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Final: Nashville 10, @Memphis 2 Sounds Hang 10 On Redbirds In Season FinaleNashville Sounds MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds ended the 2011 campaign with a 10-2 win over the cross-state rival Memphis Redbirds on Labor Day afternoon at AutoZone Park.Snapping a four-game losing streak with the victory, Nashville (71-72) finished the season with just the franchise's 12th losing record in 34 years of competition. Nashville starter Mike Fiers (8-0) ended the 2011 season with another great performance with the mound, not allowing an earned run in his last 19 innings of work over his last three starts. On the afternoon, Fiers gave up two unearned runs on two hits in five innings of work for the win. He struck out four and walked zero. In 10 starts for Nashville this season, Fiers went 8-0 with a 1.11 ERA (8er/62.2ip) and 65 strikeouts in 62 2/3 innings as a starter. Shortstop Anderson Machado and left fielder Jordan Brown each homered in the win. Right fielder Brandon Boggs singled to extend his hitting streak to a season-high six games. First baseman Erick Almonte went 3-for-5 with a double. Third baseman Mat Gamel had a hit in the ninth inning to snap out of a season-long 18-at-bat hitless streak. Nashville took a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning off Memphis starter Brian Broderick. After center fielder Caleb Gindl was issued a walk to open the contest, Brown tattooed his eighth home run of the season over the wall in right center. Memphis scored their first run in the next frame as center fielder Adron Chambers tripled to lead off the inning. Chambers would then come home on a fielding error on third baseman Gamel. The Sounds added two more runs for a 4-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning. Almonte hit a ground rule double down the right field line and was followed by Machado, who crushed a two-run shot on the third tier of the picnic deck in right field [audio]. The homer was Machado's first of the season. The Redbirds cut the lead in half in the next frame on another unearned run. With a runner on third base, Freddie Bynum hit an infield grounder to Gamel, who attempted to throw home, but hit the runner. The Sounds got another run back in the top of the sixth inning. Almonte singled and moved to third on a two-base throwing error during the next at-bat. Machado then drove in Almonte with RBI base hit to right field. Nashville exploded for five runs and batted around in the ninth inning to make it 10-2. Machado started the frame by walking and later scored as Gindl singled to right. Redbirds Reliever David Kopp then surrendered four consecutive base hits before being removed from the contest for reliever Rich Rundles. The scoring concluded with a sacrifice fly by second baseman Andy Gonzalez. Nashville pitchers Tim Dillard, Justin James, Sean Green, and Mike McClendon all worked a scoreless innings in relief. Broderick (7-7) took the loss with five runs allowed (four earned) on seven hits in seven innings. Baseball returns to Greer Stadium in April 2012 when the Sounds begin their 35th season of competition. Season tickets are available now by calling 615-690-HITS or visiting the Greer Stadium box office. Nashville box scoreAlso a nice way to end the season. Fiers threw only 78 pitches (57 strikes). I hope we see him in Milwaukee for a September cameo. Patrick Arlis got his second start of the year and went 1-4 with a double.Nashville play-by-play

Final: Wisconsin 11, @Beloit 0 Rattlers smash Snappers in season finaleChris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers BELOIT, WI – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers defeated the Beloit Snappers 11-0 on Monday afternoon at Pohlman Field. Wisconsin scored all of their runs with two outs and cruised to a win in the final game of the 2011 season for each team. Wisconsin ended their six game losing streak with the win. Wisconsin (67-72 overall, 29-40 second half) had the first scoring opportunity of the game. Reggie Keen drew a leadoff walk and Joey Paciorek followed with a single in the top of the third. Both runners moved into scoring position on a grounder. But, the Rattlers could not cash in to take the lead. The Rattlers did cash in on their next chance. Chad Stang singled to start the fifth. Keen sacrificed Stang to second. A fly ball to left moved Stang to third. Then, Greg Hopkins came through with a two-out single to score Stang for a 1-0 lead. Then, Wisconsin broke out the bats in the seventh for their biggest inning of the season. Keen was at first with two outs and Hopkins scored him with a triple to right-center against Snappers reliever Ben Tootle. Nick Shaw made it 3-0 with an RBI double. Then, TJ Mittesltaedt drew a walk to keep the inning going. Cody Hawn was next and he would send Shaw in with an RBI single and the Rattlers weren’t done yet. Nick Ramirez greeted Beloit reliever Bart Carter with a two run double. Mike Walker drew a free pass and Stang would single to load the bases. Keen reached on an infield single to score one run and a throwing error on the play let in a second run. Paciorek capped the big inning with an infield single to knock in Stang for a 9-0 lead. In all, the Rattlers sent 13 men to the plate in the top of the seventh. They had nine straight batters reach base after there were two outs in the inning as they pulled away from Beloit. The Snappers (69-69, 31-37) here held to two hits by five Timber Rattlers Pitchers. Charly Bashara, Dan Britt, Casey Medlen, Alan Williams, and Greg Holle combined to strike out 13 Beloit hitters in the two-hit shutout. Wisconsin tacked on two more runs in the top of the ninth inning – both with two outs. Keen and Paciorek recorded consecutive RBI doubles to account for the final runs and an 11-0 lead. Stang paced the offense with three hits and three runs. Paciorek also had three hits and drove in two runs. Ramirez, Keen, and Hopkins also had two RBI in the game. The Timber Rattlers open the 2012 season at Time Warner Cable Field on Thursday, April 5. Game time against the Cedar Rapids Kernels is 6:35pm. See you there! Wisconsin box scoreNice way to end the season. Not only did the staff fan 13 Snappers, they only walked one. Wisconsin play-by-playJust to accentuate the positive: Wisconsin Top of the 7thChad Stang singles on a line drive to right fielder Daniel Ortiz.Reggie Keen grounds into a force out, shortstop Tyler Grimes to second baseman Jhonatan Arias. Chad Stang out at 2nd. Reggie Keen to 1st.Joseph Paciorek flies out to center fielder Jonathan Goncalves.Gregory Hopkins triples (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Jonathan Goncalves. Reggie Keen scores.Nick Shaw doubles (16) on a line drive to right fielder Daniel Ortiz. Gregory Hopkins scores.T. J. Mittelstaedt walks.Cody Hawn singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jonathan Goncalves. Nick Shaw scores. T. Mittelstaedt to 2nd.Nick Ramirez doubles (12) on a fly ball to right fielder Daniel Ortiz. T. J. Mittelstaedt scores. Cody Hawn scores.Michael Walker walks.Chad Stang singles on a ground ball to third baseman Michael Gonzales. Nick Ramirez to 3rd. Michael Walker to 2nd.Reggie Keen singles on a ground ball to shortstop Tyler Grimes. Nick Ramirez scores. Michael Walker scores. Chad Stang to 3rd. Reggie Keen to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Tyler Grimes.Joseph Paciorek singles on a ground ball to third baseman Michael Gonzales. Chad Stang scores. Reggie Keen to 3rd.Gregory Hopkins strikes out swinging.

