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Huntsville press release: Doubleheader postponed due to weather HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Stars’ doubleheader against the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx scheduled for 5 p.m. tonight has been postponed due to inclement weather. This game will be made up as part of a doubleheader tomorrow and Sunday. Tomorrow’s doubleheader is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. Sunday is TBD. Yesterday’s series opener was postponed when both dugouts flooded with rain water following the storm, causing them to be deemed unsuitable for the game. A similar problem caused the postponement of tonight’s doubleheader. Water from the storms this afternoon filled the bullpens, dugouts and field from several cracks along the stadium walls. After the field and stadium situation was evaluated by both managers and the umpires, they postponed the games. The Huntsville Stars staff is working overtime to make sure the stadium and field are ready for the games tomorrow. Tomorrow is Costco Saturday, when fans can get half price tickets just by showing their Costco membership card at the ticket office. One ticket will be good for both games. Early arriving fans will receive a free, limited edition t-shirt courtesy of WAFF. Gates open at 4 p.m. A spectacular, post-game fireworks celebration will go off at the conclusion of tomorrow’s doubleheader. Sunday will be a split doubleheader, with game times TBD. For more information, visit www.huntsvillestars.com.

We finally learn what happened to Mike Brownstein, and that he's the second 2009 draftee with a tie to Indiana University basketball, though not quite as direct as Eric Arnett's: Good month for Brownsteins: Mike on DL, but wife makes team Will Webber/Albuquerque Journal All things considered, the final week in July was a good one for former University of New Mexico baseball star Mike Brownstein. The 2009 Mountain West Conference player of the year and Milwaukee Brewers farmhand learned that his wife, Janelle, was named to the San Antonio Spurs' dance team. Janelle is the daughter of Lobo basketball coach Steve Alford's administrative assistant, Yolanda Rodriguez. Janelle and Brownstein got engaged just before the '09 MWC baseball tournament and were later married. Janelle was in San Antonio in late July for the final round of Silver Dancer tryouts. You can see her in a video and in several photos on the Spurs' website. "It was a huge day for us," Mike Brownstein said. "This is something she's wanted for a long time." Brownstein said it makes his own nasty leg injury feel almost normal. During a spring training game in March the infielder tore the hamstring muscle in his right leg completely off the bone while running down the first-base line. "All I know is they had to go in there and bolt it back into place," Brownstein said. "They said it's an injury that doesn't happen too often. It's the worst one I've ever had, I can tell you that." Brownstein is finally able to run, but he won't be cleared to play until the instructional leagues begin in the offseason. He said doctors have told him that he should be back to 100 percent by next spring. It's a big blow for a player who was clearly on the fast track with the Brewers. The 23-year-old spent all of six days with Milwaukee's Arizona Rookie League affiliate after the Brewers took him in the 14th round of the '09 draft. From there he spent 44 games with Helena in the advanced Rookie leagues, then 13 games with Single-A Wisconsin. After that he jumped over the Brewers' advanced-A affiliate in Brevard County to Double-A Huntsville to finish the season.. He batted .299 with 22 steals and 25 runs batted in during his 68 games between the Rookie leagues and Double-A. One of his bigger hits came with Wisconsin late last August when he broke up a no-hit bid with a one-out single in the ninth against Cedar Rapids. Each step, he said, offered a clearer glimpse of what it would be like to play in the big leagues. As a player moves up, the quality of life gets better. "Let's just say I've memorized the whole menu at Chili's and Applebee's," he said. "I've gotten a lot of time in riding the bus and eating out. The higher you go, though, the better the ride gets." Brownstein was expected to start the current season in advanced A-ball with Brevard County, but the injury has kept him restricted almost entirely to the Brewers' spring training complex in Arizona. He said he's had a hard time dealing with the injury. "It felt like a really bad cramp when I was running, then it just popped," he said. "It was a pretty violent injury." To get back, he said he'll rely on the blue-collar work ethic he learned while playing in junior college -- and for coach Ray Birmingham at UNM. It's Birmingham's style that makes the transition between college ball and the pro ranks that much easier. "I'd recommend to every high school player to go to college first," Brownstein said. "The maturity level, the style of play; it all makes it easier once you get here. I think the Brewers noticed that in me right away. I can't tell you how many high school guys I've seen who weren't ready." Between now and his next sprint up the line, Brownstein joked that he'll be trying to find the best seat at Spurs games. "I've got a good reason to be there," he said.

Final: DSL Athletics 7, @DSL Brewers 4DSL Brewers box score Starter Jose Cepeda was rocked for five runs in four innings, walking four and striking out just one. Perhaps there was a bit of a hangover effect: last time out, he went seven strong innings, and earlier this year, he was torched for six runs in three innings the start after tossing eight shutout frames. Raul Mondesi knocked his second homer of the year and also walked, Carlos Pena doubled and walked, and that old stalwart Ruben Sanchez again had two hits. Jose R. Garcia also had two hits. Jose Pena was 0-3 with a walk. DSL Brewers play-by-play Carlos Pena must really have catcher's speed. Despite being only 17, he was pinch-run for in the 9th after drawing a lead-off walk.

