Jim Goulart

ARTICLE: Excellent MLB.com feature on Orlando Arcia and how the Brewers came about to sign him

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Colorado Springs Media Notes - Home games only, it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Sky Sox' site. 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 Pioneer League North Division Arizona League Central Division Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers *** Weather.com: Colorado Springs, CO Sevierville, TN Tampa, FL Geneva, IL Grand Junction, CO Goodyear, AZ San Pedro de Macoris, DR

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

Thursday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: LHP Nick Additon at home vs. Oklahoma City (Dodgers), 7:35 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link We welcome Dan Karcher, who is the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox; follow him on Twitter @SkySoxKarch 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: LHP Hobbs Johnson at Tennessee (Cubs), 5:50 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link We also welcome Chris Harris as the very first play-by-play voice of the Shuckers! Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be linking to his fantastic "Shuck Dynasty" blog. 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! NOTE: This series in Tennessee is available via MiLB.TV. ********** Brevard County: RHP Cy Sneed at Tampa (Yankees), 6:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link - Yankees Feed Only No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Angel Ventura at Kane County (Diamondbacks), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 gametime Free Live Audio Link - WNAM 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. NOTE: Forty-two (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (34) 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. So, for the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sky Sox games, most Shuckers games, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. NOTE: This series in Kane County is available via MiLB.TV. *** Helena: LHP David Carver and RHP J.B. Kole in a doubleheader at Grand Junction (Rockies), 5:45 PM pre-game, 6:05 gametime; each contest slated for seven innings Free Live Audio Link We welcome back and again look forward to hearing second-year Voice of the H-Crew Dustin Daniel (@dustin__daniel on Twitter). MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Grand Junction and Orem in July, and Idaho Falls in August, those games will be available to watch online. NOTE: This series in Grand Junction is available via MiLB.TV. *** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Indians' complex in Goodyear, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league *** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Mets #2 squad, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day 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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Tuesday's game -- Elian Herrera triples home two runs in Colorado Springs' 13-6 loss to Memphis

Also via the Gazette -- Sky Sox reliever David Goforth will replace Tyler Cravy on the Pacific Coast League's All-Star team after Cravy was recalled to the Brewers on July 3. Goforth owns a 2.84 ERA with 26 strikeouts and two saves in 25 appearances for the Sky Sox this season. Pitching coach Fred Dabney is the other Colorado Springs representative.

Would-be engineer Austin Ross faring well as Sky Sox reliever By Kristen Gowdy, Colorado Springs Gazette Recent Sky Sox call-up Austin Ross definitely does not come from a baseball family. *** Also posted in full in our season-long Sky Sox feature article archive thread...

Would-be engineer Austin Ross faring well as Sky Sox reliever By Kristen Gowdy, Colorado Springs Gazette Recent Sky Sox call-up Austin Ross definitely does not come from a baseball family. The lingering remains of his slow, Southern drawl are testament to his Louisiana background, a reflection of his Gulf Coast roots. And a reminder of what his life would be without baseball. The relief pitcher grew up set to become a third-generation petroleum engineer. He enrolled as a petroleum engineering major at Louisiana State, and was prepared to follow in his father's and grandfather's footsteps. He never got his degree. The Brewers selected him in the eighth round of the 2010 draft following his junior season at LSU, and Ross broke away from what had become a family norm. "When I went to school, I enrolled in what I would enroll in no matter if I was playing baseball or not," he said. "Fortunately, I was able to get drafted and hopefully I can play for a long time to come." As far as extending his professional career, the 26-year-old is off to a pretty good start. In his four appearances with the Sky Sox since getting called up from Double-A Biloxi Shuckers, Ross hasn't allowed a run and has struck out three in 4 2/3 innings pitched. In his first stint at the Triple-A level, the 6-foot-2 righty is, according to manager Rick Sweet, handling the pressure confidently. "The key for me is he's come up and thrown strikes," Sweet said. "He's very aggressive, especially with his fastball." That confidence was shown especially in his first outing with the Sky Sox on July 3. After finding out about his promotion at midnight the night before, Ross packed up his apartment, joined the team in Nashville and pitched that evening in a tight 2-1 loss to the Sounds. He allowed a ground-ball gapper for a single that scored the Sounds' go-ahead run, but Ross responded the next day with a much-needed scoreless inning in a 15-1 loss to the Memphis Redbirds. Taking the call-up in stride is all a part of Ross' personality. With the Sky Sox, he is facing batters with years of professional experience. But that hasn't fazed him. He is quick to shake off the added pressure that the next level brings with an easy smile. "Baseball is baseball," he said. "A well-executed pitch is a well-executed pitch, no matter what ballpark you're throwing it in." A solid reliever could be the answer - or at least part of the answer - for a Colorado Springs pitching staff that has struggled mightily this season, posting the second-highest ERA in the Pacific Coast League. But if Ross continues to control the strike zone as well as he has been, Sweet thinks he could progress to the big leagues very quickly. "There's always a chance," he said. "If he commands his stuff well enough then he could pitch at the next level."

