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Final: Lake Elsinore (Padres) 8, High Desert 5 Mavericks did attempt a rally in the ninth, but it fell short with the tying run at the plate; Khalid Ballouli was your starter tonight and took the loss, but at least he's back on the mound after suffering some pectoral muscle discomfort; Callix Crabbe also returned to the line-up tonight (wrist injury), as did Chris Morris (jammed thumb), although Morris pinch-ran only... High Desert Box Score: Newcomer OF Pete Rasmusen now 2-for-37 on the season... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=17902 High Desert Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...meID=17902

Wonder if the crack Drew and Tom tag-team will actually ask about Nedley being asleep at the wheel in the 9th. The one thing I'll take away from this game is Helms' "errant" throw 10 feet over a leaping Overbay into the 5th row. That was one of the worst throws I've ever seen. Toby, what was so pitiful was that Lyle saw it was so far over his head he didn't even bother to extend his arm and glove. Victor Santos overcame that and got all his breaking stuff over and never flinched all game. Only the first Ben Sheets 10 K start and Chris Saenz' start compare thus far this year. And forget anything good I ever said about Durrington. How can switch-hitting Chris Magruder not be on this team? Ned always finds himself with limited options from one side of the plate or the other the way he stacks the lineup. I swear, Brady Clark hasn't hit a ball hard in over a month. You can't even say he's hitting into bad luck. He's just looking so feeble. I'm so rippin' that Ned left all three of those LH bats on the bench in the 9th. Awful, just awful...

Pretty cool giveaway in High Desert Saturday night with Junior Spivey T-shirts being handed out. Spivey was a Maverick back in their Diamondback affiliation days. http://www.hdmavs.com/shirt.jpg

Saturday's Daily Menu, with all the action head-to-head with Braves-Brewers, unfortunately... I guessed wrong on both TBA's Friday night, so unless we see it mentioned online or hear it in a broadcast, no more guessing http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/embarassed.gif All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: LHP Jorge de la Rosa at Rochester (Twins), 6:05 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ Alternate audio link (Red Wings' feed): www.redwingsbaseball.com/...bcast.html HUNTSVILLE: LHP Ryan Costello at home vs. Greenville (Braves), 7:05 PM Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ HIGH DESERT: TBD at home vs. Lake Elsinore (Padres), 9:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm Alternate audio link (Storm's feed): www.sportsjuice.com/provi...me=lestorm BELOIT: TBD at Burlington (Royals), 6:30 PM; the last-place Bees lost to Lansing 21-4 on Friday night Audio link (Bees' feed): www.gobees.com/audio.html

Excuse me if this had been mentioned on the Major League board, which I haven't peeked at yet this evening -- Indianapolis Press Note: Righthanded pitcher Adrian Hernandez cleared waivers after being designated for assignment and will report to Indianapolis, the Indians and Milwaukee Brewers announced today. Hernandez will join the Indians on Monday at Victory Field for the first day of an eight-game homestand. Hernandez, 29, appeared in six games for the Brewers, adding one start. He threw 16 innings, gave up 15 runs on 20 hits, walked 14 and struck out 14. The 6-1,180-pounder was 0-2 with a 8.44 ERA. Hernandez was acquired by the Brewers as a minor league free agent on January 9,2004. He spent last year at Triple-A Columbus making two non-injury related appearances at Class A Tampa and Double-A Trenton. He posted sub-4.00 ERA in all five months of the season. A native of Havana, Cuba, Hernandez has a career minor league record of 30-21 with a 4.54 ERA and one save. This should not affect the roster further -- Hernandez would take Matt Wise's spot on the roster. -- MB

We'll ask the Snappers one more favor (getting greedy http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif ). As part of the home game summaries, if you can include the projected starter for the following game, that will assist in Daily Menu research quite a bit. Thanks!

Thanks to the Beloit management team for acting so quickly for us and updating their Transaction page. LHP Greg Kloosterman, who had inexplicably struggled so badly in his most recent outings, has been placed on the Snapper DL with an undisclosed injury. Not sure if we're going to hear much on injury issues directly from the affiliates. Hopeully the Beloit Daily News updates us, and we'll also ask our regular Beloit visitors to find out what they can about the young man they call "Kloos". This resolves the Beloit roster mystery discussed in a separate thread here this week.

