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Biloxi's Nathan Orf hits an opposite field home run in the Shuckers' 11-1 Sunday win over the Jacksonville Suns Boo-birds in Jacksonville!

Colorado Springs' Logan Schafer hits a double in the ninth inning of a 4-3 Sunday loss at Colorado Springs

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- 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: Memphis, TN Jacksonville, FL Bradenton, FL Grand Chute, WI Helena, MT Mesa, AZ Santo Domingo, DR

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

DVR ALERT! - Tonight's (Monday's) Timber Rattlers game will be on MyNew32 TV, 7:00 PM airtime. Same schedule Wednesday!

Monday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Tyler Cravy at Memphis (Cardinals), 6:35 PM pre-game, 7:05 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 Brooks Hall at Jacksonville (Marlins), 10:50 AM pre-game, 11:05 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: Jacksonville does provide coverage via MiLB.TV (with the Suns' call, naturally). ********** Brevard County: RHP Eric Marzec at Bradenton (Pirates), 5:30 PM gametime Free Live Audio Link, Bradenton Feed Only No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Angel Ventura at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Twins), 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:05 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. *** Helena: RHP Marcos Diplan at home vs. Great Falls (White Sox), 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. *** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): at the Athletics' complex in Mesa, 9:00 PM gametime; never audio for games in this league *** DSL Brewers: at the DSL Tigers, 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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Biloxi plays at 11:05 this AM (Central). Look for Monday's Link Report just before gametime. AUDIO via Shuck Dynasty Blog - Orlando Arcia, pitching coach Chris Hook discuss Futures Game

2015 in a nutshell: Colorado Springs, Brevard County and Wisconsin find ways to lose in 11 innings. Helena gets crushed. Biloxi romps, and is awesome again.

Final: Memphis 4, Colorado Springs 3, 11 innings Sox Rally In Ninth, Fall To Memphis In Extras Two-Run Ninth Saves Sox Before Two-Run Eleventh Gives Redbirds Walk-Off Win By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox http://www.milb.com/assets/images/0/0/4/124714004/cuts/05_15_018sm_pk_2_wzri474o_tmpb0781.jpg Yadiel Rivera's two-run single in the top of the ninth tied the ballgame at two, helping send the Sox to extras in Sunday's walk-off loss. (File Photo from prior game by Paat Kelly) A tight game throughout; Sunday night's 4-3 contest between the Sky Sox and Redbirds ended with late-inning dramatics that ultimately favored the home side before 3,425 fans at AutoZone Park in Memphis. Sox starter Drew Gagnon put together one of his better start of the season, making just one real mistake while limiting damage over a strong two-run, six inning performance against the dangerous Redbirds lineup. The right-hander allowed five hits and three walks while striking out two. Infielder Alex Mejia got to Gagnon in the home fifth as he launched a one-out long ball to left-centerfield, scoring Matt Williams to provide Memphis a 2-0 lead they would hold for 3.1 more innings. A combination of Tim Cooney, Justin Wright, Keith Butler and Sam Tuivailala kept Coloraodo Springs off the scoreboard for the game's first eight innings as the Redbirds looked destined for a shutout victory. The quartet of arms collectively allowed two hits and four walks while striking out four Sox batters, handing Mitch Harris the ball in the top of the ninth in hopes of securing the team's second 2-0 victory in three nights. Harris could not follow through, allowing two runs in the ninth on a Yadiel Rivera two-run single to short. Nevin Ashley and Logan Schafer came around to score and knot the ballgame at two with one out in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Bryan Petersen and Pete Orr failed to capitalize in potential game-winning at-bats, sending the Sox to the Memphis ninth still deadlocked. Jaye Chapman took over in the ninth after Tim Dillard, Michael Kirkman and Rob Wooten teamed up for two scoreless innings to keep the Sox deficit at two, making the ninth-inning rally possible. Chapman gave Colorado Springs two scoreless frames that it desperately needed as Harris and Marcus Hatley (4-2, 1.69) kept the Sox off the board in the tenth, moving the tight contest to the 11th. Hatley walked Schafer to open the eleventh before a Rivera sacrifice bunt moved the speedy outfielder to second with one out. Pinch-hitter Elian Herrera followed with a base hit, moving Schafer to third to give the visitors runners on the corners still with just one out. After a Redbirds mound visit, Orr came through with a clutch RBI sac fly to plate Schafer and give the Sky Sox their first lead of the night. Herrera stole second base to give Kyle Wren a runner in scoring position but the outfielder could not provide a vital insurance run, flying out to end the inning with the Sox leading, 3-2. With manger Rick Sweet's bullpen options limited, Ariel Pena (0-1, 4.66) would come on for the bottom of the eleventh in an unfamiliar save situation. Pena struggled, recording just one out in the frame as Memphis answered with two runs on four consecutive singles by Tommy Pham, Mejia, Dean Anna and Travis Tartamella. Anna's base knock tied the game at three before Tartamella came through for the home town team with a pinch-hit, walk-off single to give Memphis a thrilling 4-3 victory. The Redbirds improve to 40-37 while dropping Colorado springs to 30-44 after the heartbreaking defeat. The Sky Sox will wrap up their four-game series in Memphis on Monday night as Tyler Cravy (7-5, 4.20) looks to get his team back in the win column against Zach Petrick (4-4, 4.32) and the Redbirds. First pitch is slated for 6:05 PM MDT (7:05 Central) at AutoZone Park. Colorado Springs Box Score So the Johnny Hellweg / Ariel Pena portions of the Zack Greinke trade remain underwhelming. Colorado Springs Game Log

