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Huntsville Site Game Summary: Defense you don't see in the box score! www.huntsvillestars.com/n...?newsid=78 David Weiser's Huntsville Update: ROUND ONEWith a game lead over 2nd place Birmingham in the race for the 1st half title, round one of eight began at Hoover Met. The winner seems in good position to win it all, for the Diamond Jaxx lost again and find themselves in 4th place, 5 games back. The Stars have four games at home next week against Chattanooga, who have moved into 3rd place. And they came out swinging tonight........ The Stars knew quickly Tetsu Foofoo had some sharp stuff tonight, so they looked bad on some pitches, but the law of percentages was on their side. They got their licks in early, swung freely all night, and it paid off in the 1st....... After Ryan Knox popped out to short, Dave Krynzel stretched his hitting streak to 10 games with a triple down the left field line. In his 10-game streak in which he's gone 18-for-40 (.450), he's had 3 triples, giving him a league-leading 7 for the year........ That matches Joe Xavier (Stars '87) for the 4th highest season total in their history....... After J.J. Hardy walked, Corey Hart lofted a fly ball deep to right-center, scoring Krynzel. Brandon Gemoll then came up and hit Yofu's first pitch deep to right-center, beyond two billboards, and nearly reaching the Hoover Met's monstrous scoreboard........ With Gemoll's 2-run HR, the Stars would have all they would need tonight behind the one-hit pitching of Matt Parker........ Parker, who waited a week to get his first start since July 17 of last year, has thrown 18 2/3 innings this month without giving up an earned run. No one since Scott Rose threw 11 2/3 scoreless innings in August-September of 1994, has any Stars hurler thrown as many as 10 innings in a single month without giving up an earned run, making Parker's string that much more amazing The Stars defense took care of the rest. Without a doubt, the play of the day had to go to Krynzel in the 7th inning, robbing Chris Saunders of a hit. Krynzel made an airborne, do-or-die, made-for-ESPN top 10 diving catch of Saunders' liner in left-center, then later that inning threw out Gabe Alvarez trying to go from first to third on a hit by Carlos Maldonado. Alvarez slid right into the one-hop tag. For the night, Krynzel threw out one at home and two runners going to third....... With runners at the corners and one out in the 6th, Scott Bikowski hit a soft liner toward short. Hardy raced in to make the catch and whipped a sidearm throw to 1st base, doubling off Darron Ingram, who was late getting back to the bag........ Finally in the 8th, Knox made a sliding catch to steal a leadoff hit from Chad Durham....... These were all plays that mattered in a one-run victory. Ken Ray made his debut for the Huntsville Stars. Surgeries in 2000 and 2001 on his right shoulder nearly ended his career. His right labrum was badly frayed, but the Brewers called him at home, asked him if he could still pitch. He said yes, the Brews gave him a shot, and ultimately signed him to a contract with High Desert near the end of April........ Although he allowed the first four hitters to reach in the 6th inning, he retired the last four to go out strong, and paved the save for Mike Adams, who gave up a run with two outs........ If Adams could learn to locate his fastball better, he'd be ready to move up. He already has a big league slider, as Scott Bikowski and Chris Saunders found out in the 9th. It breaks so hard, so late, a batter can only stand there when it's on and look foolish........ After getting the pair to strike out, Adams walked Gabe Alvarez to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Carlos Maldonado then hit a Texas Leaguer to drive in the Barons' second run...... With the tying run 90 feet away, Josh Shaffer hit a foul ball near the stands, but Corey Hart, feeling his way over, made the catch to end the game......... Stars opponents have outscored the Stars, 21-9 in the 9th inning. For round two, Luis Martinez (4-2, 1.21) will start for Huntsville. Brian West (2-4, 5.75) goes for the Barons. West was 2-1 with a 2.28 ERA against the Stars last season, but 8 of the last 10 runs West gave up were unearned. The Stars pounded West for 9 hits in 4 innings on April 20 of this year, scoring six runs off him en route to a 7-6 victory....... West, a large guy who was recruited as a defensive end by many major colleges, is the #15 prospect in the White Sox organization........ Chris Cosbey's woes continue. He struck out three times in four ABs tonight and is now in an 0-for-17 slide and 3-for-44 going back to April 26.......... Richard Paz, who had struck out only 15 times in 117 ABs, has struck out 5 times in his last 14........ All six of Brandon Gemoll's home runs have come this month. He's 6-for his last-17 (.353) after snapping an 0-for-15 slump....... It's good to see Kade Johnson break out with his first 2-hit game as a Huntsville Star and his first extra-base hit, but he also threw out two runners attempting to steal, and those were his first punchouts after four failed attempts since he joined the team.......... Where is he now? Brian Moon, who was hitting .227 when he was released by the Stars on April 11, is hitting .175 for the Ft. Worth Cats of the independent Central League with one double in 40 at-bats. Moonie had 3 doubles in 22 at-bats when he left the Stars.

