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Timber Rattlers in a rain delay.

Haudricourt: "Looks like Brewers are getting ready to place OF Nyjer Morgan (thigh) on the DL. Top candidate to be called up is Nashville OF Brandon Boggs"

Again, the season is only a few weeks old, and it's always difficult to judge a right-handed hitter whose only real non-Rookie ball experience came at BC last year, where he hit for no power. He could have been killed by Space Coast/the FSL, or he could just have limited power. In the absence of scouting reports, it's difficult to tell. Plus, he's a first baseman, so he has to hit a ton to be a real prospect, and he hasn't walked much. That said, I have heard good things about Halton, and if he's still hitting well next month, he'll probably make his Power 50 debut.

I am aware that they have room for Marcum. The problem is that Marcum isn't going to pitch until Saturday and there's no point in getting rid of a useful reliever for Friday's game unless you're giving his spot to someone else.

Working hypothesis: Brandon Boggs' contract will be purchased and Nyjer Morgan will be put on the DL on Saturday to make room for Marcum. Or Erick Almonte will be DFA'd to make room for Marcum. Either way, I can't see them playing tomorrow's game with a 24-man roster.

Yeah, I don't understand why they didn't wait until after Friday's game to option McClendon since Marcum won't need to be activated off the bereavement list until his Saturday start. Perhaps something else is in the works.

You guys have to keep in mind that, as colby is fond of saying, the P50 isn't a hot sheet. I like Mike Walker and Santo Manzanillo too, but the season's only a couple weeks old.

Final: Brevard County 5, @Clearwater 4 Manatees take opener despite solid offenseAdrian Martinez/Clearwater Threshers CLEARWATER - The Clearwater Threshers tied a season-high in hits with 15 but lost to a Brevard County team that managed just six on Wednesday afternoon at Bright House Field. With the score tied at four in the ninth, Khris Davis (4) launched a solo home run to give the Manatees a 5-4 victory in the opening game of the series. The Manatees erased a three-run lead in the seventh inning with four runs, and later grabbed a 4-3 lead. Clearwater was able to even the game at four when Alan Schoenberger laced an RBI single to score D'Arby Myers. Troy Hanzawa put the home team in front in the fourth inning with an RBI triple that scored Travis Mattair. Cesar Hernandez brought Hanzawa around when he laid down a beautiful bunt down the third base line that rolled all the way to the base before finally resting to stop. Another run came across for the Threshers in the fifth as Darin Ruf drove home Leandro Castillo on a base hit up the middle. The lead was plenty for Clearwater starter Tyler Cloyd who hurled six innings of one-hit ball, fanning four hitters and allowing no base on balls. Joe Esposito came on afterward and struggled, giving up a three-RBI double to Brevard's Shea Vucinich. A single after that by Brock Kjeldgaard gave the Manatees the temporary lead. A pair of Threshers finished the afternoon with three-hit games as Brian Gump went 3-for-5 and Bob Stumpo finished 3-for-4. In fact, Mattair was the only hitter for Clearwater that did not record a hit, however he did draw a walk and later scored. Clearwater's best chance to retake the lead came in the bottom of the seventh when it loaded the bases with one out. Brevard's Mark Willinsky (1-1) induced a double-play ball afterward to get out of the jam. Despite giving up a run the next inning, Willinsky was still the recipient of the win and Santo Manzanillo (1) worked a perfect ninth inning for the save. The Threshers fall to 8-6 on the year while the Manatees improve to 5-9. Game two of the series is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday night when Julio Rodriguez (1-0) faces Brevard's Maverick Lasker (0-2). Brevard County box scoreAdrian Rosario was on the bump for the Sea Cows and wasn't nearly as effective as last time out, allowing two runs in four innings on seven hits and two walks, fanning just one. Khris Davis had a perfect day, 3-3 with a HBP. The homer was already Davis's 4th of the year; unsurprisingly all have come on the road--Space Coast Stadium is a cruel mistress when it comes to right-handed power hitters. Kentrail Davis had BC's 6th hit. Scooter Gennett, Hunter Morris, and D'Vontrey Richardson went hitless, though Morris drew his second walk of the year--and second in the last three games. Improved patience would do a great deal for Morris's prospect status. Richardson committed his first boneheaded unfortunate baserunning error of the year, getting picked off first, but showed off his strong arm by gunning a run down at home. Kentrail Davis also notched a baserunner kill at the plate. Threshers first baseman Joe Savery, a first-round pick as a pitcher in 2007, went 2-5 to lower his average to .510. Brevard County play-by-playThe Clearwater writer said the Threshers' best chance to retake the lead was in the bottom of the 7th; call me crazy, but the 8th was looking pretty good until Richardson let his arm do the talkin: Clearwater Bottom of the 8thTravis Mattair flies out to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson.D'Arby Myers singles on a fly ball to left fielder Khristopher Davis.Troy Hanzawa grounds out, second baseman Ryan Gennett to first baseman Brock Kjeldgaard. D'Arby Myers to 2nd.With Alan Schoenberger batting, D'Arby Myers advances to 3rd on a balk.Alan Schoenberger singles on a fly ball to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. D'Arby Myers scores.Robert Stumpo singles on a soft fly ball to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Alan Schoenberger out at home on the throw, center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson to catcher Michael Roberts. I have no idea what happened on that play that led to Schoenberger trying to score from first on a soft fly ball, but it worked out okay. The 'Tees' big inning, also including a runner thrown out at home: Brevard County Top of the 7thRyan Gennett called out on strikes.Kentrail Davis singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brian Gump.Hunter Morris walks. Kentrail Davis to 2nd.Khristopher Davis singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brian Gump. Kentrail Davis to 3rd. Hunter Morris to 2nd.Shea Vucinich doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder D'Arby Myers. Kentrail Davis scores. Hunter Morris scores. Khristopher Davis scores.Brock Kjeldgaard singles on a fly ball to left fielder D'Arby Myers. Shea Vucinich scores. Brock Kjeldgaard to 2nd on the throw.Pitcher Change: Derrick Loop replaces Joseph Esposito.With D' Vontrey Richardson batting, passed ball by Robert Stumpo, Brock Kjeldgaard to 3rd.D' Vontrey Richardson reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Travis Mattair to catcher Robert Stumpo. Brock Kjeldgaard out at home.With Michael Roberts batting, D' Vontrey Richardson picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Derrick Loop to first baseman Joe Savery to shortstop Troy Hanzawa. Richardson was batting 8th, so light-hitting catcher Mike Roberts was the next batter up; certainly not ideal to get picked off there but I can excuse the aggression. Revised from "boneheaded" to "unfortunate".

