Winnipeg 11, Wichita 4 – Game 5 (Winnipeg wins the championship, 3-2) – Box The Winnipeg Goldeyes are the 2016 American Association champions as they rolled past Wichita in game five, 11-4. Winnipeg pounded out 17 hits in the contest with five batters collecting multi-hit games. Goldeyes CF Reggie Abercrombie had a sensational night going...Read More
Winnipeg 5, Wichita 4 – Game 4 (Series tied, 2-2) – Box Right fielder Josh Romanski singled home LF Willie Cabrera in the fifth inning to give Winnipeg a 5-1 lead and that proved to be the difference in the game as the Goldeyes held off Wichita, 5-4. The victory by Winnipeg sets the stage...Read More
Wichita 7, Winnipeg 5 – Game 3 (Wichita leads series, 2-1) – Box The Wichita Wingnuts are now one win away from the American Association championship as they defeated Winnipeg in game three, 7-5. Wichita jumped out in front 5-0 after an inning of play and would never look back en route to the 2-1...Read More
Wichita 9, Winnipeg 2 – Game 2 (Series tied, 1-1) – Box Wichita pounded out 16 hits and scored in six of their nine frames to defeat Winnipeg 9-2 and even the best-of-five championship series at a game apiece. The Wingnuts had four batters with multi-hit games including 1B Matt Chavez who went a perfect...Read More
Winnipeg 5, Wichita 0 – Game 1 (Winnipeg leads series, 1-0) – Box Winnipeg starting pitcher Edwin Carl and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout as the Goldeyes defeated Wichita, 5-0 to take a 1-0 series lead in the American Association Championship Series. Carl was solid on the mound tonight as he went 6...Read More
Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz It was exactly one year ago when Patrick Johnson was the toast of the American Association. He was a brilliant 15-1 in his second season with Sioux City to lead the Explorers to a 75-25 season, just a shade below the modern day Independent Baseball record. The righthander had...Read More
The Winnipeg Goldeyes and Wichita Wingnuts will square off in the American Association Championship Series beginning Wednesday night. The schedule of games is below, with all times Central: Wednesday, September 14- Wichita @ Winnipeg, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 15- Wichita @ Winnipeg, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, September 17- Winnipeg @ Wichita, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, September 18- Winnipeg @ Wichita, 5:00 p.m. Monday, September 19- Winnipeg...Read More
Winnipeg 3, St. Paul 1 – Game 5 (Winnipeg wins series, 3-2) – Box The Winnipeg Goldeyes advance to the American Association Championship Series with a 3-1 victory over St. Paul in game five of the first-round series. Winnipeg received another stellar pitching performance from starter Mikey O’Brien. O’Brien tossed the first seven innings allowing...Read More
Wichita 10, Sioux City 5 – Game 4 (Wichita wins series, 3-1) – Box The Wichita Wingnuts advance to the American Association Championship Series as they defeated Sioux City in game four, 10-5. Wichita scored four runs in the second inning to jump ahead 4-1 and would roll on from there to the series clinching...Read More
Wichita 13, Sioux City 0 – Game 3 (Wichita leads series, 2-1) – Box With the game scoreless through four innings, Wichita plated seven big runs in the fifth to jump ahead 7-0 and would roll from there to a 13-0 win over Sioux City. Wingnuts C Martin Medina went 1-for-2 with two runs scored...Read More