory and Justin Huber hit two home runs - including a first-inning grand slam - as the Royals roughed up Nashville and Yovani Gallardo 7-1 before a Thirsty Thursday crowd of 4,438. Considered Milwaukee's best prospect and perhaps the best pitching prospect left in the minors now that Homer Bailey is scheduled to start tonight for Cincinnati, Gallardo brought an impressive list of credentials with him. "He struggled to get his offspeed pitch over for strikes, which kind of crushed him, because we started eliminating pitches (to worry about)," Huber said. "But he's a tremendous prospect and has a great future. A little hiccup like this is going to be nothing in the long term." The 21-year-old Gallardo leads the PCL with eight wins, and would have been on a 10-start winning streak had the bullpen not blown two leads. He leads all minor leaguers in strikeouts (with 98) - as he did last season - and led all Class AAA pitchers with a .180 opponent batting average. He was second in the PCL with a 2.14 ERA. He hadn't allowed more than three walks in a game this season, but walked two in the first, three in the second and six in 4 1/3 innings. He gave up seven runs after not allowing more than four all year. He had given up one homer in 67 1/3 innings. Then Huber hit two. "He still threw the ball real well," Omaha manager Mike Jirschele said. "He had his walks early and Huber got him with one swing. The score was very deceiving. Those stats are no fluke. The guy can pitch." Meanwhile, Hendrickson continued turning around his season. Himself a former Brewers prospect, Hendrickson (6-3) has a 3.14 ERA in his last five appearances, bringing his overall ERA down to 4.62. He has walked only five batters in his last 28 2/3 innings after issuing 25 free passes in his first 37 2/3. He also enjoyed his second outing against his former organization. He was traded to the Kansas City system during spring training. "They know what I throw, and I know what they hit," Hendrickson said. "That's what makes it fun." Gallardo (8-2) gave up a one-out single to Richard Lewis in the first inning, then issued four-pitch walks to sluggers Billy Butler and Craig Brazell. Huber then launched his next pitch over the hitting screen in straightway center field. "Even though he'd thrown eight straight balls, you figure he's eventually going to groove one and that's the approach I took," Huber said. The early lead helped Hendrickson cruise, and he took a two-hitter into the seventh. He said there's no extra incentive facing a pitcher of Gallardo's stature. "That's what you're trying to do every time out, and it doesn't matter if you're throwing against him or anybody else," Hendrickson said. Former Nebraska player Drew Anderson of Kearney drove in the Sounds' only run with a seventh-inning single. Huber went deep to left center in the fifth inning, cutting through a strong northwest wind. He nearly homered down the line off reliever Luther Hackman in the ninth, pulling it just foul. Huber missed just over three weeks with hamstring and calf injuries, but is 5 for 16 with three homers since returning. "It's good to have him back in the lineup," Jirschele said. "He can make something happen at any time - just like he did tonight."

Kentucky.com: With last night's win at Applebee's Park, the West Virginia Power clinched the first-half title in the South Atlantic League's Northern Division. The Power (41-16) have won 10 of their last 11 overall, and are 21-6 on the road. They banged out 17 hits, reaching double digits for the eighth game in a row. Andrew Lefave's four hits led the way, including a three-run homer in the ninth. "I just tip my hat to the pitchers," said Lefave, who is hitting .323. "They did a great job of keeping the runs down. Any time they can keep the number down, like five runs, it gives us a chance to really go out. Because we can hit the ball pretty good." Four West Virginia hitters rank among the top eight in the league. The Power lead the league in hitting (.305). Brent Brewer, Michael Brantley and Andy Bouchie rapped three hits apiece. Travis Wendte (4-0) fired four innings of no-hit ball in relief of Mike Ramlow for the Power.