In progress: Lake Elsinore (Padres) 4, High Desert 2, bottom of the 5th at Friendly Mavericks Stadium The Maverick feed is up, but is loaded with static. The alternate feed is available... UPDATE: It was 6-4 heading into the 9th, Mavs down, but a silly blunder on the basepaths halted an 8th inning threat that could have gotten the Mavs closer. In the ninth, the Mavs have been forced to pitch outfielder Mario Mendez for the lack of available arms. Of course, this happened in a close game and not in any of the recent blowout losses. Mendez didn't "Raburn" the Storm, allowing two runs as the Mavs head to the bottom of the ninth down 8-4 and trying to avoid their seventh straight loss, as High Desert fans all begin to relive 2002 and 2003 over again.

RHP Dan Kolb (not to be confused with the Dan Kolb at the big league level) has been placed on the High Desert disabled list. Kolb last pitched on Sunday, and he hasn't been listed among the many day-to-day Maverick walking wounded in any press accounts this week, so not sure what the injury is here.

Final: Huntsville 5, Greenville (Braves) 4 Huntsville Box Score: Rickie Weeks on base four times; Chris Saenz can hit, too -- now 4-for-11; Brad Nelson is 3-for-6 in SB attempts... GAME DATE: 5/14/04 GRV at HVL GREENVILLE 4 AT HUNTSVILLE 5 YTD YTD GREENVILLE AB R H BI AVG HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG A.Stern CF 4 1 1 0 .308 R.Weeks 2B 4 2 3 1 .294 N.Calzado 1B 4 1 2 2 .286 A.Gwynn CF 4 0 1 0 .229 B.Butler SS 4 1 2 1 .370 P.Fielder 1B 4 0 0 1 .300 B.McCarthy RF 3 0 1 1 .337 B.Nelson RF 4 1 2 2 .270 A.Marte 3B 4 0 0 0 .248 B.Gemoll LF 4 0 0 0 .242 C.Aldridge LF 4 0 0 0 .245 C.Barnwell 3B 3 1 0 0 .213 B.Pena CAT 4 0 0 0 .229 J.Alvarado CAT 4 0 0 0 .226 J.Velazquez 2B 3 0 0 0 .213 E.Cruz SS 3 0 0 0 .157 M.McBride PIT 3 1 2 0 .273 C.Saenz PIT 2 0 2 0 .364 M.Coenen PIT 0 0 0 0 .500 P.Stewart PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Elder PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Belcher PH 1 1 1 1 .328 TOTALS 33 4 8 4 TOTALS 34 5 9 5 GREENVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0- 4 8 0 HUNTSVILLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2- 5 9 1 E--B.Nelson. DP--GREENVILLE 0, HUNTSVILLE 1. LOB--GREENVILLE 3, HUNTSVILLE 6. 2B--M.McBride 2 (2), R.Weeks (7), C.Saenz (1), J.Belcher (5). HR--B.Nelson (7). SB--A.Stern (8), B.Nelson (3). CS--N.Calzado. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA GREENVILLE M.McBride 7.0 5 2 2 2 9 1 5.93 M.Coenen 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.00 D.Elder (L,0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 4.50 HUNTSVILLE C.Saenz 6.0 6 4 4 1 5 0 4.02 P.Stewart (W,3-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.94 WP--C.Saenz. SO--A.Stern, N.Calzado, A.Marte 2, C.Aldridge, J.Velazquez, R.Weeks, A.Gwynn, B.Nelson 2, B.Gemoll 2, C.Barnwell 2, J.Alvarado, E.Cruz, P.Stewart. BB--B.McCarthy, R.Weeks, C.Barnwell, E.Cruz. T--2:30. A--3019Huntsville Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=11970

