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Link while active, text follows: www.dailymail.com/news/Sp...005081214/ New Power pitching coach settles in Michael Dailey Charleston Daily Mail sportswriter As the Milwaukee Brewers' minor league pitching instructor, Jim Rooney is already very familiar with every pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers' system. But because of the season-ending head injury to former West Virginia Power pitching coach John Curtis, Rooney will now concentrate most of his efforts on the 14 current members of the Power pitching staff. Curtis, who was struck in the back of the head by a line drive Saturday in North Carolina, will return to his California home following rehab. Meanwhile, Rooney, who was the Brewers' roving pitching instructor, will empty his suitcase and finish the season as the Power's pitching coach. Fortunately for Rooney, his familiarity with the Power pitching staff should make for a seamless, midseason transition. "As the minor league pitching coordinator, I've worked with each of these guys before," Rooney said. "If it's their second year in the organization, I've been with them for two years. If it's their first year, I've seen them in Helena where I went through a mini camp with them. "Most of all the things that we work on with each individual comes through me. I delegate what's going on, so for the most part, I feel that I've got a pretty good handle on the guys and what they need to continue to work on. "How they react in games to different things, that's going to be new territory. But as far as what they throw, how they throw and how they're supposed to do it, most of it already goes through me during the course of the year." Power hurler Josh Wahpepah agreed. "It's basically just having our boss above our pitching coach here all the time," said Wahpepah, a third-round pick in 2004. "We all know him. He comes around during the season anyway. We know him and he knows us. It's not really an adjustment at all. "There's nothing bad that could come out of it, really." Nothing bad, except for nights like Thursday evening at Appalachian Power Park, where Lexington hitters battered Power pitching for 18 hits en route to an easy 12-1 win. A Thursday "Buck Night" crowd of 4,208 looked on as the Power dropped to 24-21, while the Legends improved to 25-20. On nights like that, there's nothing good about having your boss looking on from the dugout steps. Power starter Eric Thomas (0-1) took the loss in allowing four runs and seven hits and 2 2/3 innings. Wahpepah allowed five hits and two runs in 2 1/3 innings, before giving way to Justin Barnes in the sixth inning. Barnes allowed six hits, including three ninth inning homers, and six runs in four innings on the mound. "Overall, for the three guys that threw, their fastball command was poor," Rooney said. "It was below average and not acceptable. That's what happens in situations like that." "Eric Thomas is in a rehab situation coming back from Tommy John surgery. He's been getting stronger and doing very well, but he just had an off night tonight. Sometimes that happens when you're doing rehab. "Wahpepah is a warrior. He's just kind of tired right now and worn out. It's a long season. "And we needed Barnes to go in and give us four innings and that's what we got." Drew Sutton led Lexington, banging out a pair of solo homers. Beau Torbert, Ryan Reed, Mitch Einertson, Lou Santangelo and Francisco Caraballo each collected three hits. Reed, Santangelo and Caraballo each smacked ninth inning homers. For the Power, Will Lewis led an eight-hit attack with a pair of singles, while Hasan Rasheed added an RBI single.

Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 67 52 .563 - 31-29 36-23 W4[/b] Memphis 58 60 .492 8.5 30-30 28-30 W1 Omaha 57 62 .479 10.0 25-30 32-32 W1 Iowa 55 60 .478 10.0 36-27 19-33 W4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 29 15 .659 - 17-10 12-5 W3 West Tenn 26 20 .565 4.0 12-10 14-10 L3 [b]Huntsville 20 26 .435 10.0 8-15 12-11 L1[/b] Tennessee 20 26 .435 10.0 10-11 10-15 L2 Chattanooga 16 30 .348 14.0 9-16 7-14 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vero Beach 30 16 .652 - 16-8 14-8 L1 Palm Beach 28 20 .583 3.0 13-12 15-8 W1 [b]Brevard County 26 20 .565 4.0 10-12 16-8 L2[/b] St. Lucie 25 21 .543 5.0 11-12 14-9 L1 Daytona 21 25 .457 9.0 13-12 8-13 W1 Jupiter 16 29 .356 13.5 11-11 5-18 W2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delmarva 29 16 .644 - 17-3 12-13 L3 Hickory 26 19 .578 3.0 15-10 11-9 L1 Lexington 25 20 .556 4.0 16-11 9-9 W4 [b]West Virginia 24 21 .533 5.0 12-10 12-11 L1[/b] Lake County 20 23 .465 8.0 9-11 11-12 W1 Greensboro 20 26 .435 9.5 8-12 12-14 W2 Lakewood 20 26 .435 9.5 12-12 8-14 L4 Hagerstown 13 29 .310 14.5 5-12 8-17 L5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Helena 10 1 .909 - 4-1 6-0 L1[/b] Billings 4 7 .364 6.0 1-3 3-4 W1 Great Falls 4 7 .364 6.0 2-4 2-3 L1 Missoula 3 8 .273 7.0 2-5 1-3 L3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona League (R) - Arizona League Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZL Giants 8 3 .727 - 3-3 5-0 L1 AZL Athletics 8 4 .667 0.5 6-1 2-3 W6 AZL Mariners 7 4 .636 1.0 4-2 3-2 L2 AZL Rangers 6 6 .500 2.5 4-3 2-3 W1 [b]AZL Brewers 5 5 .500 2.5 1-4 4-1 L1[/b] AZL Royals 4 5 .444 3.0 2-2 2-3 W2 AZL Angels 4 7 .364 4.0 1-1 3-6 L1 AZL Padres 4 7 .364 4.0 1-5 3-2 L1 AZL Cubs 3 8 .273 5.0 1-5 2-3 W1Stats and League Leaders, USA Today (or go to MILB.com): www.usatoday.com/sports/b.../index.htm

Links to follow Friday's action as it happens: Nashville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_mrbaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_biraax_1 Brevard County Game One: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1 Brevard County Game Two: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_2 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 Helena: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Arizona: Not updated live, but usually later during the overnight... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_brrrok_1

Friiday's Daily Menu: TGIF! All times Central except for Arizona Rookie; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Ben Hendrickson at Memphis (Cardinals), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: RHP Ty Taubenheim at Birmingham (White Sox), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ If that link is down for bandwidth, use: specs.eyecentric.com/pres...opup.shtml Brevard County: TBD (times two) in a doubleheader at home vs. St. Lucie (Mets), 4:00 PM; no audio for this series West Virginia: LHP Derek Miller at home vs. Lexington (Astros), 6:05 PM Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: RHP Tyler Morrison at home vs. Casper (Rockies), 8:05 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.casperrockies.com/ Arizona: TBD at home in Maryvale vs. the rookie Angels, 7:00 PM local time; never any web audio for Arizona Rookie ball...

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If you go to the Helena web site, you'll learn the story about the H-Crew's floral Hawaiian "Tuesday" jerseys, and can learn about bidding on one, part of a season-long attempt to raise money for charity: www.helenabrewers.net/html2/index.php http://www.helenabrewers.net/html2/images/Misc038.jpg