Final: Wisconsin 7, @Quad Cities 6Rattlers hold off Bandits Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers DAVENPORT, IA – The Wisconsin Timber Rattler got a solid start out of Del Howell, three hits and three RBI from Michael Marseco, three hits from Cameron Garfield, and another homer from Khris Davis to build an early lead at Quad Cities on Thursday night. Then, Wisconsin held off a late charge from the River Bandits for a 7-6 win at Modern Woodmen Park. Wisconsin (47-67 overall, 21-25 second half) scored two runs in the top of the third inning to break a scoreless tie. Kentrail Davis singled in Cutter Dykstra. Then, Khris Davis knocked in a run with a fielder’s choice. The Rattlers padded their lead to 5-0 by scoring three times in the top of the fourth. Hunter Morris started the inning with a double and moved to third on an infield grounder. Garfield knocked in Morris with a single. Then, D’Vontrey Richardson walked and both runners moved up on what was ruled a wild pitch at the time. Marseco singled to send both Garfield and Richardson home and the Rattlers were up 5-0. Howell stumbled a bit in the bottom of the fourth. There were two outs and a runner at first when Frederick Parejo reached on an error. Then, Robert Stock and Rainel Rosario had consecutive RBI singles and the Rattlers lead was down to 5-2. Howell left after a scoreless fifth inning. He allowed two unearned runs on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts. The teams traded runs in the sixth inning. Marseco delivered a two-out RBI single to drive in Garfield in the top of the sixth. Then, Stock doubled in a run in the bottom of the sixth off Maverick Lasker. Khris Davis made the score 7-3 in the top of the seventh inning and inched closer to Timber Rattlers history. The Wisconsin designated hitter blasted a solo homer with two outs. The long ball was his nineteenth of the season. He is two shy of the franchise record of 21 shared by Juan Silvestre and Matt Hagen. But, the River Bandits (67-46, 27-17) fought back and made the game interesting in the eighth. There were two on and one out with Rainel Rosario, the number nine batter in the Quad Cities lineup, at the plate. Lasker was ahead 1-2 in the count, but Rosario lifted a fly ball to that cleared the wall in right for a three-run homer to make the score 7-6. But that was all the Bandits could muster. Matt Costello relieved Lasker and got the final two outs in the eighth. Jon Pokorny nailed down the win – and his thirteenth save – with a 1-2-3 ninth inning. The Timber Rattlers conclude their seven game road trip when they face the River Bandits on Friday night. Damon Krestalude (2-8, 6.62) gets the ball for the Rattlers. Eric Fornataro (7-11, 5.11) is set to go for the River Bandits. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. Wisconsin box score Of course the Rattlers had to make it interesting, but at least they won. Mr. Mehring must have particularly enjoyed the win, coming as it did against the poky Rivers Bandits. Garfield & Marseco--offensive dynamos! Two of Garfield's three hits were doubles, and Marseco stole three bases. Dykstra and Ke. Davis each singled and were hit by a pitch; Dykstra added two steals. Scooter Gennett was 0-4 with a walk. Even with the walks, nice to see Howell match the IP and K numbers. Wisconsin play-by-play

Final: @Lakeland 7, Brevard County 2Brevard County box score The Manatees tallied 11 hits, three walks, and one HBP but only managed to push across two runs. R.J. Seidel was hit hard, allowing four runs on eight hits and two walks in 2.1 innings while failing to strike out a batter. As CheeseheadInIllinois mentioned, Trey Watten continues to do an excellent job of keeping the ball on the ground, recording four of his five outs today via grounders and the other by strikeout (he did allow a fly-ball double). Sean Halton was 3-4 with a double to lead BC, while Pete Fatse and Angel Salome each had two hits and Erik Komatsu singled and walked twice. Brevard County play-by-play The first six innings are awful to read. Three times in the first six innings the Manatees had first & second with no outs, in two other innings they put men on first & second with one and two outs, respectively, and finally, in the 6th they had a leadoff double--and in none of those frames did they score. They flew into two inning-ending double plays where a runner was doubled off second, and even in their two-run 7th they wasted an opportunity with yet another inning-ending twin-killing: Brevard County Top 7th Juan Sanchez doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Brent Wyatt. Peter Fatse singles on a fly ball to left fielder Brent Wyatt. Juan Sanchez to 3rd. Matt Cline pops out to second baseman Patrick McKenna. Erik Komatsu singles on a fly ball to right fielder Samir Rijo. Juan Sanchez scores. Peter Fatse to 3rd. Angel Salome singles on a fly ball to right fielder Samir Rijo. Peter Fatse scores. Erik Komatsu to 3rd. Sergio Miranda grounds into double play, pitcher Wilfredo Ramirez to shortstop Gustavo Nunez to first baseman Jordan Lennerton. Angel Salome out at 2nd.

