You Never Know
Paul Duque • October 19, 2023
To commemorate our 30th anniversary season, Ron Arnst spoke with several key figures from our past and created multimedia articles which first appeared in the Goldeyes Digital Magazine throughout the 2023 season. For those who may have missed those articles, we will be reposting them here on Goldeyes.com. Enjoy!
By Ron Arnst
With a wildly successful first game behind them, things looked pretty rosy for the 1994 Winnipeg Goldeyes team.
But baseball has a way of bringing you back to earth and the Goldeyes landed with a resounding thump.
The Goldeyes finished the first half of the 80-game season well back of the first place Sioux City. The Explorers won 27 of their first 40 and secured a spot in the Northern League Championship series.
The Goldeyes won only 16 games while losing 24. They faced a huge comeback challenge if they wanted to earn a playoff spot.
Manager Doug Simunic, who would go on to earn a reputation as an excellent judge of baseball talent as well as an unparalleled architect of winning teams, made a shrewd move very early in the season. He acquired a player he knew from his previous job in Rochester, outfielder Steve Dailey.
The 24-year-old had played well for Simunic’s Aces but ended up in Duluth after a dispersal draft. Dailey and Duluth did not fit well, Steve hit a meagre .129 over the first 10 games of the season. As Dailey told the Winnipeg Free Press:
“I couldn’t hit my way out of a wet paper bag with Duluth, but I told (Simunic) ‘I’ve always hit. I’m going to hit,’ but for it to happen that quickly —like immediately, the first game — I was all of a sudden feeling good and the rest is history.”
History indeed.
Dailey hit .340 for the Goldeyes and led the club with 14 homers. Dailey’s resurgence was a significant factor in the Goldeyes’ second half turnaround.
Simunic also went to work over the short break between the end of the first half and the beginning of the second 40-game mini-season. His two most prominent and impactful acquisitions were a pair of veteran players: Pete Coachman and Jim Wilson.
Coachman was a career .281 hitter in the minor leagues, most of it at the Triple A level.
Wilson was a power hitter was experience in the high minors where he hit over 100 homers.
Both were pivotal pieces in the rebuild.
Darryl Brinkley topped the team with 44 RBI while hitting a strong .293.
The Goldeyes were strong up the middle. Shortstop Mike Hankins was a .320 hitter and second baseman Dave Lowery checked in at .284. Together, Hankins and Lowery totaled 98 double plays.
Simunic also credited his catcher, Dann Bilardello, with being a driving force in the second half comeback.
Darryl Brinkley topped the team with 44 RBI while hitting a strong .293.
The Goldeyes were strong up the middle. Shortstop Mike Hankins was a .320 hitter and second baseman Dave Lowery checked in at .284. Together, Hankins and Lowery totaled 98 double plays.
Simunic also credited his catcher, Dann Bilardello, with being a driving force in the second half comeback.
On the mound, former major leaguer Jeff Bittiger was the team’s best starting pitcher, finishing with a 9-4 record and a 3.05 ERA in 14 starts. Bittiger pitched 85 2/3 innings in 1994, allowing just 70 hits, only 3 homeruns and striking out 100 opposing batters.
Mark Futrell and Jack Jones were the next best hurlers on the staff. Both performed double duty, starting and relieving. Futrell appeared in 20 games, 12 of them as a starter. He posted an 8-5 record and a 3.30 ERA. Jones got into 24 games including 9 starts. He won 6, lost 5 and pitched to a team best 3.03 ERA.
Remarkably, the Goldeyes made their second half Championship run without the man who may have been their best pitcher. Opening Day starter Tim Cain dominated Northern League opponents, winning 5 of his 6 starts with a stingy 2.30 ERA. Cain was so good that the Boston Red Sox wasted no time in buying his contract and assigning him to their Double A New Britain farm team.
As the second half of the 1994 season began, it quickly became apparent that the Goldeyes were a team to be reckoned with. They had what every Championship team has - strength up the middle, a strong veteran core and an ample supply of talented younger players.
