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That's a "Kid's Day" event in Beloit today, with upwards of 2,000 school children in attendance. Hopefully they're not traumatized after this one...

Chalk up another one for the MLB.TV PC package, especially today for someone like me, a non-local: The normal local blackout restrictions apply for fans in Wisconsin, but non-locals can catch the stadium feed coupled with the radio call from Bob Uecker and Jim Powell. Fox Sports Net North is not broadcasting Thursday's game. Cool -- and here I was thinking that this was the first game all year that I would not be able to "see" a game, either live or archived. And I normally do the Bob & Jim audio as well, so my normal routine -- sweet! OK, enough gloating as I continue to enjoy a little vacation time this week. Here's the Brewer site preview: milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com...;fext=.jsp

Daily Press on the High Desert loss: www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...579,28128,

Michelle Gardner of the San Bernadino Sun does a nice job with a weekly California League notes column: SAN BERNARDINO - Pitching coach Dwight Bernard of the Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino admits he silently roots for the High Desert Mavericks. Bernard, who is in his first year with the Seattle Mariners organization, spent the previous five years with the Mavericks' parent club, the Milwaukee Brewers. He served as pitching coordinator last season, so he knows the Mavericks well. "I know 90 percent of those kids,' he said, before Wednesday's game at Arrowhead Credit Union Park. "They're all good kids. There isn't a bad apple over there. I want them to do well, just not too well against us.' Bernard said that he definitely tries to relay the information he knows about those pitchers to the Sixers hitters. He also said it is difficult to see the Mavericks pitchers struggle. David Nolasco, a Rialto native, gave up seven runs Tuesday and had to be left in because the Mavericks didn't have another reliever left. Nolasco was with the Mavericks last year, but was promoted to Double-A Huntsville late in the season mostly on Bernard's recommendation. "I hate to see that happen to any kid but it happens to everyone,' Bernard said. "I hope he bounces back ... against someone else.' REUNION WILL WAIT: This series is the first between the Mavericks and the Sixers this season, and it was supposed to be a meeting between two former Citadel teammates, Sixers pitcher T.A. Fulmer and Mavericks outfielder Chris Morris. Fulmer was on the mound Wednesday, but Morris was out of the lineup for the seventh consecutive game because of a thumb injury.

WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (MILWAUKEE) 18 12 .600[/b] TOLEDO MUD HENS (DETROIT) 16 17 .485 3.5 COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (NEW YORK YANKEES) 14 16 .467 4.0 LOUISVILLE BATS (CINCINNATI) 14 18 .438 5.0 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 18 14 .563 BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 17 15 .531 1.0 MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 17 16 .515 1.5 [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 17 16 .515 1.5[/b] MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 12 21 .364 6.5 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 22 12 .647 LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 20 12 .625 1.0 LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 17 15 .531 4.0 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 15 17 .469 6.0 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 13 21 .382 9.0[/b] WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 19 13 .594 KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 19 14 .576 .5 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 18 14 .563 1.0 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 17 15 .531 2.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 17 16 .515 2.5 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 16 16 .500 3.0[/b] WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 14 19 .424 5.5 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 12 20 .375 7.0

Huntsville Site Game Summary: In the words of his pitching coach Fred Dabney, Stars right-hander Dennis Sarfate has displayed ?electric stuff? at times this year. On Wednesday night in Mobile, Sarfate nearly put it all together in his best performance of the season, fanning a personal season-high seven in Huntsville?s 4-1 loss to Mobile (17-16) at Hank Aaron Stadium. The Stars (17-16) fell 1 ½ games behind Southern League West leader West Tenn. Sarfate?s six-inning stint was his longest this year. Subtract two bad pitches and an errant pick-off throw, and Sarfate shut down the Bay Bears. He retired 10 of the last 12 batters he faced, not allowing a base hit or a runner past first over his final three innings. Sarfate went to only three three-ball counts all night, and just three of the five hits against him left the infield. In the first, Sarfate left a 1-2 fastball over the plate to Freddie Guzman, who tripled to left-center, just beyond the reach of a diving Tony Gwynn, Jr. Guzman scored on Todd Donovan?s infield single. Sarfate?s wild pick-off attempt eluded first baseman Prince Fielder and sent Donovan racing to third. Donovan scored on Joe Gerber?s groundout for a 2-1 Bears lead. In the third, Sarfate hung a 1-2 breaking ball to Josh Barfield ? son of former big league slugger Jessie Barfield ? and Josh lined a homer to left, the first of his two solo homers in the game, accounting for the Bears? final two runs. Mobile starter Steve Watkins made but one mistake, a 2-1 pitch Rickie Weeks ripped for a leadoff homer in the first. Watkins (2-2) authored seven outstanding innings, fanning five and allowing just one run on five hits and two walks for his second win. Watkins set down 12 of the last 13 hitters he faced. Sarfate (1-3) absorbed a tough loss, permitting three runs, two earned, on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six frames. Bears closer Brad Baker notched his 10th save in 10 tries, giving up one hit and one walk while fanning one in a scoreless ninth. Baker still has not allowed a run this season. In Thursday?s series finale, Stars lefty Jeff Housman (0-2, 3.67) meets Bears righty Tim Stauffer (0-0, 0.00), making his first start for Mobile after a promotion from high-A Lake Elsinore. Game time is 7:05 p.m.

