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Huntsville RHP Ryan Miller, on the DL, reports to Stars' announcer Robert Portnoy that bone chips in addition to bone spurs have been found in his elbow. The remainder of his season is now in question, nothing official yet.

Final, Game One: Charlotte (White Sox) 15, Indianapolis 6 Game was played in a light rain / mist; nightcap in doubt, but no more trips scheduled to Charlotte, so they'll try to get it in... Indianapolis Box Score: Corey Hart and Steve Scarborough joined Brandon Gemoll with HR's... GAME DATE: 6/14/04 IND at CHR INDIANAPOLIS 6 AT CHARLOTTE 15 DH GAME #1 G1 YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG CHARLOTTE AB R H BI AVG P.Bergeron CF 3 0 0 0 .000 A.Torres RF 4 3 3 2 .300 C.Magruder LF 4 0 0 0 .259 J.Reed CF 3 4 3 4 .287 C.Hart RF 4 1 1 1 .282 B.Nelson 2B 4 1 2 1 .331 J.Nunnally DH 3 0 0 0 .241 B.Smith SS 4 2 2 7 .275 C.Coste CAT 3 1 1 0 .315 J.Borchard DH 4 0 0 0 .278 B.Gemoll 1B 2 2 2 2 .263 M.Bell 1B 3 1 1 1 .223 T.Durrington 3B 3 0 1 0 .333 M.Valenzuela LF 3 0 0 0 .229 M.Erickson 2B 3 1 1 1 .216 R.Hankins CAT 4 2 2 0 .252 S.Scarbrough SS 3 1 1 2 .213 R.Paz 3B 2 2 0 0 .253 J.Farnsworth PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Kohlmeier PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Stewart PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Sanders PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Reichert PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Pacheco PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Erdos PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 28 6 7 6 TOTALS 31 15 13 15 INDIANAPOLIS 1 2 0 3 0 0 0- 6 7 1 CHARLOTTE 4 5 0 1 5 0 X-15 13 0 E--M.Erickson. DP--INDIANAPOLIS 1, CHARLOTTE 0. LOB--INDIANAPOLIS 4, CHARLOTTE 3. 2B--C.Coste (8), M.Erickson (9), J.Reed (11), B.Nelson (24), R.Hankins (8). HR--C.Hart (9), B.Gemoll (2), S.Scarbrough (1), A.Torres (6), J.Reed (6), B.Smith 2 (15), M.Bell (12). SB--T.Durrington (1). HBP--P.Bergeron, M.Valenzuela. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS J.Farnsworth (L,1-1) 2.0 8 9 9 1 1 3 9.00 P.Stewart 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.59 D.Reichert 1.0 4 5 5 1 0 2 2.32 T.Erdos 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.00 CHARLOTTE R.Kohlmeier 4.0 7 6 6 0 2 3 5.43 D.Sanders (W,1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 6.00 E.Pacheco 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40 HB--T.Erdos, R.Kohlmeier. WP--D.Reichert, R.Kohlmeier. SO--J.Nunnally 2, C.Coste, T.Durrington, M.Erickson, S.Scarbrough, J.Borchard, M.Valenzuela. BB--J.Nunnally, B.Gemoll, J.Reed, M.Bell, R.Paz 2. T--2:27.Indianapolis Game Log: Wow -- it looks like SportsNetwork has added the ball/strike count to each at-bat in the log, at least for this game -- sweet... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=14171

Huntsville's underway after a 40-minute rain delay to begin the game. Rickie Weeks with a leadoff double off of Luis Martinez, Rickie scalding the ball as of late making use of a new opened-up stance. So a reminder that the link to Robert Portnoy's broadcast is above...

Brewerfan poster J.R. Radcliffe with two just outstanding features on recent signees Josh Wahpepah and Josh Baker. Awesome job, man! brewers.mlb.com/NASApp/ml...;fext=.jsp and milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com...;fext=.jsp

I think it's time for Little Ben to make the move to Milwaukee for good. If Ben Sheets is Ben # 1 and Hendrickson Ben # 1A, maybe we can call the kid "Ben Lite".