They rolled through the second half, winning 27 games and finishing first. That meant a berth in the Northern League’s best of five final series. Their opponents would be first half winners Sioux City.
The Explorers were almost as good in the second half as they were in the first, winning another 25 games and ending the season with as 11-game hit streak. Even the most ardent of the 212,571 fans the Goldeyes drew in 1994 had to admit their team was the underdog in this fight.
The Goldeyes defied the experts form charts, and shocked the Explorers, by winning the first game 5-3 on Darryl Brinkley’s 2 out, 2 run double in the top of the 8th. They put an exclamation point on the series with a resounding 16-1 win in game two.
The Explorers showed their mettle and denied the Goldeyes a sweep with a 6-3 win in Winnipeg, setting the stage for a pivotal game the next night.
Game four welcomed 7,379 fans, many hoping for a Goldeyes triumph that had seemed improbable just a few days earlier. Dann Bilardello, the former Montreal Expo who was a big contributor to the Opening Day win, ensured the fans would go home happy with a grand slam homer in the 4th inning.
September 9th, 1994, was red-circled as the date of the Winnipeg Goldeyes first Championship.
The Championship was completely unexpected by the Goldeyes organization. General Manager John Hindle called it “almost too much” after the wildly successful first season.
Owner Sam Katz said it defied pro sports logic that dictated new franchises invariably had to suffer through difficult times before grabbing the brass ring.
The post-game scene was what we normally expect a Championship celebration to be. Back slapping, unconstrained joy and smiles big enough to fill the ballpark. On the field, in the midst of the happy mayhem, Bilardello found Goldeyes’ owner Sam Katz.
“Enjoy this Sam. Enjoy it all. You never know when it will happen again.”
The well-meaning Goldeyes’ star had no idea how right he would be.
It would be 18 years before the Goldeyes would hoist a Championship trophy again.
[Editor's note: The author was standing next to Bilardello and Katz as this exchange happened back in 1994]
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WINNIPEG, MB – The Sioux Falls Canaries (12-7) defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 10-4 at Blue Cross Park Wednesday afternoon. Boxscore Sioux Falls second baseman Trevor Achenbach opened the scoring in the top of the second inning with a two-out, two-run home run to left field – his second in as many games. Winnipeg (8-10) evened the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the same inning when left fielder Jiandido Tromp belted his third long ball of the season to left with right fielder Max Murphy aboard. The Canaries regained the lead in the third when designated hitter Anthony Hall led off the inning with a home run to right field. They increased that advantage in the fifth with a pair of runs that made the score 5-2. First, centre fielder Joe Vos came home as the result of a throwing error. Then, right fielder Josh Rehwaldt drove in Hall with a base hit to centre. Sioux Falls added two more in the top of the seventh on RBI singles by left fielder Anthony Sharkas and Rehwaldt that made the score 7-2. The Canaries further extended their lead in the ninth inning. Sharkas scored on first baseman Mike Hart’s double to right. Rehwaldt came in on Achenbach’s fielder’s choice, and catcher Scott Combs drove in Hart with a base hit to right that made it 10-2. The Goldeyes mounted a modest rally in the bottom of the ninth. Catcher Kevin García punched a single through the right side to plate first baseman T.J. Schofield-Sam before third baseman Ramón Bramasco ’s sacrifice fly to left field allowed shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder to come home with the game’s final run. Dylan Kirkeby (W, 1-0) allowed two runs on just two hits in 6 1/3 innings after entering the game in the second inning in relief of injured Sioux Falls starter Thomas Dorminy. Kirkeby struck out three and walked six. Arij Fransen (L, 0-1) started for Winnipeg and gave up five runs – four earned – on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings of work. He struck out six and walked one. Tasker Strobel , Quinn Waterhouse , and Eli Saul appeared in relief. The four-game series will conclude Thursday at 6:30 p.m. with right-hander Luke Boyd (2-1, 4.60 ERA) scheduled to start for the Goldeyes. Sioux Falls is expected to counter with Christian Edwards (1-0, 3.60 ERA). Fans can join Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca , with the pregame show beginning at 6:05 p.m. The game will also be broadcast in French on Envol 91 FM with Yanick LaRoche handling the play-by-play. The video stream will be available free of charge at AABaseball.TV . Thursday is Lou Gehrig Awareness Night in support of the ALS Society of Manitoba. The Sioux City Explorers are Winnipeg’s next opponent, with a weekend series beginning Friday. Friday is Goldie’s Birthday and will be celebrated with post-game fireworks. For information about 2026 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, please complete and submit the form below.
