Jim Goulart

Sky Sox OF Bryan Petersen back on the Helena paper roster upon Scooter Gennett's activation at AAA. *** As many of you saw, RHP Jim Henderson still on the Sky Sox roster, but outrighted off the Brewers' 40-man (cleared waivers).

AUDIO, Shuck Dynasty Blog: Postgame entry includes game highlights, photos, Manager Carlos Subero, and Jorge Lopez stat info We learn that Michael Reed had banged a foot against a wall, trainer said he had to come out of the game...

Once again, Biloxi salvages the night for the entire organization -- Final: Biloxi 5, Birmingham 4, 12 innings Shuckers win fifth straight with 5-4, extra-inning walkoff over Barons Taylor Green homered and delivered the game-winning single in the bottom of the 12th inning Biloxi Shuckers HUNTSVILLE, ALA. - For a second consecutive game, the Shuckers let an early lead slip away, but still came out on top. This time, it was in 5-4, walk-off fashion thanks to the bat of Taylor Green (2x5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB) in the bottom of the 12th against the Birmingham Barons on Thursday night at Joe Davis Stadium. The Shuckers matched a season-best by winning five-straight and are nine games over .500 for the first time in the inaugural season. The division lead remains 2.5 games over the Mississippi Braves. The walk-off was the second this week as Biloxi walked-off with a 2-1 win over Jacksonville in game two of Sunday's doubleheader. In the bottom of the 12th of the first ever meeting between the clubs, Orlando Arcia (1x4, RBI, R, 2 BB) drew a one-out walk to give the Shuckers their first base runner since a leadoff walk to Kyle Wren (1x4, 2 BB) in the sixth inning. Brandon Macias (1x1) pinch-hit for an injured Michael Reed (1x5) two batters later, and moved Arcia to second for Green. The 27-year-old served a single to left against Birmingham reliever Raul Fernandez (L, 0-2) scoring Arcia for the winning run. Arcia (22) and Wren (21) continued their on-base streaks with their performances, currently the longest streaks in the league. Birmingham (19-22) tied the game with a four-run rally in the ninth off of relievers Wirfin Obispo (0.2 IP, 3 R, H, BB, SO) and Damien Magnifico (2.1 IP, R, 3 H, BB, 2 SO). Adrien Nieto led off the frame with his second home run of the season to break the shutout. Jeremy Farrell was then hit by a pitch before Joey DeMichele struck out swinging and Jacob May flew out to left. Tim Anderson drew a walk, ending the night for Obispo. Manager Carlos Subero called upon Magnifico to get the final out, but he surrendered a game-tying, three-run shot to Courtney Hawkins to tie the game at four. Jaye Chapman (W, 4-2, IP, H, BB, SO), who eventually earned the win, made things interesting for the Shuckers in the 12th. After allowing a leadoff single to Christian Marrero, the Shuckers' pitcher misplayed a sacrifice bunt attempt by Marcus Lemon, putting two on with nobody out for the Barons. Chapman then made a heads-up play to snag Marrero at third on a sacrifice attempt by Brian Fletcher for the first out of the inning. Nieto drew a walk to load the bases for the Barons, but the veteran righty struck out Ferrell and induced a ground out by DeMichele to end the Birmingham threat. "One at-bat changed the whole game," added Subero after Thursday's fifth-straight win. "It was on the first pitch from Magnifico (after relieving Obispo). We were dominating again, similar to two days ago, but, our pitching came through and executed and Magnifico twice in first-and-thirds (10th and 11th) and Chapman with the bases loaded (12th). Then, we were able to come through again with a win late. Green is a veteran. And he really came through with that hit in 12th and the home run earlier." Biloxi (25-16) got on the board early in the second on a bloop single off the bat bat of Nick Shaw (2x5, RBI) to plate Green. The Shuckers had an opportunity with the bases loaded and two outs and Nathan Orf (0x5) at the dish, but the third baseman grounded out to his counterpart, Jeremy Farrell, to end the inning. Adam Weisenburger (2x5, RBI, R) gave the Shuckers their second run of the game in the fourth with an RBI single to center to bring in Tyrone Taylor (1x5, R, 3B) from third. Shaw followed up the single with one of his own to put two on with nobody out. Weisenburger moved over to third on Wren's double play and Orf was hit by a pitch, giving Biloxi runners at the corners and two outs. Arcia knocked a single into center to score Weisenburger and give the Shuckers a 3-0 lead. Green socked out his second home run of the season in the fifth to extend the advantage to 4-0. Starting pitching continued to dominate on this home stand for the Shuckers, as Jorge Lopez did not allow a run in 5.2 innings, surrendering just two hits (which did not leave the infield), issuing four walks and striking out five to lower his ERA to 2.95 on the year. The Shuckers will try to for a season-long six-game winning streak Friday night against the Barons in a matchup of LHP Brent Suter (2-1, 2.78) against RHP Mark Blackmar (0-2, 4.15). First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 PM, with coverage beginning at 6:55 on 1240-AM WGCM and the Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network. Fans can also listen to the game using the TuneIn Radio app or by going to www.biloxishuckers.com. Biloxi Box Score Twenty-one walks in 39.2 innings for an otherwise strong RHP Jorge Lopez; all four of the outs RHP Austin Ross (stranded two inherited runners) notched were via strikeout, now with 34 in 24 innings; RHP Wirfin Obispo is Biloxi's Jonathan Broxton, size and all; another scoreless frame for LHP Mike Strong... Biloxi Game Log Michael Reed played right field through the top of the 12th and had no chances in that inning, yet was somehow injured and was pinch-hit for in the game-winning bottom of the 12th... *** Shuckers tweet: .@yabiee18 (Jorge Lopez) hit by a liner back up the middle. Trainers come out, Lopez throws a warmup... He's fine. Lopez tweet and photo: Thanks god I'm good. #lucky #GreatWin @BiloxiShuckers