Final: @Chattanooga 3, Huntsville 1 Lookouts Make It Five in a RowChattanooga Lookouts Starting pitching has been the key to the recent success of the red-hot Lookouts, winners of eight out of the last nine games, and Will Savage continued that current trend on Wednesday afternoon for Chattanooga. Savage upped the streak to eight straight games in which a Lookouts' starting pitcher has yielded two or less runs by throwing six shutout innings en route to a 3-1 Lookouts' win over the Huntsville Stars at AT&T Field. Scott Van Slyke continued with his constant terrorization of the Huntsville pitching staff by slamming a solo shot in the second inning off of Jesus Sanchez (1-1). It would not be until the bottom of seventh inning that another run crossed the plate. Pedro Baez and Jaime Pedroza began the rally with walks. Anthony Jackson then loaded the bases by reaching on a bunt single. Elian Herrera followed with a force out at second, plating Baez in the process. Dioner Navarro, making his debut for the Lookouts on a Major League rehab assignment, singled to put the score at 3-0. Huntsville scored their lone run of the game in the top of the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Sean Halton. Josh Lindblom came in and shut the door on the Stars in the ninth inning to pick up his second save of the season. The Chattanooga Lookouts and Huntsville Stars will continue their five-game series at 7:15 P.M., tomorrow. Huntsville box scoreSanchez allowed just the one run in five innings but was wild, walking four and only throwing 54 of his 95 pitches for strikes. Roque Mercedes allowed the other two Chattanooga runs. Steffan Wilson had a three-hit day, and Lee Haydel contributed two from the leadoff spot. Erik Komatsu was 1-4. Huntsville play-by-playThe Stars got a leadoff single in three of the first five innings but couldn't score--couldn't even advance the runner to second, actually. The 7th, when it was still a 1-0 game, was terrible: Huntsville Top of the 7thSteffan Wilson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Anthony Jackson.Erik Komatsu singles on a ground ball to center fielder Anthony Jackson. Steffan Wilson to 3rd.Matt Cline reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Justin Miller to catcher Dioner Navarro. Steffan Wilson out at home. Erik Komatsu to 2nd.Dayton Buller walks. Erik Komatsu to 3rd. Matt Cline to 2nd.Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Chuck Caufield replaces Donovan Hand.Chuck Caufield grounds into double play, third baseman Pedro Baez to catcher Dioner Navarro to first baseman Scott Van Slyke. Erik Komatsu out at home. They finally got on the board, without a hit, thanks to some charity: Huntsville Top of the 8thLee Haydel reaches on throwing error by pitcher David Pfeiffer. Lee Haydel to 2nd.Sergio Miranda strikes out swinging.With Sean Halton batting, throwing error by David Pfeiffer on the pickoff attempt, Lee Haydel to 3rd.Sean Halton out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Anthony Jackson. Lee Haydel scores.Brandon Jones lines out to pitcher David Pfeiffer.