WINNIPEG, MB – The Sioux Falls Canaries (11-7) defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 9-8 in a rain-shortened contest at Blue Cross Park Tuesday evening. The game was called after a 30-minute rain delay as the Canaries were about to bat in the top of the seventh inning. Boxscore Winnipeg (8-9) opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning on a sacrifice fly to left field by first baseman Roby Enríquez that brought in centre fielder Noah Marcelo . Sioux Falls went ahead 2-1 in the top of the second on a two-out, two-run home run to left off the bat of second baseman Trevor Achenbach and would extend their lead to 3-1 in the third when first baseman Mike Hart singled to right field to drive in left fielder Anthony Sharkas. The Goldeyes tied the game in the bottom of the third on a two-run home run to left by Marcelo – his sixth of the season. In the bottom of the fourth inning, second baseman Adam Hall doubled, stole third base, and scored on a throwing error to give Winnipeg a 4-3 lead. The Canaries erupted for five runs in the top of the fifth. First, Hart brought in right fielder Anthony Hall and Sharkas with a single to left field that made it 5-4 Sioux Falls. Then shortstop Michael Curialle hit a three-run home run to centre field to make it an 8-4 ballgame. Sioux Falls added another in the sixth on a base hit to right field by Sharkas that plated centre fielder Joe Vos. The Goldeyes nearly tied the game in the bottom of the sixth as the rain increased in intensity. Left fielder Jiandido Tromp singled home third baseman Ramón Bramasco before designated hitter T.J. Schofield-Sam doubled off the wall in left field to bring in right fielder Max Murphy and second baseman Keshawn Lynch to make it 9-7. Catcher Raphaël Pelletier then delivered a bloop single to shallow left that drove in Tromp that made the score 9-8 Canaries with the tying run at third base. However, Marcelo grounded out to shortstop to end the inning before the tarp was deployed. Chase Gearing (W, 2-1) went 5 1/3 innings and gave up seven runs – five earned – on five hits. He struck out four and walked two. For Winnipeg, Mitchell Lambson (L, 1-3) started and worked four innings, exiting in the fifth. He was charged with seven runs on six hits while striking out five and issuing four free passes. Ryo Kohigashi pitched the remaining two frames and surrendered two runs on three hits. The four-game series continues Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. when right-hander Arij Fransen (0-0, 5.19 ERA) will take the mound for his second start of the season. Lefty Thomas Dorminy (1-1, 7.46 ERA) is Sioux Falls’ scheduled starter. Fans can join Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca , with the pregame show beginning at 10:35 a.m. The game will also be broadcast in French on Envol 91 FM with Yanick LaRoche handling the play-by-play. The video stream will also be available free of charge at AABaseball.TV . Wednesday is the second of two School Day games — and a great opportunity for downtown workers to enjoy a long lunch at the ballpark. Thursday is Lou Gehrig Awareness Night in support of the ALS Society of Manitoba. For information about 2026 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below.