Final: @Memphis 5, Nashville 2 Skid Hits Four As Sounds Fall To Redbirds, 5-2Nashville Sounds MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds dropped their fourth straight contest on Sunday evening, falling 5-2 to the division-rival Memphis Redbirds at AutoZone Park. Nashville - which out-hit Memphis 8-4 in the contest - left nine on base on the night, finishing just 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position. Memphis took the night's first lead by plating an unearned run against Josh Butler in the bottom of the first inning. With one out, Tyler Greene reached on a fielding error by Sounds shortstop Edwin Maysonet, stole second, and came home to score on Nick Stavinoha's double down the left field line, the lone hit permitted by Nashville starter Josh Butler through the first five innings of play. After leaving a runner in scoring position in each of the first five innings, the Sounds finally broke through in the sixth against Memphis reliever Pete Parise. With one out, Brandon Boggs (2-for-4) legged out his second double of the night before scoring the tying run on Caleb Gindl's RBI two-bagger down the right field line, which chased Parise from the contest [audio]. Nashville missed a chance to take the lead when Gindl was caught stealing third just prior to Mike Rivera hammering a double off the center field wall. Memphis responded to the Sounds' score immediately, plating four runs off Butler in the home half of the sixth to reclaim the lead at 5-1. Adron Chambers and Greene opened the frame with consecutive singles before Stavinoha came through with his second run-scoring knock of the night, a two-run double to left. The two-bagger upped the slugger's Redbirds-record RBI total to 109 on the year. The inning continued as Memphis loaded the bases when Andrew Brown drew a walk and Bryan Anderson was hit by a Butler pitch. Freddie Bynum followed by drawing a five-pitch walk from the right-hander to force home Stavinoha for a 4-1 lead. The Redbirds plated their fourth run of the frame when Pete Kozma lifted a sacrifice fly to center. Nashville closed out the evening's scoring in the ninth with a single run against Memphis reliever Chuckie Fick. Gindl drew an inning-opening walk, stole second, moved to third on a Rivera flyout, and later scored on an Eric Farris fielder's choice groundout. Jess Todd (2-4) was awarded the victory for the Redbirds after working 1 2/3 scoreless frames of relief. Butler (9-8) took the loss for the Sounds after giving up five runs (four earned) on four hits over six innings of work. Nashville will look to avoid a series sweep when the Sounds and Redbirds wrap up the 2011 season with a 1:05 p.m. Labor Day finale on Monday. Right-hander Mike Fiers (7-0, 1.21) will man the bump for Nashville to face Memphis right-hander Brian Broderick (7-6, 5.04). Nashville box scoreDan Meadows and Mike McClendon each tossed scoreless innings of relief, McClendon with two strikeouts. Nashville play-by-play

Final: Brevard County 6, @Daytona 4 Brevard County box scoreThe Sea Cows scored three runs in the top of the 9th to steal the game. Manuel Ruiz tossed three shutout innings before faltering in the 4th and allowing three runs. Eric Marzec followed that up with three one-run innings; Marzec has posted a very good ERA since being assigned to the FSL but has only nine strikeouts in 20.1 innings. Given that it was the last game of the year and he hadn't played for over half a week, I thought D'Vontrey Richardson might be done for the year, especially after he didn't start the game, but he took over early for Kentrail Davis and gave us something to whet our appetites with over the offseason with a four-hit, two-double denouement. Scooter Gennett was also excellent with three hits, including a triple, and a walk. Tyler Thornburg did not pitch.Brevard County play-by-play Brevard County Top of the 9thJuan Sanchez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Abner Abreu.Brent Dean strikes out swinging.Scooter Gennett singles on a fly ball to left fielder Abner Abreu. Juan Sanchez to 2nd.Pitcher Change: Frank Batista replaces Yoannis Negrin.Shea Vucinich walks. Juan Sanchez to 3rd. Scooter Gennett to 2nd.Hunter Morris out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Taiwan Easterling. Juan Sanchez scores. Scooter Gennett to 3rd.D' Vontrey Richardson singles on a ground ball to third baseman Matthew Cerda. Scooter Gennett scores. Shea Vucinich to 2nd.Chuck Caufield singles on a line drive to left fielder Abner Abreu. Shea Vucinich scores. D' Vontrey Richardson to 2nd.Pitcher Change: Jordan Latham replaces Frank Batista.Scott Krieger grounds out, shortstop Elliot Soto to first baseman Justin Bour.

