KANSAS CITY, KS – The Kansas City Monarchs defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 5-3 at Legends Field Saturday evening. Box Score Kansas City (5-3) got out of the gate quickly as their first batter, left field Ross Adolph hit a hot smash to first base that bounced into foul territory for a triple. He then came home on shortstop Josh Bissonette’s infield single that came to rest halfway down the third baseline. Designated hitter Blake Rutherford singled to right-centre field to drive in Bissonette and it was 2-0 Monarchs after one. The Goldeyes tied the game in the fourth. Back-to-back doubles by catcher Kevin García and third baseman Keshawn Lynch cut Kansas City’s lead to 2-1 before Lynch scored on shortstop Andy Armstrong ’s chopper to shallow right. Winnipeg (3-6) took the lead in the top of the fifth inning as centre fielder Miles Simington singled to left-centre field to plate right fielder Max Murphy . After pulling even in the bottom of the fifth on a triple to right-centre by centre fielder Tucker Bradley that brought Rutherford in, Kansas City went ahead for good in the seventh inning when Bissonnete and right fielder Travis Swaggerty both scored on first baseman Frankie Tostado’s double down the right field line that gave the home side a 5-3 lead. Zack Leban (W, 1-0) picked up the win in relief, throwing two scoreless innings and allowing a pair of hits. Jackson McClelland (S, 1) retired the Goldeyes in order in the ninth. Responsible for the go-ahead runs despite not having allowed a hit, reliever Grant Townsend (L, 0-1) was charged with the loss. Landen Bourassa started for Winnipeg and went five innings, surrendering three runs – all earned – on eight hits. He struck out six. The series and ten-game road trip concludes Sunday at 1:05 p.m CDT with an All-Canadian pitching matchup. Peterborough, Ontario’s Travis Seabrooke (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will start for Winnipeg. Kansas City will counter with North Vancouver, British Columbia’s Will McAffer (0-1, 10.80 ERA). Trevor Curl will have the pregame show on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca at 12:30. The game will also be streamed free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The Goldeyes’ Home Opener at Blue Cross Park is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. against the Chicago Dogs. For information about 2024 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below. 

KANSAS CITY, KS – The Winnipeg Goldeyes rallied to defeat the Kansas City Monarchs 6-4 at Legends Field Friday evening to even their four-game series at a game apiece. Box Score Winnipeg (3-5) scored six times in a bizarre sixth inning to erase a four-run deficit. After third baseman Dayson Croes singled to centre field to lead off the inning, both left fielder Jake McMurray and designated hitter Max Murphy were hit by pitches to load the bases. Catcher Rob Emery then walked with the bags full, forcing in Croes to made the score 4-1 Monarchs. McMurray crossed the plate on a throwing error charged to pitcher Jake Cantleberry before the Goldeyes tied the contest on two more bases-loaded free passes issued to shortstop Ramón Bramasco and second baseman Keshawn Lynch . Finally, Croes singled up the middle for his second hit of the inning scoring first baseman Gio Brusa and right fielder Ryan Holgate and giving the visitors a 6-4 advantage. Kansas City (4-3) jumped out to an early lead when third baseman Cameron Cannon hit a three-run home run to left field in the bottom of the first inning. The Monarchs added a run in the fourth on a line drive single to right field off the bat of designated hitter Ross Adolph. First baseman Frankie Tostado scored on the play to make it Kansas City 4 Winnipeg 0. Joey Matulovich (W, 1-0) earned the victory with a five inning, seven strikeout performance in which he allowed four runs – all earned – on seven hits. Justin Courtney and Tasker Strobel each threw scoreless frames before Nick Trogrlic-Iverson (S, 1) retired all six batters he faced to nail down the Goldeyes’ first save of the season. Cantleberry (L, 0-1) worked just a third of an inning in relief of starter Yefry Ramírez, surrendering two unearned runs without giving up a hit. Goldeyes manager Logan Watkins said after the game that, “The strength and identity of this team right now is starting pitching. It’s going to keep us there and give us a chance to win every game.” He added that, “If we find a way to get some baserunners and some key hits we have a chance to win all of these games.” The third game of the series is scheduled for Saturday at 6:35 p.m. with right-hander Landen Bourassa (0-1, 1.50 ERA) starting for Winnipeg against Kansas City righty Jackson Goddard (0-1, 6.75 ERA). Trevor Curl will have the pregame show on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca at 6:00. The game will also be streamed free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The Goldeyes’ Home Opener at Blue Cross Park is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. against the Chicago Dogs. For information about 2024 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below. 