Final: Beloit 5, Cedar Rapids (Angels) 4 Beloit Site Game Summary and Player of the Game Info: www.snappersbaseball.com/...d00c8867e9 Beloit Box Score: How can the summary say Ty Taubenheim "slammed the door"? He barely held on is what happened... GAME DATE: 5/14/04 CR at BLT CEDAR RAPIDS 4 AT BELOIT 5 YTD YTD CEDAR RAPIDS AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG H.Kendrick 2B 5 0 0 0 .321 G.Rodriguez 2B 3 0 1 1 .288 N.Kimpton CF 4 1 1 0 .259 T.Trofholz RF 4 0 1 0 .281 M.Pali 1B 4 0 3 1 .347 D.Anderson DH 4 0 0 0 .241 B.Wilson CAT 4 0 1 0 .311 L.Palmisano CAT 4 1 1 0 .313 B.Wood SS 4 1 2 0 .269 V.Rottino LF 4 1 2 0 .339 M.Brown 3B 4 1 2 0 .273 A.Heether 3B 3 0 0 0 .243 S.Rodriguez LF 4 1 1 1 .253 S.Moss CF 1 1 0 0 .091 M.Abram DH 4 0 0 1 .174 C.Corporan 1B 2 1 1 2 .226 A.Peel RF 4 0 2 0 .229 G.Acosta SS 2 1 1 2 .198 M.Simard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Moreira PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Buckley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Dillard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Taubenheim PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 37 4 12 3 TOTALS 27 5 7 5 CEDAR RAPIDS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3- 4 12 2 BELOIT 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 X- 5 7 1 E--N.Kimpton, M.Brown, S.Moss. DP--CEDAR RAPIDS 1, BELOIT 1. LOB-- CEDAR RAPIDS 6, BELOIT 4. 2B--S.Rodriguez (3), V.Rottino (9). 3B-- L.Palmisano (2). SB--M.Pali (5), S.Rodriguez (7). CS--A.Peel, T.Trofholz. SF--C.Corporan. SH--G.Rodriguez. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA CEDAR RAPIDS M.Simard (L,3-2) 5.1 6 5 5 3 4 0 3.60 A.Buckley 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.50 BELOIT G.Moreira (W,3-0) 7.0 9 1 0 0 4 0 3.94 T.Dillard 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.68 T.Taubenheim 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 0 4.41 SO--H.Kendrick, M.Pali, M.Brown, M.Abram 2, A.Peel, T.Trofholz, D.Anderson, L.Palmisano, V.Rottino, A.Heether, C.Corporan. BB-- A.Heether, S.Moss 2, G.Acosta. T--2:14. A--667Beloit Game Log: Carlos Corporan's base hit in the second was a huge two-out knock that kept what proved to be a big inning going... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12479

Indianapolis Game Notes for Friday Night: www.indyindians.com/pdf/gamenotes.pdf

What happened to Matt Ford. David Weiser hopes to get us an update for Saturday morning.

Braves show signs of life for visit here By MARK McCARTER Times Sports Staff markcolumn@aol.com Here's the glass, with water in it. You figure if it's half-full or half-empty. The Huntsville Stars return home tonight to open a four-game series with Greenville, part of a stretch of 12 home games in 16 days. Greenville, the Braves' Double-A affiliate, has the worst record in the Southern League. Or, the half-empty side, the G-Braves are the second-hottest team in the league, winning four in a row. "I don't pay attention to their record,'' Stars manager Frank Kremblas said Thursday afternoon, a few hours before his club would post a scintillating 6-5 win at Mobile. "You have to go out and execute and get things done. You have to limit your mistakes and capitalize on theirs.'' Tonight's game, the opener of the Braves' only visit of the season to Huntsville, will feature an appearance by Birdzerk, and postgame fireworks. The Braves were 6-24 before a four-game sweep of Jacksonville. The Stars (18-16) have not had consistent success. When they won back-to-back games at Mobile, it was the first time in more than two weeks. "I think most of the reason we haven't put a streak together is offensively we're not consistent enough,'' Kremblas said. "We haven't really matched up a good pitching game with a good offensive game. If we don't get good pitching, we score a lot of runs. Then we get good enough pitching to win and not hit. That's just part of the game.''

