Winnipeg Goldeyes Daily Clippings Sunday, August 15 , 2021
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WINNIPEG GOLDEYES DAILY CLIPPINGS SUNDAY, AUGUST 15th , 2021 - Bourassa Leads Goldeyes in Shutout Victory—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Steve Schuster), 8/14/21 - August 14 th Game Highlights (Video Link)—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Jason Young), 8/14/21 - Goldeyes Take Bite Out of Pork Chops—Kane County Cougars (Jor Brand), 8/14/21 - Goldeyes Add Pair of Right-Handers—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Steve Schuster), 8/10/21 - Martin Having Mighty Year—Winnipeg Free Press (Mike Sawatzky), 8/7/21 - Goldeyes Sign Right-Hander Ryan—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Steve Schuster), 8/6/21 - Goldeyes Acquire Former Major Leaguer Hart—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Steve Schuster), 8/5/21 BOURASSA LEADS GOLDEYES IN SHUTOUT VICTORY STEVE SCHUSTER – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES – SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 th GENEVA, IL – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (40-37) beat the Kane County Cougars 2-0 at Northwestern Medicine Field on Saturday night. The Goldeyes broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fifth. Tyler Hill doubled down the right field line with one out. Two batters later, Max Murphy hit a two-out single to centre that scored Hill with the game’s first run. Kevin Lachance singled through the right side with one out in the top of the sixth, took second on Logan Hill’s line drive single to right, and scored on a Deon Stafford line drive single to left. Landen Bourassa (3-0) started for the Goldeyes and picked up the win with six shutout innings on two hits. Bourassa walked two and struck out four. Austin Henrich and Travis Seabrooke each worked a scoreless inning in relief of Bourassa. Christian James then pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth to earn his first save since 2016. From the fourth into the bottom of the ninth, Goldeyes’ pitching retired 14 consecutive batters. Jack Fox (2-5) started for the Cougars (37-42) and took the loss, allowing two earned runs on nine hits in six innings. Fox walked one and struck out five. Wes Darvill singled in the top of the first and has matched a career-high with a 13-game hitting streak. The series concludes Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. Jorge Gonzalez (3-4, 6.01) faces right-hander Connor Berry (2-1, 4.76). All the action can be heard locally on CJNU 93.7 FM and worldwide at www.cjnu.ca The Goldeyes return home on Tuesday, August 17 th against the Gary SouthShore RailCats. First pitch from Shaw Park is at 6:35 p.m. Advanced tickets for all Goldeyes home games are on sale now by visiting www.ticketmaster.ca . For more information about the Winnipeg Goldeyes’ 2021 remaining schedule, ticket options, and the Goldeyes’ comprehensive COVID-19 readiness plan, visit www.goldeyes.com VIDEO: AUGUST 14 th GAME HIGHLIGHTS JASON YOUNG – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES – SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 th LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnEOyHK4fZA GOLDEYES TAKE BITE OUT OF PORK CHOPS JOE BRAND – KANE COUNTY COUGARS – SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 th GENEVA, Ill. – The Kane County Atomic Pork Chops (37-42) had one of their better performances on the mound Saturday night at Northwestern Medicine Field, but the Winnipeg Goldeyes (40-37) edged them only allowing three hits. Winnipeg took the second straight two-run victory of the series with a 2-0 win. Pork Chop starter Jack Fox (2-5) needed a bounce back outing after a couple of rough starts and he produced. Fox stranded five Goldeyes on the bases in the first four innings before Winnipeg grabbed the first run of the night on Max Murphy’s RBI single to plate Tyler Hill. Winnipeg doubled its lead in the 6 th with Deon Stafford’s RBI single to score Kevin LaChance. No other runs would come home the rest of the night. Fox earned his third quality start of the season, despite the loss. The Pork Chops found plenty of trouble with Winnipeg’s starter Landedn Bourassa (3-0). Most of their offense came in the first four innings, but they stranded four runners on. From the 4 th inning to the 9 th , Bourassa, Austin Henrich, Travis Seabrook and Christian James retired 14 straight Pork Chops. Gavin LaValley blooped a one-out single in the 9 th to bring the tying run up to the plate, but Kacy Clemens grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game. Henrich and Seabrook each earned a hold. James earned his first save of the year. The Cougars have never been swept in a three-game series this year. Sunday afternoon they’ll look to continue that trend. Connor Berry (2-0, 3.45) takes the mound for