Jim Goulart

Announced Thursday - RHP Tim Dillard returns to the team's "taxi squad", so to speak, assigned on paper to the Helena roster.

The Shuckers' Chris Harris posted some Biloxi tidbits this AM on his Twitter timeline.

VIDEO: WLOX Biloxi Game Highlights *** VIDEO: WJTV Biloxi Game Highlights (and ownership interview)

Final: Memphis 6, Colorado Springs 5 Sky Sox Fall In 6-5 Heartbreaker To Redbirds Dan Johnson's Walk-Off HR Downs Sox in Dramatic Contest By Ed Pearsall / Colorado Springs Sky Sox http://www.milb.com/assets/images/9/5/8/118376958/cuts/04_09_024_pk_of6acdfh_bolsxw3i.jpg Taylor Jungmann tossed six scoreless innings while striking out an impressive six batters in relief. (File photo from prior game by Paat Kelly) The Sky Sox fought valiantly in their 6-5 loss to the Memphis Redbirds before a crowd of 2.110 at AutoZone Park on Wednesday night. Making his second appearance for Colorado Springs in his rehab stint en route to Milwaukee, reliever Jim Henderson would get the start for the Sox. Henderson would allow three runs over 1.1 innings on two hits and five walks before handing the ball over to side-slinging Tim Dillard who would work out of the second to avoid further trouble. The Colorado Springs offense would pull within a run in the fifth after plating two off of Memphis starter John Gast on an RBI double by Matt Long and RBI single off the bat of Matt Clark. The Sox originally scheduled starter, Taylor Jungmann would toss six extremely effective innings in relief of Henderson and Dillard. The opening night starter wouldn't give up a run on three hits and three walks while striking out six, five of which were swinging, in what may have been his best outing of the season. Colorado Springs would tie it up in the seventh at the expense of Redbirds reliever Dean Kiekhefer when a Luis Sardinas two-out RBI double scored the speedy Long all the way from first. Jungmann and Memphis right-hander kept the game knotted at three heading into the ninth inning. Then, with Sam Tuivailala (1-0, 1.80) on the mound for Memphis, the Sky Sox offense would break through for the team's first lead of the ballgame with two runs thanks to the spark of leadoff man Matt Long. Long would help manufacture a run after his one-out walk and stolen base got him to scoring position for two-hole hitter Pete Orr, whose following double to deep left field scored Long for the lead run with ease. Orr would eventually score on a Matt Clark single, giving Clark two RBIs on the game and his team a 5-3 lead. Sox closer Corey Knebel (1-2, 6.35) would come on in the ninth in hopes of locking down the save for a second-straight night. Knebel would not be able to secure the potential comeback victory on a tough night. After two consecutive singles opened the inning for the Redbirds, Knebel struck out Stephen Piscotty for the first out of the inning. Things would look good for the right-hander as he worked a 2-2 count to veteran infielder Dan Johnson in the very next at-bat. The next pitch would change all of that however as Johnson deposited it in the right field seats to give Memphis a 6-5 walk-off victory on the three-run long ball. Tyler Thornburg (0-0, 2.70) leads the way against Redbirds righty Zach Petrick (0-3, 6.85) in the series-finale as the Sox look to earn a series-split before hitting the road again. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 PM MDT at AutoZone Park in Memphis. Colorado Springs Box Score "may have been his best outing of the season" -- may have been? Kudos, Taylor Jungmann. We know that Corey Knebel can be more than a Wooten/Kintzler big league contributor, the stuff is on such a different level, so we hope he bounces back quickly after a few rough outings in the past week+. Luis Sardinas played second base in this one, offsetting the impressive duo of Donnie Murphy at SS and Pete Orr at third. Sardinas is slugging .400 over 26 games, so batting him 3rd suits this team, although there are so many moving parts within this squad, we're left confused more often than not, anyway. The Matt's (Long & Clark) continue to rock our Link Report world, even in eventual losing efforts... Colorado Springs Game Log