Link while active, text follows: www.wvgazette.com/section.../200508121 Lexington homers bury Power By Jay Srinivasan For the Charleston Gazette It was a long night for the West Virginia Power. Drew Sutton hit two home runs and Ryan Reed, Lou Santangelo and Francisco Caraballo had one apiece to lead the Lexington Legends to a 12-1 victory in front of 4,208 paid fans Thursday at Appalachian Power Park Thursday. ?We were outhit and outpitched,? said Power manager Ramon Aviles, whose club had a three-game winning streak snapped. ?They are a good hitting club and they have hit a lot of home runs during the season. We just couldn?t locate the fastball.? The top of the ninth summed up the night for the Power. Leading 8-1, Reed blasted a homer into the bleachers to lead off the inning against reliever Justin Barnes. Santangelo followed later in the inning with a two-run round-tripper to left-center to make it 11-1. Carabello then slammed another home run to right to complete a miserable inning for Barnes. West Virginia had its best chance to take the lead early in the game when runners were in scoring position in the bottom of the first and second innings. But each time, Lexington starter Felipe Paulino pitched his way out of trouble. ?I am pretty proud of our starting pitcher Paulino,? said the Legends manager Tim Bogar. ?Had a couple of jams that he got out of early and kept us ahead. I think that was the key to the whole game.? ?We got chances,? said Aviles. ?We didn?t put the ball in play with men in scoring position. We struck out six times with men in scoring position.? Lexington pulled away in the top of the third, scoring three runs. Sutton hit the first of his two home runs into the bleachers for a 2-0 lead. Mitch Einertson made it 4-0 with a two-run double to left. RBIs by Einertson and Santangelo in the fifth and a Sutton homer in the sixth put the Legends on top 7-1. Santangelo went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a home run while Einertson went 3-for-4 with three RBIs. The Legends piled up 18 hits compared to West Virginia?s eight. ?We played pretty well offensively,? said Bogar. ?We got some good pitches that we could hit. We didn?t miss them.? Reliever Paul Estrada (4-7) pitched three strong innings, allowing no runs and only one hit while striking out three for the win. Raymar Diaz pitched a perfect last two innings for the save. For the Power, Eric Thomas obtained his first loss after giving away seven hits and four earned runs. Stand-in pitching coach Jim Rooney replaced John Curtis for the first time at home this season. Curtis suffered a skull fracture when he was hit by a line drive on the back of his head last weekend. Curtis is said to be recovering but won?t be available for the rest of the season. ?The doctors have told me that John is going to be fine and he is going to recover and be at 100 percent,? said Rooney. ?As for the game, it?s just that sometimes you are going to have off days. The key is how quickly you can make the adjustments. That was the rough part of the night, that really no adjustments were made.? The Power continues its four-game home series against the Legends tonight. Left-hander Derek Miller will make his first home start for West Virginia while righty Evan Englebrook (7-4, 4.12) will counter for Lexington. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 (6:05 Central).

Link while active, text follows: www.helenair.com/articles...205_05.txt Rockies end Brewers streak By TOM COTTON - IR Sports Editor A good thing didn't keep going Thursday night for the Helena Brewers. Helena saw its 10-game winning streak snapped with a 6-2 loss to the Casper Rockies at Kindrick Legion Field. Casper first baseman Chris Cook had a 4-for-4 night at the plate and drove in three runs. "The biggest thing was I felt confident, calm and quiet (at the plate)," the Grand Canyon University product said. "I got some good pitches to hit and I got some good swings." Cook's swing in the first inning was just fine as he staked the Rockies to a 2-0 lead after taking a David Welch offering over the left field wall at Kindrick Legion Field. "I just kind of threw my hands at it to try and stay alive and it went out of the park," Cook said. The two-run lead for Casper would hold until the fourth inning, when Helena's Stephen Chapman drove in Freddy Parejo with a double. That would be as close as the game would get, however, as the Brewers defense? which has been reliable as of late? self destructed in the sixth. Helena was charged with three miscues in the inning and two runs scored. Both tallies, however, were unearned. Helena had four errors in the frame. The four runs were enough for the Rockies pitching staff who limited the Pioneer League's best offensive team to just five hits. Chaz Roe, a first round draft pick in 2005, went five innings striking out six in that span. "I just tried to keep the ball down in the zone and throw strikes," Roe said. The Kentucky product was able to work out of a jam in the fifth. With runners on the corners and two out, he induced Mat Gamel to fly out to center field. The Rockies pitching staff was solid all the way through, striking out 12 Brewers. Roe got the win to move his record to 4-1. Welch, who was part of Helena's no hitter Friday against Billings, got the loss and saw his record fall to 2-1. The two teams will meet again tonight for the rubber-match of their three game set. First pitch will be at 7:05 at Kindrick Legion Field (8:05 Central). Jon Ebelt IR Staff Photographer - Helena's Freddy Parejo dives back to first to avoid a pick off attempt early in the game against the Rockies Thursday. The Rockies went on to crush the Brewers' winning streak after beating Helena 6-2. http://www.helenair.com/content/articles/2005/08/12/sports_top/b01081205_05.jpg

