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Final: Montgomery 2 Huntsville 0 Montgomery scored twice without the benefit of a hit and the Biscuits pitchers made those runs stand up in defeating the Huntsville Stars 2-0 Saturday Night. Huntsville got another quality start from Ariel Pena tonight, but it wasn't enough. Pena (5-4, 3.00) went 6 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 4 walks while striking out 5. The odd thing about both runs allowed was both scored on wild pitches. Pena's wild pitch in the 1st and Dan Meadows's in the 7th. Pena threw 91 pitches over is 6 1/3 innings, 51 for strikes. His ground out to fly out ratio was 3-4. Pena kept Huntsville in the game when he didn't have his best stuff. Unfortunately, the bats were silenced tonight. Dan Meadows was brought in to try and get out of a jam in the 7th. Meadows, learning to be a sidearmer, struggled with control tonight. He walked a batter, hit another, and uncorked 2 wild pitches. It's a learning process for Dan, and on most nights, he's been good. Even tonight, with his struggles, he was able to bear down and get out of the inning without further damage. Casey Medlen came on to work the 8th and pitched a scoreless frame, giving up a hit and walk while striking out 1. Huntsville Box Score Huntsville was shut out for the 7th time this season, being held to only 4 hits. Of those 4 hits, 3 were for extra bases, so the Stars had their chances, but did not come through with the timely hits tonight. Offensively, they were led by their outfield. Right fielder Kentrail Davis. Davis went 2-4 with a double and triple. Kentrail has now pushed his batting average up to .282. Left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard also had a double tonight, going 1-3. Center fielder Rene Tosoni had the other hit, a 4th inning single. Mike Walker and Nick Shaw each drew a walk tonight. By going 0-3, Adam Weisenburger saw his 7 game hitting streak snapped. Team RISP: 0-for-7. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING CS: Shaw, N (2, 2nd base by Thompson, J/Thomas, M), Tosoni (4, 2nd base by Thompson, J/Thomas, M). There were chances, just not capitalized on. Huntsville Play By Play What turned out to be the game winning run. Montgomery Bottom of the 1st Kevin Kiermaier doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Kentrail Davis. Shawn O'Malley singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Mike Walker. Kevin Kiermaier to 3rd. With Mikie Mahtook batting, wild pitch by Ariel Pena, Kevin Kiermaier scores. Shawn O'Malley to 2nd. Mikie Mahtook strikes out swinging. With Cameron Seitzer batting, Shawn O'Malley steals (17) 3rd base. Cameron Seitzer strikes out swinging. Todd Glaesmann pops out to third baseman Mike Walker. Game 3 is scheduled for 6:05 Central Sunday evening. Right hander Taylor Jungmann 6-5, 4.22) will look to keep his string of quality starts going as he takes the mound for Huntsville (26-34). Stars radio broadcaster Alex Cohen will get things started at 5:50 with the pregame show. This game is also available on MiLB TV for those with a subscription.

Final: Montgomery 6 Huntsville 5 (Walk Off Loss) Huntsville jumped out to a 3 run lead, fell behind 5-3 and then tied it 5-5 in the top of the 9th, only to lose in a walk off tonight in Montgomery. Milwaukee Brewers 3rd round pick in the 2011 draft, Drew Gagnon, made his AA debut tonight in Montgomery for the Huntsville Stars. The 12th ranked prospect in the Brewers system had a bit of a rough go of it. Gagnon worked 4 innings allowing 5 earned runs on 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out 3. He also had a costly wild pitch that allowed the Biscuits 5th run to score. Gagnon had 2 good innings and 2 rough innings. 43 of the 67 pitches Gagnon threw were for strikes. His ground out to fly out ratio was 3-5. So there was some good and some bad in there tonight for Drew. The Stars bullpen worked 4 scoreless innings to keep Huntsville close. Santo Manzanillo threw a scoreless 5th, allowing a walk while striking out 1. Next out of the pen was lefty Brian Garman. Garman had an excellent night going 2 scoreless innings, striking out 3 and retiring the other 3 via ground outs. Frankie De La Cruz made his Huntsville debut tonight as well, working a scoreless 8th inning, striking out 1. After Huntsville tied the game in the top of the 9th, De La Cruz (0-1) came out to work the bottom. He allowed a single and advanced the runner to 2nd on a wild pitch. A sacrifice bunt attempt turned into a bunt single to put runners on 1st and 3rd with no outs. A single into left drove in the winning run for Montgomery. Huntsville Box Score The Stars offense was once again led by catcher Adam Weisenburger. Weisenburger collected 2 more hits tonight, going 2-4 with 2 runs scored and an RBi. He hit a solo home run in the top of the 9th to cut the deficit to 1. Weisenburger is now batting .411 and pushed his hitting streak to 7 games. Right fielder Kentrail Davis was on base 3 times tonight. His 2 out, 2 strike single in the 9th drove in the tying run. He also walked twice to push his team leading total to 34 and stole his team leading 14th base. Joey Paciorek got the start at third base tonight and responded by going 1-2 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored. Second baseman Nick Shaw had 2 hits for Huntsville tonight and Mike Walker hit his 6th home run in the 2nd. It was Walker's 2nd home run in as many days. Brock Kjeldgaard reached base twice, a single and a walk. Rene Tosoni was the Stars only other base runner, drawing an eight inning walk. Huntsville Play By Play Huntsville grabbed a 3 run led in the top of the 2nd. All the runs scored with 2 out. Huntsville Top of the 2nd Rene Tosoni strikes out swinging. Brock Kjeldgaard strikes out swinging. Mike Walker homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Adam Weisenburger singles on a line drive to left fielder Todd Glaesmann. Joey Paciorek walks. Adam Weisenburger to 2nd. Nick Shaw doubles (7) on a ground ball to right fielder Mikie Mahtook. Adam Weisenburger scores. Joey Paciorek scores. Hector Gomez grounds out to pitcher Jake Floethe. Huntsville fought all the way back to tie it in the top of the 9th... Huntsville Top of the 9th Pitching Change: Austin Hubbard replaces Marquis Fleming. Mike Walker strikes out swinging. Adam Weisenburger homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Joey Paciorek walks. Nick Shaw singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Joey Paciorek to 2nd. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Shawn Zarraga replaces Hector Gomez. Shawn Zarraga strikes out swinging. Kentrail Davis singles on a line drive to left fielder Todd Glaesmann. Joey Paciorek scores. Nick Shaw to 2nd. Jason Rogers flies out to right fielder Mikie Mahtook. ...only to fall in the bottom of the 9th. Montgomery Bottom of the 9th Defensive switch from second base to shortstop for Nick Shaw. Defensive Substitution: Shea Vucinich replaces Shawn Zarraga, batting 2nd, playing second base. Kyeong Kang singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kentrail Davis. With Riccio Torrez batting, wild pitch by Frankie De La Cruz, Kyeong Kang to 2nd. Riccio Torrez singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Joey Paciorek. Kyeong Kang to 3rd. With Robby Price batting, Riccio Torrez advances to 2nd on defensive indifference. Robby Price singles on a line drive to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Kyeong Kang scores. Riccio Torrez to 3rd. Game 2 of the series goes tomorrow night. Ariel Pena (5-3, 3.02) will look to shake off a rough last outing as he takes the mound for Huntsville (26-33). Game time is scheduled for 6:35 Central. Stars play by play man Alex Cohen will get things started at 6:20 with the pre game show.

