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 #13 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (6-6) v. Burlington Bees (6-6); Wednesday, April 18, 2012; 6:35pm Probable Starting Pitchers Wednesday, April 18 v. Burlington RHP Mark Williams (0-1, 3.38) v. RHP Jose Macias (0-2, 5.00) 6:35pm Listen on 1280WNAM, Watch on MiLB.tv or Sports32 Thursday, April 19 @ West Michigan RHP David Goforth (1-0, 3.00) v. RHP Brennan Smith (1-0, 0.00) 5:35pm CDT/6:35pm EDT Listen on 1280WNAM Friday, April 20 @ West Michigan RHP Andy Moye (0-0, 0.00) v. RHP Wilsen Palacios (0-0, 3.38) 5:35pm CDT/6:35pm EDT Listen on 1280WNAM Saturday, April 21 @ West Michigan RHP Matt Miller (0-2, 6.30) v. RHP Josue Carreno (0-2, 5.54) 12:00pm CDT/12:00pm EDT Listen on 1280WNAM Sunday, April 22 @ South Bend RHP Drew Gagnon (0-0, 2.00) v. RHP Jeff Shields (0-2, 1.42) 1:05pm CDT/2:05pm EDT Listen on 1280WNAM ABOUT THE BEES: The Burlington Bees are the Midwest 2012 SEASON AT A GLANCE ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Streak: W1 and the Burlington Bees split a doubleheader. The League affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. This is the Last 5 Games 3-2 Bees won game one 5-1 behind a complete game from second season of this working relationship. Aaron Last 10 Games 6-4 Nieckula is in his second season as the manager of the 2011 Best Mark: 5-4 Drew Granier. The Rattlers won game two 2-0 on a 2011 Worst Mark: 0-2 combined shutout by Drew Gagnon and Seth Harvey. Bees. Nieckula was the manager of the Kane County First Half 6-6 Cougars from 2006-2008 and again in 2010. The Bees Second Half GAME ONE RECAP: The Bees scored three runs in are 6-6 in 2012. Home Record: 5-4 the top of the fifth inning to break a scoreless tie. Aaron Road Record: 1-2 Shipman drove in a run with a single and BA Vollmuth BEES, 2011: The Bees went 76-62 and made the Daytime Record: 2-1 Midwest League postseason as the First Half Western Night Record: 4-5 drove in a pair with a double for a 3-0 lead. Wisconsin Starters: 2-3 got a run off Granier in the bottom of the fifth on a Division Champions. Burlington lost to Kane County in the Relievers: 4-3 sacrifice fly by Carlos George, but that was all the first round of the playoffs when the Cougars won Game Quality Starts: 2 Rattlers would get off the Burlington starter. Granier Three of the best-of-three series at Community Field. Saves/Chances: 3/5 allowed four hits and struck out seven for his first Longest Win Streak: 3 professional complete game. OAKLAND’S 2011 DRAFT CLASS: Burlington has ten Longest Losing Streak: 2 (3x) players on their current roster who were selected by the Rattlers Score First: 6-2 th GAME TWO RECAP: Wisconsin scored twice in the Athletics in the 2011 draft: Pitchers Brent Powers (18 Opp. Score First: 0-4 th nd Comeback Wins: 1 bottom of the fourth inning to take a 2-0 lead. George round), Nate Kilcrease (30 ), Drew Grainier (32 ), and th th Lead Entering 8th: 4-1 reached on an error that knocked in Brandon Macias Max Perlman (35 ); catcher Nick Rickles (14 ); infielders rd th Tied Entering 8th: 1-1 from third base. George swiped second and went to B.A. Vollmuth (3 ) and Sean Jamieson (17 ); and th th Trail Entering 8th: 0-3 third and scored on a single by Tyler Roberts. Gagnon outfielders Bobby Crocker (4 ), Dusty Robinson (10 ), and Lead Entering 9th: 4-1 Chad Oberacker (25th). Tied Entering 9th: 1-1 went 5-1/3 innings and Harvey got the final four outs to Trail Entering 9th: 0-3 close out the game. Wins in last AB: 2 THE SEASON MATCHUP: Burlington took two out of “Walkoff” Wins: 2 FIRST OF MANY: Gagnon struck out six, allowed six three games from the Rattlers at Community Field from Opp. Wins in last AB: 2 hits, and walked two in the nightcap. He picked up his April 9 to April 11. They hold a 3-2 edge this season. The Opp. “Walkoff” Wins: first professional win last night. teams meet again May 16-18 at Time Warner Cable Field Extra Innings: 0-1 at Fox Cities Stadium. Double headers: 1-1 Shutouts: 1-0 THE REST OF