Final: @Great Falls 9, Helena 5 Helena box scoreThe Brewers got all their runs in the 6th but were already down 6-0 at that point. Drew Gagnon started and got hit around: 2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K. K/BB nice at least. Not quite for Tommy Toledo: 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 7/2 GO/FO. Adrian Williams had a nice day, 3-5 atop the order, and Yadiel Rivera was good too, 2-4 with a double, a walk, and his seventh steal, though he also committed two errors. Steve Felix went deep for the fifth time. Max Walla was hit by a pitch but struck out in his all three of his official at-bats. Helena play-by-playHelena Top of the 6thAdrian Williams singles on a ground ball to shortstop David Herbek.Yadiel Rivera doubles (14) on a fly ball to center fielder Randall Thorpe. Adrian Williams to 3rd.Benjamin McMahan grounds out, third baseman Kyle Eveland to first baseman Martin Medina. Adrian Williams scores. Yadiel Rivera to 3rd.Parker Berberet out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Mark Haddow. Yadiel Rivera scores.Max Walla hit by pitch.Kyle Dhanani singles on a ground ball to second baseman Joe De Pinto. Max Walla to 2nd.Steve Felix homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Max Walla scores. Kyle Dhanani scores.Pitcher Change: Austin Evans replaces Blair Walters.Kenneth Allison strikes out swinging, catcher Jimmy Jacquot to first baseman Martin Medina.

Final: @Beloit 5, Wisconsin 1 Snappers stop Rattlers 5-1 Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers BELOIT, WI – The Beloit Snappers beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-1 on Sunday afternoon at Pohlman Field. Beloit erased an early Rattlers lead with three runs in the second inning and sent Wisconsin to its sixth straight loss. Wisconsin (66-72 overall, 28-40 second half) took the lead on an unearned run in the top of the second. Cody Hawn reached second on a dropped fly ball to left with one out. Brandon Macias followed with an RBI single. Later in the inning, the Rattlers had runners at the corners with one out. But, Macias was thrown out at the plate trying to score from third on a foul pop to shallow right. The Rattlers offense did not threaten Beloit (69-68, 31-36) charged back to take the lead in the bottom of the second inning. Michael Gonzales started the inning with a double. A one out single by Tyler Grimes tied the game as Gonzales scored. The Snappers went in front on an RBI grounder by Andrew Lee. Beloit scored their final run of the inning on a double steal. Jhonatan Arias took off for second base and drew a throw. Wang Wei-Lin raced home from third and beat the throw for a 3-1 Beloit advantage. The Snappers added to their lead with single runs in the fourth inning and in the eighth inning. Leer’s sacrifice fly in the fourth made it 4-1. An RBI single by Lin – his fourth hit of the day – came in the eighth inning and made it 5-1. Four Beloit pitchers held the Timber Rattlers to one unearned run on seven hits and combined for ten strikeouts. Michael Tonkin, making just his third start of the season, allowed an unearned run and struck out five for his fourth win of the season. Wisconsin plays their final game of the 2011 season on Monday afternoon when they take on the Snappers at Pohlman Field. Charly Bashara (4-5, 5.53) is the scheduled starter for the Timber Rattlers. Beloit has AJ Achter (5-7, 4.66) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 2:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 1:40pm. Wisconsin box score Wisconsin play-by-play

Hunter Morris sets ‘Tees single-season homer recordBrevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. – Brevard County Manatees first baseman Hunter Morris broke the franchise’s single-season home run mark with his 19th homer of the season, in Saturday night’s 2011 home finale against the Daytona Cubs. Morris hit a two-run homer on a 0-1 pitch off of Daytona’s Frank Batista in the eighth inning. The record-breaking blast put the ‘Tees on top 3-2 as Brevard County went on to defeat the Cubs 4-2. Earlier this season, Brock Kjeldgaard also tied the record, but he was promoted to Double-A Huntsville before he could break it. Jose Santos also hit 18 homers for the Manatees back in 2001. Morris has played in 125 games for Brevard County this season and is currently third in the Florida State League with 230 total bases and tied for fourth in extra base hits with 52. He leads all current Manatees players with 28 doubles, 66 RBI, a .463 slugging percentage and an OPS of .763. Morris is also second on the team in runs with 75 and in hits with 135. In late May, Morris was called up to Double-A Huntsville for four games and hit .353 (6-for-17). A native of Huntsville, Ala., Morris was selected in the fourth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft out of Auburn University. Brevard County closes out the 2011 season this evening, on the road at Daytona. For more information on the Brevard County Manatees, visit ManateesBaseball.com or call (321) 633-9200. http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc349/battlekow/IMG_64432.jpg Morris with the home run ball. (Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Sports Photography)

GAME POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER Huntsville Stars HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Today’s game between the Mobile BayBears and Huntsville Stars has been postponed due to inclement weather resulting from Tropical Storm Lee. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader Monday. First pitch will be at 1:03 p.m. with game two starting 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. One ticket will get fans into both games. Tickets from today’s game can be redeemed at the ticket office for a general admission ticket to tomorrow’s doubleheader. Monday is Case of the Mondays presented by Buffalo Rock and halfway to Mardi Gras! Write down the dumbest thing your boss ever said for a chance to win a case of soda, thanks to Buffalo Rock! And don’t forget, 15 pieces of flair is a minimum! It’s also a special Bud Light Thirst-Aid Monday! All 20-ounce draft beers will be $2 from the time the gates open until the fifth inning of the second game. For more information, visit huntsvillestars.com or call (256) 882-2562.

