SCHEDULED STARTER
RHP NICK BUCCI: Selected by Milwaukee in the 18th round of the 2008 draft out of St. Patrick High School in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
LAST SEASON: Bucci went 6-3 with a 4.31ERA in 13 games (12 starts) for the Helena Brewers in 2009.
LAST START: Bucci got a no decision against the Dayton Dragons on June 13 at Time Warner Cable Field. He allowed six runs on 10 hits over three innings plus. Bucci faced three batters in the fourth inning and did not retire any of them. Bucci left with the Rattlers trailing 6-0. Wisconsin rallied from a 7-0 deficit to tie the game, but Dayton won the game 8-7. Bucci walked one and struck out two.
THAT’S A STREAK: Bucci had a 15-1/3 inning scoreless streak end in the first inning against Burlington on May 23.
DOUBLING UP: Before moving to Helena for the 2009 Pioneer League season, Bucci made three relief appearances for Huntsville, the AA Southern League affiliate of the Brewers. In three games with the Stars, Bucci went 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA. However, two of those appearances for Huntsville were scoreless.
O, CANADA! Bucci pitched for Team Canada in the 2009 World Cup of baseball and helped them to the bronze medal in the competition. It was Canada’s first medal in the World Cup.
LEAGUE AWARD: The Pioneer League recognized Bucci as their pitcher of the week on July 20 for his performance for the week of July 13-19.
ORGANIZATION AWARD: The Brewers named Bucci their minor league pitcher of the month for July, 2009. Bucci went 5-0 with a 2.13ERA during July last season.
RATED: Baseball America rated Bucci as the #29 prospect in the Milwaukee Brewer organization in their 2010 Prospect Handbook. He was also ranked as the #17 prospect in the Pioneer League by BA after the 2009 season.
MWL ALL-STAR: Bucci has been named to play in the Midwest League All-Star Game in Fort Wayne on June 22.
VS. KANE COUNTY: Bucci made the start in the second game of the doubleheader against the Cougars at Time Warner Cable Field on April 9. He allowed two unearned runs on one hit and five walks. Bucci struck out five, but was not involved in the decision.
PROFESSIONAL BESTS:
INNINGS PITCHED: 7.1 - (8/22/09 @ Orem)
STRIKEOUTS: 9 (2x - Last: 7/15/09 @ Idaho Falls)
..............2010 DAY-BY-DAY
DATE..OPP...W/L/S..IP..H..R..ER.BB.K..ERA
4/9+..KC*..........3.0 1..2..0..5..5..0.00
4/14..@BUR.........4.0 1..1..0..0..5..0.00
4/19..@QC*.........4.1 4..1..1..5..2..0.79
4/24..BEL..........2.0 2..3..3..1..1..2.70
5/1+..@BEL*.Loss...4.1 3..3..2..4..1..3.06
5/6...QC...........3.0 1..0..0..0..2..2.61
5/13..BEL*..Win....6.0 3..0..0..3..7..2.03
5/18..PEO*..Win....6.0 1..0..0..3..3..1.65
5/23..BUR*..Win....7.0 7..2..1..2..6..1.82
5/28..@CR*.........5.2 6..1..0..4..4..1.59
6/2...@FW*..Loss...6.1 7..3..2..3..7..1.74
6/9^..BG*...Loss...4.0 4..4..4..4..3..2.26
6/13..DAY*.........3.0 10.6..6..1..2..3.07
+-Game Two of a doubleheader
^-Game One of a doubleheader
*-Start
SCHEDULED RELIEVER
RHP MAVERICK LASKER: Selected by Milwaukee in the 5th round of the 2008 draft out of Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Phoenix, Arizona.
LAST SEASON: Lasker went 5-1 with a 3.26 ERA in 13 games (one start) for the Arizona League affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. He was a late season addition to the Timber Rattlers roster and Lasker went 1-1 in a pair of Midwest League starts.
LAST START: Lasker pitched seven innings at Clinton on June 15 to pick up the win. He allowed one run on five hits and struck out six as the Rattlers topped the LumberKings 8-1. Lasker matched his professional high for innings pitched in the game.
PRO CAREER DELAYED: Lasker did not pitch professionally in 2008. He was placed on the disabled list of the Arizona League affiliate of the Brewers in July and was not activated until September.