Final: Inland Empire (Mariners) 8, High Desert 0 First shutout loss of the year, Mavs have been outscored 50-13 during the current five-game losing streak -- ugh... High Desert Box Score: GAME DATE: 5/12/04 HD at INL HIGH DESERT 0 AT INLAND EMPIRE 8 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG INLAND EMPIRE AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs CF 4 0 2 0 .313 J.Gonzalez SS 5 2 1 0 .315 S.Candelaria 2B 4 0 0 0 .231 J.Guzman 3B 3 1 1 1 .286 J.Eure 3B 4 0 1 0 .221 G.Harris CF 5 2 3 3 .267 T.Hinton 1B 4 0 1 0 .331 T.Bohn RF 3 0 1 2 .318 F.Villanueva DH 3 0 0 0 .177 P.Balet DH 4 0 1 0 .326 J.Frost RF 1 0 0 0 .261 R.Rivera CAT 3 1 2 0 .311 M.Mendez RF 2 0 0 0 .208 B.Lentz PH 1 0 0 0 .231 J.Vanden ber CAT 3 0 0 0 .324 B.Lentz CAT 0 0 0 0 .231 P.Rasmusen LF 3 0 0 0 .065 H.Cho 2B 4 1 2 0 .316 O.Chavez SS 3 0 0 0 .303 M.Hagen 1B 3 1 1 1 .239 E.Henderson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Arroyo LF 4 0 1 0 .300 D.Bradley PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Fulmer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Soto PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 31 0 4 0 TOTALS 35 8 13 7 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 0 4 2 INLAND EMPIRE 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 X- 8 13 0 E--P.Rasmusen, O.Chavez. DP--HIGH DESERT 1, INLAND EMPIRE 0. LOB-- HIGH DESERT 4, INLAND EMPIRE 7. 2B--R.Rivera 2 (9), M.Hagen (6). 3B--J.Eure (2), J.Gonzalez (2), G.Harris (4). SB--G.Harris (6), H.Cho (1). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT E.Henderson (L,1-3) 5.0 11 7 7 3 3 0 6.57 D.Bradley 3.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.23 INLAND EMPIRE T.Fulmer (W,3-2) 7.0 3 0 0 0 8 0 3.86 D.Soto 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 7.71 SO--S.Candelaria, J.Eure 2, T.Hinton, F.Villanueva 2, J.Vanden ber 2, P.Rasmusen, O.Chavez 2, G.Harris, T.Bohn, M.Hagen, C.Arroyo 2. BB--J.Guzman 2, T.Bohn, M.Hagen. T--2:23. A--4246High Desert Game Log: Jeremy Frost left the game after one AB... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...meID=18038

Thursday's Daily Menu; an exciting collection of pitchers to choose from; Beloit has a daytime twinbill, but most ears will be listening to the goings-on at Miller Park, but no excuses for missing the evening action... All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: RHP Ben Hendrickson at Rochester (Twins), 6:05 PM Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ Alternate audio link (Red Wings' feed): www.redwingsbaseball.com/...bcast.html HUNTSVILLE: LHP Jeff Housman at Mobile (Padres), 7:05 PM Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ HIGH DESERT: LHP Manny Parra at Inland Empire (Mariners), 9:10 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm Alternate audio link (Sixers' feed): www.sportsjuice.com/provi...tname=ie66 BELOIT: RHP Brian Montalbo and TBD in a doubleheader at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Angels), 11:00 AM; Montalbo's been as hot as any organizational pitcher over the last two weeks; five days ago, it was Eveland relieving Moreira, so I'm guessing it may be Dana's turn to start in Game Two... Audio link (Kernels' feed): www.kernels.com/radio.html

RHP Dan McKenna, the 2003 27th rounder, has been transferred from the Helena roster and has reported to Beloit from extended spring training. McKenna struck out 21 while walking seven in 17.2 IP last summer. With this move, the Snapper roster appears to be at 25, the active limit, with SS Josh Murray on the DL. There are 13 pitchers on the Beloit roster. I lost the link, but had read from New Jersey that McKenna underwent minor facial surgery just prior to spring training after an accident in his hometown training facility. Fortunately, unlike Anaheim's Brendan Donnelly, McKenna has not had any setbacks, or so it seems.

