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Huntsville 1, Mobile (Padres) 0, completion of April 26th suspended game Brandon Gemoll began things with a 1-2 count in the top of the 7th. He promptly homered for the only run of the game! Derek Lee gets win # 7, delayed but he'll take it... Huntsville Suspended Game Victory Box Score:: No, Cristian Guerrero and Joel Alvarado aren't back with the Stars, but their Huntsville stats ahve been updated now... GAME DATE: 4/25/03 HUNTSVILLE 1 AT MOBILE 0 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG MOBILE AB R H BI AVG C.Cosbey LF 3 0 0 0 .171 T.Donovan CF 3 0 1 0 .204 D.Krynzel CF 4 0 1 0 .311 B.Scales 2B 4 0 0 0 .270 J.Hardy SS 2 0 0 0 .319 K.Greene SS 3 0 0 0 .260 C.Hart 3B 3 0 0 0 .293 M.Bumstead LF 2 0 0 0 .000 B.Gemoll 1B 4 1 1 1 .239 J.Knott RF 2 0 0 0 .269 C.Guerrero RF 1 0 0 0 .195 D.Bravo 1B 3 0 0 0 .222 R.Knox PH 1 0 0 0 .244 R.Washington 3B 3 0 0 0 .292 R.Knox RF 0 0 0 0 .244 B.Johnson RF 2 0 2 0 .189 J.Alvarado CAT 2 0 0 0 .154 V.Faison LF 1 0 0 0 .218 C.Barnwell 2B 2 0 0 0 .232 H.Quintero CAT 3 0 1 0 .289 D.Lee PIT 2 0 0 0 .100 B.Baker PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Childers PIT 1 0 0 0 .250 R.Gomez PH 1 0 0 0 .247 C.Oxspring PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Rojas PIT 0 0 0 0 .143 J.Gautreau PH 1 0 0 0 .239 A.Webb PIT 0 0 0 0 .200 TOTALS 25 1 2 1 TOTALS 29 0 4 0 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0- 1 2 1 MOBILE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 4 0 E--M.Childers. DP--HUNTSVILLE 1, MOBILE 1. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 4, MOBILE 5. 2B--B.Johnson (4). HR--B.Gemoll (7). SB--T.Donovan (14). CS--D.Krynzel, C.Hart, T.Donovan. HBP--J.Alvarado. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE D.Lee (W,7-2) 6.0 3 0 0 1 6 0 2.78 M.Childers (S,3) 3.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 1.74 MOBILE B.Baker 6.0 1 0 0 3 6 0 5.04 C.Oxspring 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.46 C.Rojas (L,2-5) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.47 A.Webb 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.82 HB--C.Rojas. SO--C.Cosbey, D.Krynzel, C.Hart 2, B.Gemoll, C.Guerrero, R.Knox, D.Lee, B.Scales, K.Greene, M.Bumstead, J.Knott, D.Bravo, R.Washington, V.Faison, B.Baker, R.Gomez, J.Gautreau. BB--C.Cosbey, J.Hardy 2, C.Hart, C.Guerrero, C.Barnwell, T.Donovan, K.Greene, D.Bravo. T--2:10. A--5284

Daily Menu for your daylight action: All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio available approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Mike Buddie vs. Ottawa (Orioles) at home, 2:00 PM HUNTSVILLE: RHP Matt Parker will start at home vs. Mobile (Padres); but first, the completion of a suspended scoreless game (top of the 7th inning) at 2:05 PM HIGH DESERT: RHP Danny Kolb at San Jose (Giants), 3:00 PM; how quickly will a new hitting coach be named? And even then, he's got to get to know the club -- a tough situation for a struggling group... BELOIT: Twinbill at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Angels), 2:00 PM; pencil in LHP Manny Parra for one start; for the other, it'll either be RHP Luis Pena or a spot starter -- it won't be RHP Tom Wilhelmsen, who pitched Wednesday and wouldn't pitch today on only three days' rest.

Daily Press Weekly High Desert Notes Column: It's a little different this week, a detailed discussion of the California League All-Star selection process. It's speculated that OF Jason Belcher and RH closer Bobby Bystrowski will be named as back-ups to represent the Mavericks... www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...496,68251,

