Can you go home again?

Well, not to pitch this time.

Cody Adams won't get the chance to pitch for visiting Wisconsin during its series against the Quad-Cities River Bandits.

He can live with his consolation prize, however.

The Sherrard grad took the mound for the Timber Rattlers on Friday at Milwaukee's Miller Park, working three innings of relief in Wisconsin's 5-3 win over Peoria.

A crowd of 17,880 watched Adams and his teammates make the most of a one-night taste of life in the big leagues.

"If I can't pitch here, that's not a bad trade-off," said Adams, a second-round pick of the Brewers in the 2008 draft out of Southern Illinois who is 0-1 with a 3.27 ERA in three Midwest League appearances this season.

"I really was looking forward to pitching here, kind of a second home field for me. I've never played on this field and I've had a lot of texts and emails from all sorts of people at home wondering if was going to happen," Adams said.

In case you were wondering:
Driving directions to Modern Woodmen Park
17.5 mi – about 34 mins

Sherrard Senior High School: 4701 176th Ave; Sherrard, IL 61281

1. Head west on 176th Ave/County Rd NN toward 63rd St/County Rd L; 3.9 mi
2. Turn right at US-67/US Route 67; Continue to follow US-67; 7.8 mi
3. Turn left at W 1st Ave/US-67; Continue to follow US-67; 4.1 mi
4. Turn right at 5th Ave/US-67 ; 0.3 mi
5. Turn left at 15th St/US-67; Continue to follow US-67; Entering Iowa; 1.0 mi
6. Turn right at W 2nd St/US-67; Continue to follow US-67; 0.2 mi
7. Turn right at Centennial Bridge/W River Dr/US-61/US-67 ; 420 ft
8. Turn left at S Gaines St; Destination will be on the left; 400 ft

Modern Woodmen Park; 209 S Gaines St; Davenport, IA 52802