Final: @New Orleans 2, Nashville 1 Sounds Fall To Zephyrs, 2-1Nashville Sounds METAIRIE, La. - The New Orleans Zephyrs used a pair of early home runs and a solid pitching performance to defeat the Nashville Sounds, 2-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Zephyr Field. With the defeat, Nashville (6-8) has now dropped six of its last seven contests. It was the Sounds' sixth one-run loss of the year. All three runs in the contest came on solo home runs as the two pitching staffs combined to allow only six total hits on the afternoon (four hits by Nashville, two hits by New Orleans). The Zephyrs made the most of their two knocks on the day - both left the yard. New Orleans right fielder Bryan Petersen gave the home club an early 1-0 lead when he led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo homer to right-center off Sounds starter Frankie De La Cruz. The blast, which came on a 2-1 pitch, was the outfielder's second longball of the season. The Zephyrs doubled their advantage to 2-0 in the second with another leadoff roundtripper, this one off the bat of left fielder Chris Aguila, his second of the year. After placing runners on base in each of the first three innings but coming up empty, the Sounds finally got a run back in the top of the fourth when Brendan Katin slugged his team-leading fourth home run of the year, a one-out solo shot to left off New Orleans starter Tom Koehler. After Katin's longball, New Orleans pitchers combined to face the minimum the rest of the way. The next 13 consecutive Nashville batters were set down in succession before Eric Farris singled with two outs in the top of the eighth, but he was caught stealing to end the inning. In the contest, Farris went 2-for-4 to extend the Sounds' longest hitting streak of the young season to five games. Milwaukee Brewers All-Star outfielder Corey Hart played in his second rehab game with the Sounds and went 0-for-3 before being removed in the middle of the sixth inning. He is hitless in five at-bats in his two contests with Nashville. Koehler (2-0) turned in a quality start for the Z's, holding the Sounds to one run (on Katin's homer) and three hits over his six innings of work. Burke Badenhop and Dustin Richardson each worked a scoreless frame of relief for New Orleans, with Richardson picking up his first save of the year. De La Cruz (0-1) also worked a quality start but took a hard-luck loss for Nashville. He allowed only two hits (both were solo homers) while striking out nine batters during his seven frames of action on the afternoon. His 103-pitch effort matched the longest outing by a Sounds starter this season. Mark DiFelice followed De La Cruz on the hill for Nashville and struck out two of his three batters faced. The teams continue the series with a 7:05 p.m. meeting on Thursday night. Left-hander Sam Narron (0-0, 5.59) will man the bump for the Sounds and face New Orleans right-hander Adalberto Mendez (1-1, 5.40). Nashville box scoreNice to see Katin back in the lineup for the first time since Saturday. Farris played second base and was caught stealing again, the third time already against just two successful thefts; he also committed his second error. Taylor Green was on twice with a single and a walk. Mat Gamel was 0-4, breaking his on-base streak. Brandon Boggs did not start but pinch-hit late and popped out. De la Cruz has quietly struck out 20 batters in 17.1 innings this year. Nashville play-by-playFarris was thrown out trying to get into scoring position late in what was surely a frustrating game: Nashville Top of the 8thAnderson Machado lines out to right fielder Bryan Petersen.Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Brandon Boggs replaces Frankie De La Cruz.Brandon Boggs pops out to shortstop Ryan Klosterman.Eric Farris singles on a fly ball to right fielder Bryan Petersen.With Taylor Green batting, Eric Farris caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Brad Davis to shortstop Ryan Klosterman.