Brevard County Site Game Summary: Manatees Late Rally Falls ShortThe Manatees gave a valiant effort in the late innings, only to be downed by the Jupiter Hammerheads 5-4 on Thursday night. The Manatees bats were silenced through the first seven innings before finally breaking out in the eighth. Nestor Corredor singled to start off the inning. After a Robby Deevers strikeout and a Steve Sollmann single, a throwing error by Hammerhead third baseman Lee Mitchell put Manatees runners on the corners. The next batter, Steve Moss, singled to score Corredor from third and put the Manatees on the board. Drew Anderson flew out to bring up third baseman Adam Heether. Heether doubled in both Sollmann and Moss to make the score 5-3. Jeff Eure's double to score Heether pulled the Manatees to within one, but a Josh Brady pop out ended the Manatees rally. Manatees starter Ryan Costello found it difficult to retire the Hammerheads, allowing five runs in six innings. He struck out five while surrendering five hits and four walks. Jupiter's Patrick Arlis would add his sixth home run of the season, and Lee Mitchell added two RBI's on a 1-3 performance. The Manatees start a new series tomorrow night with a doubleheader against the St. Lucie Mets. The gates open at 4:30 pm with game # 1 starting at 5:00 pm (4:00 Central).

Final: Nashville 8, Salt Lake (Angels) 2 Sounds save the day, as they usually do... Nashville Site Game Summary: SALT LAKE CITY ? The Nashville Sounds completed a four-game sweep of the fellow division-leading Salt Lake Stingers on Thursday evening, triumphing 8-2 in the finale of a four-game series at Franklin Cover Field. The victory, the Sounds? fourth in a row and seventh in eight games on their current road trip, resulted in the club hitting two high-water marks. Nashville (67-52) improved to a season-best 15 games over .500 and stretched its lead over Memphis to a season-high 8 ½ games in the PCL American Conference Northern Division. The Redbirds had their scheduled series finale rained out in Colorado Springs. The series sweep was Nashville?s second of the season and first in the club?s eight-year all-time series against Salt Lake. The Sounds scored eight runs in each of their four victories against the Stingers. Julio Mosquera rapped out a season-high four hits, including a pair of doubles, and the ridiculously-hot Prince Fielder went 4-for-4 with three runs scored to lead the torrid Nashville offense, which matched a season high with 18 hits off Stingers pitching. Fielder, who continues to punish the rawhide, is batting an incredible .655 (19-for-29) during his current seven-game hitting streak. In the series, the Sounds batted a healthy .410 (66-for-161) against Salt Lake. The Sounds jumped ahead 3-0 in the top of the first inning using three consecutive two-out RBI singles against Salt Lake starter Eric Cyr off the bats of Nelson Cruz, Tony Zuniga, and Mosquera. Rehabbing Salt Lake third baseman Dallas McPherson put the home team on the board when he homered for the second straight contest, belting a two-run longball to left off Sounds starter Mike Meyers in the bottom of the frame to pull the Stingers within a run at 3-2. The blast was McPherson?s fifth on the year for Salt Lake. Nashville increased its advantage to 4-2 in the second when Steve Scarborough led off with a double and later scored on a Ryan Knox sacrifice fly. The Sounds added another run in the third when Fielder scored on Mosquera?s second RBI knock of the evening to put the visitors on top, 5-2. The Sounds tacked on a sixth run in the top of the eighth when Mosquera doubled and scored on a Scarborough RBI groundout. Cruz capped off the Nashville victory with a two-run homer, his sixth with Nashville and 22nd overall roundtripper of the season. The blast, which scored Fielder and increased the lead to 8-2, came at the expense of Stingers reliever Dusty Bergman. AUDIO: Nelson Cruz's Two-Run HR www.nashvillesounds.com/a...208-11.mp3 Dave Krynzel, who started in right field for the first time in his professional career, produced an eighth-inning single to extend his season-best hitting streak to 10 games, the eighth double-digit streak by a Sounds batter in 2005. Zuniga went 3-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to a season-best eight games, while outfielder Corey Hart?s 10-game streak came to a close following an 0-for-4 evening. Salt Lake shortstop Brian Specht went 0-for-3 to snap the longest active hitting streak in the Pacific Coast League at 17 games. Meyers (6-4) earned a win for the second consecutive start after allowing two runs on eight hits through 5 1/3 innings, while Cyr (4-5) was saddled with the defeat after being touched for five runs on 13 hits in his 6 1/3 frames. Nashville reliever Brett Evert offered a solid outing behind Meyers, hurling 2 2/3 hitless innings that included five strikeouts. Jose Capellan worked a scoreless ninth for the Sounds to complete the contest. The Sounds travel to Memphis tomorrow to open a four-game series against the cross-state rival Redbirds. Nashville has won six of the first eight contests between the division rivals in 2005 and is 23-16 all-time at Memphis? Auto Zone Park. Nashville right-hander Ben Hendrickson (5-9, 4.81) will toe the rubber in Friday?s 7:05 p.m. CT opener. The Redbirds will counter will former Sounds right-hander Kevin Jarvis (10-3, 2.97). Nashville Box Score: Jose Capellan strikes out the side in the 9th (one hit, one walk)... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_slcaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_slcaaa_1

