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Indianapolis 4, Charlotte (White Sox) 3 Four in a row! 6-3 overall, unbeaten at home -- that's the way to keep Indy management and fans happy.... Just caught the last few innings of this one. Down 3-0 early, the Tribe rallies for single runs in the 4th and 7th, and two in the eighth. Pete Zoccolillo drove in the winning run with a looping single after singles by Mark Budzinski and Scott Seabol (on a perfect hit-and-run), a run-scoring groundout by Cody McKay, and a hit batter. Brooks Kieschnick with three sweet scoreless innings of relief to get his first professional win; Roberto Giron with a perfect ninth (2 K's -- he's really dealing) gets his third save. McKay homered in the fourth off of 6'11" White Sox prospect Jon Rauch, his second HR of the year. Much more later on from the Indy site and box score tonight...

From deep, deep, deep into the transaction wire: The Brewers have added 17-year-old catcher Charlie Lozada to their rookie Arizona roster. He's 5'11, 185, and still growing I'm sure -- not sure if he's a product of the Dominican or Venezuela. With this signing, the Brewers have nine catchers under contract to split between Helena and Arizona, and that's before this June's draft. Manny Ramirez R/R 6-0 165 09/07/82 Matt Serafini R/R 6-1 230 03/40/80 Arturo Bravo R/R 5-11 195 02/07/84 Jeremy Frost R/R 6-3 210 11/19/79 Simon Guhring R/R 6-1 205 07/14/83 Yonnata Lopez R/R 6-2 170 03/02/85 Charlie Lozada R/R 5-11 185 06/28/85 Gbenga Olayemi R/R 6-1 190 09/08/82 Vinnie Rottino R/R 6-1 200 04/07/80Huntsville's backup catcher, Joel Alvarado, will be 23 in June. The Helena catchers figure to include at least in part Ramirez, Serafini, Frost, and Rottino. Who knows what the Brewers have in raw skills with the other very young prospects. Here's hoping there's strength in numbers, and maybe someday you'll say "I remember when Brewerfan introduced so-and-so", when one of these kids becomes the next Mike Piazza or Pudge Rodriguez. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

....anyone hear what happened to Eli Alfonzo? He's not on any of the rosters in the Cub organization, but I have not seen that he's been cut. Had noticed the same thing, I imagine he's available, and looking for work. Despite our best efforts to keep up, sites like minorleaguebaseball.com and others have had very shaky transaction reporting this past off-season.

Saturday's Audio Daily Menu allows you to load up on appetizers prior to the Brewers - Diamondbacks: (All times Central, pitchers subject to change) INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Mark Guerra home against Charlotte (White Sox) at 2:00 PM HUNTSVILLE: RHP Mike Jones at Jacksonville (Dodgers) at 6:05 PM HIGH DESERT: LHP Brian Mazone home against Lake Elsinore (San Diego) at 5:00 PM BELOIT: RHP Calvin Carpenter home against Kane County (A's) at 2:00 PM, audio is available at www.kccougars.com

Daily Press High Desert Game Story: Some weird stuff went on within what appeared to be a basic 3-1 victory... www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...825,97815,