In progress: Inland Empire (Mariners) 5, High Desert 0, after two innings What a horrid week it's been for the Mavs; only the 66ers' feed is available tonight...

Final: Mobile (Padres) 4, Huntsville 1 Huntsville Box Score: Brad Nelson seeing action in right field... GAME DATE: 5/12/04 HVL at MOB HUNTSVILLE 1 AT MOBILE 4 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG MOBILE AB R H BI AVG R.Weeks 2B 4 1 1 1 .267 F.Guzman CF 4 1 1 0 .309 A.Gwynn CF 4 0 2 0 .221 T.Donovan LF 4 1 1 1 .315 P.Fielder 1B 3 0 1 0 .320 J.Barfield 2B 4 2 2 2 .246 B.Nelson RF 3 0 0 0 .257 J.Gerber 1B 4 0 1 1 .278 B.Gemoll LF 4 0 0 0 .262 J.Gautreau 3B 3 0 1 0 .267 K.Johnson CAT 3 0 0 0 .240 B.Johnson RF 3 0 1 0 .196 C.Barnwell 3B 3 0 2 0 .214 N.Trzesniak CAT 4 0 0 0 .217 J.Raburn SS 2 0 0 0 .246 R.Merrill SS 3 0 0 0 .125 D.Sarfate PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 S.Watkins PIT 2 0 0 0 .333 B.Adams PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 G.Sain PH 1 0 1 0 .242 R.Spiehs PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Baker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 29 1 6 1 TOTALS 32 4 8 4 HUNTSVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 6 1 MOBILE 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X- 4 8 0 E--D.Sarfate. DP--HUNTSVILLE 0, MOBILE 2. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 4, MOBILE 6. 2B--G.Sain (7). 3B--F.Guzman (1). HR--R.Weeks (2), J.Barfield 2 (5). CS--C.Barnwell. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE D.Sarfate (L,1-3) 6.0 5 3 2 2 7 1 5.28 B.Adams 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 4.18 MOBILE S.Watkins (W,2-2) 7.0 5 1 1 2 5 1 5.17 R.Spiehs 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.50 B.Baker (S,10) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 WP--B.Adams. SO--A.Gwynn, P.Fielder, B.Nelson, K.Johnson, D.Sarfate 2, T.Donovan, J.Barfield 2, J.Gautreau, B.Johnson, S.Watkins 2. BB-- P.Fielder, B.Nelson, J.Raburn, J.Gautreau, B.Johnson. T--2:28. A--1729Huntsville Game Log: Tying run at the plate with one out in the ninth, but not to be... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=15773

Beloit Daily News Game Story: An amazing amount of "stuff" gleaned here you wouldn't know through the box score.... www.beloitdailynews.com/504/snap12.htm

Wednesday's Daily Menu: All times Central; pitchers subject to change; pre-game audio begins approx. 15 minutes prior to game time listed... INDIANAPOLIS: Idle HUNTSVILLE: RHP Dennis Sarfate at Mobile (Padres), 7:05 PM Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ HIGH DESERT: TBD at Inland Empire (Mariners), 9:10 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm Alternate audio link (Sixers' feed): www.sportsjuice.com/provi...tname=ie66 BELOIT: RHP Brian Montalbo at home vs. Cedar Rapids (Angels), 6:30 PM; Montalbo's been as hot as any organizational pitcher over the last two weeks... Audio link (Kernels' feed): www.kernels.com/radio.html

Daily Press High Desert Game Story: Another fine account; find out what opened the floodgates in the disastrous eighth inning... www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...886,67204,

WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (MILWAUKEE) 18 12 .600[/b] TOLEDO MUD HENS (DETROIT) 16 17 .485 3.5 COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (NEW YORK YANKEES) 14 16 .467 4.0 LOUISVILLE BATS (CINCINNATI) 14 18 .438 5.0 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 17 14 .548 [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 17 15 .531 .5[/b] BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 16 15 .516 1.0 MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 16 16 .500 1.5 MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 12 20 .375 5.5 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 21 12 .636 LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 19 12 .613 1.0 LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 17 14 .548 3.0 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 14 17 .452 6.0 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 13 20 .394 8.0[/b] WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 19 13 .594 KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 18 14 .563 1.0 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 18 14 .563 1.0 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 17 15 .531 2.0 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 16 16 .500 3.0 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 16 16 .500 3.0[/b] WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 14 18 .438 5.0 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 12 20 .375 7.0