Huntsville Site Game Summary: Ryan Sweeney singled in the go-ahead run and Chris Young drove in four during a 10-run eighth inning rally to push Birmingham past Huntsville 17-11 Thursday night in the first of a four-game set at the Hoover Met. The Barons won their third straight game to improve to 27-15 in the second half and maintained their game and a half lead over victorious Jacksonville in the South Division, while the Stars lost for a sixth time in seven games to drop to 20-26 in the second half. The Barons have won six of the eight games played between the two teams, including three of four in Birmingham. Jerome Gamble relieved Andy Pratt with a runner at first base and one out in the seventh inning and worked out of trouble by retiring Josh Fields on a fly ball to left field on one pitch and Chris Stewart on a ground out to third base on one pitch. Pedro Lopez opened the home eighth with a double and scored on a base hit by Antoin Gray to trim the Stars lead to 10-8. Jerry Owens walked and Young doubled into the alley in right-center field to plate both runners to tie the game at 10. Young had been asked to bunt earlier in the at-bat but was allowed to swing away ahead in the count 3-1. Casey Rogowski walked, Darren Blakely fanned for the first out of the inning before Young stole third and scored the go-ahead run on a looping single to left field by Sweeney, who knocked in his 36th run of the year. Josh Fields singled in Rogowski to push the home team?s lead to 12-10 before Chris Stewart squeezed in a run, Gray singled in another run and Young capped the uprising with his second two-run, two-bagger of the frame. The 10 runs scored by the Barons were one short of the most ever allowed in an inning by the Stars, who yielded 11 runs in the eighth inning to West Tenn on June 3, 1999. Kennard Bibbs?s two-out single scored Enrique Cruz to cut Birmingham?s lead to 6-4 in the sixth and knocked starter Sean Tracey out of the game. It was Bibbs? first run batted in since an RBI double in the fourth inning at Mississippi on July 9. Paulino Reynoso replaced Tracey and walked John Vanden Berg to load the bases. Guilder Rodriguez hit a ground ball to second base that was fielded by Gray but his throw sailed past Rogowski at first allowing two runs to score to tie the game, Vanden Berg to advance to third base and Rodriguez to reach second base. Tony Gwynn, Jr. was then hit by a pitch and Reynoso was replaced by Ehren Wasserman, making his fifth appearance since being promoted from high single-A Winston Salem. Callix Crabbe greeted the right-hander with a bases clearing triple to center field to put the Stars back in the lead at 9-6 and scored on a wild pitch to complete a seven-run rally. Pratt took over for starter David Bradley in the sixth and walked Stewart and Gray and hit Lopez to load the bases with nobody out. The southpaw struck out Owens, retired Young on a foul pop and struck out Rogowski to end the frame. However, Pratt uncorked a wild pitch with Rogowski at the plate that allowed Stewart to score to slice the lead to 10-7 and end his scoreless innings streak at 9 2/3. Every Barons batter had at least one hit, every Birmingham batter but Lopez knocked in at least one run and Blakely was the only home side hitter not to score at least once. The series continues Friday night with Stars right-hander Ty Taubenheim taking the mound against Birmingham left-hander Heath Phillips. Coverage of the game gets underway at 6:45 p.m. central time on ESPN 1450 AM and through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.