Huntsville's game canceled because of "equipment damage" from a thunderstorm; doubleheader tomorrow starting at 5 Central.

Final: @Quad Cities 9, Wisconsin 7Rattlers can't answer for Adams Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers DAVENPORT, IA – Matt Adams led the Quad Cities River Bandits to a 9-7 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Wednesday night at Modern Woodmen Park. The big first baseman had four hits, including a homer, and drove in five runs to thwart several Wisconsin comebacks. It was a big night for first basemen as Chris Dennis had a pair of hits and drove in three for the Rattler. But, the game belonged to the River Bandits and Adams. Wisconsin (46-67 overall, 20-25 second half) grabbed the early lead with consecutive two-out RBI singles by Khris Davis and Dennis in the first inning. But, the River Bandits (67-45, 27-16) answered with the long ball off Rattlers starting pitcher Nick Bucci in the bottom of the first. Colin Walsh was the second batter of the inning and his line drive to right barely cleared the wall for his first home run. Bucci committed an error to let the next batter reach first. Then, Adams lifted a fly ball deep to right-center that had no trouble clearing the fence. Adams’s nineteenth homer of the season gave the Bandits a 3-2 lead. Ivan Castro doubled to start the bottom of the second inning and a relay throw to the infield got away to allow him to take third base. A wild pitch by Bucci let Castro score and Quad Cities went up 4-2. Quad Cities started pulling away in the bottom of the fifth inning. Adams struck again with an RBI single. Then, CJ Beatty knocked Bucci out of the game when he hit a two-out, two-run homer and the Bandits were up 7-2. Wisconsin rallied back to within a run by scoring four times in the top of the sixth. Scooter Gennett and Kentrail Davis singled to start the inning. They each moved up a base on a wild pitch. Gennett scored and Davis took third on another wild pitch. After Khris Davis drew a walk, Dennis tripled into the right field corner to drive in both Davises. Cameron Garfield knocked in Dennis with a sacrifice fly and the Rattlers were within 7-6. But, Adams delivered again for the River Bandits. In the bottom of the sixth he came through with a two-out, single that scored Luis Mateo from second base. The Rattlers got a run and threatened for more in the top of the eighth inning. Hunter Morris broke an 0-for-16 slump with a one out triple. A single by Khris Davis drove Morris in to make the score 7-6. Dennis drew a walk. Then, a wild pitch moved the tying run to third and the go ahead run to second with one out. But, the Bandits survived the inning with the slim lead. Adams came through one more time. A two out walk put Devin Goodwin at first with two outs. Adams slammed the next pitch off the centerfield wall just out of the reach of D’Vontrey Richardson. The Rattlers got a one out single from Gennett in the ninth, but could do nothing with it. Game two of the series is Thursday night. Del Howell (2-5, 4.74) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. Quad Cities has Joe Kelley (6-6, 3.38) as their scheduled starter. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. Wisconsin box score Tough game for Bucci, though he did strike out six. Great games from Gennett, Khris Davis, and Dennis, all of whom had two hits and a walk. How about Morris starting in left field, and both him and Dennis picking up triples? Richardson was caught stealing for the 15th time; he has only 13 successful steals. Wisconsin play-by-play

Final: Helena 6, @Missoula 4Helena box score The H-Crew rode four homers to victory, Brent Dean, Cody Hawn, Robbie Garvey, and Franklin Romero doing the blasting. Matt Miller had kind of a blah game: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 6/4 GO/AO. Eric Marzec, Brian Garman, and Chad Robinson shut down the Osprey the rest of the way. Johnny Dishon didn't homer, but he did have a nice game, 3-4 including another bunt single. Helena play-by-play Helena was down 4-3 entering the 8th: Helena Top 8th Robert Garvey triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Javan Williams. Franklin Romero homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Robert Garvey scores. Cody Hawn strikes out swinging. Shea Vucinich lines out to second baseman Eric Groff. Gregory Hopkins pops out to first baseman Bobby Stone in foul territory. They added an insurance run the next inning in rather odd fashion: Helena Top 9th Brent Dean walks. With Michael Walker batting, throwing error by Victor Lara on the pickoff attempt, Brent Dean to 2nd. With Michael Walker batting, wild pitch by Victor Lara, Brent Dean to 3rd. With Michael Walker batting, wild pitch by Victor Lara, Brent Dean scores. Michael Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Roberto Rodriguez. Pitcher Change: William Watt replaces Victor Lara. John Dishon grounds out, second baseman Eric Groff to first baseman Bobby Stone. Michael Walker to 2nd. Carlos George strikes out swinging. Michael Walker steals (1) 3rd base. Robert Garvey pops out to shortstop Raul Navarro.