Indianapolis Star Game Story: Hey, they'll get Shane Nance's name right next time; nice "Action Shot" of Wilton Veras, even if he's out; no reward for Rochester's Everett Stull... www.indystar.com/print/ar...5-036.html

Indy Site Game Summary: Mystery question answered... INDIANAPOLIS -- Behind an early offensive output and clutch relief pitching, the Indianapolis Indians held off the Rochester Red Wings (21-28) on Tuesday night for a 4-1 win at Victory Field. John Foster earned the win in his first appearance of the season for the Indians (18-31) as five Tribe pitchers combined to hold the Red Wings to only one run on nine hits. The Tribe bats started rolling early facing Rochester starting pitcher Adam Johnson. Mark Smith hit a one-out RBI single to center field scoring Mark Budzinski, and Pete Zoccolillo singled home Jason Conti to give the Indians an early 2-0 lead on Johnson (1-6), the second player taken in the 2000 amateur draft. Smith finished the game 3-for-4 with the RBI. After Rochester's David Lamb scored on a Luis Rodriguez double in the second inning, the Tribe pounced on Johnson for two more runs in the third inning. With a leadoff single in the bottom of the third inning, Jim Rushford extended his hitting streak to seven games. He later scored when Zoccolillo grounded into a double play with no outs in the inning. Keith Luuloa and Cody McKay followed Zoccolillo with back-to-back doubles, the latter of which scored Luuloa with the Indians fourth run of the game. Tribe starter Nate Teut pitched 4.2 innings before leaving the game with back spasms. Foster, optioned to Indianapolis from Milwaukee on Monday, replaced Teut with a 1-0 count on Chad Green, and after allowing a double to Green, struck out Michael Cuddyer to end the inning. After pitching a scoreless sixth, Foster (1-0) left the game having pitched 1.1 innings allowing one hit and striking out two. Jason Childers pitched a perfect seventh inning and took the mound for the eighth allowing base hits to Green and Cuddyer to lead off the inning. Lefthander Shane Nance was brought in to face Justin Morneau with runners on first and second with no outs, and hit Morneau to load the bases. Nance then struck out Michael Restovich and lured Lamb into a double-play groundout to second base ending the inning. Roberto Giron pitched a scoreless ninth inning to record his sixth save of the season. The Indians and Red Wings will play the third of a four-game series at Victory Field on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. when David Manning (3-1, 1.88) will look to improve upon the International League's third-best ERA when he faces Rochester's Brent Hoard (2-3, 7.41).

Final: Huntsville 3, Birmingham (White Sox) 2 Gee, that first inning update I gave you hours ago pretty much summarized all the scoring; did I mention I was a Matt Parker fan? -- not counting Mike DeJean, who arrived indirectly via Juan Acevedo, Parker's all that's left from the Fernando Vina deal... Huntsville Box Score: RHP Ken Ray "survives" three innings in his Huntsville debut... GAME DATE: 5/27/03 HUNTSVILLE 3 AT BIRMINGHAM 2 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG BIRMINGHAM AB R H BI AVG R.Knox RF 5 0 0 0 .257 C.Durham CF 4 0 1 0 .273 D.Krynzel CF 4 1 2 0 .315 D.Sandoval SS 4 1 2 0 .254 J.Hardy SS 3 1 0 0 .333 R.Hankins DH 3 0 0 0 .270 C.Hart 3B 3 0 0 1 .301 D.Ingram LF 3 1 1 1 .216 B.Gemoll 1B 4 1 3 2 .249 S.Bikowski RF 4 0 0 0 .322 R.Paz 2B 3 0 1 0 .252 C.Saunders 3B 3 0 0 0 .250 D.Clark DH 4 0 0 0 .256 G.Alvarez 1B 2 0 1 0 .326 K.Johnson CAT 4 0 2 0 .125 C.Maldonado CAT 3 0 2 1 .285 C.Cosbey LF 4 0 0 0 .182 J.Shaffer 2B 3 0 0 0 .196 M.Parker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Acevas PH 1 0 0 0 .278 K.Ray PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Yofu PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Smith PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 3 8 3 TOTALS 30 2 7 2 HUNTSVILLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 3 8 0 BIRMINGHAM 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1- 2 7 1 E--J.Shaffer. DP--HUNTSVILLE 1, BIRMINGHAM 0. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 7, BIRMINGHAM 7. 2B--K.Johnson (1). 3B--D.Krynzel (7). HR--B.Gemoll (6). SB--K.Johnson (2). CS--B.Gemoll, C.Durham, D.Sandoval. HBP--R.Paz. SF--C.Hart. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE M.Parker (W,3-1) 5.0 1 0 0 3 2 0 1.96 K.Ray 3.0 5 1 1 1 1 0 3.00 M.Adams (S,6) 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 4.55 BIRMINGHAM T.Yofu (L,3-2) 7.0 7 3 3 1 6 1 2.68 M.Smith 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.57 HB--T.Yofu. SO--R.Knox, D.Krynzel, R.Paz, D.Clark, K.Johnson, C.Cosbey 3, R.Hankins, D.Ingram, S.Bikowski, C.Saunders, C.Maldonado. BB--J.Hardy, R.Hankins, D.Ingram, C.Saunders, G.Alvarez 2, C.Maldonado. T--2:44. A--3574

