Jim Goulart

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Final: Mobile 7, Biloxi 3 Peralta strikes out eight over six quality innings in loss Freddy Peralta finishes the season with 169 strikeouts over two levels *** AUDIO via the Shuck Dynasty Soundcloud: "Jon Perrin interviews Shuckers outfielder Troy Stokes Jr. on the start of college football and his 20/20 season." Photo at the audio link - is Perrin eating while conducting the interview? *** Biloxi Box Score Biloxi Game Log Not sure what Tyrone Taylor's early exit was all about -- Mobile Bottom of the 2nd Alberto Triunfel grounds out, shortstop Angel Ortega to first baseman Dustin DeMuth. Matt McCann singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Brennon Lund flies out to center fielder Tyrone Taylor. Matt Thaiss walks. Matt McCann to 2nd. Taylor Ward singles on a line drive to right fielder Clint Coulter. Matt McCann scores. Matt Thaiss to 3rd. Jose Rojas strikes out swinging, catcher Jacob Nottingham to first baseman Dustin DeMuth. Mobile Bottom of the 3rd Defensive switch from shortstop to left field for Angel Ortega. Defensive Substitution: Gabriel Noriega replaces center fielder Tyrone Taylor, batting 6th, playing shortstop. Taylor was not scheduled to bat in top of the 3rd.

Final: Colorado Springs 14, Memphis 11 Sky Sox Claim Shootout Colabello, Dubon combine to drive in seven runs By Robby Veronesi / Colorado Springs Sky Sox Mauricio Dubon led the way with four RBI for the Sky Sox, all coming in the fifth inning or later. (Paat Kelly photo) Read at the link above to learn which pitchers raked, and which pitcher starred on the mound (yes, despite the score). *** Colorado Springs Box Score Remember, this is the squad the Sky Sox will face in the playoff series opener. Get in their heads this weekend! Where to begin when the Sox pounded 21 hits, including seven for extra bases in their eight frames at the plate? I'll tell you where, dig in and enjoy on your own! Colorado Springs Game Log

Final: Wisconsin 4, Quad Cities 2 Rattlers Keep Quad Cities Quiet Wisconsin wins 4-2 as they hold River Bandits to two hits By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Sweet write-up linked above with details on no-hit pitchng after the 1st inning, and 16 baserunners for the Rattlers. Please do give it a read. *** VIDEO TWEET via the Rattlers: The final out *** Wisconsin Box Score Thought when Keston Hiura returned, he'd DH in his first game, but not the case SS Trever Morrison with a six-game hit streak and on base four times here with two doubles as he hopes to lift his season-long average to .200 or above Wisconsin Game Log Demi! Man, is next year going to be big for him.

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VIDEO TWEET via the Mudcats: RH closer Nate Griep

To make room for Keston Hiura's activation at Wisconsin, RHP Victor Diaz, done for the season after Friday's start, was placed on the DL.

AUDIO via Matt Pauley's Brewers Extra Innings Podcast Sun. 8/27: "After a series win against the Dodgers, the Brewers continue to be in contention for both the NL Central Division title and the Wild Card. What does it say about this team that they could win a series in Los Angeles? Matt breaks it down and is joined by Brew Crew Ball managing editor Kyle Lesniewski. At the minor league level, the Brewers' Triple-A affiliate in Colorado Springs clinches a playoff spot. Matt is joined by Brad Krause to go through the entire minor league system." Apologies for not posting earlier in the week, much is still relevant. Enjoy the full podcast, as for the focus of this Minor League Forum, Brad's prospect discussion begins at the 39:00 minute mark.

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Colorado Springs Media Notes - Linked on the Sky Sox official blog Biloxi Media Notes - Linked on the Shuck Dynasty blog Carolina Media Notes - Linked on the Mudcats official blog Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog *** STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League South Division High-A - Carolina League Southern Division A - Midwest League Western Division Pioneer League North Division Arizona League Central Division Dominican Summer League San Pedro Division Dominican Summer League North Division NOTE: Divisional standings for the two DSL teams point to the same shared page link. NOTE #2: The Standings Links above will reflect second-half standings for Biloxi, Carolina, and Wisconsin. You can easily then click on "Overall Standings" once you've reached the initial link. *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Carolina Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers DSL Brewers/Indians *** Weather.com: Colorado Springs, CO Mobile, AL Zebulon, NC Davenport, IA Helena, MT Maryvale, AZ