John Sickels reviews his preseason Brewers prospect list.

Final: @DSL Brewers 6, DSL Mariners 3DSL Brewers box score Hey, Rolando Pascual actually had a decent start. He allowed two runs (one earned) in five innings, fanning five and walking two (and hitting two). Carlos Sosa and the eternal Rigoberto Almonte turned in nice relief outings, pitching three perfect innings between them to finish the game. Deivi Mejia doubled and walked twice, and Ruben Sanchez and Jose R. Garcia each had two hits. Dionis Hinojosa's pro career continues its rocky start, 0-3 today to drop his batting average to .071, though he did reach base on a HBP. DSL Brewers play-by-play Even straightforward DSL games are eventful. Five wild pitches, a passed ball, two errors--makes your head spin.

Final: @Tennessee 2, Huntsville 0Huntsville box score As other posters pointed out above, Wily Peralta was again the different sort of pitcher he's morphed into this year: 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R. 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 12/4 GO/AO, 89 pitches, 57 strikes. Jeremy Jeffress tossed a perfect last inning for the Stars, striking out two; 17 of his 21 pitches were strikes, which is just phenomenal. Unfortunately, the Stars' bats weren't up to much today. Caleb Gindl was 2-3 with a walk, and Lee Haydel was on twice with a single and a walk. Taylor Green was 1-4 with an error, and Brett Lawrie had a bad night 0-4 with two strikeouts and two errors. Huntsville play-by-play The two unearned runs Peralta allowed: Tennessee Bottom 2nd Blake Lalli doubles (19) on a line drive to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Robinson Chirinos reaches on throwing error by third baseman Taylor Green. Blake Lalli scores. Matthew Spencer lines out to third baseman Taylor Green. Tony Thomas flies out to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Marwin Gonzalez grounds out to first baseman Chris Nowak. Tennessee Bottom 7th Robinson Chirinos walks. Coaching visit to mound. Matthew Spencer reaches on force attempt, throwing error by second baseman Brett Lawrie. Robinson Chirinos to 3rd. Matthew Spencer to 2nd. Tony Thomas grounds out, third baseman Taylor Green to first baseman Chris Nowak. With Marwin Gonzalez batting, Robinson Chirinos caught stealing home. Marwin Gonzalez singles on a line drive to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Matthew Spencer scores. With Brett Jackson batting, wild pitch by Wily Peralta, Marwin Gonzalez to 2nd. Brett Jackson flies out to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Peralta didn't help himself with the bat: Huntsville Top 2nd Drew T. Anderson pops out to third baseman Russ Canzler. Chris Nowak singles on a line drive to center fielder Tony Campana. Taylor Green singles on a line drive to center fielder Tony Campana. Chris Nowak to 2nd. Dayton Buller called out on strikes. Lee Haydel walks. Chris Nowak to 3rd. Taylor Green to 2nd. Wily Peralta grounds out, second baseman Tony Thomas to first baseman Blake Lalli. Huntsville Top 5th Lee Haydel singles on a soft line drive to center fielder Tony Campana. With Wily Peralta batting, Lee Haydel steals (20) 2nd base. Wily Peralta strikes out on foul bunt. Brett Lawrie flies out to center fielder Tony Campana. Caleb Gindl walks. Zelous Wheeler grounds out, shortstop Marwin Gonzalez to first baseman Blake Lalli.

Carlos Gomez will begin a rehab assignment with the Sounds on Friday.