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Bullpen can’t back Sneed in 11-inning loss to LumberKings Tim Froberg, Post-Crescent Media GRAND CHUTE – Cy Sneed has been a hard-luck pitcher all season for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The big right-hander did everything he could to break that pattern Sunday, but the Rattlers’ bullpen once again failed to finish. Sneed delivered another quality start, only to see Wisconsin’s relief corps blow a comfortable lead in an 11-inning 6-5 loss to the Clinton LumberKings before a crowd of 3,270 at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Sneed, who represented the Timber Rattlers in last week’s Midwest League All-Star Game, allowed one run on four hits with six strikeouts in six strong innings. The Milwaukee Brewers’ third-round pick in the 2013 first-year player draft, threw strikes on 54 of his 79 pitches. Sneed departed with a 4-1 lead, but Clinton rallied against relievers Scott Lieser and Luke Curtis to tie the game with a run in the seventh and two more in the eighth. The LumberKings eventually broke the 4-4 deadlock with two runs in the top of the 11th on Chris Mariscal’s two-run single off losing pitcher Tyler Linehan. “Sneed was good,” said Wisconsin manager Matt Erickson. “That’s typical Sneed. He’s been our most consistent guy and every time he goes to the mound, I feel good about our chances. “When he left the game we had a 4-1 lead with nine outs to go. And obviously, we struggled to get those nine outs when we went to the pen. “We gave them a chance. We started walking some people and gave them some life.” The Rattlers bullpen has failed on multiple occasions to protect leads for Sneed, who has a deceptive 3-7 record, but a stellar 2.68 earned run average. “My job is to pitch deep into the game,” said Sneed. “It would have been nice to get the win, but that’s baseball. The best teams in the world lose games and have things slip away.” Sneed retired the first 11 hitters he faced before the LumberKings broke up his perfect game with two out in the top of the fourth on consecutive singles by Mariscal, Patrick Leyland and Chantz Mack. Leyland is the son of Jim Leyland, the former manager of the Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates. “It was nice to get a little rest over the all-star break,” said Sneed. “I polished up a few things with (pitching coach) Gary Lucas this week that allowed me to keep the ball down in the zone.” Sneed’s fastball topped out at 94 mph, and he had excellent control, walking just one. “My stuff was working good,” said Sneed. “Greg McCall called a good game and we had a pretty good game plan against them after seeing them for the fourth day. The Rattlers (25-48 first half, 2-1 second half) collected nine hits and second baseman Tucker Neuhaus slammed a long solo home run to right center, his second of the season. But Wisconsin’s bullpen couldn’t slam the door on the LumberKings (27-45, 1-2) and the Timbers Rattlers struggled to get the big hit. Wisconsin was an ugly 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position. “We had some missed opportunities,” said Erickson. “We had chances to add on and couldn’t pull away.”

Final: Great Falls 9, Helena 2 Brewers Drop 4th Straight Helena Brewers The Helena Brewers (3-8) dropped their fourth straight game on Sunday, falling to the Great Falls Voyagers (7-3) 9-2 at Centene Stadium. Both starters pitched well through the first three innings, combining for 11 strikeouts on the day. The Voyagers once again used a strong middle three innings, however, to charge to victory. Jordan Yamamoto (0-2) was hit hard by Great Falls, giving up five runs on eight hits in his four and two thirds innings on the hill. He would be able to strike out seven batters and did not give up an extra-base hit. Jake Jarvis had another outstanding game for Great Falls, going 4-for-5 while picking up an RBI and a run. The middle of the Voyagers batting order was dominant with their four through six hitters all coming up with doubles. Monte Harrison picked up his first triple of the season for the Brewers, screaming a liner off the right-center fence. He would score on an error by Johan Cruz. Omar Cotto-Lozada accounted for half of Helena's hits, going 2-for-3 and stealing two bases. He is now tied for the team lead with five stolen bags. The Brewers head back to Helena for one last game against the Voyagers in the first half. First pitch on Monday from Kindrick Field is set for 7:05 PM (8:05 Central). Helena Box Score 19-year-old RHP Jordan Yamamoto made use of two double plays to navigate through three scoreless innings, but trouble was lurking as six men reached in those three frames. Yamamoto's WHIP through three starts (13.2 IP) is an unsightly 2.34 on 24 hits (including three HR's), eight walks, and an HBP. LHP Chad Reeves was ineffective behind Yamamoto. Hide the children's eyes! Helena is last in the Pioneer League with a team ERA of 7.39 and a team WHIP of 1.87. On the bright side, RHP Marcos Diplan gets the home crowd start Monday night. Helena Game Log Ugly game offensively, too, as both H-Crew runs were gifted to them. The squad drew only one walk. In his pro debut, 7th round University of Miami infielder George Iskenderian, playing 2nd base while hit streak king Blake Allemand got his first day off, went 0-for-4 (GIDP, 6-3 groundout, called out on strikes, 6-3 groundout). No memories made there, it'll make Game Two all the more sweet.