WINNIPEG, MB – Down three runs after two innings, the Winnipeg Goldeyes (8-8) came back to defeat the Sioux Falls Canaries 6-3 at Blue Cross Park Monday evening. Boxscore Sioux Falls (10-7) took a 1-0 lead in the opening inning when designated hitter Jabari Henry lined a two-out single to centre field that brought in left fielder Anthony Sharkas. The Canaries added two more in the top of the second. First, shortstop Michael Curialle came home on a base hit by third baseman Chris Kwitzer, then Sharkas hit a sacrifice fly to left that scored second baseman Trevor Achenbach to make it 3-0 Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls nearly made it 5-0 in the third but for a defensive gem by Goldeyes left fielder Adam Hall who brought what appeared to be a two-run home run by Achenbach back into the ballpark for the third out of the frame. Winnipeg reduced the deficit to two in the bottom of the fifth on first baseman T.J. Schofield-Sam ’s double down the right field line that drove in Hall to make it 3-1. An inning later, the Goldeyes pulled to within one when centre fielder Noah Marcelo scored on right fielder Roby Enríquez ’s ground out to shortstop. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Winnipeg tied the game at 3-3 on a sacrifice fly to centre by second baseman Keshawn Lynch that brought Hall in to score. Two batters later, Marcelo crushed a two-out, three-run home run to left field with shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder and catcher Kevin García aboard. It was Marcelo’s team-leading fifth round-tripper of the season and it gave the Goldeyes a 6-3 lead. Landen Bourassa started for Winnipeg and gave up three runs on six hits in five innings of work. He struck out two and walked a pair. Weston Lombard (W, 1-0) did not allow a hit in two innings of relief. Eli Saul and Derrick Cherry (S, 3) pitched a scoreless inning each. Derek Craft went six innings for the Canaries, allowing two runs on five hits while walking a batter and fanning one. Will Levine (L, 1-1) surrendered four runs on two hits in the pivotal seventh inning. The series continues Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. with veteran lefty Mitchell Lambson (1-2, 8.79 ERA) scheduled to start for the Goldeyes. Right-hander Chase Gearing (1-1, 2.45 ERA) will take the mound for Sioux Falls. Fans can join Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca , with the pregame show beginning at 6:05 p.m. The game will also be broadcast in French on Envol 91 FM with Yanick LaRoche handling the play-by-play. The video stream will also be available free of charge at AABaseball.TV . Tuesday features Baseball Bingo and the first $2 Tuesday promotion of the season. Wednesday is the second of two School Day games — and a great opportunity for downtown workers to enjoy a long lunch at the ballpark. Thursday is Lou Gehrig Awareness Night in support of the ALS Society of Manitoba. For information about 2026 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, please complete and submit the form below.
ROSEMONT, IL – The Chicago Dogs (7-8) used a seven-run seventh inning to break open a tied game and defeat the Winnipeg Goldeyes 14-7 at Impact Field Sunday afternoon. Boxscore Chicago opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning when left fielder Jacob Maiben grounded into a double play, allowing designated hitter Tyreque Reed to score. Winnipeg (7-8) moved in front 2-1 in the third on a two-run home run into the right-field bleachers by shortstop Ramón Bramasco . The lead was short-lived, however, as Dogs first baseman Chance Sisco singled to centre in the bottom half to score centre fielder Giovanni DiGiacomo and tie the game. The Goldeyes scored three times in the fourth. Catcher Raphaël Pelletier singled to right to bring home second baseman Adam Hall and left fielder Jiandido Tromp , before designated hitter Ray-Patrick Didder scored on centre fielder Noah Marcelo ’s sacrifice fly to make it 5-2. Chicago answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning. Catcher Jaxx Groshans hit a solo home run to left, and shortstop Ethan Wilder followed with a two-run single that scored Jacob Maiben and third baseman Derek Maiben to tie the game 5-5. Winnipeg went ahead again in the fifth when Hall singled to centre to plate right fielder Max Murphy , but the Dogs responded with two runs in their half of the inning. Derek Maiben singled home second baseman Daniel Harris to tie it, and DiGiacomo was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in Jacob Maiben and give Chicago a 7-6 lead. The Goldeyes drew even for the final time in the sixth when first baseman Roby Enríquez singled to left-centre, scoring Bramasco. All seven of Chicago’s seventh-inning runs came with two