Final: Salt Lake 8, Colorado Springs 2 Big Inning Hurts Sox Again In 8-2 Loss To Bees 10 Hits, Four-Run Third Down Sox In Series Opener By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox http://www.milb.com/assets/images/2/8/8/124875288/cuts/pete_orr_wiq9qho3_r7y2immm.jpg Pete Orr recorded the Sox only multi-hit game, serving as a catalyst for the team's second run in Thursday night's 8-2 loss. (File Photo from prior game by Paat Kelly) The Sky Sox could not overcome Salt Lake's four-run third inning in an eventual 8-2 loss to the Bees before a crowd of 3,479 at Smith's Ballpark on Thursday night. After allowing a run on two hits in the home first, Sox starter Drew Gagnon (1-5, 7.05) would work a scoreless second before allowing four runs on five hits, a walk and hit-by-pitch. The Sox defense did keep at least one runner from crossing the plate when Logan Schafer, Matt Clark and Nevin Ashley combined on a relay to nail Kyle Kubitza at the plate with the inning's first out. The Bees would finish the inning holding a 5-1 lead. Colorado Springs tallied their first base hit against Salt Lake starter Nick Tropeano with a fourth inning solo blast by new Sox addition Scooter Gennett. They would add another run in the sixth after Salt Lake scored a run of their own in the home fifth. With two outs, Ashley extended the frame with a walk before consecutive singles by Pete Orr and Schafer brought the catcher around for the Sox second run, cutting the Bees lead to 6-2. Gagnon would finish the day with five innings of six run ball under his belt, allowing eight hits and three walks while striking out just two along the way. Tropeano cruised through his first three innings before running into Gennett to lead off the fourth. Even then, the right-hander would set down his next five straight batters before the Ashley walk in the fifth. Tropeano would allow two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out six over 4.2 innings of work. The Bees knocked in their final two runs in the home sixth thanks in part to a Yadiel Rivera throwing error. Josh Roenicke would be tagged for two unearned runs as he would serve up a two-run double to Kubitza. Bees starters Grant Green, Kubitza, Jett Bandy and Ryan Jackson each finished with multi-hit games in Salt Lake's 10-hit effort while Orr's two-hit game and Gennett's long ball lead the way offensively for the Sox. Jed Bradley, Jim Henderson and David Goforth would finish out the game for Colorado Springs, tossing 2.1 combined hitless innings while striking out three total batters. The Salt Lake bullpen would close out the victory for the home team with a trio of Atahualpa Severino (1-1, 6.38), Steven Hensley and Frank Herrmann teaming up for 4.1 scoreless frames, allowing four hits and a walk while striking out four. With the loss, the Sky Sox fall to 15-24 on the season as Salt Lake improves to 19-21. The Sox are back at it tomorrow evening as they look to get back in the win column in Salt Lake. Roenicke (2-0, 3.68) had been scheduled to start against Bees right-hander Drew Rucinski (0-1, 7.71) but that may change give his appearance in tonight's ball game. First pitch at Smith's Ballpark is slated for 6:35 PM MDT (7:35 Central) on Friday night. Colorado Springs Box Score So we waited four days for a Sky Sox game and got this clunker? Did the Brewers already abandon having relievers pitch the first two innings so starters like Drew Gagnon can pitch deep into the late innings of games? Did pitchers complain? Does the organization have conviction or what? However the wind blows? Gagnon's WHIP now an unsightly 1.81. Colorado Springs Game Log Col. Springs Top of the 2nd Matt Clark called out on strikes. Ben Guez grounds out, pitcher Nick Tropeano to first baseman Efren Navarro. Matt Long grounds out, pitcher Nick Tropeano to first baseman Efren Navarro. Salt Lake Bottom of the 2nd Defensive Substitution: Chris Nelson replaces right fielder Ben Guez, batting 5th, playing third base. Defensive switch from third base to right field for Pete Orr. Matt Long was the DH, so Pete Orr had to go the outfield, where he has minimal, but some, experience (five games with Nashville in 2014). No word quite yet on Ben Guez' injury.