Final: Birmingham (White Sox) 17, Huntsville 11 Ridiculous... Huntsville Box Score: Stars lead 10-7 heading to the bottom of the 8th, then give up a ten-spot; only infielder Nelson Castro can say he pitched well, retiring the final batter in the 8th; Andy Pratt managed two wild pitches and a hit batter while walking three in his brief stint; Jerome Gamble's brief flashes of dominance have become so few and far between it's difficult to remember them; apparently Keith Stamler's knuckleball wasn't dancing, or maybe too much; Brad Nelson three singles... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_biraax_1 Huntsville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_biraax_1

Final: Casper (Rockies) 6, Helena 2 OK, so they won't be undefeated in the second half; Casper's a possible playoff foe... Helena Box Score: That's Eric Young, Jr. for Casper; Matt Gamel with an ugly 12 errors at third base in fairly limited time... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1 Helena Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1

Nashville Pre-Game Audio with catcher Mike Rivera: You've been asking to learn more about Mr. Rivera, so listen up... www.nashvillesounds.com/a...208-11.mp3

Hey Mass, I got this info from the paper edition of the local Arizona Republic... Tuesday' results AZ Brewers 1 AZ Royals 0 Suspended 4th inning due to rain Our readers are the best, and always seem to come through for us when needed -- thanks!

Final: Lexington (Astros) 12, West Virginia 1 The Power have lost some lopsided home games recently... West Virginia Site Game Summary: Power surrender five homers in loss to LexingtonCharleston, WV ? The Lexington Legends and West Virginia Power both entered Thursday night?s game with three game winning streaks, and records of 24-20. Lexington?s offense exploded, scoring 12 runs on 18 hits and the Legends beat the Power 12-1. The scoring started in the first inning when Beau Torbert smacked an RBI double to give the Legends an early 1-0 lead. Lexington scored three times in the third inning. Drew Sutton hit a solo shot and Mitch Einertson smacked a two- run double to make it a 4-0 Lexington lead. The Power scored their only run of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning on Hasan Rasheed?s RBI single. It was a 4-1 game until Einertson and Lou Santangelo hit back-to-back RBI singles in the fifth inning to give Lexington a 6-1 lead. Sutton hit his second home run of the game in the top of the sixth inning - the solo shot made it a 7-1 game. In the seventh Bryan Triplett knocked in a run on a sacrifice fly. The Legends hit three home runs in the top of the ninth inning. Ryan Reed and Francisco Caraballo both hit solo shots and Santangelo hit a two-run blast in the final frame. Grant Richardson went 1 for 4 in the game, marking the 29th straight game that he has reached base safely. Paul Estrada (4-7) earned the victory, and Eric Thomas (0-1) obtained the loss. The Power are 24-21 in the second half after the loss and the Legends move to 25-20 with the win. The Power will continue the four game series with Lexington on Friday night at Appalachian Power Park. The Power will throw LHP Derek Miller (0-0, 0.00) and Lexington will counter with RHP Evan Englebrook (7-4, 4.12). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central). West Virginia Box Score: RHP Justin Barnes' uncharacteristic three-gopher ball inning is reminiscient of that of another top prospect's one bad outing -- Will Inman in Helena -- hey, it happens... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 West Virginia Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