David Weiser's Huntsville Update: ANOTHER UNLIKELY HEROWith Corey Hart and Dave Krynzel getting a day off, it looked like it was time for another unsung hero to rise to the occasion....... Friday night, it was catcher Kade Johnson with his go-ahead 2-run home run to beat Birmingham........ Tonight, it was the Stars other catcher, Mike Krembas's night to shine........ Down 4-0 and bound by Duncan McAdoo to 2 hits through 6 innings, Kremblas delivered a key 2-run single in the 7th inning, the game-tying hit with 2 out in the 9th, and the game-winning hit in the 11th....... Quite a night for someone who came in hitting .147 with 5 RBIs. The first four innings went quickly. Mike Jones and Duncan McAdoo, combined, had allowed only two runners to reach scoring position....... In the 1st inning, Jake Gautreau and Rico Washington hit back-to-back singles. In the bottom half, J.J. Hardy singled and reached 2nd on a wild pitch....... Through four, Jones stayed consistently ahead of hitters, going 3-and-1 only once. Jonesy was able to throw a first pitch strike to the first ten hitters he faced, but of the two pitchers, it was McAdoo who had the upper hand........ At one point, McAdoo, facing albeit a tamer Stars lineup without Hart and Krynzel, retired 15 of 16 batters and allowed only four balls out of the infield. Kremblas hit an infield single in the 3rd, but he was erased trying to steal, being caught red-handed in a one-man rundown with McAdoo, who chased him back to first. Mike Jones gave in first....... In the 5th inning, between a pair of strikeouts, Jones allowed Bobby Scales and Vince Faison to reach on a single and an error. Scales then scored on a single to right by Todd Donovan....... With one out in the 6th, Jonesy went full on Jon Knott and Danny Bravo, then walked them both. It looked like he would escape this inning after getting Khalid Greene to pop up a ball beyond the infield dirt to Chris Barnwell, but it wasn't to be. J.J. Hardy came in on a soft grounder hit by Bobby Scales, but threw the ball away for a two-base error that scored Knott....... 2-0........ With runners in scoring position, Vince Faison was intentionally walked to get to McAdoo, whom Jones had already struck out twice....... Instead, he dumped a single into shallow right, scoring Bravo and Scales....... Jonesy finished the inning, but he was done after 104 pitches, the first time I believe any starter this year has gone beyond 95 pitches. But I've seen this time and time again. When they're down, the Stars' spirits never are....... Even thought the Stars came in with a 1-15 record when trailing after six innings, they never quit. McAdoo was one out away from getting out of the 7th after fanning Noochie Varner and Brandon Gemoll, the Stars' principal strikeout victims tonight, but J.J. worked a full count into a walk and was waiting on first when Ryan Gripp, batting .216, singled to center, sending Hardy to third....... Bay Bear manager Craig Colbert said, "McAdoo pitched one of the best games anyone has thrown for us this year, " yet he chose this moment to go to Alan Webb (1-2, 3.82). Webb, averaging a walk for every appearance for Mobile, threw three straight balls to Daryl Clark, then walked him on 3-and-1. Then with the bases loaded, he walked Richard Paz, probably still miffed after a called third strike in the 5th inning on what looked very much like an outside pitch. That forced in Hardy, and the Stars were on the scoreboard........ But who could have figured Mike Kremblas would have this kind of night? Kremblas singled to right-center, the ball falling in between three Bay Bears........ The Kremblas brothers had been taking a lot of heat from fans angry at the release of Brian Moon in mid-April for Mike's signing...... This game removed all of that heat, if not for the moment. The Stars got five scoreless innings of relief from Ken Ray, Brian Adams, and Mike Adams........ That lowered the bullpen ERA in May to 3.57....... Brian gave up 2-out singles to Scales and Faison in the 8th, but the southpaw, who had given up 12 runs in his previous three appearances covering 5 1/3 innings, got reliever Mike Bumstead to hit into a force play at seconde. After that, Adams and Adams retired 9 of 11 Bay Bear hitters, as the Stars forced the game into extra innings on --- you knew it --- a 2-out RBI single up the middle by Kremblas that scored pinch-runner Chris Barnwell. (Ryan Gripp had walked to lead off the 9th. Barnwell went to second on a double-play ball by Richard Paz that was fumbled by Jake Gautreau.) What looked in the beginning to be a two-hour game, had already gone well past the three-hour point in the bottom of the 11th....... After Dagwood struck out Barnwell on a 3-2 pitch, he walked Clark and Paz. Realizing Kremblas was having his night, Colbert went to the bullpen to pull out right-hander Brad Baker (1-4, 5.63). His wild pitch sent Clark to third....... Kremblas, on a 1-1 pitch, drove in Clark on a single to right to win the game....... That marked the first time this season the Stars had won after trailing after eight innings........ For Mobile, it was the 2nd time in a week they had lost the lead and the game in 11 innings. They are now 0-6 in extra-inning games this season. Mobile and Huntsville will play a double-header of sorts on Sunday. They will complete their postponed game from April 26th, which sits as a scoreless tie in the top of the seventh inning. Although they are playing at the Joe, the Stars will bat as the visiting team, with a 1-2 count on Brandon Gemoll, the bases empty, and two out. Twenty minutes after the conclusion of that game, the scheduled game begins....... The Stars have only ten pitchers and two of the original five members of the rotation are rehabbing in Arizona. "All our relievers are able to go two or three innings if they need to," says manager Frank Kremblas. Sunday, one of them, Matt Parker (3-1, 1.96) will start against Mobile lefty Cory Stewart (4-3, 2.93). Who will be the unlikely hero on Sunday? A hopeful candidate is Noochie Varner, who left Class AA - Erie (East.) with a .303 average, but is starting out his career with the Stars 0-for-13 with 8 strikeouts, and has been going down each time early in the count. 1-and-2 is as far as he got tonight before striking out in the 7th. It remains to be seen if he'll be in the lineup....... Varner turned in a pair of very nice defensive plays Saturday night, one on the very first batter in the game, Todd Donovan, as he ran back to the wall in right to make an over-the-shoulder catch........ Bernie Brewer made his first Huntsville appearance before a relatively small crowd for a Saturday night game, doing not much more than what Homer usually does, save for signing autographs on the inside concourse.