David Weiser's Huntsville Update: David's getting much too creative with his headlines http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif THE STARS AND THE SUNS... BUT NO MOONThe Huntsville Stars evened their record tonight, with a 1-0 victory at Jacksonville's new ballpark, but Stars fans in Huntsville are livid...... Catcher Brian Moon was released Friday afternoon. Moonie, in his 4th season as a Huntsville Star, was one of the most popular players among fans, who tolerated his sub-Mendoza line hitting every year because he wowed the crowd by snuffing out rallies with his defense. He had simply a deadly throwing arm....... Moon, in his first season with the Stars, threw out 69 of 130 runners attempting to steal --- an incredible 53% rate, where 40% is the standard of excellence....... In 2000, he collared 43%, and last year, 34%........ This season, he nabbed eight runners trying to steal, picked at least one off, while allowing only one stolen base........ He was also a great handler of pitchers, and will probably make a fine coach someday, if he chooses......... He's caught more games than any catcher in Stars history (236) and played in 245 games total --- 16th on the Stars all-time list........ But what I think has caused just as much furor is that the younger brother of the not-too-popular manager is filling Moon's spot on the roster. Don't get me wrong. Kremblas is a nice guy. Personable. Accessible........ But most of the regulars I know at the stadium think he makes some bonehead decisions that cause the team to lose. I'm still burning at one from last year, but I think a lot of the people who come to the stadium don't realize that baseball at this level is more about development than winning games, and in the case of removing Luis Martinez last Saturday while he was pitching a no-hitter, is one example, and it isn't totally fair........ Mike Kremblas was released Thursday by the Class AAA - Sacramento River Cats, the Oakland A's top farm club. Last year, he hit .212, splitting his time between Class AA - Midland (Texas) and Class A - Visalia (California). Despite the loss of a teammate, it was back to business in Jacksonville, where they opened up The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville (for the lack of a corporate name).......... The opener attracted the 4th largest crowd in the history of the Southern League (the Stars twice had larger crowds in their history), but even though the Stars won, they were treated to, what has appeared to be common, another pitching duel between these two teams......... Small wonder since Jacksonville and Huntsville had the best and 3rd best ERAs in the league in 2002, and weren't doing badly this year........... Since last year, the Suns and the Stars have engaged in three 1-0 games and three 2-1 games. The Stars won all but one of those nail-biters. The most pleasant surprise of this young season continues to be LHP Luis Martinez, who (I love to point this out again) with improved control pitched 6 innings, giving up just 2 hits, and striking out 9......... That's 20 Ks in 11 innings, with just 2 hits yielded in his two starts.......... Mike Collins collected both of the hits off Martinez tonight --- two singles. By the quirky nature of this new ballpark, his third single, off Derek Lee in the 8th, would have been an easy double at Joe Davis Stadium, but the ball caromed off the wall dividing the stands in right and by luck, in the path of Cristian Guerrero, who is playing dazzling defense so far this season......... Jacksonville pitcher Heath Totten was just as brilliant, retiring 13 straight batters until Brandon Gemoll broke the ice in the 5th inning with a double to right. With two out, Guerrero's RBI double down the left field line scored Gemoll with the only run of the game. That ended an 0-for-18 slump for Guerrero, who went 2-for-3 on the day --- his first multi-hit day of the season. The Suns made things interesting. They had a baserunner on third base twice in the 4th and 5th innings, but a strikeout and a double play ended their threats......... Victor Diaz hit the ball on the nose twice, but right at someone --- once to Guerrero and once to Ryan Knox deep to left with two runners on base.......... The Stars had runners on first and second with 0 out in the 8th. Catcher Joel Alvarado, hitless this season, however hit into a 1-5-3 double play trying to move the runners over on a sacrifice. Ryan Gripp struck out to end the threat. Derek Lee made his 4th appearance of the season and his 120th as a Huntsville Star, placing him one behind the all-time leader -- Mike Maurer. Mike Jones (0-0, 4.91) will start for the Stars tomorrow in a rematch against Edwin Jackson (0-0, 5.40)........ J.J. Hardy extended his hit streak to 8 games and I'm keeping a watch on this when he starts getting close to the record for the start of a season........ The Stars have committed 14 errors in 8 games. Something else for me to watch....... Mike Adams, after blowing his first two save opportunites on a passed ball and a balk, easily retired the Suns 1-2-3 in the 9th for his first save, and the first save by a Stars pitcher this season. David takes a look at how the #1 - #9 spots in the lineup have produced thus far on his "Stuff" page: www.starsboxscore.com/standing.html

Indianapolis Star Game Story: Focusing on defense here, with big contributions from Jason Conti and Bill Hall, which is especially nice to see... www.indystar.com/print/ar...4-036.html (Hall played SS on Friday as Steve Scarborough got the night off; Joe Lawrence played second base.)

