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Fish fall short against Cougars

The stage was set for another Winnipeg Goldeyes’ dramatic comeback — but the pro squad fell just short Thursday in a rare morning start at Shaw Park.

The Goldeyes dropped a 3-2 decision to the Kane County Cougars to close out a three-game American Association series. Winnipeg is 6-6 early in the 2023 campaign and tied for third place in the West Division.

The Goldeyes were in a familiar position, down 3-1 after just two innings. They have trailed by two or more runs in each of their last two games against the Cougars but eventually prevailed on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

The late-game magic didn’t materialize in front of a boisterous daytime crowd as the hosts went scoreless through the final five innings.

Goldeyes sneak past Cougars

The clock struck 9:30 p.m. as Javeyan Williams — who had brought the crowd to its collective feet on two occasions earlier in the evening — slid across home plate while those in attendance at Shaw Park erupted in celebration for the second night in row.

It was a wild pitch in the 10th inning that scored the Winnipeg Goldeyes outfielder to give the club a 5-4 victory over the Kane County Cougars and stamp its second consecutive series victory on the young 2023 campaign in front of 2,063 fans at the downtown park.

The Fish improved to 6-5 in their 30th-anniversary season while the Cougars suffered their seventh-straight defeat to drop to 2-9.

It’s the second night in a row the Goldeyes beat the Cougars in extra innings after a 3-2 triumph Tuesday.

Goldeyes ride strong arm and big bats to win in home opener

Travis Seabrooke certainly enjoyed this home opener a lot more than the last one. His team did, too.

The 27-year-old Ontario product tossed five strong innings on Friday night as his Winnipeg Goldeyes routed the Lake Country DockHounds 10-4 at Shaw Park. Seabrooke picked up the win, scattering six hits and giving up one earned run, with five strikeouts and a walk.

It was a different story a year ago as the Goldeyes kicked off the 2022 campaign against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks on a cold, blustery and downright miserable night. Seabrooke came on in relief in the eighth inning and was tagged with the loss after surrendering the go-ahead run.

The conditions were a lot better for this one, with a sunny sky, warm temperature and a crowd of 5,736 on hand to soak it all in. Winnipeg improves to 3-4 on the year after playing the first half-dozen on the road. Lake Country falls to 1-5.

Goldeyes start Tagert era with a bang

The Winnipeg Goldeyes began their 30th season — and the Greg Tagert era — in convincing fashion, downing the Gary SouthShore RailCats 6-1 in Indiana on Thursday.

It was a fitting setting for the club to start the 2023 campaign, as new skipper Tagert made his return to the Steel Yard, where he spent 16 seasons managing the RailCats from 2005-2021.

Team ace Luis Ramirez toed the rubber to begin his second season with the Goldeyes and staged an outstanding debut, allowing just two hits from the 22 batters he faced and striking out three across six innings of work.

The bats, meanwhile, wasted no time getting on the board. Four batters after third basemen Dayson Croes singled in the opening at-bat of the season, left fielder Andrew Shaps drove him in on a single to register the first run of the campaign.

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Bittersweet honour for Goldeyes Murphy

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Costly win for Goldeyes

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‘Where the real, real fun happens’

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Fish are flying into playoffs

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Fish slugger cranking dingers and taking names

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