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NORTHERN DIVISION CHAMPS!

SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDINGS
MAY 8, 2008

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NORTHERN DIVISION SOUTHERN DIVISION
W L Pct. GB W L Pct. GB
Huntsville 23 10 .697 - Birmingham 17 16 .515 -
West Tennessee 22 11 .667 1 Mobile 15 18 .455 2
Carolina 19 14 .576 4 Jacksonville 15 18 .455 2
Chattanooga 18 15 .545 5 Montgomery 13 20 .394 4
Tennessee 13 20 .394 10 Mississippi 10 23 .303 7
THURSDAY'S SCHEDULED GAMES
  
Mobile (Torra 3-1) at Huntsville (Wright 1-3), 7:05 CT
     Mississippi at West Tennessee
     Birmingham at Montgomery
     Carolina at Jacksonville
     Tennessee at Chattanooga

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SOUTHERN LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

at Joe Davis Stadium
Huntsville 7
Mobile 3
Carlos Corporan, tie-breaking 6th inn. single
at Regions Park
Montgomery 16
Birmingham 10
Barons outhit Montgomery, 15-14
at Pringles Park
Mississippi 7
West Tennessee 5
Mark Jurich, tie-breaking double in the 9th
at Bell South Park
Tennessee 15
Chattanooga   7
Smokies score 11 runs in last 3 innings
at the Baseball Grounds
Carolina 6
Jacksonville 5 (10)
Throwing error on pickoff move scores winning run

DOWN ON THE FARM

at Tucson Electric Park
Nashville 10
Tucson  6
Brendan Katin, 3-run HR
at Space Coast Stadium
Tampa 2
Brevard County 1
Donovan Hand (3-2), 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R

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THE DON MONEY WATCH

                                
 
W-L Pct. Years
BRAD FISCHER 230-199 .536 1985-87
DON MONEY 225-222 .504 2005-
CASEY PARSONS 213-203 .512 1991-93
FRANK KREMBLAS 208-207 .623 2002-04
JEFF NEWMAN 161-126 .561 1898-90
DICK SCOTT 136-148 .479 1995-96
GARY JONES 81-57 .587 1994
MIKE QUADE 77-62 .554 1997
ED ROMERO 75-63 .543 2001
JEFF LEONARD 72-68 .514 1998
CARLOS LEZCANO 64-75 .460 2000
DARRELL EVANS 64-77 .454 1999
TOMMIE REYNOLDS 59-85 .410 1988

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YOUR 2008 HUNTSVILLE STARS
ON DISABLED LIST

PITCHERS
# b/t age 2007 Club Ht Miscellany
21 Joe Bateman r/r 27 Connecticut (EL) 6'1" Rule V Pick... 4-1, 2.88 last year
18 Steve Hammond r/l 25 Stars 6'2" Stars scheduled starter for '08 opener
27 Robert Hinton r/r 23 Stars 6'1" Had a 1-1-2, 1.76 stretch run in 2007
34 David Johnson r/r 25 Stars 6'5" 1-2, 2.45 in last 10 games of winter ball
20 Derek Miller l/l 26 Stars 6'1" 6-2, 3.18 in 11 starts last year for the Stars
40 Sam Narron l/l 26 Stars 6'7" 0-2, 6.30 in 4 April starts last year for the Stars
33 Patrick Ryan r/r 24 WV/Brevard/Stars 6'0" Pitched 11/3 scoreless IP in Game 3 vs. MGY
39 Juan Sandoval r/r 28 West Tennessee 6'2" 1-4, 4.29, 3 saves for Diamond Jaxx in '07
29 E.J. Shanks r/r 25 WV/Brevard/Stars 6'5" Home/Road ERA: 10.29 (7 IP ) /0.00 (7 1/3 IP)
Melqui Torres r/r 30 Laguna/Campeche 6'2' Brother of Brewer Salomon Torres
38 David Welch r/l 24 Brevard County 6'4" 6-7, 3.80 in 20 starts last year
30 Brae Wright l/l 24 WVA/Brevard Co. 6'4" Improved w/step up last year
CATCHERS
25 Carlos Corporan s/r 24 Brevard Co./Stars 6'2" Hit .255 in Aug/Sept to finish at .201
26 Angel Salome r/r 21 Brevard County 5'7" Wins raves for arm strength, work ethic
INFIELDERS
5 Michael Bell r/r 23 Brevard County 6'0" 2nd baseman hit .295 vs. LHP last year
22 Chris Errecart r/l 22 Brevard County 6'1" Brewers #29 prospect. Pull-happy hitter
15 Alcides Escobar r/r 21 Brevard Co./Stars 6'1" Hit .330 down the stretch last year
17 Mat Gamel l/r 22 Brevard Co./Stars 6'0" Led minors w/53 errors at 3rd base last year
8 Guilder Rodriguez s/r 23 Stars 6'0" .274 hitter in 3 years with the Stars
OUTFIELDERS
24 Michael Brantley l/l 20 WVA/Stars 6'2" Brewers' #24 prospect... will move to CF
11 Ryan Crew r/r 24 Brevard/Stars 6'0" Hit .222 in 69 ABs down the stretch
9 Cole Gillespie r/r 23 Brevard County 6'1" Won 2006 CWS for Oregon State
3 Matt LaPorta r/r 22 Helena/WVA 6'1" #1 draft pick, #1 prospect in Brewers org.
22 Freddy Parejo r/r 23 Brevard County 6'2" Reserve whose best split was .242 July

