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Sunday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Paolo Espino at Iowa (Cubs), 12:38 PM pre-game, 1:08 PM 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 Taylor Williams at Pensacola (Reds), 3:45 PM pre-game, 4:05 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 - Eight of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi is among them. Only games in Chattanooga and Mobile won't be available. ********** Carolina: LHP Kodi Medeiros at Frederick (Orioles), 12:45 PM pre-game, 1:00 PM gametime 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's Victor Diaz and Trey Supak in a doubleheader at Burlington (Angels), 1:40 PM pre-game, 2:00 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings 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.

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Final: Biloxi 5, Pensacola 3, 15 innings Derby, Shuckers outlast Pensacola in Saturday night marathon Longest game in franchise history becomes third straight win Bubba Derby earned his first Double-A win in relief performance on Saturday (Benton Reed photo) They stayed up late to write the recap, be sure to click that link above and drink it all in, good stuff... AUDIO: Chris Harris' voice survived the marathon, here are the highlights, including more Mauricio Dubon leather-flashing PHOTO GALLERY: Via the Pensacola New-Journal Pretty impressive first three games of the road series for the Shuckers, as Pensacola was 14-6 to begin. Now at 10-13, the Biloxi boys can at least have some first-half relevance in terms of wins and losses. Biloxi Box Score Eleven shuckers reached base via walk or HBP, so even if some batting averages dropped here, on-base percentages were salvaged; this is Dustin Houle's age 23 season -- he reached base four times here, has a stellar defensive reputation, shined in big league camp, and one would think is deserving of more than the 32 at-bats he's received thus far. It was a full night off here for Jacob Nottingham. Biloxi Game Log In front of a soldout Pensacola crowd, Bubba Derby escaped these two jams in particular when a man was on 3rd with just one out -- wow: Pensacola Bottom of the 11th Pitching Change: Bubba Derby replaces Tristan Archer, batting 9th, replacing Johnny Davis. Josh VanMeter grounds out, shortstop Angel Ortega to first baseman Dustin DeMuth. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Brian O'Grady replaces Geoff Broussard. Brian O'Grady walks. Gabriel Guerrero singles on a line drive to right fielder Clint Coulter. Brian O'Grady to 3rd. Bubba Derby intentionally walks Aristides Aquino. Gabriel Guerrero to 2nd. Eric Jagielo strikes out swinging. Taylor Sparks flies out to left fielder Victor Roache. Pensacola Bottom of the 12th Joe Hudson pops out to first baseman Dustin DeMuth in foul territory. Leon Landry triples (2) on a line drive to center fielder Michael Reed. Blake Trahan grounds out, shortstop Angel Ortega to first baseman Dustin DeMuth. Bubba Derby intentionally walks Josh VanMeter. With Brian O'Grady batting, Josh VanMeter advances to 2nd on defensive indifference. Brian O'Grady walks. Gabriel Guerrero grounds out, first baseman Dustin DeMuth to pitcher Bubba Derby.

As also posted in full within our season-long Timber Rattlers feature thread for archiving purposes -- Rattlers' Roegner is home-state product Tim Froberg, Appleton Post-Crescent

