Wisconsin Timber Rattler Game Notes
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WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLER GAME NOTES Wisconsin Timber Rattlers PO Box 7464 Appleton, WI 54912-7073 Phone: (920) 733-4152 Fax: (920) 733-8032 Midwest League Affiliate of www.timberrattlers.com [email protected] the Milwaukee Brewers Game #1 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers vs. Kane County Cougars; Friday, April 8, 2011 @ 6:35pm Probable Starting Pitchers Saturday, April 9 v. Kane County RHP Jimmy Nelson (2-0, 3.71 @ Helena) v. RHP Leondy Perez (3-6, 5.70 @Idaho Falls) 1:05pm Sunday, April 10 v. Kane County LHP Del Howell (3-7, 4.68 @ Wisconsin) v. RHP Keaton Hayenga (3-12, 6.13 @Burlington) 1:05pm Monday, April 11 @ Cedar Rapids RHP Tyler Thornburg (1-0, 1.93 @ Helena) v. RHP Brian Diemer (2-1, 5.48 @Orem) 6:35pm Tuesday, April 12 @ Cedar Rapids RHP Austin Ross (1-0, 1.50) v. LHP Max Russell (0-0, 1.50) 6:35pm Wednesday, April 13 @Cedar Rapids RHP Matt Miller (0-1, 11.25) v. RHP Suammy Baez (0-1, 7.71) 6:35pm 2010 SEASON AT A GLANCE ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Kane County Cougars ROSTER BREAKDOWN FOR WISCONSIN: Streak: W1 beat the Rattlers 7-6. Kane County scored three 2010 Draft: 16 Last 5 Games 1-4 2009 Draft: 5 Last 10 Games 3-7 runs in the second inning and four runs in the fifth 2010 Best Mark: 2-0 inning to build an early 7-2 lead. Alex Llanos had a 2008 Draft: 2 2010 Worst Mark: 57-80 double and a triple for the Cougars. Both Llanos Non drafted First Half 26-42 and Brian Fletcher had a pair of RBI. Wisconsin Free Agent: 3 Second Half 32-38 Home Record: 30-40 starting pitcher Matt Miller walked five and allowed RATTLER PROSPECTING: There are seven four hits over four innings and took the loss. Road Record: 28-40 members of the active Timber Rattler roster who are Daytime Record: 20-21 rated as top 30 prospects in the Milwaukee system by Night Record: 38-59 OOF: The Rattlers could not turn an inning ending Starters: 32-50 Baseball America in their 2011 Prospect Handbook. Relievers: 26-30 double play in the second inning. The Cougars had Pitchers Tyler Thornburg (#8), Jimmy Nelson (#10), Quality Starts: 47 runners at first and second with one out. Travis and Matt Miller (#13) are the three highest ranked on Saves/Chances: 35/54 Jones hit a grounder to third. Wisconsin got the the list. Infielder Cody Hawn (#20) and catchers Longest Win Streak: 5 (2x) force at second, but a wild throw to first let the first Cameron Garfield (#22) and Tyler Roberts (#23) are Longest Losing Streak: 7 run score. Llanos followed with a two-run double. Rattlers Score First: 38-32 the three position players on the list. Pitcher Austin Opp. Score First: 20-48 In the fifth inning, Kane County chased Miller from Ross (#30) is the other current Rattlers player rated by Comeback Wins: 28 the game when Llanos tripled and Angel Franco BA. Lead Entering 8th: 44-8 walked. The Cougars went on to score four runs in Tied Entering 8th: 3-10 the inning. ABOUT THE OPPONENTS: The Kane County Trail Entering 8th: 4-49 Cougars are the Midwest League affiliate of the Lead Entering 9th: 46-7 Kansas City Royals. This is the first season for the Tied Entering 9th: 3-12 PEACHY KEEN: Reggie Keen continued his hot Trail Entering 9th: 2-49 start for Wisconsin. Keen went 3-for-5 last night. affiliation between the Cougars and the Royals. Kane Wins in last AB: 10 County had been affiliated with the Oakland Athletics He is 6-for-10 in the first two games of the season. Opp. Wins in last AB: 25 from 2003-2010. In their final season as an Oakland Extra Innings: 2-11 Keen homered in the third inning to pull the Rattlers Double headers: 6-10 to within 3-2. He also stole four bases and scored affiliate, the Cougars finished 71-67 and made the Shutouts: 6-8 two runs. playoffs as the second half Western Division One-run game 13-29 Champions. Kane County lost to Clinton in the Scoring 4 or less: 20-58 Western Division Finals when the LumberKings beat Scoring 5 or more: 38-22 WALK THE LINE: Nick Shaw drew three walks and Allowing 4 or less: 43-22 scored two runs last night. He has drawn four walks the Cougars in the third and final game of the series. Allowing 5 or more: 15-58 this season. This is not surprising. Shaw set an There are 10 players on the Cougars roster who spent NCAA Division II record for career walks while at time in the Midwest League during the 2010 season Barry University by taking 215 free passes. Shaw with the Burlington Bees: Pitchers Chas Byrne, RATTLERS IN APRIL Keaton Hayenga, Mitch Hodge, Sugar Ray Marimon, Date Opp. W/L SCORE also led the Arizona League in on base percentage 4/7 KC W 9-3 (.471) and walks (37) last season. Matt Mitchell, Dusty Odenbach, and Nick Wooley and 4/8 KC L 7-6 infielders Fernando Cruz, Gerard Hall, Jr., and Ryan 4/9 KC ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LEDGER: Stovall. Those ten were part of a Burlington team that 4/10 KC Wisconsin pitchers issued eight walks on Friday. went 46-90 in 2010. 