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WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (MILWAUKEE) 12 5 .706[/b] TOLEDO MUD HENS (DETROIT) 9 11 .450 4.5 COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (NEW YORK YANKEES) 8 10 .444 4.5 LOUISVILLE BATS (CINCINNATI) 7 12 .368 6.0 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 10 8 .556[/b] BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 10 9 .526 .5 MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 10 10 .500 1.0 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 8 9 .471 1.5 MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 7 13 .350 4.0 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 13 7 .650 INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 13 7 .650 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 10 9 .526 2.5 LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 8 11 .421 4.5 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 8 12 .400 5.0[/b] WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 11 7 .611 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 11 8 .579 .5 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 10 9 .526 1.5 KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 10 9 .526 1.5 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 9 10 .474 2.5 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 9 10 .474 2.5[/b] BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 7 11 .389 4.0 WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 7 12 .368 4.5

No matinee for you office fans Thursday. What's that, Friends? Survivor? CSI? Smackdown? No, no, no, with no Brewers action, take advantage of two fine audio choices early Thursday evening, and/or a West Coast nightcap. Thursday's Daily Menu: 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 home vs. Louisville (Reds), 7:00 PM; how about giving us something, Jorge -- you've been consistently "not good" thus far; I hope to give at least a bit of a listen to this one... Audio link: www.newstalk1430.com/ HUNTSVILLE: RHP Chris Saenz at Chattanooga (Reds), 6:15 PM Audio link: www.espn1450.com/ HIGH DESERT: RHP David Bradley at Lake Elsinore (Padres), 9:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm BELOIT: TBD at Clinton (Rangers), 6:00 PM; sorry, Snapper family members, no web audio for this four-game series through Sunday

Final: High Desert 5, Lake Elsinore (Padres) 3, 11 innings Incredible performance by LHP Ryan Costello in relief; fine night for the Mavs overall -- a nice respectable stretch for the boys over the past two weeks or so; details in the AM...

As of 11:00 PM Central, In progress: High Desert 3, Lake Elsinore (Padres) 3, bottom of the tenth in Lake Elsinore Cheer on the Mavs at the link in the earlier post...

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville update: A SURPRISING PROMOTIONThe Stars this time had a crosswind going to left field instead of right, not as strong to be sure, and certainly to no advantage......... The Stars staged what has become a habit --- a come-from-behind rally, again, but this time, they came up short, but before I get into the details, there came some rather surprising news from my friend Robert Portnoy. Reggie Rivard was promoted to Indianapolis. At first, I thought the call was to Milwaukee, but as it turned out, Indianapolis beat Louisville, 8-4 this afternoon, and getting the win was Rivard, who pitched two innings and gave up two runs, but got credit for the win, nonetheless......... The promotion leaves a vacancy on the roster, which was filled when Chris Saenz was reinstated on the ballclub, after being optioned back to Huntsville on Sunday........ Saenz will start for the Stars tomorrow against Chattanooga, fresh off his successful start against the St. Louis Cardinals last Saturday. Game time is 6:15 CDT. Going for the Lookouts is right-hander Brian Rose (0-0, 2.25). It was an unusually long workday, so I was able to hear a snip here and a snip there on the radio........ The Lookouts started with a 6-1 lead after six innings. The Stars one run was a gratuity. An unearned run on an error by pitcher Steve Kelly when Brandon Gemoll scored from second base on a force play at second......... Held to only three hits until they finally became a threat until the 8th, they made their biggest bid for their sixth straight come-from-behind victory. Facing new pitcher Todd Coffey, Tony Gwynn, Jr. extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a leadoff single and then stole his club-leading 7th base...... With one out, Prince Fielder, with "Big Daddy" Cecil watching from the stands, thundered a double to right-center, capping off a 2-for-4 day, raising his average to .292....... After Brad Nelson advanced him over to third, Gemoll, came up with a big two-run shot into the picnic pavilion in right field to finish the scoring for the Stars that inning....... Gemoll, who should have started the season at Indianapolis had languished on the bench. Last year's SL fielding champ at 1st base was playing behind Prince Fielder this year, and his bat was suffering for it. But today, he broke a 1-for-18 slump with his first two-hit day since April 11. In the 9th, Roberto Giron came on for Paul Stewart, who gave up three runs in relief of Jeff Housman, and got a pair of ground outs and a fly out........ In the bottom half, the Stars went to work to chip away at a 6-4 Chattanooga lead, certainly not insurmountable the way they've been playing. In 2002, Joel Alvarado made his debut with the Stars with two singles in his first 11 at-bats. A season later, he was off to a 1-for-25 start, which led to a trip to High Desert in May....... A notoriously weak batter, praised more for his defense, Alvarado lashed a leadoff double in the top of the 9th, giving him a 3-for-6 start at the plate this time with a pair of doubles. Not bad for a sudden call-up from Helena, who wasn't expected to do much at the plate........ After Travis Thompson struck out Johnny Raburn looking, pinch-hitter Jason Belcher singled to center to score Alvarado, and now the Stars were down by just one......... Belcher is this year's Ryan Gripp, now 3-for-4 as a pinch-hitter. The Stars have successfully cut down on errors after starting their first 10 games with 19. In their last 10, they have made just six........ Tony Gwynn, Jr. is hitting .298 in his 10-game hitting streak, but right behind Tony is Brad Nelson, now with five straight...... Chris Barnwell is 2-for-19 in his last six games....... The middle of the Lookouts order killed the Stars this afternoon, going 6-for-12 with four RBIs and a pair of homers. The Indianapolis Indians, last-place finishers last year in their division in the International League, and wondering if they should sustain their link with the Milwaukee Brewers, might have second thoughts this year........ Their fans must be certainly pleased with their 12-5 start and much of the credit goes to last year's Stars....... Ben Hendrickson is among the IL's top 10 ERA leaders. J.J. Hardy has a club-leading 13 RBIs. Dave Krynzel is hitting .273, although he is striking out at a .345 clip, and Corey Hart is hitting over .300 with four HRs and 11 RBIs........ Closer Jason Childers has six saves and a 2.00 ERA and brother Matt, with a 5.14 ERA has won a pair of games...... And Chris Michalak, a Stars pitcher from long ago, has two wins and a microscopic 0.75 ERA with his new submarine-style delivery. Looking at how some other former Stars are doing, Travis Smith, pitching for Richmond, is 4th among International League ERA leaders with a 1.59 ERA, and Noochie Varner is hitting .389 for El Paso, 2nd best among Texas League batting leaders. I'd like to thank roto-fan BIll Bowman and Nancy and Carl Miller, the parents of pitcher Ryan Miller, for the very nice e-mail they sent. It's people like those I don't personally know who take the time to tell me how much they enjoy the work I do on this site. I've already e-mailed them personally and now I'd like to publicly thank them. Best wishes to you both.

