WINNIPEG GOLDEYES DAILY CLIPPINGS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28th , 2021

- RailCats Rally Past Goldeyes Late— (Steve Schuster), 8/27/21 - Back-to-Back Bombs, Nine-Run Eighth Sends Steel Yard Into Frenzy—Gary SouthShore RailCats (Max Kelton), 8/27/21 - Fish Have Wild Card Hopes Despite Loss to Milkmen—Winnipeg Free Press (Joseph Bernacki), 8/26/21

RAILCATS RALLY PAST GOLDEYES LATE STEVE SCHUSTER – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES – FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 th GARY, IN – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (47-42) lost 16-9 to the Gary SouthShore RailCats at US Steel Yard on Friday night.

With the Goldeyes leading 8-4 in the bottom of the seventh, the RailCats (35-56) rallied for 12 unanswered runs, beginning with three in the seventh. With two outs and no one on base, Jesus Marriaga came back from an 0-2 count to draw a walk. After Ryan Cash singled, Daniel Lingua walked to load the bases. Thomas Walraven then walked on a full count to force home Marriaga, and the RailCats pulled within 8-7 on a two-run, bloop single to centre from Alec Olund.

Gary SouthShore took the lead with a nine-run bottom of the eighth. MJ Rookard led off with a pinch-hit walk, took second on a wild pitch, and third on a Hayden Schilling sacrifice. Pinch hitter Michael Woodworth lined a triple into the right field corner to score Rookard and then came home with the go- ahead run on an ensuring throwing error. Gary made it 11-8 on a two-run triple from Lingua. Two batters later, Olund hit a two-run home run to left- centre. Raymond Jones followed with an opposite-field home run to left. RBI doubles from Schilling and Marriaga capped the rally.

Kevin Lachance led off the top of the ninth with a home run to left that provided the game’s final margin at 16-9.

Matthew Vonderschmidt (1-0) picked up the win in relief for the RailCats, while Joseph Camacho (2-1) took the loss for Winnipeg.

The Goldeyes opened the scoring when Deon Stafford led off the top of the second with a home run to left.

The RailCats answered in the bottom half on an RBI triple from Jones and a two-out, RBI single from Schilling.

In the top of the third, Tyler Hill walked leading off and took second on Wes Darvill’s single through the right side. Max Murphy ripped a double into the left field corner that scored Hill with the tying run. Kyle Martin lifted a sacrifice fly to centre that scored Darvill to give Winnipeg a 3-2 lead. Lachance added a two-out, RBI single that made it 4-2.

Gary SouthShore scored twice in the third to tie the game on a Lingua triple and a Walraven sacrifice fly.

Tyler Hill walked with one out in the fourth, stole second, and took third on a wild pitch that also resulted in a walk to Darvill. Murphy drove in Hill with a groundout to first, and Martin followed with a double down the right field line that made it 6-4 Goldeyes.

Austin Rei walked leading off the top of the sixth and was followed by an infield single from Tyler Hill. After Darvill sacrificed the runners ahead, Rei scored on an error charged to Schilling at third.

Lachance drew a leadoff walk in the seventh, stole both second and third base, and scored the Goldeyes’ eighth run on a wild pitch.

Landen Bourassa started for the Goldeyes and took a no-decision, allowing four earned runs on eight hits in five and one-third innings. Bourassa walked none and struck out seven.

Josh Vincent started for the RailCats and also took a no-decision, allowing six earned runs on six hits in three and one-third innings. Vincent walked four and struck out two.

The series continues late Saturday afternoon at 4:10 p.m. Jose Vasquez (0-1, 2.89) takes on left-hander Trevor Lubking (4-8, 5.06). All the action can be heard locally on CJNU 93.7 FM and worldwide at www.cjnu.ca

The Goldeyes return for their final homestand on Tuesday when they open a series against the at Shaw Park.

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BACK-TO_BACK BOMBS, NINE-RUN EIGHTH SENDS STEEL YARD INTO FRENZY MAX KELTON – GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS – FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 th GARY, Ind.- In the most breathtaking comeback of the season, the Gary SouthShore RailCats (35-56) scored twelve late runs, including nine in the eighth inning, to complete a four-run comeback and beat the Winnipeg Goldeyes (47-42) by a score of 16-9 to steal game one of the three game series.

