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The Milwaukee Brewers announced a 4-year player development contract extension with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League through the 2016 season.
The Brewers partnership with the Timber Rattlers officially began on Oct. 1, 2008. The Timber Rattlers current deal was set to expire in 2012.
The eight teams that make up the NCAA Division 3 College World Series field are in the Fox Valley today, getting ready for tomorrow’s start of the World Series.
A new champion will be crowned this year after Illinois-Wesleyan, which won the 2010 title, didn’t make it out of the regionals.
UW-Whitewater is the only Wisconsin team in the field. The Warhawks will face Buena Vista University of Iowa in an opening round game at 4:30pm on Friday at Fox Cities Stadium.
Making his second rehab start with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers last night, Brewers left-handed reliever Zach Braddock threw three scoreless, hitless innings against the Beloit Snappers. Braddock walked 1 and struck out 2.
But Beloit jumped on reliever Jimmy Nelson in the fourth inning and the Snappers went on to beat the Timber Rattlers 7-0 at Fox Cities Stadium.
The two teams play a doubleheader at Fox Cities Stadium today, starting at 12:05pm.
Milwaukee Brewers reliever Zach Braddock will make a second rehab start
Zach Braddock/Photo credit - Ann Mollica/Timber Rattlers
for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers tonight against the Beloit Snappers in Midwest League action.
Braddock went on the disabled list with a sleep disorder on May 3. He had appeared in 12 games for the Brewers before going on the DL. Braddock made a start for the Timber Rattlers last Thursday and struck out all five batters that faced in a win over Cedar Rapids.
Braddock will have a 35-pitch limit at Fox Cities Stadium tonight.
Milwaukee Brewers left-handed reliever Manny Parra will make a rehab appearance with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Saturday against the Kane County Cougars at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute.
Parra started the season on the 15-day disabled list with a back injury.
The Brewers also said catcher Jonathan Lucroy will begin a rehab assignment with Class AA Huntsville. Reliever LaTroy Hawkins will start a rehab assignment with Brevard County on Friday.
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