Beloit Box Score: Did OF Mario Mendez pitch, or did they mean Gabriel Mendoza? OF Steve Moss on base twice; SS Josh Murray with a double; OK, that's about it http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif KANE COUNTY 14 AT BELOIT 0 YTD YTD KANE COUNTY AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG J.Schmidt CF 4 3 1 1 .190 S.Moss CF 3 0 1 0 .273 J.McCurdy SS 5 1 0 1 .167 C.Crabbe 2B 4 0 0 0 .214 B.Colamarino 1B 6 1 3 1 .276 M.Ernster 3B 4 0 0 0 .333 J.Baker CAT 6 1 3 4 .381 P.Fielder 1B 4 0 1 0 .400 K.Nordness LF 5 2 2 1 .267 T.Hinton RF 4 0 0 0 .143 B.Stavisky DH 5 1 1 0 .240 J.Eure DH 4 0 0 0 .143 N.Cruz RF 4 2 1 0 .280 J.VandenBrg CAT 3 0 0 0 .273 K.Wayment 3B 4 2 3 2 .278 N.Carter LF 3 0 0 0 .273 F.Gomez 2B 5 1 3 4 .273 J.Murray SS 3 0 1 0 .111 J.Blanton PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 K.Ballouli PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Leon PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gabriel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Mendez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Trytten PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 44 14 17 14 TOTALS 32 0 3 0 KANE COUNTY 1 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 5-14 BELOIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 E--J.McCurdy, K.Wayment. DP--KANE COUNTY 0, BELOIT 0. LOB--KANE COUNTY 8, BELOIT 6. 2B--B.Colamarino 3 (5), N.Cruz (2), F.Gomez 2 (2), J.Murray (1). 3B--J.Baker (1). SB--J.Schmidt 3 (4), K.Wayment (2), S.Moss (1). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA KANE COUNTY J.Blanton (W,1-0) 7.0 2 0 0 0 7 0 0.00 B.Leon 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 BELOIT K.Ballouli (L,0-1) 4.2 4 5 5 3 5 0 9.64 J.Gabriel 2.1 9 4 4 0 4 0 15.43 M.Mendez 1.0 2 4 4 2 2 0 36.00 R.Trytten 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.70 SO--J.Schmidt, J.McCurdy, B.Colamarino 3, K.Nordness 2, B.Stavisky 3, N.Cruz, S.Moss, C.Crabbe, M.Ernster 3, P.Fielder, T.Hinton 2, J.Eure, N.Carter. BB--J.Schmidt 2, J.McCurdy, N.Cruz, K.Wayment, S.Moss. T--2:51. A--1635 More soon, including a rundown of Saturday's Daily Menu.