Some nice statistical updates from @BrewersPD (Player Development) today.

Catcher Joey Paciorek, a longtime farmhand including 2014, has signed with the St. Paul Saints of the independent American Association.

2015 Logomania – Round 4 Final Four, keep it up, Biloxi and Brewer fans!

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Colorado Springs Media Notes - 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 *** Sortable individual stat pages: Colorado Springs Biloxi Brevard County Wisconsin *** Weather.com: Salt Lake City, UT Huntsville, AL Fort Myers, FL Burlington, IA

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

Thursday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Drew Gagnon at Salt Lake (Angels), 7:05 PM pre-game, 7:35 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 "home" in Huntsville vs. Birmingham (White Sox), 6:25 PM pre-game, 6:40 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 looking off to his very promising "Shuck Dynasty" blog. All games, home and away, are scheduled to be radio broadcast. MiLB.TV - Seven of the ten Southern League teams telecast their home games, and Biloxi staff indicates it is hopeful it will be eight when the new stadium opens. NOTE: This series is NOT available online for MiLB.TV subscribers. ********** Brevard County: RHP Brandon Woodruff at Fort Myers (Twins), 6:05 PM gametime Free Live Audio Link (Fort Myers Feed Only) No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Devin Williams at Burlington (Angels), 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.

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AUDIO via Rattler Radio Blog -- A Tuesday pre-game interview with RHP David Burkhalter and highlights from that Tuesday game, a 6-3 Wisconsin win

Shuck Dynasty Blog -- Shuckers defying the odds through 40 games, winning games and having fun!

More about ESPN's coverage of the Shuckers' road trip

I hope it doesn't seem out-of-place to post here, but Biloxi OF Josh Fellhauer's teammates did a touching simultaneous tweet honoring Josh's mom Julie, who recently passed away. Her memorial service will be held today, Thursday the 21st. "Mama Felly" wordpress site Mama Felly's Angels Our sincere condolences to Josh and all those who loved his mom, and respect to the Biloxi organization on how they supported Josh and his family throughout this sad time. We realize that many players experience loss, as many of us do, and we respect you all for having to do so, often in the public eye that your participation in the game we love dearly, brings.

Confused for corn dogs: Shuckers staff discovers frozen plaque By Patrick Magee, sunherald.com http://media.sunherald.com/smedia/2015/05/20/12/12/1gl249.AuSt.77.jpeg Biloxi Shuckers staff realized Tuesday night that this frozen corn dogs box actually has a plaque inside intended for pitcher Brooks Hall (Photo by Buck Rogers) When the Biloxi Shuckers finish their current 55-game road trip, they will have countless tales from the road when they finally set foot in MGM Park on June 6. However, it's hard to imagine them topping Tuesday night's comical moment back home in Biloxi. A box labeled "MINI CHICKEN CORN DOGS" showed up at the Shuckers' local office a few days ago. It was blindly set aside and left to sit on a counter for a day or two before someone decided it was food and should be put in the freezer. Late Tuesday night, staffers for the new Double-A franchise became hungry and general manager Buck Rogers considered ordering pizza for the group. "One of the staff said that we've got a box of chicken stuff that had been left out a couple of days and they had put it in the freezer," Rogers said. "He said, 'It's not good anymore. Let me go get it for you.'" When Rogers got a glimpse of the box, he realized it wasn't frozen junk food. It also featured a label from the plaque and trophy shop that does work for the Milwaukee Brewers, the parent club of Biloxi's new Double-A squad. It immediately dawned on Rogers that it was the plaque intended for Shuckers right-hander Brooks Hall, who was awarded the Minor League Pitcher of the Month Award for the Brewers system on May 5. Rogers first response was, "Is it wrecked now?" Rogers was still laughing about the frozen plaque on Wednesday, but he was reluctant to peek inside the box as he again made the drive to Huntsville, Ala. The team is playing home games there while Biloxi's MGM Park undergoes finishing touches for the opener. Rogers plans to honor Hall with what he hopes is a still intact plaque on the field in Huntsville prior to Thursday's 6:40 PM game against the Birmingham Barons. "It's just another day in Double-A," Rogers said. "I think we will play that annoying song from 'Frozen' when we present it to him." Hall was announced as the Pitcher of the Month on May 5 after going 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA in April. He now stands 4-2 with a 3.92 ERA in eight starts for the Shuckers.