THE STORY: Seth Harvey entered the 2011 SEASON SERIES: The Rattlers and Bees met 17 One-run game 2-2 game with runners at first and second with one out in times in 2011. The Rattlers were 7-10 in the series. Scoring 4 or less: 3-6 the top of the sixth. He allowed a single that loaded the Wisconsin was 2-7 in nine games at Community Field last Scoring 5 or more: 3-0 bases to the first batter he faced, but ended the Allowing 4 or less: 5-2 season. Burlington threat in the inning with a pair of strikeouts. Allowing 5 or more: 1-4 Harvey struck out two more in a perfect seventh for his ALL TIME SERIES: Since 1995, Wisconsin and second save of the season. Burlington have met 203 times. The Bees lead the All- RATTLERS IN APRIL Time Series 106-97. The Rattlers hold a 55-43 lead in the Date Opp. W/L SCORE END OF THE STREAK: Jason Rogers doubled and series in Grand Chute. The teams met for the MWL 4/5 CR L 7-2 walked in the first game, but did not reach base in the Championship in 1999 and the Bees beat the Rattlers 4/6 CR L 3-2 second game. His on base streak ended at eleven three games to two in the best-of-five series. games. 4/7 CR W 7-6 BURLINGTON PROSPECTING: Baseball America’s 2011 4/8 OFF DAY Prospect Handbook listed four members of the current 100%: Carlos George was involved in all three Timber 4/9 @BUR W 6-2 Burlington roster as a Top 30 prospect in the Athletics Rattlers runs last night. The Rattlers second baseman 4/10 @BUR L 5-1 organization: Aaron Shipman (#8); B.A. Vollmuth (#9); drove in the run in the first game. He had an RBI and a 4/11 @BUR L 3-2 Bobby Crocker (#10); and infielder Chih-Fang Pan (#25). run scored in the second game. 4/12 PEO W 4-2 The Handbook listed pitcher Raul Alcantara as the #27 4/13 PEO W 5-2 prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization before he MEET THE NEW GUY: Outfielder Max Walla joined the 4/14 PEO W 4-3 joined the Oakland system. 4/15 PEO L 5-3 (11) Timber Rattlers for last night‟s twinbill. Walla was the 4/16 BUR PPD second round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the BURLINGTON STARTING: Jose Macias was selected by th 4/17 BUR L 5-1 2009 draft. He went 0-for-2 with a walk in the second Oakland in the 18 round of the 2010 draft out of Franklin 4/17 BUR W 2-0 game in his Timber Rattlers debut. Pierce University. Macias was the Northeast-10 4/18 BUR Conference Pitcher of the Year and a First Team All- 4/19 @WMI HITTING THE ROAD: Tonight is the final game of a Conference player in his final season at the NCAA Division 4/20 @WMI seven game homestand for the Rattlers. Wisconsin II school as he went 9-1 with a 0.87ERA and 118 4/21 @WMI goes on the road for six games starting tomorrow night. strikeouts in 92-2/3 innings pitched. Macias appeared in 4/22 @SB The Rattlers will be in West Michigan April 19-21 and nine games (two starts) between Oakland‟s Arizona 4/23 @SB South Bend April 22-24. League affiliate and Kane County in his first professional 4/24 @SB season and was 3-1 with a 3.00ERA. In 2011, he split his 4/25 DAY SEE YOU SOON: Wisconsin returns home to face 2011 season between Burlington and Vermont, Oakland‟s 4/26 DAY Dayton and Bowling Green from April 25-30. New York-Penn League affiliate. He was 2-2 with a 4/27 DAY 3.27ERA in four starts with Vermont and 8-4 with a 4/28 BG RATTLER PROSPECTING: There are three members 3.46ERA in 16 starts for the Bees. Macias struck out 83 4/29 BG of the active Timber Rattler roster who are rated as top and walked 24 in 104-2/3 innings between the two stops. 4/30 BG 30 prospects in the Milwaukee system by Baseball Last season, Macias\T madeIMBER three starts RATT against theLER Rattlers America in their 2011 Prospect Handbook: Shortstop in 2011. He was 3-0 and allowed three runs (two earned) Yadiel Rivera (#15), pitcher David Goforth (#17) and with 14 strikeouts over 18 innings. In his start prior to pitcher Drew Gagnon (#23) are on the list. tonight, Macias lost to Kane County on April 13. He allowed eight runs (three earned) on 10 hits in four innings.