WINNIPEG GOLDEYES DAILY CLIPPINGS FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th, 2019 - Goldeyes Top RailCats—Winnipeg Sun, 8/30/19 - McGovern Marvelous as Goldeyes Win Fifth Straight—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Steve Schuster), 8/29/19 - August 29th Game Highlights (Video Link)—Winnipeg Goldeyes (Jason Young), 8/29/19 - RailCats Swept by Goldeyes in Final Road Game of Season—Gary SouthShore RailCats (Jared Shlensky), 8/29/19 - Plenty of Positives in Goldeyes’ Failed Bid for Playoffs—Winnipeg Sun, 8/30/19 - Garcia Simply Sensational for Goldeyes—Winnipeg Sun, 8/29/19 - Pitcher French Loving Life With Goldeyes—Winnipeg Sun, 8/28/19 - Willis Merits Consideration for Association Player of the Year—Winnipeg Sun, 8/27/19 - Fish Are Finished, No Playoffs This Year—Winnipeg Free Press (Taylor Allen), 8/26/19 - Shortlisting Potential Awards as Season Begins to Wind Down—Winnipeg Sun, 8/24/19 - Future of T-Bones in Question—Winnipeg Sun, 8/22/19 GOLDEYES TOP RAILCATS WINNIPEG SUN – FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th The Winnipeg Goldeyes beat the Gary SouthShore RailCats 2-0 at Shaw Park on Thursday night. Goldeyes’ starting pitcher Kevin McGovern tossed eight shutout innings to earn his 12th win of the year. McGovern allowed just four hits, three of which were infield singles. The left-hander did not issue a walk and struck out six. Victor Capellan pitched a scoreless top of the ninth to earn his 26th save. Dominic Ficociello hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the second to account for the game’s only runs. RailCats’ rookie starter Nile Ball took the tough-luck loss, allowing just two earned runs on five hits over seven innings. FISH WRAP WINNING PITCHER: McGovern (12-7) LOSING PITCHER: Ball (2-3) SAVE: Capellan (26) HOME RUNS: WIN Ficociello (10) THE SKINNY: In his final start for Winnipeg this season, Kevin McGovern pitched eight shutout innings to lead the Goldeyes to a 2-0 win and a three- game sweep of the RailCats. PLAYER OF THE GAME: McGovern finishes 12-7 in 20 starts and is expected to join the Atlantic League’s Southern Maryland Blue Crabs for the stretch run. PLAY OF THE GAME: RailCats’ shortstop Hayden Schilling made a sensational diving play to rob former RailCat John Price Jr. on a hard hit groundball up the middle in the bottom of the fifth. UP NEXT: The Goldeyes begin their final series of the year on Friday with the first of four against the Sioux Falls Canaries. First pitch from Shaw Park is at 7:05 p.m. Joel Bender starts for Winnipeg. The game can be heard on 93.7 FM. MCGOVERN MARVELOUS AS GOLDEYES WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT STEVE SCHUSTER – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES – THURSDAY, AUGUST 29th WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (54-42) beat the Gary SouthShore RailCats (37-59) 2-0 at Shaw Park on Thursday night. Goldeyes’ starting pitcher Kevin McGovern (12-7) pitched eight shutout innings on just four hits to pick up the win. Three of the four hits allowed were infield singles. McGovern walked none, struck out six, and threw just 99 pitches. Victor Capellan struck out two during a scoreless top of the ninth to earn his 26th save. Kyle Martin singled on the 10th pitch of his at bat leading off the bottom of the second, and the Goldeyes took a 2-0 lead when Dominic Ficociello smacked a two-run home run to right-centre. RailCats’ starter Nile Ball (2-3) took the loss, allowing two earned runs on five hits over seven innings. Ball walked none and struck out six. Martin finished with three hits for the Goldeyes. The Goldeyes conclude the 2019 regular season and open a four-game series against the Sioux Falls Canaries on Friday night. First pitch from Shaw Park is at 7:05 p.m. Joel Bender (2-3, 5.80) faces right-hander Sam Bragg (4-5, 6.82). Advance tickets are on sale now by visiting www.goldeyes.com/tickets or by visiting the box office at Shaw Park. For information on 2019 season tickets, 10-game mini packs, and group tickets, call the Goldeyes’ office at (204) 982-BASE, or visit the Goldeyes’ official website at www.goldeyes.com VIDEO: AUGUST 29th GAME HIGHLIGHTS JASON YOUNG – WINNIPEG GOLDEYES – THURSDAY, AUGUST 29th LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amzD5iUbsFk RAILCATS SWEPT BY GOLDEYES IN FINAL ROAD GAME OF SEASON JARED SHLENSKY – GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS – THURSDAY, AUGUST 29th WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA — A career-high seven innings pitched and seven strikeouts from rookie right-hander Nile Ball wasn’t