WHERE EAGLES DARE: Lasker’s team made it to the Arizona State Baseball Championship Game for Class 4A-I.
SAYING NO TO SAN DIEGO: Lasker turned down a scholarship offer to play college baseball at San Diego State University.
PRO DEBUT: Lasker made his first appearance as a professional as a reliever for the Arizona League Brewers on June 27, 2009 against the Angels. He pitched two innings, allowed two runs on two hits, walked two and struck out one in his relief appearance.
MAULING THE COUGARS: Lasker made his Midwest League debut on August 31, 2009 at Kane County. He pitched seven scoreless innings and picked up the win. Lasker allowed four hits, walked two, and struck out three.
RANKING: Baseball America lists Lasker as the #30 prospect in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
VS. KANE COUNTY: The above mentioned start on August 31, 2009 is Lasker’s only appearance against the Cougars.
PROFESSIONAL BESTS:
INNINGS PITCHED: 7.0 (3x; Last: 6/15/10 @Clinton)
STRIKEOUTS: 10 (8/11/09 @AZL Athletics)
..............2010 DAY-BY-DAY
DATE..OPP....W/L/S..IP..H..R..ER..BB..K..ERA
4/13..CLN*..........5.0 3..1.. 1.. 2..5..1.80
4/18..@QC*...Loss...5.0 7..4.. 3.. 0..3..3.60
4/23..BEL*...Loss...4.0 6..6.. 6.. 3..3..6.43
5/1^..@BEL..........2.0 1..0.. 0.. 0..0..5.63
5/5...QC*...........4.2 2..2.. 2.. 6..6..5.23
5/11+ @QC*...Win....5.0 2..2...2...4..6..4.91
5/16..BEL....Win....2.0 2..0...0...0..1..4.55
5/22..BUR...........2.0 1..0...0...0..2..4.25
5/29..@CR*...Loss...5.0 6..4...4...1..1..4.67
6/3...@FW*...Win....5.2 5..3...1...3..5..4.24
6/9+..BG*...........4.2 4..1...0...2..2..3.80
6/15..@CLN*..Win....7.0 5..1...1...0..6..3.46
^-Game one of a doubleheader
+-Game two of a doubleheader
*-Start
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5/30/2010
May 30, 2010: Today's pitchers
STARTING PITCHER
RHP JAKE ODORIZZI: Selected by Milwaukee as a supplemental 1st round pick (32nd overall) in the 2008 draft out of Highland (IL) High School.
LAST SEASON: Odorizzi made 12 appearances (10 starts) for the Helena Brewers in the Pioneer League. He was 1-4 with a 4.40 ERA and struck out 43 while walking nine over 47 innings pitched.
LAST START: Odorizzi picked up the win at Kane County on May 25. He pitched seven shutout innings and allowed five hits. Odorizzi struck out seven and walked two in a 3-0 Wisconsin victory.
HIGHLAND HIGH: Odorizzi was 14-0 with three saves in his senior season with the Bulldogs. He allowed one earned run over 89-1/3 innings pitched to put up an ERA of 0.08 and struck out 146 batters while walking just six in his final season as a Bulldog and helped lead the team to its first ever Class 3A State Championship.
AWARDS: In his senior season, Odorizzi was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Illinois; a Louisville Slugger Pre-season All-American; a Rawlings/Perfect Game All-American; and a member of USA Today’s All-USA Team.
NOT IN THE CARDS: Odorizzi had committed to playing baseball and football at the University of Louisville before signing with the Brewers.
IN THE RANKINGS: Baseball America rated Odorizzi as the #2 prospect in the Pioneer League after the 2009 season. The publication placed him at #9 in the Brewers organization heading into the 2010 season.
BREWERS CAREER: In 23 games (14 starts) before this season, Odorizzi was 2-6 with a 4.12 ERA. He had walked 18 and struck out 62 in 67-2/3 innings as a Brewers farmhand before this season.
VS. CEDAR RAPIDS: Odorizzi has made a pair of starts against the Kernels in 2010. He has no record in those two starts and has allowed four runs on seven hits over 9-2/3 innings. Odorizzi has struck out 15 and walked three in those two games.
