Manitoba boy Ben Onyshko signs with Goldeyes
The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced Friday that the club has signed left-handed pitcher and Winnipeg native Ben Onyshko.
The 27-year-old was chosen by the Seattle Mariners in the 24th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft out of Stetson University (DeLand, Florida).
Onyshko reached the Class-AAA level in the Mariners’ chain with the Tacoma Rainiers of Triple-A West in 2021. He spent the last two-plus seasons with the Class-AA Texas League’s Arkansas Travelers.
Cougars avoid sweep with win over Goldeyes
The Kane County Cougars (17-14) defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 5-2 at Northwestern Medicine Field Wednesday afternoon, snapping Winnipeg’s win streak at four games.
Kane County opened the scoring in the bottom of the third inning on second baseman Jared Cushing’s solo home run down the left field line.
The Cougars doubled their lead in the fifth when shortstop Harrison Smith led off the inning with a home run just inside the left field foul pole that made the score 2-0.
Second round of tornado warnings in Westman
More tornado warnings were issued this evening for parts of western Manitoba that had already had at least one warning earlier in the day.
A handful of tornadoes touched down in the afternoon and early evening near Rivers, Rapid City, and Swan Lake, as well as other areas. No injuries had been reported as of yet.
Goldeyes open series with win over Cougars
What’s better than one complete game? Two complete games. The Winnipeg Goldeyes (15-14) won game one of the series in Kane County taking down the Cougars 3-1 on the hot arm of Landen Bourassa.
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City to test new siren alarm at evacuated Portage Ave. building on Tuesday
The City of Winnipeg says residents near an unstable apartment complex shouldn't be alarmed if they hear a siren sound at two specific times on Tuesday, June 11.
Goldeyes' Matulovich Named Pitcher of the Week
The Winnipeg Goldeyes announced Monday that right-handed starter Joey Matulovich has been named American Association Pitcher of the Week for the period ending June 9.
Matulovich won both his starts last week, allowing just one earned run in the process. A 7-2 victory over Kane County at Blue Cross Park June 3 was followed up with a spectacular complete game, 14-strikeout performance in an 8-1 triumph over the Milwaukee Milkmen in Franklin, Wisconsin Sunday afternoon.
Goldeyes win series behind Matulovich's gem
The Winnipeg Goldeyes (14-14) defeated the Milwaukee Milkmen 8-1 at Franklin Field Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Goldeyes took their fifth series out of the past six and evened their record at .500 for the first time this season.
Joey Matulovich (W, 4-0) went the distance for Winnipeg and struck out 14 – the most of any pitcher in the American Association this season. The right-hander allowed one run on just six hits. He lowered his earned run average to a stingy 2.03.
Milkmen take game one in Franklin
The Winnipeg Goldeyes (12-14) dropped game one of the three-game series to the Milwaukee Milkmen by a score of 6-2 Friday evening in Franklin, Wisconsin.
Colton Eastman (L, 2-4) got the start for the Goldeyes and took the loss, going 4.2 innings, giving up six hits, five earned runs, walking four, and striking out five.
Goldeyes beat Cougars in dramatic fashion
The Winnipeg Goldeyes (12-13) erased a one-run, ninth inning deficit to defeat the Kane County Cougars 4-3 at Blue Cross Park Wednesday afternoon in front of a season-high crowd of 6,438.
Goldeyes fall to Kane County in pitchers' duel
The Kane County Cougars (15-9) defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes 1-0 at Blue Cross Park Tuesday evening.
Winnipeg (11-13) starter Landen Bourassa (L, 1-2) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning when he gave up a lead off home run to Kane County left fielder Je’Von Ward.
Bourassa went the distance, surrendering just two hits while striking out eight.
Cougars’ starter Nick Belzer (W, 3-0) worked eight innings during which he allowed just four hits.