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AUDIO: Interview with Helena's RHP Cody Ponce, as the 2nd-rounder talks about his pro debut

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- 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: Memphis, TN Jacksonville, FL Bradenton, FL Grand Chute, WI Great Falls, MT

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

DVR ALERT! - No free local TV today, but Monday's Timber Rattlers game will be on MyNew32 TV, 7:00 PM airtime.

Sunday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Drew Gagnon at Memphis (Cardinals), 5:35 PM pre-game, 6:05 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 Jacksonville (Marlins), 1:50 PM pre-game, 2:05 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: Jacksonville does provide coverage via MiLB.TV (with the Suns' call, naturally). ********** Brevard County: RHP Jorge Ortega at Bradenton (Pirates), 12:00 PM gametime Free Live Audio Link, Bradenton Feed Only No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Cy Sneed at home vs. Clinton (Mariners), 12:45 PM pre-game, 1:05 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. *** Helena: RHP Jordan Yamamoto at Great Falls (White Sox), 1:40 PM pre-game, 2:00 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. *** Arizona Rookie (Maryvale): Idle *** 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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MiLB.TV worth it last night -- Damien Magnifico and David Goforth closed out Biloxi and Colorado Springs respectively, within minutes of each other, then flipped back to the Timber Rattlers game for Brandon Diaz' heroics at the plate and in center field.

Cole Gillespie (career stats) -- Sixth Big League organization for the 2006 3rd round pick, via MLB Trade Rumors

In our Transactions Thread, you learned about the latest non-drafted free agent signing. Here's a follow-up article: Dixie State's Evan Parker reflects after signing with Brewers By Justin Giles, thespectrum.com (St. George, UT) http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/bcef3913a9a4abe8a4ba8f15ad49fb3b85ffc32c/c=0-0-534-712&r=537&c=0-0-534-712/local/-/media/2015/06/28/StGeorge/B9317891129Z.1_20150628015050_000_G2TB6TOP7.1-0.jpg Former Dixie State pitcher Evan Parker will get his shot in the big leagues after getting picked up by the Milwaukee Brewers. Parker heads to Arizona on Sunday to start training. (Photo via Dixie State Public Relations) Sacrifice. Determination. Leadership. Those three traits are just some of several qualities that describe former Dixie State right-handed pitcher Evan Parker, whose never give up attitude has landed him a spot with the Milwaukee Brewers. Parker's path to Major League Baseball hasn't been like most players who recently signed contracts with clubs across the country after the 2015 MLB draft. After not hearing his named called on draft night, Parker sat wondering if his dream of playing professional baseball was over. "I knew going in that I was a bit undersized than most people who were getting drafted," Parker said. "But I believed in myself and just kept working hard." Working hard might have been an understatement. "When the season ended, Evan didn't stop working, DSU baseball coach Chris Pfatenhauer said. "He continued to lift, run, and throw, and do everything that he could possible do to put himself in the position to play at the next level." During his time at DSU, Parker led the team to back-to-back Pacific West Conference baseball titles in 2015, and was a First Team All-PacWest selection as well as being named to the NCBWA All-West Region first team. Parker, left as the career saves leader (26) at DSU, after tying his own single-season record with 13 saves this past season to go with a 2.45 ERA and 25 strikeouts. Even though he recorded several school records during his time with the Red Storm, teams still bypassed Parker on draft night. "I just wanted a shot," Parker recalled. "I prayed to God every night, and then I got the call." Even though his contract is still pending, Parker credits his opportunity to his family, coaches and teammates who have always been there for him. "Playing baseball at DSU has been one of the highlights of my life," he said. "Coach Pfatenhauer and Martinez are top notch coaches. They put me in great positions to succeed and I am so thankful for the opportunity to play for them. They've made a big impact on my life and I wouldn't be here without them." Parker is the second Red Storm baseball player this year that will get the chance to play at the next level. Porter Clayton, a left-handed pitcher, was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 19th round on June 10. "We have several goals every year and sending guys to the next level is one of those goals," Pfatenhauer said. "I'm super excited for Evan. He's a fantastic young man and we wish him the best. He's going to be great." The Brewers are no strangers to DSU after drafting Bubba Blau last year in the 24th round. "It would be awesome to be able to play with Bubba," Parker said. "We've been friends since high school and it would be great to be able to reunite with him."