High Desert 3, Lake Elsinore (Padres) 1 Top three farm teams combine to allow one run Friday night -- sweet! High Desert Site Game Summary: ADELANTO, CA ? Dan Hall, Greg Schaub and Bobby Bystrowski teamed up to provide the High Desert Mavericks with their best pitching performance since an Opening Night victory in Lake Elsinore, giving the Mavs a 3-1 win over the Lake Elsinore Storm on Friday night at Mavericks Stadium. After the Storm took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, Mavs starter Dan Hall settled into a groove, allowing just two hits over the next four innings, on his way to his first career win as a Maverick. Schaub came on in the sixth with the Mavs up 3-1 and worked out of a jam, stranding two runners on base. Schaub left one more on in the seventh, and worked a perfect eighth. Bystrowski came on and retired all three batters he faced in the ninth, getting Marcus Nettles to fly out to left field for his second save of the year. Jon Benick?s RBI double in the first inning gave the Storm a 1-0 lead. The Mavs would answer with two in the second inning to take a 2-1 lead. Ralph Santana?s sacrifice fly scored Brad Nelson to tie the game at 1-1. Johnny Raburn?s two-out single, drove in Brian Foster for a 2-1 lead. The Mavs added a run in the fourth, when Chris Morris brought home Santana with a ground out. Nabuaki Yoshida (0-1) took the loss for the Storm with five innings of work, allowing all three earned runs. Hall (1-0) got the win, allowing one earned run on five hits, striking out six in five innings. Mavs catcher Brian Foster was injured in the seventh inning, when Freddy Guzman?s backswing caught him in the head. Foster needed stitches and was taken to a local hospital after leaving the field under his own power. The late report on Friday night confirms that Foster did not suffer a concussion, only a laceration on the right side of his head. It is unknown how long he will be out. The Mavs are now 3-5 and just two games back of the 5-3 Storm. Game two of the series features Mavs lefty Brian Mazone (0-0) against Mike Bumstead (0-0) at 3:05 (5:05 Central) on Saturday afternoon. High Desert Box Score: As noted earlier, the success of the converted Beloit bullpen trio of RHP's Chris Saenz, Dan Hall, and Dan Kolb is crucial to the Mavs' success this year -- looks like they may just deal with the tough Cal League conditions as well as can be expected... LAKE ELSINORE 1 AT HIGH DESERT 3 YTD YTD LAKE ELSINORE AB R H BI AVG HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG F.Guzman CF 2 0 0 0 .382 C.Morris CF 3 0 0 1 .206 J.Furmaniak SS 4 1 2 0 .346 D.Clark LF 4 0 0 0 .333 J.Barfield 2B 4 0 1 0 .405 K.Johnson DH 3 0 1 0 .273 J.Benick 1B 4 0 2 1 .321 B.Nelson 1B 3 1 0 0 .382 J.Hastings DH 4 0 0 0 .219 B.Foster CAT 2 1 1 0 .364 J.Gerber RF 4 0 2 0 .412 S.Candelaria 3B 1 0 1 0 .227 K.Reinking CAT 4 0 1 0 .222 J.Belcher RF 4 0 0 0 .316 E.Serrano 3B 3 0 0 0 .111 F.Villanueva CAT 1 0 0 0 .400 D.Bravo PH 1 0 0 0 .333 F.Villanueva 3B 3 0 2 0 .400 M.Nettles LF 4 0 0 0 .174 R.Santana 2B 2 1 1 1 .263 N.Yoshida PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Raburn SS 2 0 1 1 .400 J.Cassel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Wodnicki PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Schaub PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Bystrowski PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 1 8 1 TOTALS 28 3 7 3 LAKE ELSINORE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 HIGH DESERT 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X- 3 DP--LAKE ELSINORE 0, HIGH DESERT 0. LOB--LAKE ELSINORE 8, HIGH DESERT 7. 2B--J.Benick (1), J.Gerber (3). SB--K.Johnson (1), R.Santana 2 (2), J.Raburn (3). CS--F.Guzman, C.Morris, J.Raburn. SF--R.Santana. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA LAKE ELSINORE N.Yoshida (L,0-1) 5.0 5 3 3 5 2 0 6.75 J.Cassel 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 M.Wodnicki 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 HIGH DESERT D.Hall (W,1-0) 5.0 5 1 1 2 6 0 5.00 G.Schaub 3.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 2.08 B.Bystrowski (S,2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 PB--B.Foster. SO--F.Guzman 2, J.Furmaniak, J.Barfield, J.Benick, J.Gerber 2, K.Reinking, E.Serrano, D.Bravo, M.Nettles, D.Clark, B.Nelson. BB--F.Guzman 2, C.Morris, K.Johnson, B.Nelson, B.Foster, J.Raburn. T--2:32. A--1348

Indianapolis Box Score: As always, box scores will be updated in the AM with up-to-date batting averages and ERA's, although samples render those somewhat silly for another couple of weeks... GAME DATE: 4/11/03 CHARLOTTE 0 AT INDIANAPOLIS 2 YTD YTD CHARLOTTE AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG W.Harris 2B 4 0 2 0 .280 J.Conti CF 4 1 1 0 .333 T.Hummel 3B 4 0 1 0 .217 B.Hall SS 4 0 1 0 .115 J.Borchard CF 3 0 0 0 .333 J.Lawrence 2B 4 0 0 0 .269 C.Brumbaugh DH 3 0 2 0 .409 L.Stevens 1B 3 0 1 1 .333 R.Gload 1B 4 0 0 0 .350 C.McKay CAT 3 0 0 0 .115 S.Morgan RF 4 0 1 0 .471 M.Smith RF 2 1 2 1 .300 A.Sanders LF 4 0 0 0 .368 B.Clark DH 3 0 1 0 .267 S.Morales CAT 3 0 1 0 .143 P.Zoccolillo LF 3 0 0 0 .235 T.Nicholson PH 1 0 0 0 .000 W.Veras 3B 3 0 1 0 .190 J.Nunez SS 3 0 0 0 .167 P.Coco PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Cooper PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Kolb PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Sanders PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Manning PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Ginter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Childers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 0 7 0 TOTALS 29 2 7 2 CHARLOTTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 INDIANAPOLIS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X- 2 DP--CHARLOTTE 2, INDIANAPOLIS 0. LOB--CHARLOTTE 8, INDIANAPOLIS 4. 2B--W.Harris 2 (3), L.Stevens (1). HR--M.Smith (1). SB--A.Sanders (1), W.Veras (1). HBP--M.Smith. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA CHARLOTTE B.Cooper (L,1-1) 6.0 5 2 2 0 5 1 4.26 D.Sanders 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.15 M.Ginter 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 INDIANAPOLIS P.Coco (W,1-1) 5.0 4 0 0 0 3 0 2.70 D.Kolb 2.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 D.Manning 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 J.Childers (S,1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 HB--D.Sanders. WP--P.Coco 2. SO--W.Harris, T.Hummel, J.Borchard 2, A.Sanders 2, S.Morales, J.Nunez 2, J.Conti 2, B.Hall, J.Lawrence, L.Stevens 2, B.Clark, P.Zoccolillo. BB--J.Borchard, C.Brumbaugh. T--2:41. A--4584