Despite the Goldeyes leading 8-4 at the seventh inning stretch, Gary SouthShore would mustard a monumental comeback as Michael Woodworth would drive home the leading run on a pinch-hit triple before seven more came home including back-to-back home runs from Alec Olund and Raymond Jones.

Olund finished the evening 4-for-5, his first four-hit effort of his career, with four RBI capped off by a two-run shot in the eighth. An inning prior, Olund cut the lead to 8-7 with a two-out, two-RBI single to center.

Seven RailCats would post multi-hit efforts as Olund led the way with four hits while Hayden Schilling added three plus two RBI. With a triple, a double, three runs, and three RBI, Daniel Lingua was tremendous at the plate as well.

The win went to Matt Vonderschmidt who entered the game with two outs and two on in the top of the eighth as the RailCats trailed by one. Vonderschmidt would retire the side and set the table for a RailCats comeback for the ages.

Relief Joseph Camacho drew the loss with 0.2 innings, eight runs, six hits, and two walks.

The sixteen RailCats’ runs ties a season-high while the RailCats’ nineteen hits is an outright season best.

Game two between the Gary SouthShore RailCats and the Winnipeg Goldeyes is scheduled for tomorrow, August 28 at 4:10 p.m. at the Steel Yard in Gary, .

FISH HAVE WILD CARD HOPES DESPITE LOSS TO MILKMEN JOSEPH BERNACKI – WINNIPEG FREE PRESS – THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 th Dylan Burns got the starting job at the mound for the Fish as the Goldeyes looked to keep the momentum rolling, however Milwaukee’s bats came out swinging fast with runs scored by Brett Vertigan and Adam Brett Walker II.

The Goldeyes would recover in the third inning with five runs on a two-run base hit from Austin Rei, while Max Murphy and Kevin Lachance launched solo home runs. Raul Navarro would score on a hit from Logan Hill and the Fish would jump in front 5-4.

Milkmen starting pitcher Christian Young was chased from the game following the third inning, but the Milwaukee club would soon hold a 6-5 lead until the latter stages of the game.

Tyler Hill would smash a two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning to give the Fish a 7-6 lead. Goldeyes closer Donnie Hart would see his biggest test in the bottom half the final inning.

Adam Brett Walker — who has been challenging Goldeyes Kyle Martin for the league home-run lead — hammered a two-run round-tripper bringing home Logan Trowbridge for a 9-8 victory.

The Goldeyes series against Milwaukee follows a successful homestand at Shaw Park over the rain-delayed weekend and some excellent play in their doubleheader win the night before.

On Tuesday night, the Goldeyes trailed the Milkmen by five games in the American Association’s North Division and pulled within three thanks to the work of some excellent pitching and timely hits.

In the first game, the Goldeyes bullpen led by Greg Harris, threw five shutout innings on one hit and picked up the victory. Travis Seabrooke and Donnie Hart, two of Rick Forney’s key relief kept Milwaukee off the scoresheet and the Fish batters took care of business putting up three runs in the sixth inning to get the win.

In the second game, Deon Stafford who has played very well for the Fish as of late launched a three-run homer to give the Goldeyes an early lead. Milwaukee would try to chip away at a 5-0 lead but the Goldeyes held the margin at the mound and kept a one run victory beating the Milkmen 5-4.

The Fish had their four-game winning streak snapped, but remain 7-3 in their last 10 games. Over the month of August, with a significant boost to morale in the clubhouse upon their return to Shaw Park, the Goldeyes are 15-5 since Aug. 3, where they started off with a lopsided victory over the 14-6.

The Goldeyes also have a potential victory waiting to add to the win column due to a suspended match between the Fish and the North Division first- place Chicago Dogs. On Aug. 12, the Goldeyes were holding on to a 8-5 lead going into the ninth inning until a fireworks show suspended play in the top half of the inning. With four outs needed to complete the game, the Fish will try to quickly notch one more victory on Aug. 31, when the game will be completed at Shaw Park.

The Goldeyes will close out the four game series against the Milkmen tonight in Milwaukee.