Jim Goulart

In progress, regularly scheduled game: Daytona 0, Brevard County 0, after two innings RHP Carlos Villanueva is your Manatee "TBD" in this one...

Final, completion of suspended game: Daytona (Cubs) 8, Brevard County 0, ten innings Brevard County Box Score: You won't see a completed linescore, but the box score is intact; RHP Darwin Soto retires only three of 13 batters faced; Manatees draw one walk while striking out 13 times... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1 Brevard County Game Log: Up to the suspended point only -- Darwin Soto will never have to read the details of the eight-run tenth in which he retired only one batter... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1

Nashville Media Notes for Friday (PDF format): www.nashvillesounds.com/pdf/notes.pdf

Link while active, text follows: www.dailymail.com/news/Sp...005072220/ Hometown hero ... sort of Matt Lockhart Charleston Daily Mail Sportswriter Grant Richardson lived a lie. But, hey, it wasn't his fault. He just wasn't salivating to fix it. In all the glitz of Appalachian Power Park's $23 million price tag, there is one key flaw. Despite what the monstrous video scoreboard says, Grant Richardson isn't from Richland, W.Va. "I'm from Washington," said Richardson, who went 0-for-2 in the West Virginia Power's 13-0 loss to Lakewood Thursday. "But I tell you what, that played a big part in people liking me." Yes, Richardson is thankful for the hometown error. When the Power stumbled through a 4-18 April, Richardson was part of the problem. All spring, Power Manager Ramon Aviles talked up Richardson's game. He said the 6-foot-1 first baseman who excelled at Washington State University would provide big power numbers for this Milwaukee Brewer farm club. That didn't happen, at least not at first. Richardson managed just two RBI and a .211 batting average in 20 April games. "I had a rough start," Richardson said. To his surprise, there weren't many boos. Instead of paying attention to Richardson's statistics on the scoreboard, fans talked about something else. "People would read Richland, W.Va., so they loved me no matter whether I did good or bad," he said. Now, the Washington native doesn't need false advertisement. He's earning the praise. So far, July has been his month. In 19 games, Richardson is batting .349 with three homers and nine RBI. And, this might just be the beginning. The Brewers firmly believe the three hitters in front of Richardson -- Alcides Escobar, Hernan Iribarren and Ryan Braun -- will all make the Major Leagues. These are the organization's top prospects and the Brewers are letting Richardson be the guy to drive them in. "I love hitting with guys on base," said Richardson, who is hitting .275 with a team-leading nine home runs and 35 RBI on the season. "One thing Ramon has been telling me all year is to be patient when no one is on, but when they're on base, be aggressive." Patience was hard to come by early this year, but that's in Richardson's past. He's no longer bothered a rib injury that forced him to miss nearly a month. The team originally thought Richardson had a bum shoulder, but they later learned a rib was out of place and it was causing strain on his shoulder. "Since he came off the (disabled list), he's been hitting over .300," said Aviles. "It's helping a lot because he's been getting better pitches to hit, especially with the guys we got in front of him." In an organization thin on first baseman prospects, Richardson might just be working his way near the top. * * * POWER PLUGS: West Virginia pitchers walked seven Lakewood batters Thursday, including three straight with the bases loaded. Lakewood's Derek Griffith threw a complete game three-hitter. Despite the 13-0 drubbing, improvement has been easy to see during the second half of the South Atlantic season. So far, the Power is 4-2-2 in second-half series. In the first half, the Power went just 2-11-5 in series. The first series win didn't occur until early June after the Power had either lost or tied the first 14 series of the season.