Link while active, text follows: www.wvgazette.com/section//2007060740 Football in Power playoff path By Mitch Vingle Charleston Gazette Sports Editor Any of you have an irritating alarm clock? One, like mine, that awakens you with a lovely, ?NEH-NEH-NEH??? Well, try and think of this column as a more soothing wakeup call. One that involves sunshine and cut grass ? minus the lawn mower. Because there?s fun to be had over at Appalachian Power Park. I know, I know. I just lost some of you. The subject of the West Virginia Power gets about as many hits on our Web site as the Bulletin Board. In regard to hits, a Power story on Thursday was sandwiched between ? I kid you not ? street closures and a Fayette County tire collection short. But I ask that you hang with me here. I?ve criticized the team in the past. I?ve blasted the silly name. This current team though is something to watch. For once it?s worth taking the kiddies to the park AND paying attention to the game. I mean, these Power batters produce more hits than Timbaland. The team is absolutely destroying the rest of the South Atlantic League. It?s breezing to the Northern Division title. Beating out a bunt here. Pounding a home run on Morris Street there. It?s a show. And you should really get out and see this show when it returns home June 14. Because when the team reaches the season-ending playoffs, I?m sure most of you won?t be anywhere in sight. See, the Power is locked into the best-of-three divisional championship series. At the start of September. Here, that means football. The Power is set to play host to the second game of the series on Sept. 7. That?s a Friday. A high school football Friday. And if the series goes to a third game? The Power will have to compete with the WVU-Marshall football game. Gulp. ?If [the series] does go to three games, that will affect us,?? said realistic Power general manager Ryan Gates. ?We know how the community is.?? In love, that is, with football. The Power does have a bit of a fighting chance if it stages Game 3 in the evening. The Frontyard Brawl begins at 11:10 a.m. in Huntington. But the hunch from here is few will follow the WVU-MU game with baseball. ?We?ll put the [time] as far away from [the WVU-MU game] as possible,?? promised Gates. How about to Sunday? ?Probably not,?? Gates said. ?You?re dealing with four different [playoff] markets and you don?t know about the weather. You don?t want to move it to Sunday because if something happens with the weather on Friday, it would throw everything out of whack. ?You?re also looking at the championship series after that. So if you move that Saturday game, your shuffling affects the other markets.?? Gates is hopeful he can draw fans on that Friday. ?On Sept. 7, I think we can do some fun things,?? he said. ?We?ve got the entire second half of the season to promote and prepare. I think we can get a full house. Will that be by holding a special playoff giveaway? Will that be with a special fireworks show? We haven?t gotten that far, but we?ll do some things to make sure there?s a crowd.?? Support would certainly be deserved. The team has provided fireworks of its own this season. And the good news for Power fans is the excellence should continue. The parent club, the Milwaukee Brewers, is leading the National League Central division. The Class AAA club, the Nashville Sounds, is second in the Pacific Coast League. And the Class A Brevard County Manatees are first in the Florida State League?s East division. ?That?s a great thing for us,?? Gates said. ?With the Brewers playing well at the major league level, it trickles down. They?re not looking to rush up their young guys to get them playing time. So hopefully we?ll be able to keep the core of this team intact.?? And keep the hits coming. South Atlantic League Average Attendance Figures: web.minorleaguebaseball.c...mp;lid=116

Nashville Pre-Game Audio Coaches Chat with Manager Frank Kremblas: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...%206-7.mp3

Final: Omaha (Royals) 7, Nashville 1 Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Yovani Gallardo photo, text follows -- www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=2370 Sounds Drop Road Trip Opener To Royals OMAHA ? Yovani Gallardo had his eight-game winning streak snapped on Thursday evening at Rosenblatt Stadium as the Nashville Sounds fell to the division-rival Omaha Royals, 7-1, in the opener of a four-game series. Gallardo (8-2) worked his shortest start of the year, lasting only 4 1/3 innings, and surrendered season highs of seven runs and six walks while getting touched for six hits, including a pair of Justin Huber home runs, to take the loss. The minor leagues? strikeout leader fanned only three batters on the evening, his lowest total of the season. The loss was the fifth in five games against Omaha this season for the Sounds (33-27), who had a two-game win streak snapped. On the other side of the hill, former Sound Ben Hendrickson (6-3) continued his recent strong pitching and earned a win for his fourth consecutive outing. The right-hander, who spent the majority of the 2005 & ?06 campaigns with Nashville, allowed one run on four hits over 6 2/3 innings. Huber gave Omaha a 4-0 lead with one swing of the bat in the bottom of the first inning. The slugger drove the first pitch he saw from Gallardo over the center field wall for a grand slam, his sixth home run of the year. Richard Lewis had singled with one out before an uncharacteristically wild Gallardo walked the next two batters to load the bases for Huber, who hit the first slam allowed by Nashville pitching in over a year dating back to a Chris Aguila grannie for Albuquerque on June 4, 2006. The Royals extended the lead to 5-0 against Gallardo in the third when Mitch Maier and Matt Tupman posted doubles one batter apart in the frame, the second coming with two outs. Huber got to Gallardo again in the fifth when he led off the frame with his second home run of the contest, marking the first multi-homer game against the Sounds this season. Omaha upped the lead to 7-0 later in the frame when Mitch Maier, who drew a walk from Gallardo, scored on Jace Brewer?s one-out single to right off Nashville reliever Dennis Sarfate. Hendrickson kept Nashville in check through the first six innings, allowing only two hits ? a third-inning Joe Dillon single and a sixth-inning Chris Barnwell double ? before the Sounds broke up the shutout bid in the seventh. Mike Rivera reached on a one-out single and moved to second before Drew Anderson plate him with an RBI single to left, making it a 7-1 game. AUDIO: Drew Anderson RBI Single -- www.nashvillesounds.com/a...%206-7.mp3 Vinny Rottino went 0-for-3 for the Sounds to end his season-best 10-game hitting streak. The teams continue the series with another 7:05 p.m. meeting on Friday evening. It will be a battle of southpaws as Zach Jackson (6-3, 5.07) mans the bump for the Sounds to face Omaha lefty Tyler Lumsden (5-3, 5.17). Nashville Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_omaaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_omaaaa_1

