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AUDIO: RHP Andrew Vernon, the first ever MLB draft pick from North Carolina Central University joined Mike, Lauren and Demetri on The Morning Show at WRAL to talk about his surprise at being taken in the 28th round by the Brewers. "I was playing NBA2K when the Brewers called" The best interviews are always the late-round college picks... Vernon is on his way to Maryvale.

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AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's Pre-Game Show Sat. 6/11: Beginning at the 05:00 minute mark, the usual chock-full home game broadcast includes Craig Counsell's pre-game presser; the roundtable discussion; then an interview with OF Keon Broxton (33:00 minute mark) *** AUDIO via MLB Network Radio Sun. 6/12: GM David Stearns (a portion of the discussion; Sirius/XM app subscribers should search on "Stearns" to hear the full interview) *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM's Pre-Game Show Sun. 6/12: Beginning at the 09:00 minute mark, the home game extravaganza includes Craig Counsell's pre-game presser; the roundtable discussion; then interviews with RHP Corey Knebel (31:15 minute mark) and Mets RHP Jim Henderson (38:40 minute mark) *** AUDIO via WTMJ Mon. AM 6/13: Tom Haudricourt *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM Mon. AM 6/13: Adam McCalvy *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM Mon. AM 6/13: Third base coach Ed Sedar *** AUDIO via ESPN 540 Milwaukee Mon. 6/13: Tom Haudricourt

17th round rounder Weston Wilson of Clemson will be signing per this article and his excited tweet.

VIDEO: 22nd rounder signs at Miller Park, how cool is that? Beloit's Roegner attends Brewers game as new member of organization

AUDIO: Saturday night Wisconsin highlights via Chris Mehring

Learn in this fine write-up on Gainey (stress fracture, back), along with Tommy John rehabbers Taylor Williams and Nathan Kirby.

VIDEO via WLOX: More from Biloxi's win

Vines via Nolan Bratt -- Josh Hader swinging K's Josh Hader caught looking K's In Biloxi -- Jacob Nottingham

Final: Memphis 5, Colorado Springs 0 Sky Sox Offense Stymied In 5-0 Loss Hader strikes out nine in Sky Sox debut, but bats silenced in Memphis By Aaron Cheris / Colorado Springs Sky Sox *** Colorado Springs Box Score 100 pitches, 57 strikes for Josh; that strikeout video above was of the opposing pitcher, but still... Colorado Springs Game Log Sky Sox shut out for the 4th time in eight games...

That Part One aired back on April 24th. AUDIO via the Sky Sox Sunday pre-game: Part Two with Counsell (reminiscing on his Sky Sox days)

AUDIO via the Sky Sox Saturday pre-game: RHP Tim Dillard

Sunday --

Saturday's highlights (4-2 win) --

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 Wisconsin Media Notes - Linked on the Rattler Radio blog *** STANDINGS: AAA - Pacific Coast League American Northern Division AA - Southern League South Division High-A - Florida State League North Division A - Midwest League Western Division Dominican Summer League San Pedro Division *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin DSL Brewers *** Weather.com: Memphis, TN Biloxi, MS Viera, FL Geneva, IL

Follow Sunday's action as it happens with box score / game log links: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin MiLB.com feature -- organizational scoreboard, Brewers

Sunday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: LHP Josh Hader at Memphis (Cardinals), 5:30 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link Dan Karcher, the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox is on Twitter @SkySoxKarch; joining him 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 Javi Salas at home vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 4:50 PM pre-game, 5:10 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. Thaddeus Krzus (@Shucks1stIntern) 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. ********** Brevard County: TBD at home vs. Palm Beach (Cardinals), 4:05 PM gametime Sorry, no audio is available for this series... Unfortunately, the Manatees have dropped their broadcast coverage for 2016. No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. Ten of the 12 Florida State League teams provide audio (some only for home games), we'll do our best to let you know when an opponent's audio is going to be available. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Miguel Diaz at Kane County (Diamondbacks), 12:40 PM pre-game, 1:00 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. NOTE: Thirty-nine (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on local TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (10) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (29) will split duties. We'll let you know when and who, and remember to refer to the Rattlers' full TV schedule (scroll to bottom of link) so you can coordinate your DVR activity. ********** DSL Brewers: Idle We'll link to this Dominican Summer League Brewers' thread as part of the Daily Menu all season to assist you with your familiarity with these young men.