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville update: A GWYNN WINThe tide of bullpen injuries seem to have run its course, even though there are some DLs, but John Novinsky, who wasn't expected to pitch until Wednesday, is back....... Reggie Rivard is back....... Ryan Miller is expected to return during the homestand........ And as a chart shows on my link, things are looking better. In the first 11 games, the Stars, with a healthy bullpen, had an ERA of 3.32 in 46 innings...... In the next 11 games, when the situation was becoming a crisis, the pen shot up to a 3.66 ERA in 46 2/3 IP....... The strikeout-walk ratio went from 49:10 to 49:14....... In the last 10 games, the Stars bullpen owns a 2.75 ERA with a strikeout-walk ratio of 41:11 in 39 1/3 innings. http://www.starsboxscore.com/standing.html But the latest problem was discussed in a closed-door morning meeting between the hitters, who were asked to be more patient at the plate with runners on base and the bases loaded....... This discussion was probably provoked by Sunday's game in which 17 runners were left on base, and the Stars lost to Jacksonville by a run in extra innings, despite the fact that the Stars had 14 hits, five walks, and three hit batters to work with, and still generated just three runs........ Even though the Stars won in 11 tonight, they could not put away this game, despite loading the bases in the 5th and the 6th innings and coming away empty....... The Stars have taken the lead in nine straight games, yet have lost four and won two when it went into extra innings. Rickie Weeks will inevitably win the Ron Hunt award in this league (remembering the former Met second baseman from my youthful days as a Met fan) for sticking his body out over the plate to win a trip to first........ Inevitably, he will break the club, and Rusty Crockett's league record of 32 trips to first base this way......... Weeks was hit twice again in this game, 14 times now on the season. That's as many as six other teams in the league........ For the 4th time, he was hit to lead off the game........ As a club, the Stars have been hit 25 times to lead the league....... Weeks was erased on a force play, but with two out and Tony Gwynn, Jr. on 2nd and Prince Fielder on 1st, Jason Belcher ripped a 2-2 pitch from starter Chris Rojas down the right field line for a double. Fielder was windmilled home, giving the Stars a 2-0 lead....... Belcher is 9-for-20 in May and hitting .298 after hitting .216 in April....... This was Rojas' 64th appearance with Mobile, going back to 2002, and his 50th start, and needless to say, he's pitched a few games against this team....... I'm curious to know what his record is against us, but I don't have the time. Mobile came back to take the lead, 3-2 in the 3rd, after a Nick Trzesniak RBI single in the second, an RBI double by Josh Barfield in the third, and a run scoring wild pitch later in the same inning...... The Bay Bears had runners on first and third, but Tim Bausher got Jesse Roman to fly out to center, then struck out Ben Johnson to end the inning. Brad Nelson found the magnet out there in the left-center field alley for his 6th home run to lead off the 4th, tying the game. After Jason Belcher walked, Chris Barnwell, 5-for-8 lately, pushing his average finally over the Mendoza line, hit a 3-1 pitch down the left field line for a one-out double, moving Belcher to 3rd......... Johnny Raburn then singled up the middle to score two and the Stars led, 5-3. As I mentioned, the Stars had a chance to put this away in the 5th and 6th innings....... After Belcher was intentionally walked to load the bases in the 5th with one out, Rojas struck out Kade Johnson and Chris Barnwell and in the 6th, they loaded them up with nobody out and Tony Gwynn hit into a force and to symbolize the Stars' frustration lately, Prince Fielder hit a squibbler in front of the plate and the Bay Bears' Trzesniak turns it into a rare unassisted double play, stepping on the plate to force Brandon Gemoll, then tagging an incredulous Fielder who never got out of the batter's box. Meanwhile, Mobile came up with a pair of solo HRs late in the game....... Jesse Roman hit a 3-1 pitch off Fernando Rijo that kept carrying until it hit the porch in the right field corner at the 310 mark......... Todd Donovan electrified the Mobile crowd with a game-tying opposite-field home run off the top of the clubhouse in right to send this game into extra-innings, two outs shy of a Stars victory in regulation, but Mobile might have won it instead in regulation, if it were not for two sensational catches by Tony Gwynn, Jr. Up until now, Tony's defense was nowhere near Dave Krynzel's last year, recently failing to make a throw to the plate in a one-run loss that may have decided Sunday's game........ At no time have I seen the kind of catches I saw Krynzel make last year, and neither confessed radio voice Robert Portnoy......... Finally tonight, he made two game-saving catches reminiscent of Krynzel's play last year......... With one out after a walk to Ben Johnson, Trznesiak hit a drive to dead center. Going full tilt toward the wall, he robbed him with an over-the-shoulder catch before slamming into the wall, hanging onto the ball. After a Ronnie Merrill single that advanced Johnson to second, pinch-hitter Joe Gerber drove one to the track in center and Gwynn chased it down in front of the wall to end the inning. A pair of walks to start the top of the 11th gave the resilient Stars a reason to win.......Gwynn forced Rickie Weeks at second, but Prince Fielder broke the 5-5 tie when he chopped a ball back to pitcher Alan Webb. The throw from Webb to the plate was high. Trzesniak had to bring the glove down, giving Cruz that extra time. He slides under the tag and breaks the tie......... Kade Johnson, in a 1-for-29 slump, capped the inning with some insurance ---- a two-run single hammered through the left side to make it 8-5........ John Novinsky, who wasn't supposed to pitch till Wednesday, came on in the bottom of the 11th, gave up a couple of two-out singles, advancing a runner to 3rd, but got Josh Barfield to line out to Gwynn to end the game. For the first time since late April, the Stars have won two in a row. Huntsville sends righty Dennis Sarfate against righty Steve Watkins tomorrow at 7:05 CDT. According to General Manager Bryan Dingo, the target date on the new scoreboard is May 28, moved up from the first week of June by my last report......... During last week's afternoon games, crews were already drilling holes and doing other work in preparation for the scoreboard. Workers are scheduled to construct a control booth for the scoreboard this Tuesday. On May 24, they are scheduled to take down the existing scoreboard........ For two or three games, there will be an old-style manual scoreboard in place in left field........ Additionally, the bid for replacing many of the upper-level grandstand seats is expected to be awarded Thursday.