4/11 @CR 2010 SEASON SERIES: The Rattlers went 9-6 against 4/12 @CR ALMOST GOT ‘EM: After falling behind 7-2, the 4/13 @CR Kane County last season. Wisconsin was 12-7 against 4/14 @CR Rattlers scored three runs in the fifth inning on a two Burlington in 2010. 4/15 PEO run single by Cody Hawn and an RBI single by Mike 4/16 PEO Walker. Keen singled, stole second, stole third, and KANE COUNTY PROSPECTING: Baseball America’s 4/17 PEO scored on a throwing error in the seventh. The Prospect Handbook listed just one member of the 4/18 BEL Rattlers had the tying run aboard in the seventh and current Kane County roster on their list of top 30 4/19 BEL eighth inning, but could not tie the game. prospects in the Kansas City organization. Outfielder 4/20 BEL Brett Eibner, a second round pick out of the University 4/21 @BUR of Arkansas, is rated as the #10 prospect in the Royals 4/22 @BUR THE PENGUIN: Eric Marzec pitched three scoreless and hitless innings in his Timber Rattlers system. 4/23 @BUR 4/24 OFF DAY debut last night. The Youngstown State product KANE COUNTY STARTING PITCHER: Leondy Perez 4/25 QC struck out four. was signed by the Royals as a non-drafted free agent 4/26 QC in 2007 out of the Dominican Republic. Perez went 3- 4/27 QC HITTING SHOES: The Rattlers collected 11 more 6 with a 5.70 ERA for Idaho Falls, the Pioneer League 4/28 CLN hits on Friday night. In the first two games of the 4/29 CLN affiliate of the Royals. Perez walked 28 and struck out 4/30 CLN season, Wisconsin has 25 hits. They have a team 75 in 66-1/3 innings. Today is his Midwest League batting average of .347 debut. Perez has affiliates of the Milwaukee Brewers three times in his career. In 2008, he pitched twice RUN, RUN, RUN: Keen and TJ Mittelstaedt against the Brewers Arizona League affiliate and combined to steal five bases in five attempts on allowed a run over eight innings with a loss and a Friday. In the first two games of the season, save. On August 30, 2010, Perez got the start at Wisconsin is 7-for-8 in stolen base attempts. Helena and allowed two runs on four hits with three walks and 10 strikeouts\TIMBER over 6-2/3 innings.RATT PerezLER SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE: Milwaukee walked three and was not involved in the decision as Brewers pitcher Manny Parra is on a major league Helena defeated the Chukars 5-3. rehabilitation assignment today. Parra is scheduled to come on in relief and toss about 25 pitches. TONIGHT’S STARTER RATED: Baseball America ranked Nelson as the #10 prospect nd RHP JIMMY NELSON: Selected by Milwaukee in the 2 round of in the Milwaukee Brewer organization in their 2011 Prospect the 2010 draft out of the University of Alabama. Handbook. BA also rated Nelson as the #14 prospect to play in the Pioneer League in 2010. LAST SEASON: Nelson was 2-0 with three saves and a 3.71 ERA in 12 relief appearances for the Helena Brewers in his first ALL-STAR TEAMS: Nelson was a member All-Star teams in professional season. Nelson walked 13 and struck out 33 over 26- the Florida Summer Collegiate League (2009) and the Texas 2/3 innings. He also made two relief appearances in the Pioneer Collegiate League (2008). League Playoffs for Helena. Nelson was 3-for-4 in save opportunities. FAMILY TIES: Nelson’s father played football and ran track at the University of Florida. Nelson’s mother played basketball at LAST APPEARANCE: Nelson pitched two scoreless innings for Florida State University. Helena in Game Two of the Pioneer League Championship Series on September 16, 2010. He allowed two hits, walked two, and VS. KANE COUNTY: Nelson is making his first appearance struck out three without giving up a run. Today is his first start as against the Cougars today. a professional. VS. KANSAS CITY: Nelson made one appearance against LAST START: Nelson was the winning pitcher in Game One of Idaho Falls, the Pioneer League affiliate of the Royals, in 2010.