Link includes a video interview, with some of the comments also in the text below -- Rattlers' Roegner is home-state product Tim Froberg, Appleton Post-Crescent Timber Rattlers pitcher Cameron Roegner is a Beloit native. (Photo: Courtesy of Ann Mollica/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers) GRAND CHUTE – As a second-year pitcher, Cameron Roegner is getting an education in how to get professional hitters out. But when it comes to all things Wisconsin, Roegner is no longer the inquisitive student. He’s the clubhouse expert and go-to source among Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players for any questions about the food, beverages, customs and culture of the Badger state. Roegner grew up in Beloit, less than 70 miles from Miller Park, and was a multi-sport athlete at Beloit Memorial High School. The 6-foot-6 left-hander is the lone home-state product on the Timber Rattlers' roster. Roegner has pitched both as a starter and out of the bullpen and is coming off a promising rookie season in the Milwaukee organization. In 14 games and 41 innings last season with the Arizona Brewers (rookie league) and the Helena Brewers (advanced rookie league), Roegner had a combined 2-3 record with a 3.07 ERA and 27 strikeouts. Q: What’s it like being the lone Cheesehead on the team? A: “It’s been fun. Everyone thinks I don’t eat anything but cheese. Our first day here we got a nice care package from one of the Fox Cities organizations and there were some cheese curds in there. Some of the guys weren’t sure about the squeakiness. You know how fresh cheese curds have that little squeak to them. All of a sudden, there’s bags of cheese curds flying at me. We’re having a good time.” Q: So how cool is it for a Wisconsin guy like yourself to be playing in the Brewers organization? A: “It’s a dream come true to be in this organization and a blessing. You grow up as a fan of the Brewers and then you get here and realize how many good people are in this organization. Playing in the Midwest League is awesome. I can’t wait to play at Beloit near the end of May.” Q: What was your draft day experience like? A: "Leading up to the draft, I didn’t think I’d get drafted by the Brewers. I had filled out quite a few questionnaires from teams, but the Brewers weren’t one of them. But then, right before the draft, I got word that they had my info and would be looking for me on draft day. I was at home with my family during the draft, sitting in the living room. And to hear, 'Cam Roegner to the Brewers,' I’ll never forget that. I had goose bumps. It was pretty surreal.” Q: Has your family been here to watch you pitch? A: “My mom and dad (Matt and Sarah Roegner) are here a lot. Even if I’m not pitching, they will come up for a weekend series, because they love baseball. I love having them around. That support is really nice. They've always been at all my games." Q: How big of a Brewers fan were you growing up? A: “Pretty big. Baseball season is busy at all ages and we were usually very busy during the summer with baseball. But we usually went to at least one Brewers game a year, sometimes two or three. At home we always had the game on, whether it was on TV or the radio.” Q: Was there an all-time favorite Brewers game that you attended? A: “One of my most special memories at a Brewers game came when Jeromy Burnitz was playing for them. We had seats along the right-field line and he tossed me a foul ball. It was the first ball I’ve ever caught at a big league game, so that was pretty special to me.” Q: Are you a Bucks and Packers fan, too? A: “Absolutely, especially the last few years with the Bucks. I’m a big Bucks fan and pretty excited about what they have going now and with the young talent they have in Giannis (Antetokounmpo), Khris Middleton and (Malcolm) Brogdon. I went to a couple games in the offseason. And obviously, the Packers have been very good historically, so it’s pretty hard to not be a Cheesehead.” Q: Did you play any other sports besides baseball at Beloit Memorial? A: “I played football my first year, but I quit that and started playing volleyball in the fall. Played basketball in the winter and baseball in the spring, and sprinkled in some golf when I could.” Q: You’re a big guy. You could have been a huge target at tight end. Why did you drop football? A: “Oh, you should