Final: @Brevard County 4, Daytona 2 Brevard County box scoreThe Sea Cows scored three runs in the bottom of the 8th to win it, including a two-run homer from Hunter Morris, his team-record 19th of the year. Scooter Gennett and Kentrail Davis were each 1-3, with Gennett doubling and Davis tripling. Nice start by Evan Anundsen: 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 7/8 GO/FO. Still no D'Vontrey Richardson; we may not see him until next year.Brevard County play-by-play Brevard County Bottom of the 8thScooter Gennett doubles (20) on a fly ball to right fielder Michael Burgess.Shea Vucinich out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Frank Batista to first baseman Justin Bour. Scooter Gennett to 3rd.Hunter Morris homers (19) on a line drive to right field. Scooter Gennett scores.Kentrail Davis triples (8) on a line drive to center fielder Logan Watkins.Chuck Caufield doubles (11) on a line drive to center fielder Logan Watkins. Kentrail Davis scores.Scott Krieger grounds out, shortstop Elliot Soto to first baseman Justin Bour. Chuck Caufield to 3rd.Shawn Zarraga grounds out, second baseman Jake Opitz to first baseman Justin Bour.

Final: @Memphis 4, Nashville 1 Late Rally By Redbirds Gives Sounds 4-1 Loss On SaturdayNashville Sounds MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A four-run seventh inning propelled the cross-state rival Memphis Redbirds to a 4-1 victory over the Nashville Sounds on Saturday evening at AutoZone Park. With the loss, Nashville (70-72) has dropped three games in a row and eight of its last 12 contests. Nashville was held to seven hits overall and went 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position. Right fielder Brandon Boggs doubled twice while shortstop Eric Farris added two hits and a stolen base. Memphis starting pitcher Adam Ottavino (7-8) gave up just one run on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts in seven innings of work for the win. Victor Marte converted his PCL-leading 31st save to end the contest. Nashville starter Amaury Rivas closed out his 2011 season by tossing five shutout frames in a no-decision. The right-hander allowed just two hits while walking and striking out five. He also had two sacrifice bunts while driving in the Sounds' lone run [audio]. Nashville scored its only run in the top of the fifth inning. Ottavino opened in the inning with a walk to right fielder Boggs, who moved to third on a hit-and-run with Patrick Arlis singling to right. Boggs would then score on a sacrifice bunt by Rivas. The Redbirds took a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh thanks to two Farris throwing errors at shortstop. Reliever Tim Dillard issued a one-out walk to Freddie Bynum and allowed a single to the rehabbing Nick Punto to start the rally. Nick Stavinoha then hit an infield grounder to Farris, who committed his first error of the frame that allowed Bynum to score. Later in the inning with the bases loaded and two outs, Matt Carpenter hit an inning-ending grounder to shortstop, but Farris tossed wide of the bag again that let Punto score another unearned run. Next batter Andrew Brown concluded the scoring with a two-run single to left field. Dillard (4-2) was charged for four runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks in two innings in relief. Justin James pitched a perfect inning in his first game since re-joining the club from Double-A Huntsville. The Sounds and Redbirds continue their series at 6:05pm CT on Sunday night at AutoZone Park. Nashville will send right-hander Josh Butler (9-7, 5.11) to the mound for his final start of the season. Nashville box scoreArlis was 1-3 with a walk in his first start of the year; the three at-bats doubled his yearly total. Nashville play-by-play

Final: Mobile 2, @Huntsville 0 Stars Lose Nail-Biter to BayBears, 6-5Huntsville Stars HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Huntsville Stars (64-73) fell to the Mobile BayBears (84-54) 6-5 in a game that came down to the wire. Hainley Statia was injured sliding into second base at the end of the sixth inning. He left the game with two hits in four at bats including a three-RBI double. All nine of the starters reached base at least once. The BayBears were led by A.J. Pollock and Ryan Wheeler who combined for five hits and five RBIs. Dan Merklinger (9-9) took the loss allowing five runs on eight hits through six innings. The Stars bullpen continued to pitch well with Darren Byrd coming in and only allowing one unearned run to score through two innings. The Stars scored four runs (3 ER) off of Tyler Skaggs in four innings. Reliever Clay Zavada picked up the win after three scoreless innings of work. Bryan Woodall got his fourth save in closing out the eighth and ninth innings. Woodall allowed one run to score in the ninth. Mobile leads the series 2-1. With Tropical Storm Lee approaching, Sunday’s game has been moved to 1:03 p.m. CST. Sunday will be Church Bulletin Sunday presented by Willowbrook Baptist Church. Fans who present a Willowbrook Baptist Church bulletin will receive five general admission tickets for $5. The series finale is still scheduled for Monday at 1:03 p.m. CST. For more information about game time or promotions, call (256) 882-2562 or visit huntsvillestars.com. Don’t forget to keep up with the Stars on Facebook, Twitter and the official newsletter. Huntsville box scoreWhoever wrote that recap couldn't even be bothered to correct the score from yesterday; the first sentence listed the score as 2-0 before I changed it. Brock Kjeldgaard was 3-5 with a double, and Sean Halton was 2-4 with a walk and a double. Zelous Wheeler also doubled. Khris Davis was 1-4 with a walk. Merklinger fanned five and walked two. Huntsville play-by-play