Indianapolis Pre-Game Notes: www.indyindians.com/pdf/gamenotes.pdf To follow up on the note on Ben Hendrickson: PITCHING TOP 10 (MINIMUM 49 IP) PITCHER CLUB W-L ERA IP H BB SO [b] Hendrickson, Ben IND 5- 2 2.35 65 62 16 50[/b] Rauch, Jon CHR 6- 2 2.45 62 44 23 54 Smith, Travis RMD 4- 1 2.49 51 47 13 44 *Halsey, Brad COL 6- 2 2.57 77 70 19 46 Kester, Tim PAW 6- 4 2.99 81 77 9 31 *Yarnall, Ed SWB 2- 1 3.06 53 40 23 33 *Graman, Alex COL 5- 3 3.09 58 47 24 56 Denney, Kyle BUF 5- 1 3.12 58 51 15 55 Diaz, Felix CHR 8- 2 3.13 72 60 14 60 *Gassner, Dave ROC 8- 4 3.17 77 72 11 38In all of AAA, only Dennis Tankersley (now in San Diego) has posted a lower ERA.

RHP Jeff Farnsworth allowed three HR's while struggling early on in the Indy game. In progress, Game One: Charlotte (White Sox) 15, Indianapolis 6, bottom of the 5th in Charlotte in this seven-inning affair Paul Stewart allowed one run in his two innings, Dan Reichert just allowed a HR to his first batter, and the fifth inning has only gone downhill from there, as the Knights just enjoyed another bomb off Reichert, a three-run job. Brandon Gemoll hit a two-run HR early on for Indy...

To make room for Trent Durrington on the Indianapolis roster, the Brewers have released veteran infielder Scott Sheldon. At 35, Sheldon was the second oldest player in the organization, behind Dave Burba. That distinction now goes to 33-year-old Indy LHP Chris Michalak.

In progress, Game One: Charlotte (White Sox) 9, Indianapolis 3, after three innings in this seven-inning affair Checked in on the Knights' broadcast, of course; probably no need to even post an Indy link going forward...

Huntsville Times Notes: Paying attention, yes. Paying off, no. Before Thursday's game, Stars manager Frank Kremblas crammed all the position players in his small office and delivered a message. Pay attention. Watch what opposing pitchers are doing. Remember how they're pitching you. Watch how they're pitching to your teammates. If you're a right-hander, see how they pitch other righties. The Stars responded with 11 hits Thursday night and 10 more on Friday. Alas, they only covered those 21 hits into three runs. ... Going into Saturday's game, only three Huntsville starters were batting higher than .252. ... The Rickie Weeks HBP Count is up to 18, a mere one bruise shy of tying Ramon Hernandez's Stars record, set in 1998. The Stars have been hit 43 times. ... Weeks signed a contract this week with 3N2 Gear to endorse the company's footwear. As part of the deal, the company will make a contribution to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Weeks' mom is a diabetic. ... Privately, the Stars say they aren't thrilled about this week's annual Rickwood Classic in Birmingham. Though Birmingham's old stadium is full of history, the playing conditions are subpar. ... An escape from the Milwaukee organization continues to prove fruitful for some. OF Jim Rushford was the International League Player of the Week. He's batting .324 at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the Phillies chain. ... According to reports, Jason Childers, traded this week by the Brewers from Indianapolis for a Triple-A outfielder, may soon get a shot in the majors with the Expos, whose bullpen is abysmal.

Rogers not starting (or likely pitching) tonight: Final: a (pipe) dream matchup By PAUL BETIT and TOM CHARD Staff Writers Copyright © 2004 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc. The dream pitching match up between Deering´s Ryan Reid and Mt. Ararat´s Mark Rogers in the state Class A baseball championship may not materialize. Mt. Ararat Coach Craig Rogers, Mark´s father, said his son won´t be on the mound tonight. "I´m not going to comment on why," the coach said. "It´s just not anybody´s business." Rogers, who last Monday became the first Maine high school player selected in the first round of the major-league amateur draft, pitched a two-hitter with 16 strikeouts to lead the Eagles to a 4-1 win against Brewer in the Eastern Class A final before a record crowd of 3,500 at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor last Tuesday. The state final, originally scheduled for Saturday at Gorham High School, was moved to Hadlock Field in Portland at 6 p.m. today in order to accommodate the large number of fans interested in watching the game. Saturday morning, people lined up and purchased 3,000 tickets for the game. Another 4,000 tickets will go on sale at 4:30 p.m. today at Hadlock. If the game becomes a sellout, it would be the largest crowd to watch a high school baseball game in the state. "I know what people expect to see, but that´s not what we´ve got planned," Rogers said. "Two weeks ago before the tournament started, we sat down with the team and decided upon a plan, and we´re not going to deviate from it." Rogers said Mark will play in tonight´s championship game but won´t appear on the mound. "Mark will not be pitching," his father said. Last Monday the Milwaukee Brewers made Rogers the fifth pick in the draft. However, in order to remain eligible to play in a high school game, he can´t sign a professional contact. "He won´t be signing anything until the high school season´s done," said Craig Rogers, who added that officials from the Brewers will be at tonight´s game. Either Ethan Ogilby or Brandon Galarneau, senior right-handers, will start for Mt. Ararat. "We´ve got everything going against us," Rogers said, "so the only thing we can do is not tip our hand." If Mark Rogers doesn´t pitch, that would be a disappointment to fans who stood in line Saturday to buy tickets. They quickly depleted the allotment of 3,000. With Rogers and Reid facing each other, the game had the makings of a classic pitcher´s duel. Like Rogers, Reid has had a dominating season. His fastball has topped out at 94 mph, compared to 98 for Rogers. Reid also has good control, making it doubly tough for batters. Deering (17-0) beat Mt. Ararat (18-1) in last year´s state final, 9-1. It was Reid vs. Rogers in that one, too. Rogers has increased the speed on his fastball while improving his curveball and change-up. And so has Reid. Deering was expecting to face Rogers, gearing its practices over the weekend for that possibility. Hearing that Rogers wouldn´t pitch came as a surprise to Deering catcher Andrew Giobbi. "With the extra two days, I just figured he would start," Giobbi said. "If he doesn´t start, I think he´ll be coming in relief. "Our whole team has been preparing for Rogers to pitch. Everyone is excited to bat against him. It would be disappointing if we didn´t, but whoever Mt. Ararat pitches, we´ll be ready. "I know (Reid) is ready to pitch against them. It´s his last high school game."