enough on Thursday night in front 4,694 at Shaw Park as the Gary SouthShore RailCats (37-59) were blanked by the Winnipeg Goldeyes, 2-0, in the final road game of the year. Thursday’s series finale was the shortest nine-inning game (two hours, seven minutes) of the season, drops Gary to a season-worst 22 games below .500 and hands the RailCats their eighth sweep of the year. Winnipeg scored the game’s only runs in the second inning on Dominic Ficociello’s two-run home run to right-center. Kyle Martin recorded his first of three singles to begin the inning before Ficociello followed with his 10th home run. Gary brought the tying run to the plate in the top of the ninth after Hayden Schilling drew a leadoff walk off Victor Capellan. However, the All-Star closer retired the next three batters he faced to end the game and record his league-high-tying 26th save. Ball (2-3) was tagged with his second straight loss despite recording his second straight quality start. The right-hander yielded just five hits, hit a batter and walked none. Kevin McGovern (12-7) tossed eight scoreless innings in the win. The southpaw yielded four singles, walked none and struck out six. Gary returns home to U.S. Steel Yard on Saturday to conclude the season vs. Lincoln. RailCats’ right-hander David Griffin (2-1, 4.43) makes his second professional start in the series opener while the Saltdogs have yet to announce their starter for the series opener. Saturday’s game is at 4:10 p.m. and is Oktoberfest, presented by Berey Bros., and features a team card set giveaway to the first 1,000 fans. Sunday’s game is also another AccessAbilities Signature Saturday and Kids Run the Bases. Ticket packages for the 2019 Gary SouthShore RailCats season are available online at railcatsbaseball.com and can also be purchased by calling the RailCats ticket line at (219) 882-BALL. The RailCats box office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PLENTY OF POSITIVES IN GOLDEYES’ FAILED BID FOR PLAYOFFS WINNIPEG SUN – FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th The Winnipeg Goldeyes still have a lot to be proud of this season. The club was eliminated from playoff contention following last Saturday’s loss at Fargo-Moorhead. The Goldeyes then bounced back against the RedHawks Sunday and Monday to take the season series from the North Division leaders 7-5. Monday’s win also clinched a winning record for a 22nd time in the franchise’s 26-year history. Since the Goldeyes began play in 1994, only the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers have produced more winning seasons. “It’s hard to do this,” said Goldeyes’ manager Rick Forney. “It’s hard to make the playoffs. The last week to 10 days has been pretty difficult for me, because at times I really felt like we had a chance.” Led by a complete game, two-hit shutout by Mitchell Lambson on August 12th at St. Paul, the Goldeyes moved into a tie with the Saints for the North Division wild card and had full control of their destiny. The following morning, Winnipeg jumped out to a 2-0 lead over the Saints in the top of the first. St. Paul, however, answered back with six runs in the bottom half en route to a 10-2 final, and hung on to beat the Goldeyes 6-5 in the rubber game the following night. After the series finale in St. Paul, the Goldeyes endured travel complications that led to the Fish not arriving at Shaw Park until 7:00 p.m. for a game against the Chicago Dogs. Understandably fatigued, Winnipeg lost 13-0. The Goldeyes lost two of three in the Chicago series before getting swept in a two-game set at home by the Saints, which left Winnipeg 6.0 games out of a playoff spot with only 13 games remaining. The position in the standings is a reflection of the competitiveness of the North as much as anything else. Following Wednesday’s win over the RailCats, the Goldeyes are on pace to win 56 games. Of the 41 teams in American Association history that have finished with 56-plus victories, only five have missed the postseason. “We’ve had a good team this year,” Forney said. “We’ve dealt with a lot of injuries. We’ve had four guys get picked up by Major League clubs that were playing a key role on our team. We had two of our best players leave for the Pan-Am Games and had to find a way to try and make things work, so it’s been difficult. I’m just disappointed that I wasn’t able to get a couple of more pieces in here that could help put us over the top and make the last week a little more relevant.” The Goldeyes have a chance to win as many as 58 games, which would be the second-most for an American Association non-playoff team.