Huntsville Site Game Summary: Huntsville let another late lead slip away, but for the second time on their current road trip, the Stars proved resilient in extra innings. After watching Mobile hit two solo homers to erase a 5-3 deficit, Huntsville scored three in the 11th for a dramatic 8-5 win on Tuesday night at Hank Aaron Stadium. For the first time since games on April 24 and 26, Huntsville (17-15) posted consecutive victories to claim sole possession of second place in the Southern League West, one-half game behind West Tenn. Jason Belcher set the early tone with a two-run, first-inning double. The Bay Bears (16-16) rallied for a 3-2 lead, but Huntsville pushed back in front with a three-run third on Brad Nelson?s solo homerun and Johnny Raburn?s two-run single. Solo homers by Jesse Roman in the eighth and Todd Donovan in the ninth tied the game and set the stage for the Stars? 11th-inning rally. Pinch-hitter Enrique Cruz led off with a walk and Rickie Weeks drew a base on balls. Tony Gwynn, Jr.?s ground ball forced out Weeks at second. With runners at first and third, Prince Fielder hit a high chopper back to the mound, and Cruz broke for the plate. Pitcher Alan Webb leapt to field the ball, but his throw home was high, and Cruz slid in with the go-ahead run. After Webb plunked Nelson to load the bases, Belcher?s bouncer to short forced out Gwynn at the plate. Kade Johnson, 0-for-5 with four strikeouts as he stepped to the plate, delivered the big blow, ripping a 3-0 pitch into left for a two-run single and an 8-5 advantage. Paul Stewart (2-0) picked up his second win, permitting one run on Donovan?s homer over 2 1/3 innings. Webb (0-1) suffered the loss, surrendering three runs on one hit, two walks and one hit batter in one inning. John Novinsky appeared for the first time since April 30 after rehabbing from elbow soreness, picking up his first save while allowing two hits and fanning one in a scoreless 11th. Game three of the series matches Huntsville righty Dennis Sarfate (1-2, 5.87) against Bears righty Steve Watkins (1-2, 6.03) on Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m. at Hank Aaron Stadium.

Here on the East Coast, it's after midnight, which means it's Wes Helms' birthday here! Yee-haa!!!!