Monday 7/18: Police cruiser damages fence at ballpark City officials made emergency repairs to an aluminum fence at Appalachian Power Park that was damaged about 4 a.m. Sunday by a Charleston police cruiser. Between 15 and 20 feet of black aluminum fence was damaged on the Smith Street side of the ballpark, City Manager David Molgaard said. The cruiser was driven by an officer responding to a call for backup from Sgt. George, said Lt. Jim Sands of the Charleston Police Department. George, a canine officer, was pursuing someone in the East End who had displayed a handgun, Sands said. The officer was heading east on Smith Street when he swerved to avoid an SUV in an S-curve around Brooks Street, Sands said. The officer lost control and plowed into the fence, narrowly missing an electrical box and scoreboard. Sands declined to identify the officer, saying the accident is under investigation. The officer was treated and released from CAMC General Hospital for possible eye injuries from broken glass. The windshield of the cruiser was shattered and total damage was estimated at between $2,000 and $3,000. Estimates of the fence damage were not available Sunday but could run higher, Molgaard said. ?We?ve secured that area with temporary chain-link fencing,? Molgaard said. ?It will probably take several weeks to get it permanently repaired.? City officials wanted to seal off the opening in preparation for the scheduled game tonight between the West Virginia Power and the Hagerstown Suns, and simply to secure the park, he said. Friday 7/22: Power auctioning piece of wrecked police car The West Virginia Power, Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, will auction off several items at Appalachian Power Park during tonight's game. The Power is auctioning off several items of signed memorabilia with all of the proceeds going toward the travel expenses of the 9- and 10-year-old Mountaineer Little League All Star Team. Some of the items will include autographed baseballs, autographed game used bats by West Virginia Power players. Perhaps the most unique of all the items up for grabs is an autographed piece of the City of Charleston Police cruiser which crashed into the left field fence at Appalachian Power Park on the morning of July 17.

I see Obermueller isn't on the roster yet. Shouldn't he have already joined the Sounds? Not officially until tonight, according to the Sounds game notes.

The Reds' Billings club just about keeping pace with Helena's juggernaut; things no easier for Brevard County: Pacific Coast League (AAA) - American North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Nashville 55 44 .556 - 29-23 26-21 L1[/b] Memphis 50 49 .505 5.0 26-22 24-27 W1 Iowa 46 50 .479 7.5 31-25 15-25 L1 Omaha 44 55 .444 11.0 18-25 26-30 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern League (AA) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carolina 15 10 .600 - 8-7 7-3 W2 West Tenn 16 11 .593 - 10-6 6-5 L1 [b]Huntsville 13 14 .481 3.0 4-7 9-7 L3[/b] Tennessee 13 14 .481 3.0 5-6 8-8 W1 Chattanooga 10 17 .370 6.0 5-10 5-7 L2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State League (A+) - East Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Brevard County 16 9 .640 - 5-4 11-5 W1[/b] St. Lucie 16 10 .615 0.5 5-6 11-4 W1 Palm Beach 17 11 .607 0.5 7-5 10-6 W4 Vero Beach 15 11 .577 1.5 9-6 6-5 L1 Jupiter 10 15 .400 6.0 9-7 1-8 L5 Daytona 8 17 .320 8.0 4-9 4-8 L1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Atlantic League (A) - Northern Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delmarva 19 7 .731 - 14-1 5-6 L1 Hickory 17 9 .654 2.0 7-4 10-5 W4 Lexington 14 12 .538 5.0 9-4 5-8 W1 [b]West Virginia 13 13 .500 6.0 6-4 7-9 L1[/b] Lakewood 12 15 .444 7.5 8-8 4-7 W1 Hagerstown 10 15 .400 8.5 3-7 7-8 W2 Greensboro 10 16 .385 9.0 2-6 8-10 W3 Lake County 10 16 .385 9.0 6-8 4-8 L5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pioneer League (R+) - North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Helena 21 8 .724 - 9-4 12-4 W2[/b] Billings 19 10 .655 2.0 11-5 8-5 W7 Great Falls 10 19 .345 11.0 7-9 3-10 W1 Missoula 9 20 .310 12.0 4-12 5-8 W1Arizona League Standings: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...mp;lid=121 Stats 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_omaaaa_1 Huntsville: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_biraax_1 Brevard County (completion of suspended game): www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1 Brevard County (regularly-scheduled game): www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_breafx_1 West Virginia: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 Helena: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_orerok_1

Friday's Daily Menu: TGIF! Check out the Manatees from the office late this afternoon... All times Central; pitchers subject to change -- Nashville: RHP Gary Glover at Omaha (Royals), 6:45 PM pre-game; 7:05 gametime Audio link: www.nashvillesounds.com/listenlive/ Huntsville: LHP Josh Habel 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: At home -- first, the completion of Thursday's suspended game (scoreless, sixth inning), followed by TBD vs. Daytona (Cubs) in the regularly-scheduled nine-inning affair, 4:00 PM Audio link (opponent's, right-hand side of linked page): www.daytonacubs.com/ West Virginia: RHP Yo Gallardo at home vs. Lakewood (Phillies), 6:05 PM Audio link: www.sportsjuice.com/provi...e=wvpower. Helena: TBD at Orem (Angels), 8:05 PM Audio link (opponent's, scroll to bottom left-hand side of linked page): www.oremowlz.com/ Arizona: Idle -- find some air conditioning!