Battle Creek (Yankees) 16, Beloit 4 Ugh -- on a night when Manny Parra started? Game Summary from Battle Creek Site: Jayson Drobiak and Rudy Guillen each slugged a home run, a double and a single to power the Battle Creek Yankees past the Beloit Snappers 16-4 Tuesday night in a Midwest League baseball game at C.O. Brown Stadium. Game 3 of the four-game series is set for Wednesday night. The Yankees pounded out a season-high 16 hits and scored a season-high 16 runs. Joaquin Arias collected six RBIs and Guillen four for the winners. Drobiak hit a solo homer ? his eighth home run of the season ? in the third inning. Guillen hit a two-run homer ? his sixth home run of the season ? in the sixth inning. Prince Fielder hit his eighth home run of the season ? a solo shot to lead off the second inning ? for Beloit. Jeff Eure added a three-run shot in the eighth for the Snappers. Battle Creek scored four runs in the first inning, with Guillen and Arias each rapping a two-run single. Drobiak?s homer made it 5-1 in the third, and the Yankees scored two runs in each the fourth and fifth innings for a 9-1 lead. Guillen?s two-run shot made it 11-1. The five-run eighth was highlighted by Arias? three-run triple. The Yankees (25-26) are one game below .500 for the 16th time this season. Beloit (21-28) has now lost 12 of its last 14 games. The Snappers ended the game with outfielder Mario Mendez and infielder Keith Bohanan sharing the pitching duties in the eighth inning. Jose Garcia (5-3) picked up the win. Manny Parra (3-2) was tagged with the loss. BATTLE CREEK vs. BELOIT Wed ? RHP Jeremy King (4-4, 3.41) vs. RHP Tom Wilhelmsen (4-2, 2.03) Thu ? RHP Jose Valdez (5-2, 3.38) vs. RHP Dennis Sarfate (3-2, 2.06)

Indianapolis 4, Rochester (Twins) 1 Not sure what we'll learn about scheduled starter Nate Teut, but John Foster got the win, even though it was secured after the first inning according to the early linescore... Indianapolis Box Score: OK, this makes a bit more sense -- the next question is why was Teut pulled after pitching 4.2 innings... GAME DATE: 5/27/03 ROCHESTER 1 AT INDIANAPOLIS 4 YTD YTD ROCHESTER AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG L.Ford DH 4 0 0 0 .318 M.Budzinski RF 4 1 2 0 .263 C.Green CF 4 0 3 0 .277 J.Conti CF 3 1 0 0 .226 M.Ryan PR 0 0 0 0 .195 J.Rushford 1B 4 1 1 0 .235 M.Ryan CF 0 0 0 0 .195 M.Smith DH 4 0 3 1 .320 M.Cuddyer RF 4 0 2 0 .386 P.Zoccolillo LF 4 0 1 1 .252 J.Morneau 1B 2 0 0 0 .330 K.Luuloa 2B 4 1 1 0 .266 M.Restovich LF 4 0 1 0 .259 C.McKay CAT 3 0 1 1 .176 D.Lamb SS 4 1 1 0 .292 S.Scarboroug SS 3 0 0 0 .138 L.Rodriguez 2B 4 0 1 1 .270 W.Veras 3B 3 0 1 0 .230 S.Andrews 3B 4 0 1 0 .214 N.Teut PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Marsters CAT 4 0 0 0 .291 J.Foster PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Johnson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Balfour PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Nance PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 1 9 1 TOTALS 32 4 10 3 ROCHESTER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 9 0 INDIANAPOLIS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X- 4 10 0 DP--ROCHESTER 2, INDIANAPOLIS 1. LOB--ROCHESTER 8, INDIANAPOLIS 5. 2B--C.Green (6), M.Cuddyer (5), D.Lamb (7), L.Rodriguez (13), M.Smith (12), K.Luuloa (11), C.McKay (5). SB--C.Green (4). HBP--J.Morneau 2. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA ROCHESTER A.Johnson (L,1-6) 6.0 9 4 4 1 2 0 8.64 G.Balfour 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.90 INDIANAPOLIS N.Teut 4.2 6 1 1 0 1 0 2.96 J.Foster (W,1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 J.Childers 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.66 S.Nance 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.56 R.Giron (S,6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.26 HB--J.Foster, S.Nance. SO--M.Cuddyer, M.Restovich, D.Lamb, S.Andrews 2, B.Marsters, J.Rushford, P.Zoccolillo, C.McKay, S.Scarboroug. BB-- J.Conti. T--2:27. A--4706

Won't be leaving constant updates to annoy you, but with the Brewers on later than usual thought I'd start the thread for tonight's action, especially with the good start here: In progress: Huntsville 3, Birmingham (White Sox) 0, after one inning David Krynzel with yet another triple, Corey Hart a sac fly, Brandon Gemoll a two-run HR within that first inning; Matt Parker a scoreless bottom of the inning; enjoyed the Daryl Clark interview on the pre-game, another reason we promote tuning in within each day's Daily Menu...

Montanabowlegs, I think this is the Beloit link you were trying to pass on, but it was failing. It's not a first-hand account, as the Beloit Daily News pretty much re-hashes the box score on road games, but if there's an extra nugget here for someone, that's fine: www.beloitdailynews.com/503/snap27.htm

Huntsville Times Game Story: www.al.com/stars/huntsvil...013180.xml

As promised, we track down some nice Beloit game details in the Battle Creek paper: www.battlecreekenquirer.c...71132.html

Daily Menu for Tuesday: For once, the Brewers go up against the High Desert broadcast. So take in an appetizer before-hand -- contributions you make to the Link Report after you've listened in are always welcome... All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: LHP Nate Teut at home vs. Rochester (Twins), 7:00 PM HUNTSVILLE: RHP Matt Parker at Birmingham (White Sox), 7:00 PM HIGH DESERT: RHP Chris Saenz at Stockton (Rangers), 9:05 PM BELOIT: LHP Manny Parra at Battle Creek (Yankees), 6:00 PM, the home team's audio available at www.battlecreekyankees.com