out. Wilder and Reed each delivered two-run singles before Groshans hit his second home run of the afternoon, a three-run shot to left. Rayne Supple (W, 1-0), Chicago’s third pitcher of the day, worked the seventh and eighth innings, allowing two hits and striking out three. Kevin Vaupel started for Winnipeg and went 4.2 innings, allowing seven runs, all earned, on 10 hits. He struck out four and walked two. Quinn Waterhouse (L, 1-1) surrendered three runs on two hits in 1.2 innings. Tasker Strobel and Gavan Wernsing also appeared in relief. The Goldeyes return home to Blue Cross Park Monday to begin a season-long 10-game homestand with the first of four games against the Sioux Falls Canaries at 6:30 p.m. Landen Bourassa (0-3, 3.79 ERA) will start for Winnipeg, while Sioux Falls will counter with fellow right-hander Derek Craft (1-1, 6.10 ERA). Fans can join Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca , with the pregame show beginning at 6:05 p.m. The game will also be broadcast in French on Envol 91 FM with Yanick LaRoche handling the play-by-play. The video stream will also be available free of charge at AABaseball.TV . Tuesday features Baseball Bingo and the first $2 Tuesday promotion. Wednesday is the second of two School Day games — and a great opportunity for downtown workers to enjoy a long lunch at the ballpark. Thursday is Lou Gehrig Awareness Night in support of the ALS Society of Manitoba. For information about 2026 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below.
ROSEMONT, IL – Right fielder Max Murphy celebrated a pair of milestones while centre fielder Noah Marcelo enjoyed a career game as the Winnipeg Goldeyes (7-7) trounced the Chicago Dogs 12-3 at Impact Field Saturday evening. Boxscore Playing in his 500th game in a Goldeyes uniform, Murphy belted a three-run home run to left field in the top of the seventh inning to surpass Reggie Abercrombie as the franchise leader with 396 career runs batted in. Marcelo, meanwhile, went four for five with two homers, a triple, a double, five RBIs, three runs scored, and 13 total bases. His first dinger came on the game’s second pitch. Winnipeg added to their lead before the top of the first was over, as designated hitter Jiandido Tromp drilled a single to left with a hit-and-run on. Left fielder Adam Hall scored from second base, and it was quickly 2-0 Goldeyes. Chicago (6-8) got one of those runs back in the bottom of the inning when shortstop Ethan Wilder’s base hit to centre field drove in centre fielder Giovanni DiGiacomo. Marcelo smacked his second home run of the evening in the second, a three-run shot just inside the left field foul pole that extended Winnipeg’s lead to 5-1. Two batters later, Hall made it 6-1 when he poked a single through the right side of the infield to score third baseman Ramón Bramasco . The Dogs chipped away at the lead. In the third inning, Wilder notched his second RBI of the game with another single to centre field that once again brought in DiGiacomo and cut the deficit to 6-2, and in the fourth, DiGiacomo drove in second baseman Jaylyn Williams with a single to right, making it 6-3. It was all Goldeyes from that point, however. Shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder hit a two-out, solo home run to left in the sixth that put Winnipeg up 7-3 before the historic seventh inning. Hall reached on a fielding error that allowed catcher Kevin García to score, making it 8-3. One batter later Murphy crushed his third home run of the season off Chicago reliever Cam Smith to extend the Goldeyes’ lead to 11-3. In the top of the eighth, Marcelo tripled to left-centre field, plating first baseman Raphaël Pelletier, leaving him just a single shy of the cycle. Luke Boyd (W, 2-1) pitched five innings for Winnipeg, giving up three earned runs on six hits. He struck out one and walked two. Gavan Wernsing made his professional debut in the sixth and was followed out of the bullpen by Ryo Kohigashi and Eli Saul . Cade Connolly started for the Dogs and lasted just two innings. He surrendered six runs – all earned – on six hits, while fanning one and walking two. The series concludes in Rosemont Sunday at 3:00 p.m. The Goldeyes will send lefty Kevin Vaupel (1-0, 1.64 ERA) to the mound, while right-hander Steven Lacy (2-0, 1.50 ERA) will start for Chicago. Fans can join Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca , with the pregame show beginning at 2:35 p.m. The video stream will also be available free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The Goldeyes return home to Blue Cross Park Monday, June 1 to begin a season-long 10-game homestand with the first of four against the Sioux Falls Canaries. For information about 2026 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below.