Final: Huntsville 2 Birmingham 0 (Game 2) After Stars pitchers allowed 7 runs on only 4 hits but 11 walks in game 1, Andy Moye shut out the Barons on 5 hits and 2 walks in game 2 to give Huntsville a split of the double header. Moye (3-6, 4.10) went all 7 innings, striking out 4. Of the 93 pitches he threw, 59 were for strikes. Moye's last 3 starts have all been quality starts. Andy had a 9-4 ground out to fly out ratio tonight. Huntsville Box Score Huntsville was limited to 4 hits but were able to have enough offense to produce a win. Second baseman Shea Vucinich had the big hit tonight, a 2 run double in the 4th that drove in the only runs the Stars would need tonight. Catcher Adam Weisenburger continued his hot hitting, going 2-3 with a run scored tonight. Weisenburger, generally regarded as the best defensive catcher in the Brewers system, is now hitting .404. Adam now has a modest 6 game hitting streak and is batting .476 over that stretch. Kentrail Davis was on base twice, a single and his team leading 32nd walk. Huntsville Play By Play All the scoring happened in the bottom of the 4th Huntsville Bottom of the 4th Brock Kjeldgaard hit by pitch. Mike Walker grounds into a force out, first baseman Dan Black to shortstop Marcus Semien. Brock Kjeldgaard out at 2nd. Mike Walker to 1st. Adam Weisenburger singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Daniel Wagner. Mike Walker to 2nd. Shea Vucinich doubles (4) on a fly ball to left fielder Michael Earley. Mike Walker scores. Adam Weisenburger scores. Nick Shaw strikes out on a foul tip. With Hector Gomez batting, Shea Vucinich steals (2) 3rd base. Hector Gomez flies out to left fielder Michael Earley. Moye finishes it up Birmingham Top of the 7th Michael Earley called out on strikes. Tyler Saladino strikes out swinging. Miguel Gonzalez grounds out, third baseman Mike Walker to first baseman Jason Rogers. Huntsville (26-32) will begin a 5 game series in Montgomery against the Biscuits. Game 1 is scheduled for 7:05. This was Jimmy Nelson's spot in the rotation. Due to technical difficulties, I didn't hear the end of the game or the post game wrap up, so I don't know who will be starting for Huntsville. You can join Stars radio broadcaster Alex Cohen at 6:50 Central for the pregame show.

Final: Birmingham 7 Huntsville 4 (Game 1) A nightmare 1st inning put the Stars in a hole they could not get out of as they fell 7-4 to the Barons in game 1 of Thursdays double header. Stars starter Arcenio Leon (1-4) faced 5 Barons and didn't record an out before being lifted from the game. He was charged with 4 runs on 1 hit and 4 walks. Leon only threw 4 pitches for strikes in 20 attempts. Mark Williams was brought in to relieve Leon. Williams walked 2 of the first 3 batters he faced. Together, Leon and Williams walked 6 in the first inning including 5 in a row. All 4 runs scored on bases loaded walks. Williams settled down and ended up pitching 3 innings, giving up 2 runs on 2 hits, 3 walks and struck out 2. Williams allowed a solo home run in the 3rd. Right hander Brooks Hall made his AA debut in game 1. Hall pitched 2 innings allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 3 walks while striking out 1. The walks came in his 1st inning of work, so it could have been a case of nerves, but he had a real nice 2nd inning on the mound tonight. Thunder Dan Meadows worked 2 strong innings of relief tonight. Meadows was the only Stars pitcher not to allow a run tonight. Over his 2 innings, Dan walked 1 and struck out 2. He did not allow a hit. Huntsville Box Score All 4 of the Stars runs in game 1 scored via the long ball. Centerfielder Rene Tosoni hit a solo home run, his 6th on the season, in the 2nd and third baseman Mike Walker hit 5th on the year, a 3 run homer in the 4th. The Stars were limited to 5 hits. Besides Tosoni and Walker, Nick Shaw, Brock Kjeldgaard, and Robinzon Diaz all had singles. Tosoni drew a walk for the Stars only other baserunner. Huntsville Play By Play That Birmingham 1st inning is just too much to show, so here is Walker's 3 run home run instead. Huntsville Bottom of the 4th Kentrail Davis flies out to left fielder Michael Earley. Jason Rogers flies out to right fielder Keenyn Walker. Rene Tosoni walks. Brock Kjeldgaard singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jared Mitchell. Rene Tosoni to 3rd. Mike Walker homers (5) on a line drive to right field. Rene Tosoni scores. Brock Kjeldgaard scores. Robinzon Diaz grounds out, third baseman Cody Puckett to first baseman Andy Wilkins. Game 2 is currently in progress. You can join Alex Cohen for the call by following this link

Final: Mother Nature 1 Huntsville 0 Tonight's game has been rained out. It will be made up as part of a series ending double header tomorrow starting at 4:43. Both games will be scheduled for 7 innings. Arcenio Leon and Andy Moye should be your starting pitchers for Huntsville. Don't forget to join Stars radio broadcaster Alex Cohen at 4:28 for the pregame show.

Final: Huntsville 5 Birmingham 1 A night after Stars pitchers tied a season high with 12 walks, Taylor Jungmann and Greg Holle held the Barons to 1 run on 3 hits to lead Huntsville to the win. Jungmann (6-5) went 7 innings, giving up 1 unearned run, on 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5. This was Jungmann's 6th consecutive quality start. Over those 7 innings, Taylor threw 93 pitches, 57 for strikes. His ground out to fly out ratio was 9-3. Really solid night for Taylor. Holle made his team leading 23rd appearance tonight. Greg worked 2 innings and allowed only a hit while striking out 2. Holle also had a 3-1 ground out to fly out ratio. Huntsville Box Score Like last night, the Stars took an early lead. Unlike last night, the Stars pitching made it hold up. Huntsville was led offensively by catcher Adam Weisenburger. Weisenburger went 3-4 with a run scored and an RBI on his 2nd home run on the season. Weisenburger's batting average is now up to .388 as the Huntsville catcher group is really shining offensively this year. Rene Tosoni also carried a big stick tonight going 2-4 with a run scored and 2 RBI's. Tosoni hit his 5th home run on the season, a 2 out, 2 run shot in the 3rd that left a mark when it landed. Shortstop Hector Gomez put the Stars on the board in the first with an RBI triple. Gomez is now hitting .375 over his last 4 games. Shea Vucinich reached base 3 times, once on a single, once on a walk, and once on a hit by pitch. First baseman Jason Rogers drove in his league leading 45th run tonight. Every Stars hitter got a hit tonight except for second baseman Nick Shaw, but Shaw did draw 2 walks to tie Kentrail Davis for the team lead with 31. Huntsville Play By Play Stars grab the early lead Huntsville Bottom of the 1st Nick Shaw walks. Hector Gomez triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Trayce Thompson. Nick Shaw scores. Kentrail Davis walks. Jason Rogers singles on a ground ball to right fielder Keenyn Walker. Hector Gomez scores. Kentrail Davis to 2nd. Kentrail Davis out at 3rd, catcher Miguel Gonzalez to third baseman Cody Puckett. Jason Rogers to 2nd. Brock Kjeldgaard called out on strikes. Rene Tosoni strikes out on a foul tip. Jungmann cruising! His last 3 innings worked tonight. Birmingham Top of the 5th Miguel Gonzalez grounds out, second baseman Nick Shaw to first baseman Jason Rogers. Daniel Wagner grounds out, second baseman Nick Shaw to first baseman Jason Rogers. Marcus Semien flies out to right fielder Kentrail Davis. Birmingham Top of the 6th Keenyn Walker grounds out, second baseman Nick Shaw to first baseman Jason Rogers. Trayce Thompson strikes out swinging. Andy Wilkins pops out to shortstop Hector Gomez. Birmingham Top of the 7th Dan Black grounds out, second baseman Nick Shaw to first baseman Jason Rogers. Jared Mitchell flies out to center fielder Rene Tosoni. Cody Puckett strikes out swinging. Game 4 will be played tomorrow evening. Right hander Arcenio Leon (1-3, 5.45) will get the start for Huntsville (25-31) against one of the top pitchers in the Southern League, Erik Johnson. Leon's last start was skipped due to the cancellation of a couple games last series due to rain, but he did pitch an inning of relief Sunday afternoon. Game time is scheduled for 6:43 Central with Stars radio broadcaster Alex Cohen starting things at 6:28 with the pre game show.