To make this fun, who said the following quote, Maverick Manager Mel Queen or Snapper Manager Don Money? (Actually, they probably both said it, but only one got it printed!) ``Our pitching and our hitting sucked and nothing went right'' Daily Press High Desert Game Story: www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...164,76071, Beloit Daily News Doubleheader Story: www.beloitdailynews.com/504/snap14.htm

Friday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Pedro Liriano at Rochester (Twins), 6:05 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ Alternate audio link (Red Wings' feed): www.redwingsbaseball.com/...bcast.html HUNTSVILLE: RHP Chris Saenz at home vs. Greenville (Braves), 7:05 PM; it still pains me that Victor Santos is pitching at Miller Park tonight, and not Chris, but I'm doing my best to understand the "big picture"... Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ HIGH DESERT: TBD (perhaps RHP Glenn Woolard) at home vs. Lake Elsinore (Padres), 9:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm Alternate audio link (Storm's feed): www.sportsjuice.com/provi...me=lestorm BELOIT: TBD (perhaps RHP Carlos Villanueva) at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Angels), 6:30 PM Audio link (Kernels' feed): www.kernels.com/radio.html

WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (MILWAUKEE) 18 13 .581[/b] COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (NEW YORK YANKEES) 15 16 .484 3.0 TOLEDO MUD HENS (DETROIT) 16 18 .471 3.5 LOUISVILLE BATS (CINCINNATI) 15 18 .455 4.0 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 19 14 .576 BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 18 15 .545 1.0 [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 18 16 .529 1.5[/b] MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 17 17 .500 2.5 MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 12 22 .353 7.5 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 23 12 .657 LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 20 13 .606 2.0 LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 18 15 .545 4.0 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 16 17 .485 6.0 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 13 22 .371 10.0[/b] WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 20 14 .588 CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 20 14 .588 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 20 14 .588 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 18 16 .529 2.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 17 17 .500 3.0 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 16 18 .471 4.0[/b] WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 14 20 .412 6.0 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 13 21 .382 7.0

Look for newspaper accounts of the Beloit and High Desert losses (combined score 28-1) later today.

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville update: STARS WIN ON INTENTIONAL PASSAny Stars fans thinking last place Greenville, the team with the worst W-L record in the league, is going to be easy when they come to town for the weekend, needs to seriously rethink this over........ The G'Braves just finished a surprise sweep of the Jacksonville Suns, a team we lost three of four to, and a team that had the best record in the league........... Friday, the Stars will put Chris Saenz on the mound against Macay McBride, 0-5 this season with a 6.62 ERA. Hold your bets for now. The rotation for the four-game series will be Saenz-Ryan Costello-Tim Bausher-Dennis Sarfate. It was thought Matt Ford would be ready for this series. I'll try and get a progress report on him tomorrow. An incredible way to win tonight....... Brad Baker, Mobile's closer, disintegrated in the 9th inning, finally throwing a ball away on an intentional pass to Jason Belcher that scored the winning run for the Stars in the top of the 9th, the first time in 10 games this season that the Stars had won, trailing going into the 9th. Despite giving up a run in the 1st inning, starter Jeff Housman was trying to extend a hot stretch of pitching, using his off-speed and breaking ball to fan two in each of the first two innings........ Housman is coming off two very sweet starts in which he's thrown 13 innings, struck out 18 and given up just one earned run. The Stars broke onto the scoreboard in the 4th inning....... Jason Belcher singled up the middle. After Chris Barnwell, going 9-for-19 on a five-game hitting streak, walked on four pitches, Joel Alvarado lined a 1-2 pitch into left field to score Belcher, Barnwell sacrificing himself to enable the run by positioning himself for a rundown and the final out after Belcher crossed....... Alvarado came into the game 2-for-16 this month. Kade Johnson, 2-for-28 in May, was given a rest........ Curiously, Barnwell last year, got off to a very similar start, having a bad April, then not getting in gear until he went on a 10-for-21 streak from May 3-9. Barney's 9-for-19 streak started May 9, lifting his average to .214. The Stars went ahead in the 5th on Tony Gwynn, Jr.'s first home run for the Stars......... Rickie Weeks lashed a 2-2 pitch to right field off the glove of Ben Johnson, fully outstretched, for a double. Gwynn, then hit a 1-1 pitch that caught the jet stream to the opposite field to put the Stars on top, 3-1. Reggie Rivard, nine scoreless innings over his last three relief appearances, had a painful day, allowing Mobile to take the lead, 5-3....... The Stars, resilient as ever under Frank Kremblas, came within one in the 8th when Brad Nelson doubled in a hustling Prince Fielder, who was issued a walk by incoming pitcher Jack Cassel........ Fielder finished the trip 9-for-36 with six RBIs. 9th inning. Brad Baker came in for Mobile, unscored upon this season......... Baker walked his first hitter Rickie Weeks, who then was wild pitched to second........ Gwynn made it his 4th two-hit day on this road trip by ripping a ball past a diving Joe Gerber to right field, scoring the speedy Weeks, tying the game......... Gwynn then proceeded to steal second, then advanced to third on a ground ball by Fielder........ Nelson then struck out and with the score tied and the go-ahead run waiting on third, the intentional walk was called for Jason Belcher........ Belcher has been one of the hottest hitters for the Stars lately, coming in 6-for-12 in his last four games, even though he hasn't been playing regularly on this road trip....... At 2-and-0, it was decided to go with the intentional walk at the call of Mobile manager Gary Jones........ Would you believe Baker throws it away and Gwynn waltzes home for what turned out to be the winning run. One of the developments coming out of SportsNetwork's takeover as official statistician of Minor League Baseball, and many of them to my surprise have been good, is their constantly updated scoreboard page. Unfortunately, some people, saboteurs I say, claiming to be representatives of minor league clubs, have called them giving them incorrect line scores....... Don't know if anyone has encountered that, but that perhaps is the reason for the disclaimer you get now when you try to access their inning-by-inning log. TSN has since rectified this. The Brewers, who have lost Dave Krynzel for perhaps 10 weeks, will lose J.J. Hardy for the rest of the season. He dislocated his non-throwing shoulder in a rather odd way, by fouling off a pitch in a game against Ottawa....... The injury is similar to one that befell Richie Sexson of the Arizona Diamondbacks this year........ Hardy has damage to the front and back of his labrum and will require surgery. His season is over........ For now, Steve Scarborough will be the regular shortstop for the luckless Indianapolis Indians........ Somebody tell me. Are the Brewers jinxed?