Daily Press High Desert Game Story: Mavs shut down Inland Empire By KRIS REILLY/Staff Writer SAN BERNARDINO ? A depleted Inland Empire pitching staff did an admirable job, but an often-maligned High Desert staff was even better. Three Mavericks hurlers combined for 13 strikeouts as High Desert avoided a series sweep with a 4-2 victory over the 66ers at Arrowhead Credit Union Park on Sunday. Mavs starter Manny Parra led the way with his best outing of the season, allowing one earned run on five hits while striking out a season-high eight and walking none in seven innings of work. Parra was knocked around for seven runs on 12 hits the last time he faced the 66ers, and he attributed Sunday's success to a change of strategy. "It was a game where I didn't go out there and try to overpower them, because they're a good fastball-hitting team," Parra said. "Last time I said to myself, 'I should have started out soft and went with my harder pitches later.' My approach (Sunday) was to pitch backward a little bit, and it seemed like the pitches they hit hard were the fastballs, so I stayed with the soft pitches." Parra, rated by Baseball America as the top pitching prospect in a talent-rich Milwaukee Brewers farm system, retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced, striking out five. Though the Mavs lost the first two games of their three-game set with Inland Empire, High Desert allowed a total of just eight runs in the series. "Certainly, the quality of the games that have been pitched has improved dramatically," Mavs pitching coach John Curtis said. "The ability has been there the whole time, but I think they're getting more comfortable pitching in this league." Projected Inland Empire starter Ryan Rowland-Smith was struck with a stomach illness Sunday morning and was too sick to make the start. The 66ers (36-27) went to reliever Cesar Jimenez, who allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits in four innings of work. Darwin Soto pitched three scoreless innings for the 66ers, and Ruben Castillo allowed one run on one hit in the final two innings. High Desert catcher John Vanden Berg and outfielder Scott Candelaria each hit singles off Jimenez in the second inning and went on to score the first two runs of the game. Vanden Berg was driven in by an Enrique Cruz single, and Candelaria scored on an error. Travis Hinton singled in the third and was driven in by Vanden Berg's double to deep center field, giving High Desert a 3-0 lead. The Mavericks nearly extended the lead when Candelaria singled to shallow left, but Vanden Berg was gunned down at the plate for the final out of the third inning. Leading 3-1 going into the ninth, High Desert got an insurance run when Candelaria singled again and scored on a sacrifice fly by Pete Rasmusen. High Desert reliever Homero Rivera struck out three in the bottom of the ninth, but he still wasn't out of the inning thanks to a passed ball charged to Vanden Berg. With a two-run lead, two on and two outs, Rivera got Taylor Pullins to fly out to center for the game's final out. High Desert (22-42) is hoping for a turnaround in the second half, and the recent success of the pitching staff gives the team hope. "I feel like the pitchers are coming around," second baseman Callix Crabbe said. "It seems like they're throwing a lot more strikes and they have better command of their pitches. We know they can pitch, and you can tell they're starting to figure it out."