Final: @Burlington 7, Wisconsin 2 Burlington sweeps RattlersBy Chris Mehring / Wisconsin Timber Rattlers BURLINGTON, IA - The Burlington Bees completed a three-game sweep of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers with a 7-2 win Friday night at Community Field. Wade Kirkland drove in three runs for the Bees and helped to erase an early Rattlers advantage. The Rattlers (66-71 overall, 28-39 second half) threatened to score first. In the second inning, Nick Ramirez singled and Brandon Macias was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second with no outs. But, both runners were stranded at the end of the inning. Burlington (75-61, 30-36) broke the ice in the bottom of the second inning. Douglas Landaeta doubled to right and went to third on a grounder to the right side of the infield. Kirkland's flyball to center was dropped and Landaeta scored for a 1-0 lead. TJ Mittelstaedt tied the game with a solo homer to center in the top of the third inning. The homer was the twelfth of the season for Mittelstaedt. Wisconsin grabbed the lead in the top of the fourth inning with a two out rally. Rafael Neda singled with two outs and took second on a wild pitch. Neda reached third when Greg Hopkins had his grounder to short booted for an error. Neda score the go ahead run after Blake Hassebrock threw wildly to first on a pickoff attempt. Rattlers starting pitcher Jimmy Nelson kept the Bees handcuffed through the first 5-2/3 innings. But, he ran into trouble with two outs and none on in the sixth. AJ Kirby-Jones singled to center. A blooper off the bat of Landaeta dropped in just fair down the line in right to put runners at the corners. Ryan Pineda worked the count full and laced a doubled to left-center to score two runs and give Burlington a 3-2 lead. Then, Kirkland doubled to left to send Pineda home for a 4-2 lead. Nelson left the game after the double by Pineda. He worked 5-2/3 innings, allowed four runs on six hits, walked three, and struck out five. The Rattlers offense could not do much after they took the lead. They managed one hit over the final five innings against Hassebrock and three Burlington relievers. Burlington put the game away in the bottom of the eighth inning as they put three more runs across the plate. Kirkland drove in his third run of the game with a double. Later in the frame, John Nester plated a run with a sacrifice fly and Yordy Cabrera drove in the final run of the inning with a single. The loss was the fifth straight for Wisconsin. The Rattlers begin their final series of the season on Saturday night at Pohlman Field in Beloit, Wisconsin against the Beloit Snappers. Game time is 7:00pm. Eric Arnett (0-3, 4.70) is scheduled to start for Wisconsin. Beloit sends Michael Tonkin (3-3, 4.41) to the bump. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280 WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. Wisconsin box scoreCasey Medlen preserved his ridiculous K/BB with four strikeouts and one walk in 1.2 innings, but allowed three runs. Cody Hawn doubled and walked. Wisconsin play-by-play

Final: Brevard County 15, @Daytona 4 Brevard County play-by-play11 runs in the 4th inning. Wow. Brevard County Top of the 4thKentrail Davis reaches on fielding error by second baseman Matthew Cerda.With Chuck Caufield batting, Kentrail Davis steals (33) 2nd base.Chuck Caufield doubles (9) on a fly ball to center fielder Logan Watkins. Kentrail Davis scores.Scott Krieger singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Burgess. Chuck Caufield to 3rd.Shawn Zarraga singles on a line drive to left fielder Abner Abreu. Chuck Caufield scores. Scott Krieger to 2nd.Josh Prince out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Jake Opitz to first baseman Greg Rohan. Scott Krieger to 3rd. Shawn Zarraga to 2nd.Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Brent Dean replaces Michael Roberts.Brent Dean called out on strikes.Scooter Gennett walks.Shea Vucinich hits a grand slam (9) to left field. Scott Krieger scores. Shawn Zarraga scores. Scooter Gennett scores.Hunter Morris hit by pitch.Kentrail Davis singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Burgess. Hunter Morris to 2nd.Pitcher Change: Brent Ebinger replaces Casey Harman.Chuck Caufield singles on a line drive to left fielder Abner Abreu. Hunter Morris to 3rd. Kentrail Davis to 2nd.Scott Krieger singles on a ground ball to pitcher Brent Ebinger. Hunter Morris scores. Kentrail Davis to 3rd. Chuck Caufield to 2nd.Shawn Zarraga doubles (9) on a fly ball to center fielder Logan Watkins. Kentrail Davis scores. Chuck Caufield scores. Scott Krieger scores.Josh Prince doubles (11) on a ground ball to left fielder Abner Abreu. Shawn Zarraga scores.Brent Dean pops out to first baseman Greg Rohan. Seven unearned runs in there thanks to the leadoff error. Brevard County box scoreThat homer was actually Vucinich's second of the day; he also had a solo shot in the first. He had three hits, as did Chuckie Caufield and Scott Krieger. Josh Prince doubled and homered, and Kentrail Davis and Shawn Zarraga also had two hits, each including a double. Prince stole his 23rd base. Scooter Gennett committed his 22rd error. By the way, Austin Ross started: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K. It's been a long second half for Ross, but that's a decent start.

Final: Mobile 2, @Huntsville 0 Huntsville box scoreMichael Bowman allowed two runs in 5.2 innings--not too bad--but with a 4/5 K/BB. Lucas Luetge and Rob Wooten were both good in relief, but obviously they couldn't allow negative two runs. Hainley Statia was 2-4, the the only Star to reach base more than once. Khris Davis was 0-3 with a walk. Huntsville play-by-playChances: Huntsville Bottom of the 4thLee Haydel singles on a fly ball to left fielder Marc Krauss.With Hainley Statia batting, Lee Haydel steals (17) 2nd base.Hainley Statia grounds out, shortstop Taylor Harbin to first baseman Daryle Ward. Lee Haydel to 3rd.Sean Halton hit by pitch.Zelous Wheeler pops out to second baseman Jacob Elmore.Brock Kjeldgaard pops out to second baseman Jacob Elmore. Huntsville Bottom of the 7thZelous Wheeler singles on a ground ball to center fielder A. J. Pollock.Brock Kjeldgaard singles on a soft line drive to center fielder A. J. Pollock. Zelous Wheeler to 2nd.Khris Davis grounds into double play, pitcher Evan Marshall to shortstop Taylor Harbin to first baseman Daryle Ward. Zelous Wheeler to 3rd. Brock Kjeldgaard out at 2nd.Matt Cline grounds out, third baseman Ryan Wheeler to first baseman Daryle Ward.