Final: Jupiter (Marlins) 5, Brevard County 4 8th inning rally one-run short... Brevard County Box Score: Travis Ezi not in the starting lineup, so Steve Sollman goes 3-for-4 in the leadoff spot; Adam Heether so steady, on base twice more, including a double... YTD YTD JUPITER AB R H BI AVG BREVARD COUNTY AB R H BI AVG A.De Aza CF 4 0 2 0 .281 S.Sollmann 2B 4 1 3 0 .273 K.Randel 2B 4 0 0 0 .277 S.Moss CF 4 1 1 1 .270 R.Schade 2B 0 0 0 0 .194 D.Anderson LF 4 0 0 0 .300 J.Lindsey DH 4 1 0 0 .220 A.Heether 3B 3 1 1 2 .309 A.Molina RF 3 2 2 0 .258 J.Eure 1B 4 0 1 1 .229 R.Bear 1B 2 1 0 0 .291 J.Brady DH 3 0 0 0 .090 L.Mitchell 3B 3 0 1 2 .223 O.Chavez SS 4 0 0 0 .239 A.Rohleder LF 3 0 0 2 .189 N.Corredor CAT 3 1 2 0 .250 P.Arlis CAT 4 1 1 1 .215 R.Deevers RF 3 0 0 0 .169 M.Brock SS 4 0 1 0 .196 T.Ezi PH 1 0 0 0 .271 J.Russ PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Costello PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Hoff PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Soto PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Yourkin PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Stockman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Martinez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 5 7 5 TOTALS 33 4 8 4 JUPITER 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0- 5 7 2 BREVARD COUNTY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0- 4 8 2 E--A.Molina, L.Mitchell, S.Sollmann, J.Eure. DP--JUPITER 2, BREVARD COUNTY 2. LOB--JUPITER 7, BREVARD COUNTY 5. 2B--M.Brock (8), A.Heether (24), J.Eure (29). HR--P.Arlis (6). SB--A.De Aza (32), A.Molina (6). HBP--K.Randel, L.Mitchell, J.Brady. SF--A.Rohleder. SH--A.De Aza. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA JUPITER J.Russ (W,9-7) 7.0 3 0 0 2 4 0 3.44 B.Hoff 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 0 4.81 M.Yourkin 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.45 C.Martinez (S,16) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.81 BREVARD COUNTY R.Costello (L,4-5) 6.0 5 5 4 4 6 1 3.58 D.Soto 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 9.69 L.Stockman 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.99 HB--J.Russ, D.Soto, L.Stockman. SO--A.De Aza, K.Randel 2, J.Lindsey 2, L.Mitchell, A.Rohleder, M.Brock 2, S.Moss 2, J.Eure 2, O.Chavez, R.Deevers, T.Ezi. BB--J.Lindsey, A.Molina, R.Bear 2, A.Heether, N.Corredor. T--2:49. A--845Brevard County Game Log: Other than their four-run 8th, the only real scoring chance came in the first (Sollman on 2nd base, no outs), but that came up empty; Josh Brady now 6-for-67 at the high-A level with one walk (he was HBP in this one)... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1

Still nothing from Tuesday's Arizona game, but Wednesday's is available: Final from Wednesday: Arizona Rangers 6, Arizona Brewers 5, 12 innings No linescore or game log, box score intact.... Arizona Box Score: Another nice outing for lefty Steve Garrison... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_brrrok_1

hey Mass, would it be possible to find the RA and RS for each of the Brewers' affiliates? Go to this link, and pull up the "All Batters" and "All Pitchers" link for the respective leagues. You'll need your calculator to add up the "runs" columns, but that's not bad. Unlike MILB.com, this USA Today link shows stats for any player who played for the team this year -- for instance, Russell Branyan is included in Nashville's numbers. www.usatoday.com/sports/b.../index.htm

Nashville Media Notes for Thursday (PDF format): Includes this: GOOD WOOD: The Sounds are enjoying their best month of the season at the plate, batting .338 (108-for-320) as a team in August (2nd in PCL to Oklahoma?s scorching .372 average). Seven Nashville players are hitting .345 or better this month, led by Prince Fielder & Corey Hart (.444 each, 16-for-36). Others swinging hot bats in August include: Warren Morris (.440), Mike Rivera (.381), Julio Mosquera & Tony Zuniga (.353), and Steve Scarborough (.345). www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