ROSEMONT, IL – A ninth-inning home run by left fielder Jiandido Tromp sparked the Winnipeg Goldeyes (6-7) to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Dogs at Impact Field Friday evening. Boxscore With one out in the ninth, Tromp belted the first pitch he saw from Jacob DeLabio (L, 2-2) over the wall in left field. In the bottom of the inning, Winnipeg reliever Derrick Cherry (W, 1-0) ran into some trouble, but ultimately got centre fielder Giovanni DiGiacomo to fly out to Tromp to end the ballgame. Goldeyes designated hitter Max Murphy led off the top of the second inning with a home run into the right field corner. It was his second of the season and it pulled him even with Reggie Abercrombie for the club record in runs batted in with 393. An inning later, Winnipeg extended their lead to 2-0 on a failed double-steal attempt. Centre fielder Noah Marcelo was thrown out at second base, but shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder came home on the play. Chicago (6-7) tied the game in the bottom of the seventh. First, catcher Jaxx Groshans led off the inning with a home run to left. Later, Right fielder C.J. Cepicky lined a double to right field that brought second baseman Jaylyn Williams home to make the score Goldeyes 2 Dogs 2. Arij Fransen made a spot start for the Goldeyes, working four innings and allowing just one hit. He struck out two and walked three. Quinn Waterhouse and Tasker Strobel also appeared out of the bullpen. Dwayne Marshall started for the Dogs and went six innings. He gave up two runs – both earned – on five hits, fanned a pair, and walked two. Earlier Friday, Winnipeg signed rookie left-handed pitcher Gavan Wernsing . The 22-year-old recently finished his college career at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, Illinois), where he went 5-2 with a 7.67 earned run average and two saves over two seasons. The series continues in Rosemont Saturday at 6:00 p.m. The Goldeyes will send righty Luke Boyd (1-1, 4.22 ERA) to the mound, while southpaw Cade Connolly (0-0, 1.80 ERA) will start for Chicago. Fans can join Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca , with the pregame show beginning at 5:35 p.m. The video stream will also be available free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The Goldeyes return home to Blue Cross Park Monday, June 1 to begin a season-long 10-game homestand with the first of four against the Sioux Falls Canaries. For information about 2026 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below.