Not officially announced yet, but mentioned in the Huntsville broadcast tonight, Jimmy Nelson moving on up to Nashville. Well deserved. Nelson has been one of the top pitchers in the Southern League all season.

Final: Birmingham 9 Huntsville 8 Huntsville jumped out to a 3-0 lead early but wasn't able to hold on as Montgomery stormed back to take game two 9-8 Monday night at The Joe. Stars pitchers matched a season high with 12 walks allowed and also committed a balk and uncorked a wild pitch. Ariel Pena started and went 5 innings tonight. He allowed 4 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks while striking out 7. Pena ended up with a no decision tonight. His outing was not as sharp as he's been recently. Still, he struck out 7. 50 of the 88 pitches he threw were for strikes. The 6th inning tonight really destroyed the Stars chances to win. Huntsville needed 3 pitchers to get 3 outs. Santo Manzanillo (1-2) started the 6th and worked 2/3 innings. He gave up 3 runs, all earned on 1 hit and 2 walks. He was relieved by lefty Dan Meadows. Meadows had a night to forget. He faced 4 batters and walked all 4. Combined, Manzanillo and Meadows walked 6 straight. Eric Marzec was brought on next and got out of the 6th. He also worked the 7th. Marzec's line was 1 1/3 innings, no runs, 1 hit, 1 balk. Starter Andy Moye worked an inning of relief tonight. Moye, scheduled to start game 5 of the series, worked in relief in lieu of his normal bullpen session. Andy worked a 1-2-3 8th inning. Closer Casey Medlen worked the 9th and struggled again. Medlen gave up a run on 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 1. Medlen's ERA has now climbed up to 6.05. Huntsville Box Score The Stars out hit the Barons 13-10 tonight. Left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard and Right fielder Kentrail Davis each had 3 hits tonight for Huntsville. Davis went 3-5 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI's and 3 runs scored. Kjeldgaard was also 3-5 with 2 RBI's. Catcher Shawn Zarraga was 2-4 with a walk as the Stars continue to get strong offensive output from their catchers. He doubled and scored twice as well. Shortstop Hector Gomez was also 2-4 with a run scored and 2 RBI's. Rene Tosoni was 2-5 and first baseman Jason Rogers had the Stars other hit, going 1-4 with a run scored and an RBI, his league leading 44th. Tough to score 8 and lose. Huntsville Play By Play Stars on the board early Huntsville Bottom of the 1st Nick Shaw grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Andy Wilkins. Hector Gomez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jared Mitchell. Kentrail Davis doubles (11) on a line drive to center fielder Keenyn Walker. Hector Gomez scores. Kentrail Davis to 3rd on the throw. Jason Rogers singles on a line drive to center fielder Keenyn Walker. Kentrail Davis scores. With Rene Tosoni batting, wild pitch by Stephen McCray, Jason Rogers to 2nd. Rene Tosoni strikes out swinging. Brock Kjeldgaard singles on a ground ball to shortstop Tyler Saladino. Jason Rogers to 3rd. Mike Walker called out on strikes. The nightmare 6th Birmingham Top of the 6th Pitching Change: Santo Manzanillo replaces Ariel Pena. Mike Blanke lines out to center fielder Rene Tosoni. Cody Puckett singles on a line drive to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Marcus Semien grounds into a force out, third baseman Mike Walker to second baseman Nick Shaw. Cody Puckett out at 2nd. Marcus Semien advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by second baseman Nick Shaw. Keenyn Walker walks. Trayce Thompson walks. Marcus Semien to 3rd. Keenyn Walker to 2nd. Pitching Change: Daniel Meadows replaces Santo Manzanillo. Andy Wilkins walks. Marcus Semien scores. Keenyn Walker to 3rd. Trayce Thompson to 2nd. Dan Black walks. Keenyn Walker scores. Trayce Thompson to 3rd. Andy Wilkins to 2nd. Tyler Saladino walks. Trayce Thompson scores. Andy Wilkins to 3rd. Dan Black to 2nd. Jared Mitchell walks. Andy Wilkins scores. Dan Black to 3rd. Tyler Saladino to 2nd. Pitching Change: Eric Marzec replaces Daniel Meadows. Mike Blanke grounds into a force out, shortstop Hector Gomez to second baseman Nick Shaw. Jared Mitchell out at 2nd. Stars almost pull it out in the 9th Huntsville Bottom of the 9th Kentrail Davis doubles (12) on a ground ball to right fielder Trayce Thompson. Jason Rogers walks. Rene Tosoni singles on a fly ball to right fielder Trayce Thompson. Kentrail Davis to 3rd. Jason Rogers to 2nd. Brock Kjeldgaard singles on a ground ball to center fielder Keenyn Walker. Kentrail Davis scores. Jason Rogers scores. Rene Tosoni to 2nd. Mike Walker strikes out swinging. Shawn Zarraga called out on strikes. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Robinzon Diaz replaces Shea Vucinich. Robinzon Diaz strikes out swinging Game 3 will be Tuesday night at The Joe. 6:43 Central start time. #2 prospect in the Brewer organization Taylor Jungmann (5-5, 4.78) will be on the mound for Huntsville. Stars play by play man Alex Cohen will kick things off at 6:30 with the pregame show.