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Link while active, text follows: www.nashvillecitypaper.co...s_id=43049 No sweep for Sounds as Redbirds win 3-1 By Nate Rau, nrau@nashvillecitypaper.com It took them all week, but the Memphis Redbirds finally figured out the Nashville Sounds. After Nashville beat them every way imaginable in the first three games of the series, Memphis bested Nashville 3-1 in ten innings. It?s only the second time in eight tries Memphis has beaten Nashville. In the tenth inning, the Sounds were undone by their own defensive errors. After reliever Clint Weibl walked Memphis? John Gall, the Sounds committed back-to-back errors on Memphis bunts to load the bases. Third baseman Tony Zuniga and Weibl were the Nashville players who misplayed the bunts. ?In the tenth, we shot ourselves in the left foot and then we shot ourselves in the right foot on those two bunt plays,? Kremblas said. Pinch hitter Pete Zoccolillo followed with a sacrifice fly, which scored Gall. Weibl also threw a wild pitch, which allowed the insurance run to score. In the bottom of the ninth, Nashville seemed to have the game won when Ryan Knox lined a ball down the left field line, which likely would have scored Corey D. Hart from first base. However, home plate umpire Todd Tichenor ruled the ball foul. ?It wasn?t [fair],? Kremblas said. ?It was just barely foul by a couple of inches.? The first five innings amounted to a stare-down between Sounds starter Mike Meyers and his Memphis counterpart Mark Nussbeck. Neither pitcher surrendered a run. Meyers, who was making his first Nashville start since rejoining the team from Double-A Huntsville Wednesday, retired ten straight Redbirds at one point. Typically used as a reliever, Myers? outing ended after a season-best six innings. He surrendered just three hits while shutting down the Memphis offense on just 77 pitches. ?He was outstanding,? Kremblas said. ?Those guys are a good hitting team.? Nussbeck threw seven innings, scattering eight hits and allowing just one run. The run came in the sixth. That?s when Nashville?s Nelson Cruz stole attention away from the hurlers when he belted his fourth home run of the season to right-center off Nussbeck. The solo shot gave the Sounds a 1-0 lead. Memphis answered in the seventh, notching a run off Kane Davis, who relieved Meyers. With two outs, Tim Hummel plated Chris Duncan with an RBI single up the middle. The run meant an unfortunate no-decision for Meyers. Memphis missed a chance to do more damage when it stranded two runners in scoring position in the eighth. Again in the ninth, the Redbirds left a runner on second. Sounds place pair on DL: Nashville put two of its relief pitchers on the disabled list Thursday. Jeff Bennett was placed on the DL retroactive to July 15 when he last pitched. Bennett has meningitis, but is expected to recover soon. Mike Adams hurt himself during the Monday?s opening game of the series, while warming up. He is listed as having a ?left oblique strain.? The team is two short of its 24-man roster limit, pending the arrival of Wes Obermueller, who will join the team today after being optioned down by Milwaukee. The Sounds have not yet decided how to use Obermueller ? as a starter or out of the pen. Reliever Tommy Phelps, who hasn?t pitched because of knee soreness since being demoted by Milwaukee July 17, figures to see action this weekend, Kremblas said.