GARY, IN – The Gary SouthShore RailCats (5-7) won the rubber match of a three-game series at U.S. Steel Yard Thursday evening, defeating the Winnipeg Goldeyes 9-3. Boxscore For the second game in a row, the RailCats scored in their first at-bat, when second baseman Nick Podkul hit a sacrifice fly to left field that brought designated hitter Cooper Weiss in to make it 1-0. The Goldeyes (5-7) took a 2-1 lead in the top of the third as centre fielder Noah Marcelo belted a two-out double to right field scoring left fielder Keshawn Lynch . One batter later, third baseman Ramón Bramasco lined a base hit to left field that drove in Marcelo. Gary SouthShore put six runs on the board in the bottom of the third inning to take a 7-2 lead. Right fielder Scout Knotts tied the contest with a single to right that plated Weiss. Next, first baseman Joe Suozzi hit a two-run double to right field that scored Podkul and Knotts to make it 4-2 RailCats. Olivier Basabe and Suozzi then came in on a throwing error after third baseman Camryn Williams’ fielder’s choice, extending the lead to 6-2. Finally, catcher Colin Summerhill doubled to centre field to bring Williams in for a 7-2 cushion. In the home half of the sixth, Gary SouthShore centre fielder Korry Howell came in on a passed ball to make it 8-2, and Weiss scored when Podkul grounded into a double play. Winnipeg reduced the deficit by one run in the top of the ninth inning on catcher Raphaël Pelletier ’s single to right that drove in shortstop Ray-Patrick Didder . It was Pelletier’s first professional run batted in. Peyton Long (W, 2-1) started and went seven innings for the RailCats. He allowed two runs on seven hits while striking out five. Joan Valdez pitched the final two frames, surrendering a run on three hits. He struck out three. Neither Gary SouthShore pitcher walked a batter. Mitchell Lambson (L 1-2) gave up seven runs – five earned on seven hits over five innings. He struck out two and walked four. Weston Lombard and Eli Saul worked the final three innings for the Goldeyes. Following the game Winnipeg made the brief journey northwest to Rosemont, Illinois, where they will open a three-game weekend series with the Chicago Dogs Friday at 6:30 p.m. The Goldeyes have not announced their starting pitcher. Chicago is expected to send right-hander Dwayne Marshall (0-0, 2.25 ERA) to the mound. Fans can join Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca , with the pregame show beginning at 6:05 p.m. The video stream will also be available free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The Goldeyes return home to Blue Cross Park Monday, June 1 to begin a season-long 10-game homestand with the first of four against the Sioux Falls Canaries. For information about 2026 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below.
GARY, IN – In a tightly contested pitching battle, the Winnipeg Goldeyes (5-6) had their four-game winning streak snapped by the Gary SouthShore RailCats on Wednesday night, falling 2-1 at U.S. Steel Yard. Boxscore The RailCats (4-7) opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning, as Korry Howell came in to score on an Elvis Peralta sacrifice fly. Jiandido Tromp knotted things up 1-1 in the top of the second inning on an RBI double down the left field line, scoring Adam Hall from first base. Gary SouthShore jumped back in front in the bottom of the fifth inning on a single from Howell that deflected off Goldeyes pitcher Landen Bourassa’s glove and into right field, scoring Olivier Basabe from third to make it 2-1. Despite threatening in nearly every inning, Winnipeg was unable to plate a second run, as the 2-1 score held for the remainder of the contest. Bourassa (L, 0-3) had an outstanding night, but took the tough-luck loss for the Goldeyes. He allowed two runs (both unearned) on just five hits while striking out 10. He faced just four batters over the minimum and threw 71 strikes on 96 pitches and did not walk a batter. Deyni Olivero (W, 1-2) was on the winning end of the pitchers' duel after throwing six innings of one-run ball, allowing just four hits and striking out one. Jacob Coats picked up his first save of the season, coming on in the eighth inning, and did not surrender a hit. The three-game series will conclude in Gary Thursday at 6:45 p.m. when Goldeyes lefty Mitchell Lambson (1-1, 8.68 ERA) takes on right-hander Peyton Long (1-1, 3.00). Fans can join Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca, with the pregame show beginning at 6:20 p.m. The video stream will also be available free of charge at AABaseball.TV. The Goldeyes return home to Blue Cross Park Monday, June 1 to begin a season-long 10-game homestand with the first of four against the Sioux Falls Canaries. For information about 2026 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below.