Huntsville Site Game Summary: www.huntsvillestars.com/n...?newsid=84 Huntsville Site Press Release on Matt Parker's Award: www.huntsvillestars.com/n...?newsid=85 Huntsville Times Game Story: Looks like Mike Kremblas made some boo-boo's to go along with his clutch hits in a very eventful night... www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...827970.xml News and Notes from Mark McCarter's Weekly Stars' Report: Manager Frank Kremblas isn't fretting too much about what might seem a pitching shortage. The Stars have only 10 pitchers, and only three of the original five starters are healthy. Ben Diggins (shoulder) and Ben Hendrickson (forearm) are both in Arizona at the Brewers' year-round camp. "All our relievers are able to go two or three innings if they need to,'' said Kremblas. ...David Krynzel had 21 stolen bases going into Saturday's game and Ryan Knox 18, putting them one-two in the league. No wonder the Stars lead the league in stolen bases with 74 - 26 more than the No. 2 club. ...Tough timing in the release of Matt Hammons. On the shelf, but not on the disabled list, since May 12, he was just coming back to health. ... Ex-Star Jeff Deardorff is batting .310 for Minnesota's Double-A New Britain team after beginning the season in Triple-A Rochester, where former teammate Chad Green is hitting .277. ...Richard Paz carried a seven-game hitting streak into Saturday night's game. ... After some struggles, reliever Mike Adams has three saves in his last four outings, allowing only one run in four innings.

Indianapolis Star Game Story: Brief quotes from Travis Miller and Pete Zoccolillo... www.indystar.com/print/ar...4-036.html

Huntsville Reminder: Mobile and Huntsville will be completing a suspended game from April 26th on Sunday, prior to the regularly scheduled game. Here's the game summary and a reminder as to where things will pick up: www.huntsvillestars.com/c...;newsid=46

Beloit Box Score: Still can't get over the fact that the Kernels' RF's name is B.J. Weed - MassBrew... YTD YTD CEDAR RAPIDS AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG R.Melgarejo CF 4 0 0 0 .213 K.Bibbs CF 5 1 1 1 .266 Q.Cosby LF 4 0 2 0 .223 C.Terni SS 2 0 0 0 .259 A.Callaspo 2B 4 0 1 0 .325 J.Eure 3B 4 0 0 0 .245 J.Abruzzo CAT 4 0 1 0 .258 P.Fielder 1B 2 0 1 1 .289 E.Aybar SS 4 0 1 0 .315 T.Hinton DH 4 0 0 0 .167 C.Maher DH 3 0 0 0 .247 J.VandenBrg CAT 3 1 0 0 .248 M.Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 .205 M.Mendez RF 3 0 0 0 .241 J.Mathis 1B 3 0 0 0 .259 N.Carter LF 3 2 1 0 .133 A.Dvorsky PH 1 0 0 0 .242 C.Crabbe 2B 3 0 3 2 .207 B.Weed RF 4 0 2 0 .314 J.Housman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Rodriguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Trytten PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Morban PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gabriel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Marquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 0 8 0 TOTALS 29 4 6 4 CEDAR RAPIDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 8 2 BELOIT 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 X- 4 6 2 E--B.Weed 2, C.Terni, C.Crabbe. DP--CEDAR RAPIDS 0, BELOIT 1. LOB-- CEDAR RAPIDS 9, BELOIT 9. 2B--J.Abruzzo (12), C.Crabbe 2 (13). SH--M.Mendez. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA CEDAR RAPIDS R.Rodriguez (L,3-4) 6.0 6 4 3 4 1 0 3.47 C.Morban 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 J.Marquez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.95 BELOIT J.Housman (W,2-3) 7.0 5 0 0 0 3 0 1.37 R.Trytten 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.45 J.Gabriel 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.95 WP--C.Morban, J.Gabriel. BALKS--R.Rodriguez. PB--J.Abruzzo. SO-- J.Abruzzo, J.Mathis 2, K.Bibbs, J.Eure, P.Fielder, T.Hinton. BB-- C.Maher, C.Terni 2, P.Fielder 2, J.VandenBrg, N.Carter, C.Crabbe. T--2:35. A--2110

Huntsville 5, Mobile (Padres) 4, 11 innings Huge 4-for-5 night for catcher Mike Kremblas, who was hitting .113 in his prior 53 AB's. He sent the game to extra innings with a two-out base hit, and then won it with an RBI single, driving in Daryl Clark, who worked a one-out walk and advanced on a walk to Richard Paz. Much, much, more from the Huntsville site, the Times, and David Weiser by mid-morning on this 3 hour, 35 minute wild affair in which the Stars overcame four errors to take a two-game division lead. Huntsville Box Score: Stars strike out 13 times but also draw seven walks; big win with David Krynzel and Corey Hart in bench roles only; when you see this box score, you'll understand that this was as close to a one-man show as possible -- perhaps as dominant a solo offensive effort as any Brewer farmhand has enjoyed this season. No doubt that Mike Kremblas has heard some catcalls in Huntsville considering his weak offensive contributions prior to this one, plus the whole Brian Moon / manager's brother soap opera. Hopefully, he's enjoying basking in a little glory this evening... MOBILE AB R H BI HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI T Donovan CF 6 0 1 1 R Knox CF 5 0 0 0 J Gautreau 2B 6 0 1 0 N Varner RF 5 0 0 0 R Washington C 4 0 2 0 J HARDY SS 3 1 1 0 Y Haad C 1 0 0 0 B Gemoll 1B 5 0 0 0 J Knott RF 3 1 0 0 R Gripp 3B 3 1 1 0 D Bravo 1B 3 1 0 0 C Barnwell PR 1 1 0 0 K Greene SS 5 0 0 0 D Clark LF 3 2 0 0 B Scales 3B 5 2 3 0 R Paz 2B 3 0 0 1 V Faison LF 4 0 2 0 M Kremblas C 5 0 4 4 D McAdoo P 3 0 1 2 M Jones P 1 0 0 0 A Webb P 1 0 0 0 C Cosbey PH 1 0 0 0 M Bumstead P 1 0 0 0 K Ray P 0 0 0 0 B Baker P 0 0 0 0 C Hart PH 1 0 0 0 B Adams P 0 0 0 0 D Krynzel PH 1 0 1 0 M Adams P 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 42 4 10 3 TOTALS 37 5 7 5 MOBILE 000 013 000 00-- 4 HUNTSVILLE 000 000 301 01-- 5 1 OUT WHEN WINNING RUN SCORED E--M Kremblas, R Gripp, J HARDY, M Jones. DP--HUNTSVILLE 1. LOB--MOBILE 10, HUNTSVILLE 8. CS--M Kremblas. S--D Bravo. IP H R ER BB SO HR MOBILE D McAdoo 6 2-3 3 2 2 1 9 0 A Webb 1 1-3 1 1 1 3 1 0 M Bumstead 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 B Baker (L,1-5) 1-3 1 1 1 2 1 0 HUNTSVILLE M Jones 6 7 4 2 3 6 0 K Ray 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 B Adams 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 M Adams (W,2-3) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 WP--D McAdoo, B Baker. SO--MOB: V Faison 2, K Greene 2, D Bravo, J Gautreau, J Knott, M Bumstead, D McAdoo. HUN: B Gemoll 3, N Varner 3, R Paz, D Clark, C Barnwell, C Cosbey, C Hart, M Kremblas, R Knox. BB--MOB: J Knott 2, D Bravo, V Faison. HUN: R Paz 2, D Clark 2, J HARDY 2, R Gripp. T--3:32. A--3,219.Nice to see the scoreless performances out of Kenny Ray and Brian Adams -- with a shorthanded staff, their middle relief efforts will be key down this first-half stretch...