Final: Colorado Springs 8, Oklahoma City 7, ten innings Sky Sox Rally, Stun Dodgers In 8-7 Walk-Off Win Rogers, Wren and Dominguez set up Rivera for Clutch Walk-Off Knock By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox http://www.milb.com/assets/images/4/8/6/133943486/cuts/06_21_056sm_pk_njryaj0w_rwqw8mg4.jpg Matt Dominguez's eighth-inning RBI double tied the ballgame at seven before the Sox walked off on the Dodgers in 10. (Paat Kelly photo) COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The Sky Sox broke their five-game losing streak in dramatic fashion as they sent 1,505 smiling fans home with an 8-7 walk-off victory over the OKC Dodgers on Wednesday night at Security Service Field. Coming off the best start of his season, Sox starter Drew Gagnon would not benefit from the same fortune this evening. The right-hander surrendered seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits and a walk in five innings while striking out three. Gagnon's night featured just one scoreless inning with a perfect top of the second. Dodgers outfielder Darnell Sweeney went 3-for-3 against Gagnon with a double, solo home run and a single in those at-bats while scoring three OKC runs. Chris Heisey also enjoyed success in his three at-bats against the Sox starter, recording three hits and a run scored in his first few trips to the plate. Darwin Barney, Corey Seager and Austin Barnes added five combined RBIs to help the Oklahoma City cause as the visiting squad took a 7-1 lead into the sixth inning. Dodgers lefty Eric Stults held the Sky Sox to just four hits over six strong innings of three-run ball (two earned) while striking out six. The big blow to the OKC starter's line came courtesy of a mammoth Jason Rogers two-run blast that sailed an estimated 433 feet over the centerfield wall. Tim Dillard worked three impressive frames in relief of Gagnon, shutting down the Dodgers offense with just two hits allowed while striking out three to give the Sox a late rally chance. Ramon Troncoso gave Oklahoma City a scoreless seventh before taking the mound again in the eighth. The righty would fail to record an out in his second inning of work as he allowed a walk to Donnie Murphy and single to Elian Herrera to leadoff the frame before being pulled in favor of left-hander Ryan Buchter. Buchter struggled in his lone inning, giving up three base hits and a walk that allowed his inherited runners to score before surrendering two runs of his own. Back-to-back doubles by Kyle Wren and Matt Dominguez did the bulk of the damage for the Sox lineup as they combined for three RBIs to knot the ballgame in dramatic fashion. Buchter eventually worked out of further trouble to send the ballgame into the ninth with the two sides deadlocked at seven. David Goforth and Austin Ross (1-0, 0.00) each provided Colorado Springs with scoreless frames to send the tie game into the home tenth. Goforth would benefit from a defensive gem to close out the ninth without a Dodgers run scoring as Matt Long caught a Corey Seager fly out in right field foul territory before firing home to nab the speedy Sweeney at home to secure the 7-7 score. Randy Fontanez (1-1, 1.77) stayed on the mound for the home tenth after tossing a scoreless ninth for the Dodgers. The Sox would not miss their opportunity to end the game. Dominguez led off the 10th with a single before Nevin Ashley's sac bunt moved the third baseman into scoring position with one out. Yadiel Rivera followed with a base hit to right fielder Kyle Jensen, prompting manager Rick Sweet to send the not-so-fleet-of-foot Dominguez home. Dominguez scored standing up as Jensen's throw skipped past Barnes, allowing the Sky Sox to send weary fans home happy with a 8-7 walk-off series-opening win. The Sky Sox improve to 33-51 with the improbable victory as Oklahoma City falls to 53-31. Colorado Springs looks to ride this high into a second straight win on Thursday night as the Sox face off with these same Dodgers in game two of an extended five-game set. Nick Additon (4-2, 5.75) is set to take the ball against a yet to be determined Oklahoma City starter with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM MDT (8:05 Central). Colorado Springs Box Score T: 2:50 (2:15 delay). Att: 1,505. How many do you think were on hand at the end of this one? Contributions throughout, good for the guys... Colorado Springs Game Log

VIDEO via WLOX: Video from the Biloxi game *** MiLB Biloxi game report focuses on the Rays' starter

Intriguing 18-year-old DSL shortstop Ignacio Otano (.890 OPS) hasn't played since a full game on July 2nd.