David Weiser's Huntsville Update: 26 LOBIt seemed this just wasn't the day the key hit was going to come. Not for Jackson. Not for the Stars......... Mike Jones gave the Diamond Jaxx 9 hits and a walk to work with in 6 innings. In the first inning, they set the tone for the game by leaving the bases loaded...... They tried to tire Jonesy out. 49 pitches in 3 innings. He expended a 95-pitch limit in six innings........ Even with every advantage, the Jaxx managed just one run, that on a 2nd inning home run by Nick Ortiz. They had left 11 runners on base, six in scoring position, all with two out......... I guess it says a lot about the Stars' never-say-die ability. Jonesy would come back each inning and get the out he needed......... Defensive plays by Chris Barnwell and Corey Hart, in particular, stretched this game into extra innings. In the 10th, Barnwell caught a pop-up on the outfield grass with his back behind the plate, with Ryan Knox and David Krynzel coming on, preventing Nick Ortiz from advancing from third after Casey Koptizke's one-out single........ Hart's fielding ability at third base continues to improve by bounds. He had a couple of fielding gems, one on a line drive off the bat of Brendan Harris in the 3rd. Most of Corey's mistakes, I've witnessed, comes when he tries to throw the ball to first. That's the adventure with Corey. When it came to opportunites, the Stars were no better. They were just plain frustrating to watch from my top row seat behind home plate........ Had Knox stolen 2nd base successfully in the 1st inning after getting hit on the ass by John Webb's first pitch (Ryan didn't like it either. He stared down the pitcher as umpire Ria Cortesion escorted him to first), the game may have just been a regular 9-inning affair. Richard Paz would double before Hart ended the 1st by striking out......... Webb was killing the Stars with a befuddling curve ball that would just drop off the table and frustrate our hitters on this cloudy, but comfortable day......... In the 4th inning, Krynzel hit a lead-off double to left and went to third on Paz's grounder, but he was stranded, as Hart and Brandon Gemoll never got the ball out of the infield......... Gemoll would drive in the Stars only run in the 6th inning on a 2-out triple that scored Hart, who had singled up the middle before him. It was Brandon's 2nd triple of the season and his 18th extra-base hit of the year, 2nd on the club to Corey Hart......... Brandon had a chance in the 8th inning to be the game's hero with Knox and Hart in scoring position after a double steal, something that is becoming very commonplace on this club, but Gemoll struck out on a 3-2 pitch, chasing a ball outside the corner....... The next time the Stars would have a situation with two runners on base would be with two out in the 11th inning. Too little, too late....... Daryl Clark, who had his first extra-base hit as a Star and his first 3-hit game, singled to center to keep the game alive. Mike Kremblas, 3-for-33 now in May, hit a routine grounder to Nick Ortiz, but Ortiz dropped the ball -- the only error in the game and runners were on 1st and 2nd for Barnwell, but Barney on a 2-1 pitch, popped the ball up on the infield and Ortiz put the ball away to end the game. In the end, 26 total runners left on base, 14 of them in scoring position, 7 each for each side...... Brian Adams, who threw 3 scoreless innings at Pringles Park against this team, had another disaster, pitching to 12 batters in 2 innings, constantly getting behind hitters and unable to get the first strike. The home crowd was constantly on his ass, cheering in mock praise when he got a pitch over..... In 2 2/3 innings of work in this series, Adams gave up 11 hits, 4 walks, and 10 runs (8 earned)....... The final blow was a 3-run bouncing double over the third base bag and down the left field line by Jason Dubois after Adams opened the 11th by loading the bases on singles by Jon Hamilton and Brendan Harris, and a walk on four pitches, the last pitch intentionally, to John Powers....... Dubois, the 5th leading hitter in the SL, has a .341 average against the Stars with 9 RBIs. With the rainout of the Barons in Mobile, the Stars now hold a thin one game lead in the Western Division....... Still a darn sight better than where they were last year, when they were hopelessly in last place, 9½ games back with a 19-29 record....... The Stars are now 26-21 and they take that record to Hoover Met on Tuesday to start a four-game series with the Barons, where they've fared 8-13 since 2001....... Venerable, ancient right-hander Tetsu Yofu (3-1, 2.43) will take his plate of cottage cheese and serve it up against Matt Parker (2-1, 2.27), making his first start for the Stars since last July........ Don't forget Stars fans, Matt was a starter for High Desert two years ago. With the loss of Ben Diggins, who is out for the next two months, perhaps longer, and Ben Hendrickson, Parker may be a part of this rotation........ Diggins, incidentally, has opted to rehab his arm in Arizona, rather than go for surgery. The Stars newest pitcher, 28-year old right-hander Ken Ray, will be wearing uniform #47. He was warming up in the pen in the 11th inning today, while the Stars were getting their last licks at the plate...... Dave Krynzel was thrown out attempting to steal for the 12th time this season. That's 17 times in two seasons, tying him with Toby Kominek for 13th on the Stars' all-time list, still far away from the leader Kerwin Moore with 33........ Dave did, however, extend his hitting streak to 9 games and is 16-for-36 (.444) with 7 steals in 11 attempts during the streak........ The Stars stole 16 bases in 18 attempts in this series, which could be a record. I'm going to look into this, although it'll be ancient history when I do find out........ The Stars should stay away from the park on Mondays. They are now 0-7....... Corey Hart is 16-for-37 (.432) with 8 RBIs in his last 10 games....... Daryl Clark has come alive. He is 9-for-24 (.375) in his last 6 games and 7-for-16 (.438) in his last 4 games, raising his average to a respectable .282....... Though Mike Jones had his 3rd no-decision start in his last 4 games, he owns a 1.64 ERA this month with 23 Ks and 11 BBs in 33 IP. He'll likely have one more start this month........ The Stars have scored only 9 runs in the 9th inning in 47 games this year, yielding 20 to their opponents. The feedback on Montgomery's new nickname, the "Biscuits" is running 90% negative on polls and on Montgomery's forum on www.al.com.........The name was chosen by owners Tom Dickson and Sherrie Myers among more than 3,000 entries in a fan contest........ The announcement was made on the main stage of the Jubilee City Fest to mixed reaction from more than 10,000 people in attendance....... The Biscuits will be affiliated with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