Angel Salome finally finds a home, not-unexpectedly with Jack Z. and the Mariners.

Greinke enjoys easy night with 93-mph heaterMart DeCotis/Florida Today VIERA — One and done for Zack Greinke as a Brevard County Manatee. In Viera on a rehab assignment as he continues his comeback from a fractured rib, Greinke, the 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner with the Kansas City Royals, breezed through three innings against the Tampa Yankees on Tuesday night. He threw 35 pitches, 27 strikes and eight balls. He struck out four and allowed one hit, a one-out ground-ball single to short right field. Next stop for Greinke, who was acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers in the offseason to be their ace but who was sidelined by the rib he injured while playing basketball, is a stint in five days for the Brewers' Triple-A affiliate in Nashville. He was pleased with his easy effort for the Manatees, the Brewers' Advanced-Class A Florida State League affiliate, before 1,909 fans at Space Coast Stadium. The Manatees won 7-0. "It was good, good game, locating my stuff, throwing everything," Greinke said. "Everything worked out good." Greinke hit 93 mph on the radar gun, so velocity wasn't an issue. "Just letting it go nice and easy kind of," he said. "It felt good coming out of my hand. Slider was pretty good, curve was pretty good. Location was good. It felt good out of the stretch. Pretty happy overall." Manatees manager Jeff Isom sees the benefits big leaguers such as Greinke and 16-year veteran LaTroy Hawkins, who pitched in three games for the Manatees while also on a rehab assignment, bring to a Class A team. "They're aware of where our players are trying to get to," Isom said. "They've got the experience, obviously. LaTroy Hawkins . . . you've got a professional guy there, the way he goes about his business. "Zack Greinke, you've got a Cy Young Award winner. Our guys are all eyes. They're sitting there watching and seeing, 'What does a Cy Young guy do? What does a 16-year veteran do? What do they do to prepare for the game? How are they around the other guys?' "They're definitely all eyes." To that end, Hawkins had a message for the Manatees' players and staff that resonated. Said Isom: "He mentioned to the team and staff in a meeting, he said that he thinks that every established major leaguer should have to go and do a rehab and just remember where they came from and remember the grind that they're doing and understand about player development and it's not always about winning." Also of note Tuesday was the Manatees' debut of former Florida State baseball and football standout D'Vontrey Richardson, who started in centerfield. He went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and one run scored. Richardson began the season on the disabled list with a hip injury. The Manatees also placed pitcher Evan Anundsen, first baseman Chris Dennis and catcher Rafael Neda on the seven-day disabled list and activated Richardson and right-handed pitcher Corey Frerichs.

In case you live in Milwaukee, like me, and wondered just how much worse the weather up north in Appleton was than the thunder-hail we got here, well: http://mlblogsrattlerradio.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/snow-0102.jpg More photos at Rattler Radio.

Adam McCalvy:

Bucci got plenty of attention after a sterling 2009 for Helena (plus a memorable emergency start for Huntsville), but walking 5.1 batters per nine innings, which he did last year, without overwhelming stuff tends to make you more anonymous. As far as stuff, Baseball America's got him with an 89-92 mph fastball, a show-me curve, and an "improving" changeup. The Brewers have always liked Bucci, so he's definitely someone to keep an eye on.