PROFESSIONAL BESTS:
INNINGS PITCHED: 7.0 (5/25/10 @Kane County)
STRIKEOUTS: 8 (2x; Last: 5/8/10 V. Cedar Rapids)
............2010 DAY-BY-DAY
DATE..OPP...W/L/S IP..H R ER BB K ERA
4/11..CLN...Save..4.0 1 0 0..1..4 0.00
4/16..@BUR*.Win...5.0 0 0 0..1..8 0.00
4/21..CR*.........4.0 3 2 2..3..7 1.50
4/28..@PEO..Loss..2.0 5 4 3..0..1 3.21
5/3...@BEL*.......3.0 3 5 4..5..5 4.76
5/14+.BEL*........6.0 3 1 1..2..6 3.77
5/20..PEO*........5.0 6 4 4..2..6 4.28
5/25..@KC*..Win...7.0 5 0 0..2..7 3.54
*-Start
+-Second game of a doubleheader
SCHEDULED RELIEVER
LHP DEL HOWELL: Selected by Milwaukee in the 15th round of the 2009 draft out of the University of Alabama.
LAST SEASON: Howell appeared in five games (three starts) between the Arizona League Brewers and the Helena Brewers in his first pro season. He was a combined 1-0 with a 0.77ERA. Over 11-2/3 innings pitched, Howell allowed one run, with three walks and nine strikeouts.
LAST APPEARANCE: Howell pitched two scoreless innings against Burlington at Time Warner Cable Field on May 23. Howell walked one, gave up one hit, and struck out four.
GO, BAMA! Howell went 5-3 with a 6.33ERA in 11 starts in his final season at Alabama. He struck out 68 opposing hitters in 58-1/3 innings pitched.
ROLL TIDE! Howell also was a position player during his three seasons with the Crimson Tide. He hit a home run against Arkansas as a freshman.
GLORY DAYS: Howell was Mr. Baseball in Alabama in 2006. As a senior at American Christian Academy, Howell went 13-1 with a 0.18ERA. He pitched back-to-back perfect games in his first two starts of the Class 1A state playoffs during the 2006 season.
RANKING: Baseball America rated Howell as the #22 prospect in the Milwaukee Brewer organization in their 2010 Prospect Handbook.
VS. CEDAR RAPIDS: Howell took the loss at Burlington on April 14. He gave up seven runs on eight hits over 1-2/3 innings with three walks and one strikeout. The Rattlers lost 8-6.
VS. ANGELS: Howell has never faced an affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
PROFESSIONAL BESTS:
INNINGS PITCHED: 5.1IP (5/6/10 v. Quad Cities)
STRIKEOUTS: 5 (9/5/09 @ Billings)
............2010 DAY-BY-DAY
DATE..OPP...W/L/S..IP..H..R..ER.BB.K..ERA
4/10..KC...........3.0 5..3..3..0..0...9.00
4/14..@BUR*.Loss...1.2 8..7..7..3..1..19.29
4/19..@QC..........2.0 3..4..4..2..1..18.90
4/24..BEL*.........4.0 6..2..2..4..4..13.50
5/1+..@BEL.........1.0 1..0..0..0..0..12.34
5/6...QC*..........5.1 2..2..2..2..3...9.53
5/13..BEL..........2.0 1..0..0..2..2...8.53
5/18..PEO...Save...3.0 0..1..0..2..2...7.36
5/23..BUR..........2.0 1..0..0..1..4...6.75
+-Game Two of a doubleheader
*-Start
RHP JAKE ODORIZZI: Selected by Milwaukee as a supplemental 1st round pick (32nd overall) in the 2008 draft out of Highland (IL) High School.
LAST SEASON: Odorizzi made 12 appearances (10 starts) for the Helena Brewers in the Pioneer League. He was 1-4 with a 4.40 ERA and struck out 43 while walking nine over 47 innings pitched.
LAST START: Odorizzi picked up the win at Kane County on May 25. He pitched seven shutout innings and allowed five hits. Odorizzi struck out seven and walked two in a 3-0 Wisconsin victory.
HIGHLAND HIGH: Odorizzi was 14-0 with three saves in his senior season with the Bulldogs. He allowed one earned run over 89-1/3 innings pitched to put up an ERA of 0.08 and struck out 146 batters while walking just six in his final season as a Bulldog and helped lead the team to its first ever Class 3A State Championship.
AWARDS: In his senior season, Odorizzi was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Illinois; a Louisville Slugger Pre-season All-American; a Rawlings/Perfect Game All-American; and a member of USA Today’s All-USA Team.