Indy Site Game Summary: INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Indians (19-34) snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 shutout victory over the Ottawa Lynx (29-26) at Victory Field on Saturday night. Pete Zoccolillo supplied the necessary offense and three Tribe pitchers combined to limit the Lynx to five hits. Travis Miller (2-1) made his third start for Indianapolis lasting a season-high five innings. Miller allowed only four hits while striking out six Lynx batters before giving way to Jason Childers to start the sixth inning. The Indians bats were alive from the onset, loading the bases with no outs to start the first inning against Lynx starting pitcher Rigo Beltran, who entered Saturday's game having recorded 17.1 consecutive scoreless innings. Beltran (3-1) battled back by striking out Tribe cleanup hitter Mark Smith and third baseman Keith Luuloa, both of whom went down looking, before Zoccolillo ripped a single to right field driving home Mark Budzinski and Bill Hall to give the Tribe a 2-0 lead. The Tribe again touched Beltran (3-1) for runs in the home half of the fifth inning. Hall singled home Steve Scarborough with one out, and after Beltran was removed with two outs and the bases loaded, Zoccolillo greeted reliever Todd Rizzo with a single scoring Jim Rushford with the Indians fourth run of the game. Childers pitched the sixth and seventh innings for Indianapolis allowing one hit while striking out one before giving way to Dan Kolb to start the eighth. Kolb faced only six batters in getting the final six Ottawa outs, striking out two, as the Indians recorded their third shutout win of the season. The Indians and Lynx will continue the four-game series at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon on Bat Day at Victory Field when Mike Buddie (0-4, 4.35) takes the mound for the Indians to face Sean Douglass (5-3, 3.18).

Indianapolis 4, Ottawa (Orioles) 0 Nice to be on the good side of a couple of 4-0 victories tonight; that's a top offensive team LHP Travis Miller and the staff shut down there... Indianapolis Box Score: The Tribe treats nearly 10,000 fans to a near-perfect game; Zocco's been an RBI machine as of late... OTTAWA AB R H BI INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI B Littleton CF 4 0 2 0 M Budzinski CF 2 1 1 0 N Calzado SS 4 0 0 0 B Hall SS 3 1 1 1 J Leon 3B 4 0 1 0 J Rushford 1B 2 1 1 0 J Cust LF 3 0 0 0 M Smith DH 4 0 1 0 R Machado C 4 0 1 0 K Luuloa 3B 3 0 0 0 S Lomasney DH 4 0 0 0 P Zoccolillo RF 4 0 2 3 F Bates RF 3 0 0 0 J Lawrence LF 4 0 0 0 R Sasser 2B 3 0 0 0 C McKay C 3 0 0 0 C Lemonis 1B 3 0 1 0 S Scarborough 2B 2 1 2 0 TOTALS 32 0 5 0 TOTALS 27 4 8 4 OTTAWA 000 000 000 -- 0 INDIANAPOLIS 200 020 00x -- 4 E--B Hall, N Calzado. DP--OTTAWA 2. LOB--OTTAWA 6, INDIANAPOLIS 6. 2B--C Lemonis. SB--J Rushford 1 (1), S Scarborough 1 (2), B Littleton 1 (2). CS--B Hall, S Scarborough, B Littleton. S--M Budzinski. IP H R ER BB SO HR OTTAWA R Beltran (L,3-1) 4 2-3 5 4 4 5 4 0 T Rizzo 2 1-3 3 0 0 0 2 0 D Cubillan 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 INDIANAPOLIS T Miller (W,1-1) 5 4 0 0 1 6 0 J Childers 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 D Kolb 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 HBP--J Rushford by R Beltran. SO--OTT: S Lomasney 3, F Bates 2, J Leon, N Calzado, C Lemonis, J Cust. IND: M Smith 2, M Budzinski, J Lawrence, K Luuloa, C McKay, P Zoccolillo. BB--OTT: J Cust. IND: M Budzinski, J Rushford, K Luuloa, B Hall, S Scarborough. T--2:42. A--9,900.