the Cougars against Winnipeg’s Jorge Gonzalez (3-4, 6.01). First pitch from Northwestern Medicine Field is at 1:00 p.m. For tickets call 630-232-8811 or visit kccougars.com . GOLDEYES ADD PAIR OF RIGHT-HANDERS STEVE SCHUSTER – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES – TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 th WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced several transactions on Tuesday, including the acquisition of right-handed pitchers Reed Hayes and Joseph Camacho . Hayes, signed by the Goldeyes as a free agent, made seven appearances for three different affiliates in the Baltimore Orioles’ organization earlier this season. The Johnson City, Tennessee native combined for seven strikeouts in seven innings pitched for the Double-A Northeast League’s Bowie Baysox, as well as two affiliates in the Rookie Florida Complex League. Prior to this season, Hayes last pitched in 2019 where he was a combined 3-3 with four saves and a 3.22 ERA in 22 relief appearances at three levels of Baltimore’s farm system. The 26-year-old right-hander compiled 37 strikeouts against 17 walks in 36.1 frames for the High-A Carolina League’s Frederick Keys, the Low-A South Atlantic League’s Delmarva Shorebirds, and the Short Season-A New York-Penn League’s Aberdeen IronBirds. Hayes’ fastball averaged 94.7 miles per hour in 2019. “He’s got a big time fastball,” said Goldeyes’ manager Rick Forney . “Two years ago, he was touching 100 miles per hour, so there’s a lot of velo in there. We just need him to come in and be a solid one-inning guy and pound the zone for us. We were looking for some power arms and he adds a nice little mix to our staff.” Hayes was drafted by the Orioles in the 13 th round in 2017 out of Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) where he was a two-way player for the Commodores as a junior prior to being drafted. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Hayes earned seven saves and struck out 25 batters in 20.1 innings in 2017. At the plate, Hayes hit .276 with 10 doubles, 36 RBI, and a .375 on-base percentage in 192 plate appearances. Hayes is in his fourth season of professional baseball, and is 5-10 lifetime with 16 saves and a 5.25 ERA in 66 appearances, 63 of them in relief. Hayes has averaged 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a professional. Camacho was acquired from the Cleburne Railroaders in exchange for a player to be named later. The El Paso, Texas native made 11 relief appearances for Cleburne, striking out seven in 12.1 innings. Camacho also made four relief appearances for the Mexican League’s Pericos de Puebla. “He’s a low, three-quarter arm slot, and I’ve been trying to get him all year,” Forney said. “I’m glad things worked out where we could get him. He’s got some experience, and hopefully he can help give us some quality innings a few times a week.” Camacho signed with the Oakland Athletics as a non-drafted free agent in 2016. In each of his first two professional seasons, Camacho posted ERAs of 3.03 and 2.75 before reaching the Triple-A level with the Pacific Coast League’s Nashville Sounds in 2018. The 27-year-old split the 2019 season with two Mexican League affiliates, including a stint with Puebla in which he made 31 relief appearances with a 3.81 ERA over 26.0 innings. Camacho pitched four seasons at Alabama State University (Montgomery, Alabama) where he was a combined 35-5 (.875) with one save and a 3.41 ERA for the Hornets from 2013-16. The 5-foot-9, 185-pound right-hander holds the Alabama State career program record for wins. Additionally, the Goldeyes have placed right-handed pitcher Greg Harris on the Injured List, retroactive to August 7 th and released right-handed pitcher Bud Norris . The Goldeyes open a three-game series against the Chicago Dogs with a double header on Wednesday afternoon. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. All the action can be heard locally on CJNU 93.7 FM and worldwide at www.cjnu.ca The Goldeyes return home on Tuesday, August 17 th against the Gary SouthShore RailCats. Advanced tickets for all Goldeyes home games are on sale now by visiting www.ticketmaster.ca . For more information about the Winnipeg Goldeyes’ 2021 remaining schedule, ticket options, and the Goldeyes’ comprehensive COVID-19 readiness plan, visit www.goldeyes.com MARTIN HAVING MIGHTY YEAR MIKE SAWATZKY – WINNIPEG FREE PRESS – SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 th Until this week, Kyle Martin was enjoying one of the most under-the-radar MVP calibre seasons you could imagine. He's been out of sight and out of mind for most Winnipeg fans, but that all changed Tuesday night. The Goldeyes first baseman announced his return to the local limelight with a 3-for-3 performance that included a mammoth home run shot and four RBI in Winnipeg's 14-5 win over the Sioux City Explorers.