Final: @Memphis 7, Nashville 5 Sounds Drop Series Opener In Memphis, 7-5Nashville Sounds MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds lost the opener of the final series of the 2011 season on Friday evening at AutoZone Park, falling 7-5 to the division-rival Memphis Redbirds. Left fielder Jordan Brown (2-for-5) gave the Sounds a 1-0 lead in the top of the inning when he belted his seventh home run of the season, a two-out solo shot to right off Memphis starter Michael Blazek. After Memphis pulled ahead, 3-1, with three second-inning runs against Sounds starter Sam Narron, Nashville rallied to tie the contest with single runs in the third and fifth frames. Brown recorded his second run-scoring hit of the night in the third when his two-out single to center brought home Edwin Maysonet. Eric Farris evened the game at 3-3 in the fifth with a one-out single to center off Blazek which plated Maysonet for his second run scored on the night. The Redbirds pulled back in front by a 7-3 count in the home half of the fifth, using back-to-back, two-out homers off Narron to do the damage. After a pair of runners drew walks from the left-hander in the frame, Matt Carpenter slugged a go-ahead, three-run homer to right and Andrew Brown followed with a solo shot to left. The roundtrippers were the players' 12th and 20th of the season, respectively. Nashville closed the deficit to two runs at 7-5 by getting back single runs in the sixth and eighth frames. Both scores came courtesy of Maysonet sacrifice flies. Blazek (2-0) picked up the win for Memphis and allowing four runs on four hits while walking five batters over six innings of action. Rich Rundles worked a 1-2-3 ninth for the Redbirds to notch his first save of the year. Narron (6-7) was saddled with the loss after giving up seven runs (five earned) on six hits over five frames of work. The teams continue the series with a 6:05 p.m. contest on Saturday. Right-hander Amaury Rivas (7-12, 4.88) makes his final start of the year for the Sounds. Memphis will counter with right-hander Adam Ottavino (6-8, 5.04). Nashville box scoreCaleb Gindl was 0-4 with a walk. Mat Gamel was 0-4 and committed a fielding error at first base. Nashville play-by-play

Final: @Burlington 6, Wisconsin 3 Bees get all they need in the fourth inningChris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers BURLINGTON, IA – The Burlington got all of their runs and all of their hits in one inning on Thursday night at Community Field. The offensive outburst was enough to defeat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6-3. Burlington (74-62 overall, 29-36 second half) busted the scoreless game wide open in the fourth inning by scoring six runs on four hits. The frame started with Royce Consigli reaching on an error. A walk to Josh Whitaker followed to put two runners on base for Burlington. AJ Kirby-Jones cracked the first pitch of his at bat off the top of the wall in left-center for a two-run double for a 2-0 lead. That was the first hit of the game for the Bees off Rattlers starting pitcher Del Howell. Douglas Landaeta followed with a single that put runners on the corners. Wade Kirkland was next and he cracked an RBI single. John Nester continued the scoring in the inning with another two-run double to put the Bees up 5-0. Later in the inning, Nester scored on a sacrifice fly by Tyreace House to cap the scoring and give the Bees a 6-0 lead. Burlington starting pitcher Jonathan Joseph ran into a jam in the sixth inning as the Rattlers (66-70, 28-38) loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth, but a strikeout got him out of the frame. Joseph would not escape the seventh inning. Brandon Macias doubled and would score on a single by Reggie Keen. Then, Keen made a little history. The Rattlers centerfielder stole second to record his fortieth steal of the season. Keen is just the fifth Timber Rattlers player in franchise history to steal 40 or more bases in a single season. The next two batters reached in the frame to load the bases against Joseph again. Max Peterson came out of the bullpen and gave up a sacrifice fly to Nick Shaw that sent Keen home. Peterson would retire the next two batters to keep the score 6-2. Jason Rogers greeted reliever Sean Murphy with a home run to left-center to lead off the eighth inning. The sixth homer of the year for Rogers cut the lead to 6-3. But, that was as close as the Rattlers would get on the evening. The loss was the fourth straight for the Rattlers. The current losing streak started when Wisconsin had a four game winning streak snapped on August 29. The third and final game of the series at Community Field is Friday night at 6:35pm. Pitcher Jimmy Nelson (8-8, 4.30) is scheduled to make his final start of the season for the Timber Rattlers. Blake Hassebrock (7-8, 2.67) is set to start for the Bees. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:15pm. Wisconsin box scoreSome cognitive dissonance going on regarding the word "Wisconsin" as I type this while watching the Badgers game. Howell: 6 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 9/5 GO/FO. Brian Garman came in and tossed two perfect frames with two Ks. Nick Ramirez had a hit but struck out his other three times up. Shaw drew his 80th and 81st walks. Wisconsin play-by-play

Final: @Huntsville 7, Mobile 6 Huntsville box scoreWell, Chase Wright is unsurprisingly still bad at baseball, but the relief corps was excellent, tossing five perfect innings with five strikeouts; Jim Henderson did the brunt of the work, going three frames with four whiffs. Santo Manzanillo tallied the other punchout and his seventh save. Zelous Wheeler had a big day, 3-3 with his eighth homer, four RBI, and a walk. Sean Halton also had three hits, including a double, and Lee Haydel added two and another two-bagger. Steffan Wilson also went deep, and Hainley Statia singled and drew two free passes. Khris Davis was 0-4. Huntsville play-by-playThe Stars answered the BayBears' five-run top of the 4th with three runs in the bottom half to cap the scoring: Huntsville Bottom of the 4thAnderson De La Rosa grounds out, shortstop Taylor Harbin to first baseman Ryan Wheeler.Chase Wright pops out to shortstop Taylor Harbin in foul territory.Lee Haydel singles on a line drive to center fielder A. J. Pollock.Hainley Statia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Adam Eaton. Lee Haydel to 2nd.Sean Halton doubles (38) on a line drive to left fielder Marc Krauss. Lee Haydel scores. Hainley Statia to 3rd.Zelous Wheeler singles on a line drive to left fielder Marc Krauss. Hainley Statia scores. Sean Halton scores. Zelous Wheeler to 2nd on the throw.With Brock Kjeldgaard batting, passed ball by Ed Easley, Zelous Wheeler to 3rd.Brock Kjeldgaard pops out to second baseman Jacob Elmore.