From the Chattanoogan: Photo by Tim Evearitt Andrew Beattie is out at first base on a close play. Prince Fielder holds his foot on the bag as he takes the throw. http://images.chattanoogan.com/article_images/article_49839-2_large.jpg

Beloit is idle on Wednesday. HIGH DESERT: LHP Eric Henderson at Lake Elsinore (Padres), 8:05 PM Audio link: www.hdmavs.com/listen_live.htm

Final: Chattanooga (Reds) 6, Huntsville 5 Huntsville Site Game Summary: The Stars staged a late rally again, only this time they fell one run short. Trailing 1-0, Chattanooga (12-8) scored six unanswered runs and held on for a 6-5 win over Huntsville on Wednesday afternoon at Bell South Park. With Birmingham?s loss to West Tenn, the Stars (10-8) maintained a one-half game lead in the Southern League West. The Lookouts stormed to a 6-1 lead after six innings before the Stars? bats finally came alive in the eighth. Tony Gwynn, Jr. extended his hitting streak to ten games with a leadoff single and stole second with one out. Prince Fielder ? with ?Big Daddy? Cecil Fielder looking on from the stands ? capped off his 2-for-4 day with a double to right-center, scoring Gwynn from second. One out later, Brandon Gemoll ripped a two-run homer to right, his second of the year, to pull Huntsville within 6-4. Gemoll finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored. In the ninth, Joel Alvarado lashed a leadoff double off the leftfield wall. Jason Belcher?s one-out, pinch-single scored Alvarado. Belcher is 3-for-4 as a pinch-hitter this season. Pinch-runner Ryan Knox took second on Gwynn?s groundout, but Lookouts reliever Travis Thompson struck out Enrique Cruz to seal the victory. Steve Kelly (3-0) won his third straight decision, allowing an unearned run on three hits and two walks while fanning four over five innings. Jeff Housman (0-2) absorbed the loss, permitting three runs on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts. Thompson fanned two and notched his second save despite surrendering his first run this season on two hits in the ninth. Stars reliever Paul Stewart gave up three runs on five hits over two innings, and Lookouts reliever Todd Coffey allowed three hits and three runs in the eighth. Game three of the series is Wednesday night at Bell South Park, when Stars righty Chris Saenz (1-1, 3.86) ? fresh off six shutout innings and a victory in a spot start for Milwaukee ? meets Lookouts right-hander Brian Rose (0-0. 2.25). Game time is 6:15 p.m. CT with pre-game show starting at 6:00 p.m. Huntsville Box Score: GAME DATE: 4/28/04 HVL at CNG HUNTSVILLE 5 AT CHATTANOOGA 6 YTD YTD HUNTSVILLE AB R H BI AVG CHATTANOOGA AB R H BI AVG A.Gwynn CF 5 1 1 0 .239 C.Durham RF 4 0 0 0 .259 E.Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 .178 W.Bergolla SS 4 1 1 0 .261 P.Fielder 1B 4 1 2 1 .292 D.Cesar 2B 4 1 1 0 .431 B.Nelson RF 4 0 1 0 .250 J.Gutierrez 1B 4 1 1 2 .312 B.Gemoll LF 4 2 2 2 .182 K.Kelly CF 4 2 2 2 .415 C.Barnwell 3B 4 0 0 0 .159 T.Wilson 3B 4 1 3 1 .258 J.Alvarado CAT 3 1 1 0 .500 R.Moreta LF 3 0 1 1 .273 J.Raburn 2B 4 0 0 0 .259 B.Peterson CAT 3 0 0 0 .281 J.Housman PIT 1 0 0 0 .333 S.Kelly PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 P.Stewart PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Bannon PH 1 0 1 0 .339 R.Giron PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Shearn PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Belcher PH 1 0 1 1 .212 A.Beattie PH 1 0 1 0 .315 R.Knox PR 0 0 0 0 .250 T.Coffey PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Thompson PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 5 8 4 TOTALS 33 6 11 6 HUNTSVILLE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1- 5 8 1 CHATTANOOGA 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 X- 6 11 1 E--A.Gwynn, S.Kelly. DP--HUNTSVILLE 1, CHATTANOOGA 0. LOB--HUNTSVILLE 6, CHATTANOOGA 3. 2B--P.Fielder (3), J.Alvarado (2), K.Kelly (6), R.Moreta (1), A.Beattie (3). HR--B.Gemoll (2), J.Gutierrez (2), K.Kelly (3). SB--A.Gwynn (7). CS--J.Bannon. HBP--J.Housman. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HUNTSVILLE J.Housman (L,0-2) 5.0 6 3 3 0 5 1 5.19 P.Stewart 2.0 5 3 3 0 1 1 3.44 R.Giron 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.13 CHATTANOOGA S.Kelly (W,3-0) 5.0 3 1 0 2 4 0 1.61 T.Shearn 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.64 T.Coffey 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 4.82 T.Thompson (S,2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0.82 HB--S.Kelly. BALKS--J.Housman. SO--E.Cruz 2, B.Nelson, C.Barnwell 2, J.Alvarado, J.Raburn, J.Housman, P.Stewart, C.Durham 3, D.Cesar, B.Peterson, S.Kelly. BB--E.Cruz, J.Alvarado. T--2:34. A--3840Huntsville Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=15928