NOT IN THE CARDS: Odorizzi had committed to playing baseball and football at the University of Louisville before signing with the Brewers.
IN THE RANKINGS: Baseball America rated Odorizzi as the #2 prospect in the Pioneer League after the 2009 season. The publication placed him at #9 in the Brewers organization heading into the 2010 season.
BREWERS CAREER: In 23 games (14 starts) before this season, Odorizzi was 2-6 with a 4.12 ERA. He had walked 18 and struck out 62 in 67-2/3 innings as a Brewers farmhand before this season.
VS. CEDAR RAPIDS: Odorizzi has made a pair of starts against the Kernels in 2010. He has no record in those two starts and has allowed four runs on seven hits over 9-2/3 innings. Odorizzi has struck out 15 and walked three in those two games.
PROFESSIONAL BESTS:
INNINGS PITCHED: 7.0 (5/25/10 @Kane County)
STRIKEOUTS: 8 (2x; Last: 5/8/10 V. Cedar Rapids)
............2010 DAY-BY-DAY
DATE..OPP...W/L/S IP..H R ER BB K ERA
4/11..CLN...Save..4.0 1 0 0..1..4 0.00
4/16..@BUR*.Win...5.0 0 0 0..1..8 0.00
4/21..CR*.........4.0 3 2 2..3..7 1.50
4/28..@PEO..Loss..2.0 5 4 3..0..1 3.21
5/3...@BEL*.......3.0 3 5 4..5..5 4.76
5/14+.BEL*........6.0 3 1 1..2..6 3.77
5/20..PEO*........5.0 6 4 4..2..6 4.28
5/25..@KC*..Win...7.0 5 0 0..2..7 3.54
*-Start
+-Second game of a doubleheader
SCHEDULED RELIEVER
LHP DEL HOWELL: Selected by Milwaukee in the 15th round of the 2009 draft out of the University of Alabama.
LAST SEASON: Howell appeared in five games (three starts) between the Arizona League Brewers and the Helena Brewers in his first pro season. He was a combined 1-0 with a 0.77ERA. Over 11-2/3 innings pitched, Howell allowed one run, with three walks and nine strikeouts.
LAST APPEARANCE: Howell pitched two scoreless innings against Burlington at Time Warner Cable Field on May 23. Howell walked one, gave up one hit, and struck out four.
GO, BAMA! Howell went 5-3 with a 6.33ERA in 11 starts in his final season at Alabama. He struck out 68 opposing hitters in 58-1/3 innings pitched.
ROLL TIDE! Howell also was a position player during his three seasons with the Crimson Tide. He hit a home run against Arkansas as a freshman.
GLORY DAYS: Howell was Mr. Baseball in Alabama in 2006. As a senior at American Christian Academy, Howell went 13-1 with a 0.18ERA. He pitched back-to-back perfect games in his first two starts of the Class 1A state playoffs during the 2006 season.
RANKING: Baseball America rated Howell as the #22 prospect in the Milwaukee Brewer organization in their 2010 Prospect Handbook.
VS. CEDAR RAPIDS: Howell took the loss at Burlington on April 14. He gave up seven runs on eight hits over 1-2/3 innings with three walks and one strikeout. The Rattlers lost 8-6.
VS. ANGELS: Howell has never faced an affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
PROFESSIONAL BESTS:
INNINGS PITCHED: 5.1IP (5/6/10 v. Quad Cities)
STRIKEOUTS: 5 (9/5/09 @ Billings)
............2010 DAY-BY-DAY
DATE..OPP...W/L/S..IP..H..R..ER.BB.K..ERA
4/10..KC...........3.0 5..3..3..0..0...9.00
4/14..@BUR*.Loss...1.2 8..7..7..3..1..19.29
4/19..@QC..........2.0 3..4..4..2..1..18.90
4/24..BEL*.........4.0 6..2..2..4..4..13.50
5/1+..@BEL.........1.0 1..0..0..0..0..12.34
5/6...QC*..........5.1 2..2..2..2..3...9.53
5/13..BEL..........2.0 1..0..0..2..2...8.53
5/18..PEO...Save...3.0 0..1..0..2..2...7.36
5/23..BUR..........2.0 1..0..0..1..4...6.75
+-Game Two of a doubleheader
*-Start
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