Final: Brevard County 5, @Daytona 2 Brevard County box scoreNice start by Hiram Burgos, and Jon Pokorny fanned three in two innings, though he also allowed three hits and a run. Chuckie Caufield and Scott Krieger both went deep, and Scooter Gennett and Brent Dean each added a double. No D'Vontrey Richardson absent for the second straight day and third straight game. Kentrail Davis was 0-4, dropping his average to .243; he's not hitting for average, he's not hitting for power, and he's not drawing walks--well, at least with D'Vo out, he played center field... Brevard County play-by-play

Final: @Burlington 4, Wisconsin 1 Burlington beats WisconsinChris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers BURLINGTON, IA – The Burlington Bees tuned up for the playoffs by defeating the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4-1 on Wednesday night at Community Field. Bees starting pitcher Jose Macias struck out six over seven shutout innings and rode an early three run outburst to his eighth win of the season. The Bees (7361 overall, 28-36) got on the board first with three runs in the second inning. Consecutive singles by AJ Kirby-Jones and Douglas Landaeta out runners at the corners to start the frame. Beau Taylor grounded into a force play at second that got Kirby-Jones home. Taylor was at second with two outs and Wade Kirkland singled to left. The throw home by Jason Rogers was a bit off line, but Rattlers catcher Rafael Neda acted as if he had tagged Taylor at the plate for the third out. But, Taylor was ruled safe for a 2-0 lead. On that scoring play, Kirkland had moved up to second base. He would score the third run of the inning on a single by Tyreace House. Burlington, a team headed to the Midwest League playoffs based on winning the first half Western Division Championship, added a run in the third inning. Kirby Jones grounded out to short to drive in a run from third base to make it 4-0 Bees. The Rattlers (66-69, 28-37) were held to two hits by Burlington starter Jose Macias through seven innings. No Rattlers runner made it past second base with Macias in the game. TJ Mittelstaedt cracked a one-out homer in the top of the ninth off Bees reliever TJ Walz to help the Rattlers avoid the shutout. Mittelstaedt, who also had a single in the first inning, had two of Wisconsin’s three hits. He also walked and stole a base. But, it wasn’t enough for Wisconsin as they dropped their third straight game. Game two of the series is Thursday night at Community Field. Del Howell (3-8, 5.63) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Timber Rattlers. Jonathan Joseph (5-4, 5.88) is scheduled to start for the Bees. Game time is 6:30pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:10pm. Wisconsin box scoreBrooks Hall: 3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K. He was removed after 59 pitches; I don't know why. Cody Hawn had the Rattlers' other hit. Wisconsin play-by-play

Final: Nashville 1, @Iowa 0 Mike Fiers Hurls Three-Hit Shutout At IowaNashville Sounds DES MOINES, Iowa - Right-hander Mike Fiers was nearly flawless on Wednesday evening, allowing only four baserunners in a complete-game, three-hit shutout to lead the Sounds to a 1-0 victory over the division-rival Iowa Cubs at Principal Park. With the gem, Fiers continued his dominance of the Pacific Coast League, improving to 7-0 with a 1.25 ERA (8er/57.2ip) in his nine starts for the Sounds this season. He allowed only three hits (two singles and a double) while issuing one walk and striking out nine batters in Nashville's sixth shutout victory of the year. Fiers was very efficient, throwing only 99 pitches on the evening (74 strikes) and retired 24 of his 28 batters faced. It marked the first complete-game shutout by a Nashville hurler since Chase Wright's one-hitter against Memphis on June 17, 2010 at Greer Stadium. In his last 17 combined starts between Nashville and Double-A Huntsville, Fiers is a spectacular 10-2 with a 1.50 ERA (17er/102.1ip), allowing opponents to hit only .170 against him over that stretch (62-for-364). Nashville batters struggled against Iowa pitching all evening, registering only one run while striking out 15 times against a pair of Cubs hurlers. The Sounds plated the only run they needed with a two-out rally in the top of the fifth against Cubs starter Jay Jackson. After the first two hitters of the frame were retired, Edwin Maysonet singled to right and came around to score when Jordan Brown (2-for-4) followed with an RBI double to right-center. Iowa put the potential tying run on base in the ninth against Fiers when Lou Montanez singled with on a two-strike, two-out pitch, but Fiers struck out Brad Snyder to end the contest and close out the shutout. Jackson (7-14) suffered his PCL-leading 14th loss of the year after allowing the one run on seven hits in six innings, fanning 11 during his quality-start effort. Logan Schafer and Erick Almonte added 2-for-4 efforts for Nashville. The teams wrap up the series with a 6:35 p.m. finale on Thursday. Right-hander Wily Peralta (2-0, 2.16) will man the bump for Nashville to face Iowa right-hander Austin Bibens-Dirkx (4-5, 6.43). Nashville box scoreI hope the Brewers add Fiers to the 40-man roster and call him up for some bullpen work; he deserves it after a phenomenal season. 75% strikes! It's always nice when the opposing starter strikes out 11 and isn't the best guy out there. One of Schafer's hits was a triple. Mat Gamel doubled once in four trips, and Caleb Gindl was 0-3 with three strikeouts, though he did draw a walk. Nashville play-by-play

Final (game two): @Brevard County 4, Clearwater 2 (7 innings) Brevard County box scoreWell, Manuel Ruiz was rarely boring last year in the DSL and this year in the AZL, and that trend continued upon his promotion to the FSL: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 6 K, 2 WP. A damn sight better than what Rolando Pascual was doing, anyway. Scooter Gennett and Hunter Morris both went deep for the Sea Cows; Morris had two hits. No D'Vontrey Richardson in game two, either. Brevard County play-by-playRuiz had actually walked just two through three innings before he Thornburg'd himself in the 4th: Clearwater Top of the 4thBrandon Tripp walks.Cyle Hankerd singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kentrail Davis. Brandon Tripp to 2nd.With D'Arby Myers batting, wild pitch by Manuel Ruiz, Brandon Tripp to 3rd. Cyle Hankerd to 2nd.D'Arby Myers walks.Cesar Hernandez strikes out swinging.Alan Schoenberger strikes out swinging.Kevin Quaranto walks. Brandon Tripp scores. Cyle Hankerd to 3rd. D'Arby Myers to 2nd.Pitcher Change: Mitchell Conner replaces Manuel Ruiz.Jiwan James flies out to center fielder Kentrail Davis.

