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 #53 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (33-19) @ Cedar Rapids Kernels (23-29); Wednesday, May 30, 2012; 6:35pm Probable Starting Pitchers Wednesday, May 30 @ Cedar Rapids RHP Chad Thompson (1-1, 6.53) v. RHP Austin Wood (2-3, 3.78) 6:35pm Listen on 1280WNAM Thursday, May 31 @ Cedar Rapids RHP David Goforth (4-3, 5.59) v. LHP Eswarlin Jimenez (1-3, 5.53) 6:35pm Listen on 1280WNAM Friday, June 1 @ Cedar Rapids LHP Will West (1-0, 3.60) v. TBA 6:35pm Listen on 1280WNAM Saturday, June 2 @ Beloit RHP Matt Miller (3-4, 3.79) v. RHP Matt Summers (4-3, 3.99) 7:00pm Listen on 1280WNAM Sunday, June 3 @ Beloit RHP Drew Gagnon (3-1, 3.18) v. RHP Tyler Jones (0-0, 1.29) 2:00pm Listen on 1280WNAM 2012 SEASON AT A GLANCE A BOUT LAST NIGHT: The Timber Rattlers ad the ABOUT THE KERNELS: Cedar Rapids are the Streak: L1 Peoria Chiefs played 14 innings and the Chiefs Midwest League affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Last 5 Games 3-2 picked up a 4-3 win by scoring a run on a two-out Anaheim. The Kernels and Angels have been partners Last 10 Games 8-2 2011 Best Mark: 33-18 RBI single in the bottom of the fourteenth. since 1993. That is the longest current affiliation 2011 Worst Mark: 0-2 THAT’S JUST WEIRD: Kenny Socorro was the between a Major League team and a Midwest League First Half 33-19 team. Manager Jamie Burke is in his first season at winning pitcher for the Chiefs. Socorro is listed as Second Half the helm in Cedar Rapids. The Kernels are Home Record: 20-9 an infielder and player coach on the Peoria roster. celebrating the tenth anniversary of the opening Road Record: 13-10 He had been on their roster all season, but had not Daytime Record: 9-6 appeared in a game in 2012. Last night, he pitched Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Night Record: 22-13 2012. Starters: 14-12 two perfect innings – the thirteenth and fourteenth – Relievers: 19-7 to pick up the win. THEIR SEASON SO FAR: The Kernels are 23-29 this Quality Starts: 16 NOT THE FIRST TIME: On May 20, 2010, the season. They are 12-15 in 27 home games. Cedar Saves/Chances: 16/23 Rapids is tied with Peoria for 6th place in the Western Longest Win Streak: 8 Chiefs beat the Rattlers in a 15 inning game and Longest Losing Streak: 3 (2x) catcher Mario Mercedes picked up the win in that Division of the Midwest League and trails the Rattlers Rattlers Score First: 25-8 by ten games. The Kernels are eight games behind game. Opp. Score First: 8-11 Beloit for the Wild Card. Comeback Wins: 10 WHAT GOT THEM TO THAT POINT: The Timber Lead Entering 8th: 21-3 Rattlers tied the game with a two-out RBI single by 2011 DRAFT CLASS: Cedar Rapids has ten members Tied Entering 8th: 6-3 Jason Rogers in the top of the seventh inning. of the 2011 Angels draft class on their current roster: Trail Entering 8th: 3-12 Pitchers Frank De Jiulio (38 th), Michael Johnson (46th), Lead Entering 9th: 24-3 SO MANY CHANCES: Wisconsin put the leadoff Logan Odom (8th), Stephen Tromblee (35th), and Tied Entering 9th: 5-3 man on base in the eighth, ninth, and twelfth Austin Wood (6th); catcher Abel Baker (7th); infielders Trail Entering 9th: 1-12 innings. They also put a runner on base with one Wins in last AB: 11 Trevor Hairgrove (18th), Frazier Hall (16th), Kevin out in the tenth and eleventh innings. In all, “Walkoff” Wins: 5 Mosequit (17th), and Matt Scioscia (45th); and outfielder Opp. Wins in last AB: 6 Wisconsin stranded a season high eleven runners. th Opp. “Walkoff” Wins: 3 Andy Workman (34 ). Extra Innings: 3-4 BIG HOPS: Greg Hopkins hit a home run to start the top of the second inning last night. It was his 2012 SEASON SERIES: The Rattlers lead the season Double headers: 3-1 Shutouts: 4-1 third homer of the series in Peoria. Hopkins went 3- series 4-3. The Rattlers and Kernels opened the 2012 One-run game 12-7 season with a three-game series at Time Warner for-6 last night and moved his average to .324 Scoring 