Final: Biloxi 8, Mississippi 7 Rivera's franchise best four-hit night paces Shuckers on historic night Shuckers beat M-Braves in first meeting between inter-state rivals Biloxi Shuckers http://www.milb.com/assets/images/8/4/8/122872848/cuts/DSC07404_vp45ahdg_vuajdw3c.JPG Yadiel Rivera notched the first four-hit performance in franchise history on Wednesday night (Photo by John Shadrick) PEARL, MS - Wednesday night in Pearl provided lots of firsts for the Biloxi Shuckers franchise. The club opened their inaugural series with the Mississippi Braves on Wednesday night with a wild 8-7 victory at Trustmark Park. The Shuckers served as the home team and won their third straight, moving to a game up on the Mobile BayBears in first place in the Southern League South Division. The contest between the two teams was the first between two professional affiliated teams in the state of Mississippi since 1955. The last time teams met from the two areas was 1908, when the Gulfport-Biloxi Sand Crabs of the Cotton States League met the Jackson Senators. The game produced several franchise marks including the 15 runs combined, 31 hits (16 by Biloxi) and four hits on the night by Yadiel Rivera. The game also included five errors combined and 22 runners left on base. Brooks Hall (W, 4-0, 6 IP, 3 R - 2 ER - 8 H, 2 BB, 5 SO) made his first start since being named the Milwaukee Brewers' Pitcher of the Month for April and struggled early on, allowing two runs in the second inning, but ended up with his fourth straight quality start and fourth win, matching teammate Tyler Wagner for the league lead in wins. But, on Wednesday Biloxi started in a 2-0 hole. Biloxi (17-9) got one back in the bottom-half of the inning as Tyrone Taylor (2x5, 2 RBI, R) reached base safely on an error by Daniel Castro at short. Kyle Wren (1x4, R, BB) walked with two outs to put a runner in scoring position, setting up Yadiel Rivera's (4x5, 2 RBI, R, 2 2B) RBI single. The second baseman's four-hit performance is the first such occurrence in the young history of the Biloxi Shuckers. The Shuckers took the lead in the third with a two-out rally when Michael Reed (3x4, 2 R, 2B, BB, SB) singled, advanced to second on a single by Nathan Orf, (1x4, R, BB) and scored on a single by Taylor to right field that was mishandled by KD Kang, allowing Orf to score as well and make the score 3-2 Biloxi. A three-run fourth allowed Biloxi to pad onto its lead. Wren singled with one out and advanced to third on a double by Rivera. Orlando Arcia (2x5, 2 RBI, R) singled both men home to give the Shuckers a 5-2 advantage. Nick Ramirez (2x5, RBI, 2B) added an RBI double of his own to plate Arcia and give Biloxi a four-run cushion. Arcia extended his current hitting streak to seven games and Ramirez' RBI was his 19th, placing him in first place in the Southern League in that department. The two teams would exchange runs in the fifth, with the Shuckers adding another run in the sixth off of a RBI single by Taylor to bring in Reed. Mississippi (11-13) would not go down quietly, putting up two runs in both the seventh and eighth off of relievers Austin Ross (IP, 2 R, 3 H, SO) and Mike Strong (0.2 IP, 2 R, 3 H) before the Shuckers called upon Damien Magnifico (SV, 2, 1.1 IP, H, SO) to preserve the win, albeit in dramatic fashion. Magnifico got Kang to fly out to start the ninth, but an error on Arcia allowed Corban Joseph gave the Braves a one-out base runner. Matt Lipka flew out to right, but Steve Rodriguez singled to move the tying run into scoring position for Seth Loman. The pinch hitter would go down on strikes to end the game. Mississippi starter and Atlanta Braves' 2014 Minor League Pitcher of the Year Jason Hursh (L, 0-2) could not make it out of the fourth, lasting just 3.2 innings and allowing six runs - four earned - on 10 hits, three walks and a strike out. Biloxi will look to go ahead 2-0 in the five-game series when they send out RHP Tyler Wagner (4-0, 1.86) against Mississippi's RHP Tyrell Jenkins (1-2, 5.04). First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 PM, with coverage beginning at 6:45 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. AUDIO Via Shuck Dynasty Blog -- Game Highlights Biloxi Box Score Shuckers picked a good night to be up 8-2 after six, as RHP Austin Ross and LHP Mike Strong faced rare struggles; Yadiel Rivera has only walked five times in 88 AB's, but how can we quibble after such a tremendous month? RF Michael Reed doubled, singled twice, and walked, now hitting .316; Tyrone Taylor with a nice night, let's remember this is just his age 21 season, and it's likely his AA experience will likely be a two-year process -- batting in that 7th spot for now seems right... Biloxi Game Log

From April 2nd -- This twitter conversation reminds us there's been no formal word on Williams.