Link while active, text follows: tennessean.com/apps/pbcs....328/SPORTS Sounds fall in 10th, costing team sweep Two errors in inning pave way for victory by Memphis By MAURICE PATTON Tennessean Staff Writer After inflicting so much late-game pain on the Memphis Redbirds, the Nashville Sounds suffered a little of their own last night. A leadoff walk and back-to-back fielding errors led to a pair of 10th-inning runs and a 3-1 Sounds loss ? preventing the home team from recording its second four-game series sweep of the season. Nelson Cruz accounted for the only Nashville run, giving his team a lead with a solo homer in the sixth inning. That was all the offense, though, as the Sounds were once again hitless in eight at-bats with runners in scoring position. "We had eight hits in the first seven innings but we couldn't get anything going with them," Manager Frank Kremblas said. "I didn't think we had bad at-bats. They made some pitches and made some plays in the outfield. "You've got to produce in those situations, but you're not always going to get it done." Memphis tied the game on a seventh-inning Tim Hummel RBI single that eventually forced extra innings. In the 10th, reliever Clint Weibl walked John Gall before ensuing sacrifice bunt attempts by Skip Schumaker and Bo Hart were bobbled by Tony Zuniga and Weibl. One out later, Pete Zoccolillo's pinch-hit sacrifice fly scored Gall, and a Weibl wild pitch brought in Schumaker with the insurance run. Redbirds reliever Ricky Stone retired Nashville in order for the win. Deep rotation: Mike Meyers became the ninth different pitcher to start for the Sounds this season when he took the mound last night. Making his first appearance since returning from Class AA Huntsville on July 20, Meyers pitched a season-high six shutout innings and allowed just three hits. "Mike did an outstanding job," Kremblas said. "That's a good hitting team. He was effective. He had thrown well in Huntsville." In 11 relief appearances after arriving in Huntsville on June 11, Meyers compiled a 1.71 ERA. Kremblas was unsure whether Meyers ? starting due to Justin Lehr's recent promotion to Milwaukee ? would remain in the rotation or return to the bullpen. "I don't know what they want us to do with (Wes) Obermuller," he said. Obermuller will join the Sounds during their upcoming series in Omaha. Sounds starters are 25-29 this season; the bullpen is 30-15. Play at the plate: Memphis was kept off the scoreboard in the fifth inning despite the best efforts of outfielder Brandon Berger. After leading off the inning with a double and moving up on a groundout, Berger tried to score on Hummel's grounder to shortstop Steve Scarborough. The throw beat Berger to the plate and he bowled over catcher Julio Mosquera trying ? unsuccessfully ? to knock the ball loose. Ironically, the Redbirds were in an uproar over Nashville's Prince Fielder coming in high on catcher Brad Cresse during Monday night's game. Sidelined: Nashville relievers Mike Adams and Jeff Bennett have been placed on the disabled list ? Adams because of a strained left oblique, Bennett following his bout with viral meningitis. The moves leave the Sounds two short of the 24-man active roster limit. Bennett can return to the roster as early as Monday, Adams as early as Tuesday. Hometown hero: Illinois native Ryan Knox had a pair of hits last night with the Bloomington/Normal Baseball Association 'gold' team in the stands. The team is participating in the NABF 15-U World Series this week in Portland and White House. Knox worked with various members of the team during the offseason as a hitting instructor. What they said: "I'm not thinking about that yet, because there are so many games left. We've got eight left with them, and they're all at their place, so five can be erased really quickly." ? Kremblas, referring to his team's five-game lead over Memphis in the PCL American North standings. Tonight's pitchers: Sounds ? RHP Gary Glover (2-1, 1.80 ERA). Royals ? RHP Danny Tamayo (4-6, 5.68).