KANSAS CITY, KS – The Kansas City Monarchs defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 6-1 at Legends Field Thursday evening. Box Score Winnipeg (2-5) opened the scoring in the top of the fourth inning when catcher Rob Emery hit a solo home run to right field, his first of the season. Kansas City crossed the plate three times in the sixth – snapping the Goldeyes’ 26-inning scoreless streak. Three consecutive doubles to right field by centre fielder Ross Adolph, shortstop Josh Bissonette, and right fielder Travis Swaggerty gave the Monarchs (4-2) a 2-1 lead. Third baseman Cameron Cannon would then bring Swaggerty in with a single that increased the lead to 3-1. After the Goldeyes left the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inning, the Monarchs put the game away in their half of the eighth when left fielder Blake Rutherford hit a three-run home run to right field. J.C. Keys (W, 2-0) picked up the victory in relief of Kansas City starter Ashton Goudeau. Keys pitched a scoreless inning and two-thirds and did not allow a hit. Zac Reininger (L, 0-2) allowed three runs on six hits over six innings of work while striking out four. Tasker Strobel entered in the seventh for Winnipeg and retired the Monarchs in order. Ryder Yakel surrendered the three runs in the eighth inning on Rutherford’s four-bagger. “For giving up six runs I thought we pitched well, but unfortunately we've had a tendency to give up a home run off a mistake pitch,” Goldeyes manager Logan Watkins commented postgame. “Offensively, we just couldn't really get going today. The guys are still having really good at-bats facing good pitching.” The four-game series continues Friday at 6:35 p.m. CDT with Joey Matulovich (0-0, 1.50 ERA) starting for Winnipeg while Kansas City will respond with fellow right-hander Yefry Ramírez (0-0, 4.15 ERA). Trevor Curl will have the pregame show on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca at 6:00. The game will also be streamed free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The Goldeyes’ Home Opener at Blue Cross Park is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. against the Chicago Dogs. For information about 2024 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below. 

CLEBURNE, TX – The Winnipeg Goldeyes defeated the Cleburne Railroaders 9-0 at La Moderna Field Tuesday afternoon. After dropping the first four games of the series, the Goldeyes (2-4) shut out the Railroaders over the final two games, crossing the plate 25 times in the process. Box Score Right fielder Max Murphy opened the scoring just three batters into the ballgame when he bounced a single up the middle to drive in first baseman Jake McMurray . In the top of the third inning with second baseman Dayson Croes at first base after a lead off walk, Murphy struck again with a two-run home run to right field that traveled 371 feet. It was Murphy’s second long ball of the season, and it gave the Goldeyes a 3-0 lead. Before the inning was over catcher Kevin García smacked a ground rule double to right field that brought centre fielder Miles Simington in as Winnipeg extended their lead to four. The Goldeyes added a pair of runs in the fourth. First, left fielder Keshawn Lynch scored on McMurray’s double into the left field corner. Then McMurray was forced in on a bases loaded walk drawn by designated hitter Gio Brusa that made it 6-0 in favour of the visitors. A three-run sixth inning by Winnipeg rounded out the scoring. Murphy drove in his fourth run of the game with a double to left-centre field that brought in Croes. McMurray came in on a fielding error by Railroaders shortstop Bret Boswell. Finally, third baseman Ramón Bramasco lifted a sacrifice fly to centre field that allowed Murphy to trot in from third base with the game’s final run. Right-hander Colton Eastman (W, 1-1) started for the Goldeyes and worked five innings, holding Cleburne (4-2) to just two hits. He struck out five and walked three. Justin Courtney and Nick Trogrlic-Iverson split the final four innings to preserve the shutout for a staff that has allowed just one run over the past three contests. Railroaders’ starter Kasey Kalich (L, 0-1) allowed six runs – all earned – on eight hits in 3.2 innings. The Goldeyes have Wednesday off before taking on the Kansas City Monarchs at Legends Field Thursday at 6:35 p.m. CDT. Righty Zac Reininger (0-1, 7.50 ERA) will start for Winnipeg while Kansas City has not announced their rotation for the four-game series. Trevor Curl will have the pregame show on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca at 6:00. The game will also be streamed free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The Goldeyes’ Home Opener at Blue Cross Park is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. against the Chicago Dogs. For information about 2024 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below.