AUDIO: This was Tuesday's Colorado Springs' pregame interview --

Catcher Adam Weisenburger is in tonight's Shuckers starting lineup after exiting Monday's game, dinged somehow upon chasing a wild pitch, I believe...

He jinxed Taylor Brennan (0-for-4 today).

Brewers Manager of Media Relations Zach Weber's Twitter timeline from Wednesday includes statistical notes on RHP Brooks Hall, 3B Taylor Brennan, and this afternoon's Brevard starter, RHP Jorge Ortega.

Once Logan Schafer officially catches up with the Sky Sox, the team will need to free up a roster spot. It'll likely be a pitcher move (currently 14 -- actually 15 active, one being Jim Henderson, who doesn't count while on rehab).

Brewers place Timber Rattlers LH starting pitcher Zach Hirsch on the 7-day DL. If you listen to Manager Matt Erickson in Tuesday's postgame interview (Rattler Radio Blog link), you'll learn that the club planned to skip his spot regardless of this placement. Hirsch (25 in July) was the only Wisconsin starter without a tandem partner, perhaps this will be part of the plan of balancing guys' innings. In other words, there's no immediate indication that Hirsch has a serious injury. Taking Hirsch's spot is OF Brandon Diaz, who thankfully avoided a more serious finger injury last week, activated after a week-long DL stint.

Via Jeff Levering's weekly Brewers On Tap Podcast: It's been a busy week in Brewers baseball as Craig Counsell was named the 19th manager in franchise history. Jeff Levering recreates the atmosphere at Miller Park after the 15-year veteran earned his first managerial win. Plus, prospect Taylor Jungmann and Sky Sox manager Rick Sweet join the podcast. Jungmann at the 12:20 minute mark; Sweet at 21:30.

Via Disciples of Uecker -- 30 Farmhands #3: Depth, Surprises, Replacements Detailed write-up, Nicholas with a nice job there...

Via SBNation -- Prospect Review: Monte Harrison, OF, Milwaukee Brewers

Via Miller Park Prospects -- Scouting Snapshot: OF Michael Reed

Via Miller Park Prospects -- Scouting Snapshot: OF Michael Reed *** Via SBNation -- Prospect Review: Monte Harrison, OF, Milwaukee Brewers (Each link was also posted for archiving in our season-long Shuckers and Timber Rattlers threads, respectively...)

AUDIO: A young man does a nice job interviewing the Shuckers' Tyler LaTorre -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvfI8lJ_lpI&feature=player_embedded

Great jog around the bases, Tyler! This is for your keeper file! VIDEO: Sky Sox hurler Tyler Cravy provides his own run support in Colorado Springs' 6-4 win at Memphis Tuesday

Catching up from Tuesday via Rattler Radio Blog's postgame entry: VIDEO highlights and AUDIO interviews; after multiple losses, seems like a few one-word answers are becoming more frequent in Kyle's interviews...

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: Memphis, TN Pearl, MS Clearwater, FL Grand Chute, WI

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

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times are Central Colorado Springs: RHP Taylor Jungmann 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 "home" in Pearl, Mississippi vs. the M-Braves, 6:45 PM pre-game, 7:00 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 available online for MiLB.TV subscribers. ********** Brevard County: RHP Jorge Ortega at Clearwater (Phillies), 12:00 gametime Free Live Audio Link (Clearwater Feed Only) No Florida State League games are available via MiLB.TV. ********** Wisconsin: RHP Victor Diaz at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Twins), 6:15 PM pre-game, 6:35 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 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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Noontime (Central) matinee for the Manatees Wednesday with Clearwater audio available. Link Report will be available shortly before game time.