Monday's Daily Menu : All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Jeff Farnsworth and RHP Pedro Liriano in a doubleheader at Charlotte (White Sox), 4:15 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ Alternate audio link (Knights' feed): www.charlotteknights.com/.../index.htm HUNTSVILLE: RHP Mike Jones at Tennessee (Cardinals), 6:15 PM; Luis Martinez starts for the Smokies Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ HIGH DESERT: IDLE BELOIT: TBD at home vs. Clinton (Rangers), 7:00 PM No audio for this series http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville update: THE BEAT GOES ONThe Stars are getting it from both sides in this series, it appears........ Bad calls yesterday. One bad call today. It doesn't make much of a difference, though, if your pitching staff just keeps getting bombarded. But every day is a new day and a new start as the Stars tried to snap a nightmarish end to their first half of the season --- 10 losses in 12 games, and an ERA of 6.23........ The Stars faced Chris Narveson, the Southern League leader in walks, as well as strikeouts, so they knew if they could be a little patient at the plate, they just may create a lot of scoring opportunities today, and with the bats remaining hot (.264 in their last eight games) they could have a breakout game........ And an early 4-1 looked like the new dawn they were looking for........ With two out in the 1st, Prince Fielder (now hitting .412 in his last eight games w/two HRs and five RBIs) smouldered a 1-2 pitch past the glove of Nick Espy down the right field line for a double into the corner, his fifth double of the month. Fielder is hitting .327 for June, close to his April average, but not close to approximating the run production (seven HRs, 18 RBIs) of that month........ Brad Nelson was hit on the helmet on a breaking ball that did not turn over, putting him on 1st, and Ryan Knox walked to load the bases, his first walk since coming back. Knox, before the game, said batting 6th has given him a chance to take a longer look at his pitching opponents, in addition to taking the pressure off him in his more frequent leadoff role......... That set the stage for the hottest hitter on the club --- Chris Barnwell, also the steadiest clutch hitter on the club --- 24 RBIs the first two months, despite hitting .211........ Extending his hitting streak to ten games (17-for-35, .486), the right man at the right time lined a 1-0 pitch to shallow right-center, driving in the Stars' first two runs........ His 33 RBIs now ties him with Brad Nelson for 2nd among club leaders, despite a .254 average that is rising each game......... Kade Johnson followed that with a line single to right, scoring Knox to make it 3-0. A nice advantage for Matt Ford, with a 60-pitch limit in his 2nd start since coming off the DL. The voodoo spell still clung, however........ After Skip Schumaker popped out on a 2-2 pitch, Ford walked Papo Bolivar, Dee Haynes, and with two out, Gabe Johnson, and Jon Hamilton, a veteran minor leaguer who had previous seasons with the Diamond Jaxx and the Barons, on 3-2 to force in a run....... That would be all the walks Ford would give up in this game, as the Stars went to bat in the 2nd, leading 3-1. Prince Fielder missed an opportunity to make it 4-1 in the 2nd when he struck out swinging on a 2-2 breaking ball with Rickie Weeks on third to end their half, but they would get it in the 3rd, after Ford stranded a couple of Smokies in the 2nd........ Once again, the Stars would rally with two out........ Barnwell hit a rocket for a double past a diving Skip Schumaker at third into the Stars bullpen. Narveson then walked Kade Johnson on a 3-and-2 pitch inside...... Ozzie Chavez, who hasn't had a lot of hits since coming to the Stars but a few critical ones, delivered to score Barnwell -- a rocket off the glove of Narveson that caromed to short, and out of Corey Erickson's reach to shallow center, and Kade boldly went first to third....... That was the end of the Stars' fortunes, however. In the bottom of the 3rd, Nate Espy pulled Ford's first pitch as he neared his 60-pitch limit right up the left field chalkline......... Gabe Johnson then following a two-HR game yesterday, softly lined a hit to centerfield, and here's where you mark the turning point in this game......... Tony Gwynn's throw to Kade Johnson was on target as Espy came around full steam to score. Espy's hit on Johnson, guarding the plate, was vicious, but Kade somehow, on his back, held onto the ball. Nevertheless, Andy Roberts, the plate umpire, called Espy safe, and then threw Chris Barnwell out of the game for arguing with the 3rd base ump (when it looked like it was Manager Frank Kremblas being thrown out)........ How is the man safe when Johnson clearly has the ball after being in front of the plate when he's hit?......... You tell me......... Apparently, Barnwell believed also that Espy missed the plate and started in with the 3rd base ump........ Kade was licked really good and was cut as he was knocked to the ground, and remained on the ground for several moments. That allowed Gabe Johnson to get to third, and score to make it 4-3 on Jon Hamilton's fly ball. The Smokies made a pitching change in the 5th with the Smokies on top, 5-4, with the bases loaded and Kade Johnson at the plate....... It was the Stars best chance to take the momentum and the game back as well, but Johnson's 1-1 grounder was softly hit up the middle, allowing only one run to score, tying the game ---- the last run the Stars would get........ The Smokies would go to town on Reggie Rivard in the 6th, stringing three straight singles, before Rivard hit Dee Haynes to put the Smokies ahead for the last time......... Rivard has had his moments this year, the high point being a two-hit, five-inning spot start against the Diamond Jaxx on May 1, but has been shellacked a few too many times this season......... A 5.90 ERA in April, 5.65 in May, and so far in June, 8.21........ To add insult to injury on the day, relief pitcher Nick Stocks, in his first trip to the plate this season, hit a two-run homer to dead center to give the Smokies a 10-5 advantage in the 7th, and that wrote the book for today. The Stars are now 3-12 in June, historically a good month for them......... They haven't had a losing June since 2000 (11-14) and are in peril of having the worst ever (the Stars had 12-16 Junes in 1987 and 1991)...... They've been outscored 45-16 in this five-game losing streak they're on, the 3rd five-gamer this season......... Nick Espy's 8th inning homer was the 100th run the Stars have given up this month, taking them just 14 games, an average of 7.14 runs allowed per game. The record for runs allowed in a month is 240 by the 1997 Stars in May of that year..... The most effective pitcher this month has been Glenn Woolard with a 3.00 ERA in four relief appearances. Only Brian Adams (3.38) has an ERA under 4.00 this month........ The rotation continues to be battered, now with an ERA of 7.17 this month. The good news? ..... Well, besides the fact the first half is ending soon, with a three-day rest following, Ryan Knox is 10-for-28 (.357) since coming back to the team, and Brad Nelson made two outfield assists today....... Prince Fielder is hitting well, but Chris Barnwell is simply on fire, hitting .408 this month, and he's doubled in three straight games. Something to watch. Former roommates Mike Jones and Luis Martinez will face each other tomorrow as the Stars try to avoid a six-game losing streak........ Jonesy's pitch limit will be 45 for that game........ A near capacity (6.000) crowd of 5,509 went through the turnstiles at Pringles Park in Jackson, Tennessee to see leadoff hitter Sammy Sosa single to center in two at-bats in the first of three games of a rehab assignment for the Diamond Jaxx, Sunday. The Diamond Jaxx, neck-and-neck with Mobile for the first half title, beat Birmingham, 2-1. Sosa's hit came in the 5th inning. The D'Jaxx won in the 9th on an error.

WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (MILWAUKEE) 32 28 .533[/b] COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (NEW YORK YANKEES) 32 29 .525 .5 TOLEDO MUD HENS (DETROIT) 33 31 .516 1.0 LOUISVILLE BATS (CINCINNATI) 30 33 .476 3.5 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 36 28 .563 MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 36 28 .563 BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 32 32 .500 4.0 [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 30 34 .469 6.0[/b] MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 26 37 .413 9.5 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 41 23 .641 INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 36 27 .571 4.5 LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 31 32 .492 9.5 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 29 35 .453 12.0 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 22 42 .344 19.0[/b] WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 38 24 .613 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 38 24 .613 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 37 25 .597 1.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 33 28 .541 4.5 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 33 30 .524 5.5[/b] QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 28 31 .475 8.5 WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 27 35 .435 11.0 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 20 43 .317 18.5

Final: High Desert 4, Inland Empire (Mariners) 2 High Desert Box Score: Nick Slack and Homero Rivera do enough to get through the final two innings for Manny Parra... GAME DATE: 6/13/04 HD at INL HIGH DESERT 4 AT INLAND EMPIRE 2 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG INLAND EMPIRE AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs CF 4 0 0 0 .301 J.Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 0 .311 C.Crabbe 2B 4 0 1 0 .307 J.Guzman 3B 4 1 1 0 .295 D.Boyd DH 4 0 0 0 .299 G.Harris CF 4 0 0 0 .263 T.Hinton 1B 4 1 1 0 .314 J.Nelson LF 4 1 1 1 .306 J.Vanden ber CAT 4 1 2 1 .319 P.Balet DH 4 0 2 0 .299 S.Candelaria RF 4 2 3 0 .262 T.Bohn RF 4 0 1 0 .288 T.Farnsworth 3B 3 0 1 0 .190 R.Rivera CAT 4 0 2 1 .272 P.Rasmusen LF 2 0 0 1 .208 M.Hagen 1B 4 0 0 0 .218 E.Cruz SS 4 0 1 1 .198 T.Pullins 2B 3 0 0 0 .000 M.Parra PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Jimenez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Slack PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Soto PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 H.Rivera PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Castillo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 4 9 3 TOTALS 35 2 8 2 HIGH DESERT 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1- 4 9 1 INLAND EMPIRE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1- 2 8 1 E--M.Parra, T.Pullins. DP--HIGH DESERT 2, INLAND EMPIRE 0. LOB-- HIGH DESERT 5, INLAND EMPIRE 7. 2B--J.Vanden ber (10), J.Guzman (14). SB--J.Nelson (14). HBP--P.Rasmusen. SF--P.Rasmusen. SH--T.Farnsworth. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT M.Parra (W,2-1) 7.0 5 1 1 0 8 0 4.38 N.Slack 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.79 H.Rivera (S,2) 1.1 2 1 0 0 3 0 4.22 INLAND EMPIRE C.Jimenez (L,2-5) 4.0 6 3 2 0 4 0 2.50 D.Soto 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.85 R.Castillo 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 HB--C.Jimenez. PB--J.Vanden ber, R.Rivera. SO--D.Boyd, J.Vanden ber, T.Farnsworth, P.Rasmusen, E.Cruz 2, J.Gonzalez 2, J.Guzman 2, G.Harris, J.Nelson 2, P.Balet, T.Bohn 2, R.Rivera, M.Hagen 2. BB--T.Pullins.High Desert Game Log: Seven of Parra's 8 K's were swinging third strikes -- nasty... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=18055

Beloit Game Summary (Cedar Rapids' Site): Vinny Rottino?s three-run home run highlighted Beloit?s eight-run fifth inning and the Snappers blitzed the Kernels, 9-4, Sunday afternoon in a Midwest League baseball game played before a crowd of 3,565 at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The loss halted the Kernels? four-game winning streak. Although it was only their second loss in their last 11 games, it dropped the Kernels (38-24) back into a first-place tie with Kane County in the Western Division. The Cougars scored five runs in the ninth inning and beat Quad Cities, 7-2, Sunday afternoon at Davenport. Peoria is in third place, only one game back. The Chiefs beat Clinton, 11-5. There are seven games remaining in the first half, which concludes next Sunday. The Kernels play all seven of their games on the road, including a three-game series at Peoria starting on Friday. The top two teams in each division qualify for the postseason playoffs and have home-field advantage in the first round, a best-of-3 series. The Kernels jumped to a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Nick Kimpton drew a lead-off walk and scored all the way from first base after an errant pickoff attempt by pitcher Greg Moreira (5-2) and wayward toss back across the infield by first baseman Carlos Corporan skipped past the third baseman for an error. That?s the way the score stood through four innings. But the Snappers sent 12 men to the plate in the fifth inning and turned eight hits, a walk and Kernels error into eight runs. Terry Trofholz?s RBI single tied the game, 1-1, and an RBI single by Steve Moss put the Snappers ahead. Drew Anderson followed with a two-run single and Lou Palmisano?s infield single plated another run for a 5-2 Beloit lead. Rottino then rifled a three-run home run to left to cap the scoring and send Kernels starter Abel Moreno (5-4) to the showers. The Kernels added a run in the seventh when Tommy Duenas unloaded his sixth home run over the left-field wall. The Kernels pulled within 8-4 in the eighth inning on Blake Balkcom?s two-run triple. Duenas, who was 2-for-3 with a double and is 8-for-14 with three home runs off Beloit pitchers, struck out with Balkcom at third and one out. Sean Rodriguez grounded out to end the inning. Palmisano?s home run leading off the Beloit ninth stretched the Snappers lead to 9-4.

