Disciples of Uecker

Nashville Sounds: (21-35), 12.0 GB

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
New Orleans	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	2	0		7	11	0
Nashville	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	8	2

RHP Brian Baker:  4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 4 BB, 3 K — 6.51 ERA
RHP Amaury Rivas:  (L, 3-3) 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 1 K — 6.00 ERA
RHP Mike McClendon:  1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K — 4.37 ERA

1B Sean Halton:  1-3, 2B, 2 BB, R — .268 AVG
CF Caleb Gindl:  1-3, 3B, 2 RBI, K — .210 AVG
SS Jeff Bianchi:  1-3, 2B, BB, R — .318 AVG

Huntsville Stars: (32-25), 3.0 GB

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Mississippi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	1
Huntsville	2	2	0	0	0	0	x		4	7	0

RHP Evan Anundsen:  (W, 4-2) CG, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K — 2.32 ERA

SS Tommy Manzella:  1-3, 2B, 2 RBI — .242 AVG
CF Josh Prince:  1-3, 2 SB (19), R — .253 AVG
C Anderson De La Rosa:  1-3, HR (3), RBI, R — .237 AVG

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		R	H	E
Mississippi	0	0	3	0	2	0	0		5	7	1
Huntsville	0	0	4	0	0	0	2		6	6	0

LHP Dan Merklinger:  3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR — 5.95 ERA
LHP Daniel Meadows:  1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K — 4.32 ERA
RHP Darren Byrd:  (W, 1-2) 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K — 2.94 ERA

SS Tommy Manzella:  2-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, R — .257 AVG
1B Hunter Morris:  1-2, HR (5), 2 RBI, BB, R — .294 AVG
2B Scooter Gennett:  1-2, BB, R — .313 AVG

Brevard County Manatees: (24-31), 12.5 GB

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Bradenton	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	4	1
Brevard County	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	9	0

RHP Jimmy Nelson:  7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 HR — 2.12 ERA
LHP Thomas Keeling:  (W, 1-2) 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K — 3.71 ERA

3B T.J. Mittelstaedt:  2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB — .242 AVG
SS Nick Shaw:  2-4, BB, 2 R — .259 AVG
DH Mike Walker:  1-2, 2 BB, SB (5), K — .276 AVG

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers: (35-22), — GB

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Wisconsin	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	5	0
Beloit	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	8	1

RHP Drew Gagnon:  (W, 4-1) 8.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR — 2.92 ERA
RHP Seth Harvey:  (S, 12) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K — 2.45 ERA

RF Max Walla:  1-3, 2B, BB — .240 AVG
LF Jason Rogers:  1-4, 2B, RBI, K — .299 AVG
C Cameron Garfield:  1-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K — .294 AVG

DSL Brewers: (0-1), 1.0 GB

Did not play.

Prospect of the Day:  RHP Drew Gagnon

Sunday’s outing marked a welcome bounceback performance after a string of starts that ranged from mediocre to poor. He had surrendered a combined 16 runs in his previous four starts and had begun dishing out free passes, which is something he avoided early in the year.

On Sunday, however, the 21-year-old starter limited both the runs scored and the walks. It will be interesting to see if he gets a call to Brevard County, much like Tyler Thornburg did a year ago, or if he will be treated more like Jimmy Nelson and work the entire year in Class-A prior to getting the call to the Florida State League. The difference, however, is that Nelson struggled to begin the year and really improved throughout the summer, while Gagnon already has the numbers to warrant a promotion to High-A.

My guess is Gagnon finds his way to Brevard County when Jimmy Nelson garners a promotion to Double-A Huntsville after the midpoint in the minor league season. No guarantees, but Gagnon is a collegiate pitcher who should find success against younger Midwest League talent. He should face a higher-caliber hitter. It will be interesting to see if the organization feels the same way in a few weeks.