Huntsville Site Game Summary: www.huntsvillestars.com/n...?newsid=30 Beloit Site Game Summary: Mercifully a very brief summary tonight given the results; each night, the Snappers will also select a player of the game, so here you go... www.snappersbaseball.com/...me_id=1034

Huntsville Box Score: Luis Martinez' line after two starts: 11 IP, zero runs, 2 hits, 6 BB, 20 K Dismiss the fact that I questioned Martinez' continued presence on the 40-man roster all off-season. Toby truly believed and never wavered! GAME DATE: 4/11/03 HUNTSVILLE 1 AT JACKSONVILLE 0 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG JACKSONVILLE AB R H BI AVG R.Knox LF 4 0 0 0 .240 J.Repko CF 3 0 0 0 .214 D.Krynzel CF 4 0 0 0 .222 V.Diaz 2B 4 0 0 0 .160 J.Hardy SS 4 0 1 0 .382 K.Hill CAT 4 0 0 0 .074 C.Hart 3B 3 0 0 0 .188 T.Brock LF 3 0 0 0 .381 B.Gemoll 1B 3 1 1 0 .172 B.King 3B 4 0 0 0 .095 C.Barnwell 2B 2 0 0 0 .167 D.Michaelis 1B 2 0 0 0 .333 C.Guerrero RF 3 0 2 1 .152 L.Matthews RF 3 0 0 0 .174 J.Alvarado CAT 3 0 0 0 .000 M.Collins SS 3 0 3 0 .429 L.Martinez PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 H.Totten PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Parker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Alvarez PH 1 0 0 0 .200 R.Gripp PH 1 0 0 0 .308 A.Montero PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Lee PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 29 1 4 1 TOTALS 28 0 3 0 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0- 1 JACKSONVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 E--L.Martinez. DP--HUNTSVILLE 1, JACKSONVILLE 1. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 2, JACKSONVILLE 5. 2B--B.Gemoll (3), C.Guerrero (1). CS--C.Guerrero. HBP--C.Barnwell. SH--H.Totten. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE L.Martinez (W,1-0) 6.0 2 0 0 2 9 0 0.00 M.Parker 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.29 D.Lee 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.86 M.Adams (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.50 JACKSONVILLE H.Totten (L,0-2) 8.0 4 1 1 0 7 0 3.97 A.Montero 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.69 HB--H.Totten. SO--R.Knox, J.Hardy, B.Gemoll, C.Guerrero, J.Alvarado, L.Martinez 2, R.Gripp, V.Diaz 2, K.Hill 2, T.Brock 2, B.King 3, D.Michaelis 2, L.Matthews 3. BB--J.Repko, T.Brock, D.Michaelis. T--2:15. A--12943

Indy Site Game Summary: INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Indians (5-3) remain undefeated at home on the 2003 season after shutting out the Charlotte Knights 2-0 at Victory Field Friday night. Pascual Coco and three Tribe relievers combined to limit the Knights (4-3) to just seven hits in front of an exceptional defensive effort. Coco (1-1), who started and pitched five innings allowing only four hits while striking out three, received credit for the victory, while Jason Childers faced the final four batters to record his first save for Indianapolis. The Indians defense sparkled throughout the game, beginning in the top of the first inning when center fielder Jason Conti fielded Cliff Brumbaugh's single and promptly threw a strike to catcher Cody McKay to retire the speedy Willie Harris as he attempted to score from second base. The Tribe then jumped on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first when Conti led off with a single and was later driven home on Lee Stevens' two-out double. Mark Smith (2-for-2) added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth inning with a leadoff solo home run, and the Tribe's bullpen took care of the rest. Danny Kolb, who pitched the sixth and seventh innings, struck out four in his two scoreless innings of relief. David Manning recorded the first two outs in the top of the eighth inning before giving way to Jason Childers with two men on base. Childers needed just one pitch to get out of the jam in the eighth, and then set the Knights down in order in the ninth. The Indians and Knights continue the three-game series with afternoon games starting at 2:00 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. The expected starters for Charlotte are righties Jon Rauch (1-0) and Felix Diaz (0-0), while righthanders Mark Guerra (0-0) and Jamey Wright (1-1) will pitch for Indianapolis.