Final: Indianapolis 8, Louisville (Reds) 4 Indianapolis Game Summary: Indianapolis, IN - Jeff Liefer cleared the bases with a double to right field that capped off a five-run seventh inning as the Indianapolis Indians rallied to beat the Louisville Bats 8-4. Liefer finished the afternoon 2-for-4 with four RBI to increase his team-leading batting average to .339. Reggie Rivard (1-0) picked up the win in relief of starter Pedro Liriano. Rivard surrendered two earned runs on two hits and walked one in two innings of work. Liriano hurled five strong innings but did not figure into the decision. He gave up eight hits, two earned runs, and struck out three batters. The Louisville bullpen spoiled a solid pitching effort by starter Joe Valentine. Aaron Myette (1-1) took the loss after giving up six runs, five of them earned, in 1 2/3rd innings. Valentine gave up only two earned runs on four hits in five innings but received the no-decision. J.J. Hardy chipped in two hits, including a double and solo home run, for the Indians. Felipe Lopez and Reggie Taylor both homered in the loss for Louisville. Indianapolis improves to 12-5 and remains in first place in the West Division of the International League. Louisville falls to 7-12 and hold on to their spot in the cellar of the West. This series continues tomorrow night with the first pitch scheduled for 7:00 PM Central. Indianapolis Box Score: GAME DATE: 4/28/04 LOU at IND LOUISVILLE 4 AT INDIANAPOLIS 8 YTD YTD LOUISVILLE AB R H BI AVG INDIANAPOLIS AB R H BI AVG J.Clark CF 5 0 2 0 .244 D.Krynzel CF 2 0 0 0 .263 F.Lopez SS 5 1 1 1 .297 J.Nunnally CF 3 1 1 1 .189 T.Hummel 3B 4 0 1 0 .246 J.Hardy SS 4 2 2 1 .254 G.Burnham 1B 4 0 0 0 .269 C.Magruder LF 3 2 1 0 .333 S.Smitherman LF 3 0 0 0 .203 J.Liefer 1B 4 0 2 4 .345 R.Taylor RF 4 2 2 1 .224 C.Hart RF 4 0 1 1 .302 D.Sardinha CAT 4 0 1 0 .289 M.Erickson 3B 3 1 0 0 .220 R.Olmedo 2B 3 1 2 0 .294 M.Johnson CAT 4 0 0 0 .229 J.Valentine PIT 2 0 0 0 .000 L.Figueroa 2B 4 1 2 1 .316 A.Holbert PH 1 0 1 2 .353 P.Liriano PIT 1 0 0 0 .000 A.Myette PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Sheldon PH 1 0 0 0 .235 J.Sanchez PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 R.Rivard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Chamblee PH 1 0 0 0 .214 C.Coste PH 1 1 1 0 .339 C.Michalak PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 36 4 10 4 TOTALS 34 8 10 8 LOUISVILLE 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0- 4 10 1 INDIANAPOLIS 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 X- 8 10 0 E--T.Hummel. DP--LOUISVILLE 0, INDIANAPOLIS 0. LOB--LOUISVILLE 7, INDIANAPOLIS 5. 2B--J.Clark (3), J.Nunnally (3), J.Hardy (8), J.Liefer (3). 3B--A.Holbert (1). HR--F.Lopez (3), R.Taylor (4), J.Hardy (3). SB--M.Erickson (2). CS--J.Clark. HBP--S.Smitherman. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA LOUISVILLE J.Valentine 5.0 4 2 2 0 2 1 8.44 A.Myette (L,1-1) 1.2 4 6 5 2 1 0 4.05 J.Sanchez 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 2.13 INDIANAPOLIS P.Liriano 5.0 8 2 2 0 3 2 4.50 R.Rivard (W,1-0) 2.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 9.00 C.Michalak 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.64 HB--C.Michalak. WP--R.Rivard. SO--T.Hummel, G.Burnham, J.Valentine, J.Nunnally, C.Hart 2, M.Johnson, L.Figueroa. BB--R.Olmedo, C.Magruder, M.Erickson, C.Michalak. T--2:26. A--4542Indianapolis Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12706

Indianapolis Press Release: Right-handed pitcher Reggie Rivard, who has spent the season with Double-A Huntsville, has joined the Indianapolis Indians, the club announced today. Rivard joined the Indians in Louisville on Monday and will primarily be used in the Tribe bullpen. Rivard, 26, hails from Edmonton, Alberta. The 6-2, 190-pound pitcher has made seven relief appearances with Double-A Huntsville, posting a 5.91 ERA and collecting his first decision Saturday. He pitched two innings and earned a win against Tennessee. In 10.2 innings with Huntsville, he has walked two and struck out six. Rivard was signed as a minor league free agent by the Milwaukee Brewers on January 7, 2004. He split last season between Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Oklahoma, producing an 0-2 record in 35 appearances with one save.

WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (MILWAUKEE) 11 5 .688[/b] COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (NEW YORK YANKEES) 8 9 .471 3.5 TOLEDO MUD HENS (DETROIT) 8 11 .421 4.5 LOUISVILLE BATS (CINCINNATI) 7 11 .389 5.0 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 10 7 .588[/b] BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 10 8 .556 .5 MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 10 9 .526 1.0 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 7 9 .438 2.5 MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 7 12 .368 4.0 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 12 7 .632 INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 12 7 .632 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 9 9 .500 2.5 LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 8 10 .444 3.5 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 7 12 .368 5.0[/b] WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 11 8 .579 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 11 8 .579 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 10 9 .526 1.5 KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 10 9 .526 1.5 QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 9 10 .474 2.5 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 9 10 .474 2.5[/b] BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 8 11 .421 3.5 WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 7 12 .368 4.5

Final: Lake Elsinore (Padres) 6, High Desert 5 This was just a killer to wake up to, as I listened to the Mavericks stage a huge five-run 7th inning rally to take the lead before calling it a night. It was a nice rally following up the euphoria of the great Brewer win. Young closer Nick Slack is really struggling after skipping a level... Daily Press High Desert Game Story: www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-...929,74421, High Desert Box Score: Turns out newcomer Glenn Woolard is throwing a nasty knuckle-curve to help account for his high K total thus far... GAME DATE: 4/27/04 HD at LKE HIGH DESERT 5 AT LAKE ELSINORE 6 YTD YTD HIGH DESERT AB R H BI AVG LAKE ELSINORE AB R H BI AVG C.Morris DH 4 1 2 1 .279 M.Nettles LF 3 0 1 0 .232 C.Crabbe 2B 4 0 1 2 .254 M.Richardson PR 0 0 0 0 .241 D.Boyd LF 4 0 0 0 .290 M.Richardson LF 1 0 1 1 .241 T.Hinton 1B 4 1 1 0 .338 K.Jones CF 4 0 2 0 .294 J.Eure 3B 4 0 1 0 .247 L.Cruz SS 5 1 1 0 .318 J.Vanden ber CAT 4 1 1 1 .385 M.Johnson 1B 4 1 2 1 .238 J.Frost RF 4 1 1 0 .257 K.Jacobo 3B 5 0 0 0 .206 M.Mendez CF 3 0 1 1 .188 P.McAnulty DH 5 0 2 1 .278 O.Chavez SS 4 1 1 0 .224 S.Baker RF 4 1 3 0 .242 K.Ballouli PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Pagan CAT 4 1 1 0 .212 G.Woolard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Smyres 2B 3 2 2 2 .385 N.Slack PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Stauffer PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 N.Sevier PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Webb PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 35 5 9 5 TOTALS 38 6 15 5 HIGH DESERT 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0- 5 9 3 LAKE ELSINORE 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2- 6 15 2 E--C.Crabbe, D.Boyd, O.Chavez, K.Jones, K.Jacobo. DP--HIGH DESERT 2, LAKE ELSINORE 1. LOB--HIGH DESERT 4, LAKE ELSINORE 10. 2B--C.Morris 2 (3), T.Hinton (4), J.Vanden ber (2), M.Richardson (1), P.McAnulty (4), S.Baker (5), J.Smyres (2). 3B--J.Smyres (1). HR--M.Johnson (6). SB--K.Jones (10). SF--M.Mendez. SH--M.Richardson. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA HIGH DESERT K.Ballouli 5.0 9 3 3 0 4 1 4.50 G.Woolard 2.2 2 1 0 1 5 0 2.49 N.Slack (L,0-1) 1.0 4 2 2 2 0 0 7.88 LAKE ELSINORE T.Stauffer 6.1 6 2 2 0 5 0 2.42 N.Sevier 1.2 3 3 3 0 1 0 4.00 A.Webb (W,2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.19 SO--C.Morris, C.Crabbe, T.Hinton, J.Eure 2, J.Vanden ber, M.Mendez, K.Jones 2, K.Jacobo 4, P.McAnulty 2, S.Baker. BB--K.Jones, M.Johnson, J.Smyres. T--2:43. A--1077High Desert Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=18940