Final: Wisconsin 6, @Clinton 5Davis & Davis deliver a Rattler win Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers CLINTON, IA – Khris Davis inched closer to a Wisconsin Timber Rattlers franchise record for home runs. Kentrail Davis had three more hits and drove in the winning run with a ninth inning double. The Davises helped the Rattlers to a come-from-behind 6-5 win over the Clinton LumberKings Tuesday night at Alliant Energy Field. The win gave the Rattlers a split in the four game series after they dropped the first two games at Clinton. Khris Davis put the Timber Rattlers (46-66 overall, 20-24 second half) in front in the second inning. He launched a solo homer to left to start the inning. It was the eighteenth home run of the season for Davis. The Timber Rattlers franchise record for homers in a single season is 21 and his held by Juan Silvestre (1999) and Matt Hagen (2003). Wisconsin continued to hit in the second and took advantage of a pair of Clinton errors in the inning to take a 3-0 lead. Chris Dennis singled. Then, D’Vontrey Richardson singled to right. The throw to third to try to get Dennis was wild and Dennis scored as Richardson took third. Austin Stockfisch was next and he sent a grounder to third. Throw came to the plate and Richardson knocked the ball out of the mitt of the catcher to score the third run. But, Clinton (60-52, 23-20) answered with a run in the second and three run third to take a 4-3 lead. Matt Cerione knocked in the first run with a two-out single in the second. In the third, the first two batters reached on a single and a walk against starting pitcher Eric Arnett. Nick Franklin followed with an RBI single. The next two batters knocked in runs with RBI grounders. The LumberKings added a run in the fourth inning. Mario Martinez doubled to start the inning when his fly ball to center was lost in the lights. Two outs later, he scored on single by James Jones against Adrian Rosario. The Rattlers rallied with single runs in the fifth and sixth inning with a little help from the LumberKings defense. In the fifth, Wisconsin had runners at first and second with one out. Hunter Morris sent a grounder to first. Clinton got the force at second, but the return throw to first was wild and the runner from second scored. In the sixth, Dennis started the inning with a double. He took third when reliever Stephen Pryor threw back to second on a pickoff play, but nobody was covering the base. Dennis scored the tying run on a two-out wild pitch. Rosario struck out eight over 3-1/3 innings, but he left the game with two on and one out in the bottom of the seventh. Matt Costello got the first out, but walked Catricala intentionally to set up a lefty-lefty confrontation with Mickey Wiswall. Costello fell behind Wiswall 2-0 with the bases loaded, but came back to strike out Wiswall to end the inning. Michael Marseco started the Wisconsin ninth inning with a single, but the next two batters grounded into force outs at second. That brought Kentrail Davis to the plate. He lined a 3-2 pitch into the left field corner and Scooter Gennett streaked around the bases to score the go ahead run. Jon Pokorny came on to pitch the bottom of the ninth and walked Gabriel Noriega to start the frame. The Rattlers closer finished off the LumberKings with a strikeout, a force out at second, and a strikeout. That gave Pokorny his twelfth save of the season. Wisconsin heads down the road to Davenport, Iowa to take on the Quad Cities River Bandits in a three game series that starts on Wednesday. Nick Bucci (5-5, 3.40) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. The Bandits will send Shelby Miller (5-5, 3.86) to the hill. Game time is 7:00pm. Tune in for the radio broadcast on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. Wisconsin box score Arnett's final line: 3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 4/3 GO/AO, 53 pitches, 33 strikes. Not so good--but hey, the Davises are! Kentrail is now hitting .345/.430/.531 in 172 PA for the Timber Rattlers. He has 17 doubles, 19 walks, and only 15 strikeouts. Gennett and Cutter Dykstra each singled and walked, and Dykstra stole his 17th base. Dennis added a walk to his two hits. Morris was 0-5 for the second straight night. Wisconsin play-by-play Richardson was only 1-4 and struck out twice, but his excellent defense was front & center. First, his arm helped Arnett limit the damage here: Clinton Bottom 2nd Vincent Catricala walks. Mickey Wiswall lines out to third baseman Cutter Dykstra. Blake Ochoa walks. Vincent Catricala to 2nd. Mario Martinez flies out to right fielder Kentrail Davis. Matthew Cerione singles on a ground ball to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Vincent Catricala scores. Blake Ochoa out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson to third baseman Cutter Dykstra. Then, check out Chris Mehring's description of his catch here: Clinton Bottom 8th Blake Ochoa strikes out swinging, catcher Austin Stockfisch to first baseman Hunter Morris. Mario Martinez lines out to center fielder D' Vontrey Richardson. Matthew Cerione grounds out, second baseman Ryan Gennett to first baseman Hunter Morris.

Final (game two): @DSL Cardinals 2, DSL Brewers 1 (7 innings)DSL Brewers box score Osmel Perez is back, baby! 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 4 K for the just-turned-17 RHP. Unfortunately, Eliezer Montano let in two unearned runs in the 5th to give away the game. The Brewers had only three hits, but Yonki Hernandez (single, two walks) and Hitaniel Arias (two walks, HBP) both were on three times. Jose Pena was 0-2 with a walk. DSL Brewers play-by-play The Brewers almost extended their 1-0 lead here: DSL Brewers Top 4th Jose Pena reaches on fielding error by third baseman Jorge Lopez. With Jose R. Garcia batting, wild pitch by Jefferson Segundo, Jose Pena to 2nd. Jose R. Garcia singles on a fly ball to left fielder Domingo Diaz. Jose Pena out at home on the throw, left fielder Domingo Diaz to catcher Luis Perez. Jose R. Garcia to 2nd on the throw. Juan De Leon strikes out swinging. Andres Martinez grounds out, shortstop Daniel Barbuena to first baseman Andres Beras. Here's how the Cardinals stole the game away: DSL Cardinals Bottom 5th Daniel Barbuena reaches on fielding error by shortstop Andres Martinez. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Fernando Baez replaces Daniel Barbuena. Robelys Reyes reaches on fielding error by left fielder Ronny Puello. Fernando Baez scores. Robelys Reyes to 2nd. With Luis Perez batting, wild pitch by Eliezer Montano, Robelys Reyes to 3rd. Luis Perez singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ronny Puello. Robelys Reyes scores. With Ronard Castillo batting, Luis Perez steals (11) 2nd base. Ronard Castillo walks. Andres Beras flies out to right fielder Jose Pena. Luis Perez to 3rd. With Jose Pena batting, Ronard Castillo picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Eliezer Montano to first baseman Hitaniel Arias to shortstop Andres Martinez. Jose Pena called out on strikes.