HUNTSVILLE STARS AFTER FIRST 30 GAMES

    W-L Avg. H AB HR Errors ERA
2008   20-10 .289 286 993 28 28 3.53
2007   14-16 .230 226 982 14 27 3.65
2006   16-14 .224 213 950 16 18 3.37
2005   14-16 .259 247 955 12 27 3.87
2004   15-15 .242 230 952 28 31 3.45
2003   19-11 .240 246 1026 19 35 2.76
2002   10-20 .245 244 995 21 42 4.96
2001   16-14 .220 216 984 20 26 3.89
2000   14-16 .238 223 944 17 43 4.00
1999   18-12 .253 258 1019 21 37 4.61
1998   17-13 .277 274 988 34 36 5.19
1997   18-12 .269 267 991 31 48 4.76
1996   18-12 .276 273 988 26 39 3.59
1995   16-14 .243 232 956 21 31 3.12
1994   19-11 .248 248 1001 19 41 3.57
1993   16-14 .255 250 981 9 44 3.74
1992   13-17 .247 252 1022 17 34 4.81
1991   11-19 .211 200 948 6 54 4.41
1990   16-14 .262 257 982 20 44 4.27
1989   17-13 .245 231 943 17 45 3.36
1988   18-12 .276 277 1004 19 38 3.92
1987   11-19 .255 251 984 19 46 4.69
1986   17-13 .291 292 1003 20 37 4.39
1985   20-10 .274 258 941 41 52 3.02

DOWN ON THE FARM

BREVARD COUNTY  
TAYLOR GREEN, 3b 0 HR, 16 RBI, .313 Leads Manatees in hits
JIMMY MOJICA, 3b 2 HR,  8 RBI, .326    
DARREN FORD, of 0 HR, 6 RBI, .243 Leads with 14 SBs, 6 CS
DONOVAN HAND, p 3-1, 2.68, 24 K, 8 BB Ace of staff, leads in wins, Ks
MIKE JONES, p 0-0, 4.09, 5 starts 6 Ks, 7 BBs in 11 IP
WEST VIRGINIA      
ZEALOUS WHEELER, 3b 2 HR, 16 RBI, .312 Leads Power in btg., TBs
JONATHAN LUCROY, c 1 HR, 14 RBI, .303  
CALEB GINDL, of 3 HR, 18 RBI, .272 Leads Power in RBIs
LEE HAYDEL, of 0 HR, 9 RBI, .284 Leads Power with 14 SBs
WES ETHERIDGE, p 0-0, 2.13, 8 GR  

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STARS PLAYOFF HISTORY

YEAR DIVISION SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES  
1985 DEFEATED KNOXVILLE, 3-1 DEFEATED CHARLOTTE, 3-2 Pete Kendrick wins 2 of 3 games
1986 DEFEATED KNOXVILLE, 3-1 LOST TO COLUMBUS, 3-1 Ken Caminiti double gives Astros 4-1 lead in Game 4
1987 LOST TO BIRMINGHAM, 3-0   Stars outscored, 39-15, in series
1989 LOST TO BIRMINGHAM, 3-1   Stars hit just .145 in series
1992 LOST TO CHATTANOOGA, 3-1   Jerry Spradlin, wins one, saves another
1994 DEFEATED CHATTANOOGA, 3-0 DEFEATED CAROLINA, 3-1 Jason Wood, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs in Game 4
1997 DEFEATED MOBILE, 3-2 LOST TO GREENVILLE, 3-2 Ramon Hernandez, 7 HRs, 21 RBIs in post-season
1998 LOST TO MOBILE, 3-2   Mario Encarnacion breaks up perfecto in Game #1
2001 DEFEATED BIRMINGHAM, 3-2 C0-CHAMPS w/JACKSONVILLE SERIES CANCELLED BY 9/11
2003 DEFEATED BIRMINGHAM, 3-2 LOST TO CAROLINA, 3-2 Matt Padgett w/bases-loaded triple for 4-1 win in Game #5
2006 DEFEATED CHATTANOOGA, 3-0 LOST TO MONTGOMERY, 3-1 Biscuits hit 4 HRs, 10 extra-base hits in Game #4
2007 DEFEATED TENNESSEE, 3-2 LOST TO MONTGOMERY, 3-2 Luis Pena blows 3-1 lead in the 9th