Follow Saturday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Biloxi Carolina Game One Carolina Game Two Wisconsin Helena Maryvale MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Hiram Burgos at home vs. Memphis (Cardinals), 6:30 PM pre-game, 7:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link Dan Karcher, the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox is on Twitter @SkySoxKarch; joining him again this season is Dan Acheson (@Dan_Acheson) MiLB.TV -- for subscribers; all Colorado Springs games, home and away, will be available to watch via MiLB.TV's $49.99 season-long package ($12.99 to pay for a single month). The audio feed is from the home team. The video of each game is archived online, which is a nice feature. All MiLB.TV details available at the link. NOTE: Notice that on MiLB.TV's page, you can click on "Filter", then "Milwaukee Brewers", and you'll see just the Crew's organizational TV lineup. ********** Biloxi: RHP Freddy Peralta at Mobile (Angels), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Chris Harris is the play-by-play voice of the Shuckers. Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be linking to his fantastic "Shuck Dynasty" blog. Erik Bremer (@Erik_Bremer) joins Chris often. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast. MiLB.TV - Nine of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi is among them. Only games in Chattanooga won't be available. ********** Carolina: RHP's Conor Harber and Marcos Diplan in a doubleheader at home vs. Myrtle Beach (Cubs), 2:45 PM pre-game, 3:00 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Free Live Audio Link We look forward to Mudcats audio with Greg Young (@gregyoungjr), especially after going without gameday audio for much of the Brewers' stay in Brevard County. MiLB.TV - Yes, Carolina home games will be on MiLB.TV, sweet. It appears three other Carolina League teams (Salem, Myrtle Beach, and Winston-Salem) broadcast as well. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Carlos Herrera at Quad Cities (Astros), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 gametime Free Live Audio Link Chris Mehring is back to do his customary fantastic work as the Voice of the Rattlers. Follow him on Twitter @CMehring; we'll link to Chris' infamous blog often -- Rattler Radio. MiLB.TV - Eight of the 16 Midwest League teams telecast their home games, and Wisconsin, once again, is among them. We'll let you know when a road TV feed is available. In 2017, fifteen games will be broadcast on Spectrum Sports in Wisconsin, available on channel 32 and in HD on channel 1332. We'll keep you posted with our "DVR Alerts" days in advance. *** Helena: RHP Alec Bettinger at home vs. Billings (Reds), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Garrett Greene (@Garrett_Greene) has your H-Crew coverage for 2017 *** Maryvale: at home vs. the AZL Padres #2 Squad, 6:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league

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Via themonkeynest.com -- Q&A with Brewers Elite Prospect Corbin Burnes: Putting in Work

AUDIO via Matt Pauley's Brewers Extra Innings Podcast Sun. 8/27: "After a series win against the Dodgers, the Brewers continue to be in contention for both the NL Central Division title and the Wild Card. What does it say about this team that they could win a series in Los Angeles? Matt breaks it down and is joined by Brew Crew Ball managing editor Kyle Lesniewski. At the minor league level, the Brewers' Triple-A affiliate in Colorado Springs clinches a playoff spot. Matt is joined by Brad Krause to go through the entire minor league system." Apologies for not posting earlier in the week, much is still relevant.

THURSDAY VIDEO: Tom Haudricourt and Todd Rosiak in a broad Brewers discussion amidst the backdrop of Latin-tinged stadium music *** Via WSSP's "Big Show" -- FRIDAY - Adam McCalvy *** Via WSSP -- FRIDAY - Home games always make for a fantastic pre-game show 05:45 minute mark - Craig Counsell 11:20 - Roundtable Discussion 29:40 - Taylor Williams 41:45 - Tim Allen

Final: Helena 4, Great Falls 0 Brewers Shutout Voyagers Three pitchers combine for Brewers first shutout since 2015 as Helena splits season series with Great Falls By Garrett Greene / Helena Brewers Ejections: Helena Brewers Manager Nestor Corredor ejected by HP umpire Taylor Payne (4th) Garrett discusses this in his game summary. Speaking of player development, how about Garrett's? Strong start to begin with, but this detailed summary is among several capping a strong end to the season. Have had a chance to sample his on-air work as well, nice, and if back for 2018, maybe has time to plan pursuing some on-air audio highlights or player interviews . *** Helena Box Score Jay Feliciano the first Brewer to reach double-digit HR's; Gabriel Garcia is just one away, and Garcia was on base three more times here and sports a .414 OBP. Helena Game Log

First time all season the podcast cut off early, prior to the Feliciano interview -- drop me a Twitter message, guys, if you're able to adjust later and we'll repost, thanks.