Link while active for Adam Heether photo, text follows: www.floridatoday.com/apps...20334/1002 Heether heats up Manatees Third baseman's big bat helps Brevard stay in first BY SCOTT BROWN FLORIDA TODAY VIERA - Adam Heether smiled as he talked about the stabilizing effect his new bride has had on him this season, how she makes sure he eats right by cooking regularly and even packs a lunch for him when the situation warrants it. That, of course, begs the question of whether Heether can actually cook or if he is, well, a lot more handy at third base for the Brevard County Manatees than he is in the kitchen. "I don't think he can (cook)," Heether's wife, Jennifer, said. "I wouldn't eat it if he did. He is good at barbecuing." Fortunately for the Manatees, Heether has barbecued his share of pitchers this season. He took a .314 batting average into Thursday's game -- ranking fifth in the Florida State League -- while also sporting a .396 on-base percentage (second in the FSL). Heether's play has helped the Manatees roll to a 16-9 record and first place in the FSL's Eastern Division for the second half of the season. "He plays the game hard and he's a very knowledgeable player," Manatees manager John Tamargo said, "plus he's got good talent." Tamargo is impressed enough with Heether that he expects him to play in the big leagues one day. Heather, the Manatees' cleanup hitter, has only five homers in 220 at-bats, but Tamargo is confident the power will eventually come simply because of the way the ball jumps off his bat. Playing in what has long been considered a pitcher-friendly league, because of its spacious stadiums and heavy air, has in fact helped the 6-foot, 200-pound Heether's development at the plate. Instead of trying to hit home runs, Heether concentrates on spraying line drives to all parts of the field. "If I go up there and try to put the ball in the air, I'm not going to do much of anything," the 23-year-old California native said. Heether's success can in part be attributed to the comfort level he has achieved. An 11th-round draft choice of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2003, he starred at tradition-rich Long Beach State until leaving after his junior year. But he struggled with the transition from aluminum to wood bats in his first professional season, as well as the grind of playing every day. Playing for the Brewers' low Single-A team last season, Heether still grappled with the reality that he would fail much more often than he would succeed. That caused him to think too much about the at-bats when he didn't get a hit. Now, Heether said, he quickly pinpoints what he did wrong after making an out, erases the at-bat from his mind and starts focusing on the next one. "That's knowing I'm dealing with 500 at-bats and can't really judge myself by one day," Heether said. He doesn't accept failure so much as he is philosophical about it in a game predicated on it. But he burns to win -- his wife said if she beats him in the card game "Texas Rummy" he won't let her stop until he wins -- and also to succeed. Consider the tattoo that covers the left side of his chest. It says, "All or nothing," and it is nothing if not a daily reminder to Heether. "I've got one shot at this," he said of playing pro baseball, "so every day I try to get a little better."

Excerpts from the Mobile Register: Mobile's Jason Clements made sure the BayBears didn't have to endure another extra-innings marathon by whacking a dramatic two-out walkoff homer to beat Huntsville 4-3 Thursday night at Hank Aaron Stadium. Clements, who finished the night 2-for-4, ripped an Andy Pratt fastball deep to left field to give Mobile (8-15) its third straight win, which came on the heels of the longest game in BayBears history -- a 2-1, 19-inning, five-hour win on Wednesday night. "We needed this one, because we played too much Wednesday night," Clements said. "Five hours to do anything is long enough, but to play baseball is even harder. It was nice to play only nine innings tonight." Huntsville went up 2-0 when Brandon Gemoll homered in the top of the first and John Vanden Berg scored on Nelson Castro's second-inning single. Stars starter Ty Taubenheim went seven innings, allowing three runs and five hits while striking out 10 and walking two. Pratt (0-1) took the loss, while Gemoll went 2-for-4. Rusty Tucker came on in the top of the ninth with the BayBears leading 3-2. But after getting Brad Nelson to ground out, he gave up a single to Enrique Cruz and Vanden Berg followed with an RBI double to tie it 3-3, setting the stage for Clements' game-winning homer. "They were saying I didn't get all of it, but I hit it well and I got under it," Clements said. "He (Pratt) gave me the worst pitch he could have thrown -- a middle-in fastball. It was a good pitch to hit, and it was a mistake pitch for sure."