Brevard County was also rained out.

Final (game one): DSL Brewers 6, @DSL Cardinals 5 (7 innings)DSL Brewers box score 21-year-old righty Manny Ruiz struck out 10 and walked only one in six innings of work but allowed four unearned runs and five total. Still, the Cerveceritos pulled out the win; Jose Pena tripled and walked, Ronny Puello and Hitaniel Arias doubled and walked, and Andres Martinez was on three times with a single and two walks. Pena and Martinez each stole two bases. DSL Brewers play-by-play Huge error for the Cardinals here: DSL Brewers Top 3rd Dionis Hinojosa walks. With Raul MondesiJr. batting, Dionis Hinojosa caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Fernando Baez to second baseman Jorge Lopez. Raul MondesiJr. grounds out, shortstop Robelys Reyes to first baseman Luis Perez. Ronny Puello doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Eduardo Celestino. Hitaniel Arias reaches on fielding error by shortstop Robelys Reyes. Ronny Puello to 3rd. Jose Pena triples (5) on a fly ball to left fielder Eduardo Celestino. Ronny Puello scores. Hitaniel Arias scores. With Carlos Pena batting, wild pitch by Jefferson Segundo, Jose Pena scores. Carlos Pena strikes out swinging. With the game knotted at 5 in the last inning, the Brewers took advantage of more sloppiness from the Cardinals to score the winning run: DSL Brewers Top 7th Dionis Hinojosa grounds out, pitcher Luis Polanco to first baseman Luis Perez. Raul MondesiJr. doubles (5) on a fly ball to left fielder Eduardo Celestino. Ronny Puello strikes out swinging, catcher Fernando Baez to first baseman Luis Perez. Raul MondesiJr. to 3rd on the throw. With Hitaniel Arias batting, wild pitch by Luis Polanco, Raul MondesiJr. scores. Hitaniel Arias walks. With Jose Pena batting, Hitaniel Arias picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Luis Polanco to first baseman Luis Perez. Kind of strange that Mondesi's advancement was attributed to "on the throw", yeah?

Final: @Tennessee 7, Huntsville 1Huntsville box score Newly minted starter Andre Lamontagne posted another solid line (5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 6 K, 6/2 GO/AO, 81 pitches, 56 strikes), but Huntsville's bats were wounded by Chris Archer's slings and arrows as the Stars fell five games behind the Smokies. Milwaukeean Chris Nowak smacked a solo homer for Huntsville's only run. Caleb Gindl led off and was 0-3 with a walk, Brett Lawrie was 1-4 with two strikeouts, and Taylor Green was 0-4. Robert Hinton struck out the side in a perfect 8th. Huntsville play-by-play Gindl bailed out Lamontagne in the 3rd: Tennessee Bottom 3rd Brett Jackson flies out to right fielder Drew T. Anderson. Russ Canzler grounds out, third baseman Taylor Green to first baseman Chris Nowak. Blake Lalli singles on a ground ball to right fielder Drew T. Anderson. Robinson Chirinos hit by pitch. Blake Lalli to 2nd. Matthew Spencer singles on a line drive to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Blake Lalli out at home on the throw, center fielder Caleb Gindl to catcher Anderson De La Rosa. Between the 3rd and the 8th, Stars batters were retired 15 times in a row.

Most of it is just "Gindl hasn't performed as well as in the past offensively, but he's a grinder and is going to keep grinding." On his defense:

Final: Wisconsin 9, @Clinton 6 Rattlers stop Clinton win streak Chris Mehring/Wisconsin Timber Rattlers CLINTON, IA – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ended a week’s worth of wins for the Clinton LumberKings on Monday night. Wisconsin beat Clinton 9-6 at Alliant Energy Field to end the seven game winning streak of the LumberKings. Kentrail Davis had three hits and two RBI to pace Wisconsin’s 12-hit attack. Khris Davis and Chris Dennis added home runs for Wisconsin. Khris Davis made his presence known almost immediately in the game. Davis, who had been away from the team for three games for the funeral of his grandfather, hit a long home run in the top of the second. Davis’s seventeenth dinger of the season gave the Rattlers (45-66 overall, 19-24 second half) a 1-0 lead. Clinton (60-51, 23-19) answered in the bottom of the second. Mickey Wiswall and Blake Ochoa hit back-to-back home runs with two outs and the LumberKings were up 2-1. The LumberKings added a run in the third inning on an RBI single by James Jones. Then, Kentrail Davis singled to start the Rattlers fourth. One out later Khris Davis drew a one out walk on four pitches from Clinton starter Nick Czyz. Dennis stepped up and took the first two pitches out of the strike zone. Czyz grooved the 2-0 pitch an Dennis crushed it over the fence in right. The three-run homer put the Rattlers up 4-3. Wisconsin wasn’t done. In the fifth, Kentrail Davis stepped to the plate with two runners on and lined a double off the wall in right to drive in two runs. Then, Davis stole third and scored on a wild throw. That put the Rattlers up 7-3. Then, the teams traded runs. Wisconsin scored a run in the top of the seventh on an RBI single by Scooter Gennett. Clinton would get a run on a sacrifice fly by Ochoa in the bottom of the seventh. Dennis scored on a wild pitch in the top of the eighth. Nick Franklin’s RBI grounder in the bottom of the eighth made the score 9-5 with Wisconsin in the lead. Hiram Burgos was the starting pitcher for the Rattlers. He went seven innings and allowed four runs while striking out four. Closer Jon Pokorny entered the game in a non-save situation for the bottom of the ninth inning. He gave up a leadoff homer to Vinnie Catricala. Then, he retired the next three batters without incident. The Timber Rattlers and LumberKings conclude their series on Tuesday night. Eric Arnett (0-9, 6.54) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. Erasmo Ramirez (9-4, 2.54) is set to start for Clinton. Game time is 7:00pm. You can tune in for the broadcast of the game on AM1280, WNAM starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:40pm. Wisconsin box score Lots of nice lines from the Rattlers' hitters. Kentrail Davis had two doubles as part of his three hits, and Khris Davis added a single to his homer and walk. Dennis and Gennett also had two hits, and Cutter Dykstra was on twice on a single and a walk. Kentrail's hammy must have been having a good day, because he stole a base, as did Khris Davis and Dykstra. Hunter Morris took an 0-5 collar in the midst of all the carnage. Burgos allowed eight hits, including two homers, but walked none, though he did hit a batter. He also induced 11 ground outs against five fly outs. Wisconsin play-by-play Burgos allowed back-to-back jacks in the 2nd.

Helena's game was suspended in the top of the 4th with the score 2-0 in favor of Billings (box score/play-by-play). Evan Frederickson's line so far: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 2 WP.

Brewers like Pierce's live arm Jim Parker/The Windsor Star The Milwaukee Brewers see big things in Joel Pierce’s future. The club’s seventh-round pick in June’s draft, the 17-year-old Pierce has signed with the Brewers for a reported $175,000, which is above the slot money recommended by Major League Baseball. By signing, Pierce walked away from a full-ride scholarship to Coastal Carolina University, but his deal with the Brewers also includes a post-secondary school package. “When I decide to go back to school, it’s taken care of,” Pierce said. The Brewers don’t think that will be anytime soon now that the six-foot-four, 200-pound right-handed pitcher is in the fold. “We’ll take it slow with him, but he could be big in a couple of years,” Brewers scouting director Bruce Seid said. “He’s six-foot-four, throws up to 92 (m.p.h.) and he’s only 17.” Seid, who is originally from Michigan, is familiar with the untapped resources of Canada. “To some degree, it’s an untapped market,” Seid said. “They don’t have the year-round play like a lot of kids in the States. They don’t get seen or the opportunity to be seen as much.” But the Brewers have been following Pierce for quite some time. Aside from an impressive fastball and a changeup, Pierce has also developed a slider. “He developed a slider that improved more over the season and put him over the top (for the Brewers),” Seid said. “That shows some ability. That young, hopefully he’ll have the stuff to be a front-line starter.” Seid saw Pierce at the recent World Youth Baseball Championship and thought he looked tired. He’ll head to Milwaukee’s minor league complex in Arizona next week. The Brewers don’t plan to rush things, but Pierce is hoping to get on the field. “It’s been a long summer since spring, but I’ve had a couple of days to rest and I want to get back on the field,” Pierce said. Playing for Canada, Pierce put negotiations with the Brewers on hold, but his signing beats an Aug. 16 deadline that would have made him ineligible to join the team. “It dragged on for a couple of months,” Pierce said. “I didn’t want to think about it while I was with Team Canada. Once I got back, (negotiations) really started to pick up.” The opportunity to play college ball in the states was intriguing to Pierce, but that would have made him ineligible to be drafted again for three years. “It was tough deciding between college and going pro,” Pierce said. “I just wanted to play pro. To call yourself a professional baseball player is great and I get to start my career off right away and concentrate on that. I don’t have to worry about a test on Friday.”

