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Via the Sky Sox: The Colorado Springs Sky Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers have announced that INF Yadiel Rivera has been optioned to Colorado Springs and C Josmil Pinto has been activated from the temporary inactive list. In a pair of corresponding moves, C Parker Berberet has been transferred to Rookie Helena and RHP Jacob Barnes has been placed on the temporary inactive list retroactive to May 13. *** Barnes is a new dad (baby girl).

VIDEO via WLOX: Brief game action from the Biloxi road game

Second Timber Rattler video looks, unfortunately lopsided losses, via the MyNew32 broadcasts -- Friday's game Saturday's game

AUDIO via Saturday's Biloxi Pre-Game Show: Javier Betancourt talks walk-off Not sure what Betancourt's background is regarding his timeline for learning the English language, but the just-turned 21-year-old is not only confident, but a very entertaining conversationalist, fantastic!

AUDIO via Friday's Sky Sox pregame show: Manager Rick Sweet As always, a lot covered over nine minutes, hope folks are taking in all the audio we link to while perusing the full reports each day...

AUDIO via WTMJ Fri. 5/13 - Sophia Minnaert *** AUDIO via ESPN Milwaukee 540 Fri. 5/13: Tom Haudricourt *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Fri. 5/13: Tim Allen of WSSP 105.7 FM *** AUDIO via the Bill Michaels Show Fri. 5/13: Scott Miller of Bleacher Report *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM Fri. 5/13: Adam McCalvy joins "the Big Show" *** AUDIO via WSSP 105.7 FM Fri. 5/13: As for all home games, a nice full listen (start at the 04:00 minute mark) - Craig Counsell pre-game presser, the roundtable discussion, Colin Walsh interview, Padres Manager Andy Green pre-game

From Friday night: Always cool when you get the opponent's broadcast team to gush and throw out "wow's" --

Happy 24th Birthday to Brevard County LH reliever Brad Kuntz http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/bay/sports/m-basebl/auto_headshot/9336478.jpeg

New Orleans Advocate: Outfielder Keon Broxton led off the game with a home run to center field and hit a two-run shot to left in the fourth, both off Jarred Cosart, helping power Colorado Springs on Friday at Zephyr Field. “He has all the tools, and he’s working very hard on mental concentration, that mental focus so you eliminate mistakes,” Colorado Springs manager Rick Sweet said. “He does everything well. Now, it’s just getting himself under control with all that athleticism he has.”

Houser shaking inconsistent start to season Dekota Gregory, Pryor Daily Times (OK) Sports Correspondent Right-handed pitcher Adrian Houser was a jack-of-all-trades Monday night for the Milwaukee Brewers Double-A affiliate Biloxi Shuckers. Houser stepped in the batter’s box in the fifth inning and delivered a triple off the wall to score Javier Betancourt from first base. The RBI was Houser’s first since his senior season at Locust Grove High School in 2011. He scored moments later and was responsible for more runs than his opponent, Miami Marlins affiliate, the Jacksonville Suns, in the 9-1 victory at MGM Park in Biloxi. “It’s definitely pretty fun to get to hit again,” Houser said. Houser (2-3) did most of his damage on the mound to pick up his second win of the season. He put his season back in the right direction with a six-inning outing, which tied his season high. Houser allowed one run on three hits and struck out five batters. It was Houser’s best outing since he tossed five hitless innings April 16 against, Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate, the Mobile BayBears. Houser was pulled after five innings when his pitch count reached 86. Houser’s season has been inconsistent thus far, which is why his ERA sits at 7.20 through six starts. He’s given up seven runs in two starts, but both times bounced back with his best performances of the season. Houser started the season by allowing seven runs in a six-inning performance April 9, but notched five hitless innings seven days later. In his start before Monday’s outing, Houser gave up seven runs in four innings to, Cincinnati Reds affiliate, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He allowed seven hits and struck out nine batters in the game. Houser ended last season with a 2.92 ERA for Biloxi before he was called up to pitch for the Brewers in September. “I feel like (the season) has gone better than it looks because my numbers aren’t that good right now, but I’m accomplishing some things that I’ve been working on and have been throwing the ball well,” Houser said. “It could be a little bit of (inconsistency). My last two games, though, I feel like that they have been pretty consistent. I just had a little bad luck in one of them. With the stuff I’m working on, things should be turning around for me soon.”

