WINNIPEG GOLDEYES 2020 GAME INFORMATION GAME: #6 HOME GAME: #3 WINNIPEG GOLDEYES (4-1) Vs
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th 27 YEAR 22 WINNING SEASONS 19 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1994 CHAMPIONS 2012 CHAMPIONS 2016 CHAMPIONS 201 7 CHAMPIONS WINNIPEG GOLDEYES 2020 GAME INFORMATION GAME: #6 HOME GAME: #3 WINNIPEG GOLDEYES (4-1) vs. FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS (1-4) THURSDAY, JULY 9th , 2020 – NEWMAN OUTDOOR FIELD – 7:02 PM TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHERS: WIN: RHP Frank Duncan (1-0, 1.50) FAR: LHP Matthew Tomshaw (0-0, 9.00) GOLDEYES BLANK REDHAWKS: The Winnipeg Goldeyes beat the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 5-0 at Newman Outdoor Field on Wednesday night. The Goldeyes served as the home team. Wes Darvill put Winnipeg on the board with a two-run single in the bottom of the second. Kevin Lachance made it 3-0 with an RBI single in the fifth before the Goldeyes enjoyed RBI doubles from Roy Morales in the seventh and John Nester in the eighth. Goldeyes’ starter Mitchell Lambson earned the win, pitching 6.0 shutout innings on three hits. Lambson walked two, struck out three, and threw just 75 pitches. Kent Hasler was perfect in 2.0 innings of relief, while Victor Capellan struck out the side in the top of the ninth in his first appearance of the season. ALL-TIME AGAINST THE REDHAWKS: The Winnipeg Goldeyes are 166-185 all-time against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, including a 77-98 record at Newman Outdoor Field. The RedHawks are celebrating their 25 th season, and have been one of independent baseball’s elite franchises since beginning play in 1996. The RedHawks won a Northern League record five championships (1998, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2010) before joining the American Association in 2011 along with the Goldeyes, Gary SouthShore RailCats, and Kansas City T-Bones. Fargo-Moorhead won the American Association North Division in 2012 and 2013, and became the first team in league history to win 60-plus games in back-to-back seasons (65 wins in 2012, 62 wins in 2013). The 65 wins tied a then-American Association record, which has since been surpassed five times. The Goldeyes and RedHawks have clashed in the postseason 10 times, with the most recent meeting coming in the 2012 American Association Division Series. Former RedHawks’ star Chris Coste was named interim manager in June. Coste was a member of the RedHawks’ 1998 Northern League championship club before spending four seasons in the Major Leagues. Coste was a key member of the Philadelphia Phillies’ 2008 World Series championship team. Coste takes over for James Bennett, who managed the RedHawks in 2019. During their 15 years in the Northern League, the RedHawks qualified for the postseason 14 times, made seven trips to the Northern League Championship Series, and never finished with a regular season winning percentage below .558. SERIES MATCHUP: Tonight is game three of a three-game series against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. The games will be played at Newman Outdoor Field with the Goldeyes serving as the home team. Winnipeg is 4-1 against Fargo-Moorhead this season. The Goldeyes were 7-5 against Fargo-Moorhead in 2019, including a 4-3 mark at Newman Outdoor Field. PROJECTED UPCOMING PITCHING MATCHUPS TONIGHT’S STARTERS: The Goldeyes go with right- 7/10 at SF: LHP Kevin McGovern (0-0, 13.50) vs. TBA hander Frank Duncan who is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in one 7/11 at SF: TBA vs. TBA start this season. Duncan won his Goldeyes’ debut last 7/12 at SF: RHP Kevin Hilton (1-0, 0.00) vs. TBA Saturday at Fargo-Moorhead, pitching 6.0 scoreless innings on just 80 pitches. Duncan was acquired from the Kansas City T-Bones in the American Association dispersal draft on June 16 th (Round 2, Pick 3). Duncan was 10-6 with a 3.05 ERA in 19 starts last season for the Can-Am League’s Sussex County Miners. Duncan was tied for second in the Can-Am League in wins, third in ERA, third in strikeouts (111), first in innings pitched (132.2), and set a Can-Am League single-season record with eight complete games. On June 13 th , Duncan pitched a nine-inning no-hitter over New Jersey Jackals, walking one and striking out six. On July 2 nd , Duncan came within two outs of a seven-inning no-hitter vs. the Empire League All-Stars. Duncan allowed three or fewer earned runs in 14 of his 19 starts, and walked one or zero batters in 15 of them. Duncan was selected to the Can-Am League All-Star Team, and helped Sussex County reach the Can-Am League Championship Series. Duncan is in his seventh season of professional baseball, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 13 th round in 2014. Duncan is 48-44 lifetime with a 4.12 ERA in 138 games, 123 of them as a starting pitcher. Duncan has walked two batters or