A couple more Greinke photos from Dennis Greenblatt: http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc349/battlekow/_MG_2679.jpg?t=1303270622 http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc349/battlekow/_MG_2572.jpg?t=1303270638 http://i526.photobucket.com/albums/cc349/battlekow/_MG_2664.jpg?t=1303270624

Final: @Brevard County 7, Tampa 0 'Tees snap skid behind Greinke's rehab stintFrank Longobardo/Brevard County Manatees VIERA, Fla. -- Former Cy Young award winner Zack Greinke threw three shutout innings in his rehab start and the Manatees finally put some runs on the board, to defeat the Tampa Yankees 7-0 on Tuesday night at Space Coast Stadium. Greinke retired the first seven batters he faced and allowed just one hit. He struck out four and threw 27 of his 35 pitches for strikes. Greinke's magic must have rubbed off on the rest of the Manatees pitching staff, because Corey Frerichs threw a scoreless inning following Greinke and then Nicholas Bucci went the remaining five innings. Bucci struck out six and allowed two hits and earned his first win of the season. Brevard County's bats finally woke up in the series finale against the Yankees as well. The Manatees took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on a Scott Krieger solo homer. The Manatees proceeded to score six runs in the seventh as they batted around in the frame. The big hits came on a Krieger double that scored two and a two-run single from D'Vontrey Richardson, who was just activated from the disabled list. Five Manatees had multi-hit games as Richardson and Krieger had three hits each, while Mike Brownstein, Scooter Gennett and Kentrail Davis added two apiece. Brevard County will now hit the road for a seven-day, six-game road trip beginning tomorrow afternoon as the Manatees begin a three-game set with the Clearwater Threshers at 1 p.m. http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2011/04/19/L4oExELA.jpg (Dennis Greenblatt/Hawk-Eye Sports Photography) Brevard County box scoreJeez, if the Brewers had announced that Richardson would be back today too when they sent out word about Greinke's rehab assignment, I just might have gone down to Viera. Quite a game all around when you toss in Bucci's command performance; he didn't walk a batter and posted a 7/2 GO/FO. Richardson also showed off his trademark speed, stealing a bag. Fun with April numbers: Krieger is hitting a mere .483/.545/.966 on the year. Gennett was also hit by a pitch. Hunter Morris and Khris Davis were quiet, with a single and a walk, respectively. Brevard County play-by-playGreinke! Tampa Top of the 1stAbraham Almonte strikes out swinging.Walter Ibarra grounds out, second baseman Ryan Gennett to first baseman Hunter Morris.Robert Lyerly grounds out, shortstop Mike Brownstein to first baseman Hunter Morris. Tampa Top of the 2ndLuke Murton flies out to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson.Taylor Grote strikes out swinging.Zoilo Almonte pops out to second baseman Ryan Gennett. Tampa Top of the 3rdKevin Mahoney flies out to left fielder Khristopher Davis.Mitch Abeita singles on a ground ball to second baseman Ryan Gennett.Neil Medchill strikes out swinging.Abraham Almonte strikes out swinging. Mitch Abeita's got a memory for life.

TCU beat writer Stefan Stevenson: "BREAKING NEWS: #TCU's Matt Purke out indefinitely w/ soreness in throwing shoulder. Seeing famed Dr. James Andrews Wednesday in Florida."