Brian Moon's Brewerfan Player Profile Page: www.brewerfan.net/ViewPla...layerId=87 Well, I did identify one thing Mike Kremblas does incredibly well, as he was hit by a pitch a remarkable 20 times last year in only 198 AB's. Moon may very well find another AA team that would be pleased to carry his glove; let's not kid ourselves into thinking he'd be a big league .400 batter like Eddie Perez http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif . I thought Moon's main function in 2003 would be to guide Hendrickson, Diggins, Jones, Liriano, and Martinez (man, I love running down that rotation!). Good luck to Brian, and I just don't understand the position the Brewers have put the Kremblas' in. Mike might be the nicest guy, but he's entering an almost no-win situation replacing a popular player while at the same time having to deal with the fact this his " Big Bro' " is calling the shots. There are several posts of note over on the Stars' message board at Johnny Phillips' site on the Moon / Kremblas maneuvering. Included are David Weiser's comments on Moon's defensive prowess. Link: members.boardhost.com/sta...1050095727

Indianapolis 2, Charlotte (White Sox) 0 RHP Pascual Coco's pitching was "Coco Crispy" tonight, RHP Jason Childers earned the save. Each team managed seven hits and played error-free ball, with the Tribe scoring single runs in the first and fifth, including Mark Smith's HR in the fifth. As with the other games, details later on. Just wanted to post the initial reports while we (hopefully) continue to enjoy the action in Phoenix tonight.

Huntsville 1, Jacksonville (Dodgers) 0 Oh my, Luis! The Stars spoiled the opening of the brand new Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville before a Jacksonville team-record crowd of 12,943, the fouth-largest crowd in Southern League history. Huntsville pitchers, led by LHP Luis Martinez, limited the Suns to three hits, all singles by Mike Collins. The Stars (now 4-4) scored its run in the fifth inning when Cristian Guerrero doubled home Brandon Gemoll, who doubled earlier in the inning. The Suns had a baserunner on third base twice in the fourth and fifth innings but a strikeout and a double play ended both Jacksonville threats. The Suns combined to strike out 14 times against Stars pitching on Friday. All the details soon, hopefully...

Kane County (A's) 14, Beloit 0 There are some potentially pretty special performances currently taking place tonight with the Brewers, with Indy and with Huntsville (details soon). The Snappers' performance in their Home Opener, however, does not qualify as "special" in any way. The Snappers get blanked on three hits. They allow 14 runs on just seven hits (single runs in the 1st, 3rd, and 6th, 3 runs each in the 5th and 7th, and a 5-spot in the ninth). Khalid Ballouli takes the loss. Details later...if we dare.

We're still putting together the pieces and will present more details in a bit, but it seems the Brewers have released catcher Brian Moon from the Huntsville roster and brought in catcher Mike Kremblas, who happens to be the younger brother of Stars' manager Frank Kremblas. Mike Kremblas was an 8th round pick of the Blue Jays (Gord Ash connection) in 1998, and was traded to the Oakland organization prior to the 2002 season for catcher Tom Wilson, who is currently on the Blue Jays' 25-man roster. It appears the 27-year-old Kremblas was released in spring training by the A's. The move is sure to have repercussions with the Huntsville fan base, as Moonie has always been a fan favorite, and I'm not sure how the whole family connection thing will be viewed. From a baseball standpoint, this isn't an earth-shattering event, although Moon's defense will surely be missed. More details this evening... Some player info on Mike Kremblas for now: www.sports-wired.com/mlb/...sp?ID=5914