High Desert Site Game Summary: STOCKTON, CA ? The High Desert Mavericks dropped their fifth straight game on Monday night, losing the opening game of a nine-game road trip to the Stockton Ports by a final score of 2-1. The Ports scored the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth as Jason Bourgeios crossed home plate on what was ruled to be a passed ball by Mavs catcher Brian Foster. With the bases loaded and one out, Bobby Bystrowski was summoned out of the bullpen to face Zack Roper. Bystrowski missed with his first two pitches to Roper to make the count 2-0. Bystrowski?s next pitch was high and inside to the right-handed hitting Roper, grazing the mitt of Foster towards the Stockton dugout. By the time Foster tracked down the ball, Bourgeios had scored to end the game without a throw to the plate. The Mavs missed out on two scoring opportunities in the eighth and ninth. Tied at 1-1, Johnny Raburn walked and reached third after stealing second and advancing to third on a throwing error by catcher Scott Heard with one out. Jason Belcher then popped up and Froilan Villanueva grounded out to end the threat. In the ninth, Mark Ernster was hit by a pitch from Richard Gilbert (4-0) to lead off the inning. Dan Boyd?s sacrifice bunt in front of home plate was misplayed by the catcher Heard, as his throw to second was off the mark, putting the first two men on with no outs. Todd West struck out for the first out of the ninth, then the Mavs pulled off the double steal to put runners at second and third with only one out. Foster then struck out and Ozzie Chavez grounded out to again end the rally. In the bottom of the ninth, Justin Gordon started the inning by retiring Drew Meyer on a ground ball. Bourgeios tripled to left field with one out, which forced Gordon to issue two intentional walks to load the bases. Gordon (1-2) was saddled with the loss, despite allowing just one unearned run in 4.1 innings of relief. Mavs starter Jeff Robinson allowed just one run in four innings of work. Christopher Stringfellow?s two-out RBI single put the Ports up 1-0 in the fourth. The Mavs got even in the seventh when Boyd doubled with one out and scored on Foster?s two-out double off Ports reliever Jose Dominguez. The Mavs were led by Belcher who had two of their five hits. The Mavs have just eight runs on 24 hits over their last four games. With the loss the Mavs tie their season-worst at ten games under .500 at 21-31, but are still just 7.5 games back of Division-leading Lancaster in the South Division. The Ports remain in first place in the North Division and are 9-2 in their last 11 games. The Mavs send Chris Saenz (4-4) to the hill on Tuesday night as the Mavs look to end their five-game skid in Stockton. The Ports will throw Jason Andrew (5-4). Game time is at 7:05 (9:05 Central). High Desert Box Score: Belcher and Boyd continue to impress at the plate (.387 and .395 OBP, respectively); they should make up 2/3 of Huntsville's OF in 2004... GAME DATE: 5/26/03 HIGH DESERT 1 AT STOCKTON 2 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG STOCKTON AB R H BI AVG J.Raburn 3B 3 0 0 0 .286 D.Meyer SS 4 0 2 0 .246 C.Morris CF 4 0 0 0 .251 J.Bourgeois 2B 4 1 2 0 .331 J.Belcher RF 4 0 2 0 .337 J.Botts 1B 3 0 2 0 .320 F.Villanueva 1B 4 0 1 0 .306 G.Raymundo 3B 4 0 0 0 .335 M.Ernster DH 2 0 0 0 .286 Z.Roper DH 3 0 0 0 .287 D.Boyd LF 3 1 1 0 .322 J.Dill RF 3 0 0 0 .250 T.West 2B 4 0 0 0 .259 R.Eldridge LF 3 1 1 0 .291 B.Foster CAT 4 0 1 1 .224 S.Heard CAT 4 0 0 0 .257 O.Chavez SS 4 0 0 0 .219 C.Strngfelow CF 4 0 2 1 .292 J.Robinson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Keiter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gordon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Rowe PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Bystrowski PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Dominguez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Gilbert PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 32 1 5 1 TOTALS 32 2 9 1 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0- 1 5 0 STOCKTON 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1- 2 9 2 E--S.Heard 2. DP--HIGH DESERT 1, STOCKTON 0. LOB--HIGH DESERT 8, STOCKTON 13. 2B--D.Boyd (13), B.Foster (6). 3B--J.Bourgeois (2). SB--J.Raburn (15), M.Ernster (4), D.Boyd (3). CS--J.Bourgeois. HBP--M.Ernster. SH--D.Boyd. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT J.Robinson 4.0 6 1 1 3 2 0 1.29 J.Gordon (L,1-2) 4.1 3 1 0 5 3 0 6.00 B.Bystrowski 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.35 STOCKTON B.Keiter 4.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1.46 S.Rowe 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.39 J.Dominguez 3.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 3.54 R.Gilbert (W,4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.81 HB--R.Gilbert. PB--B.Foster. SO--J.Raburn, C.Morris 2, F.Villanueva, D.Boyd, T.West 3, B.Foster 2, O.Chavez, D.Meyer, Z.Roper, J.Dill 2, R.Eldridge. BB--J.Raburn, M.Ernster, D.Meyer, J.Bourgeois, J.Botts 2, G.Raymundo, Z.Roper, J.Dill, R.Eldridge. T--2:45. A--644