CLEBURNE, TX – Although one team was shut out in both games, Sunday and Monday’s American Association contests at La Moderna Field could not have been more different. After being blanked 1-0 by the Cleburne Railroaders Sunday, the Winnipeg Goldeyes held their hosts off the board Monday evening, while scoring early and often themselves in a lopsided 16-0 victory. Box Score The Goldeyes (1-4) opened the scoring in the second inning when second baseman Dayson Croes hit a sharp single to right field to bring in Gio Brusa and Ramón Bramasco . Croes would later score on right fielder Max Murphy ’s ground out to shortstop which made the score 3-0. Before the side was retired, centre fielder Miles Simington doubled to shallow left field driving in designated hitter Jake McMurray . Simington would score the fifth run of the inning when he stole third base and then came home on a throwing error by Cleburne catcher Michael Berglund. Winnipeg added three more runs in the third to increase their lead to 8-0. First shortstop Andy Armstrong laced a double down the left field line that plated Brusa and Bramasco, who just slid past Berglund’s tag. Then Croes brought Armstrong home with a single to the left-centre field gap. The Goldeyes stretched the lead to nine in the top of the fourth inning on Brusa’s bloop single to right field that scored Simington. After the teams combined for two scoreless innings, Winnipeg would put up another crooked number in the top of the seventh, scoring seven times to make it 16-0. Simington doubled off the wall in right-centre field to drive in Croes. Catcher Rob Emery singled to left-centre field to knock in McMurray and Simington. Brusa hit a two-run home run to left, and McMurray wrapped up the scoring with a two-run single to centre field that drove in Bramasco and Armstrong. Croes had four hits on the evening, while Simington, Brusa, and Bramasco each had three. Croes and Brusa had three runs batted in apiece. Almost lost in the Goldeyes’ offensive fireworks was a one-hit, six strikeout performance by Travis Seabrooke (W, 1-0). Relievers Ryder Yakel and Brady Schanuel combined to pitch the final three frames for Winnipeg, not allowing any hits in preserving the shutout. Justin Kleinsorge (L, 0-1) started for Cleburne (1-4) and allowed eight runs – all earned – on ten hits over three innings of work. After his first win as Goldeyes manager, Logan Watkins said that “Baseball is a crazy game. The bats were a little bit quiet to start the year and we lost a couple of really close games, and then all of a sudden, we score 16 runs and hold them to just one hit tonight.” He added it was a “really great game, and you have to give a lot of credit to the guys for staying positive after losing a couple of heartbreakers." The series concludes Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. CDT with the Goldeyes sending right-hander Colton Eastman (0-1, 5.40 ERA) to the mound against righty Kasey Kalich (1-0, 5.40 ERA) in a rematch of last Thursday’s season opener. Trevor Curl will have the pregame show on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca at 10:30. The game will also be streamed free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The Goldeyes’ Home Opener at Blue Cross Park is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. against the Chicago Dogs. For information about 2024 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below. 

CLEBURNE, TX – The Cleburne Railroaders edged the Winnipeg Goldeyes 1-0 at La Moderna Field Sunday evening, handing the Goldeyes their fourth consecutive loss to start the American Association season. Box Score The contest ended with pinch runner Keshawn Lynch – the potential tying run – being thrown out at the plate after trying to score on a shallow fly ball to centre field off the bat of third baseman Ramón Bramasco . Cleburne (4-0) scored the game’s only run in the bottom of the fifth inning when right fielder Carter Aldrete homered to left-centre field – his third four-bagger of the young season. The Goldeyes (0-4) had several chances to score. In the top of the sixth right fielder Max Murphy just missed a two-run home run on a ball that was knocked down by the wind on the right-centre field warning track. Winnipeg left the bases with one out in the seventh inning, but reliever Dylan Bice was able to snuff out the rally. Leading off the ninth, catcher Rob Emery came within inches of tying the score when he hit a booming fly ball to left field that bounced off the top of the wall and back into play for a double. Railroaders starter Kyle Johnston (W, 1-0) allowed four hits over five innings to earn the victory, striking out six in the process. Mark Washington (S, 2) worked the ninth and surrendered Emery’s double and a base on balls but was able to keep Winnipeg from scoring. Landen Bourassa (L, 0-1) pitched six innings and gave up one run on just three hits while striking out 11 – a league season-high. Grant Townsend and Tasker Strobel each threw an inning of scoreless relief, both striking out a pair. The six-game series continues Monday at 7:06 p.m. CDT with southpaw Travis Seabrooke (0-0, 0.00 ERA) starting for the Goldeyes. Right-hander Justin Kleinsorge (0-0. 0.00 ERA) gets the call for Cleburne. Trevor Curl will have the pregame show on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca at 6:30. The game will also be streamed free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The Goldeyes’ Home Opener at Blue Cross Park is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. against the Chicago Dogs. For information about 2024 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below. 