Final: Birmingham 5 Huntsville 1 Huntsville finally got back to playing Sunday afternoon at The Joe but were defeated 5-1 by the Birmingham Barons. After 2 consecutive rain outs, the Stars elected to start Jimmy Nelson on his normal rest. Nelson pitched well but was hurt by some unearned runs. Over 6 2/3 innings, Jimmy allowed 6 hits and 4 runs but only 1 was earned, walked 3, hit a batter and struck out 7. Nelson threw 105 pitches, 61 for strikes. His ground out to fly out ratio was 7-3. Nelson's record fell to 5-4 but his ERA dropped to 2.74. Lefty Brian Garman was brought in to face left handed hitting Andy Wilkins to get out of the 7th inning jam. Unfortunately, Wilkins took Garman deep for a 3 run home run. Garman's line was 1/3 inning, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 strike out. Arcenio Leon pitched the 8th inning and recorded 3 straight ground outs. Leon is still scheduled to start a game later in the series, but as he missed his last start due to the weather, and today is his normal bullpen session day, Manager Darnell Coles elected to use him in relief instead. Eric Marzec was called on to finish the game. In his 1 inning of work, Marzec allowed a walk and recorded a strikeout. Huntsville Box Score Offensively, Huntsville was held to 1 run on 6 hits and 4 walks. The run scored on Brock Kjeldgaard's league leading 10th home run in the second. Kjeldgaard also drew 1 of the 4 Stars walks. Centerfielder Rene Tosoni had 2 of the Stars 6 hits, both doubles. Adam Weisenburger also contributed 2 hits, one a double, and a walk as the Stars continue to get solid offensive play from their catchers this season. Second baseman Nick Shaw had the Stars other hit and also drew a walk. Mike Walker drew a walk and Hector Gomez was hit by a pitch to be Huntsville's other base runners tonight. Team RISP: 0-for-6. Team LOB: 9. Huntsville Play By Play Brock's league leading home run. Not a "wall scraper" Huntsville Bottom of the 2nd Jason Rogers flies out to center fielder Keenyn Walker. Rene Tosoni flies out to left fielder Michael Earley. Brock Kjeldgaard homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Mike Walker flies out to center fielder Keenyn Walker. Bases left loaded in the bottom of the 6th.... Huntsville Bottom of the 6th Pitching Change: Kevin Vance replaces Nick McCully. Kentrail Davis flies out to right fielder Trayce Thompson. Jason Rogers lines out to second baseman Marcus Semien. Rene Tosoni doubles (9) on a fly ball to left fielder Michael Earley. Brock Kjeldgaard walks. Mike Walker walks. Rene Tosoni to 3rd. Brock Kjeldgaard to 2nd. Pitching Change: Salvador Sanchez replaces Kevin Vance. Robinzon Diaz flies out to center fielder Keenyn Walker. ...and Montgomery puts the game away in the top of the 7th. Birmingham Top of the 7th Daniel Wagner called out on strikes. Marcus Semien called out on strikes. Keenyn Walker reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Mike Walker. Trayce Thompson hit by pitch. Keenyn Walker to 2nd. Pitching Change: Brian Garman replaces Jimmy Nelson. Andy Wilkins homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. Keenyn Walker scores. Trayce Thompson scores. Dan Black called out on strikes. Game 2 of this 5 game series is scheduled for 6:43 Central tomorrow evening. Huntsville (24-30) will send Ariel Pena (5-3, 2.60) to the mound. Pena will be looking to continue his stellar play as of late. Stars play by play man Alex Cohen will have the pregame show starting at 6:28.

Thanks for getting this posted for me Mass. I've been unable to get to my computer today.

Final: Huntsville 6 Jackson 3 The Stars waited out a 1:45 rain delay to defeat the Jackson Generals 6-3 Thursday night. Huntsville jumped on the Generals early and got another quality start from top prospect Taylor Jungmann to cruise to victory. Jungmann (5-5, 4.78) posted his 5th consecutive quality start for Huntsville. Through 6 innings, Jungmann had the Generals shut down, only giving up 1 hit. Taylor worked 6+ innings allowing 3 earned runs on 3 hits and 1 walk while striking out 7. Jungmann's only mistake was a pitch to Generals first baseman Rich Poythress that he hit out for a 3 run home run. Jungmann threw 83 pitches, 52 for strikes and posted a 7-1 ground out to fly out ratio. In May, Jungmann went 4-1 with a 2.61 ERA and struck out 17 while walking 10. Sidearmer Dan Meadows relieved Jungmann in the 7th and worked 2 strong innings. Meadows allowed no runs or hits and walked only 1 while striking out 2. 6'-8" right hander Greg Holle was brought in to work his league leading 22nd game to pitch the 9th. Holle allowed a hit and struck out 1 while earning his 4th save on the season. Huntsville Box Score The Stars knocked out 8 hits while scoring 6 runs in the win Thursday night. Shortstop Hector Gomez led the Stars with 3 hits including a double, a run scored and an RBI. Second baseman Ozzie Chavez chipped in with 2 hits including a double, a run scored, and an RBI. Catcher Adam Weisenburger hit his 1st home run on the season, a 2 run shot in the 6th. Centerfielder Rene Tosoni went 1 for 3 with a double. He also walked and scored twice. Left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard had the Stars other hit with a 2 run single in the first. Huntsville Play By Play 2 run first for the Stars Huntsville Top of the 1st Ozzie Chavez strikes out swinging. Hector Gomez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder James Jones. Kentrail Davis grounds out to first baseman Rich Poythress. Hector Gomez to 2nd. Jason Rogers walks. With Brock Kjeldgaard batting, passed ball by Carlton Tanabe, Hector Gomez to 3rd. Jason Rogers to 2nd. Brock Kjeldgaard singles on a line drive to left fielder James Jones. Hector Gomez scores. Jason Rogers scores. Brock Kjeldgaard advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by left fielder James Jones. Robinzon Diaz grounds out, shortstop Gabriel Noriega to first baseman Rich Poythress. 2 run second for the Stars Huntsville Top of the 2nd Rene Tosoni doubles (7) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Julio Morban. Adam Weisenburger flies out to right fielder Julio Morban. Shea Vucinich called out on strikes. Ozzie Chavez doubles (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Julio Morban. Rene Tosoni scores. Hector Gomez singles on a ground ball to left fielder James Jones. Ozzie Chavez scores. Kentrail Davis called out on strikes. Weisenburger's blast in the 6th Huntsville Top of the 6th Robinzon Diaz grounds out, pitcher Roenis Elias to first baseman Rich Poythress. Rene Tosoni walks. Adam Weisenburger homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Rene Tosoni scores. Pitching Change: Tyler Burgoon replaces Roenis Elias. Shea Vucinich walks. Ozzie Chavez called out on strikes. Hector Gomez strikes out swinging. The Stars will look to clinch a series win Friday night as righty Andy Moye (2-6, 4.73)will take to the mound. Game time is scheduled for 7:05 with Stars play by play man Alex Cohen starting things off at 6:50 with the pre game show. This game will also be available to watch through MiLB TV for those with a subscription.

Final: Huntsville 6 Jackson 5 The Stars got another quality start from Ariel Pena and went on to defeat the Jackson Generals 6-5 Wednesday evening. Pena (5-3, 2.63) worked 6 innings giving up 1 run on 5 hits and 4 walks while striking out 8. Pena threw 103 pitches, 65 for strikes and only had 2 ground outs to 6 fly outs. It was Pena's 5th straight quality start. Pena finishes May going 4-1 with a 1.11 ERA (4 earned runs over 32 1/3 innings), 14 walks and 39 strikeouts. The Stars bullpen was not as sharp tonight, but had enough to hang on for the win. Santo Manzanillo pitched an inning of relief and allowed 1 earned run on 3 hits, 1 walk and struck out 1. The run scored on a solo home run. Casey Medlen was brought in to work the 8th but couldn't get through the inning. In 2/3 of an inning, Medlen gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks. Lefty Thomas Keeling came on to finish the 8th and also worked the 9th. Keeling gave up a run on a solo home run in the 9th and struck out 3 to earn his first save of the season. Huntsville Box Score The Huntsville offense pounded out 10 hits as every starter had at least 1 hit in the win. Lead off hitter Nick Shaw was the only Star with 2 hits tonight. Shaw scored a run as well as he stole home as part of a double steal in the 5th. Third baseman Mike Walker hit a solo homer for the 2nd straight night. Shea Vucinich and Hector Gomez both reached base twice, each with a single and a walk. Brock Kjeldgaard and Robinzon Diaz each doubled in the game tonight. Kentrail Davis had a single, scored a run, drove in a run, and stole his team leading 13th base. Jason Rogers went 1-4 with an RBI and his 4th stolen base on the year, and catcher Shawn Zarraga had the Stars other hit, a single in the 2nd to drive in a run. Huntsville Play By Play The Stars 3 run 5th, all with 2 outs Huntsville Top of the 5th Shawn Zarraga called out on strikes. Shea Vucinich walks. Nick Shaw singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Julio Morban. Shea Vucinich to 3rd. Hector Gomez lines out softly to first baseman Rich Poythress. Pitching Change: Moises Hernandez replaces Anthony Fernandez. Kentrail Davis singles on a ground ball to center fielder Denny Almonte. Shea Vucinich scores. Nick Shaw to 3rd. With Jason Rogers batting, Nick Shaw steals (3) home. Kentrail Davis steals (13) 2nd base. Jason Rogers singles on a ground ball to center fielder Denny Almonte. Kentrail Davis scores. With Brock Kjeldgaard batting, Jason Rogers steals (4) 2nd base. Brock Kjeldgaard called out on strikes. Keeling closes it out in the 9th Jackson Bottom of the 9th Vinnie Catricala homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Jack Marder strikes out swinging. Michael Dowd reaches on a throwing error by pitcher Thomas Keeling. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Steven Proscia replaces Michael Dowd. Gabriel Noriega flies out to center fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Denny Almonte strikes out swinging The Stars (23-29) and Generals (23-27) will play game 3 of the series tomorrow evening. Taylor Jungmann (4-5, 4.82) will be on the hill for the Stars. Game time is scheduled for 7:05 with Stars play by play man Alex Cohen starting things at 6:50 with the pre game show. This is also a game that is available via MiLB TV for those with a subscription.