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There were also updates in our thread for Rounds 11-20 from the overnight, you will see those updates here, including a note on whether signing 11th round third baseman Chad McClanahan could possibly be swayed from his Arizona State commitment. So that's a good number of updates from Saturday night (within 24 hours of the third day selections). We'll certainly link to others as the week progresses, so stay tuned.

Andrew Vernon is first ever NCCU MLB draft pick WRALSportsFan.com (North Carolina) Former North Carolina Central University pitcher Andrew Vernon had a record-breaking senior year and career, and now he’s added another historic entry as he became the first Major League Baseball draft pick from NCCU when he was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the twenty-eighth round on Saturday, June 11. “I’m ecstatic, this is definitely a dream come true. It’s hard to put into words.” Vernon said about being drafted by the Brewers. “I can’t wait, it’s a great organization, and it’s been my dream ever since I was little. I can’t wait to see what happens, the guys I’ll meet, and the fan base. I’m really excited about everything that’s happening.” “What a tremendous culmination to a great four year career,” NCCU baseball head coach Jim Koerner said about the reliever. “Andrew has earned everything he’s gotten, and we are very proud of him. His talent, work ethic and determination will take him far.” A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Vernon pitched four seasons for the maroon and gray and ended his career as the modern-era leader in career saves with 15 and kept a career ERA of 3.89 which tops the list as well. Over his four years on the mound Vernon made a career-record 83 appearances with seven starts as he had an opportunity to move from the bullpen to the mound in his senior campaign. He was a 2016 First Team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference selection after he nailed down four saves and led the league with 85 strikeouts, which set a new single season mark in the modern era at NCCU. With those 85 strikeouts, Vernon also finished the regular season 12th in NCAA Division I in strikeouts per nine innings with an average of 11.93 punchouts. Vernon is also high in the NCCU career leaderboards in pitching as he is second in the modern era with 181 strikeouts and holds the second lowest opposing batting average of .243. The Milwaukee Brewers minor league affiliates are the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA), Biloxi Shuckers (AA), Brevard County Manatees (Advanced-A), Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (A), Helena Brewers (Rookie) and they have an Arizona League rookie team, and Vernon now waits to see where he will be assigned in the organization.

Andrew Vernon is first ever NCCU MLB draft pick WRALSportsFan.com (North Carolina) Former North Carolina Central University pitcher Andrew Vernon had a record-breaking senior year and career, and now he’s added another historic entry as he became the first Major League Baseball draft pick from NCCU when he was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the twenty-eighth round on Saturday, June 11. “I’m ecstatic, this is definitely a dream come true. It’s hard to put into words.” Vernon said about being drafted by the Brewers. “I can’t wait, it’s a great organization, and it’s been my dream ever since I was little. I can’t wait to see what happens, the guys I’ll meet, and the fan base. I’m really excited about everything that’s happening.” “What a tremendous culmination to a great four year career,” NCCU baseball head coach Jim Koerner said about the reliever. “Andrew has earned everything he’s gotten, and we are very proud of him. His talent, work ethic and determination will take him far.” A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Vernon pitched four seasons for the maroon and gray and ended his career as the modern-era leader in career saves with 15 and kept a career ERA of 3.89 which tops the list as well. Over his four years on the mound Vernon made a career-record 83 appearances with seven starts as he had an opportunity to move from the bullpen to the mound in his senior campaign. He was a 2016 First Team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference selection after he nailed down four saves and led the league with 85 strikeouts, which set a new single season mark in the modern era at NCCU. With those 85 strikeouts, Vernon also finished the regular season 12th in NCAA Division I in strikeouts per nine innings with an average of 11.93 punchouts. Vernon is also high in the NCCU career leaderboards in pitching as he is second in the modern era with 181 strikeouts and holds the second lowest opposing batting average of .243. The Milwaukee Brewers minor league affiliates are the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (AAA), Biloxi Shuckers (AA), Brevard County Manatees (Advanced-A), Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (A), Helena Brewers (Rookie) and they have an Arizona League rookie team, and Vernon now waits to see where he will be assigned in the organization.