Indianapolis Star Game Story: At least we get a picture confirming Pete Zoccolillo's last name fits on his uniform.... www.indystar.com/print/ar...1-036.html

Final: Stockton (Rangers) 2, High Desert 1 Mavs blow ideal chances in both the eighth and ninth innings; in the bottom of the ninth, Stockton got a one-out triple (officially a triple, but more like a double played into one). Manager Tim Blackwell ordered Justin Gordon to issue two intentional passes to load the bases, and then brought in RHP Bobby Bystrowski. After going 2-0 on the next batter, catcher Brian Foster misplayed the third pitch (which was inside). Mavs lose on the passed ball, but it was going to be tough to work out of trouble on a 3-0 count regardless. Very tough loss, but an interesting listen...

Beloit Box Score: LHP's Jeff Housman and Craig Breslow combine on a dominant effort; Mario Mendez the hitting star; Kennard Bibbs manages to score three runs despite an 0-for-3 evening at the plate -- see what a couple of walks can do!... GAME DATE: 5/26/03 BELOIT 6 AT BATTLE CREEK 0 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG BATTLE CREEK AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs LF 3 3 0 0 .259 G.Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 .252 C.Terni SS 4 0 1 1 .267 W.Vasquez DH 2 0 0 0 .252 J.Eure 3B 4 0 0 0 .240 E.Andrus PH 1 0 0 0 .000 P.Fielder 1B 4 0 1 0 .280 J.Drobiak 1B 2 0 0 0 .287 T.Hinton DH 4 0 0 0 .192 A.Nunez 1B 2 0 0 0 .163 S.Moss CF 2 1 0 0 .244 M.Carson RF 4 0 1 0 .295 J.VandenBrg CAT 3 1 1 0 .246 E.Verbryke LF 3 0 0 0 .218 M.Mendez RF 4 1 3 1 .262 R.Guillen CF 3 0 0 0 .272 C.Crabbe 2B 3 0 0 1 .178 J.Camacho 3B 3 0 2 0 .243 J.Housman PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Rojas CAT 3 0 1 0 .214 C.Breslow PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Arias SS 3 0 0 0 .230 A.Garcia PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Markray PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Saldana PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Acosta PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 6 6 3 TOTALS 30 0 5 0 BELOIT 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0- 6 6 0 BATTLE CREEK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 5 2 E--J.Arias, A.Garcia. DP--BELOIT 2, BATTLE CREEK 1. LOB--BELOIT 5, BATTLE CREEK 4. SB--K.Bibbs (23), M.Mendez (2). SF--C.Crabbe. SH-- C.Terni. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT J.Housman (W,1-3) 7.0 4 0 0 1 2 0 1.58 C.Breslow 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.38 BATTLE CREEK A.Garcia (L,1-4) 3.2 5 6 5 3 4 0 3.35 T.Markray 3.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.47 J.Saldana 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.74 M.Acosta 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.35 WP--A.Garcia. BALKS--A.Garcia. SO--C.Terni 2, J.Eure, P.Fielder, T.Hinton, S.Moss, W.Vasquez, E.Andrus, E.Verbryke, J.Camacho. BB-- K.Bibbs 2, S.Moss 2, J.VandenBrg, W.Vasquez. T--2:22. A--872

Indianapolis Box Score: Yeah, that's Chad Green with three hits for Rochester, the failed Brewer #1 pick still hangin' on at AAA... GAME DATE: 5/26/03 ROCHESTER 6 AT INDIANAPOLIS 4 YTD YTD ROCHESTER AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG L.Ford LF 5 0 1 1 .325 M.Budzinski CF 4 0 1 1 .256 C.Green CF 5 1 3 0 .259 S.Scarboroug SS 4 0 0 0 .142 M.Cuddyer 1B 4 1 1 0 .377 J.Conti PH 1 0 0 0 .230 J.Morneau DH 5 2 3 3 .337 J.Rushford 1B 4 0 1 0 .233 M.Restovich RF 5 1 0 0 .260 M.Smith RF 4 0 0 0 .309 D.Lamb SS 5 0 3 2 .293 P.Zoccolillo LF 1 2 0 0 .252 L.Rodriguez 2B 5 1 1 0 .271 K.Luuloa DH 4 2 2 2 .267 K.Connacher 3B 5 0 1 0 .200 C.McKay CAT 4 0 0 1 .172 B.Marsters CAT 4 0 2 0 .301 J.Lawrence 2B 4 0 1 0 .211 E.Stull PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 W.Veras 3B 3 0 2 0 .227 J.Palki PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Miller PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Nakamura PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Marquez PIT 0 0 0 0 .500 T.Erdos PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Durocher PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Kolb PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 43 6 15 6 TOTALS 33 4 7 4 ROCHESTER 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1- 6 15 0 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2- 4 7 2 E--S.Scarboroug, W.Veras. DP--ROCHESTER 1, INDIANAPOLIS 0. LOB-- ROCHESTER 11, INDIANAPOLIS 7. 2B--M.Cuddyer (4), L.Rodriguez (12), K.Luuloa (10). HR--J.Morneau (9), K.Luuloa (4). SB--M.Budzinski (6), M.Smith (3). CS--J.Lawrence. HBP--W.Veras. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA ROCHESTER E.Stull (W,4-6) 5.2 3 2 2 3 3 1 5.97 J.Palki 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 5.65 M.Nakamura 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.21 T.Erdos 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1.93 INDIANAPOLIS T.Miller (L,0-1) 4.0 9 3 3 0 2 1 9.64 R.Marquez 1.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3.95 J.Durocher 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.00 D.Kolb 3.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 1.37 HB--T.Erdos. WP--E.Stull, T.Erdos, D.Kolb. SO--L.Ford 2, J.Morneau, M.Restovich, K.Connacher, B.Marsters, M.Budzinski 2, S.Scarboroug, J.Rushford 2, K.Luuloa, C.McKay. BB--M.Cuddyer, M.Budzinski, P.Zoccolillo 3. T--2:50. A--6833