Final: Jackson 5 Huntsville 4 The Stars opened their series with the Generals Tuesday night with a 5-4 walk-off loss. Starter Jimmy Nelson was excellent again working a season high 8 innings for Huntsville. Nelson scattered 9 hits over those 8 innings, giving up 4 runs, only 2 earned, walked none and struck out a season high 10. Nelson (5-3) picked up a no decision while lowering his ERA to 2.89. Jimmy threw 104 pitches, 76 for strikes and posted a 10-2 ground out to fly out ratio. As pointed out in tonight's link report, Nelson did pitch 10 games last season in Huntsville and now has 10 starts in this season. Would not be surprised to see him get a bump up to AAA soon. After Huntsville tied the game in the top of the 9th, Greg Holle was brought in to pitch the bottom. Holle (2-2, 4.38) only was able to record 1 out before the Generals plated the winning run. Holle's line was 1/3, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 HBP. Huntsville Box Score Huntsville fought back from a 4-2 deficit to tie the game in the top of the 9th tonight. They were held to 7 hits, but 6 went for extra bases. Offensively, the Stars were led by third baseman Mike Walker. Walker was 1-3 with a walk, scored twice and drove in 2. His hit was a 1 out solo home run in the 9th to tie up the game. Kentrail Davis doubled twice and Robinzon Diaz continued his hot hitting by going 2-4 with a double and a run scored. Catcher Adam Weisenburger doubled and had an RBI. Centerfielder Rene Tosoni went 1-4 with a triple. Brock Kjeldgaard walked twice and Nick Shaw was intentionally walked tonight. Huntsville Play By Play The highs... Huntsville Top of the 9th Pitching Change: Tyler Burgoon replaces Stephen Kohlscheen. Brock Kjeldgaard flies out to right fielder James Jones. Mike Walker homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Robinzon Diaz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Denny Almonte. Adam Weisenburger grounds out, second baseman Leury Bonilla to first baseman Steven Proscia. Robinzon Diaz to 2nd. Tyler Burgoon intentionally walks Nick Shaw. Hector Gomez strikes out swinging. ...and lows of the 9th inning. Jackson Bottom of the 9th Pitching Change: Greg Holle replaces Jimmy Nelson. Michael Dowd grounds out, shortstop Hector Gomez to first baseman Jason Rogers. Gabriel Noriega singles on a ground ball to center fielder Rene Tosoni. Leury Bonilla singles on a line drive to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Gabriel Noriega to 3rd. Denny Almonte hit by pitch. Leury Bonilla to 2nd. James Jones singles on a ground ball to center fielder Rene Tosoni. Gabriel Noriega scores. Leury Bonilla to 3rd. Denny Almonte to 2nd. Huntsville and Jackson will play game 2 tomorrow evening in Jackson, Tennessee. Game time is scheduled for 7:05 Central. Right hander Ariel Pena will look to close out May on a high note as he take the mound for the Stars. Stars play by play man Alex Cohen will be back for tomorrows game and will start thing off at 6:45 with the pregame show. This game will also be available for viewing via MiLB TV for those with a subscription.

Final: Tennessee 8 Huntsville 6 Huntsville ended up on the down side of a back and forth game, losing 8-6 to the Smokies Monday night. Right hander Arcenio Leon struggled and was only able to work 3 1/3 innings tonight. He allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, on 5 hits and 4 walks while striking out 2. His error in the 1st inning led to the Smokies first run. It wasn't until the 4th when Leon really ran into trouble. He simply lost the strike zone and allowed 3 runs on 1 hit, 4 walks, and a hit batter. Leon threw 78 pitches, 48 for strikes. Leon's short outing snapped the Stars starters streak of quality starts at 8. Mark Williams was summoned with the bases loaded and one out in the 4th and managed to get out of it on a double play by third baseman Mike Walker. Williams pitched a scoreless 5th as well. Unfortunately, the rest of the bullpen didn't share Williams's success. Santo Manzanillo pitched the 6th and gave up a run on 2 hits and a walk. Santo did strike out 2. Dan Meadows was next. He gave up his first run of the year in the 7th on 2 hits. Stars closer Casey Medlen was brought in to work the 9th of a tied game. Medlen (1-3) allowed a 2 out, 2 run home run that gave the Smokies their winning margin. Huntsville Box Score The Stars offense was sharp with 11 hits, 6 for extra bases, and scoring 6 runs, but it just wasn't enough tonight. They were led by second baseman Nick Shaw. Shaw finished the night 3-4 with his 1st home run of the season. He also bunted for a hit and was credited with a sacrifice. Brock Kjeldgaard had a 2-4 night and temporarily tied Jason Rogers for the Southern League lead in home runs when he hit is 9th of the season in the 4th. That lasted until the 5th when Rogers hit his 10th homer and upped his lead leading RBI total to 42. Third baseman Mike Walker had a 2-4 night. Hector Gomez and Kentrail Davis both doubled and drove in a run. Catcher Robinzon Diaz, who had his hitting streak snapped yesterday started a new one tonight with a single in the 4th. Huntsville Play By Play Great start to the game. Huntsville Top of the 1st Nick Shaw homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Hector Gomez flies out to left fielder Ty Wright. Kentrail Davis pops out to shortstop Arismendy Alcantara. Jason Rogers grounds out, shortstop Arismendy Alcantara to first baseman Jonathan Mota. Brock goes deep again, his 3rd of the series. Huntsville Top of the 4th Jason Rogers flies out to right fielder Rubi Silva. Rene Tosoni grounds out, second baseman Ronald Torreyes to first baseman Jonathan Mota. Brock Kjeldgaard homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Mike Walker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Matt Szczur. Robinzon Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Ty Wright. Mike Walker to 2nd. Arcenio Leon flies out to right fielder Rubi Silva. Rogers retakes the home run lead Huntsville Top of the 5th Nick Shaw flies out to center fielder Matt Szczur. Hector Gomez strikes out swinging. Kentrail Davis walks. Jason Rogers homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Kentrail Davis scores. Rene Tosoni grounds out, shortstop Arismendy Alcantara to first baseman Jonathan Mota. The Stars (22-28) start a 5 game series in Jackson tomorrow with the Generals. Righty Jimmy Nelson will be on the mound for Huntsville. Game time is scheduled for 7:05 Cental. There won't be a Huntsville broadcast tomorrow night as play by play man Alex Cohen need to tend to a personal matter. The Stars are going to try and stream the Jackson broadcast over their broadcast network. We'll make sure to make special note in tomorrow's Link Report about this as well and point to the correct link for those that are interested in listening in.