Haven't heard these yet, so I can't review or preview, but give them a listen: August 9 - Players Chat With PCL Batter-of-the-Week Corey Hart www.nashvillesounds.com/a...%208-9.mp3 August 10 - Players Chat With Pitcher Mitch Stetter www.nashvillesounds.com/a...208-10.mp3 AUDIO: Mike Rivera's 2nd Homer from Wednesday Night www.nashvillesounds.com/a...208-10.mp3

Still two days' worth of Arizona games missing; Helena's incredible... Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 66 52 .559 - 31-29 35-23 W3[/b] Memphis 58 60 .492 8.0 30-30 28-30 W1 Iowa 55 60 .478 9.5 36-27 19-33 W4 Omaha 56 62 .475 10.0 24-30 32-32 W4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 28 15 .651 - 17-10 11-5 W2 West Tenn 26 19 .578 3.0 12-10 14-9 L2 [b]Huntsville 20 25 .444 9.0 8-15 12-10 W1[/b] Tennessee 20 25 .444 9.0 10-10 10-15 L1 Chattanooga 15 30 .333 14.0 8-16 7-14 L4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vero Beach 30 15 .667 - 16-7 14-8 W2 [b]Brevard County 26 19 .578 4.0 10-11 16-8 L1[/b] Palm Beach 27 20 .574 4.0 13-12 14-8 L1 St. Lucie 25 20 .556 5.0 11-11 14-9 W1 Daytona 20 25 .444 10.0 13-12 7-13 L2 Jupiter 15 29 .341 14.5 11-11 4-18 W1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delmarva 29 15 .659 - 17-3 12-12 L2 Hickory 26 18 .591 3.0 15-10 11-8 W1 Lexington 24 20 .545 5.0 16-11 8-9 W3 [b]West Virginia 24 20 .545 5.0 12-9 12-11 W3[/b] Lake County 19 23 .452 9.0 8-11 11-12 L1 Lakewood 20 25 .444 9.5 12-11 8-14 L3 Greensboro 19 26 .422 10.5 7-12 12-14 W1 Hagerstown 13 28 .317 14.5 5-12 8-16 L4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Helena 10 0 1.000 - 4-0 6-0 W10[/b] Great Falls 4 6 .400 6.0 2-4 2-2 W2 Billings 3 7 .300 7.0 1-3 2-4 L7 Missoula 3 7 .300 7.0 2-4 1-3 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona League (R) - Arizona League Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AZL Giants 8 3 .727 - 3-3 5-0 L1 AZL Athletics 8 4 .667 0.5 6-1 2-3 W6 AZL Mariners 7 4 .636 1.0 4-2 3-2 L2 [b]AZL Brewers 5 4 .556 2.0 1-3 4-1 W1[/b] AZL Rangers 5 6 .455 3.0 4-3 1-3 L3 AZL Royals 4 5 .444 3.0 2-2 2-3 W2 AZL Angels 4 7 .364 4.0 1-1 3-6 L1 AZL Padres 4 7 .364 4.0 1-5 3-2 L1 AZL Cubs 3 8 .273 5.0 1-5 2-3 W1Stats and League Leaders, USA Today (or go to MILB.com): www.usatoday.com/sports/b.../index.htm

Links to follow Thursday's action as it happens: Nashville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_slcaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_biraax_1 Brevard County: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 Helena: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_helrok_1

Thursday's Daily Menu: The big boys are off, no reason you can't sample from five dishes this evening! All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Mike Meyers at Salt Lake (Angels), 7:40 PM pre-game, 8:00 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: RHP David Bradley at Birmingham (White Sox), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ If that link is down for bandwidth, use: specs.eyecentric.com/pres...opup.shtml Brevard County: LHP Ryan Costello at home vs. Jupiter (Marlins), 6:00 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.jupiterhammerheads.com/ West Virginia: RHP Eric Thomas at home vs. Lexington (Astros), 6:05 PM Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: LHP David Welch at home vs. Casper (Rockies), 8:05 PM Audio link (opponent's): www.casperrockies.com/ Arizona: Idle

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