Helena Tweet: We have been rained out again. Doubleheaders Thursday and Friday. 5:00 PM start Thursday (6:00 Central) and Friday is TBD. 3 days straight of no baseball. Bummer, was looking forward to watching tonight... *** Going to listen to Chris M. and the Rattlers at least until Wisconsin gets a hit...

The first ten Kane County Cougars reached in an eight-run 2nd inning, RHP Jon Perrin the main victim. Kane County Bottom of the 2nd Marty Herum singles on a ground ball to left fielder Sthervin Matos. Colin Bray homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Marty Herum scores. Michael Perez walks. Henry Castillo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brandon Diaz. Michael Perez to 3rd. Joe Munoz singles on a line drive to left fielder Sthervin Matos. Michael Perez scores. Henry Castillo to 2nd. Victor Reyes singles on a ground ball to second baseman Tucker Neuhaus. Henry Castillo to 3rd. Joe Munoz to 2nd. Chuck Taylor singles on a line drive to center fielder Brandon Diaz. Henry Castillo scores. Joe Munoz to 3rd. Victor Reyes to 2nd. Ildemaro Vargas singles on a ground ball to pitcher Jon Perrin. Joe Munoz scores. Victor Reyes to 3rd. Chuck Taylor to 2nd. Pitching Change: Luke Curtis replaces Jon Perrin. Cody Regis walks. Victor Reyes scores. Chuck Taylor to 3rd. Ildemaro Vargas to 2nd. Marty Herum singles on a ground ball to left fielder Sthervin Matos. Chuck Taylor scores. Ildemaro Vargas scores. Cody Regis to 2nd. Colin Bray lines out to right fielder Elvis Rubio. Michael Perez flies out to center fielder Brandon Diaz. Henry Castillo flies out to left fielder Sthervin Matos. *** On the bright side, Brandon Diaz' catch was a real web gem, hopefully it gets archived online.

Manatees with a four-run 1st and a four-run 2nd. Clint Coulter pops out in each inning and misses out on the fun, but Taylor Brennan has three walks through three innings as he looks to follow up on this dude from last night's Biloxi game.

AUDIO at the link: The Nick Ramirez and Adam Weisenburger HR calls from Tuesday

The Brewers have signed seven non-drafted free agents this summer, and they've done very well thus far, as hinted at in prior Link Reports. Only one at Helena: OF Omar Cotto, 23, USC -- .308/.455/.385 (.839 OPS), 11-for-11 in SB attempts Cotto is also the lone non-pitcher. *** The Maryvale arms: RHP Alex Farina, 22, Lafayette University -- 3 G, 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 12 K, 0.00 ERA RHP Aaron Myers, 21, Longwood (VA) University -- 2 G, 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 0.00 ERA RHP Evan Parker, 22, Dixie State (UT) University -- 1 G, 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 0.00 ERA RHP Jose Flores, 22, University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma -- 4 G, 7.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1.23 ERA LHP Brad Kuntz, 22, Baylor -- 4 G, 10 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 12 K, 1.80 ERA LHP Shawn Clowers, 22, Liberty (VA) University -- 2 G, 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 4.50 ERA *** Now obviously these are the tiniest of samples, and these guys are all older than the league norm. But it's pretty cool that none of them blew up in their first few pro outings (can't say that about all the drafted players), and just goes to show there's potential talent beyond the 40 draft rounds.