Final: Biloxi 5, Mobile 2 Stokes Jr, Shuckers roll to another win over BayBears Troy Stokes Jr. has 20 homers and 29 stolen bases overall this season Makes you realize that the playoffs were tantalizingly close -- "At 69-65 with three games remaining, the Shuckers will finish the 2017 season above the .500 mark. Though they won't make the playoffs, the Shuckers are just 0.5 games behind the Pensacola Blue Wahoos for the best overall record in the South Division." More nuggets at the summary link above. *** *** Biloxi Box Score Contributions throughout the lineup... Biloxi Game Log

AUDIO via Friday's Biloxi Pre-Game: "Pitching coach Chris Hook talks about the promotion of Taylor Williams to the majors, Freddy Peralta, Corbin Burnes and more." We always learn a lot from Hook, and some glowing remarks as you might imagine here...

Final: Colorado Springs 4, Memphis 3 Erceg, Garcia Lead Sox to Win Pitching staff strikes out 10 in series opener By Robby Veronesi / Colorado Springs Sky Sox Playing in his first Triple-A game, Lucas Erceg drove in a run on his first hit as a member of the Sky Sox. (Paat Kelly photo) Nice uniform, Lucas! Read about that first hit (extra base) at the link above. *** Colorado Springs Box Score My goodness, Nate Orf! Three more hits, including a double out of the three-hole in the lineup, and while you are at it, throw in an assist from right field. Too bad we didn't get video of Lucas Erceg's AAA debut hit... Colorado Springs Game Log Won it for Skip... Memphis Top of the 4th Jordan Schafer singles on a line drive to right fielder Nate Orf. Patrick Wisdom pops out to second baseman Mauricio Dubon. Gabriel Lino singles on a ground ball to left fielder Kyle Wren. Jordan Schafer to 2nd. Ryan Helsley strikes out on a missed bunt. Colorado Springs Sky Sox Manager Rick Sweet ejected by HP umpire John Libka. Breyvic Valera flies out to left fielder Kyle Wren. Tim Dillard, still useful, strands one -- Memphis Top of the 8th Aledmys Diaz walks. Jordan Schafer called out on strikes. Pitching Change: Tim Dillard replaces Andrew Barbosa, batting 9th. Patrick Wisdom flies out to center fielder Quintin Berry. Gabriel Lino flies out to center fielder Quintin Berry.

AUDIO via Thursday's Sky Sox Pre-Game: Manager Rick Sweet

Final: Beloit 7, Wisconsin 2 Rattlers Drop Home Finale to Beloit By Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Lots of info despite the lopsided loss... *** *** AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "It’s the final Papa John’s Pizza Postgame Podcast of the 2017 season. Chris Mehring & Kyle Lobner discuss the 7–2 loss to the Beloit Snappers and have comments from Dallas Carroll and Mario Feliciano." Thanks for the podcasts guys, hopeful that linking here each night added to your listening audience. I know I found them very worthwhile. *** Wisconsin Box Score Jett Bandy was scheduled to play only seven innings; between Andrew Susac and Bandy in town as of late, it's been a break behind the plate for Mario Feliciano, so he DH'd here. Hopefully Bandy and Susac spent some time imparting wisdom to the T-Rat catchers during their stays. Wisconsin Game Log

Via the Mudcats -- ZEBULON, N.C. - Tonight's game between the Carolina Mudcats and Myrtle Beach Pelicans has been postponed due to impending rain at Five County Stadium. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader beginning at 4:00 PM (3:00 Central) on Saturday, September 2 in Zebulon. Conor Harber (3-9, 5.47) and Marcos Diplan (6-8, 5.30) will have the games one and two starts respectively for the Mudcats in Saturday's twin bill. Carolina has gone 6-8 in doubleheaders so far this season.

The Carolina press release on the Lucas Erceg AAA promotion also indicates catcher Charlie Meyer was activated from the paper Helena roster to backfill the Mudcats' roster spot.