How was Pena's first option season already burned? He was never on the 25-man, was he? Pena is on the 40 man. He was optioned out of spring training. He's actually used 2 option years as he was added to the 40 man by the Angels 11/18/11 (with Johnny Hellweg and Jean Segura). Los Angeles optioned him out of spring training in 2012 and Milwaukee optioned him in 2013. When cutting down from 40 to 25 to start the season, players, in most cases, are optioned to keep them in the system and not expose them to waivers. The standard is 3 option years. There are cases (Scarpetta and Rogers) where a player can obtain a 4th year usually due to extenuating circumstances.

if i understand it correctly, only players previously optioned to the minor leagues can be recalled, correct? hand had his contract purchased . . . not recalled. i know the terminology can be confusing, so i'd appreciate clarification. Donovan Hand did have his contract purchased as he was not on the 40 man roster. If he were returned to the minors, he would be optioned.

Because the starting options are either hurt or ineffective? Jimmy Nelson is really the only starter at the upper levels of the minors who is pitching well. Ariel Pena has been really good lately. He's already on the 40 man roster. Already used his option year for 2013 so there would be no concern there. His regular start day would be Wednesday though, not Tuesday. Jimmy Nelson's normal start day would be Tuesday, but since he's not on the 40 man, the Brewers would have had to purchase his contract. If he were to be sent back to the minors this year, he would burn an option year. Since he doesn't have to be added until after this season, and this is likely a spot start, better to wait than potentially lose an option year for 1 or 2 starts. I would guess they are thinking longer term with Nelson at this point.

Final: Tennessee 5 Huntsville 2 Despite another quality start from Andy Moye, the Stars fell Sunday afternoon to the Smokies 5-2 in Kodak, Tennessee. Moye (2-6, 4.73) worked 6 innings allowing 3 earned runs on 7 hits and 1 walk while striking out 6. One of the hits was a 2 out, 2 run home run in the 2nd. Moye threw 77 pitches, 56 for strikes and had a 5-4 ground out to fly out ratio. Outside of the home run in the 2nd, Moye really only ran into trouble in the 4th, when the Smokies were able to rally to push a run across. All in all, a decent day for Andy today. Greg Holle was roughed up a bit today in his inning of work. Holle pitched the 7th and allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and a wild pitch. Canton, Ohio native Eric Marzec pitched a scoreless 8th, allowing a hit and striking out 1. Huntsville Box Score Offensively, the Stars were held to 8 hits and 2 runs today. They were led by first baseman Jason Rogers and pitcher Andy Moye, both delivering 2 hits and both doubling. Stars pitchers have a total of 3 hits all season. All 3 are Andy Moye's. Rogers also walked, stole a base, and scored one of the 2 runs with Brock Kjeldgaard scoring the other. Catcher Shawn Zarraga doubled and drove in a run. Rene Tosoni had an RBI on a sacrifice fly. Ozzie Chavez and Hector Gomez each contributed a single for Huntsville. Team RISP: 1-for-9. Team LOB: 8. Coulda, woulda, shoulda. Huntsville Play By Play Some bad luck keeps Stars from cashing in on 2 errors by the Smokies in the 2nd. Huntsville Top of the 2nd Brock Kjeldgaard flies out to center fielder Rubi Silva. Rene Tosoni reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Arismendy Alcantara. Shawn Zarraga reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Christian Villanueva. Rene Tosoni to 2nd. Shea Vucinich lines into a double play, second baseman Ronald Torreyes to shortstop Arismendy Alcantara. Rene Tosoni doubled off 2nd. The Stars rallied in the 6th for their two runs. Huntsville Top of the 6th Kentrail Davis strikes out swinging. Jason Rogers hits a ground-rule double (14) on a fly ball to center field. Brock Kjeldgaard singles on a soft line drive to left fielder Ty Wright. Jason Rogers to 3rd. Rene Tosoni out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rubi Silva. Jason Rogers scores. Shawn Zarraga doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Rubi Silva. Brock Kjeldgaard scores. Pitching Change: Trey McNutt replaces Eric Jokisch, batting 9th. Shea Vucinich called out on strikes Game 5 is scheduled for tomorrow night. Right hander Arcenio Leon will be on the mound for the stars. Game time is 6:15 with Alex Cohen kicking things off at 6:00 with the pre game show. Winner of this game wins the series. Don't forget, this game is available via MiLB TV.

Davis, Jungmann Carry Stars to Victory By Alex Cohen / Huntsville Stars On Saturday night, the Huntsville Stars won their second consecutive game, beating the Tennessee Smokies by a score of 7-2 at Smokies Park. For the second game in a row, it was a pitchers duel early on. Through three innings, Stars starter Taylor Jungmann and Smokies starter Alberto Cabrera kept the ballgame scoreless and combined to give up just three hits. However, in the top of the fourth, the Stars began a streak where they would score at least one run in each of the next five innings. Huntsville third baseman Mike Walker got things started by delivering a two-out, two-run single to score outfielders Kentrail Davis and Brock Kjeldgaard make the score 2-0. One inning later, an RBI groundout from first baseman Jason Rogers put the Stars up by three. For Rogers, the run batted in was his league-leading 40th of the season. After Jungmann surrendered a two-run homer to Smokies second baseman Airsmendy Alcantara to cut the Stars lead to one in the bottom of the fifth, the Stars offense was able to get both those runs back in the next half inning. With runners at second and third and one out, Jungmann helped out his own cause by delivering an RBI safety squeeze to make the score 4-2. One batter later, an RBI fielders choice by second baseman Nick Shaw put the Stars back up by three. As for their final two insurance runs, Huntsville got a sac fly from Kjeldgaard in the seventh and an RBI single from Davis in the eighth to make the score 7-2. The hit for Davis was his fourth of the night, as he paced a Huntsville offense that cranked out double-digit hits (10) for the first time this series. En route to improving to 4-5 on the year, Jungmann gave up just two runs on three hits in six innings of work. For the Brewers second ranked prospect (per MLB.com), the quality start was his fourth in a row, and his six strikeouts on the night were a season-high. Aside from Jungmann, relievers Santo Manzanillo, Thomas Keeling and Casey Medlen each came through with a scoreless inning of work to close out the game. With the victory, the Stars have won the last two straight against the Smokies after dropping five of the first six games in their matchup this season. Huntsville will attempt to win their third consecutive series with a victory on Sunday. The Stars and Smokies will play game four of their five-game series at Joe Davis Stadium on Sunday. Huntsville will send RHP Andy Moye (2-5, 4.76 ERA) to the bump to square off against Tennessee LHP Eric Jokisch (3-3, 3.47 ERA). First pitch is at 2:00 PM (1:00 Central).