Coulter’s big day lifts Manatees Michael Parsons, Florida Today http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/def4a277d46a4487d0db9c34f370da65d26b5941/c=208-0-3137-2197&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/2015/05/20/Brevard/B9317424910Z.1_20150520161619_000_GQAARJUE8.1-0.jpg Clint Coulter, right, is shown with his teammate Victor Roache earlier this month. Coulter had a double and home run Wednesday. (Photo: Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY) VIERA – A short night may be just what Clint Coulter needed to get back on track. Just 13 hours after losing to Clearwater, the Brevard County Manatees were back on the field and the outfielder had two hits including his ninth home run of the season in the Manatees 8-4 victory over the Threshers in front of 2,015 on Education Day. “I hope so. I like where your head is at,” Coulter said when asked if he was getting back into a groove. “Every day is different, you can be great one day, or one swing and the next swing is different. I just try to go out there and get a good pitch to hit.” He did just that in the fifth inning, hitting the second pitch he saw from Jesen Dygestile-Therrien over the left field wall. “First pitch was a fastball inside, I felt like I saw it pretty good and then he came back with a slider, pretty similar spot just slower so I was on it pretty good,” Coulter said. The ball went 371 feet. It was part of a five-run fifth inning that propelled the Manatees to its first win in five games. Brevard County starter Wei-Chung Wang had one of his better starts as a Manatee, giving up three runs in five innings while striking out five for his second win of the season. Two of the three runs came in the fifth inning on three straight hits, the last a double by Chace Numata, scoring both runs. Chris McFarland, Taylor Brennan and Coulter each had two hits in the game as the top of the order had six of the team’s eight hits. It was Coulter’s first multi-hit game since May 7 and he had just four hits in his past 43 at-bats before Wednesday, when he scored three runs and drove in two. “It is a battle. You have to put together good at-bats and be a tough out here,” Coulter said. “It is known to be a pitcher’s league but we have come in swinging it pretty well. Baseball can humble you so quick. It is a good thing, you don’t want to get too high.” Brevard County (17-22) will hit the road for a weekend series in Fort Myers. Brandon Woodruff will take the mound looking for his second straight win.

AUDIO, Game Highlights: Brevard County defeats Clearwater, 8-4

Certainly nobody in the Brewers organization "picked" Colorado Springs, though they've put on a good game face and been very professional and cordial with the Sky Sox front office. It was the last chair standing in the game of affiliation shuffle musical chairs. If anything, the Brewers should have been more proactive regarding other sites earlier, such as Albuquerque (where the Rockies ended up), though that's no picnic location, either. Simply put, if the Brewers had fielded even fairly competitive AAA clubs in Nashville in recent years, they'd be enjoying the new ballpark in a great stat-evaluating friendly environment in the Music City.

The Brewers made this signing official today, with 26-year-old RHP Manny Barreda taking the roster spot of RHP Scott Lieser, placed on the Manatee 7-day DL with an unnamed injury.

Humorous note via Biloxi's Chris Harris

AUDIO: Episode 12 of Jeff Levering's Brewers on Tap podcast includes a chat with the Timber Rattlers' Jake Gatewood

2015 Logomania – Round 3 Manatees no longer alive, but vote for the Shuckers within the Elite Eight!

Wednesday's farmhand birthday -- Sky Sox RH reliever Ariel Pena turns 26. If not re-added to the 40-man roster by this October (or unless Pena chooses to re-sign another minor league deal), Pena will be a minor league free agent this fall.

Look for these just prior to the respective game times -- Brevard County Media Notes - It's a unique link each day, but look for it under the "Multimedia" banner on the Manatees' site. 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: Viera, FL Burlington, IA