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Badgers Banged Up On Defensive Front

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Garrett Rand

Wisconsin’s defense returns only four starters from a year ago and now they’re facing time without two key defensive ends.

Junior Garrett Rand suffered an Achilles injury during summer workouts and is facing the possibility of missing the entire 2018 season.

Another defender that figured into UW’s plans is redshirt sophomore Isaiahh Loudermilk, who underwent knee surgery this spring and could be looking at missing time as well.

Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in River Falls, “Isaiahh is going through (rehab) and we’ll see where he is at with it.  Isaiahh has been doing more, which is good.”

“Garrett will be further away.  I haven’t gotten the official update.”

The Badgers are looking to replace three senior ends from last season, Alec James, Conor Sheehy and Chikwe Obasih.

Rand played in 28 games during his first two seasons and still has his red shirt available.

 

Brewers fall to 1-8 against rival Cubs

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Junior Guerra File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers fell out of first place in the NL Central Division, falling to the Chicago Cubs 7-2 in 11 innings on Monday night at Miller Park.

It’s the seventh straight loss for the Brewers in their series with the Cubs this season, falling to 1-8 overall against their rivals to the south.

Ryan Braun took a home run away from Cubs catcher Wilson Contreras in the sixth inning, but the Cubs finally got to Josh Hader in the 8th.  They tied the game 2-2 when Jason Heyward singled to drive in Ben Zobrist.

Anthony Rizzo’s go-ahead solo home run ignited a five-run 11th inning to lift the Cubs to the victory.  The Cubs scored all five runs off of reliever Matt Albers. [Read more…]

ACC/Big Ten women’s matchups announced Monday

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The matchups for the ACC/Big Ten Women’s Basketball Challenge were announced on Monday.  The annual challenge is offering 14 games for the fifth consecutive season.

The challenge takes place over two days in late November, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 28th, and continuing the following night.

Last year’s Challenge proved to be one of the most competitive in the event’s history, with 10 of the 14 games decided by 10 points or fewer, including four games decided by one point, with the ACC ultimately prevailing by a 10-4 count.  Last year, Maryland, Penn State, Rutgers and Wisconsin registered wins for the Big Ten.

The Big Ten sent six schools to the NCAA Tournament in 2018, as Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska and Ohio [Read more…]

Brewers looking to get offense on track against the Cubs

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Cubs and Brewers at Miller Park tonight

The Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park tonight and they’re looking to get their offense rolling against Chicago in the process.

The Brewers start the day with the best record in the National League, a half-game better than the Cubs.

In eight games so far this season, the Cubs have won seven of the eight with Chicago pitching blanking the Brewers in five of those eight games.

In those eight games, the Brewers managed just nine runs on 37 hits with five of the runs coming in their only victory, April 6 at Miller Park.

In the four game series in Chicago, Cubs pitchers didn’t allow a single earned run.  In the eight games played overall, Cubs starters posted a 0.90 ERA.

Jose Quintana is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 13 innings against the Brewers.  He will start the series opener against the Cubs tonight.  Quintana is 4-1 with a 0.63 ERA in six career outings against the Brewers.

Junior Guerra gets the start for the Brewers tonight.  He is 3-4 on the season with a 2.83 ERA.

 

Brewers acquire infielder Brad Miller from Rays

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The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired infielder Brad Miller and cash considerations from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Ji-Man Choi.

The Brewers have been looking for help at shortstop after Tyler Saladino went down with an injury and both Orlando Arcia and Eric Sogard struggling.

The 28-year-old Miller hit .256 with 5 HR and 21 RBI in 48 games this season with Tampa Bay.  He made 38 starts, at first base, second base and designated hitter.  He was designated for assignment on Thursday.

Miller owns a career batting average of .240 with 73 HR and 260 RBI in 653 games between Seattle and Tampa Bay.

The Rays sent the Brewers more than $2.2 million, covering all but $500,000 of Miller’s remaining salary this season.

The 27-year-old Choi was hitting .233 with 2 HR and 5 RBI in 12 games with the Brewers this season.  He made eight starts in three different stints with the team.

 

Bucks Name Assistant Coaching Staff

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The Milwaukee Bucks have named Darvin Ham, Taylor Jenkins, Charles Lee, Ben Sullivan and Patrick St. Andrews as assistant coaches on the staff of Head Coach Mike Budenholzer.  In addition, Sean Sweeney has been retained by the Bucks as an assistant coach.