Final: Wisconsin (Mariners) 7, Beloit 3 Beloit Daily News Game Story: www.beloitdailynews.com/404/snap28.htm Beloit Box Score: GAME DATE: 4/27/04 WIS at BLT WISCONSIN 7 AT BELOIT 3 YTD YTD WISCONSIN AB R H BI AVG BELOIT AB R H BI AVG J.Womack LF 4 3 2 1 .270 T.Trofholz CF 4 0 1 1 .286 M.Cox 3B 4 1 1 3 .167 G.Acosta SS 4 0 1 0 .191 A.Jones SS 5 0 1 1 .231 V.Rottino DH 3 0 0 0 .333 C.Collins CAT 4 1 1 0 .233 L.Palmisano CAT 3 0 0 0 .333 E.Martinez DH 2 0 0 0 .000 A.Heether 3B 4 0 1 0 .250 C.Colton RF 4 1 1 0 .209 D.Anderson LF 3 1 0 0 .286 J.Dutton 1B 4 0 1 2 .197 M.Ramirez 1B 3 1 0 0 .163 S.Bradford CF 4 0 0 0 .106 R.Deevers RF 3 1 2 1 .216 O.Navarro 2B 3 1 1 0 .233 A.Septimo 2B 4 0 0 0 .000 R.Feierabend PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Kloosterma PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Heaston PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Dillard PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Stitt PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Grybash PIT 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS 34 7 8 7 TOTALS 31 3 5 2 WISCONSIN 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0- 7 8 2 BELOIT 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 3 5 2 E--M.Cox, R.Feierabend, G.Acosta, A.Septimo. DP--WISCONSIN 0, BELOIT 2. LOB--WISCONSIN 8, BELOIT 6. 2B--J.Dutton (2), A.Heether (7), R.Deevers (4). 3B--J.Womack (3). HR--M.Cox (1). SB--C.Colton (4). HBP--M.Cox, V.Rottino. SH--E.Martinez. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA WISCONSIN R.Feierabend (W,3-1) 6.0 5 3 3 3 5 0 3.74 B.Heaston 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.00 B.Stitt 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 BELOIT G.Kloosterma (L,1-2) 3.2 6 5 5 6 1 1 4.76 T.Dillard 3.2 2 2 2 0 4 0 3.86 D.Grybash 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.63 HB--B.Heaston, G.Kloosterma. WP--R.Feierabend 2, G.Kloosterma. SO--J.Womack, A.Jones 2, S.Bradford 2, O.Navarro, T.Trofholz, V.Rottino, D.Anderson, M.Ramirez, A.Septimo. BB--J.Womack, C.Collins, E.Martinez 2, C.Colton, O.Navarro, L.Palmisano, D.Anderson, M.Ramirez, R.Deevers. T--2:47. A--387Beloit Game Log: www.sportsnetwork.com/mer...MEID=12471

Huntsville Times Doubleheader Story: Martinez beats former team Lanky lefty helps Smokies salvage split in doubleheader By MARK McCARTER Times Sports Staff markcolumn@aol.com S.O.L. Same old Luis. "Same guy,'' said Stars coach Sandy Guerrero. "Except he got a hit.'' A year ago, when Luis Martinez was pitching for Huntsville, a foul tip was cause for celebration. A ground out, they'd halt the proceedings and give him the game ball. He was a miserable hitter, even though teammates claimed he'd stalk back to the dugout after still another strikeout and fume like a .350 hitter. This time, not only did Martinez get a hit, but he drove in a run, helping himself to a win over his former teammates Monday afternoon. And he was the Same Ol' Luis on the mound. Martinez, an eight-game winner for Huntsville in 2003, collected his third win of the season for the Tennessee Smokies with the 5-3 victory in the second game of the doubleheader. Another former Stars pitcher, Matt Parker, was less successful in the opener. He yielded a game-tying homer to Prince Fielder, then the Stars won 2-1 in extra innings on Joel Alvarado's squeeze bunt. To neatly wrap up the day of coincidence: The winning pitcher for Huntsville was John Novinsky, who pitched for the Smokies last season. Martinez and Parker had two different approaches in pitching to so many familiar faces. Martinez yakked back and forth, or "at least made some sign or smile.'' Parker "didn't talk. I tried to keep a straight face.'' The two have relied on each other to make things more at home in the Cardinals' organization, though for Parker it's a homecoming. He began his pro career in that system. "It helps a lot to know somebody when you change teams,'' Parker said. Parker was with the Brewers in spring training and started the season with Indianapolis. But he was released five days into the season. He was driving home to Georgia when he was called about joining the Smokies. "I was in Nashville (when the cell phone rang) so I just turned left and went to Knoxville,'' he said. For Martinez, it has been a more dramatic - and traumatic - change. Last February, Martinez was involved in an ugly incident in his native Dominican Republic. He shot a man during an argument in a parking lot. After investigation, Martinez was cleared of any charges, ruling that he acted in self-defense; the victim recovered. Martinez will not talk about the incident. "It's personal,'' he said. He did acknowledge that it's been a distraction this season, perhaps have an impact on his performance (despite the three wins, he has a 5.00 ERA). The Brewers put him on waivers not long after the incident. Though they were underwhelmed by his 0-4 mark in a September call-up, after 12 wins at Huntsville and Indy, it was mostly a public relations move, say Milwaukee sources. They didn't need a pitcher on trial for shooting a man after a winter of other bad press. Martinez demonstrated some of the terrific stuff that helped him amass a 17-inning scoreless streak to begin the '03 season in Huntsville. However, he also demonstrated some of same traits that were often his downfall. For instance, ignoring base runners. He even napped while catcher Kade Johnson, with his road-grader speed, stole a base. Johnson was 4-for-4 at the plate, including his third homer of the year. He is batting .393 for the season. However, Nate Espy had a pair of homers for the Smokies, including one on the third pitch from reliever Ryan Miller, who had been rushed into the game when starter Matt Ford strained a muscle. The Stars trailed 1-0 in the first game, which was resumed in the top of the second inning after Sunday's deluge forced the day's doubleheader to be suspended. Paul Stewart struck out five in four innings and Brian Adams pitched two innings of hitless relief. Fielder tied the game with a monster homer to right-center, then got the eighth-inning rally (Southern League doubleheaders are seven innings each) started with a single off Josh Kinney. Johnny Raburn, subbing for Rickie Weeks at second, singled and Brad Nelson was intentionally walked. Chris Barnwell bounced to the mound, forcing Fielder at home. Alvarado bunted right back to Kinney, but Raburn had been running on the pitch and Kinney didn't even bother with a throw, simply spiking the ball to the turf. "I took a chance and the guys got the job done,'' said manager Frank Kremblas. "The credit goes to them.'' The Stars (9-7) head to Chattanooga for a four-game series before returning Saturday to face West Tenn, where consecutive doubleheaders await Saturday night at 6 and Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m.