Final (game one): Clearwater 2, @Brevard County 0 (7 innings) Brevard County box scoreFair-to-middling start from Tyler Thornburg: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 K. Shawn Zarraga and Chuckie Caufield each had two knocks, including a double apiece; the rest of the team combined for two hits, though one of them was a Kentrail Davis double. Scooter Gennett's 0-3 day dropped his batting average back under .300. D'Vontrey Richardson did not play. Newcomer Manuel Ruiz is slated to start game two. Brevard County play-by-playThornburg flagged badly in the 5th, issuing three of his four walks and needing an at-'im ball to get out it with just one run in: Clearwater Top of the 5thAlan Schoenberger walks.Torre Langley out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Tyler Thornburg to second baseman Scooter Gennett. Alan Schoenberger to 2nd.Jiwan James singles on a line drive to right fielder Scott Krieger. Alan Schoenberger to 3rd.Jeremy Barnes walks. Jiwan James to 2nd.Darin Ruf walks. Alan Schoenberger scores. Jiwan James to 3rd. Jeremy Barnes to 2nd.Brandon Tripp lines into double play, shortstop Shea Vucinich to second baseman Scooter Gennett. Jeremy Barnes doubled off 2nd.

Ha, didn't we just get accused of the opposite, too?

Final: @Nashville 6, Memphis 3 Sounds Plate Three Late Runs, Defeat Memphis 6-3Nashville Sounds NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Sounds scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a late tie and post a 6-3 victory over the division-rival Memphis Redbirds on Saturday evening in front of 8,827 fans at Greer Stadium. With the score knotted at 3-3, Nashville batted around against Redbirds reliever Jess Todd to register the game-winning three-run outburst. Eric Farris led off the Sounds' eighth with a single and moved to second on Mat Gamel's opposite-field single through the left side of the infield. With one out, Caleb Gindl ripped a line-drive single to center to plate Farris with the go-ahead run. After an intentional walk was issued to Brandon Boggs to load the bases, pinch-hitter Andy Gonzalez gave the Sounds some breathing room with a two-run single to left that extended the lead to three. Memphis didn't go down without a fight in the ninth, drawing a pair of walks against Sounds reliever Sean Green to bring the potential tying run to the plate with one out. Don Money summoned Daniel Herrera from the bullpen and the left-hander struck out Pete Kozma before inducing a game-ending, warning-track fly ball to left from pinch-hitter Tony Cruz to secure his second save of the year. Randy Flores (2-3) worked a scoreless frame of relief for Nashville to earn the win, while Todd (1-4) was saddled with the loss after surrendering three runs in his 1 1/3 innings for Memphis. The Sounds took a 1-0 lead in the second when Erick Almonte and Gamel led off the frame with back-to-back doubles off Memphis starter Nick Additon. Memphis responded with a pair of runs in the top of the third inning against Wily Peralta to claim a 2-1 advantage. The Redbirds loaded the bases with no outs on singles by Shane Robinson and Tyler Greene followed by a walk drawn by Nick Stavinoha. After a strikeout, Peralta issued a five-pitch walk to Matt Carpenter to force home Robinson with the tying run. Andrew Brown put the visitors ahead by floating a bloop RBI single to shallow left-center. The Nashville right-hander escaped further damage in the frame by striking out Bryan Anderson and Freddie Bynum in succession to leave the bases full of Redbirds. Peralta allowed two runs on four hits over five innings and took a no-decision in his fourth Triple-A start. Only eight of the 25 batters he faced put the ball in play as he walked a Sounds season-high seven batters, struck out nine, and hit one batter. Peralta threw only 58 of his 106 pitches for strikes on the evening. Nashville evened the contest again at 2-2 in the bottom of the third. Logan Schafer doubled with one out and scored on Edwin Maysonet's hit-and-run single to left. Neither team scored again until the seventh when the Redbirds pulled ahead, 3-2, with a run against Sounds reliever Daniel Meadows. Stavinoha led off with a double to left-center, moved to third on a Mark Hamilton singled, and plated the go-ahead run on an Anderson groundout. The Sounds responded immediately and tied the game in the home half of the frame with an unearned run, making it a 3-3 contest. After Gindl led off with a double to right to chase Additon from the contest, Boggs dropped a sacrifice bunt up the third-base line. Memphis reliever Pete Parise misfired wide of first to allow Gindl to score and Boggs to advance to second. Boggs moved up to third on a Meadows sacrifice but was tagged out at the plate as he attempted to score on Schafer's safety squeeze bunt attempt. The Sounds wrap up their 2011 home slate on Sunday evening when they host the Redbirds in the 6:35 p.m. finale of a five-game series. Left-hander Sam Narron (6-6, 4.89) will make the start for Nashville to face Memphis right-hander Brandon Dickson (8-9, 3.73). Nashville box scoreWeird line from Peralta. The strikeouts are nice, but the sin of walking seven men in five innings probably outweighs the goodness of fanning nine in those same five frames. On the plus side, it's about as good as you can be when walking seven, so there's that. Martin Maldonado, the only starting position player not mentioned above, was 1-3 with a sac bunt. Taylor Green didn't have a single hit, but he was chewing sunflower seeds in Milwaukee, so we'll forgive him. Nashville play-by-play