Ham spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach with Atlanta, including the last two as the lead assistant under Budenholzer.  Ham played eight NBA seasons for six teams, including three years with the Bucks, from 1999-2002.He won an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.

In 2014-15, Ham, Jenkins, Lee and Sullivan were all part of Budenholzer’s Eastern Conference All-Star coaching staff, as the Hawks recorded a team-record 60 wins, including a team-best 19-game win streak, en route to the club’s first-ever appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Sweeney returns to the Bucks bench for his fifth season and first under Budenholzer.  Before joining the Bucks, he was an assistant coach in Brooklyn for one season and prior to that spent two seasons as the Nets assistant video coordinator.

 

Northwoods League well represented in 2018 MLB Draft

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The 2018 Major League First-Year Player Draft took a big dip into the Northwoods League this year.  According to league figures, a total of 163 current Northwoods League players and alumni were selected in this year’s draft.

The highest selection was Rico Hoerner, a junior shortstop from Stanford.  Hoerner was picked in the 1st round by the Chicago Cubs with the 24th overall pick.  Hoerner played for the Madison Mallards in 2016.

Of the 163 players drafted, 40 of them had played in the Northwoods League Major League Dreams Showcase.  The Major League Dreams Showcase brings together 100 of the Northwoods League’s top prospects to form four teams for a day of scouting workouts and double-header action.  Played in front of Major League scouts, the Showcase provides an invaluable platform for players looking to one day make it into the professional ranks.

The Rochester Honkers had a league high, 21 players drafted this year.  The highest pick for the Honkers came in the 9th round, when Nebraska outfielder Scott Schreiber (Kimberly, WI) was taken by the Houston Astros.

The Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros had the most selections of Northwoods League players as they each selected nine.  Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Seattle were next with seven NWL players selected each.

Brewers struggle to score runs, suffer 3rd straight loss

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Craig Counsell

The Milwaukee Brewers racked up nine hits on Wednesday, but managed just one run in a 3-1 loss to the Indians in Cleveland.  The Indians swept the two-game series.

Carlos Carrasco scattered eight hits, seven of them were singles.  He walked just one while striking out 10 Brewers.

The Brewers scored first after Christian Yelich led off the second inning with a double.  He moved to third on a groundout and scored on a Travis Shaw RBI single.  But that would be it for the Brewers offense.

After Cleveland tied the game in the fifth, Brewers manager Craig Counsell removed starter Chase Anderson (4-5), going with Jeremy Jeffress to get out of a jam.  That plan failed after the normally dependable Jeffress surrendered the go-ahead run on a Jose Ramirez RBI double.  Jeffress then walked Edwin Encarnacion and Yonder Alonso, forcing in a third run to close out the scoring.

Counsell was ejected in the eighth inning, his third ejection this season.

The Brewers fell to 1-4 in the month of June.  They’re off today and open a 3-game series in Philadelphia on Friday night.

 

Kluber dominates Brewers for 9th win

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Junior Guerra – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Cleveland ace Corey Kluber dominated another opponent on Tuesday night, pitching the Indians to a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Cleveland.

Kluber held the Brewers to one run while striking out seven in seven innings.  He lowered his ERA to 1.96, helping the Indians snap a three-game losing streak.

Cody Allen earned his 10th save despite allowing a solo homer to Travis Shaw in the ninth.

Junior Guerra (3-4) went six innings for the third straight outing, but took the loss.  He pitched six innings for his third straight start, allowing seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

The Brewers have dropped two straight and three of the last four.  They’ll close out the two-game series with a day game today (1:10 p.m.).  Chase Anderson (4-4, 4.45) goes for Milwaukee.  Carlos Carrasco (6-4, 4.50) pitches for the Indians.

Thames ready for minor league rehab stint

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Eric Thames

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Eric Thames has been on the disabled list since April 25th after tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in his thumb.  Thames underwent surgery just two days later and Monday, he had two at-bats and played first base in an extended spring training game.

Barring any setbacks, Thames is scheduled to join Class AAA Colorado Springs as they play a series in Fresno.

Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Thames will play some outfield for the Sky Sox as he prepares to return to Milwaukee.  He played a total of 18 games in the outfield last season.

Jesus Aguilar has become the Brewers regular first baseman in Thames absence.  Aguilar entered the series against the Indiana hitting .309 with 10 home runs and 32 RBI.