Beloit 4, Cedar Rapids (Angels) 0 Beloit Site Game Summary and Linescore: Jeff Housman now has allowed 35 hits and 12 walks in 52.2 IP; several nice offensive contributions detailed here... www.snappersbaseball.com/...me_id=1093

Thanks, Montanabowlegs! We'll have final numbers soon enough, but the Jeff Housman story has to be one of the most compelling of the season thus far. If RHP Jon Steitz isn't injured to begin the season, Housman remains in extended spring training. After five fine relief appearances, if starters Calvin Carpenter and Khalid Ballouli don't have their own injury issues, Housman would not have made his sixth start tonight. Housman was, at best, really bad in 16 appearances (five starts) at Ogden last year, posting an 8.07 ERA with a WHIP over 2.00, allowing 55 hits in 32.1 IP. In 35 innings in his junior year at Cal State Fullerton, he allowed 50 hits, walked 15 and struck out 32. In juco ball the prior year, Housman posted a 2.19 ERA and struck out 76, whle walking only 19 in 90.1 innings, throwing four complete games. So his numbers had regressed at the higher levels. But now, he's suddenly a 6'4" lefty with a 1.40 ERA in 52.2 IP and a microscopic WHIP who will only be 22 in August, so he's pitching at an age appropriate level. Let's see what we have after June, July, and August, but every organization needs a guy or two each year to come out of nowhere and add his name to the prospect list. Evidently, last year's 33rd rounder is intent on doing just that. And now we better understand Toby's tag line as of late. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Apparently, Jeff's superstitious about never going to the bathroom during a game. I'm guessing that's only when he's pitching, so these seven-inning starting efforts must be tough for him...

Daily Menu Reminder: Beloit audio available Saturday at www.kernels.com/Pages/radio.html Indianapolis Media Notes for Saturday: First update in a while; some new tidbits here... TONIGHT: The Indians continue an eight-game homestand with the second game of a four-game set with the Ottawa Lynx. The Lynx, in their first year of affiliation with the Baltimore Orioles, are making their only visit to Victory Field in 2003. The teams split a four-game series in Ottawa last week. The Indians dropped the opener 3-2 before the teams alternated 4-0 shutouts. The Tribe then won the finale 6-5. Last year the Indians went 3-4 against the Lynx, at that time the top affiliate of the Montreal Expos. Ottawa won three of the four contests at Victory Field. Since joining the IL in 1998, the Indians are 21-22 against Ottawa. The Indians need to win the remaining games on the homestand to finish .500. The Tribe has their work cut out for them tonight facing LHP Rigo Beltran who ranks second in the IL with a 1.51 ERA and has worked 17.1 scoreless innings. Beltran threw a seven-inning, complete-game shutout against the Tribe last Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader. The Indians are 10-18 in May. Last year, the squad was 12-18 in May. The Indians are 16 games under .500 for the first time since August 8, 1993. The last time the Indians were 17 games under .500 was Aug. 7, 1993. YESTERDAY: Ottawa parlayed a four-run fourth inning into an 8-5 win over the Indians. The teams had traded runs over the first three innings and were tied 2-2 when the Lynx scored four times in the fourth. Jack Cust, Robert Machado and Rob Sasser doubled in the inning. The Indians got home runs from Keith Luuloa and Bill Hall in the losing effort. ON THE MOUND: Lefthander Travis Miller makes his third start and fifth appearance for the Indians since signing as a free agent on May 11. Miller worked a season-high 4.0 innings in his last start, but took the loss after giving up three runs to Rochester. All four of Miller's appearances as an Indian have come at Victory Field. LEAGUE LEADER: RHP David Manning ranks sixth in the IL with a 2.83 ERA. After starting the year with six relief appearances (0-0, 3.27), Manning has made seven starts going 3-2 with a 2.70 ERA. 'KOLB' AS ICE: Opponents are hitting a frigid .192 against Tribe reliever Dan Kolb. Kolb has recorded a 1.33 ERA in 19 games allowing four earned runs in 27.0 innings. Kolb has struck out 28 batters in his last 18.1 innings (11 G). LUULOA SHINING IN MAY: Utility man Keith Luuloa has hit safely in 15 of 22 games in May. He leads the team with a .316 average, .658 slugging percentage, .361 on-base percentage and five home runs, and is tied for the team lead with nine doubles. Luuloa is tied for second with 14 RBI and tied for third with 16 runs scored. During the month, Luuloa has seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games. He's seen action at first base, second base, third base and designated hitter. ZOCK IT TO 'EM: Pete Zoccolillo has hit safely in six of his last seven games (.286, 6-for-21). He has driven in at least one run in each of his last four games. ON THE BOARD EARLY: The Indians have scored a team-best 37 runs in the first inning. The Tribe has plated a first-inning run in 19 games this season, but is just 8-11 in those games. The first inning is the only inning in which the Indians have outscored their opponents. The Indians have scored just 37 runs over the seventh, eighth and ninth innings and are 2-28 when trailing after six innings. UPCOMING PROBABLES: Sunday vs. Ottawa - RHP Sean Douglass (5-3, 3.18) vs. RHP Mike Buddie (0-4, 4.35) Monday vs. Ottawa - RHP Rafael Pina (0-2, 5.11) vs. RHP David Manning (3-2, 2.83)