Photo Credit: Madison Blandford/Cleburne Railroaders CLEBURNE, TX – The Winnipeg Goldeyes battled until the last pitch in game three of their series against the Cleburne Railroaders Friday. A late back and forth battle ended in Cleburne’s favour by a final score of 5-4. Box Score A weather delay pushed the game back an hour, and first pitch wasn’t until 8:00 p.m. Juan Hillman got the start for Cleburne and he was perfect through 5.1 innings until Keshawn Lynch broke up the bid with an infield single. Joey Matulovich took the ball for the Goldeyes and pitched well, tossing six strong innings of two hit ball. He gave up a run, walked two, and struck out four. The scoring started in the bottom of the second inning, when Carter Aldrete drove a double to left and brought home Hill Alexander to make the game 1-0. Kevin García tied the game up in the top of the seventh on a base hit to left field that scored Jake McMurray . On the same play Max Murphy would be cut down at the plate trying to score the go-ahead run. In the bottom of the seventh, Aldrete would get the Goldeyes again with a two-run home run to take the lead back and making it 3-1. In the top of the ninth inning Murphy blasted American Association career home run number 100 over the batter’s eye in to pull the Goldeyes within one. A couple of hits later. Ryan Holgate rifled a base hit to left scoring Miles Simington to tie the game. A sacrifice bunt by García moved the runners into scoring position. With two out, Andy Armstrong hit a short flair into right field, Gio Brusa scored as the go-ahead run to make the score 4-3 Winnipeg. Holgate slid into home plate hard and Cleburne’s catcher Michael Berglund look exception and shoved Holgate back to the turf. Holgate shoved back, causing both benches and bullpens to spill out into the area around home plate. Once the dust settled a weather delay was called due to thunder and lightning in the area. Berglund ended up getting ejected for instigating the brawl. In the bottom of the ninth inning after a 20-minute delay, Nick Trogirlic-Iverson was finishing his second inning of work looking to earn the win. A walk to Brian O’ Grady would set the two-out stage to Jaxx Groshans who entered in as the replacement catcher after Berglund was ejected. A mistake left right over the heart of the plate would end up over the left-field wall and Cleburne walked-off Winnipeg 5-4 on what is an early contender for game of the year. Postgame, manager Logan Watkins felt that his team’s fight was in the right place. “Good to see some fight from the guys,” Watkins said. “Got the bats going against maybe the best closer in the league so yeah that was good to see. And then we just made one mistake there in the bottom of the ninth to give up the game. But we have to get the bats going earlier in these games we kind of wait too little too late sometimes thankfully today we took the lead and just couldn't quite hold on to it. I mean, kind of tough to send Iverson back out there after a weather delay. Still thought he looked good going out for the 9th and had a couple strike outs in the 9th and just made one mistake.” The Goldeyes’ Home Opener at Blue Cross Park is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. against the Chicago Dogs. For information about 2024 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below. 