have seen me in high school. I’m thin now, but I’ve probably put on 50 pounds since high school. I would have gotten crushed on the football field. That’s why I went to volleyball, just to stay healthy. I really liked volleyball. I used to joke that I was a better volleyball player than baseball player. But there’s not as many pro opportunities in volleyball and I had more connections in the baseball world.” Q: Did you play any other positions in baseball and do you miss hitting? A: “I played a little first base. I do miss hitting high school pitching. But when I’m there charting games with the radar gun, stepping into the batter’s box against guys throwing in the mid-90s doesn’t look like that much fun.” Q: You had Tommy John surgery following your freshman year at Bradley. How difficult of an experience was that? A: “That was tough. Any injury that keeps you off the field for 12 months is tough. But it was a good time for it to happen. Had it come my junior or senior year right before the draft, that would have been really tough. I was just getting started in college baseball and it wasn’t like I was THE guy or anything. “I had some elbow problems in high school, so it was good to get it taken care of right away. It took about 12 months before I was back on the mound and about 19 months before I was 100 percent. There was definitely some adversity there, but I'm healthy now and better for it." Q: You have a degree in finance from Bradley. Is that your backup plan? A: “I try not to think about that. I try and focus on what I do now, but it’s definitely nice to have a degree because you never know what’s around the corner. You go out and compete every day, but you never know what kind of breaks are going to come your way. So, yeah, it’s definitely nice to have a little bit of security there.” Q: What’s your MO on the mound? Do you try and pitch to contact? Throw the ball by hitters? A: “The big thing I try and do is keep the walks down and make the hitters earn everything. A good hitter wins three out of 10 times and you have to try and make them earn everything. I just try and fill up the zone. There may be some strikeouts in there and there may be some quick ground ball outs. Whatever the team needs.” Q: As a pitcher, what’s been the toughest part about going from college to the pros? A: “There are threats up and down the lineup. You have to be worried about everyone one through nine. They’re all here for a reason, to play pro ball. And as a starting pitcher, it’s been different going from a seven-man rotation in college to a five-man rotation. In college, you get two or three days off before you throw your bullpen. Here, you get like one day off and you’re throwing your bullpen." THE TOOL BOX In spring training, you could see he had some pretty good awareness and good body control for a big, long left-handed pitcher. There’s some athleticism there. He’s able to field his position and handles the running game well. He’s got a good pickoff move as well as the long, lean body which helps him get angle on his fastball and flip a breaking ball over." Matt Erickson, Timber Rattlers manager A CLOSER LOOK Cameron Roegner Position: Pitcher. Age: 23. Residence: Beloit. Height/weight: 6-6, 210. Bats/throws: Left/left. Acquired: Selected by Milwaukee in the 22nd round of the 2016 first-year player draft. FAVORITES MLB team growing up: "Milwaukee Brewers.” MLB player: “There were a lot of guys. I was a big Prince Fielder fan when he was with Milwaukee. He came through Beloit as well with the Snappers, so I got to see him up close and in person. I liked Prince, (Ryan) Braun, Rickie Weeks.” Food, meal: “I like burgers. Burgers and fries are my favorite meal.” Musical group/artist: “It varies a lot. I’d say Future right now. But when summer comes around, I get more into country.” TV show: “It’s always sunny in Philadelphia.” Movie: “Shutter Island.” Hobbies outside baseball: “Video games. Just hanging out with my buddies.” Place to go in Appleton: “We’ve been on the road a lot since I’ve been here, so I haven’t had a chance to explore much. They have some pretty good burgers at The Bar and at Milwaukee Burger Co., too.” Advice: “Try and be the best player on your team at all times. Don’t worry about getting moved up. Just try and be the best player wherever you are and good things will happen.”