Link while active, text follows: www.heraldextra.com/modul...mp;thold=0 Orem errors in 10th give Helena win Neil Warner can be reached at nwarner@heraldextra.com. Orem shortstop Hainley Statia's running backhanded stop in the seventh inning on a ball hit in the third-base hole and his throw to first to get the runner was a big-league play. Catcher Brett Martinez's block on wild pitch that bounced a foot in front of the plate with runners on second and third in the eighth inning was big league. But what happened to the Orem Owlz in the top of the 10th inning of a tie game against Helena was a big-league meltdown. Orem committed three errors in the inning that helped Helena break open the game and post a 5-3 win Thursday night in Orem. Despite a handful of defensive gems, Orem's overall defense had an off night. The Owlz committed five errors and gave Helena three unearned runs. When you give the highest scoring team in the league that many extra outs, it's not hard to predict the outcome. Orem's problems started in the top of the 10th when Helena's Agustin Septimo hit a comebacker to pitcher Francis Abreu, who reached up and tried to bare-hand the ball. He knocked it down and picked it up, but his throw to first was way off the mark, allowing Septimo to take second. Angel Salome promptly doubled in the go-ahead run. Brendan Katin followed with an RBI single. After Matt Gamel reached on a a fielder's choice, Kenny Holmberg singled. Orem then gave Helena another run when Stephen Chapman hit the ball up the middle to Statia, who stepped on second and fired to first. The throw bounced in the dirt and was knocked down by first baseman Mark Trumbo. Gamel alertly broke for home and scored when Trumbo's throw sailed over Martinez's head. When the dust had settled, Orem had effectively shot itself in the foot. The Owlz staged a rally in the bottom of the 10th when pinch-hitter Josh Cowles was hit by a pitch and Dallas Morris doubled down the right-field line to score Cowles. But Trumbo grounded out to end the game. Orem pitcher Stephen Marek gave the Owlz another quality start, giving up just one run and four hits over five innings. But Orem's offense struggled to give Marek any run support. Trailing 1-0, Orem's Billy Boyer tied the game in the third with a solo home run to right-center field. The Owlz took the lead with a run in the fifth when Patrick Reilly led off the inning with a single, took second on a wild pitch and advanced to third when Helena pitcher Wilfrido Laureano tried to pick him off second, but instead threw the ball into center field. Reilly came home on a sacrifice fly from Boyer. Helena tied the game with a run in the sixth thanks to some more help from Orem. Salome singled. After Lennyn Morillo struck out Katin, Helena's hottest hitter (batting .442), he tried to pick off Salome. His throw went off Trumbo's glove, allowing Salome to take second. Salome scored when Gamel hit a grounder that ate up Boyer at second and bounced into right field. The win helped Helena improve its Pioneer League leading record to 21-8, while Orem dropped back to .500 at 15-15. The same two teams play again tonight at Parkway Crossing Field in Orem. ***Brewers get win in Ogden By Helena IR Staff The Helena Brewers came away with a 5-3 win over the Orem Owlz after an extra inning in Orem on Thursday. Helena moved a season-high thirteen games above .500 to 21-8 with the win. The game didn't start out as planned after the first three Brewers up to bat grounded out in the first inning. The same luck went for the Owlz as Helena's Wilfrido Laureano pitched two strike outs in the bottom of the first. Helena scored its first run in the second on an RBI single by Stephen Chapman. Orem's Billy Boyer homers in the bottom of the third for the Owlz first run of the night. The Brewers scored in the sixth after Angel Salome scored on a fielding error by Boyer at second base. The game was tied 2-2 and went into extra innings, where the Brewers quickly scored three runs in the 10th inning. Salome doubled on a line drive allowing Agustin Septimo to score. Brendan Katin then singled to center field for a RBI. Salome and Katin extended their hitting streaks to 15 and 16 games respectively in the contest. The Brewers will play in Orem again tonight with the first pitch set for 7:05 p.m. (8:05 Central).

Final: Helena 5, Orem (Angels) 3, ten innings Helena Box Score: Bob Uecker and Ned Yost spoke extensively about Ned Yost IV in today's pre-game, almost sounds like Ned might get an update or two from our "coverage" -- nah, probably not; my goodness, look at all those batting averages; Angel just being Angel -- three hits, two doubles, one passed ball; LHP Joe Thatcher allows one run in getting the save in his professional debut -- game log indicates it a bit of a "cheap" run... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_orerok_1 Helena Game Log: Pitching, pitching, pitching -- sweet! Three Orem errors in the 10th certainly helped... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_orerok_1