Signing scout for two of the top three Brewer picks - OF Trent Clark and RHP Nash Walters *** K.J. Hendricks makes it to majors — just not as he expected Jordan Mason, Killeen (TX) Daily Herald K.J. Hendricks has become accustomed to living out of a suitcase for weeks at a time and hustling from airport to airport to the point they start to run together. As a high school senior at Ellison, it was the life he dreamed of as part of a Major League Baseball organization. Hendricks, however, isn’t doing it as a player for the Milwaukee Brewers. He is doing it as a scout — and loving every minute of it. “I had those goals and aspirations when I was (at Ellison) in ’99,” Hendricks said, “and I’ve been very fortunate and blessed to see a lot of them come true.” After graduating from Ellison, Hendricks attended Temple College for a year before heading to the University of Texas at Arlington where he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies after his junior season. Hendricks played professionally for six years, climbing as high as Double A, but saw his career stall when he had to have his shoulder reconstructed shortly after reaching Double-A. The injury all but ended his hope of reaching the majors, at least as a player, but in hindsight Hendricks said it was the best for his life and career. “It was the worst thing professionally, but it also allowed me to sit still for about a year and really just evaluate my priorities in life — and mine were a little backwards,” Hendricks said. “So, it was one of those things where adversity ended up being a good thing for me.” When he finished playing, Hendricks returned to UT Arlington to finish his degree and eventually earned a coaching opportunity, which turned into a five-year stint. Then in 2013, Hendricks joined the Brewers’ staff as a scout, which has led to the touch-and-go life of a professional scout that he currently enjoys. “You’re waking up in hotel rooms and they all start to blend together and airports look the same and you’re having to shake your head and figure out where you’re at again,” Hendricks said. “It can be wild in the spring especially. It can take you all over.” But building relationships with players and fellow scouts, which he also did at UT Arlington, never gets old, Hendricks said, nor does searching for the next potential superstar in the major leagues. And while Hendricks said he always tells players to enjoy the high school years — “those are special memories that you’re making,” he said — he also can’t be happier with where baseball has taken him at this point in his life. Even if it is a tad different than he dreamed as a senior at Ellison. “That’s one thing sports has really been such a blessing to me and the things I’ve gotten to do, the people I’ve gotten to meet, the places I’ve gotten to live and travel,” Hendricks said. “That’s what baseball has really done for me.”

Via Baseball Prospectus Milwaukee -- Prospect Profile: Helena RHP Marcos Diplan

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Colorado Springs Media Notes - Home games only, it's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Sky Sox' site. 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 Pioneer League North Division Arizona League Central Division Dominican Summer League San Pedro de Macoris *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin Helena Maryvale DSL Brewers *** Weather.com: Colorado Springs, CO Montgomery, AL Tampa, FL Geneva, IL Grand Junction, CO San Pedro de Macoris, DR

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

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Drew Gagnon at home vs. Oklahoma City (Dodgers), 7:35 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link We welcome Dan Karcher, who is the longtime play-by-play voice of the Sky Sox; follow him on Twitter @SkySoxKarch 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 Jorge Lopez at Montgomery (Rays), 6:50 PM pre-game, 7:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link We also welcome Chris Harris as the very first play-by-play voice of the Shuckers! Follow Chris on Twitter @CHarris731. We'll be linking to his fantastic "Shuck Dynasty" blog. 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! NOTE: This series in Montgomery is available via MiLB.TV. ********** Brevard County: RHP Jorge Ortega at Tampa (Yankees), 6:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link - Yankees Feed Only No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Jon Perrin at Kane County (Diamondbacks), 6:10 PM pre-game, 6:30 gametime; expect LHP Luis Ortega to pitch in a tandem role Free Live Audio Link - WNAM 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. NOTE: Forty-two (!) of the Rattlers' 70 home games will be broadcast on TV this season. Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (9) and WACY-TV My NEW32 (34) 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. So, for the $49.95 season-long package, fans in Brewer Nation can watch all Sky Sox games, most Shuckers games, and all Timber Rattlers home games and some road games. NOTE: This series in Kane County is available via MiLB.TV. *** Helena: LHP David Carver at Grand Junction (Rockies), 7:45 PM pre-game, 8:05 gametime Free Live Audio Link We welcome back and again look forward to hearing second-year Voice of the H-Crew Dustin Daniel (@dustin__daniel on Twitter). MiLB.TV -- When the H-Crew makes their way to Grand Junction and Orem in July, and Idaho Falls in August, those games will be available to watch online. NOTE: This series in Grand Junction is available via MiLB.TV. *** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Idle *** DSL Brewers: at home vs. the DSL Yankees #2 squad, 9:30 AM, although game data won't be available until later in the day 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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