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FIRST HALF STANDINGS, 2007

NORTHERN DIVISION SOUTHERN DIVISION
W L Pct. GB W L Pct. GB
Huntsville 37 31 .544 - Mississippi 42 28 .600 -
Tennessee 36 32 .529 1 Jacksonville 41 29 .586 1
West Tennessee 31 39 .443 7 Mobile 37 33 .529 5
Chattanooga 29 41 .414 9 Montgomery 35 35 .500 7
Carolina 28 42 .400 10 Birmingham 32 37 .464

SECOND HALF STANDINGS, 2007

NORTHERN DIVISION SOUTHERN DIVISION
W L Pct. GB W L Pct. GB
Huntsville 38 31 .551 - Montgomery 46 24 .657 -
Chattanooga 38 32 .543 ½ Jacksonville 39 31 .557 7
Tennessee 37 33 .529 Mobile 34 35 .493 11½
Carolina 32 38 .457 Birmingham 30 40 .429 16
West Tennessee 29 40 .420 9 Mississippi 25 44 .362 20½

COMPOSITE STANDINGS, 2007

W L Pct. GB
Montgomery 81 59 .578 -
Jacksonville 80 60 .571 1
Huntsville 75 62 .547
Tennessee 73 65 .529 7
Mobile 71 68 .511
Mississippi 67 72 .482 13½
Chattanooga 67 73 .479 14
Birmingham 62 77 .446 18½
West Tennessee 60 79 .432 20½
Carolina 60 80 .429 21

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BREWERS 2007 DRAFT SELECTIONS

Rd.   Player Pos. School Remarks
 1   Matt LaPorta 1b U. of Florida Projected as a left fielder.  Led NCAA in on-base & OPS
 3   Jonathan Lucroy c Louisiana (Lafayette) Hit .379 as a freshman. Slightly below-avg. arm strength.
 4   Eric Farris 2b-ss Loyola (Marymount) Better fit at 2b. Hit .298 in pitching-dominant Cape Cod Lg.
 5   Caleb Gindl lhp Pace HS (Florida) 88-90 mph fastball. Command of two pitches. Power at bat.
 6   Dan Merklinger lhp Seton Hall 91 mph fastball, but has control issues. Below avg. curve.
 7   Efrain Nieves lhp Puerto Rico Baseball Academy Smooth,  controlled delivery. Good slider. Usable change-up.
 8   David Fonseca ss Pierce JC (California) 251st player chosen
 9   Kristian Bueno lhp Calallen HS (Texas) 281st player chosen
10   Eric Fryer c Ohio State 311th player chosen
11   Cody Scarpetta rhp Guilford HS (Rockford, Ill.) His father Dan pitched in Brewers' system from 1982-89
12   Wes Etheridge rhp California (Irvine) Best pitcher in Big West Conference, led in wins, Ks.
13   Christopher Dennis of St. Thomas of Villanova, Can. Sinkerballer. Delivery similar to Sheets.
14   Donovan Hand rhp Jacksonville State 2nd-team OVC pick in 2006. Graduate of Hatton HS
15   Joey Paciorek 3b Blaine HS (Washington) 2A All-Stater in Washington in 2006. Awesome sinker.
16   Joel Morales rhp Puerto Rico Baseball Academy
17   Eric Miller of Scottsdale CC Hit .351 in 94 ABs, 7 doubles, 2 HRs
18   Bobby Bramhall lhp Rice Solid bullpen prospect. 2.36 ERA in 2006, 7.6 Ks/9 IP.
19   Zealous Wheeler 3b Wallace State (Hanceville) Hit .412 w/10 HRs, .701 slugging.
20   Cameron Robulack 1b Silverthorn Institute (Canada) Compared to Mike Piazza.
21   Connor Hoehn rhp St. John's HS (Washington DC) Power-armed righty w/heavy fastball. Good off-speed.
22   Matthew Cline ss Long Beach State Just 5"10". Hit .306 in Texas Summer League in 2006.
23   William Hawn 3b South Doyle HS (Knoxville) Committed to Arkansas. Injured knee. Didn't play senior yr.
24   Jonathan White of Vanderbilt Vandy's most improved player. VG speed. Some power.
25   Chadwick Bell lhp South Doyle HS (Knoxville) Committed to Memphis. 7-1, 1.73 as a junior.
26   Ben Feltner of Texas A&M Hit .377 for ex-Braves pitcher Craig McMurtry in JC level.
27   Joshua Trejo lhp James Logan HS (California)
28   Steffan Wilson 3b Harvard Named by Baseball America as top Ivy League prospect.
29   Travis Nevakshonoff of Stanley Humphris CC, B.C.
30   Corey Frerichs rhp Temple, Texas College
31   Jonathan Clarence lhp Columbus North HS (Ind.)
32   Miguel Vasquez ss Seminole JC  (Fla.)
33   Ryan Jensen of
34   Casey Baron lhp Maryland
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