Photo Credit: Madison Blandford/Cleburne Railroaders CLEBURNE, TX – In a Friday night showdown between the Winnipeg Goldeyes and the Cleburne Railroaders, Cleburne’s early power swings led them to a 6-4 win over the Goldeyes at La Moderna Field. Box Score Jonathan Tripp got the start for Cleburne (2-0) and he was knocked out of the game in the top of the first inning after Max Murphy lined one right back at Tripp. He left the game to Theo McDowell. Zac Reninger took the ball for Winnipeg in game two of the six-game set. The scoring got started in the bottom of the first when a two-run home run hit by Thomas Dillard put the Railroaders ahead 2-0. In the top of the second, Ramón Bramasco hit a laser down the right field line that was originally signaled as a two-run home run to tie the game. However, after an umpire review, the call was overturned to a foul ball. The bottom of the second was highlighted by back-to-back home runs hit by Hill Alexander and Brian O’ Grady that pushed the Cleburne lead to 4-0. An RBI double by Carter Aldrete who was thrown out pushing for a triple moved the lead to 5-0 after six innings. Winnipeg (0-2) got on the board in the top of the seventh when an RBI single by Keshawn Lynch cut the Railroaders’ lead to 5-1. A few batters later, Bramasco scored on a wild pitch pulling the Goldeyes to within three at 5-2. In the bottom of the frame, a bases-loaded walk from Thomas Dillard brought the Cleburne lead to back to 6-2. The top of the eighth inning, catcher Rob Emery doubled to right scoring Miles Simington , reducing the lead to 6-3. The final run came in the top of the ninth when Adam Hall hit a double of his own, scoring Lynch and bringing the tying run to the plate at 6-4 with one away. Three pitches later, a ground out, and a fly out ended the game and sent Winnipeg to their second loss of the season. Justin Courtney and Ryder Yakel pitched in relief. Courtney went one inning, giving up a hit and a run with three walks, and three strikeouts. Yakel pitched an inning as well, only surrendering a walk. Postgame, Goldeyes manager Logan Watkins said he isn’t worried about his club’s slow start. “Feeling kind of mixed,” he said. “Reininger pitched pretty well. The biggest thing with this Cleburne team is that you need to keep them in the yard. Those home runs have been the decider in both games so far. Offensively we got started a little too late in the game, we made it interesting there at the end in the last couple of innings. It’s good to see Max Murphy barrel up a couple of baseballs, we’re going to need him to be Max Murphy for us. But we kept fighting. We were there again at the end of the game in the ninth inning, but when you are playing good teams, every out matters and every inning matters. Right now, if we clean up a couple of things, I think we are right there.” The Goldeyes’ Home Opener at Blue Cross Park is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. against the Chicago Dogs. For information about 2024 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below.

CLEBURNE, TX – The Cleburne Railroaders defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 5-3 at La Moderna Field Thursday evening in the opening game of the American Association season. Box Score Cleburne (1-0) opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning when shortstop Trent Giambrone singled to shallow left field to bring home second baseman Shed Long. The Goldeyes (0-1) evened the score in the top of the second on right fielder Ryan Holgate ’s hard single to right field that drove in left fielder Miles Simington . The Railroaders responded in the bottom of the same inning as designated hitter Brian O’Grady hit a two-run home run to right field make it 3-1. Winnipeg trimmed the lead to 3-2 in the third inning as third baseman Dayson Croes singled up the middle to score centre fielder Adam Hall . A solo home run down the left field line by right fielder Carter Aldrete in the bottom of the fourth inning gave Cleburne a 4-2 lead before third baseman Bret Boswell made it 5-2 in the seventh inning with a single to right field that brought Long into score his second run of the contest. The Goldeyes once again pulled to within two in the top of the eighth inning on Croes’ second RBI base hit of the game – another single to centre that also scored Hall. Winnipeg brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth after Simington led off with a double, but the Railroaders’ Joe Corbett (S, 1) was able to secure the final three outs. Kristian Scott (W, 1-0) threw 2.2 innings of hitless relief of Cleburne starter Kasey Kalich and was awarded the victory in a scorer’s decision. Railroaders pitchers recorded 13 strikeouts on the evening. Colton Eastman (L, 0-1) allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits over five innings of work. Tasker Strobel and Grant Townsend combined to pitch the final three innings for the Goldeyes. "It was a good Opening Day test for us, there was a good crowd here in Cleburne and a great atmosphere," Goldeyes manager Logan Watkins said postgame. "I think Cleburne has one of the better teams in the league on paper to start the season, with a ton of experienced guys and a lot of power. They're a tough team to deal with right off the bat and we were right there in the ninth inning with a chance to pull even and possibly win the game late. It was good for us to get the first one out of the way and hopefully we'll bounce right back tomorrow (Friday)." The series continues Friday at 7:06 PM with former Major League righty and Texas native Zac Reininger (0-0, 0.00 ERA) starting for Winnipeg. Right-hander Juan Hillman (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will respond for Cleburne. Trevor Curl will have the call on CJNU 93.7 FM and cjnu.ca . The pregame show gets underway at 6:30 p.m. The game will also be streamed free of charge at AABaseball.TV . The Goldeyes’ Home Opener at Blue Cross Park is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. against the Chicago Dogs. For information about 2024 Season Tickets, Mini Packs, Skysuites, and Group Packages, please complete and submit the form below.