Once again, Doug Melvin and Reid Nichols pull a name out of their old Ranger hat and sign RHP Justin Backsmeyer and assign him to the High Desert roster. Backsmeyer, a 6'4'', 220 lb right handed pitcher was born and raised in Ballwin, MO and was drafted in the 10th round of the 1998 Major League Draft by the Texas Rangers. In 2001, he was 1-2 with a 3.75 ERA in 33 appearances for Charlotte of the Florida State League. In three and one-half professional seasons prior to last year, Backsmeyer was 13-4 with a 4.48 ERA. In 2002, Backsmeyer played in the independent Frontier League with River City. The 23-year-old Backsmeyer (born 1/24/80) both started and saw bullpen action in 2002, stats linked here: www.baseballamerica.com/c...backsmeyer This gives the Mavericks 13 pitchers on the active roster and 12 position players. We'll see what happens when SS Ozzie Chavez returns from his broken hand (throwing hand).

Forgot to mention that I realized last night that I had posted in an earlier Link Report that High Desert RHP J.M. Gold's pitch count, even out of the bullpen, was at 70. That was another different early pitch count that had been set up for the starters the first time around the rotation. Gold's early pitch count has been set at 30.

Beloit Daily News Doubleheader Story: Mainly a rehash of the box scores as the Snappers don't have a beat writer for road games... www.beloitdailynews.com/403/snap11.htm

Daily Press High Desert Game Story: Keep the quotes coming - cliche's, honest assessments, we want them all! Good stuff as usual... www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...667,43232,

SS Ozzie Chavez has been placed on the High Desert disabled list, retroactive to April 8th. The minor-league DL is a 7-day DL. Chavez has a broken hand, and has been available for pinch-running duty, but the Brewers are going to put that roster spot to better use for now, with a pending transaction that should be made available later today. RHP David Pember was also placed on the 7-day DL (Indianapolis), which is a formality in that he'll be out for most, if not all, of 2003.

Today?s Menu features three potential audio appetizers before the Brewers dominate the Big Unit Friday night, and there?s always the option to flip to the High Desert audio during the Milwaukee game should the bold prediction just stated not quite come around. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Usual disclaimer ? all times Central, and starting pitchers subject to change? INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Pascual Coco looks to extend the Tribe?s Victory Field undefeated ways vs Charlotte (White Sox) at 7:00 PM. HUNTSVILLE: The Stars hit the road for the first time this season as LHP Luis Martinez looks to follow-up his incredible season debut at Jacksonville (Dodgers), 6:35 PM. HIGH DESERT: The Mavs host Lake Elsinore (Padres) at 9:00 PM as RHP Dan Hall takes his turn on the mound. High Desert lost three of four while visiting the Storm last weekend. BELOIT: It?s the Snappers? Home Opener, and RHP Khalid Ballouli makes his Beloit debut against Kane County (A?s) at 6:30 PM. Audio is available via the Cougars site (www.kccougars.com) for all those wishing to listen to Prince Fielder mash his nightly home run. Why do I get the feeling we?ll be following some history being made by the still 18-year-old (19 on May 9th) first baseman in 2003?