VIDEO via WLOX: More Biloxi game highlights

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 *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin *** Weather.com: Colorado Springs, CO Chattanooga, TN Dunedin, FL Grand Chute, WI

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

DVR ALERT (This afternoon!) Timber Rattlers Game Saturday May 14th, 1:00 PM -- MyNew32 TV *** PROGRAMMING NOTE: Chattanooga is one of two Southern League teams not to provide MiLB.TV coverage, sorry Biloxi fans...

Saturday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Jorge Lopez at home vs. Salt Lake City (Angels), 6:30 PM pre-game, 7:05 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 Adrian Houser at Chattanooga (Twins), 5:55 PM pre-game, 6:15 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 Dunedin (Blue Jays), 5:30 PM gametime Free Live Audio Link (Dunedin feed) 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: LHP Jake Drossner at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Twins), 12:45 PM pre-game, 1:05 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.

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Final: Colorado Springs 10, New Orleans 3 Sky Sox Score Early And Often To Win 10-3 Broxton hits two homers as Sky Sox win three of four in New Orleans By Aaron Cheris / Colorado Springs Sky Sox *** Colorado Springs Box Score It's video game numbers for Keon Broxton in the 23 Sky Sox games since his demotion, my goodness! Nate Orf with an .853 OPS in his 12 AAA games, so psyched the undrafted Baylor player is eventually going to be a big leaguer -- will be interesting what moves get made upon Yadiel Rivera's arrival to allow Orf to get his at-bats (Will Middlebrooks departure?). Will actually doubled, singled, and walked here. Colorado Springs Game Log Taylor Jungmann threw 94 pitches in five innings, and only 45 were strikes. Yay, he won! Sigh...

Final, Game Two: Dunedin 6, Brevard County 2 Dunedin gains split of doubleheader with Manatees Donald Rieber, Jr., Manatees Examiner *** Brevard County Game Two Box Score Manatees are 8-7 since the horrific 3-17 start; Donald's report provides the details of a brutal inning for RH reliever Junior Rincon, the big-armed 24-year-old who skipped over Wisconsin this spring. Rincon was prone to the occasional blow-up outing during his two-year stay in Helena as well. The respective leadoff men were Johnny Davis and Jonathan Davis, and Blue Jay 2012 1st round OF D.J. Davis (Dylan) was also in the lineup. Brevard County Game Two Game Log Here's a thought -- would it be so awful to swap 26-year-old Johnny Davis for still-so-young 22-year-old Tyrone Taylor at Biloxi? More about trying to get Taylor right against high-A pitchers.

Final, Game One: Brevard County 7, Dunedin 5 Houle just misses cycle in game one at Dunedin Donald Rieber, Jr., Manatees Examiner *** Brevard County Game One Box Score Catcher Dustin Houle bumps his batting average to .247, even if one of his four hits may have been a gift of sorts, as you read; the two Dustin's (Houle & 1B Demuth) combined for seven hits, four for extra bases, in the seven-inning contest; only four of SS Angel Ortega's 42 hits have gone for extra bases and his walk rate is low, but enough balls have found holes that the batting average is still shiny - Ortega also stole his 4th base in as many attempts on the season tonight... Brevard County Game One Game Log RHP Bubba Derby will take the win despite the tough line, but focus on his impressive 41-to-9 K-to-BB ratio in 32.2 innings...

Monte Harrison back in the Timber Rattlers' lineup after serving his three-game suspension for his role in the scuffle in this game from last week.

Even though one of the Manatee games is a makeup from Space Coast Stadium, looks like Dunedin will be the "home team" for both games tonight.

VIDEO via Ryan Rodig --"Hard-nosed" Clark off to impressive start with Timber Rattlers

Transaction watchers peeking at a somewhat bloated Sky Sox roster, take note of this from Adam McClavy -- Left-hander Sam Freeman has reported to Colorado Springs, but he will throw a handful of side sessions before joining the team's active roster. He has not pitched in a game since April 28, before the Brewers designated him for assignment. *** No excuses for Taylor Jungmann tonight, pitching below sea-level in New Orleans...

*** Now in addition to those highlights from the Timber Rattlers' exciting Thursday night win, which we linked to last night, you can also check out the MyNew32 broadcast highlights, with several different plays featured, here.