Final: Huntsville 8, Mobile (Padres) 5, 11 innings Huntsville Box Score: Jason Belcher on base four times; Rickie Weeks HBP two more times... GAME DATE: 5/11/04 HVL at MOB HUNTSVILLE 8 AT MOBILE 5 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG MOBILE AB R H BI AVG R.Weeks 2B 3 0 0 0 .268 F.Guzman CF 5 1 2 0 .311 A.Gwynn CF 6 1 0 0 .213 T.Donovan LF 5 2 2 1 .317 P.Fielder 1B 5 2 2 1 .319 J.Barfield 2B 5 0 1 1 .237 B.Nelson LF 5 2 2 1 .264 G.Sain 3B 5 0 0 0 .235 J.Belcher RF 4 1 2 2 .298 J.Roman 1B 5 1 1 1 .203 K.Johnson CAT 6 0 1 2 .250 B.Johnson RF 4 1 1 0 .191 C.Barnwell 3B 6 1 1 0 .202 N.Trzesniak CAT 5 0 1 1 .228 J.Raburn SS 5 0 2 2 .255 A.Webb PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Bausher PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 R.Merrill SS 5 0 1 0 .200 B.Gemoll PH 1 0 1 0 .281 C.Rojas PIT 2 0 1 0 .182 F.Rijo PIT 1 0 0 0 .500 M.Thompson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Stewart PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Clements PH 1 0 0 0 .259 E.Cruz PH 0 1 0 0 .169 R.Spiehs PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Novinsky PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gerber PH 1 0 0 0 .286 M.Hampton PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Baker PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Morales CAT 1 0 0 0 .161 TOTALS 44 8 11 8 TOTALS 44 5 10 4 HUNTSVILLE 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3- 8 11 1 MOBILE 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0- 5 10 1 E--C.Barnwell, T.Donovan. DP--HUNTSVILLE 1, MOBILE 1. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 11, MOBILE 10. 2B--B.Nelson (8), J.Belcher (3), C.Barnwell (2), J.Barfield (8), B.Johnson (4). HR--B.Nelson (6), T.Donovan (2), J.Roman (3). SB-- J.Raburn (2). HBP--R.Weeks 2, B.Nelson. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE T.Bausher 5.0 5 3 2 3 3 0 2.81 F.Rijo 2.2 2 1 1 1 4 1 3.00 P.Stewart (W,2-0) 2.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.23 J.Novinsky (S,1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.02 MOBILE C.Rojas 5.0 6 5 5 3 6 1 4.76 M.Thompson 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.20 R.Spiehs 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2.65 M.Hampton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 B.Baker 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 A.Webb (L,0-1) 1.0 1 3 3 2 0 0 4.50 HB--C.Rojas, M.Thompson, A.Webb. WP--T.Bausher. BALKS--T.Bausher. SO--R.Weeks, P.Fielder, B.Nelson 2, J.Belcher, K.Johnson 4, C.Barnwell 2, J.Raburn 2, T.Bausher, F.Guzman, T.Donovan, G.Sain 2, B.Johnson, N.Trzesniak, R.Merrill, S.Morales. BB--R.Weeks, P.Fielder, J.Belcher 2, E.Cruz, F.Guzman, T.Donovan, J.Barfield, B.Johnson. T--3:36. A--2041Huntsville Game Log: Johnny Raburn with a big two-run base hit in the 4th... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...meID=15772

In progress: Huntsville 5, Mobile 5, top of the 10th in Mobile Same score as the Brewer game for now; Stars couldn't hold a ninth-inning lead