Final: @New Orleans 6, Nashville 5 Sounds Drop Series Opener To Zephyrs, 6-5Nashville Sounds METAIRIE, La. - The Nashville Sound lost to the New Orleans Zephyrs, 6-5, on Tuesday night at Zephyrs Field in the opener of a four game set. With the loss, Nashville (6-7) has now dropped five of its last six games. The Zephyrs took a quick 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. The Zephyrs recorded three straight two-out singles, highlighted by a Josh Kroeger base hit to left field and Brandon Boggs fielding error that allowed all three runs to score. Nashville got their first run in the top of the fourth inning. Eric Farris hit a single to left field, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a Joe Thurston error after attempting to steal third base. New Orleans got a run back in the next frame for a 4-1 lead. Former Sound Vinny Rottino led off the frame with a base hit that chased Sounds starter Josh Butler from the contest. Next batter Chris Aguila then doubled off reliever Tim Dillard to score Rottino. The Zephyrs tacked on their final two runs on the night for 6-1 contest in the next inning thanks to a Joe Thurston RBI single and RBI groundout from Rottino. The Sounds got two runs back in the next frame to reduce the Zephrys' lead to 6-3. Dillard led off with a single to center field in his first at-bat of the year, and later came home on a two-out RBI single from Mat Gamel. After Reed was hit by a pitch, Boggs doubled to center to score Gamel for the club's other run. The rally ended as Jeremy Reed was thrown out at home plate on the play. The Sounds scored their final runs in the top of the eighth inning. After reliever Frank Mata walked Taylor Green, Farris belted a two-run home run over the wall in left field for his second long ball of the season. New Orleans then replaced Mata with reliever Victor Garate, who gave up a single to Gamel before inducing an inning-ending double play to end the rally. Jose Ceda picked up his third save of the season with a scoreless ninth inning after working around a leadoff walk by Boggs. Farris went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored while Gamel and Boggs each added two hits for Nashville. In his first rehab appearance for the Brewers, Corey Hart went 0-for-2 with a groundout and strikeout before being replaced by Reed in the fifth inning. Trahern (1-0) picked up the win after allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits in six innings pitched. Butler (1-1) took the loss, surrendering four runs (two earned) on six hits in three plus innings pitched. Dillard followed and allowed two runs on three hits and three walks in four innings pitched. Justin James added a scoreless inning. The Sounds and Zephyrs will continue their four-game series with tomorrow's 11:05 am CT matinee at Zephyrs Field. Right-hander Frankie De La Cruz (0-0, 2.61) takes the mound for Nashville against New Orleans right-hander Tom Koehler (1-0, 0.75). Nashville box scoreJeez, left out of the sentence "Former Sound Vinny Rottino led off the frame with a base hit that chased Sounds starter Josh Butler from the contest" is the useful context, provided above by UeckerPowell, that Rottino's single hit Butler in the head. We hope Josh is okay and that the move was just precautionary. Gamel, Farris, and Boggs stay hot (with the bat, anyway--in addition to Boggs' error, he was also picked off, and Farris was caught stealing), and Green walked twice. Nashville play-by-play

Final: @Chattanooga 4, Huntsville 1 Stars Offense Missing in Second Straight LossHuntsville Stars Chattanooga, TN. – The Huntsville Stars (8-4) started their first losing streak of the 2011 season with a second consecutive loss to the Chattanooga Lookouts (8-4). The Stars’ offense only mustered up six hits, with outfielder Brandon Jones and first baseman Sean Halton ringing up two hits each. Halton extended his hit streak to 12 games, the only Southern League player to record a hit in every game of the 2011 season. Jones hit in the Stars only run, with a single to center field in the top of the eighth to score infielder Matt Cline. A lead-off single from Halton followed by a double off the bat of Jones was the only other time a Huntsville base runner advanced beyond first base. On the other side, the Lookouts’ offense stayed hot for the second consecutive night. Scott Van Slyke recorded three hits and three RBIs, including a two-run dinger off starter Dan Merklinger (1-1). Pedro Baez hit in Chattanooga’s only other run with a double in the first inning. He went 2-for-4 with two doubles against the Stars. Merklinger went 5.2 innings, giving up four runs on eight hits. He didn’t issue a walk while striking out five. Daren Byrd and Robert Hinton combined to close out the game, going 2.1 innings, allowing just one hit. Lookouts starter Michael Antonini threw 6 innings, allowing just four hits. Reliever Mario Alvarez allowed the Stars lone run. The Stars and Lookouts face off for game three tomorrow at 10:15 a.m. CST. The Stars return home on Saturday to open a five-game home stand against the Birmingham Barons. Huntsville box scoreMerklinger was around the zone a lot--maybe too much given the number of hits--throwing 62 of his 90 pitches for strikes. We may have to start paying more attention to Halton, who's now hitting .375/.388/.563 on the year after very quietly putting up a .292/.345/.416 line last season while playing half his games in righty power-killing Space Coast Stadium. Erik Komatsu was 0-4 with two strikeouts. Lee Haydel did not play. Huntsville play-by-playMerklinger finished strong, striking out the last four batters he faced.

The Timber Rattlers' Facebook page has some photos from Sunday.

Rattler Radio has pictures of snowmageddon.

Spring snowpocalypse! The Rattlers have already been snowed out for tomorrow, too, which means double doubleheaders on May 18th-19th.

The Timber Rattlers game has been postponed because of snow; it will be made up as a part of a doubleheader on May 18th.

Nashville game notes