West Brookfield's Thomas Jankins tops area picks By Jennifer Toland, Telegram & Gazette Staff (Worcester, MA) Quinnipiac right-handed pitcher Thomas Jankins of West Brookfield and Quaboag Regional was selected in the 13th round (No. 381 overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers. Jankins, who was a T&G All-Star in baseball and basketball at Quaboag, is the 16th player in Quinnipiac program history to be drafted. “It’s just everything I hoped it would be,” said Jankins, who was also at his family’s home Saturday. “It was great to have the family around and to get the call. I’ve been working since I was a little kid for this day and it’s just awesome to have all the hard work pay off.” The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder was the Bobcats’ top pitcher the last three seasons and his 180 career strikeouts rank eighth all-time in program history, fourth in Quinnipiac’s Division 1 era. This season, Jankins went 5-6 with a 3.26 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 85-2/3 innings. He struck out six or more batters in nine of his 13 starts. He expects to be reporting to the Helena (Montana) Brewers, the team’s advanced rookie affiliate. Pre-draft chatter, Jankins said, had him going anywhere from the fifth to the 20th round. “So I was all over the place with what I expected,” he said. The MLB Draft Tracker Twitter feed was down at the time Jankins was selected. “So we were watching TV, hanging out trying to relax,” Jankins said, “and I got a phone call from the Brewers scout and he said they selected me and it was just nice to hear.”

West Brookfield's Thomas Jankins tops area picks By Jennifer Toland, Telegram & Gazette Staff (Worcester, MA) Quinnipiac right-handed pitcher Thomas Jankins of West Brookfield and Quaboag Regional was selected in the 13th round (No. 381 overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers. Jankins, who was a T&G All-Star in baseball and basketball at Quaboag, is the 16th player in Quinnipiac program history to be drafted. “It’s just everything I hoped it would be,” said Jankins, who was also at his family’s home Saturday. “It was great to have the family around and to get the call. I’ve been working since I was a little kid for this day and it’s just awesome to have all the hard work pay off.” The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder was the Bobcats’ top pitcher the last three seasons and his 180 career strikeouts rank eighth all-time in program history, fourth in Quinnipiac’s Division 1 era. This season, Jankins went 5-6 with a 3.26 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 85-2/3 innings. He struck out six or more batters in nine of his 13 starts. He expects to be reporting to the Helena (Montana) Brewers, the team’s advanced rookie affiliate. Pre-draft chatter, Jankins said, had him going anywhere from the fifth to the 20th round. “So I was all over the place with what I expected,” he said. The MLB Draft Tracker Twitter feed was down at the time Jankins was selected. “So we were watching TV, hanging out trying to relax,” Jankins said, “and I got a phone call from the Brewers scout and he said they selected me and it was just nice to hear.”

Adams stunned that he can chase baseball dream A. Stacy Long, Montgomery Advertiser St. James graduate Wilson Adams ran through a whirlwind of emotions from anger to fear and finally elation Saturday. Adams, peeved that he hadn’t been picked in the annual pro draft, and a younger brother decided to vent their frustration on the golf course. On the drive to the course, they witnessed a hit-and-run accident where “my life and someone else’s flashed before my eyes.” Once there, somewhere between the parking lot and the first tee, Adams’ dad called with a startling question: “Did you hear?” “I figured my nephew had said his first words or something, but my dad said, ‘No, you just got drafted,” Adams said, his golf clubs falling at his feet. “I freaked out. I absolutely freaked out.” The Milwaukee Brewers took the right-handed pitcher from UAH in the 32nd round and indefinitely postponed his next round of golf. Adams said he’ll head to Arizona or Helena, Montana — sites of short-season Milwaukee affiliates — in the next few days. “At most, I’m probably going to get $1,000, a handshake and be asked, ‘Do you want to play baseball?’” Adams said. “If somebody had said before the season that I would have that chance, I would have said ‘yes.’ “I can always come back to school, but I can’t always come back to baseball. Now I can focus on the dream I’ve been chasing since I was 4 years old.” Adams, who is two semesters shy of his UAH degree and was out of baseball eligibility, rebounded from a bad junior year to be an ace this season for the Chargers. He was an honorable mention NCAA Division II All-American and was 10-3 with a 2.45 ERA. His 952/3 innings included 84 hits allowed, 29 walks and 101 strikeouts, a mighty stretch from the previous year. As a junior, he threw just 181/3 innings and wasn’t sure he’d even be allowed to play this season. The fall before his junior season, Adams said he was throwing 88-92 mph and had dominated hitters, but he “got lazy” and didn’t do anything over the winter. “I told myself that I needed some rest when I didn’t, and I dropped to 81-85 (mph) and I didn’t know where the ball was going,” said Adams, who didn’t make the same error before this season. “This year, really and truly, wasn’t supposed to happen,” Adams said. “It wasn’t something I was expecting to happen, but I felt I had enough talent to make it happen. “I really pushed myself to make it happen.”