ROSTER MOVES: Late Friday afternoon Indianapolis placed LHP Nate Teut on the disabled list retroactive to May 28 with a lower back strain. RHP Ben Ford joins the Indians today. Ford signed a minor league contract two weeks ago and has been working out in Arizona. Indianapolis Site Ben Ford Press Release and Profile: www.indyindians.com/press..._3103.html

Daily Menu for Saturday: Doesn't anyone play a Saturday matinee anymore? All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio available approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: LHP Travis Miller vs. Ottawa (Orioles) at home, 7:00 PM HUNTSVILLE: RHP Mike Jones home vs. Mobile (Padres), 7:05 PM HIGH DESERT: Idle, as San Jose's stadium hosts local schoolboy action BELOIT: RHP Luis Pena at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Angels), 6:30 PM

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com is ready and rarin' to go in Huntsville: Kade Johnson picked a good time to hit his first Southern League home run, a 2-run no-doubt blast to left field in the 4th inning to give Derek Lee the go-ahead run in his 37th victory as a Huntsville Star........ Lee finishes May with a 3-2 record and a 3.85 ERA in a bumpy month for Stars pitching. With a day left in this month, the Stars May ERA comes to 3.42. The bullpen is 2-7 with a 3.78 ERA and 8 saves this month........ The Stars come home to face Mobile tomorrow and are a loss away from finishing under .500 for the month. Lefty Lee didn't have his best stuff admittedly, but in the like Kim Darby in John Wayne's Oscar-winning movie, had true grit. He was at his best when it mattered most....... With one already in and two on in the 1st inning, he got Chris Saunders to hit into an inning-ending double play...... With two out in the 3rd and the bases loaded, he made a double-chump out of Saunders by striking him out....... In the 4th, Carlos Maldonado led off with a double, but the General set down the next three batters to end the inning....... In the 6th inning, he used just 7 pitches to retire the side........ In this important game evening the series, Lee put the Stars back into 1st place........ D. Lee is now 5-3 with a 3.17 ERA in nearly 100 innings against Barons hitters going back to 1999. It was a big night for newcomers D.J. Clark and Kade Johnson..... Clark's RBI double put the Stars on the scoreboard in the 2nd inning, tying the game, his long-awaited first RBI for the Stars since coming to the Stars almost three weeks ago......... It was also a red letter night for Johnson, whose 2-run HR after a 2-out walk to Clark in the 4th inning, marked his first for the Stars........ The Stars added an unearned run in the 5th, then Chris Barnwell drove in Clark in the 6th to give the Stars a 5-1 lead......... The Stars were in position to add more in the 8th inning, but with the bases loaded and one out, they came up empty. The Stars are borrowing Milwaukee mascot Bernie Brewer for tomorrow's home game against Mobile. This is the first appearance in Huntsville for the lovable sot. As for the game, the Stars send Mike Jones (5-1, 2.61) against Duncan McAdoo (1-2, 3.64). The first 1,000 fans get a free cell phone cover........ Thanks, but covers on anything but food are to me just an impediment........ Jones has won only two of his five starts this month. Three were no-decisions, but he has a May ERA of 1.64 with 23 Ks and 11 BBs. Mike Adams, who saved five games this month, also had a 6.57 ERA......... Ryan Miller, who had 12 appearances this month, has given up just one earned run in his last 9 2/3 IP......... Ryan Knox's nine stolen bases this month matches his April total. Knox is hitting .242 in May......... Other May averages on the team: Dave Krynzel: .340 (.400 in his last 13 games), Richard Paz: .256 with 19 walks (7-game hit streak, as well), Corey Hart: .297, which is close to his April .303 and current .299 average...... Brandon Gemoll: .242 (8-for-27 in his last 7 games), Barnwell: .284, after a .190 April, and Daryl Clark: .271 (.360 in his last 7 games.) Gary Varner goes by his name Noochie because his father is also named Gary and was nicknamed "Nooch" for some reason. Noochie almost never answers to his given name....... So far, he's gone 0-for-8 with 5 Ks....... The Barons struck out Corey Hart 7 times in 14 ABs in this series. In April against Birmingham, he struck out only 4 times in 17 at-bats....... The Stars currently are a little crowded with 13 position players. When Varner joined the club three days ago, I would have thought Chris Cosbey would get his release, but it turned out to be pitcher Matt Hammons, who was ready to come back. Figure that one out! Matt Parker won the Southern League's Pitcher-of-the-Week award......... Parker won both of his appearances over the recent week, pitching 6 1/3 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit, and lowering his ERA to 2.02. Where are they now? Former Stars pitcher Star Glenn Dishman (Stars 2000) is now coaching at TCU and is living in Ft. Worth. Catcher Matt Ceriani, who had 16 fruitless at-bats for the 2000 Stars, is in the Central League, where Brian Moon plays for the Fort Worth Cats in the Central League....... Thursday, Moonie homered, doubled and drove in 4 runs to help beat San Angelo, 12-10. The Cats are 9-9 and 5 games back in the Eastern Division........ Ceriani is hitting .325 for the Alexandria Aces........ Former Brewer prospect Derry Hammond is 2nd in the league in HRs with 6........ Former Stars 2nd baseman, Jeff Pickler, is 3rd in the PCL in stolen bases with 17, hitting .231 with a .278 slugging percentage..