Huntsville Site Game Summary: The Stars turned the tables on Thursday night at Hank Aaron Stadium. After Mobile rallied for a 5-3 lead, Huntsville came back to win when trailing after eight innings for the first time this season. With their 6-5 victory over the Bay Bears (17-17), the Stars (18-16) remained 1 ½ games out of first in the Southern League West. With Huntsville down 5-3 in the top of the eighth, Prince Fielder led off with a walk and scored on Brad Nelson?s double off the left field wall. Then in the ninth, the Stars became the first team to score off Bears closer Brad Baker. Rickie Weeks walked to start the frame and took second on a wild pitch. Tony Gwynn, Jr. singled sharply to right, scoring Weeks for a 5-5 tie, then stole second and took third on Fielder?s groundout. After Nelson struck out, Jason Belcher stepped to the plate. Baker?s first two pitches to Belcher missed badly, and Mobile skipper Gary Jones called for an intentional walk. With catcher Steve Morales standing up, Baker?s next pitch sailed to the screen, and Gwynn raced home for a 6-5 Stars lead. Huntsville closer Roberto Giron fanned two in a perfect ninth for his seventh save in eight chances. Reliever John Novinsky (4-0) notched his fourth win, striking out one in a 1-2-3 eighth. Baker (0-1) suffered the loss, permitting two runs on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts in the ninth. Huntsville banged out 11 hits and five Stars produced multi-hit games. Gwynn finished 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his first of the year, three runs batted in and two runs scored. Weeks went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored, and Nelson doubled, singled and drove in one. Belcher was 2-for-3 with a double and one run scored, and Joel Alvarado singled twice and drove in one. Huntsville returns home Friday night for the opener of a four-game series against Greenville at Joe Davis Stadium. Stars righty Chris Saenz (3-1, 3.55) meets Braves lefty Macay McBride (0-5, 6.62). The wacky mascot Birdzerk entertains throughout the game, with a fireworks extravaganza to follow. Game time is 7:05 p.m.

Final: Inland Empire (Mariners) 6, High Desert 1 The Mavs miss catalyst Chris Morris and some of their other walking wounded...

In progress: Inland Empire 4, High Desert 1, after five innings Manny Parra's final line according to the 66'ers announcer -- 4 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 4 BB, 0 K, although while listening, I could have sworn I heard him K one batter. LHP Craig Breslow immediately lost the lead in the fifth -- a catcher's interference call leading off the inning didn't help, but that's no excuse for a four-run inning. I hate to see New England kids struggle, but Craig's had a more-than-tough spring. OK, a really bad spring... High Desert batters have struck out 37 times (and counting) and drawn one walk in this series. Oh my gawd... And there is no more irritating thing in minor league baseball than the Inland Empire foghorn for every run scored. Tonight's bases-loaded triple was particularly annoying http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/ohwell.gif

Final: Huntsville 6, Mobile (Padres) 5 Stars rally for two runs in the top of the ninth! Huntsville Box Score: Every starting position player reached base at least once as the Stars work six walks; Tony Gwynn with his first AA home run, and he's also in the middle of the big ninth-inning rally... GAME DATE: 5/13/04 HVL at MOB HUNTSVILLE 6 AT MOBILE 5 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG MOBILE AB R H BI AVG R.Weeks 2B 4 2 2 0 .276 F.Guzman CF 4 1 1 0 .306 A.Gwynn CF 5 2 2 3 .228 T.Donovan LF 4 1 1 1 .313 P.Fielder 1B 4 1 0 0 .310 J.Barfield 2B 4 0 1 1 .246 B.Nelson LF 5 0 2 1 .263 J.Gerber 1B 4 1 1 1 .273 J.Belcher RF 3 1 2 0 .317 G.Sain 3B 5 0 0 0 .231 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Johnson RF 3 1 2 0 .210 C.Barnwell 3B 2 0 1 0 .218 J.Cassel PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Alvarado CAT 5 0 2 1 .259 B.Baker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Cruz SS 3 0 0 0 .162 N.Trzesniak CAT 2 0 1 0 .224 J.Housman PIT 2 0 0 0 .333 S.Morales CAT 1 0 1 1 .188 R.Rivard PIT 1 0 0 0 .500 R.Merrill SS 4 1 2 1 .250 B.Gemoll PH 1 0 0 0 .258 T.Stauffer PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Novinsky PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gautreau PH 1 0 0 0 .264 J.Raburn RF 0 0 0 0 .246 R.Deago PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Roman RF 1 0 0 0 .200 TOTALS 35 6 11 5 TOTALS 34 5 10 5 HUNTSVILLE 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2- 6 11 0 MOBILE 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0- 5 10 1 E--S.Morales. DP--HUNTSVILLE 0, MOBILE 1. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 9, MOBILE 9. 2B--R.Weeks (6), B.Nelson (9), J.Belcher (4), C.Barnwell (3), F.Guzman (5), R.Merrill (1). HR--A.Gwynn (1). SB--A.Gwynn (10), F.Guzman (8), T.Donovan (10). SF--T.Donovan. SH--C.Barnwell, F.Guzman, S.Morales. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE J.Housman 5.0 4 2 2 4 6 0 3.31 R.Rivard 2.0 6 3 3 0 1 0 4.58 J.Novinsky (W,4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.78 R.Giron (S,7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.50 MOBILE T.Stauffer 6.0 8 3 3 1 2 1 4.50 R.Deago 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2.70 J.Cassel 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.06 B.Baker (L,0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 2 2 0 1.06 WP--B.Baker 2. PB--J.Alvarado. SO--A.Gwynn, P.Fielder, B.Nelson, J.Alvarado, E.Cruz, R.Rivard, F.Guzman, T.Donovan, J.Barfield, J.Gerber, G.Sain 2, B.Johnson, R.Merrill, T.Stauffer, J.Gautreau. BB--R.Weeks, P.Fielder, J.Belcher 2, C.Barnwell, E.Cruz, J.Barfield, J.Gerber, B.Johnson, T.Stauffer. T--3:14. A--1968Huntsville Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=15774

In progress: High Desert 1, Inland Empire (Mariners) 0, after two innings Enjoy your late evening with Manny Parra; use the Inland Empire link provided above; Manny has them pounding the ball into the turf thus far...

Final, Game One: Cedar Rapids (Angels) 16, Beloit 0 There's always Game Two, kids; gruesome details later...