GARY, IN – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (5-5) won their fourth consecutive game Tuesday evening, defeating the Gary SouthShore RailCats 7-1 at U.S. Steel Yard. After starting the season 0-4, the Goldeyes are 5-1 in their last six contests. Boxscore Winnipeg got the scoring underway in the top of the third inning when centre fielder Noah Marcelo lined a double to left that brought in first baseman T.J. Schofield-Sam . Right fielder Roby Enríquez then singled up the middle to score catcher Raphaël Pelletier and Marcelo, before designated hitter Max Murphy ’s base hit to centre drove in Enríquez and made it 4-0. Gary SouthShore (3-7) got their lone run of the ballgame in the fifth on a leadoff home run to left by designated hitter Nick Podkul that cut the Goldeyes’ lead to 4-1. Left fielder Jiandido Tromp hit his first home run in a Winnipeg uniform in the top of the sixth inning. It was a two-run shot to left with second baseman Adam Hall on base and made the score 6-1 for the visitors. The Goldeyes’ final run of the game came in the top of the ninth when Marcelo tripled and scored on third baseman Ramón Bramasco ’s single to right field, increasing Winnipeg’s lead to 7-1. Starter Kevin Vaupel (W, 1-0) was outstanding for Winnipeg. He worked seven innings, allowing one run on just three hits. He struck out four and did not walk a batter. Ryo Kohigashi entered in the eighth and retired all six batters he faced. Grant Cherry (L, 0-2) started for the RailCats and allowed four earned runs on four hits over five innings. The right-hander fanned three and walked a pair. Marcelo’s third-inning double extended his consecutive-game hitting streak to eight games, while Murphy’s run batted in moments later left him one shy of tying Reggie Abercrombie ’s club record of 393. The series continues from Northwest Indiana Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. when Goldeyes right-hander Landen Bourassa (0-2, 6.55 ERA) matches up against Deyni Olivero (0-1, 17.05 ERA). Fans can join Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca , with the pregame show beginning at 6:20 p.m. The video stream will also be available free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The Goldeyes return home to Blue Cross Park Monday, June 1 to begin a season-long 10-game homestand with the first of four against the Sioux Falls Canaries. For information about 2026 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below..
WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Goldeyes (4-5) earned their first series sweep of the season Sunday with a 9-2 victory over the Milwaukee Milkmen at Blue Cross Park. Boxscore Goldeyes first baseman Roby Enríquez hit a booming two-run home run to right field with shortstop Ramón Bramasco aboard to open the scoring in the bottom of the first inning. Winnipeg doubled their lead to 4-0 in the third. First, catcher Kevin García came home on Enríquez’s ground out to shortstop. Then third baseman Keshawn Lynch drew a bases-loaded walk that forced in centre fielder Noah Marcelo . In the fourth inning, Marcelo doubled into the left field corner to drive in left fielder Jiandido Tromp to make it 5-0 before right fielder Max Murphy crushed a three-run blast to left. It was his first of the season and leaves him two runs batted in short of tying Reggie Abercrombie ’s all-time club record of 393. Back-to-back doubles by Tromp and García in the fifth inning made it 9-0 Goldeyes. Milwaukee (5-4) broke the shutout in the seventh when second baseman Michael Hallquist walked with the bases full, allowing shortstop Delvin Pérez to score. A second run scored when catcher Andrew Sundean crossed the plate on left fielder Wendell Marrero’s double play ball, cutting Winnipeg’s lead to 9-2. Luke Boyd (W, 1-1) went six scoreless innings for Winnipeg, scattering five hits and striking out six. He did not walk a batter. Chas Wheatley , Weston Lombard , Arij Fransen , and Eli Saul appeared in relief. Milkmen starter Christian Young (L, 1-1) lasted just 3 2/3 innings and gave up eight earned runs on seven hits. He struck out one and issued four free passes. Second baseman Adam Hall , Tromp, and García all recorded multi-hit games for the Goldeyes, with García going 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI, and a run scored. Winnipeg now heads to Gary, Indiana, where they will open a three-game series against the Gary SouthShore RailCats Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. Lefty Kevin Vaupel (0-0, 2.25 ERA) will start for the Goldeyes, while right-hander Grant Cherry (0-1, 9.00 ERA) is expected to get the call for the RailCats. Fans can join Trevor Curl for all the action live on CJNU 93.7 FM and online at cjnu.ca , with the pregame show beginning at 6:20 p.m. The video stream will also be available free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The Goldeyes return home to Blue Cross Park Monday, June 1 to begin a season-long ten-game homestand with the first of four against the Sioux Falls Canaries. For information about 2026 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below.