less in 111 of his 123 career starts, and has walked three batters or less in 120 of them. Duncan has reached the Triple-A level twice and the Double-A level three times during his career. Duncan pitched four seasons at the University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) from 2011-14. Duncan is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in one career start against Fargo-Moorhead, which took place at Newman Outdoor Field. The RedHawks go with left-hander Matthew Tomshaw who is 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA in one relief appearance this season. Tomshaw worked 2.0 relief innings last Saturday and allowed two earned runs on five hits. Tomshaw was a combined 9-7 with a 2.90 ERA in 17 starts and nine relief appearances last season, while pitching at two levels of the Chicago White Sox’ organization. Tomshaw saw time with the Double-A Southern League’s Birmingham Barons and the Triple-A International League’s Charlotte Knights. Tomshaw combined for 118 strikeouts and just 20 walks in 111.2 innings pitched. Tomshaw has logged 111.2 or more innings in six of the past seven seasons, including a career-high 163.0 in 2017 for the Double-A Southern League’s Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Miami Marlins). Tomshaw was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 42 nd round in 2011 out of Jacksonville University (Jacksonville, Florida). Tomshaw has four seasons of experience at the Triple-A level, and was in Major League spring training with the White Sox this March prior to the COVID-19 shutdown. Tomshaw posted a 3.00 ERA in 6.0 spring training innings with the White Sox. Tomshaw is in his 10 th season of professional baseball, and is 66-55 lifetime with six saves and a 3.91 ERA in 227 games, 162 of them as a starting pitcher. Tomshaw has averaged just 1.8 walks per nine innings in 1,034.2 career innings pitched. Tomshaw is 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA in one career relief appearance against Winnipeg. Tomshaw is 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA in one career relief appearance at Newman Outdoor Field. GOLDEYES MANAGER: Rick Forney is now in his 15 th season as Goldeyes’ manager, and his 24 th overall within the organization. During his first 14 years at the helm, the Goldeyes have posted a .547 overall winning percentage (755-626), 11 winning seasons, nine playoff appearances, and an American Association-record three championships. Forney was voted American Association Manager of the Year in 2011, and managed the American Association during the American Association/Can-Am League All-Star Game in 2017. Forney’s .555 winning percentage in the American Association (2011-19) is the fourth-highest in league history (there have been 54 total American Association managers through the 2019 season). Forney pitched professionally for 10 years, including four seasons with the Goldeyes. During his playing career, Forney was 89-56 (.614) with a 3.63 ERA, and reached the Triple-A level in 1995. GOLDEYES WELCOME NEW HITTING COACH: The Winnipeg Goldeyes introduced Kash Beauchamp as their hitting coach last November. Beauchamp enjoyed a 14-year playing career in which he reached Triple-A in six different seasons. The former first overall draft pick (January phase, 1982) compiled a .285 career batting average in 1,083 professional games. In 1993, Beauchamp hit .367 for the Northern League’s Rochester Aces (the franchise that eventually became the Winnipeg Goldeyes), and became the first position player in independent baseball history to have his contract purchased by a Major League organization (Cincinnati Reds). Beauchamp has 10 years of managerial experience in independent baseball, and currently serves as the independent leagues scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks. PLAY BALL: The American Association began its 2020 season last weekend. The league was originally scheduled to begin May 19 th , but was delayed as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Six teams are scheduled to play 60 regular season games, including the Goldeyes, Chicago Dogs, Fargo- Moorhead RedHawks, Milwaukee Milkmen, St. Paul Saints, and Sioux Falls Canaries. Winnipeg and St. Paul will play their home games at Newman Outdoor Field (Fargo-Moorhead) and Sioux Falls Stadium (Sioux Falls) respectively. The teams with the best two winning percentages at the conclusion of the regular season will meet in the 2020 American Association Championship Series. GOLDEYES PARE ROSTER: The Winnipeg Goldeyes released four players on Tuesday, including RHP Nicholas Economos, RHP Garrett Harris, RHP Joe Lienhard, and IF Thomas Walraven. LHP McKenzie Mills and OF Jonathan Moroney have been activated from the Reserve List. C Ryan Lidge was placed on the Reserve List. GOLDEYES ADD TWO PLAYERS: The Winnipeg Goldeyes signed catcher Ryan Lidge and left-handed pitcher Evan Grills on Friday.