Final: Tennessee (Cardinals) 11, Huntsville 5 Huntsville Site Game Summary: Huntsville held leads of 3-0 and 4-1, but Tennessee?s offense could not be stopped. The Smokies took their first lead with four unanswered runs, then seized control in their final three at-bats, scoring six straight for an 11-5 win over Huntsville on Sunday evening at Smokies Park. The Stars (30-34) have lost 11 of their last 13 games and five straight, equaling a season-high. Tennessee (34-30) remained in a second-place tie with Carolina, now just one game behind Southern League East leader Chattanooga. Leading 4-1 in the third, Huntsville caught a bad break on a questionable call. With Nate Espy at second after a leadoff double, Gabe Johnson ? Saturday?s hero with two homers, one a grand slam ? singled to left-center, where Tony Gwynn fielded and fired home as Espy tried to score. The ball and runner arrived together, and Espy delivered a ferocious hit to catcher Kade Johnson, who held onto the ball. Espy was ruled safe by plate umpire Andy Roberts, and Stars third baseman Chris Barnwell was ejected for arguing the call. While Kade Johnson lay on the ground, ball securely in his glove, Gabe Johnson, who took second on the throw home, scampered to third. He scored on Jon Hamilton?s sacrifice fly to pull the Smokies within 4-3. In the fourth, Papo Bolivar doubled home Skip Schumaker, stole third and scored on Kade Johnson?s wild attempt to throw him out. After Kade?s run-scoring groundout tied the game at 5-5 in the fifth, it was all Smokies. Dee Haynes was hit by a pitch to force in a run following consecutive singles by Chris Duncan, Schumaker and Bolivar. Espy?s sacrifice fly gave Tennesse a 7-5 lead. In the seventh, Javier Colina singled and scored on Corey Erickson?s double to right-center. Reliever Nick Stocks, in his first plate appearance of the season, slammed a two-run homer to center for a 10-5 advantage. Espy?s solo homer in the eighth closed the scoring. Barnwell paced the Stars? nine-hit offensive attack, going 2-for-2 with a double, two runs batted in and one run scored before his ejection. Prince Fielder doubled, singled and scored twice, and Ryan Knox finished 2-for-5 with two singles, one walk and one run scored. Ozzie Chavez went 1-for-3 with a run-scoring single and a walk. Reliever Josh Kinney (2-4) notched his second win, tossing 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit and fanning one. Reggie Rivard (3-1) suffered the loss in relief, surrendering four runs, three earned, on six hits and no walks with one strikeout in two innings. Former Star Luis Martinez, back from a spot start for triple-A Memphis, takes the mound for the Smokies against Huntsville?s Mike Jones in game three of the series Monday night. Game time is 6:15 p.m. CT, and the FPH Financial Pre-game show starts at 6:00 p.m. Stars baseball can be heard on ESPN 1450 and at www.huntsvillestars.com. Huntsville Box Score: Battle of the bullpens -- we long for 2003 when Matt Parker, Matt Childers and Ryan Miller were available... GAME DATE: 6/13/04 HVL at TEN HUNTSVILLE 5 AT TENNESSEE 11 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG TENNESSEE AB R H BI AVG R.Weeks 2B 4 0 1 0 .248 S.Schumaker 3B 5 2 3 0 .286 A.Gwynn CF 5 0 0 0 .237 S.Schumaker CF 0 0 0 0 .286 P.Fielder 1B 5 2 2 0 .273 P.Bolivar LF 4 2 3 1 .298 B.Nelson LF 4 1 0 0 .282 D.Haynes RF 3 0 0 1 .185 R.Knox RF 4 1 2 0 .286 M.Jaramillo SS 0 0 0 0 .194 C.Barnwell 3B 2 1 2 2 .254 N.Espy 1B 4 2 3 2 .283 J.Raburn 3B 1 0 0 0 .248 G.Johnson CAT 3 1 2 1 .280 K.Johnson CAT 3 0 1 2 .227 J.Hamilton CF 3 0 0 2 .264 O.Chavez SS 3 0 1 1 .213 J.Hamilton RF 0 0 0 0 .264 M.Ford PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 J.Colina 2B 5 1 1 0 .214 R.Rivard PIT 1 0 0 0 .200 C.Erickson SS 5 1 1 1 .205 P.Zamora PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Erickson 3B 0 0 0 0 .205 F.Rijo PIT 0 0 0 0 .333 C.Narveson PIT 2 0 1 0 .136 J.Kinney PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Duncan PH 1 1 1 0 .284 N.Stocks PIT 1 1 1 2 .500 C.Cali PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 5 9 5 TOTALS 36 11 16 10 HUNTSVILLE 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0- 5 9 1 TENNESSEE 1 0 2 2 0 2 3 1 X-11 16 0 E--K.Johnson. DP--HUNTSVILLE 0, TENNESSEE 0. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 10, TENNESSEE 9. 2B--P.Fielder (12), C.Barnwell (12), P.Bolivar (10), N.Espy (5), C.Erickson (9). HR--N.Espy (5), N.Stocks (1). SB--P.Bolivar (15). HBP--B.Nelson, D.Haynes. SF--N.Espy, J.Hamilton. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE M.Ford 3.0 4 3 3 4 2 0 3.96 R.Rivard (L,3-1) 2.0 6 4 3 0 1 0 6.15 P.Zamora 2.0 5 3 3 0 0 1 6.14 F.Rijo 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 4.85 TENNESSEE C.Narveson 4.1 7 5 5 4 3 0 4.72 J.Kinney (W,2-4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9.17 N.Stocks 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.19 C.Cali 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.78 HB--R.Rivard, C.Narveson. WP--F.Rijo, C.Narveson. SO--R.Weeks, P.Fielder 2, B.Nelson 2, R.Rivard, S.Schumaker, J.Hamilton 2, J.Colina, C.Erickson. BB--R.Weeks, R.Knox, J.Raburn 2, K.Johnson, O.Chavez, P.Bolivar, D.Haynes, G.Johnson 2, J.Hamilton. T--2:58. A--2983No need for a game log link, thanks to edod's nice work above...