Final: Beloit 7, Cedar Rapids (Angels) 3 Beloit Site Game Blurb and Player of the Game Info: Luis Pena really benefiting from repeating the Midwest League... www.snappersbaseball.com/...e2f7474587 Beloit Box Score: Third baseman Adam Heether has bounced back nicely in recent weeks; attendance 312 -- sheesh... GAME DATE: 5/11/04 CR at BLT CEDAR RAPIDS 3 AT BELOIT 7 YTD YTD CEDAR RAPIDS AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG Q.Cosby CF 4 1 1 1 .248 G.Rodriguez 2B 3 0 0 0 .301 B.Wood SS 3 0 0 0 .250 T.Trofholz CF 5 0 1 1 .289 M.Pali LF 3 0 0 1 .348 D.Anderson LF 3 0 0 0 .248 M.Brown 3B 3 0 1 0 .253 L.Palmisano CAT 2 2 1 0 .314 B.Balkcom RF 4 0 1 0 .276 V.Rottino DH 4 1 2 2 .345 C.Maher 1B 4 1 1 1 .200 A.Heether 3B 3 2 3 0 .257 S.Rodriguez 2B 4 0 0 0 .233 R.Deevers RF 3 2 1 1 .224 T.Duenas CAT 4 0 2 0 .131 M.Ramirez 1B 4 0 1 2 .206 A.Peel DH 4 1 2 0 .221 G.Acosta SS 4 0 0 0 .173 C.Hunter PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Pena PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Touchstone PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Beresford PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Dillard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 33 3 8 3 TOTALS 31 7 9 6 CEDAR RAPIDS 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0- 3 8 1 BELOIT 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 X- 7 9 0 E--B.Wood. DP--CEDAR RAPIDS 1, BELOIT 1. LOB--CEDAR RAPIDS 7, BELOIT 7. 2B--M.Brown (7), T.Duenas (3), A.Peel (4), A.Heether (10). HR-- C.Maher (2), V.Rottino (4). CS--D.Anderson. HBP--A.Heether. SF-- M.Pali. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA CEDAR RAPIDS C.Hunter (L,1-1) 4.0 9 7 5 5 2 1 3.46 N.Touchstone 4.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 4.11 BELOIT L.Pena (W,3-0) 6.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 3.56 S.Beresford 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 1 5.59 T.Dillard 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 HB--N.Touchstone. WP--C.Hunter, L.Pena, S.Beresford 2, T.Dillard. SO--B.Wood 2, M.Pali, M.Brown, B.Balkcom 2, C.Maher, T.Duenas, G.Rodriguez, T.Trofholz 2, R.Deevers 2, M.Ramirez. BB--Q.Cosby, B.Wood, M.Brown, G.Rodriguez 2, D.Anderson, L.Palmisano 2, R.Deevers. T--2:37. A--312Beloit Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12476

Indianapolis Press Release on RHP Matt Wise: Indianapolis Indians relief pitcher Matt Wise has been promoted to Milwaukee, the team announced after Tuesday?s game. The Brewers have designated pitcher Adrian Hernandez for assignment. Wise, 28, went 1-0 and posted a 1.80 ERA in seven appearances with Indianapolis.The righthander threw 20 innings, gave up 12 hits, 4 runs, walked five and struck out 14. He held righthanded hitters to a .184 average and lefthanded batters to a .167 average. In 2001,Wise earned a World Series ring pitching a portion of the season with the Anaheim Angels. A native of Montclair, Cal., the 6-4,195-pounder has appeared in 26 Major League games (all with Anaheim)and posted a 4-7 record and 4.74 ERA.

Final: Inland Empire (Mariners) 9, High Desert 3 Bo Hall's pest effort of the season imploded by David Nolasco... High Desert Box Score: Ten Mavs' hits in the first six innings, but no walks for the game; John Vanden Berg (DH'ing) and Ozzie Chavez continue their hot ways... GAME DATE: 5/11/04 HD at INL HIGH DESERT 3 AT INLAND EMPIRE 9 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG INLAND EMPIRE AB R H BI AVG K.Bibbs CF 5 0 2 1 .304 J.Gonzalez SS 5 2 2 0 .320 S.Candelaria 2B 4 0 0 0 .241 J.Guzman 3B 3 1 0 0 .283 F.Villanueva CAT 4 0 1 0 .184 G.Harris CF 3 1 1 2 .254 T.Hinton 1B 4 0 0 0 .333 J.Nelson LF 4 1 1 3 .298 J.Eure 3B 4 1 2 0 .220 P.Balet DH 4 1 2 0 .329 J.Frost RF 4 0 1 1 .265 M.Rogelstad 2B 4 2 2 2 .255 J.Vanden ber DH 4 0 2 0 .338 R.Rivera CAT 3 1 0 0 .299 P.Rasmusen LF 4 1 1 0 .071 M.Hagen 1B 4 0 1 1 .236 O.Chavez SS 3 1 2 1 .311 C.Arroyo RF 4 0 2 1 .303 B.Hall PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Hernandez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Nolasco PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Pizarro PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Jimenez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 3 11 3 TOTALS 34 9 11 9 HIGH DESERT 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0- 3 11 1 INLAND EMPIRE 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 X- 9 11 0 E--S.Candelaria. DP--HIGH DESERT 0, INLAND EMPIRE 2. LOB--HIGH DESERT 7, INLAND EMPIRE 4. 2B--J.Eure (6), J.Vanden ber (5), O.Chavez (4), J.Gonzalez (4), M.Rogelstad (4), C.Arroyo (4). 3B--P.Rasmusen (1). HR--J.Nelson (4), M.Rogelstad (2). SB--J.Gonzalez 2 (9). CS--K.Bibbs, C.Arroyo. HBP--O.Chavez, R.Rivera. SF--G.Harris. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT B.Hall 7.0 4 2 2 0 6 1 6.82 D.Nolasco (L,1-3) 1.0 7 7 7 1 0 1 8.37 INLAND EMPIRE F.Hernandez 6.0 10 3 3 0 2 0 2.87 M.Pizarro (W,2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.63 C.Jimenez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.14 HB--D.Nolasco, C.Jimenez. WP--F.Hernandez, C.Jimenez. SO--K.Bibbs, F.Villanueva, T.Hinton 2, J.Frost, P.Rasmusen 2, O.Chavez, J.Guzman, G.Harris, R.Rivera 2, M.Hagen 2. BB--J.Guzman. T--2:23. A--2413High Desert Game Log: Believe it or not, Nolasco retired the first two men in the eighth -- talk about a two-out rally... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=18037