Final: Huntsville 7 Tennessee 2 The Huntsville Stars received another strong start en route to a 7-2 victory Saturday night in Kodak, Tennessee. This time it was Taylor Jungmann giving the Stars another quality start. Jungmann (4-5, 4.82) worked 6 innings allowing 2 runs, both earned, on 3 hits and 3 walks while striking out 6. Of the 90 pitches Taylor threw, 56 were for strikes. Jungmann posted a 5 ground out to 5 fly out ratio. Both runs scored on a 5th inning home run. When Jungmann went on the disabled list, he was 1-4 with a 7.89 ERA. Since coming off, he's 3-1 with a 2.16 ERA. The rest seems to have really help Taylor out. The Stars bullpen put up 3 scoreless innings of relief tonight. Santo Manzanillo had the 7th and allowed nothing and struck out 1. Left hander Thomas Keeling was next, working a clean 8th while striking out one. Casey Medlen worked the 9th and also allowed nothing. Huntsville Box Score The Huntsville offensive attack was led by Kentrail Davis tonight. Davis went 4-5 with a triple, scored 2 runs and had an RBI. Davis has now scored 32 runs to lead the Stars and is 5th overall in the Southern League. The other big contributor was Mike Walker. Walker was on base 4 times, 3 times via base on balls, once with a single. His 4th inning single was huge. It came with 2 outs and with 2 strikes and it drove in the Stars first 2 runs on the night. Nick Shaw snapped an 0-14 skid with a single in the 3rd. Shaw also drew a walk, scored a run, and drove in a run. Catcher Adam Weisenburger was activated from the disabled list and had the Stars other extra base hit tonight, a double in the 9th. Jason Rogers, Hector Gomez, and Ozzie Chavez each collected a single as well. Brock Kjeldgaard reached base twice via walks, scored a run and drove one in. Stars pitcher Taylor Jungmann also helped himself out with a perfectly executed safety squeeze in the 6th to drive in a run. Huntsville Play By Play Mike Walker's clutch 2 out hit to give the Stars the lead Huntsville Top of the 4th Kentrail Davis singles on a ground ball to center fielder Matt Szczur. With Jason Rogers batting, wild pitch by Alberto Cabrera, Kentrail Davis to 2nd. With Jason Rogers batting, Kentrail Davis advances to 3rd on a balk. Jason Rogers strikes out swinging. Rene Tosoni hit by pitch. Brock Kjeldgaard strikes out swinging. With Mike Walker batting, Rene Tosoni steals (3) 2nd base. Mike Walker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Matt Szczur. Kentrail Davis scores. Rene Tosoni scores. Adam Weisenburger grounds into a force out, shortstop Elliot Soto to second baseman Arismendy Alcantara. Mike Walker out at 2nd. The Stars (22-26) will look to win the series tomorrow. Game 4 will see Andy Moye (2-5, 4.76)take to the mound for the Stars. Game time is scheduled for 1:00 Central. Stars play by play man Alex Cohen will have the pregame show starting at 12:45. This is also a MiLB TV game for those of you with subscriptions.

Final: Huntsville 6 Tennessee 2 To answer the question in the thread title, yes, Ariel Pena can continue his string of strong starts! "Speedwagon" was tied up in a pitchers duel through his 6 innings of work. He gave up only 1 run, on a 2nd inning home run, on 4 hits and 3 walks while striking out 6. Pena (4-3, 2.77) seemed to get stronger as the game went on as he struck out 4 in his last 2 innings of work. Of the 98 pitches Pena threw, 63 were for strikes. Pena also posted a 4-2 ground out to fly out ratio. Ariel won't be happy to turn the calendar to June. In May, he's 3-1 with a 1.03 ERA (3 earned runs over 26 1/3 innings), 10 walks and 31 strike outs. Sidearmer Dan Meadows worked the 7th and despite a couple errors, worked a clean inning. Because of the errors, Meadows was credited with a 3-1 ground out to fly out ratio. 6'-8" righty Greg Holle pitched a scoreless 8th, allowing a hit and striking out 1. Lefty Brian Garman, who hadn't pitched in a game since May 15th, had things get a little interesting on him in the 9th, but was able to fight through to close out the game. Garman was touched up for a run on 3 hits. Huntsville Box Score Offensively for the Stars, the night belonged to Brock Kjeldgaard. Big Brock was 2-4 with both hits being monster 2 run home runs. One, the scoreboard got in the way of. Stars radio broadcaster Alex Cohen said the scoreboard was 397' out and Kjeldgaard's blast hit about 3 feet from the top! He also mentioned that Brock had family in attendance tonight. I say bring them with for the rest of the season! Kjeldgaard now is 1 behind Jason Rogers for both the team and Southern League lead in home runs with 8. Centerfielder Rene Tosoni got the Stars on the board with a solo home run in the 2nd, his 4th of the year. Ozzie Chavez had the other extra base hit with his 1st inning double. Mike Walker, Shawn Zarraga, Jason Rogers, and Kentrail Davis each had 1 single tonight. Davis also stole his 11th base on the season and drew his 29th walk on the season. The 29 walks is good for 3rd overall in the Southern League. Huntsville Play By Play Rene Tosoni being a 1 man rally Huntsville Top of the 2nd Rene Tosoni homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Brock Kjeldgaard grounds out, pitcher Yeiper Castillo to first baseman Tim Torres. Mike Walker strikes out swinging. Shawn Zarraga grounds out, second baseman Ronald Torreyes to first baseman Tim Torres. Brock hurts the scoreboard Huntsville Top of the 7th Pitching Change: Trey McNutt replaces Yeiper Castillo, batting 9th. Kentrail Davis walks. With Jason Rogers batting, Kentrail Davis steals (11) 2nd base. Jason Rogers grounds out, third baseman Christian Villanueva to first baseman Tim Torres. Rene Tosoni grounds out, shortstop Arismendy Alcantara to first baseman Tim Torres. Kentrail Davis to 3rd. Brock Kjeldgaard homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Kentrail Davis scores. Mike Walker grounds out to first baseman Tim Torres. Kjeldgaard's second blast of the game Huntsville Top of the 9th Pitching Change: Tony Zych replaces Kevin Rhoderick, batting 9th. Jason Rogers singles on a line drive to center fielder Matt Szczur. Rene Tosoni grounds into a force out, pitcher Tony Zych to second baseman Ronald Torreyes to shortstop Arismendy Alcantara. Jason Rogers out at 2nd. Rene Tosoni to 1st. Brock Kjeldgaard homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Rene Tosoni scores. Mike Walker singles on a ground ball to right fielder Rubi Silva. Shawn Zarraga strikes out swinging. Hector Gomez grounds out to first baseman Tim Torres. Game 3 will be tomorrow evening. Taylor Jungmann, the # 2 prospect in the Brewers organization, will be on the mound for Huntsville. Game time is an hour earlier, 5:15 Central. Alex Cohen will be on at 5:00 with the pregame show. Don't forget, these games against Tennessee are available on Milb TV.

Final: Tennessee 2 Huntsville 0 The Stars came up on the short end of a pitchers duel in Kodak, Tennessee Thursday night as the Smokies defeated the Stars 2-0. Stars starter Jimmy Nelson (5-3, 2.98) was awesome tonight. The only blemish on his line was a 2 run 4th. Nelson's final line included 7 innings pitched, 2 earned runs on 4 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP, 1 home run allowed, and 7 strikeouts. The 7 inning start was Nelson's longest of the season. Jimmy threw 98 pitches tonight, 68 for strikes and had a 7 ground out to 4 fly out ratio. He certainly deserved a better fate. Santo Manzanillo pitched a scoreless 8th, giving up a walk and striking out 1. The game time of 2:21 was the quickest 9 inning game of the year for Huntsville. It was also the 5th time they have been shutout in 46 games. Brock Kjeldgaard made another "web gem" type catch of a fly ball in the bottom of the 7th inning tonight. This is probably about the 3rd or 4th time this year he's made a catch similar to that. He's also had a handful of outfield assists this season. Considering he spent his first 2 years in the Brewer organization as a pitcher, the strides he's made as an outfielder, both offensively and defensively, makes you wonder where he could be had he started out there in the first place. Huntsville Box Score The Stars out hit the Smokies 6-4, but were unable to push any runs across tonight. Robinzon Diaz stayed red hot with 2 more hits tonight. Diaz now has an 8 game hitting streak which has seen him go 14-26 for a .538 average. He has been even hotter over his last 4 games going 9-14, a .643 average. Jason Rogers had the Stars lone extra base hit with his 9th inning double. Rogers now has 13 doubles on the year, good for 3rd best in the Southern League, to go with his league leading 9 home runs and 39 RBI's. Rene Tosoni, Mike Walker, and Shawn Zarraga had the other hits for the Stars. Huntsville Play By Play The Stars came close to breaking through in the 9th Huntsville Top of the 9th Pitching Change: Marcus Hatley replaces Brian Schlitter, batting 9th. Kentrail Davis called out on strikes. Jason Rogers doubles (13) on a fly ball to center fielder Rubi Silva. Rene Tosoni walks. Brock Kjeldgaard lines into a double play, second baseman Ronald Torreyes to shortstop Arismendy Alcantara. Jason Rogers doubled off 2nd. The Stars will look to get back on track tomorrow night as they send Ariel Pena (3-3, 2.95) to the mound. Pena will look to continue his magnificent May. Game time is scheduled for 6:15 Central. Don't forget to join Alex Cohen for the pregame show at 6:00.