7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 8 K Thank you for an enjoyable evening, Mr. Parra! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/happy.gif In progress: High Desert 3, Inland Empire (Mariners) 1, bottom of the 8th in San Bernadino RHP Nick Slack comes on in the 8th for Manny...

Nice preview piece of Monday's Maine state championship game -- trying to find out if it's available on radio at all -- doubtful. sports.mainetoday.com/hig...0406130142

Daily Press High Desert Game Story: www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...562,74668,

From mlb.com: Wahpepah, Baker, Sollmann, Richardson, Festa and Needham were assigned to Helena in the rookie Pioneer League. The rest were assigned to the Brewers' rookie Arizona League affiliate.

I'll be taking in a little local Northeast League independent ball game this afternoon (no old Milwaukee connections), hoping to catch the Brewer game on archive this evening. So feel free to jump in with links and reports to today's daytime action for us all later on -- thanks!

WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (MILWAUKEE) 32 28 .533[/b] COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (NEW YORK YANKEES) 32 28 .533 TOLEDO MUD HENS (DETROIT) 33 30 .524 .5 LOUISVILLE BATS (CINCINNATI) 30 32 .484 3.0 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 35 28 .556 MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 35 28 .556 BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 32 31 .508 3.0 [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 30 33 .476 5.0[/b] MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 26 36 .419 8.5 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 39 23 .629 INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 36 26 .581 3.0 LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 31 31 .500 8.0 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 29 33 .468 10.0 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 21 42 .333 18.5[/b] WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 38 23 .623 KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 37 24 .607 1.0 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 36 25 .590 2.0 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 33 27 .550 4.5 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 32 30 .516 6.5[/b] QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 28 30 .483 8.5 WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 26 35 .426 12.0 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 20 42 .323 18.5

Beloit Game Summary (Cedar Rapids' Site): Brandon Wood homered and drove in three runs to power the Kernels past the Beloit Snappers, 6-3, Saturday night in a Midwest League baseball game played before a season-high crowd of 4,019 at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The win was the Kernels? fourth straight and ninth in their last 10 games. The Kernels (38-23) took a one-game lead over Kane County in the Western Division. The Cougars were beaten by Quad Cities, 4-0, Saturday night at Davenport. The Kernels moved two games in front of third-place Peoria, which lost its third straight one-run game to Clinton, 4-3. Wood?s two-run double highlighted the Kernels? four-run third inning. His opposite-field home run over the right-field wall in the fifth inning pushed the Kernels? lead to 6-0. The home run was Wood?s eighth of the season and second in three nights. Matt Brown and Bobby Wilson also had RBI singles for the Kernels. Brown, who hit three home runs in Friday night?s 12-11 win over the Snappers, has collected 12 of his team-high 47 RBI against Beloit. Ten of Wilson?s 34 RBI have come against the Snappers. Michel Simard (5-3) scattered eight hits and one run over seven innings and picked up the win for the Kernels. It was the fourth time in his last five starts he allowed only one earned run and the eighth time in 12 games that he held an opponent to two runs or less. Wood, Matt Pali and Nick Kimpton had two hits apiece for the Kernels, who were out-hit by Beloit, 12-9. The Kernels, who staged ninth-inning comebacks in beating Beloit the previous two nights, held a 6-1 lead heading into the ninth inning. Carlos Corporan singled and Tim Marks doubled leading off the Beloit ninth, and both runners scored when second baseman Sean Rodriguez misplayed Gilberto Acosta?s grounder. Rodriguez redeemed himself two outs later, making a diving stab of Lou Palmisano?s blooper down the right-field line to end the game. NIBLETS ? The Kernels conclude their four-game series against Beloit on Sunday afternoon at 2. It is McDonalds Baseball Glove Day. The first 1,000 children 12-under will receive a free Louisville Slugger glove.