Indianapolis Star Game Story: Did you realize it's gotten to the point that Keith Luuloa, who started the season seeing limited time as a utility infielder, is now the Tribe's cleanup hitter? Cecil Cooper quotes very telling here once again... www.indystar.com/print/ar...7-036.html

Huntsville Site Game Summary: Hey, Bernie Brewer's in Huntsville tonight! www.huntsvillestars.com/n...?newsid=83 Huntsville Times: A brief note about the remaining first-half schedule... www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...192500.xml Huntsville Box Score: Here's something to consider -- except for remaining games against Birmingham, all games for the rest of the season will NOT include a designated hitter; good luck to Frank Kremblas spreading the AB's as needed; the Stars' currently with a 10-man staff and 13 position players; Daryl Clark walks three times and now sports a .397 OBP in his first 15 games at AA - sweet! GAME DATE: 5/30/03 HUNTSVILLE 5 AT BIRMINGHAM 2 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG BIRMINGHAM AB R H BI AVG R.Knox LF 4 1 1 0 .251 C.Durham CF 2 1 1 1 .276 D.Krynzel CF 4 0 0 0 .309 J.Piniella LF 3 0 1 0 .256 R.Paz 2B 4 0 1 0 .263 S.Bikowski PH 1 0 0 0 .318 C.Hart 3B 5 0 1 0 .299 S.Bikowski RF 0 0 0 0 .318 B.Gemoll 1B 5 1 1 0 .246 R.Hankins DH 3 0 1 0 .271 N.Varner RF 4 0 0 0 .000 D.Ingram LF 1 0 0 0 .218 D.Clark DH 1 2 1 1 .271 D.Ingram RF 2 0 1 1 .218 K.Johnson CAT 4 1 2 2 .136 C.Saunders 3B 4 0 0 0 .185 C.Barnwell SS 2 0 1 1 .237 C.Maldonado CAT 4 0 1 0 .297 D.Lee PIT 0 0 0 0 .125 J.Acevas 1B 4 1 1 0 .268 R.Miller PIT 0 0 0 0 .250 J.Shaffer SS 4 0 0 0 .200 M.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Sandoval 2B 3 0 0 0 .246 E.Pacheco PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Bajenaru PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Smith PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 5 8 4 TOTALS 31 2 6 2 HUNTSVILLE 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0- 5 8 0 BIRMINGHAM 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0- 2 6 3 E--C.Saunders, J.Shaffer 2. DP--HUNTSVILLE 1, BIRMINGHAM 0. LOB-- HUNTSVILLE 9, BIRMINGHAM 7. 2B--D.Clark (2), C.Durham (7), C.Maldonado (10), J.Acevas (6). HR--K.Johnson (1). SB--R.Knox (1<img src=http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/glasses.gif ALT="8)"> . CS--C.Hart, K.Johnson, C.Durham. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE D.Lee (W,6-2) 6.0 4 1 1 4 3 0 3.12 R.Miller 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 2.13 M.Adams (S,7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.40 BIRMINGHAM E.Pacheco (L,5-1) 5.1 7 5 4 5 5 1 2.05 J.Bajenaru 2.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 3.68 M.Smith 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.42 WP--J.Bajenaru. SO--R.Knox, D.Krynzel, C.Hart 2, B.Gemoll 3, N.Varner 3, S.Bikowski, D.Ingram, C.Saunders 2, J.Acevas, J.Shaffer, D.Sandoval. BB--R.Knox, D.Krynzel, R.Paz, D.Clark 3, C.Barnwell 2, C.Durham 2, R.Hankins, D.Ingram, D.Sandoval. T--3:01. A--6193

San Jose (Giants) 7, High Desert 1 High Desert Site Game Summary: SAN JOSE, CA ? The San Jose pitching staff picked up where Stockon's left off on Wednesday. The Mavs were held to just four base hits on Friday night, as the San Jose Giants defeated the High Desert Mavericks by a final score of 7-1 at San Jose Municipal Stadium. Had it not been for a San Jose error with two outs of the ninth inning, the Mavs would have been blanked for the first time this year. Brian Foster's groundball to third baseman Julio Cordido was thrown in the dirt and past first baseman Julian Benevidez. The error, which should have ended the game, allowed Chris Morris to score from third for the Mavs only offensive output of the night. Julio Pavon then struck out Ralph Santana to end the game. Greg Bruso (5-4) pitched eight scoreless innings, holding the Mavs to just three hits while striking out seven to earn the win. Mavs starter Brian Mazone (0-6) was roughed up for seven runs on eight hits in six innings. He allowed a two-run homer to Dan Trumble in the second, a two-run shot to Julian Benevidez in the fourth, and another two-run home run to Trumble in the sixth. The Giants also scored an unearned run in the fifth as Julio Cordido knocked in Ramon Soler who reached on an error by Santana and moved to third on a throwing error by Mazone. The Mavs are now 11 games under .500 for the first time this year, and are just 1-3 on the nine-game road trip. The Mavericks take a day off on Saturday and return to action on Sunday in San Jose. Danny Kolb (2-3) goes to the hill against Anthony Pannone at 1:00 on Sunday afternoon. High Desert Box Score: GAME DATE: 5/30/03 HIGH DESERT 1 AT SAN JOSE 7 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG SAN JOSE AB R H BI AVG C.Morris CF 2 1 1 0 .247 R.Soler 2B 4 1 0 0 .280 J.Raburn LF 4 0 0 0 .279 J.Cordido 3B 3 0 0 1 .201 M.Ernster 1B 4 0 1 0 .277 A.Chavez SS 4 0 1 0 .267 J.Belcher RF 4 0 0 0 .322 D.Ortmeier DH 4 1 1 0 .261 B.Foster DH 4 0 0 0 .217 J.Benavidez 1B 4 1 3 2 .201 R.Santana 3B 4 0 1 0 .311 M.Holst RF 4 1 0 0 .209 T.West 2B 3 0 0 0 .252 B.Carter CF 4 1 2 0 .240 O.Chavez SS 3 0 1 0 .190 D.Trumble LF 2 2 2 4 .167 J.Alvarado CAT 3 0 0 0 .132 J.Knoedler CAT 3 0 0 0 .217 B.Mazone PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Bruso PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Hundley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Pavon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 1 4 0 TOTALS 32 7 9 7 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- 1 4 3 SAN JOSE 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 X- 7 9 2 E--R.Santana, O.Chavez, B.Mazone, R.Soler, J.Cordido. DP--HIGH DESERT 0, SAN JOSE 0. LOB--HIGH DESERT 5, SAN JOSE 3. 2B--M.Ernster (9), J.Benavidez (7), B.Carter 2 (11). HR--J.Benavidez (3), D.Trumble 2 (4). SB--R.Soler (9). CS--R.Santana, A.Chavez, B.Carter. SF--J.Cordido. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT B.Mazone (L,0-6) 6.0 8 7 6 1 4 3 9.18 J.Hundley 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 SAN JOSE G.Bruso (W,5-4) 8.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 2.53 J.Pavon 1.0 1 1 0 1 3 0 6.10 SO--C.Morris, J.Raburn, M.Ernster, J.Belcher 2, B.Foster 3, R.Santana, T.West, A.Chavez, D.Ortmeier 2, J.Benavidez, B.Carter, J.Knoedler. BB--C.Morris 2, D.Trumble. T--2:09. A--3247