Final: @Tennessee 16, Huntsville 6Huntsville box score First, the good news: Brett Lawrie was 3-4 and crushed a home run to center field, his 8th on the year. Now, the bad: Amaury Rivas allowed six runs on nine hits, including two homers, in 4.1 innings. He struck out three and walked two, throwing 50 of his 86 pitches for strikes. Jim Henderson later allowed nine runs to make it silly, and Chuckie Caufield ended up getting the last out for the Stars. Caufield's now pitched in five games this year, totaling 3.2 innings, over which he's allowed no runs or walks, just one hit, and struck out two. Oh, and he also homered in the 9th just for kicks. Caleb Gindl was 0-4 with a walk, and Taylor Green was 0-3 with a sac fly. Huntsville play-by-play In a 2-2 game, Tennessee blew things open in the 5th: Tennessee Bottom 5th Craig Muschko doubles (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Tony Campana singles on a line drive to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Craig Muschko to 3rd. Brett Jackson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Drew T. Anderson. Craig Muschko scores. With Russ Canzler batting, Tony Campana steals (40) 2nd base. Russ Canzler homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. Tony Campana scores. Coaching visit to mound. Matthew Spencer doubles (12) on a line drive to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Steve Clevenger walks. Pitcher Change: Chris Cody replaces Amaury Rivas, batting 9th. Brandon Guyer singles on a ground ball to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Matthew Spencer scores. Steve Clevenger to 2nd. Tony Thomas flies out softly to center fielder Caleb Gindl. Marwin Gonzalez grounds out to first baseman Chris Nowak.

Everyone can exhale. Rogers' injury is just a blister, reports Adam McCalvy.

Final: @Dunedin 7, Brevard County 2Brevard County box score Cody Scarpetta started but was removed after three innings because of a half-hour rain delay. He allowed three runs on four hits, a walk, and a hit batter while fanning four. Brandon Ritchie and Buddy Flores each surrendered two runs to put the game out of reach. Sean Halton was 2-3 with a double and a walk to lead the 'Tees. Sergio Miranda also had two hits. Erik Komatsu did not play. Brevard County play-by-play Scarpetta's three innings: Dunedin Bottom 1st Anthony Gose flies out to center fielder Juan Sanchez. Justin McClanahan grounds out, shortstop Josh Prince to first baseman Sean Halton. Brian Van Kirk grounds out to pitcher Cody Scarpetta. Dunedin Bottom 2nd Michael McDade strikes out swinging. Yan Gomes doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Scott Krieger. Jon Talley hit by pitch. Mark Sobolewski singles on a ground ball to right fielder Scott Krieger. Yan Gomes to 3rd. Jon Talley to 2nd. Ryan Goins doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Juan Sanchez. Yan Gomes scores. Jon Talley scores. Mark Sobolewski scores. Welinton Ramirez singles on a line drive to left fielder Brock Kjeldgaard. Ryan Goins to 3rd. With Anthony Gose batting, Welinton Ramirez steals (10) 2nd base. Anthony Gose strikes out swinging. Justin McClanahan flies out to right fielder Scott Krieger. Dunedin Bottom 3rd Brian Van Kirk walks. Michael McDade strikes out swinging. Yan Gomes flies out to center fielder Juan Sanchez. Jon Talley called out on strikes.

Thunder baseball factory churns out another grad Jim Parker/The Windsor Star There are some things Joel Pierce knows he'll miss now that he's signed with the Milwaukee Brewers. A member of the Tecumseh Thunder midgets, Pierce is headed to Arizona for orientation while his former teammates are headed to the Canadian championship. "They get to go to the Canadians," Pierce said. Aside from chasing championships, Pierce said the three years he spent in the Thunder program played a big role in his development. "(Midget manager Dave Cooper) has been very supportive of what I've done," Pierce said. "He came in and saw my potential and helped me get better." Cooper said Pierce is simply another product who got the rewards of the work he put in. "It's a complete program and not for part-time players," Cooper said. "It's 10 months of baseball with a commitment to self and team." While securing a Major League Baseball contract might be tough, Cooper said players can still set goals. "There are no empty words spoken here," Cooper said. "We can't guarantee scholarships or promise they'll be drafted. "We put the ball in the player's court and it's up to them whether they want to work and do everything necessary to move on." Pierce is just the latest success story from that philosophy. Had he not signed with Milwaukee, Pierce would have attended Coastal Carolina University on a full-ride scholarship. Travis Bondy is headed into his sophomore season at NAIA Notre Dame College in Ohio along with Jesse Carriere while Eric Cunnigham is headed to the school as a freshman. Rob Cooper is transferring to Sierra College in California where he will join his brother Andrew Cooper. Casey Power is at Division III North Carolina Wesleyan while Curtis Lambkin is a NAIA Northwest Ohio University. James Drew is at Division II St. Clair College in Port Huron, Mich., which is also looking at Bryce Doyle. "We focus on preparing these kids for the next level," Cooper said. "When they go, they play and produce and these schools know it. "It's a tribute to what we are doing when kids from our organization are going to schools and the same schools are coming back looking for more." http://www.windsorstar.com/sports/3378639.bin (Jason Kryk/The Winsdor Star)