Sky Sox at Iowa postponed, no makeup date announced; the teams will play their one scheduled game Sunday at 1:08 PM Central.

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 *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Carolina Wisconsin *** Weather.com: Des Moines, IA Pensacola, FL Frederick, MD Burlington, IA *** NOTE: All four clubs on the road, and no MiLB.TV for the Mudcats and Timber Rattlers for their current series, including the two twinbills today.

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

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Paolo Espino at Iowa (Cubs), 6:38 PM pre-game, 7:08 PM 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 Jon Perrin at Pensacola (Reds), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 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 - Eight of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi is among them. Only games in Chattanooga and Mobile won't be available. ********** Carolina: RHP Corbin Burnes and LHP Brad Kuntz in a doubleheader at Frederick (Orioles), 11:45 AM pre-game, 12:00 PM 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's Victor Diaz and Trey Supak in a doubleheader at Burlington (Angels), 4:40 PM pre-game, 5:00 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings 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.

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VIDEOS: Multiple Colorado Springs clips via the Twitter timeline of @BrewerProspect

AUDIO via Thursday's Sky Sox Pre-Game Show: Manager Rick Sweet *** AUDIO via Friday's Shuckers Pre-Game Show: OF Victor Roache *** AUDIO via the Shuckers' Soundcloud collection: Friday's game highlights

Final: Biloxi 1, Pensacola 0 Lopez has career-night in win over Blue Wahoos Lopez matches career-high with 10 strikeouts on Friday night *** Read that game summary, then check out the MiLB.com feature article below, which includes quotes from Jorge -- Shuckers' Lopez sharp through six innings Brewers No. 13 prospect ties career high with 10 K's, hits double By Michael Leboff, MiLB.com *** *** Biloxi Box Score 88 pitches, 56 strikes for Lopez... Biloxi Game Log So what happened after Lopez' leadoff double? Biloxi Top of the 5th Jorge Lopez doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Leon Landry. Mauricio Dubon out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Alex Blandino to first baseman Brian O'Grady. Jorge Lopez to 3rd. Blake Allemand reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Blake Trahan to catcher Adrian Nieto. Jorge Lopez out at home. Dustin DeMuth grounds out softly, third baseman Alex Blandino to first baseman Brian O'Grady.

The Brewers have purchased the Mexican League contract of 18-year-old RHP Victor Castaneda, and plan to assign him to Maryvale, according to this report (Spanish). http://www.milb.com/images/674810/t5010/180x270/674810.jpg Listed at 6'1", 185, Castaneda is a rookie in the league that is considered a AAA league by MiLB, but with a talent level that likely resides closer to AA. Regardless, to be in the league at that young age is impressive, and the Brewers' interest likely spiked after this start on the 20th last week, which was his first pro start and 2nd appearance. Tweet from the Tijuana Toros with a picture from a couple of years back, it seems: "We remember when we signed the pitcher Víctor Castañeda years ago, who today makes his first start in @LigaMexBeis." *** Not counting on a Julio Urias-type find here, but it remains encouraging that the organization is seeking all routes to talent.

AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's "Big Show" Fri. 4/28: Adam McCalvy *** AUDIO via MLB Network Radio Fri. 4/28: Very brief clip of Craig Counsell's Sirius/XM interview *** AUDIO via the Mike Heller Show Fri. 4/28: Tom Haudricourt (go to the 02:14:25 hour/minute mark) *** AUDIO via WTMJ Fri. 4/28: Eric Thames

Unique Carolina bullpen photo - Heads up! (Or down?)

VIDEO via Baseball America: Carolina's Freddy Peralta on the mound

Miller Park Prospects: Who's hot on the farm these days

From late in spring training, and in this case specific to Alex Farina -- Good luck to Alex, who has signed with the Rockland (Pomona, NY) Boulders of the independent Can-Am Association.

Thursday's game in Zebulon --

Monte Harrison: Power in Adjustments Jack Conness, BP Milwaukee Fantastic work here by Jack (and Monte, of course!) *** Toolshed: Harrison finally finding his groove Brewers No. 22 prospect thriving after two injury-riddled seasons By Sam Dykstra / MiLB.com

Thursday's game in Des Moines --

AUDIO via MLB.com's "Cut 4" Podcast Wed. 4/27: "Brewers beat reporter Adam McCalvy stops by to talk about sausage races, clubhouse goofballs and of course, the marvel that is Eric Thames." (Go to the 20:30 minute mark.) *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Fri. 4/27: "Tim Allen, Host of the WSSP Baseball Post Game Show, reacts to Seth Everett's comments yesterday on the Eric Thames PED non-story. Plus, are the Brewers good enough to be .500 by the end of the year?"

If you're reaching the Link Report only via Twitter, be sure to read this Monte Harrison feature from Jack Conness of Baseball Prospectus Milwaukee, linked in our Timber Rattlers' season-long feature article archive thread. You'll also find an MiLB.com feature on Harrison at the link, also with insightful quotes.

From Thursday --