Beloit Box Score - Game 1: RHP Tom Wilhelmsen OK in his pro debut - six baserunners in 4.2 IP... GAME DATE: 4/10/03 BELOIT 5 AT QUAD CITY 6 DH GAME #1 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG QUAD CITY AB R H BI AVG S.Moss CF 4 1 1 0 .250 T.Oeltjen LF 3 1 1 0 .273 C.Crabbe 2B 3 0 2 0 .667 J.Merchan SS 1 0 0 0 .143 M.Ernster 3B 4 1 2 1 .500 S.Davidson SS 3 1 2 2 .455 P.Fielder 1B 4 1 1 2 .250 B.Kennedy CAT 4 0 2 3 .364 J.Eure DH 3 1 1 0 .333 R.Perodin PR 0 0 0 0 .000 J.VandenBrg CAT 4 1 2 0 .500 J.Johnson CAT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Carter LF 2 0 1 0 .500 D.Gomon 1B 4 0 1 0 .357 M.Mendez RF 2 0 0 2 .000 E.Lebron DH 4 0 0 0 .154 C.Terni SS 3 0 0 0 .000 O.Burgos 3B 3 1 2 0 .286 T.Wilhelmsen PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Romero CF 4 1 1 1 .133 J.Gabriel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Whitrock RF 3 0 0 0 .300 R.Trytten PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Molina 2B 2 2 1 0 .500 B.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Miller PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Keeling PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Lohse PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 29 5 10 5 TOTALS 31 6 10 6 BELOIT 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0- 5 QUAD CITY 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1- 6 E--C.Crabbe, T.Oeltjen, S.Whitrock, J.Miller. DP--BELOIT 2, QUAD CITY 2. LOB--BELOIT 6, QUAD CITY 6. 2B--S.Moss (1), S.Davidson (2), F.Molina (1). HR--P.Fielder (1), A.Romero (1). HBP--O.Burgos. SF--M.Mendez 2. SH--C.Crabbe, N.Carter 2. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT T.Wilhelmsen 4.2 4 3 3 2 4 0 5.79 J.Gabriel 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 R.Trytten 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 B.Hall (L,0-1) 1.1 4 3 1 0 0 1 6.75 QUAD CITY J.Miller 4.0 7 5 2 0 3 1 2.00 J.Keeling 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 E.Lohse (W,1-0) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 10.80 HB--R.Trytten. SO--S.Moss, J.Eure, N.Carter, C.Terni 2, T.Oeltjen, D.Gomon, E.Lebron 2, S.Whitrock. BB--J.Eure, T.Oeltjen, F.Molina. T--2:19. A--579Beloit Box Score Game 2: Snappers draw three walks over 15 innings total; 2B Callix Crabbe with a defensive night to forget; RHP Dennis Sarfate impressive; Beloit gets to former Snapper Gerry Oakes for seven baserunners in three innings... GAME DATE: 4/10/03 BELOIT 4 AT QUAD CITY 5 DH GAME #2 YTD YTD BELOIT AB R H BI AVG QUAD CITY AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs CF 3 0 0 0 .000 T.Oeltjen LF 3 0 1 0 .222 C.Crabbe 2B 3 0 0 0 .300 S.Davidson SS 4 0 1 1 .333 M.Ernster DH 4 2 1 0 .455 O.Burgos 1B 4 0 0 0 .227 P.Fielder 1B 3 1 2 2 .455 D.Gomon DH 3 0 0 0 .286 J.Eure 3B 4 1 1 1 .200 E.Lebron 3B 3 0 0 0 .150 T.Hinton RF 3 0 1 0 .333 A.Romero CF 2 1 0 0 .100 S.Moss RF 0 0 0 0 .250 K.Kuhaulua 2B 3 1 1 1 .200 N.Carter LF 3 0 1 0 .375 J.Johnson CAT 3 0 1 0 .200 P.Esparragz CAT 3 0 1 0 .333 S.Whitrock PR 0 1 0 0 .286 J.Murray SS 2 0 0 0 .000 R.Perodin RF 2 2 1 0 .333 D.Sarfate PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Oakes PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Mendoza PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Murray PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Alliston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Neshek PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 28 4 7 3 TOTALS 27 5 5 2 BELOIT 0 1 2 0 1 0 0- 4 QUAD CITY 0 0 0 0 3 0 2- 5 E--C.Crabbe 2, P.Fielder, E.Lebron. DP--BELOIT 0, QUAD CITY 1. LOB--BELOIT 7, QUAD CITY 5. 2B--S.Davidson (3). HR--P.Fielder (3), J.Eure (1). SB--K.Bibbs 2 (2), C.Crabbe (1), M.Ernster (1). CS-- T.Oeltjen. HBP--J.Murray. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BELOIT D.Sarfate 4.0 3 2 1 2 6 0 2.25 G.Mendoza 2.0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0.00 J.Alliston (L,0-1) 0.2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 QUAD CITY G.Oakes 3.0 5 3 2 1 1 2 5.40 S.Murray 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.80 P.Neshek (W,1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 HB--G.Oakes. WP--D.Sarfate, G.Mendoza, G.Oakes. BALKS--D.Sarfate. SO--M.Ernster, J.Eure, N.Carter, P.Esparragz, J.Murray, T.Oeltjen, O.Burgos 2, D.Gomon 2, E.Lebron 2, A.Romero, J.Johnson. BB--K.Bibbs, C.Crabbe, P.Fielder, T.Oeltjen, A.Romero, R.Perodin. T--2:11.Back with your Daily Menu later this AM...