4 or less: 12-18 which puts him at tied for fourth in the MWL batting Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium and Cedar Rapids Scoring 5 or more: 21-1 won two of three. The teams met again in a four game Allowing 4 or less: 24-5 race. Allowing 5 or more: 7-14 series May 5-8 and Wisconsin won three of four. END OF THE STREAK: Max Walla went 0f-rofive with a walk and four strikeouts last night. His hitting ALL TIME SERIES: Since 1995, Wisconsin and Cedar Rapids have met 218 times. The Kernels lead RATTLERS IN MAY streak ended at eight games. the all-time series 112-106. Wisconsin is 54-50 in Date Opp. W/L SCORE BULLPEN: The Timber Rattlers bullpen pitched 16- 5/1 OFF DAY Cedar Rapids since 1995, but they are 33-41 here 2/3 innings in the series at Peoria. They allowed since Perfect Game Field opened in 2002. The teams 5/2 @CLN W 12-5 one run. 5/3 @CLN W 8-2 have never met in the playoffs. 5/4 @CLN W 5-0 A LONG, LONG WAY FROM HOME: Wisconsin 5- CEDAR RAPIDS PROSPECTING: Baseball 5/5 CR W 4-3 2 in the first seven games of a 13-game road trip America’s 2011 Prospect Handbook listed three 5/6 CR PPD that began last Wednesday. They started their members of the current Cedar Rapids roster as a Top 5/7 CR W 2-0 travels by winning two of three games in Quad 5/7 CR W 3-2 30 prospect in the Angels organization. Third Cities and the three of four games in Peoria. They 5/8 CR L 5-4 baseman Kaleb Cowart (#6) and pitchers Cam start a three game series in Cedar Rapids tonight. 5/9 QC W 8-5 Bedrosian (#18) and Austin Wood (#24) are on the list. 5/10 QC L 5-3 They end the trip with three games at Beloit. 5/11 QC W 5-4 CEDAR RAPIDS STARTING PITCHER: Austin Wood was 5/12 @KC W 2-1 (11) ROAD RECORD: The Rattlers are 13-10 on the drafted in the sixth round of the 2011 draft by the Angels 5/13 @KC L 5-4 road this season. out of Southern California. He is rated as the #24 prospect 5/14 @KC L 9-2 THE PENNANT RACE…WITH EIGHTEEN GAMES in the Angels organization after a stellar performance for 5/15 @KC L 11-5 TO GO: The Timber Rattlers enter play today in first Cotuit in the Cape Cod League in 2010. Wood hit 99mph 5/16 BUR W 5-4 (10) place in the Western Division. The Beloit Snappers during the 2010 Cape Cod All-Star Game and was second 5/17 BUR L 8-3 in the league in ERA with 0.74. Wood pitched for Florida are in second place and two games behind 5/18 BUR W 5-3 State in 2009, St. Petersburg (FL) Junior College in 2010, 5/19 KC W 7-3 Wisconsin. Kane County is in third place and six and USC in 2011. In his final collegiate season, Wood 5/20 KC W 7-6 games behind the Rattlers. The top two teams in 5/21 KC W 7-4 went 5-7 with a 5.61ERA. He made his professional debut each division qualify for the postseason. There 18 with two relief appearances for the Orem Owlz last year. 5/22 OFF DAY games remaining in the first half. He had no record and allowed three runs on four hits with 5/23 @QC W 5-4 one strikeout in 1-1/3 innings. In his start prior to this 5/24 @QC W 9-6 RATTLER PROSPECTING: There are three 5/25 @QC L 5-4 members of the active Timber Rattler roster who are evening, Wood had a no decision at Beloit on May 25. He 5/26 @PEO W 11-3 allowed two runs on two hits with six walks over five rated as top 30 prospects in the Milwaukee system 5/27 @PEO W 3-2 by Baseball America in their 2011 Prospect innings. Wood struck out five in that game. Wood has 5/28 @PEO W 3-1 made two starts against the Timber Rattlers this season Handbook: Shortstop Yadiel Rivera (#15), pitcher \TIMBER RATTLER 5/29 @PEO L 4-3 (14) and is 1-1. He has given up four runs (three earned) on 11 5/30 @CR David Goforth (#17) and pitcher Drew Gagnon (#23) hits and four walks with 16 strikeouts over ten innings. He 5/31 @CR are on the list. struck out ten Rattlers in five innings on April 5, 2012. TONIGHT’S STARTER RHP CHAD THOMPSON: Selected by Milwaukee in the 27th round of LAST START: Thompson had a no decision at Quad Cities on May the 2011 draft out of Orange Coast College.