Huntsville Site Game Summary: Clements Clout Sends Stars to DefeatJason Clements belted a two-out, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Mobile to a 4-3 victory over Huntsville Thursday night in the final game of a four-game set at Hank Aaron Stadium. The BayBears improved to 8-15 in the second half and won the last three games of the series by a total of four runs, while the Stars slipped to 13-14 in the second half and to 20-28 on the road. The Stars wound up splitting 12 games at Mobile this season and have seven games left with the BayBears at home next month. Andy Pratt had retired all five hitters he faced since taking over in the eighth inning but the southpaw fell behind Clements 3-1 and the Mobile shortstop deposited the next pitch over the wall in left field for his third home run of the season and second against the Stars on home soil. Pratt suffered his first loss with the Stars and yielded his third home run in five appearances. Rusty Tucker opened the ninth on the hill for Mobile, taking the mound for a second straight night and third time in the series. Enrique Cruz singled with one out and scored to tie the game at three when John Vanden Berg followed with a double to centerfield, his second run batted against the BayBears this season and first since May 11. Ty Taubenheim had blanked the BayBears on two singles before the home team rallied for three runs in the seventh to take the lead. Corey Smith led off with a walk and moved to third base on an infield single with one out by Luke Carlin after a tremendous diving stop and one-hop throw to first base by third baseman Vinny Rottino. The BayBears cut the Stars lead to 2-1 when Clements followed with a single to score Smith and send Carlin to third base. Ben Van Iderstine made a diving catch on a fly ball hit by Casey Baker for the second out before Ronnie Merrill delivered a pinch-ht triple into the right field corner to plate both runners to put Mobile on top at 3-2. Brandon Gemoll?s first inning home run, his second in as many games, third in Mobile, fifth on the road and seventh of the season, gave the Stars the early lead. Nelson Castro singled home Vanden Berg in the second inning to extend the visitors lead to 2-0. Mobile starter Jose Oyervidez then neutralized the Stars bats over the next five innings, allowing only two singles while striking out seven en route to a season-high nine punchouts. The right-hander lasted seven innings for a fourth time this season and remained winless since June 19. The Stars make their first visit to Birmingham over the weekend, opening a three-game set Friday night with southpaw Josh Habel taking the hill against Barons right-handed knuckleballer Charlier Haeger. 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.

Nashville Pre-Game Audio with Pitching Coach Stan Kyles: www.nashvillesounds.com/a...207-21.mp3

West Virginia Site Game Summary: GRIFFITH BLANKS THE POWERCharleston, WV ? Derek Griffith received a lot of run support on Thursday night at Appalachian Power Park as the Lakewood offense lit up the Power for 13 runs. Griffith matched the intensity of his offense, pitching a complete game shutout as Lakewood beat the Power 13-0. In the top of the second inning the BlueClaws scored three times. Mike Lombardi hit a fly ball to left field, which was dropped by Josh Brady, allowing the first run to score. Josh Mader reached on a fielder?s choice during the next at-bat brining in Chris Klemm and Seam Gamble brought in the final run of the inning on an RBI single. Chris Klemm made it a 4-0 game with a solo homerun in the top of the fourth inning, his third of the year. The BlueClaws put the game out of reach scoring four runs in the top of the fifth. Jason Jaramillo drove in the first run on an RBI single, then Ryan Frith, Mike Lombardi and Mader drew bases loaded walks to bring in the last three runs. Klemm drove in his second run of the game on an RBI single in the top of the sixth inning to put the BlueClaws up 9-0. Mike Dzurilla smacked a three run homer in the top of the seventh inning and Klemm knocked in the final run of the game in the top of the eighth with a sacrifice fly. Griffith (6-8) earned the victory, and Josh Wahpepah (5-5) obtained the loss. The Power are 13-13 in the second half after the loss and the BlueClaws move to 12-15 with the win. The Power will continue the five game series with the BlueClaws at Appalachian Power Park on Friday night. The Power will throw RHP Yovani Gallardo (4-3, 3.10) and the BlueClaws will counter with RHP Andy Baldwin (2-8, 4.24). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central).

Brevard County Site Update: Somewhat tounge-in-cheek version -- fun... DARKNESS HALTS MANATEES GAME Full Moon Blamed An unlit light tower forced Thursday's Brevard County Manatees game against the Daytona Cubs to be suspended due to darkness with the score tied 0-0 in the middle of the sixth. The remainder of the game will be made up tomorrow at 5:00 (4:00 Central) with the regularly scheduled game, to be played in its entirety, immediately following. Prior to being suspended, Manatees starter Ryan Costello was pitching a three-hit shutout while striking out nine and walking only one. Daytona starter Randy Wells was equally impressive in pitching five innings and allowing only five hits while striking out seven. During the shortened game Manatees catcher Lou Palmisano was 2-2. Ironically, with a full moon overhead, the Daytona Cubs team bus refused to turn over. Another bus was dispatched from Daytona Beach to pick up the Cubs. To make it all the more freaky, the Manatees promoted reliever Brian Wolfe earlier in the week. Tomorrow night Margaritaville Shrimp presents Parrothead Madness at the ballpark. Join the Manatees and Margaritaville Shrimp in celebrating the music of Jimmy Buffett. All fans presenting Margaritaville Shrimp packaging to the box office will receive two for one tickets.