Indy Site Game Summary: INDIANAPOLIS -- The Ottawa Lynx broke a 2-2 tie with a four-run fourth inning as they went on to defeat the Indianapolis Indians 8-5 at Victory Field Friday night. Tribe starter Dave Burba (2-6) allowed a solo homer to Jose Leon in the first inning and an RBI ground out to B.J. Littleton in the third, but retired seven of the first 11 men he faced before running into trouble in the fourth. Leon drew a leadoff walk before Jack Cust and Robert Machado belted back-to-back doubles to make it 4-2. After the next two men flew out, Joey Hammond drew the second walk off Burba before Rob Sasser lined the third double of the inning to give Ottawa a 6-2 lead. The Indians (18-34) were held in check much of the night by Ottawa lefthander Eric DuBose (5-3). Keith Luuloa's fifth home run of the season leading off the second inning put the Tribe on the scoreboard, and back-to-back singles by Joe Lawrence and Steve Scarborough led to another run in the third. DuBose retired 14 of the next 17 Indians before Scarborough singled in the bottom of the eighth. Two batters later, Bill Hall hit his third home run of the season to make cut the deficit to 8-4. DuBose left after the eighth having allowed four runs on seven hits. He struck out seven. The Indians added one more run in the ninth off reliever Bill Pulsipher. Luuloa led off with a triple to the gap in left-center and came home on a single by Pete Zoccolillo. Two ground outs and a strikeout ended the Tribe's hopes of a comeback. The Indians will look to snap their three-game losing streak Saturday when the play the Lynx (29-25) at 7 p.m.

Final: Huntsville 5, Birmingham (White Sox) 2 Big win for first place by the Stars; sure and steady LHP Derek Lee adds to his Huntsville legacy; Kade Johnson must feel great about his first AA HR...

From the Berkshire Black Bears site: Tim Bausher, who has been clocked as high as 97 mph on the radar gun... So the kid (kid being a relative term, as he just turned 24) throws hard. We'll learn more eventually. He was actively pitching for Berkshire, so not sure how long before he receives a roster placement by the Brewers. Bausher may be on some type of inactive list for now.

The AA Southern League just announced Huntsville RHP Matt Parker won the league's Pitcher of the Week Award. Must have been all the kind words from the Link Report staff this week! Way to go, Matt! I'm sure the Huntsville site will put together a write-up within the next couple of days.

The Brewers have once again dipped into the independent leagues. Milwaukee purchased the contract of RHP Tim Bausher from the Berkshire (Mass.) Black Bears of the Northeast League. Bausher is 6'5", 200 lbs, and is from Bechtelsville, PA. He was Seattle's 27th round draft pick in 2001 out of Kutztown State, a Division II college in Pennsylvania. He's 24 years old (4/23/79). He only appeared in 15 innings at Rookie Northwest League Everett in 2001, and missed all of 2002, although I'm not aware of the exact nature of his injury. It'd be interesting (maybe in a future online chat once the draft season winds down) how some of these more obscure signings come about. Area scout at a Northeast League game? Old notes from the 2001 draft of a player they liked at the time? A phone call from the player? An earlier tryout? The Brewers don't seem to have announced this signing at any of their affiliate levels. It would seem given Bausher's age that he'd be able to help out in Beloit or High Desert. Whether by design or necessity, nice to see the Brewers looking for that possible "needle in a haystack" signing that might just pan out down the road, and not standing pat. Look for some kind of assignment for Bausher in the days and/or weeks to come. Press release from the Northeast League on the signing and Bausher's recent Berkshire pitching debut (one error in the release, Bausher was drafted in 2001, not 2002): www.northeastleague.com/c...s.cgi?id=1