Final, Game Two: Lakeland (Tigers) 4, Brevard County 2 Wow, Manatees really limping down the stretch here... MiLB.com Game Notes: Flying Tigers best Manatees Ryan Roberson scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as visiting Lakeland beat Brevard County, 4-2, to sweep Thursday's doubleheader. Roberson doubled to left with one out in the seventh and advanced on a wild pitch by starter Derek Miller. The 23-year-old first baseman scored on a passed ball by Nestor Corredor to give the Flying Tigers (27-31) a 3-2 lead. Ovandy Suero went 2-for-4, scored a run and stole three bases for the seventh time this season, giving him a Minor League-leading 42 steals. Lakeland reliever Jacob Ramos (4-1) surrendered a run on one hit with two strikeouts in the sixth for the win. Derek Witt pitched around a hit in the seventh for his first save. Starter Alfredo Figaro allowed a run on six hits with a strikeout in five innings. Miller (2-4) gave up four runs -- two earned -- on five hits while striking out six in 6 2/3 innings. Chris Errecart tied the game in the sixth with a two-out solo home run for the Manatees (33-27), who dropped their sixth straight. -- Michael Echan/MLB.com Brevard County Game Two Box Score: A little better, but still weak -- the Manatees drew three walks in the 14-inning doubleheader; LH starter Derek Miller did not allow an earned run and was trusted to begin the 7th inning... web.minorleaguebaseball.c...p;sid=t503 Brevard County Game Two Game Log: Nestor Corredor (passed ball) was only in the game for the final inning, as Angel Salome was pinch-run for in the 6th... web.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_breafa_2

Final: West Tenn (Mariners) 6, Huntsville 0 Huntsville Site Game Summary: Link, text follows -- www.huntsvillestars.com/n...ewsId=1203 Stars Shut Down by Thomas and Jaxx Justin Thomas spun eight shutout innings in a complete reversal of his first start against Huntsville to lead West Tenn to a 6-0 win Thursday night in the opener of a five-game set at Pringles Park. The Diamond Jaxx won their second straight, after a six-game slide, to improve to 27-34, while the Stars dropped to 32-27 yet remain in a first place tie in the North Division after Tennessee was beaten at Carolina. The Stars piled up 31 runs on 57 hits in the last series at Chattanooga and were blanked tonight on three hits and did not advance a runner past second base. West Tenn opened the scoring in the second inning when Rene Rivera doubled home Prentice Redman, who had led off with a single. Luis Valbuena followed with a single to center field to plate Erick Monzon, who had reached on an Adam Heether fielding error, and Chris Minaker brought in Rivera with a scoring fly ball to complete the rally. Jimerson led off the third with a long ball on an 0-2 pitch and hit another leadoff long ball in the fifth, marking the first time Sam Narron has allowed two home runs in a start this season. Jimerson belted two home runs and drove in five in West Tenn?s 12-6 win Wednesday at Mississippi. Rivera led off the sixth with a double and scored on Minaker?s second sacrifice fly of the night to finish off the scoring. Narron was charged with six runs, four earned, on 11 hits and suffered the loss to drop to 2-4. He earned his first win of the season on May 18 at home after blanking the Diamond Jaxx 4-0 on four hits over eight innings and striking out eight. Thomas allowed a single to the first batter he faced, Steve Moss, and then gave up only a leadoff single to Heether in the eighth and a leadoff single by Moss in the ninth. He set down 10 in a row before a free pass to Heether to open the fifth and 11 out of 12 afterwards until the ninth. Mumba Rivera retired all three hitters he faced to help finish off the Stars and hand them their fifth shutout loss of the year. Thomas suffered the loss to Narron 20 days ago after giving up four runs, the most he has allowed in any start, on eight hits over five frames. The eight innings represent his longest appearance of the year. The series continues Friday night when the Stars will send southpaw Manny Parra to the hill against Lookouts? right-hander Andy Baldwin. Coverage of the game begins at 6:50 p.m. central time and can be heard locally on SportsRadio 730 WUMP and through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com. Huntsville Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wtdaax_1 Huntsville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wtdaax_1