Final: Memphis (Cardinals) 3, Nashville 1, ten innings Nashville Site Game Summary: Link for Mike Meyers photo, text follows -- www.nashvillesounds.com/n...ewsId=1701 NASHVILLE ? The Memphis Redbirds scored a pair of unearned runs in the top of the tenth inning to post a 3-1 victory over the Nashville Sounds on Thursday evening at Greer Stadium in the finale of a four-game series. With the win, Memphis (50-49) avoided a four-game sweep and reduced the Sounds? lead in the PCL American Conference Northern Division to five games. The Sounds? defense, which has committed a PCL-leading 111 errors on the year, fell apart in the top of the tenth. After John Gall reached on a leadoff walk from Nashville reliever Clint Weibl, the Sounds made fielding errors on consecutive sacrifice bunts by Skip Schumaker and Bo Hart. The gaffs by third baseman Tony Zuniga and Weibl allowed Memphis to fill the bases with no outs. After Weibl retired Raul Gonzalez on a flyout, Redbirds pinch-hitter Pete Zoccolillo gave the visitors a 2-1 lead with a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Gall. Memphis added an insurance run when Schumaker came plateward on a Weibl wild pitch to up the advantage to 3-1. Both offenses were dormant in the early going as the teams combined for only eight hits through five scoreless innings. Nashville outfielder Nelson Cruz gave the home team a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth when he belted his fourth homer as a Sound and 20th overall longball of the year, a one-out solo shot to right-center off Memphis starter Mark Nussbeck. Cruz, who finished 2-for-4, has hit safely in 16 of 17 Triple-A games this season. Sounds spot starter Mike Meyers turned in an outstanding effort, holding the Redbirds scoreless on just three hits through six frames but took a no-decision when the Redbirds rallied to tie the game against Nashville reliever Kane Davis in the seventh. Chris Duncan led off the inning with a double, moved to third on a groundout, and came home to tie the game at 1-1 on Tim Hummel?s two-out RBI single. The blown save was the team-high fourth of the year for Davis. Nussbeck, who also took a no-decision, matched Meyers? solid performance with one of his own for the Redbirds, surrendering only one run on eight hits while fanning five over seven frames. Redbirds reliever Carmen Cali (3-4) earned the victory after tossing two scoreless innings, while Weibl (2-3) took the loss after allowing the winning runs in his lone frame of work. Ricky Stone atoned for his blown save a day earlier, tossing a perfect bottom of the tenth to earn his first save for the Redbirds. The Sounds travel to Omaha, Nebraska on Friday for a four-game series against the division-rival Omaha Royals. Right-hander Gary Glover (2-1, 1.80) will start the 7:05 p.m. CT series opener and face Omaha right-hander Danny Tamayo (4-6, 5.68). Nashville Box Score: Not Prince Fielder's day, now hitting .251... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1 Nashville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...a_nasaaa_1

Final: Mobile (Padres) 4, Huntsville 3 Two crushing losses within 24 hours... Huntsville Box Score: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_mobaax_1 Huntsville Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_mobaax_1

In progress, Huntsville 2, Mobile (Padres) 0, after six innings Both starters saving their bullpens after last night's 19-inning affair; Ty Taubenheim's last outing was just a timy blemish on his super season -- back on track and more with nine K's in his six shutout innings thus far -- the Stars have struck out nine times themselves as well...

Final: Lakewood (Phillies) 13, West Virginia 0 Ugh... West Virginia Box Score: If you can't say anything nice, you know the rest... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1 West Virginia Game Log: www.minorleaguebaseball.c...x_wvaafx_1

Final: Arizona Brewers 4, Arizona Rangers 3 Weather: 108 degrees, sunny. Wind: 3 mph, Varies. T: 2:19 Arizona Box Score: Middle of the order carries the way -- Jose Jimenez officially becoming interesting; as noted above, the Lil' Unit is in Maryvale; Wally Backman II a Rangers farmhand... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_brrrok_1 Arizona Game Log: Brewers hit into four double plays, one less than the parent club today; single-triple-single with two outs in the first, nice; potential tying run gunned down at the plate in the 8th to preserve the lead... www.minorleaguebaseball.c...k_brrrok_1