In progress: High Desert 0, Stockton (Rangers) 0, after 3.5 innings The first eleven High Desert batters went down quietly. Meanwhile, RHP Jeff Robinson has allowed four base hits and two walks, but has managed to strand two baserunners in each of the first three innings. In the Maverick fourth, all with two outs, Jason Belcher and Froilan Villanueva singled and Mark Enster walked to load the bases, but Dan Boyd grounded out to end the threat in a ballpark where the conditions are the complete opposite of Friendly Mavericks Stadium. Update EDIT: High Desert 1, Stockton 1, after seven innings Brian Foster an RBI double in the 7th; Justin Gordon with three scoreless innings in relief thus far on his 24th birthday...

Indy Site Game Summary: INDIANAPOLIS -- Behind a homecoming of sorts by starting pitcher Everett Stull, the Rochester Red Wings (21-27) defeated the Indianapolis Indians (17-31) 6-4 Monday night at Victory Field. Stull, who was 11-11 with the Indians in 2002, pitched 5.2 innings for Rochester to record his fourth win of the season. Justin Morneau provided an early power source for the Red Wings courtesy of a two-run home run deep to right field off of Tribe starting pitcher Travis Miller. It was the second spot start of the season for Miller (1-1), as he lasted a season high 4.0 innings surrendering nine hits and three runs to take his first loss of the season. Stull (4-6) walked Tribe leadoff hitter Mark Budzinski to open the bottom half of the first inning, but then proceeded to retire the next 12 Indians batters before Pete Zoccolillo led off the fifth by drawing one of his three walks of the ballgame. Following Zoccolillo, Keith Luuloa blasted a Stull offering down the left field line clearing the lawn area for his fourth home run on the season to bring the Indians to within 5-2. The Tribe threatened in the sixth, seventh, and ninth innings, bringing the tying or go-ahead runs to the plate, but were unable to overcome the deficit. In the sixth, Luuloa came to the plate representing the tying run, but was retired on strikes by Red Wings reliever Jeremy Palki to end the inning and the threat. Palki again was able to get out of trouble in the seventh after back-to-back singles by Joe Lawrence and Wilton Veras put runners on first and second with one out, but Palki struck out Budzinski and Red Wing catcher Brandon Marsters gunned down Lawrence attempting to steal third base on the play to end the inning. Rochester added an insurance run in the top of the ninth inning before Todd Erdos came on for the team in the ninth. The Tribe plated two runs on Erdos with an RBI groundout by Cody McKay and an RBI single by Budzinski, but with two outs and runners on first and second, Jason Conti pinch hit for Steve Scarborough and flew out to left field to end the game. The Indians and Red Wings will play the second game of a four-game series on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. when lefty Nate Teut (1-2, 3.18) takes the mound for the Indians to face righthander Adam Johnson (1-5, 9.22) for Rochester.

Beloit 6, Battle Creek (Yankees) 0 LHP Jeff Housman already had a 1.86 ERA and a WHIP under 1.00 prior to this game. Still only 21 years old, what a bonus it would be if he emerges as a viable top prospect along with the other three starters scheduled for this series, listed below. It's amazing that this staff has four legitimate rotation stars this season despite the injuries to Calvin Carpenter and Khalid Ballouli. Here's the Game Summary from the Battle Creek site: Might be tough to get much of anything from a Beloit perspective for this road game -- we'll see what Tuesday's newspaper accounts give us... The Beloit Snappers snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 6-0 victory over the Battle Creek Yankees in a Midwest League baseball game Monday night at C.O. Brown Stadium. Game 2 of the four-game series is Tuesday night. The Snappers had lost 11 of their last 12 games heading into the game. But they scored one run in the first inning and never trailed. Battle Creek starter Anderson Garcia (1-4) dropped his fourth straight start. Juan Camacho led the Yankees with two hits. The third baseman is hitting .341 in his last 12 games, boosting his average from .207 to .243. Beloit starter Jeff Housman (1-3) picked up his first win of the season. BATTLE CREEK vs. BELOIT Tue ? RHP Jose Garcia (4-3, 1.98) vs. LHP Manny Parra (3-1, 2.50) Wed ? RHP Jeremy King (4-4, 3.41) vs. RHP Tom Wilhelmsen (4-2, 2.03) Thu ? RHP Jose Valdez (5-2, 3.38) vs. RHP Dennis Sarfate (3-2, 2.06)