I think you're focusing on a snapshot in time (the past month), while the Power 50 considers current league (the AAA Zach vs. the low-A Zach), current production, past performance, and projected performance. It takes into account the value the Brewers perceive to have of players at time of acquisition (yes, that means draft position and bonus money), although that becomes less significant over time. Others can chime in on this subject as well -- help me out http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif .

Final: West Virginia 9, Lexington (Astros) 5 West Virginia Site Game Summary: Along with notes from MiLB.com... POWER CLINCH WITH FIVE RUN NINTH Andrew Lefave paced the Power with four hits on Thursday night, and his fourth hit was his biggest, a three-run bomb in the ninth inning to put the Lexington Legends away as the Power clinched the first half Northern Division title with a 9-5 victory over the Lexington Legends, guaranteeing them their first post-season bid since 2004. A steady wind blew out toward right field all game, making a slugfest a definite possibility. Neither team disappointed--the two lineups combined for six home runs. West Virginia took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning on back-to-back home runs from Kenny Holmberg and Taylor Green. Lexington scored the next three runs to take their only lead of the game. Nick Moresi hit a solo home run in the bottom of the third, Tim Torres hit a solo homer to tie the game in the fifth inning and Lexington took a 3-2 lead on Eric Taylor?s run-scoring single two batters later. West Virginia answered quickly, scoring two runs in the top of the sixth to regain the lead. Steve Chapman?s groundout plated Lefave and Holmberg doubled off the wall in center field to bring in Andy Bouchie, giving the Power the lead for good. In the ninth inning, the Power scored five runs on three hits to pull away. Lefave hit the backbreaker, a towering three-run bomb which cleared the Party Deck with plenty of room to spare, his fifth of the season, to plate the first three runs. Bouchie was hit by the very next pitch and scored on Steve Chapman?s double. Chapman scored later in the inning on a passed ball. Lexington didn?t go quietly as they scored twice in the bottom of the ninth on Ralphie Henriquez?s fifth home run of the season. The 23-year-old Lefave has gone 13-for-27 with three homers, 16 RBIs and 11 runs scored over his last eight games. Travis Wendte (4-0) was outstanding for the Power. He tossed four hitless innings out of the bullpen, allowing just one batter to reach, and struck out five to get the win. Starter Mike Ramlow surrendered three runs -- two earned -- on seven hits and one walk while fanning four in four frames, while Lexington's Casey Hudspeth (2-5) was tagged with the loss. The Power improved to 41-16 with the win and the Legends fell to 27-33 with the loss. West Virginia clinches the first half division title with eleven games to spare. The victory means that in September, Appalachian Power Park will host its first ever postseason South Atlantic League contest. While Lefave paced the Power with four hits, Brent Brewer, Brantley and Bouchie all had three hits apiece. The Power scored nine runs on 17 hits, marking the 8th straight game that they?ve recorded double digit hits. The Power will continue the four game series against Lexington at Applebee?s Park on Friday night. The Power will start right hander Mike McClendon (5-2, 2.87) and Lexington will counter with lefty Polin Trinidad (3-3, 4.32). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central). West Virginia Box Score: Rare 0-for-5 nights for both Darren Ford and Chuckie Caufield, but as always, this roster continually picks each other up -- 17 hits tonight, eight for extra bases... web.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lexafx_1 West Virginia Game Log: web.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_lexafx_1 Andrew Lefave's hot hitting of late helped his team get an early playoff berth. (Tony Farlow/MLB.com) http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2007/06/07/vVpssEY7.jpg

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