At Huntsville, right hander relief pitcher Mark Williams was activated from the 7 day DL to take the spot on the roster after Alan Williams 50 game suspension.

Final: Huntsville 11 Montgomery 7 The Stars string of quality starts continued as Arcenio Leon (1-3) limited the Biscuits to 2 runs over 6 innings as Huntsville won 11-7 Tuesday night at The Joe. Leon, coming off his best start of the season, worked the deepest he has into a game this season by going 6 innings. Over those 6 innings, Leon allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and 4 walks while striking out 2. Leon also balked and threw a wild pitch, as it was not a completely errorless evening. Leon had a 10-4 ground out to fly out ratio and threw 50 of his 88 pitches for strikes. Unfortunately, for the Stars, the bullpen was not as sharp as they've been in the past. All 3 relievers used tonight were touched up for runs. Eric Marzec worked an inning allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk. Greg Holle allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 1 inning. Thomas Keeling saw his streak of 9 consecutive appearances without allowing a run come to an end. Working the 9th, Keeling gave up 2 runs, 1 earned on 2 hits while striking out 2. Huntsville Box Score Fortunately, for the Stars, the offense stayed on the attack all night, scoring in 7 of 8 innings. First baseman Jason Rogers led the attack with another big night at the plate. Rogers went 3-5 with 2 runs scored and drove in 5. Rogers hit 2 home runs, giving him 9 on the season. The 5 RBI's pushed his season total to 39. Both totals now lead the Southern League. Designated hitter Robinzon Diaz had 3 hits, all doubles in 4 trips to the plate and scored a run. Kentrail Davis went 2-3 with a walk, scored 3 runs and both tripled and homered. Brock Kjeldgaard singled twice in 4 at bats. The only Stars hitter not to get a hit was Nick Shaw, but he still contributed 2 RBI's on 2 sacrifice flies. Huntsville Play By Play Lots of fun reading in here tonight. Skip the 3rd inning, that the only inning they didn't score in. Fast start in the 1st Huntsville Bottom of the 1st Nick Shaw flies out to left fielder Todd Glaesmann. Hector Gomez singles on a line drive to left fielder Todd Glaesmann. Kentrail Davis triples (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Mikie Mahtook. Hector Gomez scores. Jason Rogers grounds out, shortstop Shawn O'Malley to first baseman Cameron Seitzer. Kentrail Davis scores. Rene Tosoni singles on a ground ball to right fielder Mikie Mahtook. Brock Kjeldgaard flies out to left fielder Todd Glaesmann. 4 (needed) insurance runs in the 8th Huntsville Bottom of the 8th Defensive switch from second base to third base for Robby Price. Robi Estrada remains in the game as the second baseman. Pitching Change: Braulio Lara replaces Andrew Bellatti. Robinzon Diaz doubles (9) on a fly ball to left fielder Todd Glaesmann. Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Shea Vucinich replaces Robinzon Diaz. Shawn Zarraga hits a sacrifice bunt. Shea Vucinich to 3rd. Shawn Zarraga to 1st. Nick Shaw strikes out swinging. Hector Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Robby Price to first baseman Cameron Seitzer. Shea Vucinich scores. Shawn Zarraga to 2nd. Kentrail Davis walks. Jason Rogers homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Shawn Zarraga scores. Kentrail Davis scores. Rene Tosoni grounds out, second baseman Robi Estrada to first baseman Cameron Seitzer. The Stars (20-25) start a 10 game road trip Thursday in Kodiak as they take on the Tennessee Smokies. Jimmy Nelson (5-2, 3.04) will be on the hill for the Stars. Game time Thursday is scheduled for 6:15 Central with Stars Radio broadcaster Alex Cohen's pregame show starting at 6:00. This series will also be available through MiLB TV, for those of you with a subscription.

Final: Huntsville 3 Montgomery 0 Andy Moye turned in the best performance by a Stars starting pitcher tonight, leading Huntsville to a 3-0 win Monday night. Moye (2-5) worked 8 scoreless innings, allowing only 5 hits and no walks while striking out 2. 61 of Moye's 88 pitches were for strikes. Moye was up to 95 on the radar tonight according to the Stars videographer. Tonight's performance continues a nice trend of very good starting pitching for Huntsville as of late. And with the pitching comes the wins. After winning their 1st series of the season, the Stars lost their next 6. Now, they have won 2 series in a row. Moye knocked a run off his ERA with tonight's work going from 5.79 to 4.76. Nice! Real nice!! Stars closer Casey Medlen worked a clean 9th recording a strikeout for his 7th save on the season. Huntsville Box Score It looked for a while like the Stars might waste the efforts of Andy Moye as they were being held off the scoreboard as well. It wasn't until the 8th inning that the Stars broke through. Rene Tosoni's clutch 2 out 3 run double gave the Stars all the runs they would need. Tosoni finished 1-2 with 2 walks and those 3 RBI's. Kentrail Davis singled 3 times tonight and Hector Gomez added a single and double, going 2-4. Robinzon Diaz and Shea Vucinich each singled for the Stars other hits. Team RISP: 2-for-10. Team LOB: 8. If not for Tosoni's hit in the 8th, it could be very likely we'd be pointing to these numbers again and wondering what might have been. Huntsville Play By Play Early missed chance for Huntsville Huntsville Bottom of the 3rd Shawn Zarraga walks. Ozzie Chavez grounds out, second baseman Robby Price to first baseman Cameron Seitzer. Hector Gomez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Mikie Mahtook. Shawn Zarraga to 2nd. With Kentrail Davis batting, wild pitch by Enny Romero, Shawn Zarraga to 3rd. Hector Gomez to 2nd. Kentrail Davis grounds out to first baseman Cameron Seitzer. Jason Rogers pops out to shortstop Shawn O'Malley. Tosoni's big hit Huntsville Bottom of the 8th Hector Gomez doubles (4) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Todd Glaesmann. Kentrail Davis singles on a ground ball to second baseman Robby Price. Hector Gomez to 3rd. Pitching Change: Matt Nevarez replaces Marquis Fleming. Jason Rogers strikes out swinging. Brock Kjeldgaard hit by pitch. Kentrail Davis to 2nd. Robinzon Diaz flies out to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Rene Tosoni doubles (6) on a fly ball to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Hector Gomez scores. Kentrail Davis scores. Brock Kjeldgaard scores. Shea Vucinich flies out to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier Huntsville (19-25, 8-16 at The Joe) will finish up their series with Montgomery tomorrow evening. Arcenio Leon will look to build upon his last outing when he takes the mound for the Stars. Game time is scheduled for 6:43. Make sure you tune in starting at 6:28 to catch Alex Cohen's pregame show.