Final: Ottawa (Orioles) 3, Indianapolis 2 Sports Network Game Wrap: Mike Fontenot drove in the go-ahead run and Jose Leon homered twice to lift the Ottawa Lynx to a 3-2 victory on Tuesday over the Indianapolis Indians. Indianapolis (18-12) led 2-0 as the game headed into the bottom of the fifth inning. Leon's homer off Indians' starter Mike Adams cut the lead in half. In the seventh, Leon blasted his eighth homer of the season to tie the game at 2-2. After Darnell McDonald struck out, Eddy Garabito and Tim Raines, Jr. followed with singles to put the go-ahead run in scoring position. Fontenot stroked a base hit to center and plated Garabito to put the Lynx on top. Dave Borkowski (3-3) pitched seven strong innings and notched his third win of the year. He allowed two runs on five hits, struck out six and did not issue a walk. Darwin Cubillan struck out the side in the ninth to convert his seventh save of the season. Chris Michalak pitched two innings in relief and suffered the loss. Michalak dropped to 2-4 on the year. Indianapolis continues its road trip in Rochester on Wednesday. Indianapolis Box Score: Jeff Liefer not exactly celebrating his Brewerfan award as of late... GAME DATE: 5/11/04 IND at OTT INDIANAPOLIS 2 AT OTTAWA 3 YTD YTD INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG OTTAWA AB R H BI AVG R.Knox CF 4 0 1 1 .296 T.Raines CF 4 0 1 0 .192 M.Erickson 2B 4 0 1 0 .235 M.Fontenot 2B 4 0 2 1 .280 C.Magruder LF 4 0 0 0 .287 C.Mottola DH 4 0 2 0 .301 J.Liefer 1B 3 0 0 0 .290 C.Mendez 1B 4 0 0 0 .243 J.Nunnally RF 3 1 1 0 .235 R.Machado CAT 4 0 0 0 .289 S.Sheldon DH 3 0 0 0 .169 P.Swann LF 4 0 0 0 .352 L.Figueroa 3B 3 0 1 1 .250 J.Leon 3B 3 2 3 2 .316 A.Delgado CAT 3 0 0 0 .000 D.Mcdonald RF 2 0 0 0 .200 S.Scarbrough SS 3 1 1 0 .283 E.Garabito SS 2 1 2 0 .314 M.Adams PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Borkowski PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Michalak PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Rakers PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Erdos PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Cubillan PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 30 2 5 2 TOTALS 31 3 10 3 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0- 2 5 0 OTTAWA 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X- 3 10 0 DP--INDIANAPOLIS 2, OTTAWA 1. LOB--INDIANAPOLIS 1, OTTAWA 6. 2B-- M.Erickson (3), J.Nunnally (6), L.Figueroa (4), S.Scarbrough (6). HR--J.Leon 2 (8). CS--R.Knox, E.Garabito. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA INDIANAPOLIS M.Adams 5.0 4 1 1 2 3 1 2.48 C.Michalak (L,2-4) 2.0 6 2 2 0 1 1 3.27 T.Erdos 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.59 OTTAWA D.Borkowski (W,3-3) 7.0 5 2 2 0 6 0 4.00 A.Rakers 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.92 D.Cubillan (S,7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.30 SO--R.Knox, M.Erickson 2, C.Magruder, J.Liefer, S.Sheldon 3, A.Delgado, S.Scarbrough, T.Raines, M.Fontenot, D.Mcdonald 2. BB--D.Mcdonald, E.Garabito. T--2:13. A--1341Indianapolis Game Log: Man, it's been one ugly Indy line-up with the kid trio unavailable... www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...meID=13836

Beloit Daily News Game Story: Also serves as a major league update on Chris Capuano; and get the bunt down, Trofholz! www.beloitdailynews.com/504/5spt11.htm