Nice article on this kid if interested: www.boston.com/dailyglobe...ess+.shtml And my question in the BA chat last week: Q: Jim Goulart from Assonet, MA and Brewerfan.net asks: 95-97 MPH, 6-0, 0.00 ERA, 102 K's, 7 BB's, 5 HITS Thank you, BA, for noting that Massachusetts RHP Jeff Allison has been the most dominant high school player in the country this year. Mike Jones went at #12 overall to the Brewers in 2001, and having just turned 20, is putting up impressive numbers in the AA Southern League. Could you please compare Allison to the Mike Jones of June 2001? As fluid a motion? As far as drafting RH high school pitchers goes, is it almost always simply a matter of higher risk higher reward? Thanks. A: Allan Simpson: Allison isn't quite as projectable as Jones, because he's a couple of inches shorter, but he has better stuff and command than Jones did at the same stage. Jones continues to develop his curve and change, while Allison has a hammer curve to go with a 95-96 fastball. Allison has put up unbelievable numbers this year, but remember Massachusetts switched to wood bats this year. His mechanics are impeccable, but it goes with the territory that high school pitchers are high risks.

High Desert announcer Mike Lindskog reported tonight that Maverick hitting coach Rich Morales tendered his resignation over this past weekend, citing personal reasons. He is no longer with the club, and the Brewers have yet to name a replacement. Morales was with High Desert this year and last. Say what you will about the optimum batting conditions in Adelanto, Maverick batters have enjoyed success during his tenure, including this year's crew, despite struggles over the past week or so.

Rochester (Twins) 6, Indianapolis 4 Indians rallied for two in the ninth and had the winning run at the plate, but PH Jason Conti hit a fly ball to end it (sorry, I mentioned it was Steve Scarborough earlier). Indy just didn't do much of anything to please the home crowd as a new homestand began -- they made former teammate Everett Stull, who's scuffled all season, look strong as their first base hit, a Keith Luuloa HR, didn't come until the 5th. Wilton Veras and Steve Scarborough made key errors on easy ground balls. There was a critical strike-'em-out, throw-'em-out DP in the 7th. Jayson Durocher pitched scoreless ball, and is all set to be activated. Not often that I commit to an Indy broadcast; Pete Zoccolillo walked three times, and we learned that his dad is the long-time college coach at Iona: www.iona.edu/gaels/coache...coachid=68 I'll get a chance to catch a couple of Indy games at Pawtucket in late June, and while it likely won't be a traditional Brewerfan.net interview, I do hope to track down Zocco for a quick Q&A.

Huntsville Site Game Summary: www.huntsvillestars.com/n...?newsid=77

West Tenn (Cubs) 4, Huntsville 1, 11 innings Huntsville Box Score: Everyone but catcher Mike Kremblas with a base hit, and he walked -- just couldn't string anything together, it seems; Ryan Miller continues his strong relief work; David Krynzel moves closer to breaking the all-time Huntsville caught stealing record -- in the first half! Is Pat Listach available to consult? GAME DATE: 5/26/03 WEST TENN 4 AT HUNTSVILLE 1 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD WEST TENN AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG R.Sadler CF 5 0 1 0 .285 R.Knox RF 4 0 1 0 .259 J.Hamilton LF 5 1 1 0 .219 D.Krynzel CF 3 0 1 0 .311 B.Harris 3B 6 1 2 0 .283 R.Paz 2B 5 0 1 0 .250 J.Powers 2B 5 1 1 0 .333 C.Hart 3B 4 1 1 0 .306 J.Dubois RF 5 0 3 3 .340 B.Gemoll 1B 5 0 1 1 .236 J.Velazquez 1B 4 0 1 0 .263 D.Clark LF 5 0 3 0 .282 N.Ortiz SS 6 1 2 1 .309 M.Kremblas CAT 4 0 0 0 .122 C.Kopitzke CAT 6 0 2 0 .248 C.Barnwell SS 5 0 1 0 .241 J.Webb PIT 3 0 2 0 .316 M.Jones PIT 2 0 0 0 .118 J.Melian PH 1 0 0 0 .250 R.Miller PIT 1 0 0 0 .250 E.Brown PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Gripp PH 1 0 0 0 .239 F.Sanchez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Dzurilla PH 1 0 0 0 .283 J.Leicester PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Cash PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 47 4 15 4 TOTALS 39 1 9 1 WEST TENN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3- 4 15 1 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0- 1 9 0 E--B.Harris. DP--WEST TENN 1, HUNTSVILLE 0. LOB--WEST TENN 16, HUNTSVILLE 10. 2B--R.Sadler (9), J.Dubois (13), D.Krynzel (4), R.Paz (8), D.Clark (1). 3B--B.Gemoll (2). HR--N.Ortiz (3). SB-- J.Hamilton (7), R.Knox (16), C.Hart (8). CS--R.Knox, D.Krynzel. HBP--R.Knox. SH--D.Krynzel. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA WEST TENN J.Webb 7.0 6 1 1 1 4 0 4.40 E.Brown 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.43 F.Sanchez 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.86 J.Leicester (W,3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.52 D.Cash (S,2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.49 HUNTSVILLE M.Jones 6.0 9 1 1 3 2 1 2.61 R.Miller 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 2.06 B.Adams (L,0-1) 2.0 5 3 3 2 0 0 12.71 HB--J.Webb. SO--R.Sadler, J.Powers, J.Dubois, N.Ortiz, C.Kopitzke, J.Melian, R.Knox, R.Paz 2, C.Hart, B.Gemoll, D.Clark, M.Jones, R.Gripp. BB--R.Sadler, J.Hamilton, J.Powers, J.Dubois, J.Velazquez 2, D.Krynzel, C.Hart, M.Kremblas. T--3:16. A--2013