The Beloit Daily News reports SS Josh Murray was placed on the DL with a sprained wrist. The Brewers called up INF Agustin Septimo to take his spot on the roster.

Beloit Daily News Game Story: Snappers flexing muscles By Jim Franz Sports Editor Pohlman Field is supposed to be Death Valley for sluggers in April, when blustery weather leaves fans bundled up and blasts stay in the ballpark. Don't look now, but the place has turned into a launching pad. Beloit and Wisconsin combined for four home runs Monday night _two apiece_ although the Snappers got a little more bang with their bats in an 8-7 victory. Beloit Manager Don Money had a simple explanation. ``Normally when it's cold in April the wind is blowing in,'' he said. ``Tonight, it was blowing out.'' Was it ever. Trailing 4-0 after the Timber Rattlers' first at-bat, the Snappers turned that around with a five-run third inning that featured Robby Deevers' three-run homer. ``The wind was definitely pushing balls out there tonight,'' Deevers said. Drew Anderson's solo shot in the seventh inning made it 7-4 and turned out to be huge when the Rattlers rallied for two runs in the ninth. Closer Ty Taubenheim ended the game by fanning Wladimir Balentien with the bases loaded. That was Beloit's 15th strikeout and made a winner of Carlos Villanueva (1-3). ``Fifteen strikeouts will get you out of a lot of tough situations,'' Money said. Villanueva had a rough first inning, with Josh Womack leading off the game with a home run. Later Chris Collins cleared the bases with a two-out triple that Deevers nearly flagged down with a leaping try. ``I had it in my glove, but it popped out when I hit the wall,'' Deevers said. Villanueva then settled down and pitched scoreless ball for the next four innings. He might have had some trouble in the fifth, but Womack ran himself into an out leading off. He doubled to right, but rounded second and when he tried to retreat to the bag Beloit first baseman Carlos Corporan had followed him and took a relay throw from Guilder Rodriguez to tag him out. The next batter singled, but Deevers never gave up and snagged a drive to the warning track by Adam Jones. Not to be outdone, center fielder Terry Trofholz turned in a diving grab on a sinking line drive hit by Eve Bastida-Martinez. Deevers started Beloit's comeback with an RBI single in the second _the first earned run off Wisconsin starter Brandon Moorhead in 19 1/2 innings. ``We really took that as a challenge,'' Deevers said. Trofholz singled to open the third inning and two outs later Lou Palmisano and Vinny Rottino hit back-to-back singles to make it 4-2. Adam Heether's RBI double cut it to 4-3 and Deevers' shot to right center cleared the wall to make it 6-4. ``Off the stick, I saw the outfielders running and I thought, this might be a triple in the gap,'' Deevers said. ``But the wind helped it out.'' Anderson's leadoff blast in the seventh hiked it to 7-4. Villanueva left after five innings, allowing six hits, four runs and two walks. He struck out seven. Simon Beresford worked three innings and allowed only one hit and no runs. He struck out six. While the Rattlers dropped their fifth straight, manager Steve Roadcap admired their persistence. ``You have to like the way the kids battled all they way to the end,'' he said. ``They just came up a hit short. They're young and they're going to make a lot of mistakes, but they never quit tonight. They'll get better.''

High Desert Press Release: Adelanto, CA ? The Milwaukee Brewers signed LHP Michael Kusiewicz as a Free Agent and placed him on the High Desert Mavericks roster. Kusiewicz took the roster spot that was opened up when RHP Nick Neugebauer was placed on the Mavericks disabled list (effective 4/19/2004). Kusiewicz comes to the Mavericks as a nine year minor league veteran with AAA and AA experience. Kusiewicz was drafted in the 8th Round of the 1994 draft by the Colorado Rockies and has also been a member of the Toronto, Boston and Oakland organizations. You're not goign to get a lot of detail on Neugy online, your best bet is listening in to tonight's audiocast, perhaps Jim Powell will learn more as well. Kusiewicz was in minor league camp with the Brewers until his release just prior to the season's start. And my keyboard just exploded typing the news of a Neugebauer / Kusiewicz roster swap http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif

David Weiser's www.starsboxscore.com Huntsville update: A QUIET DAY AT THE BALLPARKUnder mostly sunny skies, but a cooled down 66°, not many were expected at Joe Davis Stadium on an unscheduled Monday afternoon, but at gametime, I could count less than 20 fans, not counting scouts, ushers, and stadium personnel. I'm not kidding......... This number swelled, especially before the second game, and the Sunday attendance was just added to today's to give you an idea how business was........ Nevertheless, it was a good day to bring sunglasses and a cap. The first game of this double-bill picked up at the top of the 2nd inning with Paul Stewart (1-0, 2.35) replacing Jeff Housman on the mound........ The Tennessee Smokies didn't take long to take a 1-0 lead when with two out, Jon Hamilton lined Stew's 0-2 pitch over the BC sign in right field, his first earned run allowed since April 14 vs. Carolina.......... Corey Erickson followed with a double to the left field wall, but Stew settled down and had no trouble other than trying to retire Skip Schumaker in the 3rd inning, fouling off six pitches after going 2-2 to him. Schumaker eventually lined a hit over short and that was followed by a bloop single by John Nelson....... Stewart then retired the next two hitters to end the half for the Smokies. The Stars took eight innings to win this but they had plenty of opportunities....... Brad Nelson in the 1st, grounded to first with runners on 1st and 2nd........ In the 2nd inning, Chris Barnwell walked, stole 2nd and advanced on Dan Moylan's throwing error, but was left there when Tennessee starter John Cook struck out Jason Belcher and Stewart to end the inning........ In the 5th, Joel Alvarado led off with a double to left near the line, his first double in three seasons with the Stars, and went to third on a grounder to the right side by Belcher. Alvarado, who is 14-for-71 in his career with Huntsville, turned out to be the unlikely hero in this game........ Ryan Knox chopped a ball in the middle of the infield, forcing second baseman Javier Colina to come in and make a tough play. Alvarado stood his ground, but had he broken on contact, there's a fair chance he would have scored. It would have been a close play, in any case......... Nevertheless, stuck on third, Tony Gwynn, Jr. ended the inning by popping out. One inning later, Prince Fielder tied the game with a one-out, first pitch drive over the fence in left-center......... Brian Adams retired the Smokes in the 7th, but John Novinsky had to have some splendid defense in the 8th, courtesy of Fielder........ With runners on 1st-and-3rd and Novinsky on the mound, Fielder charged Dan Moylan's chopper, stepping on first to retire the batter, then caught Skip Schumaker in a rundown between third and home, kind of reminiscent of the costly error he made Saturday that led to a three-run rally for Tennessee, but this time Fielder chased him all the way back to third base, occupied at the time by John Nelson, who had singled and advanced on the play....... The lead runner, Schumaker, was out and Novinsky was able to get pinch-hitter Gabe Johnson to fly out to center to end the inning. The Stars struck quick in the bottom half....... Fielder beat out an infield single to Molina, then reached second on a passed ball. Johnny Raburn's perfectly placed bunt single on the infield grass on the third base side, advanced him to third. I like what I've seen of Raburn so far...... Jeff Kinney came in and was able to force Fielder out at home after intentionally walking Brad Nelson........ With the bases full and one out, Alvarado came to the plate again and you knew the Mad Scientist (Kremblas) had something cooking in the kettle....... On a 2-1 pitch, he laid down a bunt right back to Kinney. The runners were on the go on contact, otherwise Raburn would have been a dead duck at the plate. The whole thing reminded me of a bunt situation Kremblas called, and guessed wrong, in a game against Mobile two years ago, one that made my Top 20 games of all-time because the Stars had a no-hitter going into the 9th....... But it worked this time. Raburn crossed the plate and the Stars had their sixth win in seven games. John Novinsky picked up his 3rd victory, making him the first relief pitcher since Andy Kimball in May of 2001 to win three games in a month. In the second game, Kade Johnson had his first four-hit day as a Huntsville Star, raising his average to .520 --- can you believe that? That would easily eclipse the leading mark in the league of .474 by former Star Dionys Cesar, but Kade doesn't have enough plate appearances....... Luis Martinez, starting for Tennessee, was so typical Luis, with one exception I'll get to. He was inconsistent........ After striking out the Stars in order in the 1st inning, he walked two (one intentionally) and gave up two hits to give the Stars a 1-0 lead, then walked two more in the 3rd. It was a see-saw affair, until the Smokies seized control with a three-run 5th........ Nate Espy slammed the second of his two HRs, the second of three for Tennessee, on the second pitch served up by Ryan Miller, having an uncustomary outing. Miller walked the last two of four batters to face him, one of whom eventually scored, before Frank yanked him in favor of Roberto Giron. Giron's unusually early outing was his longest for the Stars since August 29, 2002, oddly against Tennessee that day......... The Smokies capped the 3-run inning on a bloop hit to left by ---- Luis Martinez? Couldn't be!! But yes it was!...... The same Luis who was 1-for-25 with 21 K's last year, and drove in his only run on a bases-loaded walk against Mobile on July 4...... Frank gambled --- money in the bank, actually --- that by walking Brad Eickhorst, who was making his AA debut, he could get Luis to strike out to end the inning, but Luis stuck the bat out and with as much power as I'm sure he has, poked the ball over the infield. Chris Duncan scored the Smokies' 4th run, the go-ahead run as it turned out........ Giron got the 9th man in the inning, Skip Schumaker, to ground out to Raburn, but the damage had been done........ Jon Hamilton added his 2nd home run of this double-header in the 6th to make it 5-3. Matt Ford started that 3-run 5th and faced two batters, but was lifted presumably because of a blister that had broken on his throwing hand........ Giron struck out the last four hitters to face him........ The Stars had the bases loaded with no one out in the 2nd, but Johnny Raburn hit into a 6-4-3 double play that scored Kade Johnson, but killed a potentially big inning...... Johnson singled through short in the 3rd with two out, homered to the right of the left field foul pole to lead off the 5th, and singled to right with two out in the final inning. The Stars now go to Chattanooga for a four-game series tomorrow at 6:15 CDT with Dennis Sarfate (0-0, 5.63) going against Seth Etherton (3-0, 1.06), third right now among Southern League ERA leaders, pretty good for someone lightly considered by the Reds. He's never been among their Top 30 prospects, but has had major league experience with the Reds last year and the Angels, the club that originally signed him, in 2000, going 5-1 in 11 starts........ Chris Barnwell, in spite of a .164 average, has nine RBIs, 3rd behind Brad Nelson and Prince Fielder on the club........ Prince, after a 3-for-23 start to the season, has 14 hits in his last 34 at-bats (.411), raising his average to .298......... Tony Gwynn, Jr. is on an 8-game hit streak, going 10-for-37 with 3 doubles. On the other hand, there's this 18:4 strikeout walk ratio. The Stars don't seem to be as selective at the plate as they should be, with a SO-BB ratio of 3:1 at last look......... Ben Hendrickson, 2nd among International League ERA leaders with a 1.10 mark, is scheduled to start against Louisville Tuesday night.

WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (MILWAUKEE) 10 5 .667[/b] TOLEDO MUD HENS (DETROIT) 8 10 .444 3.5 COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (NEW YORK YANKEES) 7 9 .438 3.5 LOUISVILLE BATS (CINCINNATI) 7 10 .412 4.0 WEST DIVISION W L PCT GB [b]HUNTSVILLE STARS (MILWAUKEE) 9 7 .563[/b] BIRMINGHAM BARONS (CHICAGO WHITE SOX) 9 8 .529 .5 MOBILE BAY BEARS (SAN DIEGO) 9 9 .500 1.0 WEST TENN DIAMOND JAXX (CHICAGO CUBS) 7 8 .467 1.5 MONTGOMERY BISCUITS (TAMPA BAY) 6 12 .333 4.0 SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB LANCASTER JETHAWKS (ARIZONA) 12 6 .667 INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS (SEATTLE) 11 7 .611 1.0 RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES (ANAHEIM) 8 9 .471 3.5 LAKE ELSINORE STORM (SAN DIEGO) 7 10 .412 4.5 [b]HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS (MILWAUKEE) 7 11 .389 5.0[/b] WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB CLINTON LUMBER KINGS (TEXAS) 11 7 .611 CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS (ANAHEIM) 11 7 .611 KANE COUNTY COUGARS (OAKLAND) 10 8 .556 1.0 PEORIA CHIEFS (ST.LOUIS) 9 9 .500 2.0 [b]BELOIT SNAPPERS (MILWAUKEE) 9 9 .500 2.0[/b] QUAD CITY RIVER BANDITS (MINNESOTA) 8 10 .444 3.0 BURLINGTON BEES (KANSAS CITY) 7 11 .389 4.0 WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS (SEATTLE) 6 12 .333 5.0

The previously unavailable Huntsville Game One box score and log have been added to the earlier Huntsville game post in this thread...

Indianapolis Game Summary: Matt Belisle, recently named the International League?s Pitcher-of-the-Week (April 19-25), held Indianapolis scoreless for the game?s first six innings Monday night as Louisville (7-10) defeated Indianapolis (10-5), 6-2. Belisle (2-2) pitched 7.2 innings and allowed one Indianapolis earned run. He surrendered six hits, walked two Indians and struck out four visitors. While Belisle kept the Indians in check, Louisville received timely hitting from left fielder Steve Smitherman. Smitherman plated the first run of the game, scoring on Dane Sardinah?s triple off Tribe starter Matt Childers in the Bats? second inning. Smitherman finished the game two for four, including a key two-run double in the home fifth inning. ?I?ve been struggling lately,? said Smitherman. ?I was trying to see a good pitch to hit. I was able to get good wood on a couple of balls and it paid off for us tonight.? Indianapolis pitcher Matt Childers (2-2) received his first start of the season. Childers pitched well for four innings, allowing the single Louisville run in the second. The Bats knocked Childers out of the game in the fifth inning with a two-out rally. Felipe Lopez started the four-run burst with a single, then scored on Tim Hummel?s RBI double. Jim Chamblee added an RBI single before Smitherman smashed a two-run double off Tribe reliever Dan Reichert. Indianapolis scored a pair of runs in the eighth. Matt Erickson had an RBI single, scoring Luis Figueroa with the Tribe?s first run. Erickson later scored when Smitherman bobbled a Chris Magruder base hit. The two clubs complete a two-game road series Tuesday. Indianapolis will send Ben Hendrickson (2-0, 1.10) against Louisville starter Brandon Claussen (0-1, 3.31).

Beloit Site Game Summary and Player of the Game Info: www.snappersbaseball.com/...me_id=1270 Looks like all the team photos (except Brian Montalbo) are available on the roster page -- not sure why picturing a face with a name helps me out somehow, but it does; it must be like high school yearbook time for these guys, though: www.snappersbaseball.com/roster.php

Thanks, madbad, for the Beloit post. Two out strikeout with the bases loaded for closer Ty Taubenheim in an otherwise shaky ninth inning to hold on -- wow.

From EZBoard: What can you expect on April 27th and early April 28th? The move will begin at 8pm PDT on Tuesday, April 27. We are anticipating system-wide downtime starting at 8 pm PDT that will continue until 6 am PDT April 28th. (10:00 PM Central until 8:00 AM) During this time we will be moving servers between data centers. Some boards will become active sooner than others. Your individual experience may vary, however we ask that you be prepared for a total of ten hours of downtime. Anyone attempting to access an ezboard community during this time will be automatically redirected to a system-wide announcement page with information on the changes we are making to the ezboard network. You'll have to deal without the bulk of the Link Report on Tuesday's action until mid-day Wednesday. I don't know if some of you will survive the trauma http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif